Cancer Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . October 15th, 2002
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Cancer Vaccine - Strategy for treating MUC1-expressing tumors depends upon tumor origin
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Percutaneous ethanol injection therapy appropriate for use in the elderly
Breast Cancer - Research reveals a more complete picture of breast tissue
Melanoma - New approach to replacing immune cells shrinks tumors in patients
Metastasis - Researchers develop first fully automatic method to track 3-D movement of cancer cells
Prostate Cancer - Heart disease gene link found
Women's Health - Obese women face higher colorectal cancer risk
Anemia - European Commission grants approval for Aranesp, Neulasta
Brain Cancer - Elevated endostatin in glioma reflects attempt to counteract cancer growth
Breast Cancer - 50,000 sisters of women with breast cancer recruited for U.S. study
Breast Cancer - Neuropilin-1 a multifunctional protein for progression in breast cancer
Breast Cancer - New data published on novel mode of action of Modrenal
Breast Cancer - Study looks at mammogram readings
Cancer Gene Therapy - Carboplatin plus low-dose antisense oligonucleotides slows tumor growth
Cancer Gene Therapy - Researchers tackle brain tumor chemoresistance
Cancer Growth - Lidocaine inhibits cancer cell invasion
Cancer Therapies - PrimaBioMed achieves clinical advancement and patent expansion in 2002
Cancer Therapy - Pentrix vaccine trial advances to evaluation stage
Cancer Vaccine - Tumor cells overexpressing heat shock protein effectively inhibit murine colon cancer growth
Cancer Vaccine - Vaccine reduces metastases after laparotomy
Cisplatin - Therapy prevents neuropathic effects of cisplatin chemotherapy
Colon Cancer - Researchers discover new risk factor
Colorectal Cancer - Collaboration with Sanofi-Synthelabo on Eloxatin extended
Colorectal Cancer - Cyclooxygenase-2 expression is upregulated in polyps
Dendritic Cells - Method of loading antigen onto dendritic cells affects immune response
Drug Development - Article published on powerful tumor protein discovery method
Drug Development - Ketoconazole potentiates antitumor effects of nocodazole
Finance - Cancer treatment biotech company announces status, 6-month results
Finance - HPV test manufacturer reports its 2002 revenue grew 43%
Finance - Stem cell researcher reports year-end 2002 net loss at $0.19
Head and Neck Cancer - Researchers suggest COX-2 inhibitors as potential treatment
Head and Neck Cancer - Soluble Tie-2 receptor levels independently predict locoregional recurrence
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Onyx and Bayer initiate phase II studies of Raf kinase inhibitor
Liver Cancer - Hepatitis C nonresponders benefit from interferon by avoiding cancer
Lung Cancer - 50,000 current and former smokers needed for national lung screening trial
Melanoma - Dead tumor cells contribute to immunogenicity of vaccine
Melanoma - Dead tumor cells improve melanoma vaccine immunogenicity
Melanoma - Novel design enhances GM-CSF tumor vaccine
Ovarian Cancer - Study adds piece to genetic puzzle
Ovarian Cancer - Yale researchers reveal Phenoxodiol's unique ability to kill cancer cells
Primary Immune Deficiency - New immune globulin IV treatment submitted for approval in key markets
Promyelocytic Leukemia - Trisenox now available in more European countries
Prostate Cancer - Study expands look at high-dose vitamin D with docetaxel for patients with advanced disease
Skin Cancer - Experimental compound inhibits DNA skin cell damage
Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphomas - SMZLs appear to originate from different B cell types
Uterine Fibroids - Israeli Ministry of Health approves commercial use ExAblate 2000
Women's Health - Many women don't know enough about ovarian cancer
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