Lab-grown tumours predict treatment outcomes in landmark study
From Walter and Eliza Hall Institute 06/02/24 Researchers have grown tumours in the lab to accurately predict what drugs will work for people with bowel cancer – before they begin treatment. The world-first study led by WEHI (based in Melbourne, Australia) found drug testing on tumour organoids – 3D cancer models grown from a patient’s […]
Major breakthrough for severe asthma treatment
From King’s College London 15/12/23 A landmark study has shown that severe asthma can be controlled using biologic therapies, without the addition of regular high-dose inhaled steroids which can have significant side effects. The findings from the multinational SHAMAL study, published in The Lancet, demonstrated that 92% of patients using the biologic therapy benralizumab could […]