Cancer Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 5th, 2006
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Childhood Cancer - Adult survivors of childhood cancer may be at risk of unemployment
Head & Neck Cancer - Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma risk reduced in smokers and drinkers by dietary antioxidants
Mental Health - Adults with serious mental illness have elevated cancer incidence
Prostate Cancer - Prostate cancer patients assessed for anxiety by Memorial Anxiety Scale for Prostate Cancer
Acid Reflux - Researchers discover how acid reflux leads to esophageal cancer
Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Dacogen (decitabine) for Injection receives U.S. orphan drug designation for patients with AML
Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Positive phase II study of Bcl-2 antisense plus gemtuzumab ozogamicin reported
Adenoid Cystic Cancer - Adenoid cystic carcinoma could present in extra-salivary gland sites
Adrenocortical Hyperplasia - Adrenocortical hyperplasia linked to mutations in phosphodiesterase 11A4 gene
Apoptosis - A new erythroblastic leukemia cell line revealed
Apoptosis - Adenovirus early region 4 ORF4 protein kills cancer cells via rho GTPase-dependent actin dynamics
Apoptosis - Apoptotic pathways are differentially affected by temperature upstream of mitochondrial damage
Assisted Reproduction - Fertility preservation is possible after surgery/chemotherapy for malignant germ cell tumors
Astrocytoma - Astrocytoma angiogenesis patterns do not convey proliferation indices
Awards - David G. Nance receives Albert Einstein Award
Bladder Cancer - Bladder cancer responded to antitumor activity of magainin II
Bladder Cancer - Squamous lesions that are difficult to manage clinically should therapeutically target EGFR
Blood Banking - SYTO 16 dye detects apoptotic lymphocytes and CD34+ cells in cryopreserved cord blood
Bone Tumors - Bone tumors at cranio-cervical junction treated with surgery using lateral approach
Brain Cancer - Brain cancer risk not heightened by low-level exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields
Brain Tumors - Brain tumor patients achieve good functional outcomes with shorter hospital stays
Breast Cancer - A plant that gave ancient Britons and Celts blue war paint is source of an anti-cancer compound
Breast Cancer - ALND followed by continuous local anesthesia infusion holds potential for palliation
Breast Cancer - Bone mineral density is not a reliable prescreening predictor for mammography in women
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer apoptosis mediated by c-Jun-NH2-terminal kinase pathway
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer imaging findings after brachytherapy analyzed
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer in the elderly should be managed with appropriate treatment for prognostics factors
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer invasion suppression requires dimerization of HP1(Hs alpha)
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer patients have different attitudes regarding clinical trials
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer radiotherapy strategies modeled mathematically to predict response
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer survival could not be independently predicted by androgen receptor expression
Breast Cancer - Breast carcinoma and malignant mesothelioma linked to expression of HLA-G
Breast Cancer - Carcinoid tumorlets may resemble pulmonary metastases in women with breast cancer
Breast Cancer - Fatigue, sleep, and depressive symptoms are more prevalent in women with cancer
Breast Cancer - Functional dissection of breast cancer amplicon reveals gene contributions
Breast Cancer - Genetic counseling after breast cancer diagnosis does not raise anxiety levels in women
Breast Cancer - Ki-67 expression found in breast fluid may be biomarker for early cancer detection
Breast Cancer - Long-term fenretinide reduces risk of second breast cancer in premenopausal women
Breast Cancer - New findings offer more complete view of breast cancer gene mutations in U.S. population
Breast Cancer - Radiation therapy following breast-conserving surgery reduces incidence of recurrence
Breast Cancer - Specimen radiography confirms success of MRI-guided breast biopsy
Business & Finance - AP Pharma reports loss of $0.18 per share, phase III trial for APF530 underway
Business & Finance - Ariad records loss of $0.27 per share
Business & Finance - Cell Genesys reports net loss of $27.9 million in second quarter
Business & Finance - Cell Therapeutics reports net loss of $21 million for second quarter
Business & Finance - Chemokine Therapeutics announces second quarter 2006 financial and operating results
Business & Finance - Coley Pharmaceutical Group reports six-month net loss of $16.1 million
Business & Finance - Cytogen reports net income of $7.2 million in second quarter
Business & Finance - Dendreon reports second quarter net loss of $18.8 million
Business & Finance - Digene announces record 2006 fourth quarter and year-end results
Business & Finance - DOV Pharmaceutical, Inc. announces second quarter results
Business & Finance - EDAP TMS S.A. reports second quarter results
Business & Finance - Human Genome Sciences reports Q2 net loss of $61.3 million
Business & Finance - ImmunoGen reports 2006 revenues of $32.1M, provides business update
Business & Finance - Sonus reports net loss for Q2 2006 of $4.9 million, compared to $4.1 million loss a year ago
Business Update - Abeille submits AB-1001 phase III study protocol for U.S. FDA review
Business Update - CytoCore's Dr. Gorodeski has second P2X7 biomarker paper accepted for publication
Business Update - Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse invests $100,000 in RedPath Integrated Pathology
Business Update - Spectrum Pharmaceuticals reports agreement for ozarelix with Nippon Kayaku for Japan market
Business Update - US Oncology, Molecular Profiling Institute join to create Tissue Banking and Analysis Center
Cancer Gene Therapy - Antiapoptosis function of papillomavirus oncoprotein requires inhibited Bax
Cancer Gene Therapy - Gene activation induced by high intensity focused ultrasound in solid tumors
Cancer Gene Therapy - Malignant brain tumors in young mice were treated with immunogene therapy
Cancer Gene Therapy - Molecular imaging allows monitoring of gene therapy of cancer
Cancer Gene Therapy - Ovarian cancer apoptosis enhanced by ionizing radiation adenoviral vector
Cancer Immunology - Telomere length of CD4+CD25+ T cells are preserved in cancer patients
Cancer Marker - Ri antibodies not associated with paraneoplastic neurological syndromes in cancer
Cancer Mortality - Cancer mortality not significantly increased among radiation workers at Rocketdyne
Cancer Research - Contagious cancer in dogs confirmed, origins traced to wolves centuries ago
Cancer Research - Imprime PGG signaling pathway for tumor killing discovered
Cancer Research - PI3-K/Akt kinase signaling components are expressed in endometrioid-type endometrial neoplasms
Cancer Therapy - Acute myeloid leukemia subcutaneous recombinant human interleukin evaluated
Cancer Therapy - Angiogenesis blocked by sustained expression of early growth response protein
Cancer Therapy - Annexin I regulates cell invasion by signaling through formyl peptide receptors
Cancer Therapy - Antidiarrhea treatment alleviated diarrhea induced by irinotecan hydrochloride
Cancer Therapy - Berkelic acid, isolated from acid mine waste fungal extremophile, demonstrated anticancer potential
Cancer Therapy - Cancer growth is stopped or delayed by double therapy in murine models
Cancer Therapy - Cytotoxic assays developed to screen anticancer agents
Cancer Therapy - First patient undergoes treatment at the new University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute
Cancer Therapy - Lung cancer brain metastases treatment should consider chemotherapy as therapy cornerstone
Cancer Therapy - Moffitt Cancer Center gives exclusive license to Tigris to develop cancer compound
Cancer Therapy - New Taxol prodrugs designed for cancer chemotherapy
Cancer Therapy - Potential implications of flavonoid-induced glutathione depletion for cancer treatment examined
Cancer Therapy - Signaling pathway found which transforms otherwise healthy blood vessels into misshapen vasculature
Cancer Therapy - Stem cell-like glioma cancer cells may hold the key to treating some deadly cancers
Cancer Vaccine - Antigen delivery systems for cancer vaccines using Salmonella have been developed
Cancer Vaccine - CD1d-restricted T cells license B cells to generate cytotoxic antitumor immunity
Cancer Vaccine - Scientists develop biophysical approach to optimize dendritic-tumor cell electrofusion
Carcinogenesis - Liver carcinogenesis linked to accumulation of genetic alterations caused by exposure to nodularin
Carcinogenesis - Mutagenicity of mycotoxin alternariol contributes to its carcinogenicity
Cardiology - Factor V Leiden/prothrombin G20210->A mutations do not increase thromboembolic events in women
Cell Biology - Estrogen receptor isoforms function in endometrial carcinoma cells
Cervical Cancer - Cervical smear quality obtained by cervical cell sampler is comparable to cervix brush
Cervical Cancer - Human papillomavirus in organs of upper genital tract may indicate underlying infection
Cervical Cancer - Mitotic index and cyclin A may predict high-risk human papillomavirus infections
Cervical Cancer - Women with low literacy are less like to follow up with physicians after abnormal Pap smear
Chemotherapy - Advanced cancer patients safely treated with NV06, a novel isoflav-3-ene
Chondrosarcoma - Chondrosarcoma intrinsic radiation resistance linked to loss of p16(ink4a)
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia - Chronic myeloid leukemia linked to complex chromosomal rearrangements
Collaborations - Immunicon and AstraZeneca enter research and master services agreements
Colon Cancer - Colon cancer growth signals are repressed by prostaglandin dehydrogenase
Colon Cancer - Colon cancer risk is associated with body size and abdominal obesity
Colon Cancer - Colorectal cancer screening abnormal results associated with low follow-up rates
Colon Cancer - Metastatic gene transcription regulated in murine colorectal cancer cells
Colon Cancer - Researchers discover gene that may lead to drug for colon cancer prevention
Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer distinguished by CpG island methylator phenotype
Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer growth is fed by hypoxia-induced cyclooxygenase-2 production
Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer linked to increased Bacteroides fragilis enterotoxin
Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer postoperative wound healing enhanced by oxygen therapy
Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer quantitative perfusion measurements by MDCT are reproducible
Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer response to 5-FU predicted by tumor orotate phosphoribosyl transferase assay
Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer risk linked to CHEK2 I157T
Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer screening is a high-impact, cost-effective service
Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer susceptibility linked to polymorphisms of CYP1A2 in Koreans
Colorectal Liver Metastases - Unilobar colorectal liver metastases recurrence reduced by portal vein embolization
Colorectal Mucinous Adenocarcinoma - Colorectal mucinous adenocarcinoma identified as a distinct subtype of colorectal cancer
Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Lung cancer metastasis inhibited by berberine
Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Theaflavin mixture from black tea was cytotoxic to cells from human oral cavity
DNA Research - Prostate cancer cells receive targeted therapy from monoclonal antibodies
DNA Research - Single mutations in cancer-related gene fragments acoustically discriminated
Dendritic Cell Vaccine - Infection of dendritic cells with vaccinia virus MVA reveals maturation-dependent cytopathogenicity
Developmental Biology - BRAF functions preferentially in extracellular matrix remodeling
Developmental Biology - Cell differentiation requires a protein kinase phosphorylation substrate
Diagnostics - Cancer angiogenesis can be assessed with selective integrin tracers
Diagnostics - Infotonics Center to develop prototype optical biopsy pill for Mediscience Technology
Diagnostics - Intra-articular fibroma of tendon sheath involved scapholunate and radiocarpal joints
Diagnostics - Reasons for poor outcomes and diagnoses of advanced stage cancer in indigenous Australians analyzed
Diagnostics - Small-bowel neuroendocrine tumor finds new diagnostics option in video capsule endoscopy
Diagnostics - Tumor contrast enhancement in low-field MRI improved without increasing contrast agent dose
Diet & Nutrition - Vitamin D may play a role in autoimmune diseases
Down Syndrome - Routine screening for celiac disease in children with Down Syndrome is costly and not always beneficial
Drug Delivery - Halozyme initiates Enhanze Technology trial
Drug Delivery - Low temperature sensitive liposome-doxorubicin may improve drug delivery to solid tumors
Drug Delivery - Sindbis viral vector enables gene-directed enzyme-prodrug therapy
Drug Development - 3-benzimidazol-2-yl-1H-indazoles identified as potent c-ABL inhibitors
Drug Development - Boronic-chalcone derivative shows promise as potent anticancer agent
Drug Development - Cancer angiogenesis and growth is targeted by new nonpeptidic topomimetics
Drug Development - CuraGen and TopoTarget initiate NCI-sponsored Phase I clinical trial of PXD101 and azacitidine
Drug Development - Enantioselective total synthesis of avrainvillamide and the stephacidins described
Drug Development - Human primary renal cells used as model for toxicity assessment of chemotherapeutic drugs
Drug Development - Novel class of cyclophosphamide prodrug developed
Drug Development - Novel FDG PET method to monitor tumor response during anticancer therapy described
Drug Development - Quigley compound QR-443 effective in preventing cachexia
Drug Development - Tumor vessels respond to orally active angiogenesis inhibitor YM-201627
Drug Resistance - Hypoxia induces 4-HPR resistance in leukemia cells
Endocrinology - Obesity related to hypothalamic tumor treatment is not due to leptin dysregulation
Endometrial Cancer - Endometrial cancer angiogenesis is linked to excess cyclooxygenase-2 production
Ependymoma - Ependymoma patients with MRI-detected metastasis do not benefit from CSF cytology
Esophageal Cancer - Advanced cancer of the esophagus and the gastroesophageal junction treatment discussed
Esophageal Cancer - Esophageal cancer clinical management affected by FDG-PET post-treatment assessment
Esophageal Cancer - Esophageal cancer patients receive implanted nasogastric feeding tube via ultrathin endoscope
Esophagogastric Adenocarcinoma - Esophagogastric adenocarcinoma patients experiencing anemia were treated with erythropoietin-alfa
Facilities - American Cancer Society moves international headquarters to downtown Atlanta
Finance - Allos Therapeutics reports loss of $0.13 per share
Finance - Cerus Corporation announces second quarter financial results
Finance - Dilon Technologies secures major financial deal
Finance - EDAP TMS S.A. closes private placement
Finance - Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute receives $25,000 grant from Armstrong Foundation
Finance - Onyx Pharmaceuticals reports second-quarter and six-month 2006 financial results
Finance - SGX Pharmaceuticals reports Q2 2006 cash at $47.7 million, up from $35.8 million in Q2 2005
Finance - Spectrum reports Q2 2006 net loss of $9 million compared to $4.6 million loss in Q2 2005
Finance - Sunesis Pharmaceuticals reports Q2 2006 revenues of $6.7 million, net loss of $4.5 million
Finance - Tapestry reports Q2 2006 operating loss of $4.4 million compared to $4.3 million a year ago
Finance - Telik reports $21.5 million net loss in Q2 2006 compared with $21 million in Q2 2005
Finance - Threshold reports Q2 2006 net loss of $15.5 million, up from $10.2 million a year ago
Finance - US Oncology reports Q2 2006 revenue of $689.4 million, $1,391.2 million for first 6 months
Gallbladder Cancer - Gallbladder cancer and cholangiocarcinoma staging aided by PET/CT
Gastric Cancer - BARF1 plays anti-apoptotic role in gastric cancer cells
Gastric Cancer - Gastric cancer and patient survival is predicted by CD105 quantification of angiogenesis
Gastric Cancer - Gastric cancer inhibited by gambogic acid
Gastric Cancer - Node-negative gastric cancer survival not improved after extended lymph node dissection
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - Stomach gastrointestinal stromal tumor detected by gallium-67 scintigraphy
Gene Research - Researchers identify gene as protector of DNA, enemy of tumors
Genetics & Genomics - Basal hepatic and splenic iron status in mice is determined by multiple polymorphic loci
Glioma - Glioma malignancy should be evaluated by F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose
Glioma - Glioma outcome not significantly improved with addition of estramustine to radiotherapy
Glioma - Glioma patients responded to carboplatin and tamoxifen with response rates similar to other regimens
Glioma Vaccine - F98 glioma model is useful for studying mechanisms of glioma immunotherapy resistance
Glioneuronal Tumors - Rosette-forming glioneuronal tumor found in fourth ventricle of patient
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Scytovirin peptide displays potent anti-HIV activity
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Phase I study of interleukin-2 plus stem cell factor in HIV, cancer patients shows no advantages
Head & Neck Cancer - Elective N0 neck treatments should include levels II, III, and IV
Head & Neck Cancer - Fine needle aspiration biopsies performed by clinicians and cytopathologists are compared
Head & Neck Cancer - Head and neck cancer tumor vessels are targets of radioimmunotherapy
Head & Neck Cancer - Head and neck radiotherapy has some effects on free tissue transfer outcomes
Head & Neck Cancer - Level V lymph node dissection is not necessary in N+ necks below stage N2a
Head & Neck Cancer - Pyriform sinus carcinoma predictive factors for lymph node metastasis are determined
Head & Neck Cancer - Recurrent squamous cell carcinoma is treated with microsurgery and adjuvant radiotherapy
Head & Neck Cancer - Tongue cancers are more aggressive where endoglin is overexpressed
Healthcare Costs - Blue Cross chooses 15 projects to receive Prevention Minnesota funding
Healthcare Costs - Lower radical prostatectomy total hospital charges linked to high surgical volume
Hepatitis B & Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Hepatitis B DNA expression predicts outcome in hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatitis B Virus - Hepatitis B persistence influences hepatocellular carcinoma methylation rate
Hepatitis C Therapy - Agaricus blazei extract affects hepatitis C gene expression and viral load
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Adeno-associated vectors do not contribute to liver tumor formation
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Expression and immunogenicity of NY-ESO-1 clarified in hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Hepatocellular cancer and liver cirrhosis diagnosed by serum AsAGP concentration
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Hepatocellular cancer tumor dissemination enhanced by chemokine receptor CCR7
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Hepatocellular carcinoma linked to epigenetic silencing of NORE1B
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma survival predicted by quality of life
Hodgkin Lymphoma - Hodgkin lymphoma response monitoring by FDG-PET explained
Human Papillomavirus - DNA vaccine encoding HPV-16 E6 gene enhances antitumor activity
Human Papillomavirus - Smoking related to lower high-risk human papillomavirus clearance in HIV-negative women
Human Papillomavirus - Third Wave begins clinical trial for products to treat human papillomavirus
Human Papillomavirus - Vaccine targeting HPV 6, 11, 16, and 18 elicits long-lasting immune responses
Imaging - Brain tumor differentiation by MR imaging needs improvements
Imaging - Interventional breast sonography is best accomplished using conventional imaging
Immunology - Immunobiology of gestational trophoblastic diseases is reviewed
Intraocular Tumors - Intraocular tumors naturally eradicated by macrophages
Invasive Fungal Infection - Critically ill patients are predisposed to invasive fungal infections
Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus - NF-kappa B activation by KSHV vFLIP required for spindle shape of infected endothelial cells
Kidney Cancer - Renal cell carcinomas are safely treated with percutaneous cryoablation
Laryngeal Cancer - Optical coherence tomography shows potential for laryngeal cancer diagnosis
Legal Issues - Community-oriented providers deliver on promise of Karon's Law
Leiomyoma - Leiomyoma of the nipple reported
Leukemia - BioCryst gets special protocol assessment from U.S. FDA for trial of Fodosine
Leukemia - Leukemia apoptosis sensitivity decreased by Fas phosphorylation
Leukemia - Leukemia cell differentiation linked to increase in zinc content
Leukemia - Leukemia cell survival enhanced by constitutive cyclooxygenase-2 expression
Leukemia - Leukemia decreased survival linked to pronormoblasts
Leukemia - Leukemia favorable outcome predicted by simplified flow cytometric assay
Leukemia - Leukemia patients previously treated with deoxycoformycin do not benefit from IFN-alpha therapy
Leukemia - Leukemia risk heightened due to high magnetic field exposure
Leukemia - Leukemia risk linked to MTHFR C677T polymorphism in Greek patients
Leukemia - Leukemia treated with geranylgeraniol generates cytochrome c-releasing factor 21
Licensing Agreements - Medical Discoveries, Eucodis sign agreement to develop topical steroidal breast cancer cream
Liver Cancer - A permissive environment plays a critical role in promoting progression and metastases of liver cancer
Liver Transplant - Liver transplant participant evaluation needs to be more effective and precise
Lobular Cancer - Lobular neoplasia might be precursor of invasive lobular carcinoma
Lung Cancer - Lung adenocarcinoma risk linked to OGG1-Ser326Cys polymorphism
Lung Cancer - Lung Cancer Alliance acknowledges first anniversary of Peter Jennings' death
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer linked to loss of MSH2 expression
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer patients palliated by paclitaxel, etoposide and carboplatin regimen
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer patients responded to front-line paclitaxel and topotecan chemotherapy
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer response rate not improved after adding mitomycin C to docetaxel
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer treated by administering pemetrexed immediately after gemcitabine as front-line therapy
Lung Cancer - Lung carcinogenesis might be linked to human papillomavirus infection
Lung Cancer - Lung tumor radiotherapy planning via 4DCT minimizes risk of normal tissue toxicity
Lung Cancer - Lung tumorigenesis found linked to Delta DNMT3B
Lung Cancer - Non-small cell lung cancer metastasis is marked by aminopeptidase N
Lung Cancer - Non-small cell lung cancer survival and response correlated with mismatch repair system status
Lung Cancer - Nonmalignant respiratory diseases may be independent risk factors for lung cancer
Lung Cancer - Nonsmall cell lung cancer risk linked to polymorphism in promoter of MDM2 gene
Lymphangioma - Periocular lymphangioma surgical outcome predicted by neuroimaging findings
Lymphoma - Angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma detected by PD-1 expression
Lymphoma - Lymphoma treatment with human soluble TRAIL/Apo2L warrants further study
MALT Lymphoma - Orbital MALT lymphoma treated by oral chlorambucil
Medical Errors - Medication errors affect children's leukemia treatment
Medulloblastoma - Medulloblastoma prognostication by anaplasia is uncertain
Melanocytic Tumors - Melanocytic tumors differentiated by distinct genetic alteration patterns
Melanoma - Dipeptide proline diphenyl phosphonates identified as inhibitors of seprase
Melanoma - Melanoma angiogenesis and metastasis is triggered when extracellular pH is lowered
Melanoma - Melanoma eyes analyzed for ocular surface alterations after proton beam radiation
Melanoma - Melanoma metastasis to the lungs may be prevented with anti-tissue factor gene therapy
Melanoma - Melanoma of the ear does not benefit from elective lymph node dissection
Melanoma - Melanoma treatment gene transfer improved by coreceptor
Melanoma Vaccine - Differentiation of melanoma-specific T cell responses is characterized with new approach
Meningioma - Chordoid meningioma characterized via clinicopathologic study of 12 cases
Meningioma - Meningioma patients did not benefit from salvage chemotherapy with irinotecan
Meningioma - Primary extradural meningioma patients should undergo resection of the dura to prevent recurrence
Mergers & Acquisitions - Registration statement for Infinity/Discovery Partners merger is now effective
Mergers & Acquisitions - Solos Endoscopy acquires early cancer detection products from Lifeline Biotechnologies
Merkel Cell Cancer - Merkel cell carcinoma survival improved in patients treated with surgery and radiotherapy
Multiple Myeloma Vaccine - Idiotype-specific immunotherapy in multiple myeloma is focus of review
Musculoskeletal Lesions - Musculoskeletal lesions accurately diagnosed by core needle biopsy
Nanotechnology - Researchers explore the use of nanotechnology as a diagnostic and treatment tool
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma - Nasopharyngeal carcinoma genetic susceptibility linked to A870G cyclin D1 gene polymorphism
Natural Products - Argan oil may afford anti-atherogenic benefits
Natural Products - LB-18, derived from a marine sponge, induces apoptosis in neuroblastoma cells
Natural Products - New antitumor sesquiterpenoids isolated from Santalum album of Indian origin
Neuroendocrine Carcinoma - Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung prognosis improved with chemotherapy
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Cell Therapeutics announces encouraging pixantrone Phase III interim data
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients responded to high-dose carmustine, etoposide, and cyclophosphamide
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk evaluated with nitrate and nitrite from drinking water and diet
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Prognostic - Natriuretic peptides reflect transient cardiac effect after high-dose cyclophosphamide
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Avastin filed in Europe for treatment of most common form of lung cancer
Oncology - Cancer progresses when ubiquitin carrier protein destabilizes a key tumor suppressor
Oncology - Structured group exercise program is safe and well tolerated by adult cancer patients
Oncology - Tumor proliferation and angiogenesis reflect a time-dependent control of autoantibodies
Ontology - Ontological principles needed to bridge gap between medical and biological information
Osteosarcoma - Pediatric osteosarcoma clinical behavior predicted by histologic grade
Otorhinolaryngology - Cochlear implantation in postirradiated ears achieves good hearing outcomes
Otorhinolaryngology - Laser scanning microscopy is used to visualize ex vivo laryngeal epithelia
Ovarian Cancer - Elevated active mammalian target of rapamycin was found in postmenopausal ovarian endometriosis
Ovarian Cancer - Epithelial ovarian cancers with high ephrin B expression are more likely to recur
Ovarian Cancer - Fatty spheres loaded with siRNA shrink ovarian cancer tumors in preclinical trial
Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer ascites fluid harbors antiangiogenic fibrin products
Pain Management - Botulinum toxin A at a low concentration treats neuropathic pain after neck dissection
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma - Pancreatic adenocarcinoma treated by 5-fluoruracil, leucovorin, epirubicin and carboplatin
Pancreatic Cancer - Pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm diagnosis is predictive of pancreatic neoplasia
Pancreatic Cancer - Pancreaticoduodenectomy is safe and has a low hospital mortality
Pancreatic Cancer - Threshold completes enrollment trials for treatment of pancreatic cancer
Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation - Conversion from intravenous to oral cyclosporin A effective in pediatric stem cell transplant
Personnel - Celator Pharmaceuticals names Dr. Arthur C. Louie as new chief medical officer
Personnel - Dr. Jules Harris joins GlobeImmune scientific advisory board
Personnel - Janet Houghton, PhD, named chair of cancer biology at Cleveland Clinic
Personnel - Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation names Vogelzang new board chair
Personnel - Oncologist Dr. Gerald Batist joins Chemokine's clinical advisory board
Pharmacogenomics - Pharmacogenomic study findings could aid decision-making in future leukemia clinical trials
Prostate Cancer - Diet changes, reinforced by stress management training, are effective in treating prostate cancer
Prostate Cancer - Postimplant dosimetry may not be necessary after real-time dynamic prostate brachytherapy
Prostate Cancer - Prostate cancer loss of a major regulatory protein signals the risk for metastasis
Prostate Cancer - Prostate cancer mimicked by distorted rectal tissue on prostate needle biopsy
Prostate Cancer - Prostate cancer patients find new hope in novel titanocene anti-cancer drugs
Prostate Cancer - Prostate cancer screening education needs to reach siblings of diagnosed patients
Prostate Cancer - Prostate cancer screening with PSATZ may reduce unnecessary biopsies
Prostate Cancer - Prostate cancer tumor volume was greater among African-Americans
Prostate Cancer - Prostate tumor progression and angiogenesis may be impeded by cyclooxygenase-2 blockade
Prostate Cancer - Prostate-specific antigen-targeted oncolytic adenovirus assessed
Prostate Cancer - Some prostate cancer patients are potentially overtreated
Proteomics - Antioncogenic kinase is regulated by an oncogenic phosphatase
Pulmonary Hamartoma - Pulmonary hamartoma development related to sex steroid hormone receptor expression
Radiotherapy - Presence or absence of tumor hypoxia is an important determinant in planning cancer therapy
Rectal Cancer - Rectal cancer preoperatively staged by 3D endorectal ultrasonography
Rectal Cancer - Study shows BSD's hyperthermia therapy plus chemo, radiation does not affect quality of life
Renal Cell Carcinoma - Renal cell carcinoma progression from neoplasia might be linked to increased COX-2 expression
Retroperitoneal Sarcoma - Retroperitoneal sarcoma treatment by combined-modality approaches discussed
Skeletal Disease - Skeletal disease's relationship to FGF23 warrants further study
Solid Tumors - Pediatric patients with solid tumors studied for maximum tolerated dose of irofulven
Stem Cell Research - CD34+ cord blood cells cultured with thrombopoietin accelerates platelet engraftment
Stem Cell Research - cDNA microarray evaluates gene expression in enriched hematopoietic stem cell populations
Stem Cell Research - Hematopoietic cell differentiation blocked by chimera
Stem Cell Transplantation - Early cytomegalovirus infection after stem cell transplantation monitored by PCR
Stem Cell Transplantation - Mesenchymal stromal cells may engraft in pediatric patients given bone marrow transplantation
Stem Cell Transplantation - Reduced intensity comparable to myeloablative stem cell transplantation in patients under 50
Stem Cell Transplantation - Stem cell transplant yields extended disease control and long-term survival in mantle cell lymphoma
Stomach Cancer - Risk of stomach cancer is not associated with dietary folate intake
Synovial Sarcoma - Synovial sarcoma is limited by the effects of sinomenine on interleukin-1 beta
Thyroid Cancer - Thyroid cancer major histocompatibility complex expression studied
Tonsillar Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma treated by organ preservation therapy
Urothelial Cancer - Multifocal urothelial cancers examined by high throughput CGH array analysis
Uterine Cancer - Endometrial intraepithelial and uterine serous papillary carcinoma linked to GLUT1 expression
Uveal Melanoma - In uveal melanoma the iris resists new vessel growth after proton beam therapy
Uveal Melanoma - Uveal melanoma linked to chromosome 3 alterations
Vaccine Adjuvant - Mannosylated lipid core peptides in liposomes elicit strong immune responses with Quil A adjuvant
Vaccine Development - Interactions between peptides and heat shock protein 70 augment CD8+ T cell responses
Vaccine Research - Cancer vaccines emerge as novel therapies are developed and tested
Vascular Disease - Olympus and VisEn sign Japanese agreement for infrared fluorescence probes and imaging systems
Vestibular Schwannoma - Vestibular schwannoma treated best with stereotactic radiosurgery
Virology - Recombinant adenoviral vectors turn on the type I interferon system
Apoptosis - New findings from the United States, Singapore and United Kingdom in the area of apoptosis detailed
Apoptosis - Researchers from the United States and Italy publish new studies and findings in the area of apoptosis
Apoptosis - Researchers' data from the United States and Japan advance apoptosis research
Aspergillosis - Recent findings from the United States and France illuminate research in aspergillosis
Bladder Cancer - Research from Spain, Japan and Turkey in bladder cancer provides new insights
Blood Banks - Researchers from Spain, France and Italy publish new studies and findings in the area of blood banks
Breast Cancer - Data from Japan and the United States advance knowledge in breast cancer research
Breast Cancer - Findings from South Korea, United States and Italy advance knowledge in breast cancer research
Breast Cancer - Findings from the United States advance knowledge in breast cancer research
Breast Cancer - New findings from Italy and the United States in the area of breast cancer detailed
Breast Cancer - Recent studies from the United Kingdom, Germany and Canada add new data to breast cancer research
Breast Cancer - Research from Hungary, Sweden and the United States add new data to breast cancer body of knowledge
Breast Cancer - Researchers from Brazil, the United States and Japan report recent findings in breast cancer
Breast Cancer - Researchers from Japan, Greece and Belgium publish new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer
Breast Cancer - Researchers from Poland, the United Kingdom and Scotland provide details of new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer
Breast Cancer - Researchers from the United States, Italy and United Kingdom describe findings in breast cancer studies
Breast Cancer - Researchers' data from Germany, Japan and the South Korea advance breast cancer research
Breast Cancer - Researchers' work from the United States, Greece and Netherlands adds to breast cancer body of knowledge
Breast Cancer - Studies from the United States describe new findings in breast cancer research
Breast Cancer - Studies from the United States, Scotland and United Kingdom advance knowledge in breast cancer research
Cancer Research - Findings from South Korea and Australia in cancer provide new insights
Cancer Research - New findings from Canada, the People's Republic of China and the United States in the area of cancer described
Cancer Research - New findings in cancer described from the United States and Japan
Cancer Research - Research from Switzerland, Canada and the United States add new data to cancer body of knowledge
Cancer Research - Researchers from South Korea, Japan and People's Republic of China detail new studies and findings in the area of cancer
Cancer Research - Researchers' work from Singapore, Japan and the United States adds to cancer body of knowledge
Cancer Treatment - Findings from the People's Republic of China, United States and Germany advance knowledge in cancer treatment research
Cancer Treatment - Findings from the United Kingdom and United States in cancer treatment provide new insights
Cancer Treatment - Findings from the United States advance knowledge in cancer treatment research
Cancer Treatment - Findings from the United States, Egypt and Belgium describe new data in cancer treatment research
Cancer Treatment - New data from the United States and Canada lluminates research in cancer treatment
Cancer Treatment - New data from the United States and Norway lluminates research in cancer treatment
Cancer Treatment - New findings from France, the People's Republic of China and the Canada M5G 2M9; Email: amit in the area of cancer treatment detailed
Cancer Treatment - New findings from Germany, the People's Republic of China and the United States in the area of cancer treatment described
Cancer Treatment - New research from Italy, the United States and Japan in the area of cancer treatment detailed
Cancer Treatment - Recent findings from the People's Republic of China, United States and Belgium illuminate research in cancer treatment
Cancer Treatment - Reports from Austria, the United States and Germany advance knowledge in cancer treatment research
Cancer Treatment - Reports from the United States, People's Republic of China and United Kingdom add new data to cancer treatment research
Cancer Treatment - Research from the United States add new data to cancer treatment body of knowledge
Cancer Treatment - Researchers from Japan and the United States detail new studies and findings in the area of cancer treatment
Cancer Treatment - Researchers from South Korea and United States publish new studies and findings in the area of cancer treatment
Cancer Treatment - Researchers from the People's Republic of China and United States publish new studies and findings in the area of cancer treatment
Cancer Treatment - Researchers from the United Kingdom, United States and Canada report details of new studies and findings in the area of cancer treatment
Cancer Treatment - Researchers from the United States and Japan detail new studies and findings in the area of cancer treatment
Cancer Treatment - Researchers from the United States, People's Republic of China and Netherlands report recent findings in cancer treatment
Cancer Treatment - Researchers' data from France, Netherlands and Japan advance cancer treatment research
Cancer Treatment - Researchers' data from the United States, Japan and Italy advance cancer treatment research
Cancer Treatment - Researchers' work from the United States, Germany and Spain adds to cancer treatment body of knowledge
Cancer Treatment - Studies from the United Kingdom, Belgium and United States advance knowledge in cancer treatment research
Cell Biology - Reports from the People's Republic of China, Japan and United States describe recent advances in cell biology research
Cell Biology - Researchers from the United States, Iran and Belgium report details of new studies and findings in the area of cell biology
Cervical Cancer - Recent studies from the United States, Norway and Hungary add new data to cervical cancer research
Cervical Cancer - Research from the United States, United Kingdom and People's Republic of China add new data to cervical cancer body of knowledge
Cervical Cancer - Researchers' findings from the United States, South Korea and United Kingdom advance cervical cancer research
Colon Cancer - Researchers from Germany, Scotland and the United States detail new studies and findings in the area of colon cancer
Colon Cancer - Researchers from the United States and Italy publish new studies and findings in the area of colon cancer
Colorectal Cancer - Studies from Switzerland, Austria and Netherlands add new findings to colorectal cancer body of knowledge
Diet & Nutrition - Reports from South Korea, Japan and Germany add new data to diet & nutrition research
Gastric Cancer - Recent studies from Finland, Netherlands and the South Korea add new data to gastric cancer research
Gastric Cancer - Reports from Japan advance knowledge in gastric cancer research
Gastric Cancer - Researchers from the People's Republic of China and United States describe findings in gastric cancer studies
Gastric Cancer - Studies from Japan and Taiwan advance knowledge in gastric cancer research
Genetics - Reports from Brazil, the United States and Japan add new data to genetics research
Genetics - Research from the United States and Spain add new data to genetics body of knowledge
Genetics - Studies from the United States add new findings to genetics body of knowledge
Glioblastoma - New findings in glioblastoma described from Italy, the United States and Finland
Head & Neck Cancer - Findings from Australia, Canada and Finland in head & neck cancer provide new insights
Head & Neck Cancer - New findings from the United States and Italy in the area of head & neck cancer detailed
Head & Neck Cancer - New findings from the United States, Japan and Australia in the area of head & neck cancer described
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Data from Japan and Taiwan advance knowledge in hepatocellular carcinoma research
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Findings from Japan, the South Korea and Austria in hepatocellular carcinoma provide new insights
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Researchers from the People's Republic of China, Japan and United States publish new studies and findings in the area of hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Researchers' data from Japan and Singapore advance hepatocellular carcinoma research
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Researchers' findings from the United States and Singapore advance hepatocellular carcinoma research
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Studies from the People's Republic of China and United States add new findings to hepatocellular carcinoma body of knowledge
Herpes - Data from the United States advance knowledge in herpes research
Herpes - Reports from Netherlands and United States advance knowledge in herpes research
Herpes - Researchers from the United States and Japan describe findings in herpes studies
Imaging - Recent studies from Taiwan, the United States and Canada add new data to imaging research
Imaging - Studies from the United States, Germany and Israel advance knowledge in imaging research
Leukemia - Recent findings from Spain and the South Korea illuminate research in leukemia
Leukemia - Researchers' work from Japan, France and the United States adds to leukemia body of knowledge
Leukemia - Studies from Canada, Germany and Sweden add new findings to leukemia body of knowledge
Lung Cancer - Findings from the United States, Japan and South Korea advance knowledge in lung cancer research
Lung Cancer - New findings from the United States and Japan in the area of lung cancer detailed
Lung Cancer - New findings in lung cancer described from Germany, France and the United States
Lung Cancer - New research from Japan and the United States in the area of lung cancer detailed
Lung Cancer - Recent studies from France and the United States add new data to lung cancer research
Lung Cancer - Recent studies from South Korea, Japan and Italy add new data to lung cancer research
Lung Cancer - Reports from Austria, France and Spain add new data to lung cancer research
Lung Cancer - Researchers from Japan and Austria report details of new studies and findings in the area of lung cancer
Lung Cancer - Researchers from Taiwan and Japan report details of new studies and findings in the area of lung cancer
Lung Cancer - Studies from Canada and Japan add new findings to lung cancer body of knowledge
Lung Cancer - Studies from Japan and the United Kingdom describe new findings in lung cancer research
Lymphoma - New findings in lymphoma described from Italy, Sweden and the United States
Lymphoma - Studies from Brazil, Germany and the United States describe new findings in lymphoma research
Melanoma - Findings from the United States and United Kingdom advance knowledge in melanoma research
Melanoma - Recent studies from Switzerland and the United States add new data to melanoma research
Melanoma - Reports from France, the United States and Italy advance knowledge in melanoma research
Neurology - Researchers from the United States provide details of new studies and findings in the area of neurology
Oncology - Researchers' data from the United States, France and Norway advance oncology research
Ovarian Cancer - Researchers from the United States, United Kingdom and Japan report recent findings in ovarian cancer
Pancreatic Cancer - Recent studies from Japan, the United States and the People's Republic of China add new data to pancreatic cancer research
Plague - Findings from the United States, India and France describe new data in plague research
Prostate Cancer - New data from the United States lluminates research in prostate cancer
Prostate Cancer - Recent findings from the United States illuminate research in prostate cancer
Prostate Cancer - Recent studies from the United States and United Kingdom add new data to prostate cancer research
Prostate Cancer - Researchers from the United States report details of new studies and findings in the area of prostate cancer
Prostate Cancer - Researchers from the United States, Canada and Germany describe findings in prostate cancer studies
Prostate Cancer - Researchers' data from Italy, the South Korea and the United Kingdom advance prostate cancer research
Prostate Cancer - Researchers' findings from the United States advance prostate cancer research
Prostate Cancer - Researchers' work from Chile, Turkey and Canada adds to prostate cancer body of knowledge
Prostate Cancer - Studies from Canada and Germany describe new findings in prostate cancer research
Radiotherapy - New research from Germany, Japan and the United States in the area of radiotherapy detailed
Renal Cancer - Recent findings from South Korea, Japan and Sweden illuminate research in renal cancer
Renal Cancer - Researchers from Germany and Spain detail new studies and findings in the area of renal cancer
Thyroid Cancer - Researchers' findings from the United States, Australia and Italy advance thyroid cancer research
Transplants - Recent studies from Germany, Taiwan and France add new data to transplants research
Transplants - Researchers from Turkey, Spain and the United States publish new studies and findings in the area of transplants
Transplants - Researchers' work from Italy, the United States and Greece adds to transplants body of knowledge
Vaccines - Recent findings in vaccines described by researchers from Sweden and Switzerland
Vaccines - Researchers from the United States publish new studies and findings in the area of vaccines
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