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Clinical Oncology Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . May 16th, 2005

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Chemotherapy - Surgery and chemotherapy for peritoneal colorectal carcinomatosis assessed

Colorectal Cancer - FOLFOX improved convenience in untreated metastatic colorectal cancer patients

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Herbal medicine may alter cell response to breast cancer drugs

Head & Neck Cancers - Patient and tumor factors associated with advanced carcinomas of head and neck

Human Papillomavirus - High-throughput, rapid, single-tube, HPV genotyping assay developed

Acute Cardiac Ischemia - Pharma company advances compound for diagnosis of acute cardiac ischemia

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - RAS mutation associated with hyperdiploidy/parental characteristics in ALL

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia - Radiation-related ALL via pre-existing clonally expanded preleukemic cells

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - CEBP alpha gene mutations occur in 6% of childhood acute myeloid leukemia

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Data on AVE9633 anticancer compound reported at AACR annual meeting

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Pericentric chromosome 8 inversion associated with 5'RUNX1/3'CBFA2T1 gene in AML

Breast Cancer - Reports add new data to breast cancer research

Advanced Solid Tumors - Safety, tolerability of HGS-ETR1 demonstrated in advanced solid tumor patients

Adverse Drug Reaction - Adjuvant chemotherapy can impair cognition in women with breast cancer

Bladder Cancer - Drinking water improvement reduced bladder cancer mortality in high arsenic area

Bladder Cancer - Formaldehyde concentration in urine used as diagnostic tool in bladder cancer

Bone Cancer - Liposome complexes containing endostatin abate osteosarcoma metastasis

Brain Cancer - Brain Trust announces pioneering collaboration

Breast Cancer - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer

Brain Cancer - Gene expression in congenital intracranial teratoma characterized

Brain Cancer - Phase 1 clinical trial median survival data for brain cancer drug highlighted

Brain Cancer Risk Factors - Study finds little to associate reproductive factors with glioma

Breast Cancer - Apoptosis induced in breast cancer cells by apomine

Breast Cancer - Avastin plus chemotherapy shows clinical benefit in breast cancer study

Breast Cancer - Axillary lymphocele occurred after dissection of lymph node in breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Cancer center reports on patient tailored treatments at conference

Breast Cancer - Chemotherapy regimen is highly active, well tolerated in advanced cases

Breast Cancer - CpTM complexes for imaging of ER-positive tumors evaluated

Breast Cancer - Findings in breast cancer provide new insights

Breast Cancer - Gene expression of tumorigenesis arrest in breast cancer analyzed

Breast Cancer - Genotype analysis is promising for predicting susceptibility, treatment outcome

Head and Neck Cancer - Research in head and neck cancer provides new insights

Breast Cancer - Herceptin combined with chemotherapy lowers recurrence risk

Breast Cancer - Histone deacetylase inhibitors showed antiproliferative activity

Breast Cancer - K-ras mutation associated with duration of tamoxifen therapy, menstrual status

Breast Cancer - Mammography system being evaluated in British breast screening program

Breast Cancer - Melatonin decreases aromatase activity in MCF-7 breast cancer cells

Breast Cancer - NAT2 slow acetylator genotype may modify environmentally-induced disease risk

Oncology - New data illuminates research in oncology

Breast Cancer - Online support groups relieve patients' feelings of social isolation

Breast Cancer - Optical Breast Imaging Technology Exhibited at South American Conference

Breast Cancer - Phase I trial of new vaccine is underway

Breast Cancer - Population survival model developed based on Nottingham Prognostic Model

Breast Cancer - Publication focuses on use of SIR-Spheres in breast cancer patients

Breast Cancer - R72P p53 mutation is associated with familial disease in Jewish women

Oncology - Researchers' data advance oncology research

Breast Cancer - Radiopaque coil helps localize neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Breast Cancer - Research looks at why recurrence happens faster in some patients than others

Breast Cancer - Scientists report new set of potential prognostic biomarkers for breast cancer

Oncology - Studies add new findings to oncology body of knowledge

Breast Cancer - Study findings on dietary flavonols and cancer risk are mixed

Breast Cancer - Study finds hyperthermia improves radiation therapy in advanced cases

Breast Cancer - Study: Drug prevented nausea, vomiting after chemo in breast cancer patients

Breast Cancer - Tumors frequent in upper outer quadrant probably because there's more tissue

Breast Cancer - Use of proteomic analysis of nipple aspirate fluid using SELDI-TOF-MS assessed

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Weight control and breast cancer prevention explored

Business Update - Alliance signs preferred distribution agreement for oncology products

Business Update - Nucleic acids and proteins company enters manufacturing and supply agreement

Business Update - Option agreement of compound extends to optical and ultrasound applications

Cancer Diagnosis - ABCB5 isoforms are differential markers for melanoma

Cancer Diagnosis - Employment status of Finnish cancer patients in 1997 analyzed

Cancer Diagnosis - Tumor detection, data encryption to benefit from research

Cancer Genetics - Studies add new findings to cancer genetics body of knowledge

Cancer Immunotherapy - Chimeric monoclonal antibody 806 localizes to specific tumors expressing EGFR

Cancer Immunotherapy - Coexpressed ligands stimulate anti-leukemia cell immunity

Cancer Prognostics - DJ-1 gene regulates tumor suppressor PTEN

Cancer Research - Accrual to phase 2 trial acute myeloid leukemia, high-risk MDS drug closed

Cancer Research - Biotech company presented preclinical data on RAV12 at conference

Cancer Research - Cancer treatment shows encouraging clinical results in phase I/II trial

Cancer Research - Data on cancer drugs presented at American research association meeting

Cancer Research - Data on pro-drug as radiation sensitizer presented at cancer research meeting

Cancer Research - German biopharmaceutical companies collaborate to validate cancer target

Cancer Research - Oncology-focused drug company presents gene expression study data at AACR

Cancer Research - Oncology-focused pharmaceutical company presents data on anti-cancer therapy

Cancer Research - Preclinical antitumor activity of gemcitabine-cardiolipin presented

Cancer Research - Preclinical data from ongoing phase 1 clinical trial of cancer drug presented

Cancer Research - Preclinical data on next-generation epothilone anticancer drug presented

Cancer Research - Preclinical data on prodrug for ovarian cancer presented at cancer meeting

Cancer Research - Trp-p8 agonists significantly inhibit growth of expressing tumors, data show

Cancer Risk - Survivors of childhood soft tissue sarcomas have high risk of second cancers

Cancer Screening - Impact of mammography screening intervals compared for women ages 50-74

Cancer Screening - Results of mammographic screening trial of women from age 40 reported

Cancer Therapy - Adenovirus bearing a mda-7 construct initiates cancer cell apoptosis

Cancer Therapy - BLP25 liposome vaccine phase II safety study commences

Cancer Therapy - Biotechnology company announces preclinical results of cancer therapy

Cancer Therapy - Biotechnology company presents new data on cancer drug candidates

Cancer Therapy - Blocking tumor growth and treating infarction - a new target

Cancer Therapy - CEO presents data on company's anticancer compound IT-101 at AACR annual meeting

Cancer Therapy - CHK1 influences cell sensitivity to microtubule-targeted drugs

Cancer Therapy - Cancer-focused biotech company presents 4 posters at cancer research meeting

Cancer Therapy - Company presents preclinical data for PAR-2 antagonist

Cancer Therapy - Efficacy of telomerase inhibitor drug discussed at AACR annual meeting

Cancer Therapy - FOXO4 regulation used as therapeutic treatment in HER2-overexpressing cancers

Cancer Therapy - Guidelines released for prevention of cancer therapy-associated neutropenia

Cancer Therapy - HuC242-DM4 anticancer compound data reported at AACR annual meeting

Cancer Therapy - Local cytokine gene delivery augments paclitaxel in breast cancer models

Cancer Therapy - Management of chemotherapy- and radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis reviewed

Cancer Therapy - Metabolism of motexafin gadolinium characterized

Cancer Therapy - New data presented on ECO-4601's mechanism of action

Cancer Therapy - New preclinical data on CR011 presented at the AACR meeting

Cancer Therapy - Newly revealed ERBB2-regulated targets may control tumor proliferation

Cancer Therapy - Octreotide can be effective in treatment of chylous effusions

Cancer Therapy - Outcomes of neoadjuvant therapy studied

Cancer Therapy - Phase I-II trial of ABIO 05/01 begins in peritoneal carcinosis patients

Cancer Therapy - Positive results reported in small animal studies for anticancer compound

Cancer Therapy - RNA interference stops breast cancer cell proliferation and invasiveness

Cancer Therapy - Researchers measuring enzymes to predict effectiveness of cancer treatment

Cancer Therapy - Researchers report on doxorubicin in PLGA-based microparticles

Cancer Therapy - TNFerade shows promise as treatment against melanoma and ovarian metastases

Cancer Therapy - Talactoferrin improved response rates when combined with first-line chemotherapy

Cancer Vaccine - Antibody neutralizes activity mediated by growth factor receptors

Cancer Vaccine - Antigens for promoting immunogenicity of cancer vaccines compared

Cancer Vaccine - CD3- and CD28-binding molecules linked to tumor cells trigger T cells

Cancer Vaccine - Dendritic cell vaccine induces therapeutic immunity

Cancer Vaccine - Exosomes provide delivery system for tumor antigens

Cancer Vaccine - Fighting cancer with vaccinia virus reviewed

Cancer Vaccine - Harnessing host immune responses to preneoplasia reviewed

Cancer Vaccine - Measles as potential oncolytic virus reviewed

Cancer Vaccine - Targeting platelet-derived growth factor receptor inhibits tumor growth

Carcinogenesis - Immunopropylactic approaches against chemical carcinogenesis reviewed

Cardiovascular Research - Rb and p130 suppress cell cycle activators in postnatal cardiac muscle

Cell Biology - Cancer-fighting power of synthetic cell-signaling molecule looks promising

Cervical Cancer - Human HPV16 E7-specific CTL line shows immunotherapeutic potential

Cervical Cancer - Prevalence of HPV DNA in various histological adenocarcinoma subtypes assessed

Cervical Cancer - Vaccination against human papillomavirus infection discussed

Cervical Cancer - Women's basketball association partners in campaign to eliminate cervical cancer

Chemotherapy - Role of radio-chemotherapy treatment in nonoperable esophageal cancer discussed

Chondrosarcoma - Clear cell chondrosarcoma of the proximal femur confused with benign tumor

Chronic Liver Disease - Platelet-derived growth factor C initiates liver disease in animal models

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Phase I trial for CHIR-12.12 for CLL begins

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia - P210(BCR/ABL) suppresses cell adhesion/motility gene expression in CML

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia - Increasing benefit seen in novel drug that treats Gleevec resistance

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia - Telomerase activity may not be elevated on a cell-to-cell basis in CML

Clinical Trials - Preclinical data evaluating taxane in human tumor cell lines presented

Collaboration - Biology company, NascaCell, PSF biotech collaborate on cancer drug discovery

Collaborations - Biotech company announces collaboration to optimize expression of antibodies

Collaborations - Collaboration to develop regulated cell therapy treatments for bone restoration

Colorectal Cancer - DCC and p27(Kip1) do not predict survival in colorectal cancer patients

Colorectal Cancer - Preoperative prognostic factors for long-term survival after hepatic resection

Colorectal Tumors - Preclinical data supports development of OXi4503 for colorectal tumors

Corticosteroid - Corticosteroids frequently mask inflammatory reactions in ASCT recipients

Cryptococcosis - Pulmonary cryptococcosis/nonsmall cell lung cancer in ICL/non-HIV patient

Diagnostics - Access to mammography may worsen, study cautions

Diagnostics - Combination of biomarkers can aid management of women with equivocal cytology

Diagnostics - Company announces promising study results on Gen-Probe's prototype PCA3 assay

Diagnostics - Growth patterns and location of glands may be diagnostic of invasive disease

Diagnostics - Healthchip offers promise of cancer prediction

Diagnostics - Megavoltage cone beam computed tomography developed for visualizing tumor volume

Donor Lymphocyte Infusion - Outcome established in relapsed HSCT patients given donor lymphocyte infusions

Doxorubicin - Anticancer drug doxorubicin studied in vitro in PLGA-based microparticles

Drug Delivery - Polymeric micellar pH-sensitive doxorubicin delivery system developed

Drug Development - New site added for phase II trial of AVR118

Drug Development - Positive results presented on Neugene antisense drugs

Drug Development - Promising AKT inhibitor results presented at cancer meeting

Drug Development - Protein phosphatases are therapeutic targets for cancer and Alzheimer disease

Drug Development - Reports add new data to drug development research

Drug Development - U.S. FDA grants fast-track designation for mTOR inhibitor

Endocrinology - The sex steroid precursor DHEA-ST is down-regulated in primary liver cancer

Endometrial Cancer - Women's cancer risk varies with type of HRT used

Enzymology - SCH-66336 reduces matrix remodeling and cancer cell migration

Enzymology - hTERT inhibition controls laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma growth

Esophageal Cancer - Genetic blueprint developed to predict response to esophageal cancer treatments

Finance - Cancer-focused company closes third tranche of $15 million convertible financing

Finance - Cancer-focused drug development company secures equity standby facility

Finance - Pharmaceutical company announces first quarter 2005 earnings

Finance - Radiation therapy company reports financial results

Fitness & Wellness - New food guide pyramid dishes up three servings or more of whole grains a day

Gallbladder Cancer - Gallbladder analyzed in patients with pancreatobiliary reflux

Gastric Cancer - p16 hypermethylation detected using seminested methylation-specific PCR

Gastroenterology - Carboxylesterase-2 gene therapy sensitizes colon cancer cells to chemotherapy

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor - PKC theta useful marker for identifying KIT-negative tumors

Gene Research - Epigentic markers for lung cancer discovered using DNA methylation analysis

Gene Research - Explorative CGH analysis characterizes genetic components of liver cancer

Gene Silencing - Lentiviral vectors encoding short hairpin RNA stop primary effusion lymphomas

Gene Vaccine - Semliki Forest virus-based vector elicits a strong reaction to tumor antigen

Genetics & Genomics - Genomic amplification of TERC gene in Pap smears predicts disease progression

Genetics & Genomics - Novel tool enables coupled analysis of gene expression and chromosomal location

Germ Cell Cancer - Testicular mixed germ cell tumor with polyembryoma component found in brothers

Glioblastoma Multiforme - Variant in gene associated with telomeres predicts longer survival of tumor

Grants - Armstrong Foundation awards V. von Gruenigen 'Young Investigator' research grant

Gynecology - Alphav integrins and proteinases are integral to ovarian cancer cell invasion

HIV Vaccine - Results from phase I HIV vaccine study reported

Hairy Cell Leukemia - Immunohistochemical DBA.44/TRAP expression useful in diagnosis

Head & Neck Cancers - COX-2 predicts the value of chemoradiotherapy in esophageal cancer patients

Head & Neck Cancers - Pulsating ultrasound enhances gene therapy for tumors

Head & Neck Cancers - Re-irradiation for recurrent and second primary head and neck cancers reviewed

Head & Neck Cancers - Risk factors for wound infection in head and neck cancer surgery analyzed

Head & Neck Cancers - VEGF exhibits autocrine functions in squamous cell carcinomas

Head and Neck Cancer - Findings in head and neck cancer provide new insights

Hematology - Systemic hypoxia affects proangiogenic cytokine in patients with solid tumors

Hematology - Transduced acute myeloid leukemia blasts stimulate T-cell activity

Heparin - Low-molecular-weight heparin used for secondary prophylaxis of thromboembolism

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Study finds phytoestrogen alpha-zearalanol safe with less tumorigenic risk

Human T Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 - HTLV-I Tax activates CD40 gene expression via the NF-kappa B pathway

Imaging - Reports describe recent advances in imaging research

Influenza - New drug application for extension of the prophylaxis indication for Tamiflu

Laser-Accelerated Proton Therapy - Compact particle selection/beam collimation system devised

Leukemia - Day care in infancy protects against childhood leukemia

Leukemia - Enzyme activity promotes rare form of leukemia

Leukemia - Response of B cell to surface IgM cross-linking prognosticated leukemia

Leukemia - Single monochrome real-time RT-PCR assay identified t(9;22) transcripts

Leukemia Vaccine - NK cells activated by CXCL10 can kill tumor cells that resist lysis

Liver Cancer - Enrollment in pivotal phase 3 study of primary liver cancer drug completed

Liver Cancer - High levels of immunosuppressant may lead to tumor recurrence

Liver Cancer - Initial follow up data on microwave ablation of hepatic tumors presented

Liver Cancer - Mutant p53 allows hepatitis C virus core-expressing cells to develop cancer

Liver Cancer - New findings in the area of liver cancer described

Liver Disease - Elevated PTEN levels had further sensitized cells to TNF-induced cytotoxicity

Liver Disease - Liver disease research announced at disease-specific conference

Lung Cancer - Age is not a limiting factor in combined cancer therapy

Lung Cancer - Caspase regulation in nonsmall cell lung cancer showed potential as therapy

Lung Cancer - Genasense shows promise against non-small cell lung cancer

Lung Cancer - Imaging systems provider submits 510(k) for lung cancer detection product

Lung Cancer - SPLUNC1 may be useful marker for lung cancer

Lung Cancer - Survival rates following lobectomy versus limited lung cancer resection compared

Lymphoma - Clonal T-cell receptor-beta gene rearrangements detected using LightCycler-PCR

Lymphoma - Low grade B-cell lymphomas classified via modern histology

Lymphoma - Phase 1/2 trial enrolment commences in escalation study of banoxantrone

Melanoma - Tumor suppressor INGN 241 highlighted at AACR annual meeting

Melanoma Vaccine - Phase I vaccination study results involving stage II melanoma reported

Melanomas - In vivo and ex vivo proton MR detected primary and secondary melanomas

Mergers & Acquisitions - Cancer product company enters binding agreement to acquire DELEX Therapeutics

Mergers & Acquisitions - Pharma company acquires Prosidion Limited

Mesothelioma - SV40-specific recall immunity in mesothelioma assessed

Metastatic Melanoma - Pharma companies announce response from patients with metastatic melanoma

Methicillin-Resistant S. Aureus Epidemics - ICUs are epicenters of methicillin-resistant S. aureus epidemics

Multiple Myeloma - Recombinant erythropoietin alpha before ASCT reduces MM transfusion requirement

Myeloma Vaccine - Chimeric anti-CD54 antibody with anti-myeloma activity generated

Nasal Cancer - Array-based comparative genomic hybridization analyzed nasal cancer

Neuroendocrine Cancer - Utility of screening tumors for c-kit expression evaluated

Neurofibroma - Somatic NF1 promoter methylation in plexiform neurofibromas and Schwann cells

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Preclinical data demonstrating antitumor activity of talabostat presented

Oncogenesis - Y box-binding protein 1 blocks oncogenic cell transformation

Oncology - 4T1 tumor cells determine the true fate of cancer gene therapy

Oncology - Agents that block HHV8-encoded chemokine receptor could treat Kaposi sarcoma

Oncology - Findings in oncology provide new insights

Oncology - Heregulin from melanoma cells counteract mammary cancer cell invasion

Oncology - Immortality is not a constitutive trait of tumor cells

Oncology - Small-cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix case studies reported

Oncology - The p53-related protein TAp63 provokes maspin tumor suppressor gene expression

Oncology - Thymidine phosphorylase correlates with prostate cancer microvessel density

Oral Cancer - Importance of matrix metal toproteinase-2 and metalloproteinase-9 in oral cancer

Ovarian Cancer - Combined chemo/immunotherapy employed in advanced ovarian cancer

Ovarian Cancer - Criteria proposed for selection of patients for secondary cytoreductive surgery

Ovarian Cancer - Cyclooxygenase-2 promotes aggressive behavior in ovarian carcinoma cells

Ovarian Cancer - HE4 is overexpressed by serous and endometrioid EOCs

Ovarian Cancer - Texas cancer researchers discover shape-altering genes linked to ovarian cancer

Ovarian Tumors - Endocervical-like mucinous epithelium contents of MMTs analyzed

PCBs - Higher CAR-agonist PCBs may be associated with risk of prostate cancer

Paclitaxel - Phase I study of temozolomide plus paclitaxel conducted in melanoma patients

Pain Management - $80 million agreement to bring pain control agent to European market signed

Pain Management - Cancer symptoms relation to depression during palliative radiation studied

Pancreatic Cancer - Cancer researchers turn attention to pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic Cancer - Dietary intake of lycopene associated with reduced pancreatic cancer risk

Pancreatic Cancer - Specific fatty acid intake and the risk of pancreatic cancer in Canada assessed

Patents - Patent for method to obtain liver stem cell clusters granted by U.S. office

Patient Care - Clinical practice guidelines advised for psychosocial care of adults with cancer

Pediatric Leukemia - Pattern of gene expression linked to multiple-drug resistance of leukemic cells

Personnel - Biopharma company announces plans to expand scientific research team

Personnel - Health care company appoints member to board

Philanthropy - FedEx races to help St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Pituitary Cancer - DNA flow cytometric study of 192 clinicopathologically characterized tumors

Product Licensing - Company licenses molecular diagnostics patent in agreement with cancer center

Product Licensing - Rights to synthetic form of melanin licensed to B&P Company to develop cosmetics

Product Licensing - Therapeutics company enters into a patent agreement with cancer center

Prognostics - Imatinib mesylate therapy overcame poor prognosis of der(9) deletions

Prostate Cancer - Cryosurgery shown to be effective treatment for prostate cancer patients

Prostate Cancer - DMB recommends satraplatin phase III trial continue as planned

Prostate Cancer - Long-term outcomes promising for patients with localized, low-grade disease

Prostate Cancer - PCA3 gene expression urine test may help improve diagnosis of prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer - Reports add new data to prostate cancer research

Prostate Cancer - Researchers unveil atomic picture of a molecule active in the brain

Prostate Cancer Vaccine - Dendritic cells stimulate T cells against metastatic prostate cancer

Proteomics - Cytosolic protein alpha-actinin-2 interacts directly with angiogenin

Proteomics - High-mobility group proteins may activate an angiogenic switch

Psychology - Pharmacists' advisory role for cancer patients using complementary therapy

Radiation Therapy - Dosimetric effect of jaws determined for small multileaf collimated fields

Radiation Therapy - Geometrical and topological approach to IMAT and IMRT developed

Radiation Therapy - Helical tomotherapy radiation leakage characterized

Radiation Therapy - Secondary neutron doses during MLC IMRT determined

Rectal Cancer - Effectiveness, costs, and compliance of colorectal cancer surgery in Norway

Rectal Cancer - Immunobead multiplex RT-PCR detected carcinoembryonic genes

Rectal Cancer - Optimization of irinotecan dose in rectal cancer treatment after 5-FU failure

Rectal Cancer - Systematic approach to analyzing and scouting for recurrent colorectal cancer

Renal Cancer - Naked DNA congregates in mammalian kidneys upon systemic administration

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Sexual, psychological, dyadic qualities of prostate cancer 'couple' examined

Skin Cancer - Overexpression of cyclin D1 predicted lymph node metastases in lower lip cancer

Skin Cancer - Recent findings illuminate research in skin cancer

Skin Cancer - p73 gene selected as anti-tumoral target of the RAR retinoid tazarotene

Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Association between ADH3 and risk of squamous cell carcinomas evaluated

Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Combined effect of heptaplatin and ionizing radiation on squamous carcinoma

Stem Cell Research - Computational tool identifies functionally related gene regulatory sequences

Stem Cell Research - Gfi-1 deficiency exhausts HSCs in adult BM via unrestricted HSC cycling

Stem Cell Transplantation - Alloreactive NK cells may interfere with effective immunity early post-SCT

Stem Cell Transplantation - Chimeric status may indicate relapse/aplastic anemia graft rejection after SCT

Stem Cell Transplantation - Induction chemotherapy not recommended for RAEB-t/secondary AML prior to ASCT

Stem Cell Transplantation - Quantitative RT-PCR accurately detects hematopoietic chimerism after ASCT

Stem Cell Transplantation - Trend towards peripheral blood progenitor cell use rather than BM for SCT

Stem Cell Transplantation-Related Infection - Cow-transmitted parapoxvirus infection developed following HSCT for MM

Stomach Cancer - Combination chemotherapy shows small survival benefit in advanced stomach cancer

Testicular Cancer - Testicular metastasis appeared 10 years after resection of appendiceal carcinoid

Tobacco Use - Efficacy of cessation program among relatives of pulmonary disorder patients

Trousseau Syndrome - PET imaging may facilitate diagnosis of underlying malignancy

Tuberculosis - Medical services company participates in TB testing program in China

Tumor Suppression - Membrane localization of U2 domain of Protein 4.1B suppressed meningioma growth

Vaccine Development - Large molecule vector technology purification solutions presented at conference

Vaccine Development - Site-specific peptide vaccines for immunotherapy described

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