lundi 11 juillet 2016

Onco Actu du 11 juillet 2016


1. Biologie

Balls of cells with their own ‘passport’ to help speed up cancer drug testing [Cancer Research UK]

Major funders launch international repository of cutting-edge cancer models [Science]

Telomere length and the cancer – atherosclerosis trade-off [The Evolution and Medicine Review]

3.1 Tabac

Phillip Morris loses tough-on-tobacco lawsuit in Uruguay [Reuters]

3.3 Prévention - Vaccins

Give HPV vaccine to boys to protect against cancers, experts say [The Guardian]

4. Dépistage, diagnostic et pronostic

Good Indicator of Cancer Prognosis Turned on Its Head by New Research [BioScienceTechnology]

How imaging could help personalise breast cancer treatment [Cancer Research UK]

4.1 Dép., diag. & prono. - Prostate

1 in 8 advanced prostate cancers may be linked to faulty genes [NHS Choices]

5.12.2 Immunothérapies - CAR-T

False hope? China's military hospitals offer illegal experimental cures [Reuters]

In Juno patient deaths, echoes seen of earlier failed company [STAT]

Tragedy In A Clinical Trial: A Reminder That Biotech Is Not A Game [Forbes]

Unexpected Deaths Put Promising Immunotherapy on Hold [MIT Technology Review]

5.2 Pharma

After Baxalta-Shire merger, David Meek lands CEO job at leaderless Ipsen [FierceBiotech]

Pfizer Announces Positive Top-Line Results From Phase 3 S-TRAC Trial of SUTENT® (sunitinib) as Adjuvant Therapy in Patients at High Risk of Recurrent Renal Cell Carcinoma [Pfizer]

5.2.3 Pharma - économie

Tesaro Stock Sale Hauls in $409M on Heels of Strong Cancer Data [Xconomy]

5.3 Traitements - FDA, EMA,...

PRAC concludes review of Zydelig and issues updated recommendations for use [EMA]

5.4 Traitements - Economie

NICE kicks off 'new approach' with leukaemia drug approval [Cancer Research UK]

6. Lutte contre les cancers

Acupressure may ease fatigue after breast cancer [Reuters]

6.6 Publications

Beat it, impact factor! Publishing elite turns against controversial metric [Nature News & Comment]

6.7 DMP, Big Data & applis

Web-Based Data Tool Designed to Enhance Drug Safety [Cincinnati CHlidren's]