Cancer

Hologic has announced data form a study of of its AI-driven mammography technology, which found that the technology was able to identify cancer cases that were not initially identified by radiologists. In a retrospective study conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital, researchers analysed 5,000 digital breast tomosynthesis (3D mammography) screening exams performed between 2016 and 2019 [...]

The results of a large survey from a diverse patient population revealed cautious support for artificial intelligence (AI) implementation in screening mammography, according to a new study.  While the diagnostic accuracy of AI systems has drastically improved in recent years, there is still a lack of widespread adoption and acceptance of this technology for a [...]

New research shows that, in survivors of breast cancer, having an unhealthy metabolic profile or so called ‘metabolic syndrome’ increases the risk of breast cancer recurrence by 69 per cent, and subsequent breast cancer mortality by 83 per cent. Metabolic syndrome was characterised according to the American Heart Association, which includes the presence of three [...]

A promising approach to achieve safer, more effective, and more precise breast cancer treatment has earned a University of Virginia researcher a new $5.5 million grant.  Natasha Diba Sheybani, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and research director of the Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center at UVA, is pioneering an approach to metastatic breast cancer [...]

A new study links changes in frailty, a measure of decreased physiological capacity that leads to fatigue, slow walking, muscle weakness, physical inactivity, and weight loss, to five-year survival rates in older women with breast cancer. These findings suggest that managing frailty during chemotherapy could improve outcomes. The study found that 4.5 per cent of [...]

Researchers in the US are collaborating to create a new light-activated “smart” bomb to treat aggressive breast cancer. The team have combined their expertise to help develop new light-sensitive chemicals called cyanine-carborane salts that are used in photodynamic therapy, or PDT, to destroy metastatic breast cancer tumours in mice with minimal side effects. Sophia Lunt [...]

US researchers have identified a key protein whose increased presence helps promote breast cancer brain metastasis, opening a new area of research into the condition. In their recent findings, the research team found the MUC5AC protein is upregulated in patients whose cancer has spread to the brain. The finding provides a rationale for developing a new [...]

Biotech company Anixa Biosciences has received a Notice of Allowance for a key patent application covering its ovarian cancer vaccine technology from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Anixa's ovarian cancer vaccine uses a novel approach to preventing and treating ovarian cancer, particularly among high-risk populations such as those carrying BRCA mutations or [...]

GE HealthCare has launched the Invenia Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) Premium, a 3D ultrasound offering advanced AI features to drive faster, reproducible screening and streamline exam readings on patients with dense breasts. Approximately 71 per cent of cancers occur in dense breasts. According to studies across the U.S. and Europe, 40 per cent of women [...]

AbbVie has announced the final analysis of the confirmatory Phase 3 MIRASOL trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of ELAHERE (mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx) in women with folate receptor alpha (FRα)-positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (PROC) compared to chemotherapy. The results showed that at 30.5 months median follow-up, treatment with ELAHERE continued to show significant improvements in progression-free [...]