Cancer Law Weekly

Breast Cancer - Less than half of New York female Medicare beneficiaries have mammograms, analysis shows

EntreMed, Inc. - Patents for rheumatoid arthritis compound granted by European Patent Office

Intranasal Therapeutics, Inc. - Patent request filed for THC nasal spray to control nausea and vomiting

Oncology - Study shows chemotherapy project improving quality of care nationwide

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. - Biotech company announces patent for reovirus for the treatment of neoplasia

University of California Davis - Unexplained symptoms for ovarian cancer should prompt pelvic imaging

University of Zurich Hospital - Contrast-enhanced CT and PET/CT recommended for diagnosing oral cavity carcinoma

Aeolus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Study shows AEOL 10150 protects against radiation-induced lung injury

Aichi Cancer Center - Colonic phenotype occurs rarely in gastric carcinogenesis

Aichi Gakuin University - Antitumor effect of cisplatin enhanced with low-voltage electrochemotherapy

Aichi Medical University - Hepatitis C virus therapy alters the efforts of natural killer T cells

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit - Target suppression and antitumor activity of MEK inhibitor CI-1040 demonstrated

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Biology of osteogenic sarcoma discussed

Bionovo, Inc. - Novel class of estrogen receptor-subtype modulators identified

Biothera - Application filed with U.S. FDA for combined therapy for cancer treatment

Brigham and Women's Hospital - Cholesterol levels, lipid-lowering drugs are not associated with the risk of breast cancer

British Columbia Cancer Agency - Lymphoma patients with advanced disease and poor prognosis require intensified treatment

Catala Institute of Oncology, Barcelona - Outpatient palliative care clinics are effective places for symptom management

Centre Hospital Notre-Dame, Quebec - Canada cancer hospital implements CR radiotherapy and imaging systems

Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncologicas, Madrid - Expression of ILF1, SENA TAXIN, and CD40 genes linked to splenic marginal zone lymphoma

Chiron Corp. - Phase I trial for CHIR-12.12 initiated in multiple myeloma

City Hospital Nottingham - New research in the area of stem cell transplantation detailed

Columbia University, New York - Epitopes recognized by antibodies specific for tumor antigen NY-ESO-1 identified

Curacyte AG - Inhibition of matriptase prevents invasive growth of prostate and colon cancers

Dalhousie University, Halifax - Limiting postoperative radiotherapy to vaginal vault lessened morbidity

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center - New studies gauge knowledge, attitudes and preferences of patients with irritable bowel syndrome

DermSurgery Associates - Features of diffuse epidermal and periadnexal squamous cell carcinoma described

Deutsch Krebsforschungszentrum - New findings in the area of cancer vaccines detailed

East Carolina University - Women need to self-monitor for early ovarian cancer symptoms

Emory University, Atlanta - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer

Emory University, Atlanta - Three-dimensional co-culture models used to study prostate cancer

Eppendorf Array Technologies - Low-density microarrays suitable for characterization of tumor cell lines

Erasmus MC Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam - Patients with pediatric aggressive fibromatosis retrospectively analyzed

Evanston Northwestern Healthcare - Tool to assess therapy for pediatric anorexia and cachexia evaluated

ExonHit Therapeutics SA - Companies extend collaboration on blood diagnostics for early cancer detection

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia - Enhanced counseling positively affects decision making after BRCA1/2 testing

Fraunhofer-Institut, Hannover - Germ cell-transmitted alteration may be initiated by preconceptual maternal X-ray exposure

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle - Humoral immune response recognizes a complex set of epitopes on HPV-6 L1 capsomers

Gachon Medical School, Inchon - Recommended dose of docetaxel in combination with 5-fluorouracil calculated

Gazi University, Ankara - Studies advance knowledge in apoptosis research