Cancer Weekly

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Growth factor antagonists may reverse course of hematologic cancer

Head and Neck Cancer - Adenoviral transfer of p27 gene decreases squamous cell carcinoma

Breast Cancer - Herceptin pretreatment enhances Taxol's effect in ErbB2-overexpressing cells

Cancer Vaccine - Pancreatic cancer research should focus on antigen presentation, targeted drug delivery

Cell Biology - Scientists discover mechanism by which cells rid themselves of damaged proteins

Head and Neck Cancer -  p53 Mutation may contribute to tumor progression

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Did nuclear bomb increase hepatitis C-related liver cancer risk?

Prostate Cancer Risk Factor - Diabetes decreases prostate cancer risk

Adoptive Immunotherapy - Effective tumor targeting visualized by redirected CD8+ natural killer T cells

Antiangiogenic Gene Therapy - Kallistatin is a new inhibitor of tumor neovascularization and growth

B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Enhanced bone marrow angiogenesis may have prognostic value in early disease

Brain Cancer - Glioblastoma in Asian population shows evidence of a distinct genetic pathway

Brain Metastases - Update provided on regulatory status of RSR13

Brain Tumor - Ganciclovir pellets enhance effects of suicide gene therapy

Breast Cancer - Change on enzyme gene may associate with invasive disease

Breast Cancer - Improvements in disease-free survival reported with adjuvant dose-dense chemotherapy

Breast Cancer - New 3-D mammography system may improve breast imaging

Breast Cancer - Reconstructive breast surgery rates low in Canada

Breast Cancer - Study shows TS-2000 system 100% sensitive in detecting breast lesions under 1 cm

Breast Cancer - Technique reveals drug resistance in tumors, could prevent unnecessary chemo

Breast Cancer - VIDAR unveils newest film digitizer

Breast Cancer - Vaccine generates strong immune response in women with advanced disease

Breast Cancer - Zometa significantly reduces bone complications

Cancer Gene Therapy - Adenoviral transduction of tumor cells induces apoptosis in cocultured T cells

Cancer Gene Therapy - CD40-targeted adenoviral vectors show promise for tumor immunotherapy

Cancer Gene Therapy - Coactive strategy boosts IL-18 antitumor effect

Cancer Immunotherapy - Phage-display selection technique for specific human scFv antibody described

Cancer Immunotherapy - Recombinant E. coli vaccine promotes MHC class I-dependent antigen presentation

Cancer Immunotherapy - Two antigens may be targets in desmoplastic small round cell tumor

Cancer Metastases - FGF-like autoantibodies may arise spontaneously in hypercalcemia

Cancer Pain - RF Technology reduces pain in bone cancer patients

Cancer Targets - Researchers solve 3-D atomic structure of Aurora-2 kinase

Cancer Therapy - Additional phase I data presented on liposomal antisense agent

Cancer Therapy - Clinical data on VNP40101M reported at EORTC-NCI-AACR meeting

Cancer Therapy - Pilot program explores viability of cell-penetrating peptide-based drugs

Cancer Therapy - Preclinical data shows synergy of TLK286 in combination with chemo drugs

Cancer Vaccine - DNA vaccine elicits humoral and cellular immune responses in lymphoma patients