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Targeted Drug Combo Slows Progression of Advanced Prostate Cancer with BRCA Mutations

Researchers found that adding the targeted drug niraparib to standard treatment (abiraterone acetate and prednisone) significantly slows the progression of advanced prostate cancer in men with specific DNA repair gene mutations. The trial included 696 men whose cancer had spread and who carried Homologous Recombination Repair (HRR) gene mutations, such as BRCA1 or BRCA2. The combination therapy reduced […]

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Early Use of Vitamin B3 Supplement Greatly Reduces Risk of New Skin Cancers

A large U.S. veterans study confirms that nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, reduces the risk of new skin cancers. Researchers analyzed 33,833 patients taking 500 mg twice daily for over 30 days versus non-users. Overall, nicotinamide lowered the risk of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma by 14%. The benefit was strongest—about 54%

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FDA Accepts Application for XS003, a Lower-Dose Biosimilar of Leukemia Drug

The FDA has accepted an application for XS003, a new biosimilar of nilotinib (Tasigna), a standard treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Developed by Xspray Pharma using its proprietary HyNap technology, XS003 is designed to improve upon the original drug’s formulation and patient convenience. Clinical data show that XS003 achieves bioequivalence to nilotinib at less

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Major Advances in Targeted Therapies Transform Treatment for Blood Cancers

There have been major advances in targeted therapies for blood cancers, especially chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL), and myelofibrosis (MF). In CLL, treatment has largely shifted from chemotherapy to BTK inhibitors. Newer drugs like acalabrutinib (Calquence) and zanubrutinib (Brukinsa) provide strong, lasting responses with fewer side effects than older drugs such as

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Early Detection Offers Hope Against Deadly Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer is the 12th most common cancer worldwide but has the sixth-highest death rate. Early detection is crucial because survival drops sharply with disease progression: localized cancer has a 44% five-year survival rate, compared with 16% for regional disease and only 3% for distant disease. Unfortunately, fewer than one in seven cases are diagnosed

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New Antibody-Drug Conjugate Shows Superior Response Rates in Heavily Pretreated Nasopharyngeal Cancer

Izalontamab brengitecan (iza-bren; BL-B01D1), a first-in-class bispecific antibody-drug conjugate, showed significantly better and more durable outcomes than chemotherapy in patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) who had already undergone multiple treatments. In the Phase 3 BL-B01D1-301 trial involving 386 patients who had received at least two prior therapies, including platinum-based chemotherapy and a

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Prostate Cancer Deaths Drop 40% with Revolutionary Drug Combination

A major international clinical trial showed that adding the drug enzalutamide to standard hormone therapy can cut the risk of death by over 40% in men whose prostate cancer returns after initial surgery or radiation. This combination therapy was tested on over 1,000 men with high-risk recurrent prostate cancer—meaning their PSA levels (a marker for the disease) were rising

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Brain Metabolism Drops in Leukemia Patients After Chemotherapy

A recent study found that leukemia patients exposed to chemotherapy showed lower glucose metabolism in specific brain regions when examined with F-18 FDG-PET/CT imaging. PET/CT identified metabolic alterations—decreased glucose uptake—in chemotherapy-exposed individuals compared to controls, specifically in the posterior cingulate gyrus, anterior orbital gyrus, and thalami. These metabolic changes, which occur in areas governing cognition

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Lipid-Fueled Growth: Study Links Obesity to Aggressive Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Researchers have found that triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) depends heavily on lipids—fatty acids in the body—for its growth, linking obesity to more aggressive tumor development. In preclinical mouse models, excess lipids accelerated tumor growth, while reducing lipid levels slowed it significantly. Lipids appear to act as “building blocks” that fuel rapid cancer cell proliferation. These

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New Drug Compounds Selectively Block Cancer Growth Without Harming Normal Cells

Scientists have developed new compounds that block the interaction between the RAS gene and the PI3K enzyme, a key driver of cancer growth, while sparing normal cellular functions. RAS mutations keep the gene permanently active, causing uncontrolled cell proliferation, but directly targeting RAS or PI3K has been challenging due to their roles in essential processes

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