mardi 14 novembre 2017

Onco Actu du 14 novembre 2017


1. Biologie

CRISPR-carrying nanoparticles edit the genome [MIT News]

MIT scientists propose a safer way to edit genes with CRISPR [FierceBiotech]

3.7 Prévention - Alcool

‘My Alcohol Tracker’: could Amazon’s Alexa help you cut down on your drinking? [Cancer Research UK]

4. Dépistage, diagnostic et pronostic

Mirror image: Researchers create higher-quality pictures of biospecimens [NIH]

5.12 Immunothérapies

Researchers Build a Cancer Immunotherapy Without Immune Cells [The Scientist]

5.12.2 Immunothérapies - CAR-T

Fred Hutch studies advance methods to avert toxicity that can accompany immunotherapy [Fred Hutch]

Juno uses lethal neurotox lessons to guide Goldilocks formula for its next-gen CAR-T [EndPoints]

5.12.8 Immunothérapies - Economie

Arcus Biosciences gains meaty $107M with help from Google Ventures [FierceBiotech]

Google backs I/O startup Arcus in $107M deal [EndPoints]

5.12.9 Immunothérapies - SITC

Nektar takes the spotlight at SITC touting some promising early data for hard-to-treat cancers [EndPoints]

5.3.4 Traitements - AMM (FDA, EMA)

FDA approves pill with sensor that digitally tracks if patients have ingested their medication [FDA]

FDA approves the first pill that can alert your doctor when you swallow it [STAT]

EMA Recommends Approval of Biosimilar Bevacizumab [ESMO]

First Digital Pill Approved to Worries About Biomedical ‘Big Brother’ [NY Times]

U.S. approves digital pill that tracks when patients take it [Reuters]

5.8.4 ASH - CAR T

Early Data From Ongoing JCAR017 Trials Show High Remission Rates [ASH Clinical News]

6.10.1 Politiques (USA)

Alex Azar Is a Friend to Health-Care Companies [Bloomberg]

6.11 Patients

Why do some women refuse treatments for their breast cancer? [Science-Based Medicine]

6.7.1 Bioinformatique

Watson for Oncology isn't an AI that fights cancer, it's an unproven mechanical turk that represents the guesses of a small group of doctors [Boing Boing]

6.7.2 Applis

Matt Morgan: WhatsApp Doc? [BMJ Blogs]

6.7.3 DMP

Digital divide for electronic health records worth investigating, researcher says [Stanford Medicine]