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Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is used against various cancers and is often consideres as a last resort – especially if the cancer has metastasised. Since chemotherapy agents can cause severe side effects, research aims to make treatment more tolerable.

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News • Targeted drug delivery

Wireless NFC implant delivers chemotherapy deep into tumors

Korean researchers have developed a wireless implantable drug delivery system that enable chemotherapy drugs to penetrate deep into solid tumors—without harming surrounding healthy tissue.

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News • Trial on selective surgery omission

Invasive breast cancer: surgery not always necessary, study finds

Surgery may not be the best next course of treatment for patients with early-stage breast cancer who had a complete response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and standard radiotherapy, new research finds.

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News • Circulating tumor DNA analysis

Liquid biopsy helps reduce chemotherapy in colon cancer patients

For patients, a liquid biopsy which checks for circulating tumour DNA of colon cancer, resembles a standard blood test. However, the method helps avoid chemotherapy for many, a new study finds.

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News • Molecular mechanism discovered

Researchers find a way to stop harmful cells after cancer treatment

Senescent cells, which may appear after chemotherapy or radiotherapy, can jeopardize patients' recovery. A study describes a new mechanism to eliminate these cells in cancer patients.

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News • Patient-derived samples

New ‘explant’ technique predicts breast cancer therapy response

A new study measured how well breast cancer patients’ tumour ‘explants’ respond to chemotherapy or HER2 antibody therapy in the laboratory. This could help improve clinical outcomes.

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News • Research on MRD in tongue cancer

Understanding chemotherapy resistance in oral cancers using organoids

Tongue cancer cells can become resistant to chemotherapy under certain circumstances. Investigating these mechanisms, researchers shed light on promising avenues toward new treatments for this cancer.

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