Cancer Law Weekly

GlycoGenesys, Inc. - Company initiates clinical trial of GCS-100LE in multiple cancers

Harvard University - Evidence disputes a role for dietary acrylamides in causing renal cell cancer

Hirosaki University - Dietary cellulose prevents colon carcinogenesis in rats

Hiroshima University - Streptococcal-derived OK-432 effective for ascites from gastric cancer

Hospital of the University of Strasbourg - MRI of the urinary tract can characterize masses and diagnose diseases

Hudson Health Sciences, Inc. - Arie Belldegrun joins board of biotech company

INSERM Laboratory of Immunology, Amiens - IL-7 induces apoptosis of 697 cells expressing dominant-negative STAT5

Imperial College of Science, Technology, & Medicin - Recombination hotspots in highly variable oncogene investigated

Insmed, Inc. - DoD awards $10M grant for breast cancer research

Inst. for Immunology & Immunological Dis., Seoul - Cisplatin-induced apoptosis associated with mitochondrial dysregulation

Johns Hopkins Medical Institute - Family history correlates with the formation of pancreatic cancer

Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions - Scientists link gene family mutation to colon cancer

Johns Hopkins University - CDC91L1 is newly discovered oncogene in human bladder cancer

Journal of the American Medical Association - Study shows obesity may affect mammography results

Korea Research Inst. of Bioscience & Biotechnology - Hepatitis B virus-X protein stimulates mitochondrial dysfunction

Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine - Dendritic cell vaccine shows promise for tumors expressing CEA

Leiden University Medical Center - IFN with very low-dose PBMC infusion induces complete remission in CML relapse

Lozano Blesa University Hospital - Melanoma cells secrete FasL and APO2L/TRAIL on microvesicle surface

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, San Paolo - Pentraxin 3 helps control fungal recognition and phagocytosis

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Anti-PDGF antibodies induce glioma autophagy

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - PTEN is physically associated with platelet-derived growth factor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Reproductive health program failed to better sexual health in Uzbekistan

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Short intravenous infusions of paclitaxel regress metastatic melanoma growth

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Vascularized fibula bone flap improves intercalary allograft outcome

Matritech - Clinical testing commences for NMP179 protein cervical cancer screening

Mayo Clinic - Sarcomatoid elements sway the outcomes of patients with renal cell carcinoma

Medical University, Bialystok - The hemostatic system contributes to cancer angiogenesis

Michigan State University - Researchers test a nursing intervention outcomes model in breast cancer patients

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Phase II trial with VELCADE and Rituximab begins

Mutualiste Clinic, Etienne - In some cases, conservative surgery for testicular tumors is possible

N.N. Blokhin Cancer Research Center - Hepatocellular carcinoma progression associates with down-regulated HNF

National Cancer Center, Singapore - Study reviews the evolution of statistical methods used with clinical trials

National Center for Cancer Research, Madrid - Novel renal cell carcinoma translocation characterized

National Defense Medical College - J-tipped guidewire suitable for subclavian artery puncture in RPCS placement

National Institutes of Health - Former NIH director says easing rules improved recruiting

National Yang Ming University, Taipei - Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor helps the cytotoxic effect of chemotherapy drugs

Neoprobe Corp. - Diagnostics products company reports first quarter revenues of $1.4 million

Novartis - Marketing applications submitted for Femara, a post-tamoxifen treatment

Ohio State Univ. Comprehensive Cancer Center - Living cells able to destroy chemical messages to halt certain protein production