Oncology Business Week

German Cancer Research Center - New noninvasive method developed for lung diagnostics

Gustave Roussy Institute - Basal cell carcinomas in xeroderma pigmentosum patients have distinct mutations

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center - The synthetic molecule GFA-116 stifles angiogenesis and tumorigenesis

HIV/AIDS Trends - Attention to AIDS wanes, but illness is still rampant

Harvard University - Chemokine-induced signaling pathways may mediate cell growth in Kaposi sarcoma

Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Method for direct treatment of intestinal illnesses wins prize

Hiroshima University - Serum sFas/sFasL levels have prognostic value in bile duct cancer patients

Huddinge University Hospital - Valpha24 NK T cells of CD4+ subset develop in the early fetal thymus

International Agency for Research on Cancer - Plasma tests for Ser-249 TP53 mutations disclose liver cancer status

Jikei University - Some ovarian intestinal-type mucinous borderline tumors are benign

Johns Hopkins University - Peptide-based therapeutics are treatment alternatives for prostate cancer

Johns Hopkins University - The HMG-I oncogene is overexpressed in human leukemia

Kalorama Information - Monoclonal antibody therapies continue rapid growth in cancer market

Kantonsspital, St. Gallen - Erythema multiforme-like reaction to adalimumab reported

Karolinska Hospital - MMP-13 is androgen-regulated in prostate cancer

Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine - L-3-phosphoserine phosphatase and CEA detect gastric cancer micrometastasis

Kyoto University - Differentially expressed molecules in adult T-cell leukemia cells identified

Kyung Hee University - A Paeonia lactiflora root derivative compromises angiogenic growth

Leiden University - Non-protein bound iron may be responsible for chemotherapy-induced toxicity

Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center - Evolving indications for thalidomide reported

Lund University - Study: Breast-milk compound kills warts

Lymphoma - Recurrent syncope can mark Burkitt lymphoma at carotid bifurcation

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Antiviral cytokines induce granzyme B inhibitor/PI-9/SPI-6 hepatic expression

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Luciferase-based assay rapid and sensitive for detection of retrovirus entry

McGill University - Mutant insulin-like growth factor receptor reduces tumor growth and invasion

Medicare - Age, race, socioeconomics affect billing claims for mammography

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine - Complementary drugs slow the onset of androgen independence in prostate cancers

Natl. Center of Cancer Investigation, Madrid - Novel lung cancer cell lines shed light on LKB1 protein activity

Naturally Vitamins - USP seal intented to help consumers locate quality supplements

NeoRx Corp. - Jerry McMahon named chairman of cancer therapeutics company

Okayama University - Hyperthermia augments lipofection-mediated transduction in lung cancer cells

Okayama University - Receptor deficiency stalls the efforts of lung cancer gene therapy

Partnership for Essential Nutrition - Public health groups warn about risks associated with low-carb diets

Pasteur Institute, Paris - Somatic antibody mutations can alter superantigenic and polyreactive binding

Peking University - Wild-type p16(INK4a) contains the proliferation of MCF-7 breast cancer cells

Pierantoni Hospital, Forli - Urine telomerase is effective diagnostic indicator

Planar Systems, Inc. - FDA approves marketing of flat-panel DomeC5i system for mammograms

Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Davanat with 5-FU well tolerated in study patients with advanced solid tumors

Psoriasis - Infliximab shows promise for treatment of refractory pustular psoriasis