Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are treating cancer patients using CRISPR-edited cells during experimental therapy.

Researchers discovered that an immune checkpoint molecule they developed for cancer immunotherapy, also protects against future development of multiple types of cancer when administered by itself. The recombinant protein molecule SA-4-1BBL has been used to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of cancer vaccines with success in pre-clinical animal models. It accomplishes this by boosting the effectiveness […]

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche on Friday said it has completed its acquisition of US oncology data leader Flatiron Health, a tech upstart that has runs a huge platform of cancer patient records. Under the deal, biotech leader Roche will buy Flatiron for $1.9 billion (1.6 billion euros), according to a statement from the Swiss group, […]

Antibiotic use is known to have a near-immediate impact on our gut microbiota and long-term use may leave us drug resistant and vulnerable to infection. Now there is mounting laboratory evidence that in the increasingly complex, targeted treatment of cancer, judicious use of antibiotics also is needed to ensure these infection fighters don’t have the […]

TEHRAN – Some palliative care centers will be developed in the country in the next [Iranian calendar] year 1397 (March 2018–March 2019) to serve patients who suffer from advanced cancers, said the deputy health minister for nursing. In a bid to better serve those people with life-limiting illnesses, the Health Ministry has planned to inaugurate […]

New findings offer potential to develop more effective screening for stomach cancer, enabling timely and better early-stage treatments for patients. Although stomach cancer is treatable if detected early, diagnosis often occurs at an advanced stage, resulting in high mortality. A new study has identified genetic patterns in intestinal metaplasia (a precondition for stomach cancer) which […]

TEHRAN – Researchers at Tehran University have devised a new method for finding the spread of cancer to other parts of the body. Understanding the spread of cancer to other tissues of the body is of particular importance in the treatment of this disease and it is also a major issue in medical science. It […]

Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Hossein Ghanbarzadeh has died of bone cancer on Wednesday. Ghanbarzadeh has passed away at the age of 19 in Babol in northern Iran. He was a member of Iran Greco-Roman youth team in the previous years. Ghanbarzadeh had won medals in the Iran wrestling championships. Tehran Times staff wish to express deepest […]

TEHRAN  – Cancer therapies often target cells that grow rapidly, such as stem cells, but in studying how stomach cancers occur, researchers found that even when the stomach isn’t able to make stem cells, other cells in the stomach can begin to divide and contribute to precancerous lesions. Rapidly dividing, yet aberrant stem cells are […]

TEHRAN – A new study found that daily aspirin therapy was significantly associated with a reduced risk in hepatitis B related liver cancer. A new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting– held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases — found that daily aspirin therapy was significantly associated with a […]