BioSpace News Archive

Using Fruit Flies to Personalize Cancer Treatment

When you think about personalized cancer care, those annoying fruit flies in your kitchen are likely not the first things that come to mind. But they are exactly what My Personal Therapeutics uses to create personalized cancer treatment combinations.

September 30, 2019
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9 min read
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Chelsea Weidman Burke
Drug Development

ESMO: Keytruda Flexes Muscle in Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Merck’s vaunted checkpoint inhibitor Keytruda combined with chemotherapy proved to be more efficacious than chemotherapy alone as neoadjuvant therapy in pre- and post-surgery triple-negative breast cancer patients.

September 30, 2019
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2 min read
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Alex Keown
Career Advice

How Life Sciences Professionals Can Find Jobs in the ‘Hidden’ Job Market

Do you know about the hidden job market and how to tap into it to find jobs? For years, career gurus have claimed that 75-95% of job vacancies are “hidden” in that they are not advertised or publicized.

September 30, 2019
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4 min read
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Katharine Hansen, PhD
Policy

What Do the J&J and Purdue Pharma Outcomes Mean to the Pharma Industry?

Oklahoma was the first state to file suit against opioid manufacturers. The success of their legal strategy will have a significant impact on the opioid–and pharmaceutical–industry going forward.

September 30, 2019
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5 min read
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Gina Hagler