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Gene Therapy Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . June 16th, 2005

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Biomedical Engineering - Re-engineered autologous T cells attack non-Hodgkin lymphoma cells

Gene Delivery - Stealth liposomes transport genes to breast cancer cells

Stem Cell Research - Genetically modified mesenchymal stem cells heal neurological disorders

Vector Development - Leaky tumor vessels allow systemic gene transfer after adenoviral transfection

Vector Development - Tick-borne encephalitis virus vector prolongs transgene expression

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - New findings in acute myeloid leukemia described

Alzheimer Disease - Gene therapy company licenses gene from university

Angiotensin - AT receptor orthologues studied, species functional diversity revealed

Biomedical Engineering - Consensus shuffling corrects errors in synthetic DNA

Brain Cancer - Fos-related antigen 1 enables glioma to maintain a malignant phenotype

Breast Cancer - HER-2 overexpression inversely correlates with ER/PR expression in breast cancer

Vector Development - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of vector development

Breast Cancer - New research in the area of breast cancer detailed

Business & Finance - Cell-focused technology company reports third quarter 2005 financial results

Cancer Research - Biopharma company released results for NeoLipid clinical trial

Cancer Therapy - Blocking the Odc gene is effective in preventing certain cancers

Cancer Therapy - Data from Tarceva clinical trial program presented at meeting

Cancer Therapy - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of cancer therapy

Virology - Research add new data to virology body of knowledge

Cardiology - Hibernating cardiac cells respond favorably to fibroblast growth factor-5

Collaborations - Deal signed for development of gene therapy for hemophilia

Collaborations - Manufacturing agreement reached for production of VEGF-2 plasmid DNA

Drug Delivery - Ultrasound radiation helps nanoparticles penetrate tumors

Embryonic Development - Egg-activating factor examined, nuclear translocation clarified

Embryonic Stem Cell Research - ESC ectopic mTERT expression confers resistance to p53-dependent apoptosis

Endocrinology - Recent findings in endocrinology provide new insights

Finance - DNA analysis tools provider reports first quarter 2005 financial results

Finance - Genasense maker reports Q1 revenues of $18.5 million

Gastric Cancer - LERGU mutation or deletion implicated in gastric cancer

Gene Research - RNA polymerase II construct makes short hairpin RNA and provokes gene silencing

Gene Silencing - Studies add new findings to gene silencing body of knowledge

Gene Therapy - Ethics of gene therapy and abortion discussed

Gene Transfer - Researchers' findings advance gene transfer research

Genetics & Genomics - Gene expression studied to determine causes of tumor progression

Grants - Cancer center awarded $14.4 million NCI grant for tumor vascular targeting

Hematology - Bcl-2 antisense therapy shows promise for treating B-cell malignancies

Hepatitis B Therapy - Short hairpin RNA interferes with hepatitis B replication in liver cells

Hypercholesterolemia - Apolipoprotein B antisense lowers cholesterol without causing liver disease

Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus - Recent findings in kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus described

Lung Cancer -  M. tuberculosis infection associated with FHIT gene LOH in lung cancer

Lung Cancer - DBC1 suggested as tumor suppressor in non-small cell lung cancers

Lung Cancer - Endostatin gene therapy and radiotherapy abate lung tumor growth

Metastatic Melanoma - Pharmaceutical company presents design of phase 3 melanoma trial at ASCO

Multiple Sclerosis - FOCIS 2005 presentation: XIAP, a novel target in multiple sclerosis

Neurodegeneration - Reports advance knowledge in neurodegeneration research

Neuroscience - Researchers' data advance neuroscience research

Oncology - Human ribonuclease inhibitor gene has antitumor effects in melanoma cells

Oncology - New findings in the area of oncology detailed

Oncology - Transferrin-enhanced liposomes convey p53 in murine osteosarcoma models

Pancreatic Cancer - Update on dose-escalation trial of pancreatic cancer therapy 'encouraging'

Pulmonary Hypertension - Survivin plays role in the pathogenesis of PAH

Pulmonary Medicine - Assorted factors guide lipofection in murine lung metastasis models

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Testis injection site drives electroporation-mediated gene transfer

Stem Cell Research - Notch has role in regulating exocrine progenitor pool

Stem Cell Research - Scientists join to develop laboratory model of immune system

Thyroid Cancer - The RET proto-oncogene can be targeted for cancer destruction

Transplant Medicine - VEGFR augments organ survival following transplantation

Vaccine Vector - Oncolytic HSV vector delivered to metastatic breast cancer in brain

Vector Development - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of vector development

Virology - Reports advance knowledge in virology research

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