Scientists Define Three Subtypes of Gastric Cancer
In the September issue of Gastroenterology, researchers from Centre for Computational Biology at Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School identified three... Read More
Experimental Drug Offers Tailored Approach to Gastric Cancer
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:MACK) today announced the enrollment of its first patient in a... Read More
Post-Surgery Chemo Boosts Survival
For patients with advanced gastric cancer, treatment with chemotherapy after surgery can reduce the risk of cancer related death by 34% over... Read More
Removal of nodes does not aid survival in gastric cancer
Researchers at Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands, have clarified the role of lymph node dissection in gastric cancer by comparing two... Read More
ASLAN’s Pan-HER Inhibitor Shows Positive Data In Gastric Cancer PhII Study
In Asia, a Phase II study conducted at Seoul National University Hospital, South Korea showed positive data in heavily pretreated people with... Read More
GSK’s breast cancer drug Tykerb fails in gastric cancer study
GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) intentions to expand the indication of personalised cancer drug Tyverb/ Tykerb took a blow when it failed to hit its... Read More
Immunotherapy is not just for melanoma anymore
A new class of drugs are showing to be effective in clinical trials – immunotherapies. They were high on the list of... Read More
Gastric Cancer with Epstein-Barr Virus Is Less Deadly
In a small but significant percentage (9%) of gastric cancers, tumor cells contain Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). To assess whether EBV positivity is... Read More
Does salt contribute to gastric cancer? Questions arise…
Are Americans getting mixed messages about how much sodium they should be consuming? Lately, yes, and some of those messages are muddled... Read More
Breath Test for Stomach Cancer
A new method for diagnosing gastric cancer via breath samples can help distinguish between cancer and other gastric ailments such as ulcers... Read More