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Cancer Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . July 28th, 1997

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in Cancer Weekly | Other Publications

Tumor Immunotherapy - Linking Improves Antitumor Effect of MAbs

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Lisofylline Results Reported Among Patients with Newly Diagnosed Cancer

Breast Cancer - Evaluation Completed of 'Deep Focused Heat' Cancer Treatment System

Breast Cancer (Screening) - CT Laser System May Become Test of Choice for Women for Early Cancer Detection

Cancer Therapy - Phase I Results with Onyx-015 Updated

Cancer Therapy - Thermochemotherapy Hemi-Perfusion Trial Begins

Cervical Cancer - Study Finds HRT Does Not Increase Cancer Risk

Colon Cancer - Chemopreventive Activity of FGN-1 Demonstrated in Murine Carcinogenesis Model

Colon Cancer - Women Can Reduce Their Risk of Cancer Through Exercise

Conference Coverage (SPIRAT/NCDDG-HIV) - New AIDS Drug Targets Integrin Upregulation

Conference News (AGA) - Adenoviral Vector Selectively Targets Gastric Carcinomas In Vivo

Conference News (AGA) - Antisense Therapy Targets Ki-ras Mutations in Colorectal Cancer

Disease Associations - Benzene Linked To Leukemia, Other Blood Disorders

Drug Development - Collaboration Agreement Established To Search for New Cancer Drugs

Environment - Research Shows How Radioactivity Could Lead to Cancer

Funding - Expansion Patent and SBIR Grants Awarded for Stem Cell Expansion Ex Vivo

Funding - SBIR Grant Awarded to Pursue Antifungal Analog Library

Government (Policy) - Clinton Backs Protections for Genetic Information

Government (Policy) - Decision Hailed To Support Legislation Barring Genetic Discrimination

Immunology - ImmuDyn Announced as Immune Modulation Drug Development Program

Industry News (Acquisitions) - AD32 Bladder Cancer Product Added to Pipeline

Industry News (Joint Venture) - Licensing Agreement for Cancer Vaccines Announced

Industry News (Reacquisition) - Positive Results Demonstrated in Phase III Studies Interim Analysis

Industry News (Surgical Technology) - Marketing Clearance Announced for New Gamma Detector

International (Asia) - China Smokers, Lung Cancer Deaths See Steady Rise

International (Asia) - Marketing Authorization Received in Japan for Taxol

Lung Cancer - X-Ray Technique Saves Cancer Lives

Lymphoma - LYM-1 Oncolym Update Announced

Neutropenia - FDA Antiviral Drug Committee Finds AmBisome Safe and Effective as Treatment

Ovarian Cancer - Researchers Develop Blood Test for Cancer

Prostate Cancer - Common Cold Virus Targets Cancer

Risk Factors - Doctors Say Cancer Drug Could Cause Birth Defects

Smoking Issues - Expert: Secondhand Smoke Dangerous on Jets

Smoking Issues - Flight Attendants' Exposure Levels Didn't Cause Disease

Smoking Issues - Secondhand-Smoke Trial Opens in Miami

Smoking Issues - Witness Testifies Industry Research Helped Show Dangers

Transplantation - Research Center Joins Networks for Bone Marrow, Stem Cell Transplants

Blood Substitutes - "Tumor Microcirculation: Role in Drug and Nutrient Delivery."

Cancer Gene Therapy - "Gene Therapy with p53 or p21 Adenovirus for Hepatocellular Carcinoma."

Cancer Vaccines - "Antitumor Effects of Nonconjugated Murine Lym-2 and Human-Mouse Chimeric CLL-1 Monoclonal Antibodies Against Various Human Lymphomas."

Cancer Vaccines - "Expression of GM2 and GD2 in B Cell Lymphomas: Targets for Immune Attack."

Cancer Vaccines - "Phase I Trial of B-Galactosidase Recombinant Adenovirus Gene Transfer in Lung Cancer: Study of the Immune Responses Directed Against Transgene and Viral Products."

Immunology - "Cytokine Expression in Regressing Tumors Following Curative Immunization with a Live Recombinant Listeria Vaccine."

Cancer Gene Therapy - "Release of Replication-Deficient Retroviruses from a Packaging Cell Line: Interaction with Glioma Tumor Spheroids in vitro."

Cancer Vaccines - "B7-1-Transfected Tumor Vaccine Counteracts Chemotherapy-Induced Immunosuppression and Prolongs the Survival of Rats Bearing Highly Metastatic Osteosarcoma Cells."

Cancer Vaccines - "T-Cell Receptor CDR3 Size Distribution Analysis to Evaluate Specific T-Cell Response to Cancer Vaccines."

Immunotherapy - "Immunotherapy of BALB/c Mice Bearing Ehrlich Ascites Tumor with Vitamin D-Binding Protein-Derived Macrophage Activating Factor."

Immunotherapy - "Molecular Detection of Tumor-Associated Antigens Shared by Human Cutaneous Melanomas and Gliomas."

Immunotherapy - "Radioimmunotherapy for Advanced Breast Cancer using I-131-ChL6 Antibody."

Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "Detection of Human Herpes Virus 8 DNA and Sequence Polymorphism in Classical, Epidemic, and Iatrogenic Kaposi's sarcoma in South Africa."

Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "Herpes Virus (KSHV) Associated Kaposi Sarcoma in a 3-Year-Old Child with Non-HIV-Induced Immunodeficiency."

Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "Search for Kaposi's sarcoma-Associated Virus DNA in Hemangioproliferative Disorders and Cutaneous Malignant Lymphoma."

Lymphoma - "Immunotherapy with Recombinant Human Interleukin-2 and Recombinant Interferon-alpha in Lymphoma Patients Postautologous Marrow or Stem Cell Transplantation."

Monoclonal Antibodies - "Enhanced Antitumor Activity of Combination Radioimmunotherapy (I-131-Labeled Monoclonal Antibody A33) with Chemotherapy (Fluorouracil)."

Monoclonal Antibodies - "Monoclonal Antibodies Against the 4-1BB T-Cell Activation Molecule Eradicate Established Tumors."

Oral Manifestations - "Epstein-Barr Virus and Human Herpesvirus 8 Prevalence in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Oral Mucosal Lesions."

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