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Gene Therapy Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . January 15th, 2004

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in Gene Therapy Weekly | Other Publications

Cancer Therapy - Interleukin-24 gene therapy shows promise in the fight against prostate cancer

Brain Cancer - Liposomal delivery offers clinical gene therapy for brain tumors

Brain Cancer - New MRI contrasts discern response to gene therapy in rodent glioma models

Breast Cancer - Unusual interleukin-8 gene methylation correlates with breast cancer metastasis

Chagas Disease - Free fatty acids induce cell differentiation in Trypanosoma cruzi

Diagnostics - Rapid identification method for E. coli O157:H7 using real-time PCR developed

Gastroenterology - Glucagon-like peptide 2 may have clinical use in short-bowel syndrome

Gastroenterology - Survivin halts gastric cancer tumorigenicity and angiogenesis

Gene Function Discovery - Foreign rights expanded for product discovery from biodiversity

Gene Induction - Minocycline activates the tetracycline-responsive promoter in treated cells

Gene Silencing Applications - Novel algorithm licensed for gene silencing applications

Oncology - Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1beta is an ovarian cancer molecular marker

Gene Suppression - Small interfering RNAs staunch genes associated with cancer growth

Gene Transfection - Novel degradable polymers offer a viable alternative to other DNA vectors

Immunology - INGN 241 therapy shows safety and clinical activity in phase I clinical trial

Liver Cancer - Liver cells that encode for HCRP1 avoid hepatocellular carcinoma

Lung Cancer - New data highlight activity of INGN 241 drug in non-small cell lung cancer

Malaria Vaccine -  Plasmodium berghei circumsporozoite protein protect against malaria

Oncogenesis - Soluble EphA receptors stop VEGF-dependent tumor angiogenesis

Oncology - Gene therapy elicits tissue-specific human sodium iodide symporter expression

Patents - New adenoviral vector technology wins patent; Introgen gets license

Patents - Oncolytic viral technology licensed to Introgen Therapeutics

Cardiology - Handheld gene guns effect gene transfer into the beating heart

Prostate Cancer - Positive results reported for telomerase cancer vaccine clinical trial

Proteomics - Peptide nucleic acid down-regulates microsomal triglyceride transfer protein

Rotavirus - Cytokines act as mediators for or effectors against rotavirus disease

Transgenics - Rodents with inducible suicide genes will advance liver disease drug research

Trends - Report: Gene therapy moving toward approval and introduction within the decade

Vaccine Vector - Oncolytic viruses used as vectors for treatment of malignant gliomas

Vector Development - Polymeric particles containing transferrin facilitate gene transfer

Virology - Adeno-associated viruses suitable for therapy must be devoid of contamination

Drug Resistance - Neuroblastoma-derived sulfhydryl oxidase reverses resistance to apoptosis

Radiotherapy - p16 Gene transfer causes abnormal nucleation in radiation-treated cancer cells

Recombinant Research - A real-time PCR assay screens for p53 recombinant adenovirus in patient samples

Adenovirus - Intestinal intussusception associated with adenovirus in Mexican children

Antisense Technology - Molecula receives license to key RNAi patent

Autologous Cellular Therapy - Applikon collaboration leads to manufacturing system breakthrough

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