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Scanning cancer, up close & personal: A revolution is underway in cancer diagnosisA gene-based test called next-generation sequencing can identify precise mutations, which can then be treated with targeted therapies. Sinc...
The old health insurance model sees hospitalisation as an inconvenience, says Narayana Health's Viren Prasad Shetty; bets on managed care modelIt has been close to two years since Narayana Health’s wholly owned subsidiary, Narayana Health Insurance—which has adopted a ‘managed heal...
Infosys-backed 4baseCare raises Rs 128 crore, plans to take its cancer testing platform globalPrecision oncology startup 4baseCare has raised Rs 128 crore. This funding will expand its genomics labs globally and scale its AI platform...
Avammune’s big bet: Why the future of cancer treatment may come in a pillAs global oncology races toward next-generation therapies, Avammune Therapeutics is betting on affordable, orally administered immunotherap...
Tata-backed MedTherapy claims CAR-T breakthrough with one-day productionTata Sons-backed biotech startup MedTherapy said it has developed a next-generation CAR-T cell therapy manufacturing platform that can redu...
Roche brings 7-minute lung cancer shot to IndiaRoche Pharma India introduces a new injectable immunotherapy for lung cancer. This treatment takes only seven minutes, a significant reduct...
Alembic Pharma gets USFDA tentative nod for generic prostate cancer drugAlembic Pharmaceuticals has secured tentative approval from the USFDA for its generic version of Darolutamide tablets, targeting prostate c...
Roche Pharma launches India’s first 7-minute injectable immunotherapy for lung cancerRoche Pharma has introduced Tecentriq, India's first under-the-skin immunotherapy for lung cancer. This new injection takes about seven min...
Hospitals warn Central Government Health Scheme reimbursement cap may hurt cancer treatmentA major private hospital group warns of a crisis for advanced cancer patients under the Central Government Health Scheme. A reimbursement c...
Chinese medicines bring relief to India’s cancer patientsIndia’s cancer treatment landscape is seeing a shift as lower-cost immunotherapy drugs developed in China and marketed through Indian partn...
Immunotherapy can stall the growth of malignant cells in cervical cancer patients: StudyIn India, cervical cancer is the second most common in women, making up close to 18 per cent of the new cancer cases, the International Age...
‘Groundbreaking’: New drugs treating cancer in patients with other cure; Here’s all you need to knowAt the Christie hospital in Manchester, medical professionals are currently overseeing approximately 30 clinical trials. Encouragingly, the...
Adding fruit, nuts & fish to daily diet can help patients with advanced melanoma, says new studyThe Mediterranean diet will play an important role in the success of immunotherapy.
World Cancer Day: Immunotherapy can help patients suffering from carcinoma of the lungsImmunotherapy should be given as early as possible to achieve a lasting remission of the disease.
James Allison, Tasuku Honjo win Nobel Prize in Medicine for cancer researchThe duo showed how different strategies for inhibiting brakes on the immune system that can be used in cancer treatment.
Immunotherapy drug can treat rare pregnancy cancer: Study"Immunotherapy may be a life-saving treatment and can be used as an alternative to the much more toxic high dose chemotherapy that is curre...
Merck sees market for novel therapies, to focus on its oncology pipelineMerck is betting big on its oncology pipeline, in the field of immunotherapy that has come to define new-age cancer treatment.
Indian-origin researchers find a method to watch cancer cell die in real timeKulkarni, Sengupta and their colleagues have found a method to watch cancer cells in the body die in real time, as a patient is treated wit...
New drug approves immunotherapy for Cancer treatmentMerck’s competitors have lined up their own immunotherapy drugs. They include Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), Roche & Novartis & several smalle...
Major pharma-deals: How anti-cancer drugs are reshaping the pharmaceutical industryNew and considerable optimism over cancer drugs will drive deal-making in pharma over the decade, with companies weak in this segment tryin...