Genetic News

Chemotherapy may be more effective on melanoma tumors if a protein frequently found in the growth can first be disabled, a new study reports. Read the rest of this entry »

The long-awaited results of a trial of the biologic drug Erbitux on patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer show it prolonged survival by about five weeks when combined with chemotherapy. Read the rest of this entry »

Adding the drug Avastin to chemotherapy lengthened progression-free survival in women with advanced breast cancer, new research shows. Read the rest of this entry »