Oncology Business Week

La Timone University Hospital - Liposomal lurtotecan has limited efficacy in advanced SCCHN

Lorus Therapeutics - Safety board gives go-ahead for ongoing trial of pancreatic cancer treatment

Loyola University, Maywood - Practical use of generic low-molecular-weight heparins reviewed

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Another look finds promising proteomics test is not biologically plausible

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Gene cluster on mouse X chromosome provides insights into fertility

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - New test improves detection of bladder cancer

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Vioxx nearly doubled cardiovascular risks in cancer prevention study

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston - Serum proteomics technology debated

MGI Pharma, Inc. - Oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company reports 4Q, fiscal 2004 results

Medical University of Innsbruck - Method to monitor T cells after dendritic cell vaccination developed

Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation - Petition urges Congress to fund mesothelioma research

Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Zion - BIA shown as prognostic indicator in pancreatic cancer

Montreal General Hospital - EPO induces cancer cell resistance to ionizing radiation and cisplatin

Mount Sinai School of Medicine - Inherited gene may increase risk for prostate cancer by 50%

Nagoya City University - Nobiletin inhibits hepatocarcinoma cell proliferation in vitro

National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo - Recent findings in pancreatic cancer provide new insights

National Cancer Center, Tokyo - Coffee may help prevent liver cancer

National Cancer Center, Tokyo - ZD6474 arrests the growth of gefitinib-sensitive tumors

National Institute on Drug Abuse - Research shows HIV screening is cost effective

Ohio State University - Study in Ohio seeks participants for 5-year study about disease incidence

Okayama University - A cargo peptide transporter system halts aggressive leukemia and lymphoma

Pasteur Institute - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of liver cancer

ProVation Medical, Inc. - National Naval Medical Center selects documentation solution

Prous Science, Barcelona - An oncolytic DNA-alkylating drug for treatment of solid tumors shows promise

Providence Centralia Hospital - Hospital adopts technology for breast cancer diagnosis

Proxima Therapeutics, Inc. - Cancer treatment systems company to be acquired by Cytyc Corporation

Regina Elena Institute for Cancer Research, Rome - Endothelin receptor blockade may eliminate COX-2-associated ovarian cancer

Scripps Research Institute - Recent findings illuminate research in cancer therapy

Seoul National University - Clusterin overexpression has prognostic value

Siemens Medical Solutions - Particle therapy technology to treat tumors to be installed at Heidelberg center

State University of Ghent Hospital - Photodynamic therapy successfully treated feline skin cancer

The Wellness Community - Free online continuing education course for oncology nurses launched

Tohoku University, Miyagi - Loss of LKB1 function may lead to carcinogenesis of gastric cancer

Tokyo Medical & Dental University - New data illuminates research in oncology

Tokyo Women's Medical University - The incidence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is expected to rise in Japan

Tzu Chi University, Hualien - Survivin and p53 modulate the influence of quercetin on lung cancer cells

U.S. Army - Tungsten-alloy shrapnel causes tumors, cancer in rats

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Genotoxicity of tobacco smoke and tobacco smoke condensate reviewed

Univ. of California, Berkeley - Studies advance knowledge in cancer vaccines research

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Ablation success confirmed by pathologic examination

sanofi-aventis Group - Drug company receives U.S. FDA approval for new Eloxatin formulation