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Cancer Research

Reports summarize cancer study findings from Stanford University, U.S.

Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, January 25th, 2007

Cancer research advances have been reported from Stanford University, U.S.

Study 1: Scientists discuss in "Combination of integrin siRNA and irradiation for breast cancer therapy" new findings in cancer. "Up-regulation of integrin alpha(v)beta(3) has been shown to play a key role in tumor angiogenesis and metastasis. In this study, we evaluated the role of integrin alpha(v)beta(3) in breast cancer cell resistance to ionizing irradiation (IR) and tested the anti-tumor efficacy of combining integrin alpha(v) siRNA and IR," investigators in the United States report.

"Colonogenic survival assay, cell proliferation, apoptosis, and cell cycle analysis were...

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