Cancer: what exactly is immunotherapy?
© Getty ImagesImmunotherapy is a relatively recent therapeutic approach since this treatment has been authorized in France since 2013-2014. "A ...
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CRISPR: the United States authorizes it for a trial on humans
The US National Institute of Medical Research has given the green light for the clinical use of "molecular scissors" in ...
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Childhood leukemia: immunotherapy as a back-up
The combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy could become the standard therapy for children with advanced leukemia or lymphoma. Immunotherapy continues ...
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Cancers: a path for the future for the universal vaccine
Hopes for a universal cancer vaccine are rekindled by a German study. Its authors have developed immunotherapy that strengthens our ...
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Cancer: costs exploding with new treatments
Global cancer spending is increasing dramatically. By 2020, they will increase by 7.5 to 10.5% per year, to reach 132 ...
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Advanced melanoma: immunotherapy confirms its effectiveness
Immunotherapy continues to deliver good results. In advanced melanoma, pembrolizumab increases 3-year survival to 40%, compared to 10-20% previously.They are ...
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Lung cancer: priority procedure for a Roche product
US health authorities have initiated a priority procedure for the marketing of a treatment against lung cancer, aezolizumab.More than 4,000 ...
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Anticancer: a molecule evaluates the effects in a few hours
A nanomolecule associated with anticancer treatments would make it possible to measure their effectiveness in real time.Finding the right medicine ...
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Melanoma: a patch for a more targeted treatment
To avoid the autoimmune effects of immunotherapies, American researchers have developed a patch that delivers antibodies directly to melanoma.Immunotherapies are ...
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Cancer: researchers make a major discovery
Researchers at University College London have found that all cells in the same tumor share a common marker.This is a ...
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Blood cancers: cell therapies bring unprecedented efficiency
At the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology, several studies demonstrate the effectiveness of cell therapies against hematological ...
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Intestinal flora: two bacteria improve the effects of immunotherapies
Two bacteria of the intestinal flora would be the keys to the success of immunotherapies. They would increase the therapeutic ...
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Leukemia: a baby in remission thanks to cell therapy
An 11-month-old girl with very aggressive leukemia went into remission thanks to genetically modified immune cells. It was the last-ditch ...
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Alzheimer’s disease: the hope of immunotherapy against memory loss
© iStockPhotosNo treatment can effectively slow or halt the progression of Alzheimer's disease, but that could change with the hope ...
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Immunotherapy: treatment reimbursed for 4 new cancers
© GettyImagesIt is a very expensive drug, but also very effective and much less heavy in terms of side effects ...
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Cancers: immunotherapies are gaining ground
VIDEO - Immunotherapies demonstrate unprecedented results in the treatment of advanced cancers. Nicolas Meyer, onco-dermatologist, provides an update on these ...
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Kidney cancer: major advances with 2 molecules
Advanced kidney cancers are difficult to treat. Two clinical trials, presented at the European Congress of Oncology, bring promising results ...
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Allergies: patients do not know the causes
Many French people have an allergy. But a majority of them are still unaware of the causes of this disease ...
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Colorectal cancer: the immunological test to improve screening
Colorectal cancer remains among the most deadly in France. While some new therapeutic avenues are emerging, prevention remains the most ...
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Cancers: promises and challenges of new immunotherapies
VIDEO - Next-generation immunotherapies garnered attention at the American Society of Clinical Oncology congress. Pourquoidocteur takes stock with two specialists.The ...
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Melanoma: better results with immunotherapies
ASCO 2015 - Advanced melanomas are cancers with a poor prognosis. “Anti-PD1”, the latest generation of immunotherapy, are showing promising ...
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Immunotherapies: how they thwart the defenses of tumors
At the ASCO congress, the experts focused on anti-PD1 antibodies capable of thwarting the defense mechanisms put in place by ...
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The herpes virus effective against melanoma
By specifically targeting cancer cells and triggering a strong immune response, the genetically modified herpes virus helps limit the progression ...
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Immunotherapy: the measles virus to fight cancer?
© Getty ImagesInject large doses of measles virus in cancer cells to induce their death, this is the solution found ...
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Identify genetic changes in tumors
Each year, 2,500 cancer cases are diagnosed in those under 19. Considered rare diseases, they are different from those that ...
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HIV: anti-bodies suppress viral load
Antibodies to fight HIV. An American team has developed immunotherapy that suppresses the viral load in humans, including in reservoir ...
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Cancer: antibiotics interfere with the effectiveness of immunotherapy
© iStockPhotosTrue therapeutic revolution, immunotherapy has proven to be superior to standard therapy in the management of some cancers such ...
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Lung cancer: a major treatment with immunotherapy
The United States has authorized the first immunotherapy drug in certain lung cancers. Its effectiveness exceeds standard chemotherapy.A clinical trial ...
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Bladder cancer: patients facing a shortage of treatments
Belgium is sounding the alarm on the shortage of certain treatments for bladder cancer. France is also concerned. At the ...
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Immunotherapy: an almost incurable cancer conquered in 3 months
It is a real miracle. A woman who was predicted to have five months of life expectancy was treated with ...
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