vendredi 6 janvier 2017

Onco Actu du 6 janvier 2017


1. Biologie

‘Broken switch’ inside cancer cells could help them spread [Cancer Research UK]

1.1 Biologie - Gènes

AACR Project GENIE: Advancing Cancer Research Through Data Sharing [Cancer Research Catalyst]

AACR Project GENIE Publicly Releases Large Cancer Genomic Data Set [AACR]

3.1 Tabac

OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Achieve Life Science, Inc. Announce Definitive Merger Agreement [OncoGenex]

Quitting Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2000–2015 [MMWR]

Working Together Around The World To Kick The Big Tobacco Habit [Health Affairs Blog]

4.12 Biopsies liquides

GRAIL Plans to Raise in Excess of $1B in Series B Funding [Illumina]

Grail Raising $1 Billion To Fund Trials For Cancer DNA Test [Xconomy]

Company Will Raise $1 Billion To Create Blood Test To Detect Cancer [Forbes]


4.9 Dép., diag. & prono. - Sein

Mammogram Record Retention: FDA Offers Guidance [RAPS]

Were women foolish to follow Angelina Jolie into BRCA cancer gene testing? [STAT]

5. Traitements

Nanoparticles awaken immune cells to fight cancer [Science]

5.12.1 Immunothérapies - partenariats

Janssen Enters Immunotherapy Clinical Collaboration with Bristol-Myers Squibb to Evaluate daratumumab (DARZALEX®) in Combination with nivolumab (OPDIVO®) [Janssen]

5.2 Pharma

Halozyme Announces Phase 2 Study In Advanced Pancreas Cancer Meets Key Endpoints [Halozyme]

What Passes For Positive Data [In the Pipeline]

Halozyme's pancreatic cancer drug succeeds in mid-stage trial [Reuters]

5.3 Traitements - FDA, EMA, NICE...

European Commission Clears up Questions on Orphan Drug Regulation [RAPS]

6.1 Observation

Cancer Facts and Figures: Death Rate Down 25% Since 1991 [ACS]

Death rate from cancer now 25% lower than it was 25 years ago, report says [LA Times]

6.5 Médecines alternatives

Selling an alternative medicine cancer cure testimonial as an “N-of-1” trial: Integrative medicine’s new propaganda technique? [Respectful Insolence]