Cancer Law Weekly

EntreMed, Inc. - Pharma company announces patents for 2- methoxyestradiol and its derivatives

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine combined with valproic acid to treat leukemia

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - AML disease burden may identify patients more likely to benefit from second SCT

Research Center for Radiation Medicine, Kyiv - AML1 gene mutations linked to radiation-associated acute myeloid leukemia

Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei - 3DCRT resulted in less severe dry mouth in nasopharyngeal cancer patients

Abaxis, Inc. - Basic Metabolic Panel Plus launched for the oncology market

Albert Einstein Hospital, Sao Paulo - Potential for drug interactions in hospitalized cancer patients identified

AmeriPath, Inc. - Cancer diagnostics company reports 14.6% increase in revenue

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Women's preference for female colonoscopists may impede colon cancer screening

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam - Guidelines issued that assure quality in breast cancer surgery

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam - More breast lesions detected in patients eligible for breast-conserving therapy

Asahikawa Medical College, Hokkaido - Irinotecan, leucovorin, 5-fluorouracil and tegafur/uracil regimen studied

Ascentia Biomedical Corp. - Agreement signed with University of Washington for anticancer compound

Autonoma University of Madrid - Risk of tumorigenesis in overgrowth syndromes analyzed

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit - Phase I and pharmacodynamic study of oral MEK inhibitor CI-1040 conducted

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - New insight may improve the potential of cancer vaccines

Beckman Coulter, Inc. - Hemoccult ICT launched for colorectal cancer screening

Ben Gurion University of the Negev - Citral induced caspase-3 in tumor cell lines

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Trial of Fodosine initiated in healthy volunteers to support pivotal trial

Biolife - CryoStor improves cryopreservation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Boston Medical Center - Recent findings illuminate research in breast cancer

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - Follow-up for breast lump with normal mammogram examined

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - Primitive nonneural granular cell tumors of skin clinicopathologically analyzed

Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine - Do natural health products help or hurt cancer treatment?

Cancer Research U.K. - Mental health of U.K. hospital consultants in decline

CancerVax Corporation - Oncology drug maker posts net loss of $0.26 per share

Catholic University of Korea - EGFR and K-RAS gene mutations individually contribute to NSCLS pathogenesis

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing - Researchers' findings advance liver cancer research

Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester - Optimal gold marker length for pelvic radiotherapy verified using EPI device

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - Attacks of King George III's madness linked to key metabolism molecule

Decision Resources, Inc. - Research and advisory firm releases report on role of oral chemotherapy

Dendreon Corp. - Cancer-focused biotech leases manufacturing facility in New Jersey

Dr. Daniel Den Hoed Cancer Center, Rotterdam - Reports add new data to melanoma research

Embryology Research Unit - Cancer self remission and tumor stability analyzed with a stochastic approach

Fatebenefratelli ed Oftalmico Hospital, Milano - Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus diagnosed

Fischer Imaging Corp. - Imaging company reports second quarter 2005 financial results

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - Importance of circumcision, human papillomavirus, and smoking addressed

G. Gaslini Children's Hospital, Genoa - Bloodstream infections occurred in children undergoing acute leukemia treatment