GSK enters into oncology segment; launches therapies for gynaecological cancersGlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals has entered the oncology segment in India, introducing Jemperli and Zejula for gynaecological cancers. Thes...
25 Aug, 2025, 01.43 PM IST
Zydus Life's plans for cancer biosimilar hit a legal hurdleThe Delhi High Court has granted an interim injunction against Zydus Lifesciences, an Ahmedabad-based drug maker, following a patent infrin...
21 Jul, 2025, 12.01 AM IST
Cancer cure found? Scientists create a new mRNA vaccine that triggers strong anticancer immune response against tumoursUniversity of Florida scientists have engineered an experimental mRNA vaccine that stimulates the immune system to combat tumors in conjunc...
19 Jul, 2025, 09.51 AM IST
Sun Pharma shares in focus as co to acquire Checkpoint Therapeutics for $355 millionSun Pharmaceutical announced the acquisition of Nasdaq-listed Checkpoint Therapeutics, an immunotherapy and oncology company. The deal invo...
10 Mar, 2025, 09.25 AM IST
Sun Pharmaceuticals to acquire Checkpoint Therapeutics for $355 mnSun Pharmaceuticals will acquire Checkpoint Therapeutics for $355 million, bringing the FDA-approved anti-PD-L1 treatment for advanced cuta...
10 Mar, 2025, 07.59 AM IST
Hollywood star Mel Gibson claims that his friends were cured of stage 4 cancer through two drugs used against worm infestation!Could antiparasitic drugs like ivermectin and fenbendazole help fight cancer? Actor Mel Gibson thinks so. On Joe Rogan's podcast, the Brave...
11 Jan, 2025, 10.22 AM IST
Mankind Pharma partners with Innovent to aid cancer treatment in IndiaMankind Pharma has partnered with Innovent Biologics to bring sintilimab, a PD-1 immunotherapy, to India. The drug treats various cancers a...
26 Dec, 2024, 11.58 AM IST
Blow to Roche's cancer immunotherapy prospects as 2nd trial failsIn a study, a combination of tiragolumab and Roche's established Tecentriq drug did not slow disease progression in newly diagnosed cases o...
11 May, 2022, 06.15 PM IST
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.
04 Feb, 2019, 03.37 PM IST
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.
01 Oct, 2018, 10.56 PM IST
- Scientists develop new therapeutic antibody for dog cancers
Tokyo, Aug 26 (IANS) Japanese researchers have developed an antibody that induces immune responses, which significantly suppresses malignan...
26 Aug, 2017, 02.32 PM IST
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...
31 Mar, 2016, 05.06 AM IST
New microneedle patch to help better treat melanomaThese nanoparticles are then loaded into microneedles, which are arrayed on the surface of a patch. When the patch is applied to a melanoma...
27 Mar, 2016, 01.30 PM IST
Aspirin can boost immunotherapy in cancer patientsGiving cancer patients aspirin at the same time as immunotherapy could dramatically boost the effectiveness of the treatment, according to ...
04 Sep, 2015, 02.06 PM IST
Scientists successfully modify human immune cells in labUsing a popular genome-editing system, scientists have for the first time devised a new strategy to precisely modify human T-cells, also ca...
28 Jul, 2015, 04.07 PM IST
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...
12 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
New drug could potentially treat lung cancerThe drug has shown early potential as an effective treatment for non-small cell lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death worldwide.
04 Nov, 2013, 03.20 PM IST