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Cancer Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . February 22nd, 1999

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Related Areas: Other Issues in Cancer Weekly | Other Publications

Cancer Gene Therapy - Oncolytic Adenovirus Enhances Suicide Gene Therapy

Cancer Immunotherapy - Administration Route Affects Efficacy of IL-12 Therapy

Cancer Immunotherapy - Early Results of INF-(alpha) for Renal Carcinoma are Mixed

Cancer Immunotherapy - Monoclonal Antibodies Studied as Immune Effectors

Cancer Radioimmunotherapy - CEA mAb Enhances Tumor Uptake in Radioimmunotherapy Protocol

Cancer Therapies (Endostatin) - Anti-Cancer Drug Enters New Phase

Drug Development - Potent Angiogenesis Inhibitor Licensed

Immunomodulation - Tamoxifen - More than Just Chemotherapy

Industry News (Joint Venture) - Research Agreement Modified for Angiostatin Protein

Anticancer Agents - Dox Enzymatically Assembled on MAb Specific for CEA

Burkitt's Lymphoma - No Evidence of Selection for Certain EBV Strains

Genomics (HBV) - MutatedxProteins Involved in Cancer Link

Genomics (HCV) - bcl-2 Appears Related to Liver Cancer

Growth Factors - Fusion Toxins Target VEGF Receptors

Growth Factors - VEGF May Have Smaller Role Than flt-1 in Angiogenesis

Oncology - HCV Linked to non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Risk

Alternative Therapies - Patients Desire Active Role in Treatment

Breast Cancer (Clinical Trials) - Fabricated/Falsified Data Reported for Three Patients on Studies

Breast Cancer (Risk Factors) - Microscopic Change May Double Risk for Some Women

Cervical Cancer (Screening) - HPV Test, Education, and Early Detection Recommended

Conference Announcement - 30th Annual SGO Gathering Offers Medical Research Findings

Disease Associations (HIV/HPV) - Protease Inhibitor Use Associated with Rise in Oral Warts Incidence

Lung Cancer - Researcher Finds Culprit in Cancer Metastasis

Lung Cancer (Animal Models) - Positive Oral Efficacy Results in Mouse Model for Cancer Announced

Pain Management - "PENS" Cancer, Herpes Pain Therapy Research Studies Published

Pharmacokinetics - FTIs Control Cell Growth by Altering RHO Proteins

Risk Factors - Organ Transplant Drug May Cause Cancer

Cancer Immunotherapy - "Generation of Tumor-Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes against Cervical Cancer Cell Lines by In Vitro Stimulation with a Synthetic Human Papilloma Virus Type 16 E7 Epitope."

Cancer Immunomodulators - "Plant Interferons, A New Group of Immunomodulators against Viral Infections and Malignancies."

Cancer Immunotherapy - "Immunogene Therapy Using Recombinant Adenoviral Vectors to Express Melanoma Antigens in the B16 Melanoma Model."

Disease Associations - "Phenotypical and Histological Patterns of Lymphomas in HIV Patients Before and After HAART."

Disease Associations - "The Epstein-Barr Virus BALF1 Gene Encodes a Viral Bcl-2 Homlog That Heterodimerizes with Bax and Bak."

Tumor Angiogenesis - "Role of E-Selectin in the Tumor Microenvironment."

Antisense Therapy - "Antisense Oligodeoxynucleotides Downregulated c-sis nRNA Expression To Inhibit Proliferation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells."

Apoptosis - "Inhibiting Effect of Murine Double Minute-2 Oncogene on Apoptosis Induced by Retroviral-Mediated Wild-type p53."

Bacterial Anticancer Agents - "Lipid A Mutant Salmonella With Suppressed Virulence and TNF alpha Induction Retain Tumor-Targeting in vivo."

Cancer Gene Therapy - "Simultaneous Protection of G156A Methylguanine DNA Methyltransferase Gene-Transduced Hematopoietic Progenitors and Sensitization of Tumor Cells Using O-6-benzylguanine and Temozolomide."

Cancer Immunotherapy - "Prolonged Upregulation of the Expression of HLA Class I Antigens and Costimulatory Molecules on Melanoma Cells Treated With 5-aza-2 '-deoxycytidine (5-AZA-CdR). DO

Cancer Vaccines - "Immunization of Melanoma Patients With BEC2-Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin Plus BCG Intradermally Followed by Intravenous Booster Immunizations with BEC2 To Induce Anti-GD3 Ganglioside Antibodies."

Colorectal Cancer - "Human Leukocyte Antigens as Genetic Markers in Colorectal Carcinoma."

Drug Resistance - "Combined Cytotoxic Effects of Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha With Various Cytotoxic Agents in Tumor Cell Lines That Are Drug Resistant Due to Mutated p53."

Head and Neck Cancer - "Impairment of T-Cell Activation in Head and Neck Cancer in situ and in vitro - Strategies for an Immune Restoration."

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