Tag: Rakesh K. Jain

  • Nation & World

    COVID-19 unmasked

    A biology-based mathematical model indicates why COVID-19 outcomes vary widely and how therapy can be tailored to match the needs of specific patient groups.

    4 minutes
    Homemade face mask.
  • Nation & World

    Novel protocol improves pancreatic cancer outcomes

    Adding the blood-pressure drug losartan to the intensive chemo and radiation protocol for treating locally advanced pancreatic cancer allowed complete removal of the tumor in 61 percent of trial participants and significantly improved survival rates.

    4 minutes
    Surgeons performing an operation
  • Nation & World

    Jain receives 2012 Science of Oncology Award

    Rakesh Jain received the 2012 Science of Oncology award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology, recognizing his three decades of pioneering work in the field of oncology.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    Size matters in drug delivery

    A new study led by researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Massachusetts General Hospital has found that normalizing blood vessels within tumors, which improves the delivery of standard chemotherapy drugs, can actually block the delivery of larger nanotherapy molecules.

    4 minutes