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Cancer Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . September 8th, 1997

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in Cancer Weekly | Other Publications

Cancer Gene Therapy - Antitumor Efficacy of Tumor Cells Engineered to Release Cytokines Compared

Cancer Gene Therapy - Costimulatory Molecules CD80 and CD86 Augment Tumor Immunogenicity

Cancer Gene Therapy - Telomerase Targeting with A Phosphorothioate Oligonucleotide

AIDS Vaccines - AIDS Docs Sign Up For Live Vaccine Trial

Animal Models - Selection of Mouse Models for Research Announced

At-Risk Populations - Survey Indicates Comparatively Significant Health Risks for Korean Americans

Brain Cancer - High Brain Tumor Incidence At Lab Prompts Investigation

Breast Cancer - FDA Clearance Announced Blood Test to Aid in Managing Metastatic Cancer

Breast Cancer (Politics) - Wilson To Veto Breast Cancer Bill Despite Protests

Breast Cancer (Screening) - Latest Technology Showcased To Detect Cancer

Cancer Genetics - New Gene Hints at Family Behind Previously Singular Tumor Suppressor

Cancer Studies - National Cancer Expert Lauds Progress in Battle Against Disease

Cancer Therapies - IL-2 Cancer Gene Medicine Phase I Clinical Trial Commences

Cervical Cancer (Screening) - AutoPap Primary Screener Amendment Submitted to FDA

Colorectal Cancer - Gene Test Is Now Available For New Mutation

Diagnostics - Revolutionary Cancer Scanning Device Developed

Drug Development - U.S. Launch of Weight Control Drug Delayed

Drug Resistance - Antibody Developed To Detect Anti-Cancer Drug Resistant Cells

Endometrial Cancer - Eating Soy Reduces Cancer Risk

Food Recall - USDA Recalls Processed Chicken from Schools

Hematopoiesis - Fatty Acids in Japanese Herbal Medicine Promote Stem Cell Proliferation

Immunology - Mysterious M Cells, Key to Mucosal Immunity, Reveal Their Secrets

Industry News (Joint Venture) - Collaboration Announced for Discovery and Development of Drug Candidates

Industry News (Joint Venture) - Long-Term Supply Agreement Entered To Produce Multikine

Kaposi's Sarcoma - Panretin Topical Gel Trial Demonstrates Positive Results in KS

Lung Cancer - Court Limits Damages Against Manufacturers

Lupus - Test Predicts Lupus Progression

Melanoma - Skin Cancer on the Rise

Melanoma - Vaccine Treatment Prolongs Survival in Patients

Oncology - Lymphoma is Clinically Distinct in HCV Infected Patients

Prostate Cancer - Composition and Use Patent Received for Cancer Compound

Public Health - Senator Wants Hearings on Radioactive Fallout

Sexually Transmitted Disease - NIH Releases STD Statistics

Smoking Issues - Florida Tobacco Settlement Applauded

Therapy (HCV) - Interferon Alpha Treatment Unacceptable to Many Patients

Transplantation - PBPC Show Better Antileukemic Activity Than Marrow Grafts

Cancer Gene Therapy - "Breast Cancer Targeted Gene Therapy Mediated by Recombinant Adenovirus Containing the DF3/MUC1 Promoter."

Cancer Gene Therapy - "Folate-Targeted Tumor-Specific Gene Transfer Vectors."

Cancer Gene Therapy - "Targeted Gene Delivery to Melanoma by Melanocortins Coupled to Polylysine/DNA Complexes."

Cancer Vaccines - "Nature's Adjuvant: Harnessing Dendritic Cells in Tumour Vaccination."

Disease Associations - "Hepatocellular Cancer Amongst Patients with Hepatitis C: Who Is at Risk and Is There Any Role of Screening?."

Vaccine Development - "Prospects for a CTL-Based Vaccine to Epstein-Barr Virus."

Cancer Gene Therapy - "Adenovirus-Mediated p53 Gene Therapy in Nasopharyngeal Cancer."

Cancer Gene Therapy - "Antitumor Efficacy of Adenocarcinoma Cells Engineered to Produce Interleukin 12 (IL-12) or Other Cytokines Compared with Exogenous IL-12."

Cancer Gene Therapy - "Human Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Antigen CO17-1A/GA733 Encoded by Adenovirus Inhibits Growth of Established CRC Cells in Mice."

Cancer Gene Therapy - "Targeted Adenoviral Vectors for Cancer Gene Therapy (Review)."

Cancer Vaccines - "Lack of Correlation Between Rejection of Tumor Cells Co-Expressing Interleukin-2 and B7.1 and Vaccine Efficiency."

Kaposi's sarcoma - "CD68+ Cells of Monocyte/Macrophage Lineage in the Environment of AIDS-Associated and Classic-Sporadic Kaposi sarcoma Are Singly or Doubly Infected with Human Herpesviruses 7 and

Kaposi's sarcoma - "Kaposi's sarcoma of the Larynx."

Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "Transplantation-Associated Malignancies - Restriction of Human Herpes Virus 8 to Kaposi's sarcoma."

Liposomes - "Immunoliposomes As Targeted Delivery Vehicles for Cancer Therapeutics (Review)."

Melanoma - "Chemoimmunotherapy with Bleomycin, Vincristine, Lomustine, Dacarbazine (BOLD) Plus Interferon alpha for Metastatic Melanoma: A Multicentre Phase II Study."

Minority Health (Research) - "Cancer Coverage and Tobacco Advertising in African-American Women's Popular Magazines."

Monoclonal Antibodies - "Efficiency of T Cell Triggering by Anti-CD3 Monoclonal Antibodies (mAb) with Potential Usefulness in Bispecific mAb Generation."

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