Cancer Weekly

Hematopoietic Cell Transplant - Keeping DC immaturity may induce tolerance for transplant of hematopoietic cells

Hepatic Cancer - The proto-oncoprotein c-Fos negatively regulates hepatocellular tumorigenesis

Immunology - Antisense blockade of Stat5a/b promotes the apoptosis of lymphoid cells

Information Technology - Custom lab system designed for breast cancer project

Inoperable Liver Cancer - Liver cirrhosis with inoperable liver cancer treated by intratumor ethanol, IL-2

Keratinocyte Carcinoma - Keratinocyte carcinoma is the most common cancer in the United States

Kidney Cancer - Reduced-intensity stem-cell transplantation may slow RCC progression

Leukemia - Chromosomal abnormalities in secondary myelodysplastic syndromes and leukemias

Leukemia - Cytogenetic findings in adult de novo acute myeloid leukemia

Leukemia - DNA microarray stem cell analysis can differentiate de novo and MDS-related AML

Leukemia Therapy - Cyclosporine and IFN-gamma treatment after auto-SCT improves outcome

Leukemia Therapy - Cytoreduction may be needed for curative SCT in CML patients

Leukemia Therapy - Imatinib treatment can improve SCT outcome in Ph+ ALL patients

Leukemia Therapy - Persistent iron overload common in long-term AML survivors after stem-cell autografting

Lung Cancer - Bronchoscopic insertion of Gianturco stents for the palliation of lung cancer

Lung Cancer - Chymase positivity may predict outcomes in patients with localized lung cancer

Lung Cancer - Gemcitabine with cisplatin or epirubicin in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer

Lung Cancer - Group highlights what women don't know about their top cancer killer

Lung Cancer - Menthol cigarettes and risk of lung cancer

Lung Cancer - Proteomic approaches to biomarker discovery in lung cancers by SELDI technology

Lung Cancer - Tumor dimension and prognosis in surgically treated lung cancer

Lung Cancer - Tumor size predicts survival in patients with lung cancer

Lung Cancer - Weekly carboplatin and paclitaxel in elderly non-small-cell lung cancer patients

Lung Cancer Mutation - Lung tumor suppressor TSLC1 binds MPP3; mutation in TSLC1 disrupts cell adhesion

Lymphoma - Waldeyer ring lymphomas: Treatment results and prognostic factors

Lymphoma Therapy - Involved field radiation therapy raises TRM risk in stem-cell transplant recipients

Lymphoma and Myeloma - Cytogenetic abnormalities in malignant lymphoma and multiple myeloma

Maesa Lanceolata Benzoquinones - Antitumor, antioxidant effects seen in vitro for some alkylated benzoquinones

Malaria Therapy - Oxidative stress underlies antitumor activity of artesunate

Malignant Melanoma - Company files for European approval to market Ceplene

Mediastinal Tumors - Surgical treatment for giant solid tumors of the mediastinum

Mesothelioma - Blood marker for diagnosis shows early promise

Metastasis - Tumor growth follows same curve as animal growth

Multiple Myeloma - MIP-1 alpha levels correlate with survival in multiple myeloma patients

Mutagenesis - Thrombospondin 1 restoration by low-dose doxycycline may control angiogenesis

Myelodysplastic Syndrome - The role of erythropoietin in the anemia of myelodysplastic syndrome

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Data release from phase III ECOG 4494 study of Rituxan

Occupational Exposure - Aromatic hydrocarbon-DNA adducts are higher in leukocytes of rickshaw drivers

Oncology - Enzyme upregulation in the T cells of mammary tumor bearers points to invasion

Oncology - Reactive oxygen species exacerbate the effects of hepatitis B virus X protein

Oncology - The angiostatic properties of STI-571 may be valuable therapy for many disorders

Oncology Trials - Clinical trials in pediatric cancer: Parental perspectives on informed consent

Osteosarcoma - p53 mutations in osteosarcomas correlate with high levels of genomic instability

Ovarian Cancer - A phase II trial of bryostatin-I in recurrent epithelial ovarian carcinoma

Ovarian Cancer - Granulosa cell tumor of the ovary - Retrospective analysis of 45 cases

Ovarian Cancer - Liposomal doxorubicin and gemcitabine in the salvage treatment of ovarian cancer

Ovarian Cancer - Reproductive factors and epithelial ovarian cancer risk by histologic type

Pancreatic Cancer - BRAF and K-ras gene mutations in human pancreatic cancers

Patents - Court upholds stem-cell patents

Personnel - Diagnostic testing company promotes Paul Touhey

Personnel - Eric von Hofe named VP of technology development

Personnel - VP treasury, financial operations named at oncology drug company

Phytotherapy - Saikosaponins from Bupleurum exhibit antiviral and anticancer properties

Pituitary Tumors - The Kruppel-like transcription factor 6 gene in sporadic pituitary tumors

Prostate Cancer - Functional results of various surgical techniques for radical prostatectomy

Prostate Cancer - Genetic mapping of allelic loss on chromosome 6q in prostate carcinoma

Prostate Cancer - Improving quality of life in men with prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer - Indications for and results of radical prostatectomy

Prostate Cancer - No association of germline alteration of MSR1 with prostate cancer risk

Prostate Cancer - Transrectal ultrasound-guided punch biopsies of the prostate

Proteomics - Thyroid stimulating hormone regulates VEGF from alternative tissues

Pulmonary Cancer - Ultrasonographic localization of occult pulmonary nodules during VATS

Radiation Therapy - Report from the SWOG Radiation Oncology Committee 2003

Rectal Cancer - Endocavitary radiation therapy for rectal adenocarcinoma - 10-year results

Rectal Cancer - Rectal carcinoma in Egyptian patients less than 40 years of age

Reimbursement - Medicare to cover annual InSure testing for colorectal cancer screening

Renal Cancer - Surgical treatment of pulmonary metastases from renal cancer

Renal Tumors - Molecular subclassification of renal tumors and discovery of diagnostic markers

Sarcoma - PET with fluorine-18-deoxyglucose in detecting recurrent and metastatic sarcoma

Skin Cancer - New and emerging topical approaches for actinic keratoses reported

Small Cell Lung Cancer - Inactivation of Trp53 and Rb1 in lung endothelial cells creates SCLC in mice

Squamous Cell Carcinoma - First commercially licensed gene therapy drug approved for production

Stem-Cell Transplantation - Data on AMD3100 to be presented at ASH

Stem-Cell Transplantation - Infliximab raises post-SCT risk of non-Candida invasive fungal infections

Stem-Cell Transplantation - Post-PBSCT leukocyte and cytokine profiles determined

Substance Abuse - School-based prevention program reduces smoking and alcohol use in children

T-Cell Anergy - Chronic exposure to antigen induces IFNgamma-dependent TCR downregulation

Telemedicine - Memorial Sloan-Kettering signs with telemedicine company

Terminal Cancer - Effect of nebulized furosemide in terminally ill cancer patients with dyspnea

Thyroid Cancer - Antitumor compound to be tested in newly diagnosed cancer patients

Thyroid Tumor Diagnostics - Galectin-3 is expressed in higher amount only in papillary thyroid carcinomas

Tobacco Use - Low monoamine oxidase B in peripheral organs in smokers

Tumor Hypoxia - Hypoxia-inducible transcription factors influence cell types differentially

Tumor Suppression - The quest for a tumor suppressor gene phenotype

UV Exposure - Enzymes for melanin production in Koreans increase for a week after UV exposure

Ultraviolet Exposure - Polymorphisms in DNA repair genes may be linked to immunosuppression, cancer

Ultraviolet Irradiation - UVB, UVC irradiation damage is detectable with antiserum in histology or ELISA

Vector Development - Fusion gene products facilitate the study of enzyme-mediated gene therapy

Venous Thromboembolism - Epidemiology and management of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer

Ventilator Withdrawal - Ventilator withdrawal: Procedures and outcomes

Women's Health - Dietary folate can counteract effects of alcohol on chronic disease risk

Women's Health - Mastopathy occurs as result of diabetes