Gene Therapy Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . February 17th, 1997

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Ribozyme Therapy - Hammerhead Ribozymes Exhibit Potential Gene Therapy Uses

Cancer Gene Therapy - FDA Clearance Received To Commence Phase I IL-2 Cancer Trial

Cancer Gene Therapy - Targeting of Melanoma Cells Possible with Recombinant Adenoviruses

Animal Models - Human Antibody Genes Introduced Into Antibody-Producing Mouse Strain

Antisense Technology - Tumorigenesis Inhibited by Cytosine-DNA MeTase Antisense Therapy

Brain Cancer - Identification of Cancer Gene Announced

Breast Cancer - Contract Received Helps Develop Prototype Cancer Program

Breast Cancer - Cooperative Research Efforts Announced To Develop Vaccine

Corrective Gene Therapy - Murine Model Suggests Gene Therapy Approach for X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

Cystic Fibrosis - Phase II tgAAV-CFTR Clinical Trials Begin for CF

Genetics - Patent Announced on AGT Hypertension Gene Mutation

Genetics - Signaltag Created For Rapid Development Of Therapeutic Proteins

Glaucoma - Juvenile Open Angle Glaucoma Gene Located

Industry News (Patents and Technology) - Vyrex Receives CD-Tagging Technology Patent

Internet - Mediconsult.com Launches Virtual Medical Clinic

Spinal Cord Injury - Researchers Find Gene That Helps Grow Nerves

Vector Development - E1 and E4 Deletions Improve Adenovirus Vectors for Gene Delivery

Vector Development - Hybrid Vector Is a Simple and Effective Gene Transfer Vehicle

Antisense Therapy (HIV) - "Better Protection Against HIV Infection by Dual Function Retroviral Vectors."

Cancer Vaccines - "Antitumor Immunity Induced by Retroviral-Mediated Allogeneic Major Histocompatibility Complex Class in Gene Transfer in Murine Tumor Models."

Cancer Vaccines - "Ex Vivo Stimulation and Culture of Antigen Specific T-Cell Populations Using Peptide or Gene Modified Dendritic Cells for the Treatment of Malignancies."

Hematopoietic Gene Therapy (Cancer) - "Genetic Modification of Cells Used for Transplant Following Intensive Therapy for Ovarian Cancer and Breast Cancer."

Hematopoietic Gene Therapy (HIV) - "Suitability of Bone Marrow from HIV-1 Infected Donors for Retroviral-Mediated Gene Transfer."

Suicide Gene Therapy - "Bone Marrow Purging of Residual Breast Cancer by Adenoviral Transfer of the HSVtk Gene."

Antisense Technology - "Antisense Inhibition of c-fes Proto-Oncogene Blocks PMA-Induced Macrophage Differentiation in HL60 and in FDC-P1/MAC-11 Cells."

Antisense Technology - "Combinatorial Screening and Rational Optimization for Hybridization to Folded Hepatitis C Virus RNA of Oligonucleotides with Biological Antisense Activity."

Cancer Gene Therapy - "Cytokine-Based Immunotherapy of Solid Tumors (Review)."

Cancer Gene Therapy - "Gene Therapy and Ovarian Cancer: A Review."

Cancer Gene Therapy - "Interleukin-2 (IL-2) Gene Therapy with Allogeneic Fibroblasts in the CT-26 Model of Murine Colorectal Carcinoma."

Cancer Gene Therapy - "Prevention of Adenocarcinoma Colon 26-Induced Cachexia by Interleukin 10 Gene Transfer."

Chronic Granulomatous Disease - "Retroviral-Mediated Gene Transfer of gp91(phox) into Bone Marrow Cells Rescues Defect in Host Defense Against Aspergillus fumigatus in Murine X-Linked Chronic Granulomatous Disea

Endocrinology - "Adenovirus-Mediated Gene Transfer of Dominant Negative ras(asn17) in 3T3L1 Adipocytes Does Not Alter Insulin-Stimulated PI3-Kinase Activity or Glucose Transport."

Hematology - "A Novel Herpes Vector for the High-Efficiency Transduction of Normal and Malignant Human Hematopoietic Cells."

Hematology - "Cytokine Prestimulation as a Gene Therapy Strategy: Implications for Using the MDR1 Gene as a Dominant Selectable Marker."

Hematology - "Successful Retroviral Mediated Transduction of a Reporter Gene in Human Dendritic Cells: Feasibility of Therapy with Gene-Modified Antigen Presenting Cells."

Immunology - "A New Class of Antigen-Specific Killer Cells."

Neuroscience - "Axon-Mediated Gene Transfer of Retinal Ganglion Cells in vivo."

Vector Development - "Adenovirus Dodecahedron, A New Vector for Human Gene Transfer."

Vector Development - "The Transmembrane Domain of Diphtheria Toxin Improves Molecular Conjugate Gene Transfer."

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