Cancer Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 15th, 1997
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Bone Marrow Transplantation - KB-R7785 May Be Applicable for Treating GVHD
Breast Cancer - Study Links Trans Fatty Acids To Breast Cancer
Cancer Gene Therapy - Cytokine-Secreting Fibroblasts Serve as a Tumor Vaccine Adjuvant
Cell Biology - Scientist Identify Proteins That Regulate Cell Division
Cervical Cancer (Screening) - HPV Testing and ThinPrep Pap Test Approval from Single Patient Sample Announced
Chemotherapy - Dental Screening Important Before Cancer Therapy
Drug Development - Promising New Molecular Targets Found for New Therapies
Drug Development - U.S. Approval Hearings Revive Thalidomide Demons
Environment - Fallout Briefing for Officials Yields Little New Information
Funding - Grants Awarded for Gene Therapy Approaches to Treat HIV and Cancer
Funding - Phase II SBIR Grant Awarded To Develop Telomerase-Based Cancer Diagnostics
Genetics - Research Findings Should Improve Gene Therapy Use
Head and Neck Cancer - Allovectin-7 Phase II Cancer Trial Begins
Human Herpesvirus 6 - Lymphoma Cell Line May Help Gain Useful Reactivation Information
Human Herpesvirus 8 - Dual Herpesviral Infection Found in Human Neoplasm
Immunology - Immunostimulatory DNA Elicits Cellular Immunity Via "Dangerkines"
Industry News (Acquisitions) - Promising Anticancer Agent in Phase II Trials Acquired
International (Europe) - France Orders Recall of Baby Bottle Nipples
Lymphoma - Possible New Approach To Brain Tumor In AIDS Patients
Melanoma - Dendritic Cells Present an Excellent Vehicle for Genetic Immunization
Melanoma - Phase I Trial Results of Autologous Tumor Vaccine Announced
Multiple Myeloma (Clinical Trial) - Trial Examines Agent to Overcome Chemotherapy Resistance in Cancer Patients
Non-Hodgkin's B-cell Lymphoma - Update on Status of Trials Announced
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Outpatient Treatment Begins with Bexxar To Treat Lymphoma
Nutrition - Study Finds High Soy Diets Reduce Cancer Rates
Occupational Risk - Health Officials Look Into Cancer Cases at School
Pediatrics (Astrocytoma) - High Survival Rate Documented for Children with Brain Tumor
Preventive Medicine - Researchers To Test Green Tea as Cancer Fighter
Risk Factors (Phenolphthalein) - Company Withdraws Ex-Lax After FDA Proposal
Smoking Issues - New Data Show Smoking Kills 2,000 Chinese Every Day- WHO Calls For Action
Smoking Issues - WHO Tobacco or Health Conference Highlights Effects on Women
Stomach Cancer - U.S. Study Links Cancer to Smoking
Antiviral Therapy (HCV) - "The Use of Interferon and Antiviral Substances in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C."
Cancer Gene Therapy - "Transfer of Human Double Mutant Phenylalanine22/Serine31 into Hematopoietic Cells of Mice With or Without Irradiation."
Cancer Vaccines - "Reconstituting Immunogenicity of Melanoma Using a Mouse Model."
Immunology (HPV) - "Immune Responses to the HPV 16 Early Protein E2."
Suicide Gene Therapy - "Differential Ganciclovir-Mediated Cytotoxicity and Bystander Killing in Human Colon Carcinoma Cells Expressing Herpes Simplex Virus Thymidine Kinase."
Suicide Gene Therapy - "Gene Therapy Utilizing Enzymes Capable of Extracellular Prodrug Conversion as Well as Conversion of Multiple Prodrugs."
Suicide Gene Therapy - "Lung-Tumor Directed Gene Therapy Using Neuroendocrine and Lung-Tissue Specific Promoters."
AIDS-Related Lymphoma - "Human Herpesvirus-6 Associated Body Cavity Based Lymphoma in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients: A Unique B-Cell Neoplasm."
Bladder Cancer - "Disseminated Pulmonary Granulomas after Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Immunotherapy."
Cancer Gene Therapy - "Interleukin-10 Prevents Dendritic Cell Accumulation and Vaccination with Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Gene-Modified Tumor Cells."
Cardiovascular (Research) - "Impact of Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy on Cardiovascular Events and Cancer: Pooled Data from Clinical Trials."
Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "Kaposi's sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV)/Human Herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) - A New Human Tumour Virus."
Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "Kaposi's sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus/Human Herpesvirus Type 8 Encephalitis in HIV-Positive and -Negative Individuals."
Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "The 222- to 234-Kilodalton Latent Nuclear Protein (LNA) of Kaposi's sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus (Human Herpesvirus 8) Is Encoded by orf73 and Is a Component
Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "Ultrastructural Characterization of Human Herpesvirus 8 (Kaposi's sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus) in Kaposi's sarcoma Lesions: Electron Microscopy Permits Distinction from Cytom
Melanoma - "T-Cell Recognition of Melanoma Antigens and Its Therapeutic Applications."
Therapy (HCV) - "Effectiveness of Interferon alfa on Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Decompensation in Cirrhosis Type C."
Tumor Escape Mechanisms - "Altered MHC Class I Antigens in Tumors."
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