Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . July 13th, 1998
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Conference Coverage (ASCO) - Toxicities of Combination Immunotherapy for Neuroblastoma Are Manageable
Conference Coverage (ASCO) - Immuno/Gene Therapy of Colorectal Cancer Reaches the Clinical Trial Stage
Conference Coverage (ASCO) - Multiple Doses of Human Monoclonal Antibody 3622W94 have Acceptable Toxicities
Conference Coverage (ASCO) - Research Suggests Tumors May Actively Suppress Dendritic Cell Function
Conference Coverage (ASCO) - Vaccine Elicits Specific Responses in Breast Cancer Patients
Bone Marrow Transplantation - ODN-mediated BM Purging and Autograft Shows Low Toxicity
HHV-8 - ATL Patient Harbors Virus in Premalignant Skin Lesions
Platelet Transfusions - Lower Transfusion Trigger Appears Safe
Bone Cancer - Drug Designated as Orphan Drug for Ewing's Sarcoma
Breast Cancer - FDA Approves Taxotere for Broadened Use in Cancer Treatment
Breast Cancer - Women with Early Stage Cancer Offered Faster Radiation Treatment Option
Cancer Treatment - Drug Delivery System Introduced for Oncology
Cancer Vaccines - Japanese Patent Received Covering Core Technology for Vaccines
Cancer Vaccines (Prostate Cancer) - Australian Patent Received Covering Cancer Vaccine
Funding - NSERC Grant Awarded for Vanadium Research
Genetics - Gene Defect Is Why Some People Never Become Smokers
Genetics - Gene Test Detects Early Changes Associated With Common Cancers
Immunizations - Study Said Elderly Should Get Pneumonia Vaccine
Pain Management - Canadian Approval Received for Quadramet for Cancer Pain
Pediatrics - Spartaject Busulfan Phase I Patient Trial Begins
Prostate Cancer - A Hint Why Hormone Therapy Ultimately Fails
Smoking Issues - United Kingdom Anti-Smoking Lobby Mounts Fresh Assault
Stomach Cancer - Study Said Ulcer Drug May Hide Cancer
Therapy (Prostate Cancer) - 510(k) Submission Announced for Brachytherapy Seeds
Pathology (Prostate Cancer) - "Expression of 17bHydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Types and Their Activity in Prostate Cancer Cells."
Epidemiology - "Hepatocellular Carcinoma."
Genetics (Prostate Cancer) - "A Race Specific Polymorphism in the Human Androgen Receptor - Relationship to Prostate Cancer."
Kaposi's Sarcoma (Therapy) - "Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin in AIDS-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma."
Kaposi's Sarcoma (Therapy) - "Recruitment in a Two-Stage Phase II Trial of AIDS Kaposi's Sarcoma Patients."
Pathogenesis (Prostate Cancer) - "Staurosporine-Induced Apoptosis of the Prostate Cancer Cell Line Lncap is Mediated by Caspase-3 and -7, and is Inhibited by Overexpression of the Oncoprotein BCL-2."
Side-Effects (Transplantation) - "Gonadal Function in Females Who Underwent Bone Marrow Transplantation During Childhood and Adolescence."
Cancer Vaccines - "Development and Characterization of a Cytokine-Secreting Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Vaccine From Primary Tumors for Use in Clinical Trials."
Prostate Cancer - "A Comparison of Prostate Knowledge of African-American and Caucasian Men: Changes From Prescreening Baseline to Post-Intervention."
Prostate Cancer - "Candidates for Prostate Radioactive Seed Implantation Treated by External Beam Radiotherapy."
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