Cancer Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . December 17th, 2002
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Cancer Vaccine - Carcinoembryonic antigen expressed by head and neck cancer tumors
Pancreatic Cancer - Gemcitabine and antibody combo knock out pancreatic tumors in mice
Bladder Cancer - Smoking and diabetes link seen postmenopausal women
Brain Cancer - Versatile immunosuppressant drug may have a new role in radiotherapy
Head and Neck Cancer - Combination of therapies halt squamous cell carcinoma
Lung Cancer - First potentially clinically useful independent marker identified
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Negative B-cell purging has little impact on bone marrow transplantation outcome
Ovarian Cancer - Tumor DNA detected in blood samples
Appointments - Robert J. Bard named COO of molecular fingerprinting company
Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome - Link found to assisted reproduction
Brain Cancer - Biopharmaceutical company provides update on status of Cotara phase III trial
Breast Cancer - E.U. MR application completed for Arimidex
Breast Cancer - Flaxseed inhibits tumor growth and metastasis in murine model
Breast Cancer - University of Alabama to initiate phase I trial of HER-2 vaccine
Cachexia - Product R Israeli clinical trials initiated
Cancer Detection - iCAD Introduces MammoWriter System for early detection of breast cancer
Cancer Gene Therapy - Salmonella pathogenicity island-2 and anticancer activity studied in mice
Cancer Gene Therapy - Novel chimeric gene promoters are responsive to hypoxia and ionizing radiation
Cancer Metastases - Does neoangiogenesis play key role in spread from unknown primary tumors?
Cancer Research - Ligase research featured at AACR symposium
Cancer Therapy - New clinical trial data on the role of Xeloda as a combination agent
Cancer Therapy - Researchers are developing test for hypoxic cancer cells
Cancer Therapy - Roche to acquire rights to portfolio of cancer drugs
Cancer Therapy - Strong results from Australian cancer vaccine trials
Cancer Therapy - UPCI awarded $2.7 million from NCI to develop new anticancer therapies
Cancer Therapy - Virulizin receives patent protection
Cancer Vaccine - Combination of inactivated tumor cells and GM-CSF effective against neuroblastomas
Cell Biology - MIT research helps find elusive adult stem cells
Cell Biology - Scientists discover potential pathway to cures for Parkinson and cancer
Cervical Cancer - American Cancer Society issues new early detection guidelines
Drug Discovery - Xenogen enters into agreement for real-time in vivo imaging technology
Endometrial Cancer - Family history of breast cancer does not increase risk
Finance - Cancer drug maker reports 3Q net loss of $5.3M
Finance - Cancer test maker reports net loss of $0.06 per share
Finance - Cancer-drug developer reports financial results
Finance - Cost, staff reduction plans underway for vaccine maker
Finance - Drug maker now positioned for revenue growth
Financing - Biopharmaceutical company focused on unmet medical needs raises $36 million
Glioma - Herpes simplex virus gene therapy shows promise for treating brain cancer
Immune Response - Vaccine and immunotherapy adjuvant technology presented at IDD conference
Immunology - Cancer-focused biotech company initiates phase I trial of TAPET with immune system modulation
Immunology - Researcher summarizes the promise of dendritic cells
Inflammatory Bowel Disease - 5-ASAs/mesalazine may lower colorectal cancer risk
Liver Transplantation - Several factors confound survival odds in liver cancer transplant recipients
Lung Cancer - Accelerated approval granted for Iressa (ZD1839)
Malignant Melanoma - Mayne Pharma to acquire distribution rights for Virulizin in Argentina
Metastasis - Tumor-derived growth factor links cancer to lymph node involvement
Metastatic Prostate Cancer - Therion Biologics licenses ICAM-1
Mortality - Positive mental attitude does not affect cancer survival
Multiple Myeloma - Lower VEGF levels indicate thalidomide benefit in refractory disease
Myelodysplastic Syndrome - Low-intensity conditioning enables safe, effective stem cell transplantation
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - SICOR announces tentative ANDA approval for Vinorelbine
Oral Health - Periodontal examinations could save lives
Ovarian Cancer - Aspirin inhibits tumor growth, USF lab study finds
Pancreatic Cancer - VEGF-A has critical, nonredundant role in angiogenic switching, carcinogenesis
Pancreatic Cancer Therapy - Gene transfer shuts down pancreatic tumors in cancer models
Patient Education - Major professional cancer meeting in Europe opens its doors to cancer patients
Prostate Cancer - Large doses of vitamins and minerals may put patients at risk
Prostate Cancer - Study: Garlic, onions may prevent cancer
Prostate Cancer - Two herpes simplex virus mutants show promise in gene therapy
Research Funding - Grant spurs collaboration between M.D. Anderson, University of Puerto Rico
Restructuring - ADVR announces staff reduction to conserve capital
Stomach Cancer - Genotyping targets individuals at high risk
Tumor Angiogenesis - Dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1 enhances tumor vasculature
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