A drug used against cancer could also be effective against severe coronavirus infection.

Scientists that discovered a life-saving drug to treat cancer patients with a faulty gene are marking a special anniversary, and looking back at the impact their work has had around the world.

Professor Ruth Plummer, Director of the Cancer Research UK Newcastle Centre, and Professor Herbie Newell, Emeritus Professor of Cancer Therapeutics at Newcastle University, were among the team, funded ...

However, the approaches within these trials resemble the Olaparib trials. Rucaparib and Niraparib are being investigated in platinum sensitive ovarian cancers as a maintenance therapy (NCT01968213 ...