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Removing ‘invisibility cloaks’ and safely skipping chemo: new weapons in war on cancer shared at US conference
Drug that stops cancer cells hiding and a breakthrough for pancreatic cancer among highlights from Asco conference – but there were also notes of caution
TL;DR
- New 'smart drugs' like GRWD5769 help immunotherapy drugs expose and destroy cancer cells by removing their 'invisibility cloaks'.
- A pill called daraxonrasib has doubled survival time for pancreatic cancer patients, offering a significant breakthrough for a deadly disease.
- Genomic tests can now identify breast cancer patients who can safely skip chemotherapy, leading to more personalized treatment.
- A multi-cancer early detection test (Galleri) failed to meet its primary objective in a major clinical trial to reduce late-stage diagnoses.
- An aging global population and lifestyle factors are contributing to a rise in cancer cases, leading to a projected workforce crisis in cancer care by 2050.
- Poor sleep patterns are being investigated as a potential contributor to the increasing rates of early-onset cancers.