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Cancer Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . May 5th, 1997

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in Cancer Weekly | Other Publications

Conference Coverage (AACR) - Adenovirus-Mediated Suicide Gene Therapy for Bone Marrow Purging

Conference Coverage (AACR) - Combination Therapies Target Ovarian Cancer

Conference Coverage (AACR) - Double Suicide Gene Therapy Packs A Bigger Punch

Conference Coverage (AACR) - Lipid-Based Gene Therapy May Help Prevent Lung Cancer

Conference Coverage (AACR) - Ovarian Carcinoma Sensitive to Gene Therapy Approaches

AIDS Therapies (CGP64222) - First Antiviral To Selectively Block Protein/RNA Interaction

Brain Cancer - Patients Sought for Method of Attacking Tumors

Breast Cancer - New Findings In Pioneering Breast Cancer Study

Breast Disease (Detection) - BreastAlert Differential Temperature Sensor Introduced

Cancer Genetics - Genetics Said To Be Minor Factor for Among Minorities

Cancer Prevention - New Campaign Offers Seven Simple Choices To Fight Cancer

Cervical Cancer - Study Findings Suggest Novel Method of Stopping Cervical Cancer In Its Tracks

Conference Coverage (AACR) - Promoter Influences Gene Therapy-Mediated Killing of Ovarian Cancer Cells

Drug Delivery - Tiny Coated Beads Could 'Explosively' Release Drugs On Cue Within Tumors

Gene Discovery - NIH Team Discovers Endocrine Tumor Gene

Genetics - Chromosome Replication Process Discovery May Prove Valuable in Cancer Diagnosis/Treatment

Genetics - Genetic Variations In Enzymes That Metabolize Drugs Contribute To Cancer Risk

Industry News (Joint Venture) - Alferon N Injection Production Supply Agreement Completed

Industry News (Joint Venture) - CRADA Signed To Expand Cancer Vaccine Trials

Industry News (Joint Venture) - Collaboration Announced To Develop Cancer Therapies

Industry News (Joint Venture) - Letter of Intent Signed To Secure Paclitaxel Bulk Source

Industry News (Patents and Technology) - Patent Received on High Yield AAV Production for Gene Therapy

Industry News (Patents and Technology) - U.S. Patent Issuance for Cancer Vaccine Announced

Liver Cancer - Phase II IntraDose Trial Initiated in Cancer Patients

Lymphoma - IND Approval Announced for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Trial

Non-Melanoma (Prevention) - Artichoke Family Shows Promise in Preventing Skin Cancer

Nutrition - Link Found Between Folic Acid Deficiency, DNA Damage, Chromosome Breaks

Ovarian Cancer (Detection) - Serum Test for Cancer Pioneers Early Detection

Pathenogenesis - Retrovirus Transforms Normal Animal Cells Into Cancer Cells

Prostate Cancer - Peptidyl MIM Reduces Cancer Tumors in Animal Model

Prostate Cancer - Research Points to Effectiveness of Seed Implant Therapy

Surgical Techniques - MRI-Guided Cancer Surgery

Transplantation - Bone-Marrow Transplant Program Announced

Vaccine Development (Kidney Cancer) - Hopkins Researchers Complete Human Gene Therapy Trial Of Kidney Cancer Vaccine

Virology - Mechanism Identified By Which T Cells Resist Infection by HIV-1

Cancer Gene Therapy - "Adenoviral Vector Carrying Bacterial Enzyme (Cytosine Deaminase) can Sensitize Breast Cancer But Not Hematopoietic Cells to 5-Fluorocytosine Prodrug."

Cancer Gene Therapy - "Regional Adenovirus-Mediated Delivery of IL2 and IL12 cDNAS to the Hepatic Parenchyma to Treat Hepatic Metastasis."

Cancer Immunotherapy - "Quantifying Cell Surface Epitopes on Micrometastatic Breast and Ovarian Cancer Cells: Implications for Immunotherapy."

Cancer Vaccines - "Expression of PSA in Recombinant BCG: Potential for Immunotherapy of Prostate Cancer."

Disease Associations (HIV) - "Retractile Mesenteritis in HIV Patient."

Genetics (Bloom's Syndrome) - "Aberrant Apoptosis in Bloom's Syndrome Cells Via a Constitutively C Elevated Cytosalic-Phospholipase A2 Activity."

Immunology (Hematopoietic Cells) - "Molecular Cloning of Rat CD34 cDNA and Expression During Stem Cell Dependent Liver Regeneration."

Pathogenesis (Apoptosis) - "Regulation of Apoptotic Endonuclease: An In Vitro Approach."

Breast Cancer (Therapy) - "Effect of Multiple, Repeated Doses of Radioimmunotherapy on Target Antigen Expression (Breast MUC-1 Mucin) in Breast Carcinomas."

Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HBV) - "Hepatitis B Virus X-Protein Binds Damaged DNA and Sensitizes Liver Cells to Ultraviolet Irradiation."

Kaposi's sarcoma - "Kaposi's sarcoma after Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation."

Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "Detection of Human Herpes Virus Type 8 DNA Sequences as a Valuable Aid in the Differential Diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma."

Kaposi's sarcoma (Therapy) - "Population Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Pegylated-Liposomal Doxorubicin in Patients with AIDS-Related Kaposi's sarcoma."

Liposomes - "Interleukin-2 Liposome Inhalation Therapy Is Safe and Effective for Dogs with Spontaneous Pulmonary Metastases."

Liposomes - "Safety Studies of the Intraperitoneal Injection of E1A-Liposome Complex in Mice."

Liposomes - "The Role of Tumor-Associated Macrophages in the Delivery of Liposomal Doxorubicin to Solid Murine Fibrosarcoma Tumors."

Nitric Oxide - "Destruction of Bystander Cells by Tumor Cells Transfected with Inducible Nitric Oxide (NO) Synthase Gene."

Virology (HGV) - "GBV-C/HGV: A New Human Hepatitis-Related Virus."

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