Oncology Business Week

Fudan University - Outcome of surgical treatment evaluated

Generex Biotechnology Corp. - Immune-response strategy to be tested for use against cancer

Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen - Endoscopic ultrasound guided biopsy compared to mediastinoscopy

Georgetown University - New research in the area of oncology detailed

German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg - Health-conscious people have reduced mortality compared with general population

German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg - NCOA3 polymorphisms associated with protective effect against breast cancer

German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg - Release of apoptotic membrane vesicles linked to poor ovarian cancer prognosis

Glenfield General Hospital, Leics - Anatomical segmentectomy compared to lobectomy for stage I lung cancer patients

Grant Life Sciences, Inc. - Company to begin trials of blood test for cervical, other HPV-associated cancers

Gyeonggi National Cancer Center - Gefitinib used as first-line therapy against advanced or metastatic lung cancer

Hana Biosciences, Inc. - Company initiates phase I/II clinical trial of talotrexin in patients with ALL

Harvard University - Researchers' data advance proteomics research

Hyogo Medical Center for Adults - Recent findings illuminate research in gene transfer

Imperial College, London - Failed lung cancer drug could help shrink breast tumors

Indiana University, Indianapolis - Recent findings in oncology described

Institute of Cancer Research, London - Combined MRI, mammography better detects disease in women at high genetic risk

Institute of Cellular and Tissue Biology, Besancon - Blood VEGF levels denote melanoma progression and remission

International Agency for Research on Cancer - Premenopausal women with elevated androgen levels are at higher cancer risk

International Univ. of Health & Welfare, Shizuoka - HER-2 overexpression associated with prognosis in non-small cell lung carcinoma

Japan National Cancer Center, Tokyo - DNA repair gene TP53/POLI/REV1/LIG4 SNPs associated with lung cancer risk

Johns Hopkins University - Spermine oxidase regulation examined, diverse regulation revealed

Kagoshima University - Nutritional state affected postoperative axillary leakage after node dissection

Karolinska Institute, Stockholm - Down-regulation of SSX impairs cell migration and MMP2 expression

Kinki University, Osaka - Malignant potential of gastrointestinal stromal tumors estimated

Klin Essen Mitte, Essen - Chemoradiation with and without surgery for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Kobe University, Hyogo - Bowen's carcinoma of scrotal skin associated with human papillomavirus type 82

Kyoto University - Fibroblast growth factor gene disruption inhibits synovial sarcoma growth

Kyushu University, Fuoka - Inhibitor kappaB alpha gene transfer blocks lung tumor growth and angiogenesis

Kyushu University, Oita - Clinical significance of human kallikrein gene 6 expression in colorectal cancer

Lund University - Studies describe new findings in leukemia research

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Effects of parenteral hydration in terminally ill cancer patients studied

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Small interfering RNA targeting VEGF staunches Ewing sarcoma in murine models

Maastricht University - Quercetin protects against chemically induced DNA damage in human lymphocytes

Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei - One-stage resection compared to anastomosis of colon obstruction

Mayo Clinic - Biomarker may improve quality of life during cancer treatment

Mayo Clinic - Pharmacogenetic test used prior to chemotherapy reduces side effects

Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale - Study finds black cohosh no better than placebo in reducing hot flashes

Medical University of Gdansk - Cytogenetic and molecular findings in 75 clear cell renal cell carcinomas shared

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York - Genetic profiles divide primary and metastatic squamous cell lung cancers

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York - Patients do not recognize importance of elevated SBP or status of BP control

Monash University, Victoria - Data mining used to improve risk-grouping rules for prostate cancer patients

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York - Hispanics show worse lung cancer survival rate