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Cancer Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . February 3rd, 1997

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Related Areas: Other Issues in Cancer Weekly | Other Publications

Editorial - Strange Bedfellows Damage CDC and NIH Credibility

Angiogenesis - 2-Methoxyestradiol Pre-Clinical Studies Published

Antisense Technology - Patent Received for Antisense Oligonucleotides Oral Administration

Antisense Technology - Compound Inhibits Cancer Gene

Breast Cancer (Epidemiology) - Study Discounts Environmental Hazards in Cancer Rates

Breast Cancer (Screening) - Center Offers Genetic Testing for Cancer Genes

Cancer Gene Therapy - Enhanced Tumor Suppression From Combination Chemo/Gene Therapy

Cancer Gene Therapy - Suicide Gene Therapy Effective in Murine Model of Ovarian Cancer

Cancer Vaccines (Ovarian) - Ovarex Granted Orphan Drug Status

Chemotherapy - Resistance Mechanism Studied

Clinical Trials - Phase I/II Studies Begin for Lung, Prostate, and Breast Cancer

Colorectal Cancer - Phase II Urso Study for Cancer Announced

Drug-Induced Hepatitis - Flutamide-Induced Hepatitis Treated with UDCA

Epidemiology - Researchers Find Cancer Rates Normal Near Nuclear Plant

Epidemiology - Utah's Cancer Death Rate Expected To Be Lowest in Nation

Gene Discovery - Brain Cancer Gene Identification Announced

Gene Discovery - Gene Reduces Lung and Colon Cancer

Legislative Issues - Senate Delays Vote on Cancer Bill

Lung Cancer (Increased Risk) - Nonsmoking Women Married To Smokers Have Higher Cancer Death Rates

Lung Cancer (Screening) - Fluorescence Bronchoscopy Technology Used in Early Detection

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Therapy) - Gemzar/Cisplatin Chemotherapy Combination Data Reported

Oral Cancer (Diagnostics) - Study Shows Cancer Test More Than Doubles Detection Rates

Pathogenesis (HCV) - Is Angiogenesis a Factor in HCV-Linked Liver Cancer?

Prostate Cancer (Diagnostics) - Licensing Agreements Signed for PSMA Technology

Transfusion - Positive Results Announced in Platelet-Replacement Trial

Transplantation (Bone Marrow) - Drug Combination Shows Promise as GVHD Prophylaxis Regimen

Cancer Gene Therapy - "Gene Therapy of Cancer Using Plasmid DNA Delivery of the Interleukin-2 Gene."

Cancer Vaccines - "A Plasmid DNA Anti-Idiotype Tumor Vaccine against B-Cell Lymphoma."

Cancer Vaccines - "Adoptive Immunotherapy of Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes Induced by CD86-Transfected C1300 Murine Neuroblastoma."

Cancer Vaccines - "Cancer Immunotherapy by the B7-1 Gene in Conjunction with Radiotherapy."

Cancer Vaccines - "Ex Vivo Gene Transfer Into Neuroblastoma Cells for Development of Tumor Vaccination Strategies."

Cancer Vaccines - "In Vitro Studies of Tumor Cell Transfection with Plasmid DNA in a Cationic Lipid Vector."

Disease Associations - "HHV8 in AIDS Related Malignancies."

Antisense Technology - "An Antisense Oligonucleotide to the Notch Ligand Jagged Enhances Fibroblast Growth Factor-Induced Angiogenesis in vitro."

Apoptosis - "Enhanced Induction of Apoptosis of Human Gastric Carcinoma Cells after Preoperative Treatment with 5-Fluorouracil."

Cancer Gene Therapy - "Antitumor Effect of Murine Colon Carcinoma Cells Retrovirally Transduced with Interleukin-4 and Granulocyte Macrophage-Colony Stimulating Factor Genes."

Cancer Gene Therapy - "Differentiation, Differentiation/Gene Therapy and Cancer."

Cancer Gene Therapy - "Gene Therapy for Ovarian Cancer: Development of Novel Treatment Strategies."

Cytotoxins - "Potent Antitumour Activity of a New Class of Tumour-Specific Killer Cells."

Drug Development - "Plant-Derived Anticancer Agents."

Drug Development - "Tumour-Localising and -Photosensitising Properties of a Novel Zinc(II) Octadecylphthalocyanine."

Glioblastoma - "Inhibition of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-Associated Tyrosine Kinase Blocks Glioblastoma Invasion of the Brain."

Immunology - "The Role of Chemokines in Inflammation."

Kaposi's sarcoma - "CT Appearances of Intrathoracic Kaposi's sarcoma in Patients with AIDS."

Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "Absence of Kaposi's sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus-Like DNA Sequences in Malignant Vascular Tumors of the Serous Membranes."

Lymphoma - "Pyothorax-Associated Lymphoma."

Nanotechnology - "Nanoparticles and Microparticles for Drug and Vaccine Delivery."

Photodynamic Therapy - "Serum Albumin as a Vehicle for Zinc Phthalocyanine: Photodynamic Activities in Solid Tumour Models."

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