The most common cholesterol drug around might help protect cancer patients from "chemo brain." Statins appeared to protect breast and lymphoma cancer patients' brain function for up to two years after ...
Sacubitril-valsartan, a common drug combination for heart failure, cuts the risk for cardiomyopathy after chemotherapy in patients who received anthracycline drugs by 77% in the first randomized ...
FDA labeling now recommends DPYD variant testing before initiating capecitabine or 5-FU, except when immediate treatment is clinically necessary. Complete DPD deficiency markedly impairs 5-FU ...
In a promising advance for cancer treatment, Northwestern University scientists have re-engineered the molecular structure of a common chemotherapy drug, making it dramatically more soluble and ...
Most people who undergo chemotherapy do not develop heart failure. However, specific chemotherapy drugs may significantly increase your risk of heart failure and other cardiac problems. Chemotherapy ...
Taking a pill is the easiest, least invasive way to take medicine, but unfortunately, not all drugs work that way. Now, Stanford scientists have found “an embarrassingly simple solution” that could ...