Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . October 6th, 1997
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Antisense Technology (Cervical Cancer) - Changes in HPV E6/E7 and Rb Protein Expression Alters Growth Rate
Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Lisofylline Development Collaboration Expanded To Include AML
Cancer Immunotherapy - Irradiated B7-1-Transduced Leukemic Cells Provide Protective, Therapeutic Immunity
Cancer Vaccines - Transduced Dendritic Cells Stimulate Immune Response
Colon Cancer (Risk Factors) - Big Meat Eaters Have Increased Cancer Risk
Colorectal Cancer - Phase I/II Cancer Vaccine Clinical Trial Initiation Announced
Colorectal Cancer (Screening) - V.A. Study Evaluating Sheathed Endoscopes Effectiveness Concludes
Disease Associations - Orphan Drug Status Sought for Xerecept
Gene Transfer - Retroviral Transfer of GFP Facilitates Sorting of Hematopoietic Cells
Genetics - KILLER/DR5 Triggers Cancer Cell Death After Chemotherapy Or Radiation
Industry News (Joint Venture) - Agreement Signed for Cancer Collaboration
Industry News (Joint Venture) - Alliance Announced To Develop Antifungal Pharmaceutical Products
Industry News (Patents and Technology) - Epimmune Subsidiary Receives Patent in Therapeutics Program
Insurance - Agreement Reached On Covering Costs of Patient Care During Studies
International (The Americas) - Noncommunicable Diseases: Threat to Health in Western Hemisphere
Kaposi's Sarcoma - FDA Committee Recommends Approval of Paxene
Legal Issues - Lawsuit May Open Fresh Front in Tobacco Wars
Lung Cancer - Photofrin Approval Announced for Treatment of Early-Stage Cancer
Osteosarcoma - Simpler Treatment Helps Bone Cancer Sufferers
Pathogenesis (HCV) - Hepatitis C Could Play Role in B-Cell Lymphoma
Pediatrics - Childhood Cancer Rates on the Rise, Cord Blood May Provide Answer
Risk Factors - Diet Changes Can Reduce Cancer Risk
Skin Cancer - Anti-Tanning Crusade May Be Increasing Risk of Cancer
Thyroid Cancer - Genetically Engineered Substance Improves Thyroid Cancer Testing
Transplantation - Trials Initiated of Umbilical Cord Blood Transplants in Cancer Patients
Vector Development - Scientists Develop Second Generation Lentiviral Gene Delivery System
Cancer Vaccines - "Clonal Heterogeneity of Antigenic Properties of Human Melanoma Cells."
Cancer Vaccines - "Coexpression of GM-CSF Alpha and Beta Chains in Human Breast Carcinoma: A Possible Limit to Vaccine Immunotherapy."
Cancer Vaccines - "Measurement of TCRBV Subfamily and T Cell Clonotype Frequencies in Heterogeneous lymphocyte Populations."
Chemotherapy (Kaposi's Sarcoma) - "Treatment of Kaposi's Sarcoma (KS) in HIV Infection with Bleomycin and Vincristine."
Disease Associations (HCV-HCC) - "Management of Hepatitis C - Related HCC and Its Prevention with Interferon."
Disease Associations (HIV) - "HIV Unrelated Malignancies Among HIV Infected Patients."
Disease Associations (TB) - "Mycobacteremia in Immunocompromised Patients."
Epidemiology (Kaposi's Sarcoma) - "Is the Epidemiology of Kaposi's Sarcoma in HIV Changing?."
Vaccine Development (HPV-16) - "Development of a Salmonella-Based Prophylactic Vaccine Against Human Papillomavirus HPV 16."
Cancer Gene Therapy - "Development of an Adenovirus Vector with Tetracycline-Regulatable Human Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha Gene Expression."
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - "Synergy Between Transforming Growth Factor alpha and Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen in Hepatocellular Proliferation and Carcinogenesis."
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HBV) - "p53 Mutations, Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection, and Aflatoxin Exposure in Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Taiwan."
Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "Prevalence of Human Herpesvirus-8 in Skin Lesions."
Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "The Protease and the Assembly Protein of Kaposi's sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus (Human Herpesvirus 8)."
Kaposi's sarcoma (KSHV) - "Transmissible Kaposi's sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus (Human Herpesvirus 8) in Saliva of Men with History of Kaposi's sarcoma."
Monoclonal Antibodies - "Immunoreactivity of Human MAb BT32/A6 with Neuroepithelial Tumors."
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