Clinical Oncology Week

Gastric Cancer - Continuous 5-fluorouracil infusion followed by weekly paclitaxel

Leukemia - Protocol for the treatment of newly diagnosed APL children delineated

Shark Cartilage - Use of shark cartilage evaluated in patients with advanced cancer

Vinorelbine - Vinorelbine monotherapy used in advanced or recurrent breast cancer

Adjuvant Cancer Therapy - Guided imagery as adjuvant cancer therapy reviewed

Alopecia - Hair loss accompanied chemotherapy

Analgesia - Postoperative pain after supratentorial craniotomy reduced by scalp infiltration

Analgesia - Pros and cons of opioid rotation in cancer patients discussed

Anemia - Impact of weekly dosing of epoetin alfa on anemic cancer patients examined

Anemia - Pretreatment anemia associated with poorer survival in gastric cancer patients

Breast Cancer - Findings in breast cancer provide new insights

Angiology - Risk of catheter-related bloodstream infection assessed

Antioxidants - Antioxidant micronutrients have beneficial effects

Antioxidants - Effects of Turkish pollen and propolis extracts on respiratory burst studied

Apoptosis - Apoptosis-based therapies for hematologic malignancies discussed

Apoptosis - Mast cell apoptosis analyzed, tetracycline induction revealed

Apoptosis - Researchers describe findings in apoptosis studies

Breast Cancer - Reports advance knowledge in breast cancer research

Apoptosis - Skin injury-related genes in human keratinocytes identified

Apoptosis - TrkA induced apoptosis of neuroblastoma cells via p53-dependent mechanism

Awards - Australian offers $2.98 million commercialization grant for cancer drug

Awards - Walter C. Willett, MD, doctor of public health, wins nutrition research award

Biliary Obstruction - Endoscopic US-guided drainage effective in benign and malignant disease

Bladder Cancer - Occupational cancer risks in British Columbia estimated

Breast Cancer - Research add new data to breast cancer body of knowledge

Bladder Cancer - Patient preferences for improved chemotoxicity reviewed

Bladder Cancer - SIAC with mitomycin C used to treat gallbladder cancer

Bone Cancer - Prostate cancer uses Wnt signaling proteins to promote growth of bone tumors

Breast Cancer - Age a factor in breast cancer risk with previous oral contraceptive use

Breast Cancer - Approaches to managing bone metastases from breast cancer shared

Breast Cancer - Attitudes about perception of risk shift after breast cancer counseling

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

Breast Cancer - Attitudes of couples on pregnancy after diagnosis of breast cancer studied

Breast Cancer - Behavior patterns analyzed in post-diagnosis breast cancer patients

Breast Cancer - Beliefs and adaptation strategies of Hong Kong breast cancer patients discussed

Breast Cancer - Benefit of support groups for women diagnosed with breast cancer discussed

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer protein biomarkers discovered in studies of blood serum

Breast Cancer - Cancer risk examined across common differences in breast cancer gene

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

Breast Cancer - Communicating information regarding adjuvant chemotherapy reviewed

Breast Cancer - Dietary flaxseed potentially alters tumor markers in breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Dioxin levels examined as breast cancer risk factor

Breast Cancer - Effective communication enhances patient satisfaction and decision-making

Breast Cancer - Effects of radiation therapy studied on esophageal transit in breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Ethnic differences in breast cancer incidence and survival compared

Breast Cancer - Studies advance knowledge in breast cancer research

Breast Cancer - Factors identified that influence women's decision making for cancer treatment

Breast Cancer - Findings advance knowledge in breast cancer research

Breast Cancer - Folate intake examined for role in risk reduction in certain breast cancers

Breast Cancer - FoxA1 regulates estrogen receptor binding in tumor cells

Breast Cancer - Fulvestrant compared to anastrozole for treatment of advanced breast cancer

Diagnostics - New findings in the area of diagnostics detailed

Breast Cancer - Global trends analyzed for breast cancer incidence and mortality

Breast Cancer - Incidence rate of tumor recurrence after breast-conserving therapy studied

Breast Cancer - Information and support needs of callers to Cancer Helpline addressed

Breast Cancer - Intraoperative frozen-section analysis used to measure lumpectomy-bed margins

Breast Cancer - Japanese agency OKs added use for leuprorelin acetate injection in breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Needs of women with metastatic breast cancer identified

Hematology - Recent findings in hematology described

Breast Cancer - Quality of breast cancer care assessed

Breast Cancer - Quality of life issues compared for breast cancer survivors

Breast Cancer - Quality of life issues following breast cancer treatment analyzed

Vector Development - New findings in vector development described

Breast Cancer - Vitamin D sensitized breast cancer cells to H₂ O₂

Breast Cancer - Vitamin D studied as agent for reduction of breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer Prevention - Optimal dosing for Indole-3-carbinol investigated

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Breast cancer risk, alcohol intake in Japanese women studied

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Estrogen metabolism-related genes and breast cancer risk studied

Breast Carcinoma - Undifferentiated-type breast carcinomas identified by KIT/EGFR overexpressions

Cancer Diagnosis - Cancer patients cared for in non-specialist wards

Cancer Diagnosis - Do gender differences influence reaction to cancer diagnosis?

Cancer Education - Information for cancer patients reviewed

Cancer Education - Information needs and sources of information among cancer patients discussed

Cancer Incidence - Cancer incidence among Danish brewery workers estimated

Cancer Inhibitors - Histone deacetylase inhibitors affected Ewing family tumors

Cancer Research - Biopharma company presented updated data on Combretastatin A4 Prodrug

Cancer Research - Preclinical data supporting development of Oxi4503 presented

Cancer Research - Study demonstrates potential of focusing on individual protein compositions

Cancer Research - U.S. FDA approves special protocol assessment for phase III PRECISE trial

Cancer Risk Factors - Body mass index and serum hormone levels examined as predictors for cancer risk

Cancer Risk Factors - Human risk assessment of As, Cd, Cu and Zn in abandoned metal mine site

Cancer Risk Factors - Risk of cancer increased among siblings of long-term childhood cancer survivors

Cancer Screening - Season, sun, and sex related to incidence of cervical cancer

Cancer Screening - Women's misconceptions about cancer screening affected informed decision-making

Cancer Surgery - Post-resection mucosal margin shrinkage observed in oral cancer

Cancer Therapy - Camptothecin derivatives synthesized

Cancer Therapy - Chicken-produced better than conventionally produced antibodies

Cancer Therapy - Cisplatin used to treat large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung

Cancer Therapy - Highly efficient intrabody mediates VEGF signal inhibition

Cancer Therapy - Magnetic nanoparticles based on metallic iron are potential new cancer treatment

Cancer Therapy - Modified metronomic combination therapy has a sustained effect against cancer

Cancer Therapy - New findings in the area of cancer therapy detailed

Cancer Therapy - Pluripotent bradykinin antagonists fight cancer using a multiprong approach

Cancer Therapy - Researchers identify new anticancer, anti-infection response control mechanism

Cancer Therapy - Stealth particles target tumors

Cancer Therapy - Toxicity predicts effective chemotherapy dose

Cancer Therapy - Tumor stroma is an important target during T-cell-mediated tumor rejection

Cancer Treatments - Analysis of therapy-resistant tumors reveals SPARC as a cancer therapy target

Cancer Treatments - Gender differences in treatment decision-making compared

Cancer Treatments - PA appears to have antitumor activity, increases the antitumor activity of DOX

Cancer Vaccines - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of cancer vaccines

Carcinogenesis - Multi-residue method determined thyreostats in urine samples

Cardiovascular Disease - CV risk is lower in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with TNF blockers

Caregiving - Discrepancy found in the preferences of place of death

Caregiving - Support requirements for caregivers of patients with palliative cancer listed

Cervical Cancer - G-308A TNF-alpha polymorphism associated with increased risk of cervical cancer

Chemotherapy - Mylotarg administered after start of chemotherapy produced high remission rate

Chemotherapy Side Effects - Incidence of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in Taiwan analyzed

Chondrosarcoma - Long-term oncologic outcome of chondrosarcoma of the scapula described

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia - Protein kinase inhibitors put under high throughput screening

Cisplatin - Antipyrine test predicted docetaxel and cisplatin chemotherapy pharmacodynamics

Cisplatin - Efficacy and safety of intravenous topotecan combinatory chemotherapy tested

Clinical Trials - Phase 2 trial of combination drug in advanced pancreatic cancer initiated

Clinical Trials - Study shows docetaxel injection with paclitaxel improves breast cancer survival

Collaborations - Digital mammography results available on Sectra multimodality

Collaborations - Target selection made from research alliance in cancer

Collaborations - University of Kentucky, biomarker research firm partner to fight ovarian cancer

Colon Cancer - High oxygen radical production found in patients with sporadic colorectal cancer

Colon Cancer - Thalidomide arrests colorectal cancer metastasis without affecting angiogenesis

Colorectal Cancer - Chemotherapy induced diarrhea in patients with colorectal cancer

Colorectal Cancer - Dietary benzo[a]pyrene intake related to risk of colorectal adenoma

Colorectal Cancer - Microsatellite-unstable colorectal cancer treated with 5-fluorouracil

Colorectal Cancer - Pharma company doses colon cancer patients in Davanat phase II trial

Colorectal Cancer - Researchers' work adds to colorectal cancer body of knowledge

Colorectal Cancer - US-guided endoscopic mucosal resection effective for submucosal tumors

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - A sugar ester and an iridoid glycoside isolated from S. ningpoensis

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary and alternative medicine used by Brazilian oncologists

Constipation - Positive results from methylnaltrexone phase 3 clinical trial reported

Coping Strategies - Communication strategies for pediatric cancer healthcare workers reviewed

Cystectomy - Clinical outcomes of radical cystectomy compared between young and old patients

Cytoreductive Surgery - Cytoreductive surgery improves prognosis in ovarian metastasis

Depression - Complementary medicine used by some breast cancer patients to combat depression

Depression - Physician-patient communication among southern European oncologists examined

Diagnostics - Diagnosis of brain metastasis of unknown primary discussed

Diagnostics - Hybrid capture for HPV-related cervical infection in HIV/AIDS sensitive/specific

Diagnostics - New findings in the area of diagnostics described

Diet & Nutrition - Article provides overview of database of research on dietary supplements

Diet & Nutrition - Recent findings in diet & nutrition provide new insights

Dlk1 Overexpression - Dlk1 may be overexpressed in myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia

Drug Delivery - Granisetron delivery by iontophoretic patches characterized

Drug Delivery - Intratumoral injection of BCNU in ethanol resulted in enhanced delivery to tumor

Drug Development - Anticancer compound cleared to advance into human clinical trials

Drug Development - Antisoma granted U.S. orphan drug status for AS1411 in renal cancer

Drug Development - Canadian authorities approve phase III trial of cancer drug

Drug Development - Doxazosin targets prostate cancer angiogenesis

Drug Development - Marketing applications to be submitted for Xyotax in U.S, Europe

Drug Development - Novel class of drug candidates identified from small molecule anticancer program