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Glasgow-run cancer trial to give new hope to patients (From Evening Times)
Glasgow-run cancer trial to give new hope to patients (From Evening Times)
Glasgow scientists are set to lead a first-of-its-kind pancreatic cancer clinical trial to extend the lives of people with the disease.The treatment is designed to make cancer cells more responsive to chemotherapy and radiotherapy.The Cancer Research UK trial, which launches at The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre in Glasgow and three other hospitals across the UK today, will treat pancreatic cancer patients whose cancer has grown too big to be removed by surgery but has not yet spread to other parts of the body.The team will give patients on the trial a drug called olaparib, in addition to the standard treatment of chemotherapy and radiation known as chemoradiation.
in the same way cancerresearchuk
Pancreatic cancer trial to make tumours more sensitive to treatment
Pancreatic cancer trial to make tumours more sensitive to treatment
Cancer Research UK launches a first-of-its-kind pancreatic cancer clinical trial to make cancer cells more responsive to chemotherapy and radiotherapy."This is the first time we're looking at ways to make pancreatic cancer cells more sensitive to radiotherapy."- Professor Jeff EvansThe trial, which launches* in the UK today, will treat pancreatic cancer patients whose cancer has grown too big to be removed by surgery but has not yet spread to other parts of the body.The team will give patients on the trial a drug called olaparib**, in addition to the standard treatment of chemotherapy and radiation known as chemoradiation.
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Dog cancer clinical trial gives sick puppies a new leash on life
Dog cancer clinical trial gives sick puppies a new leash on life
These dogs aren't rolling over for cancer — and they're certainly not playing dead.An Ohio vet is conducting a clinical immunotherapy trial for canines with advanced cancer, which is giving some terminal pups a new leash on life.Barbara Erdelack was devastated when her 11-year-old golden retriever Sophie developed a large tumor on her right shoulder Memorial Day weekend."I couldn't put her down," she said, "but I also didn't want to put her through weeks of chemotherapy or radiation."She was referred to Dr. Carol Osborne, who's running the breakthrough medical trial for canines — and who happens to operate out of Erdelack's Chagrin Falls hometown.
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