Oncology Business Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 4th, 2005
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Amgen - U.S. FDA grants panitumumab fast-track status for metastatic colorectal cancer
Amgen Inc. - Palifermin compound receives positive regulatory opinion for approval in Europe
Genitope Corp. - Cancer-focused immunotherapy company reports Q2 net loss of $8.2 million
GlobeImmune, Inc. - Immunotherapy company names Francis V. Chisari, MD, to scientific advisory board
Infrared Sciences Corp. - Maker of breast cancer detection system receives $2.1 million additional funding
Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. - Biotechnology company announces appointment of medical director
Schering AG - CONFIRM 2 trial shows low probability of demonstrating improvement
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company focused on cancer treatments reports Q2 2005 results
Technical University of Dresden - Findings describe new data in urology research
Telik Inc. - Safety and efficacy of TLK286 assessed
University of Grenoble, Meylan - Anticancer multidrug resistance mediated by MRP1
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. - Norway cancer clinic integrates hardware and software in radiotherapy department
iCAD, Inc. - Computer-aided detection systems company reports Q2 2005 operating results
Adherex Technologies, Inc. - Two additional sites initiated for phase II trial of ADH-1
Adrenal Cancer - Woman diagnosed with adrenal tumor and congenital adrenal hyperplasia
American Medical Group Association - Physicians see financial losses, despite modest increases in compensation
American University of the Caribbean, St. Maarten - Clinical anatomy of inferior phrenic artery delineated
Aphton Corporation - Oncology company reports loss of $0.21 per share
Baylor Institute for Immunology Research - Cytokine secretion by CD4+T cells reported after dendritic cell vaccine
Bellaria Hospital, Bologna - Gemcitabine plus oxaliplatin used as first-line chemotherapy
Bonn Inst. of Plant Diseases - Corn grain mold used as pesticide
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company - Pharmaceutical company reports earnings of $0.50 per share
CHUA Michallon - Radiotherapy after surgery best option for prostate cancer patients
Calorie Control Council - Study confirms safety of aspartame
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - Morbidity after sentinel lymph node biopsy in primary breast cancer evaluated
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland - Mdm2 uses alternate protein to spur tumor growth during hypoxia
Catholic University of Korea, Seoul - Novel oncogene HCCR analyzed
Catholic University of Leuven - Web-based microarray classification benchmarking tool developed
Center Eugene Marquis, Rennes - Time between surgery and radiotherapy affected local recurrence
Center Hospital, Compiegne - Efficacy of tamoxifen in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma evaluated
Center Leon Berard, Lyon - Persistence of medical change at implementation of clinical guidelines assessed
Centro Regional de Oncologia de Lisboa, Lisbon - Fine needle aspiration cytology compared to serum calcitonin measurement
China Medical University Hospital, Taichung - Chemotherapy response in untreated small cell lung cancer evaluated
Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester - Fulvestrant and anastrozole show benefit for improved breast cancer survival
Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung - Ornithine decarboxylase prevented tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced apoptosis
City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte - Short hairpin RNA triggers de novo methylation in human cells
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory - New research in the area of proteomics detailed
Columbia University - Barriers to minority participation in breast cancer prevention trials identified
Dalhousie University - Laparoscopic resection safe and effective
Dharamshila Cancer Hospital, Delhi - Phase II study of gemcitabine, paclitaxel, and cisplatin conducted
Duke University, Durham - Adjuvant external-beam radiotherapy and chemotherapy treated gallbladder cancer
Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute, Shanghai - Reports describe recent advances in liver cancer research
Emory University, Atlanta - Different outcomes following silica exposure characterized
Environmental Health - Childhood cancers strongly linked to air pollution in early life
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam - QoL self-reported by elderly NHL patients treated with CHOP chemotherapy
Firat University, Elazig - Cutaneous myiasis caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica
Fourth Military Medical University - Heat shock/MAGE-3 fusion protein vaccine enhances immunity to MAGE-3
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia - Complete response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy linked to improved survival
Geisinger Health System - Health organization joins Cancer Alliance Bioinformatics Consortium
German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg - New data illuminates research in proteomics
Herakleion University, Crete - Studies advance knowledge in breast cancer research
Hokkaido University - Imaging modalities for arteriovenous malformations compared
Hokkaido University - Management of superficial leiomyosarcoma reviewed
Hopital St. Marguerite, Marseille - Usefulness of pancreaticoduodenectomy evaluated
Hospital University of San Carlos, Madrid - Recent studies add new data to breast cancer research
Howard University, Washington - Strategies for conducting research with low-income African American populations
ImClone Systems Inc. - Reports advance knowledge in oncology research
Institute Gustave Roussy, Villejuif - Salvage surgery performed after failure of very accelerated radiotherapy
International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon - Risk of cancer after low doses of ionizing radiation evaluated
IsoRay, Inc. - Medical isotope maker completes merger, becomes subsidiary of public company
Jikei University - Dendritic cell vaccine plus IL-12 shows promise against liver cancer
Johns Hopkins University - Protein linked to growth of organs and cancer
Karolinska Institute - Perception and assessment of symptom occurrence and symptom distress compared
Karolinska University Hospital - Mutations in Rb1 pathway-related genes associated with poor prognosis
Keio University - New findings in the area of cancer vaccines detailed
King Faisal Specialist Hospital - Value of nm23 as prognosticator of parathyroid neoplasia assessed
Luxembourg National Health Laboratory - Colon cancer in Luxembourg analyzed
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Atiprimod induced apoptosis in multiple myeloma cells
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Cytotoxicity of combinatory taxane and platinum treatment evaluated
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Somatic symptoms of chronic non-cancer-related and cancer-related pain compared
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Symptom distress linked to survival in outpatients
Massachusetts General Hospital - Etoposide continually alternated with topotecan in refractory solid tumors
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge - Transformed bronchioalveolar stem cells give rise to adenocarcinoma
Mayo Clinic - Open nephron-sparing surgery remains the "gold standard"
Mayo Clinic - Vitamin and mineral supplementation associated with better outcome in NSCLC
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Complications occurred in smokers after postmastectomy
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Craniofacial resection treated malignant paranasal sinus tumors
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Integrin beta signaling domain effects of deletion defined
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Researchers identify gene set linked to breast cancer's spread to lungs
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