Oncology Business Week

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Res. Ctr. - A glass of red wine a day may keep prostate cancer away

Gender-Based Medicine - Men, women more different than thought

Hadassah University Hospital - Transfected liver cancer cells offer a new venue for exploring hepatitis B

Hepatitis B - WHO stresses importance of childhood immunization against hepatitis B

Hormone Replacement Therapy - ACOG issues state-of-the-art guide to HRT

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Short-term impairment of gallbladder emptying associated with HRT

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. - HGS-ETR2 trials demonstrate safety, tolerability in advanced cancer patients

IDM - U.S. FDA authorizes start of phase 2 clinical trial on melanoma vaccine

IFR Jean Roche - VEGF signals the probability of breast cancer progression

ILEX Oncology, Inc. - FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee to review clofarabine

Indiana University - Interferon-gamma infusion prepares recipients for genetically modified cells

Inex Pharmaceuticals Corporation - Marqibo to be reviewed by FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee

Institute for Cancer Research & Treatment, Italy - Leukemia-derived dendritic cells become cells that stimulate T cells

Isis Pharmaceuticals - Antisense drug targeting STAT-3 demonstrates significant antitumor activity

Istanbul University - Turkish version of the CHBMS found adequately reliable, valid in Turkish women

Italian Soc. of Med. Radiology - MR is better than mammography for detecting additional disease in patients

Karolinska Institute - DNA vaccine elicits immune response in patients with prostate cancer

Kurume University, Fukuoka - Peptides eliciting multiple responses in lung cancer identified

Laval University - Dehydroepiandrosterone effect on heart disease risk is modest

Lilly - Alimta approved in the European Union for two cancer indications

London Research Institute - Cancer scientists make unexpected discovery on sperm development

Lorus Therapeutics Inc. - Virulizin study results published

Louisiana State University - Curing Helicobacter pylori infection does not prevent all gastric cancers

Lund University - Neural progenitor cell lines inhibit tumor growth

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Infliximab well tolerated/effective for steroid-resistant acute GVHD treatment

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Molecular switch found that allows cancer cells to become mobile

MEDTEC - Companies partner to distribute OneDose patient dosimetry system

MGI Pharma, Inc. - Kadian marketed in U.S. for cancer-associated pain

Matritech, Inc. - NMP66 breast cancer detection results presented at conference

Maxim Pharmaceuticals - Ceplene trial in advanced malignant melanoma fails to meet primary endpoint

National Cheng Kung University Medical College - The cytostatic effect of TNP-470 involves cyclin D1

National University of Singapore Hospital - Telomerase activity and COX-2 may be potential markers for certain cancers

Norwegian Cancer Society - Researchers report on professional collaboration with cancer patients, families

OSI Pharmaceuticals - Trials for tumor-blocking pancreatic cancer drug plus chemotherapy promising

Ovarian Cancer - Gene amplification is one mechanism for hK6 overexpression in ovarian cancer

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company submits IND for novel anticancer agent Tarvacin

Pharmacyclics, Inc. - Pharma company releases data from phase 1 for nonHodgkin's B-cell lymphomas

PhotoCure - Swedish regulatory authorities to approve novel imaging drug Hexvix

PowderMed Ltd - Clinical trial initiated for novel therapeutic DNA cancer vaccine

Protherics PLC - Biopharma company names U.S. VP sales and marketing, provides business update

Proxima Therapeutics, Inc. - Medical device company received FDA clearance for MammoSite balloon catheter