Accelerated cancer drug approvals deliver limited survival gains at high cost
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In a study published in Nature Communications, a team of researchers developed a new approach that can isolate biomarkers released from glioblastoma tumor cells.
They showed that their method can be used to determine the effectiveness of the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel.
A flutter of blue and yellow darts through a field in late May. Trees, shrubs and summer flowers fill the landscape. A blue-winged warbler is just within reach, with one swift motion it can be gently grasped, banded and studied to understand the health and evolution of one of North America’s most colorful birds. A practice once reserved for scientists, this moment is now possible anywhere in the world thanks to a virtual reality experience developed by scientists at Penn State.