An Innovative Method Beats Chemo-Resistant Ovarian Cancer
Northwestern Medicine researchers have uncovered the Achilles heel of chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer – its need for cholesterol — and how to utilize it to get rid of it.
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Northwestern Medicine researchers have uncovered the Achilles heel of chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer – its need for cholesterol — and how to utilize it to get rid of it.
Women diagnosed with ovarian cancer may initially respond well to chemotherapy, but the majority of them will develop resistance to treatment and die from the disease.
Adding radiation on top of chemotherapy did not increase overall or relapse-free survival for patients with stage III/IVA endometrial cancer.
Long-running clinical trial failed to identify any subgroup that fared better with CRT
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