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Cancer Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . February 8th, 1999

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in Cancer Weekly | Other Publications

Suicide Gene Therapy - More Proof That Gap Junctions Modulate Bystander Effect

Cancer Gene Therapy - Cell-Specific Gene Therapy against Thyroid Cancer Explored

Cancer Immunology - Tumor Cells Inhibit Dendritic Cell Development

Cancer Immunotherapy - Successful Therapy Depends on Recruitment of Immune Cells

Cancer Immunotherapy - TGF-(beta) Antisense Therapy Prolongs Survival

Delivery Vehicles - Cationic Porphyrins For Antisense Oligodeoxynucleotide Delivery

Immunogene Therapy - Receptor-Mediated Gene Delivery Uses Fab Fragments

Suicide Gene Therapy - Self-Immolative Nitrogen Mustard Prodrugs Developed

Antiangiogenesis - Human Trial Data Awaited

Disease Associations - HCV Link to Lymphoproliferative Disorders Studied

Hepatology - Determinants of HBV Play Role in HCC

Prognosis (Colon Cancer) - CD36 Expression Correlates with Better Outcome

Transmission (HCV) - Two Pediatric Outbreaks Linked to Misuse of Treatment Vials

AIDS Therapies - Treatment for AIDS and Cancer Patented

Breast Cancer - Researchers Say Protein from Baby Could Protect Mother

Breast Cancer (Screening) - New York Hospital Offers Advanced Cancer Detection

Cervical Cancer (Screening) - Officials Announce Grant for Pap Tests

Industry News (Drug Resistance) - Hyperthermia Treatment Evaluated

Industry News (Joint Venture) - Gene Delivery Technology Licensed for Animal Health Applications

Industry News (Patents and Technology) - Broad Patent Covering Delivery of Angiogenic Agents Received

Insurance - Jury Orders $116 Million Payment from Aetna in Damages

Melanoma (Epidemiology) - Australia Has World's Highest Incidence of Skin Cancer

Occupational Risk - Study Finds Link Between Cancer and Vinyl Chloride

Organ Rejection - Lung Transplantation and Esophageal Cancer Findings Presented

Prostate Cancer (Therapy) - PSP94 Demonstrates Cancer Growth Suppression in Murine Study

Prostate Cancer (Treatment) - Cryosurgery Compares Favorably to Brachytherapy

Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Cancer Study To Begin in Israel

Testicular Cancer (Epidemiology) - Incidence Rising Sharply in Ontario, Canada

Therapies - Campaign Targets Oral Complications of Cancer Treatment

Diagnostics (TB) - "Use of Cholesterol to Differentiate Tuberculous from Malignant Pleural Effusions."

Disease Associations - "Proinflammatory Cytokines and Fibrinolytic Enzymes in Tuberculous and Malignant Pleural Effusions."

Immunology (Apoptosis) - "Inhibition of BCR-Mediated Apoptosis by IFN-(alpha)."

Immunology (Apoptosis) - "Reduced Sensitivity to Apoptosis Correlates with an Increased Metastatic Potential in LNCaP-Derived Cell Lines."

Pathogenesis (IGF-1) - "Targeting Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I-Receptor (IGF-IR) Signaling in the Therapy of Colon Carcinoma Metastasis."

Cancer Gene Therapy - "Enhancement of 5-fluorouracil Cytotoxicity by Human Thymidine-phosphorylase Expression in Cancer Cells: in vitro and in vivo Study."

Cancer Immunotherapy - "Generation of Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells Using Exogenous in Interleukin-2, -7, or -12."

Cancer Therapy - "Attenuation by Genistein of Sodium-chloride-Enhanced Gastric Carcinogenesis Induced by N-methyl-N '-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine in Wistar Rats."

Cancer Vaccines (Melanoma) - "An Effective Tumor Vaccine Against Malignant Melanoma: Irradiated Autologous Tumor Cells Admixed with MVE-2."

Gliomas (Therapy) - "Anti-tumor Activity of Interleukin-2-Producing Tumor Cells and Recombinant Interleukin 12 Against Mouse Glioma Cells Located in the Central Nervous System."

Immunology - "Interaction Between Endothelial Cells and the Secreted Cytokine Drives the Fate of an IL4- or an IL5-Transduced Tumour."

Immunology (Animal Models) - "Diverse TCRs Recognize Murine CD1."

Lung Cancer - "Antitumor Response of Regional Lymph Node Lymphocytes in Human Lung Cancer."

Lung Cancer (Radioimmunotherapy) - "Treatment of Lung Tumor Colonies With Y-90 Targeted to Blood Vessels: Comparison With the alpha-particle emitter Bi-213."

Melanoma Vaccines - "Mutations of the beta(2)-microglobulin Gene Result in a Lack of HLA Class I Molecules on Melanoma Cells of Two Patients Immunized with MAGE Peptides."

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