Clinical Oncology Week

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer recurrence risk is not increased after mastectomy and TRAM flap reconstruction

Desmoplastic Melanoma - Desmoplastic melanoma's tendency to recur necessitates narrower excision margins

Disease Associations - Second primary cancer risk in patients who have had transplants was not substantiated

Kidney Tumors - Tumor in solitary kidney treated by open partial nephrectomy

Prostate Cancer - Prostate cancer risk decreased with regular use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

AIDS-Associated Kaposi Sarcoma - AIDS-associated KS prognostic index predicts mortality at initial diagnosis

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - Bioenvision receives European approval for Evoltra

Adverse Drug Reaction - Bortezomib causes severe pulmonary complications in Japanese patients

Adverse Drug Reaction - Clinical features of gemcitabine-associated lung injury are described

Anal Cancer - Anal cancer could be treated by endosonographic-guided brachytherapy

Angiomyxofibromatous Tumors - Case of angiomyxofibromatous tumor of falx cerebri described

Angiosarcoma & Kaposi Sarcoma - Angiosarcoma can be difficult to differentiate histologically from Kaposi sarcoma

Anxiety - Even low-grade abnormal cervical smear test results elicit anxiety in women

Appendiceal Neoplasms - Appendiceal neoplasm treatments should consider intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemotherapy

Artificial Liver Support - Extracorporeal liver support device is a therapeutic option in artificial liver support

Awards - Pennsylvania pediatrician honored for career in improving life for those surviving childhood cancer

Bacterial Vaginosis - Bacterial vaginosis is linked to high-grade uterine squamous intraepithelial lesions

Benign Papilloma - Benign papilloma diagnostic accuracy increased by immunohistochemistry

Bioartificial Liver - Optimal bioartificial liver system still under development

Bladder Cancer - Bladder cancer prognostic factors needs to be identified

Bone Marrow Transplantation - Survival improved for children requiring intensive care after bone marrow transplant

Brain Cancer - Brain tumors assessed by Fourier analysis for quantitative histologic investigations

Breast Cancer - Analyzing ductal and lobular carcinoma in situ may enhance breast cancer risk prediction

Breast Cancer - Axillary lymph node metastases in breast cancer diagnosed by sonography

Breast Cancer - Better survival seen for early breast cancer patients switched from tamoxifen to aromasin

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer anticancer agents identified in novel chalcone and bis-chalcone derivatives

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer biomarkers may soon be detectable with diagnostic saliva tests

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer evaluation with FDG-PET scanning warrants further study

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer in younger black women is more likely to be an aggressive variety

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer micro-metastasis predicted by biomarkers

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer patterns of disparity in New Zealand studied

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer prognosis link to cyclin E expression reviewed

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer treatment by flat dose versus body surface area dose compared

Breast Cancer - Breast tumor magnetic resonance images convey angiogenic parameters and prognostic information

Breast Cancer - Breast tumor response to tamoxifen as measured by estrogen receptor levels was evaluated

Breast Cancer - Reducing breast cancer recurrence may significantly lower cost of care

Breast Cancer - Subareolar injection technique for breast sentinel lymph node biopsy proposed

Breast Cancer - Tamoxifen may suppress appetite in obese women on breast cancer prevention therapy

Breast Cancer Diagnostics - Neurologic function tests may predict peripheral neuropathy in breast cancer patients

Breast Cancer Screening - Increase in breast cancer incidence does not appear related to screening practices

Breast Cancer Screening - Mammography Medicare claims data may be useful for obtaining accurate medical history

Breast Cancer Therapy - Genentech pursues Avastin with chemotherapy in treating some breast cancers

Breast Cancer Therapy - Herceptin plus Arimidex extends PFS in advanced HER2-positive breast cancer patients

Breast Cancer Therapy - Reduction of breast tumors with preoperative anastrozole therapy appears promising

Breast Cancer Therapy - Study demonstrates Genomic Health's Oncotype DX helps predict breast cancer survival

Breast Reconstruction - First three patients treated in clinical safety and feasibility study for breast reconstruction

Business Update - Celtic Pharmaceutical selects Richard Lewis Communications to strengthen PR and patient recruitment

Business Update - Clinical data on Pharmion's marketed and pipeline products presented at ASCO annual meeting

Business Update - First North American patient undergoes new ultrasound surgery for pain from bone metastases

Business Update - Gen-Probe, DiagnoCure provide updates on PCA3 prostate cancer collaboration

Business Update - Varian Medical Systems equipment selected for Wave 9 of U.K. cancer plan

Business Update - Varian Medical Systems hosts Beijing event for radiation oncologists and government officials

Cancer Incidence - Asymmetry in cancer incidence affected by tissue mass of diseased organs

Cancer Incidence - Colon and prostate cancer risk increased by cigarette smoking

Cancer Nausea - Advanced cancer patients managed for nausea and vomiting with etiology-based guidelines

Cancer Research - Israeli study shows cancer occurrence higher among Holocaust survivors than their contemporaries

Cancer Research - Results of TNX-355 combination study published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Cancer Risk Factors - Cancer risk in relatives of women with BRCA1 mutation depends on proband diagnosis

Cancer Screening - Asymptomatic individuals undergoing follow-up CT for lung cancer may not need further evaluation

Cancer Therapy - Cancer drug extends cognitive function in patients with brain metastases

Cancer Therapy - Cancer patients benefitting from personalized therapies

Cancer Therapy - Childhood cancer survivors are shedding light on long-term side effects

Cancer Therapy - CuraGen initiates second Phase II clinical trial with Velafermin

Cancer Therapy - Follow-up study of imatinib shows excellent results as treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia

Cancer Therapy - Genes may raise risk of heart disease after treatment for childhood cancer

Cancer Therapy - Hepatectomy could be combined with adjuvant therapies to treat non-colorectal primaries

Cancer Therapy - Imanitib attacks prostate cancer in mouse model by destroying its blood supply

Cancer Therapy - Johnson & Johnson provides update on regulatory filing plans for Trabectedin

Cancer Therapy - Lilly launches phase III trial of once-daily, targeted oral cancer agent

Cancer Therapy - New data show Camptosar is key to treating first line metastatic colorectal cancer

Cancer Therapy - New targeted therapy shows promise in children with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Cancer Therapy - Preliminary study indicates sunitinib shows promise for treatment of renal cell cancer

Cancer Therapy - Recent research demonstrates the effectiveness of Thal/Dex therapy in treating multiple myeloma

Cancer Therapy - Researchers discover how cancer cells stay young and aggressive

Cancer Therapy - Researchers study new strategy to improve cancer chemotherapy

Cancer Therapy - St. Jude helps Brazil improve outcomes of children with leukemia

Cancer Therapy - Step by step, cancer patients use exercise to feel better

Cancer Therapy - Study examines benefits of radiation therapy for patients with brain metastases

Cancer Therapy - Three-drug regimen improves survival in advanced head and neck cancers

Cancer Therapy - Twenty-six cryoablation studies presented at national urology meeting

Cancer Therapy - Vion initiates phase II trial of single agent Cloretazine in elderly patients

Cancer Therapy - Vitamin D targets thrombosis in cancer patients

Cardiovascular Research - Researchers study potential benefits of green tea for Asian smokers

Caregiving - Colorectal cancer patients undergoing surgery were studied to edify their existential situation

Cavoatrial Tumors - Cavoatrial tumor resected under total circulatory arrest without a sternotomy

Cervical Cancer - Advanced cervical cancer therapy by routine concurrent chemoradiation may not be warranted

Cervical Cancer - Cervical cancer carcinogenesis may be linked to increased expression of HLA-DR and CD99

Cervical Cancer - Cervical movement during after-loading brachytherapy may be detected with gold grains

Chemotherapy - During chemotherapy, alternative food intake methods need to be considered to prevent malnutrition

Childhood Cancer - Neuroblastoma in offspring linked to maternal use of recreational drugs

Clinical Trials - Clinical trial confirms novel EGFR antibody targets tumors but not normal tissues

Clinical Trials - Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups features Lance Armstrong in Newsweek supplement

Collaborations - Murex Pharmaceuticals announces joint development agreement with Gene Network Sciences

Collaborations - Vical, AnGes to collaborate on Allovectin-7 and begin phase III trial

Collaborations - Windber Research Institute collaborates with Shanghai Center for Bioinformation Technology

Colon Cancer - Advanced colon cancer is pervasive in California

Colon Cancer - Colon cancer chemoprevention and therapy finds new hope in acyclic retinoid

Colon Cancer - Colonoscopy negative results more likely in individuals taking anticoagulant medications

Colon Cancer - Colorectal cancer screening costs discussed

Colon Cancer - Replacing 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin with capecitabine in colon cancer adjuvant therapy advised

Colorectal Cancer - CCR6 a potential target for specific therapeutic interventions for colorectal cancer

Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer patients tolerated bimonthly 12-hour 5-fluorouracil/irinotecan regimens

Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer risk increased in Swedish patients with MYH mutations

Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal tumors and hepatic metastases differ in their optical properties

Colorectal Cancer - NeoPharm's LE-SN38 enters phase II trial in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

Colorectal Cancer - Stage IV colorectal cancer associated with poor prognosis

Colorectal Liver Metastases - Colorectal liver metastases treated by open radiofrequency ablation

Dental Research - Use of concentrated hydrogen peroxide tooth-whitening products may have harmful effects

Depression - Advanced cancer patient depression not correlated with spirituality

Diagnostics - Occult colorectal polyps commonly detected on CT colonography in study population

Diet & Nutrition - National Foundation for Cancer Research stresses the difference between good, bad fat

Drug Abuse - Opioids should be prescribed dynamically, according to aggressiveness of the cancer

Drug Development - Carbinolamines 8A developed as new class of lead structures for anticancer drug design

Drug Development - VioQuest Pharmaceuticals initiates phase I/II trial of VQD-002 for solid tumors

Drug Resistance - Chromosome microdissection identified genomic amplifications associated with drug resistance

Dysphagia - Chronic dysphagia management requires a team approach

Dyspnea - Efficacy of external nasal dilator strips in relieving dyspnea requires further study

Endometrial Carcinoma - Borderline endometrioid tumors of the ovary linked to high frequency of beta-catenin mutations

Endometrial Carcinoma - Endometrial carcinomas affected by anti-tumor herbal medicines

Environmental Health - Pancreatic cancer incidence in Egypt linked to water pollution, warranting closer examination

Finance - Dr. Bruce D. Cherksey acquires stake in PhytoMedical's wholly owned subsidiary

Finance - Newly launched Asuragen closes series A funding of $49 million

Finance - Proteolix closes $45 million financing to support expansion of clinical trials of PR-171

Finance - Raptor Pharmaceutical Inc. completes reverse merger of Highland Clan Creations

Finance - University Hospitals of Cleveland receives $250,000 grant for breast cancer research

Gallbladder Cancer - Gallbladder cancer risk inversely correlated with vegetable consumption

Gastric Adenocarcinoma - Gastric adenocarcinoma progression linked to Net1 and Myeov gene expression

Gastric Cancer - Advanced pN2 gastric cancer with tumors measuring 50 to 100 mm might be treated by D3 gastrectomy

Gastric Cancer - Gastric cancer could be treated by D3 nodal dissection

Gastric Cancer - Gastric cancer preoperatively staged by endoscopic ultrasonography

Gastric Cancer - Gastric cancer treatment with S-1 combined with irinotecan deemed effective

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - Gastrointestinal stromal tumor management could be aided by systematic data on prognosis

Gene Research - Gene therapy protects mice from the effects of whole-body irradiation

Genetics & Genomics - Gene expression classifies malignant pediatric renal tumors

Genetics & Genomics - Ludwig Maximilian's researchers discover a mechanism that activates, regulates Bcl-3

Graft-versus-Host Disease - Response favorable for extracorporeal photopheresis in children with GVHD

Head & Neck Cancer - Dissection of submandibular gland in laryngeal and/or hypopharyngeal carcinoma patients not advised

Head & Neck Cancer - Head and neck amyloidosis reviewed in clinicopathologic study of 15 cases

Head & Neck Cancer - Head and neck cancer patient quality of life improved by Nucare program

Head & Neck Cancer - Head and neck cancer patient quality of life not improved with mistletoe extracts

Head & Neck Cancer - Head and neck cancer patients regained normal swallowing quicker with suturing of tracheostomy site

Head & Neck Cancer - Head and neck cancer patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy

Head & Neck Cancer - Secondary neoplasms of the head and neck should be ablated and reconstructed

Hematopoietic Tumors - Hematopoietic tumor treatment should involve developing therapies that target HAUSP

Hepatocellular Cancer - Hepatocellular cancer detection affected by injection rate of contrast material on CT

Hepatocellular Cancer - Hepatocellular cancer diagnosed by algorithm that interprets sonography findings

Human Papillomavirus - Integrated human papillomavirus 16 may be detectable in even low-grade cervical lesions

Hypopharyngeal Cancer - Hypopharyngeal cancer CD105 denotes tumor angiogenesis and patient survival

Imaging - Hitachi's SceptreC provides cardiac PET alternative at Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting

Imaging - M.D. Anderson Cancer Center becomes largest installation in the world of Siemens Symbia Technology

Immunotherapy - Immutep: ImmuFact IMP321 successfully completes phase I studies

Infection Management - Infection management is challenging in cancer and stem cell transplant patients

KSHV Vertical Transmission - Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus strains concordant between mother and child

Kidney Cancer - Targeted therapy shows significant benefits over standard treatment for advanced kidney cancer

Leukemia - Leukemia treated with bortezomib experienced enhanced cytotoxic effects of combination chemotherapy

Lung Cancer - Endobronchial tumor detection by bronchoscopy improved with optical spectroscopic modalities

Lung Cancer - Kidney cancer drug also shows promise against advanced form of lung cancer

Lung Cancer - Lung adenocarcinoma affected by antitumor activity of gefitinib

Lung Cancer - Lung cancer carcinogenesis linked to frequent methylation and silencing of RASGRF2

Lung Cancer - Lung cancer CT screening reviewed by computer-aided detection system

Lung Cancer - Lung cancer genetic abnormalities detected by FISH analysis

Lung Cancer - Lung cancer long-term survivorship discussed

Lung Cancer - Lung cancer lymph node metastasis diagnosed by evaluating fused SPECT/CT images

Lung Cancer - Lung cancer patients responded well to weekly paclitaxel and carboplatin

Lung Cancer - Lung cancer patients who failed prior platinum-based chemotherapy were treated with docetaxel

Lung Cancer - Lung cancer treatment with docetaxel-cisplatin deemed effective and tolerable

Lung Cancer - Non-small cell lung cancer progression is predicted by genetic mutation and methylation profiles

Lung Cancer - Non-small cell lung cancer should not be treated by postoperative radiotherapy with chemotherapy

Lung Cancer - Point Therapeutics receives fast track designation for talabostat for non-small cell lung cancer

Lung Cancer - Small cell lung cancer treatment should not exclude senior patients

Lung Cancer - Unexplained unilateral facial pain might indicate mediastinal pathology

Lymphoma - Lymphoma reacted to CHOP plus etoposide and gemcitabine, warranting large-scale trial