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Table of Contents . . . January 29th, 2006
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Antisoma - Cancer drug developer sums up pipeline progress
AstraZeneca - Biotechnology company acquisition will enhance AstraZeneca's ability to generate cancer treatments
Baxter International, Inc. - Cancer medical device maker gives support to 100,000 Lives Campaign
Celgene Corp. - Cancer drug maker announces senior management transition plan
Cephalon, Inc. - High response rates reported in use of single agent Treanda in non-Hodgkin lymphoma
EntreMed, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company to acquire Miikana Therapeutics
EpiCept Corp. - Drugmaker completes merger with Maxim Pharmaceuticals
Genentech, Inc. - Supplemental BLA submitted for Avastin in relapsed metastatic colorectal cancer
Genta, Inc. - NDA filed for Genasense Injection
GlaxoSmithKline - Cervical cancer vaccine candidate induced a higher immune response in young girls
Hana Biosciences - Cancer drug maker reports loss of $0.09 per share, provides clinical pipeline progress report
Herlev University Hospital - Bladder transitional cell tumors 9q, 11p and 14q LOH were under-represented
Ibex Technologies, Inc. - Cancer diagnostics developer reports 61% increase in revenue
ImClone Systems Incorporated - Swiss agency approves Erbituxfor for the treatment of head and neck cancer
Information Technology - Impac announces automated solution update to support 2006 CMS oncology demonstration project
AntiCancer, Inc. - Data show hair follicle stem cells rival embryonic stem cells in regenerative potential
Ataturk Training & Research Hospital, Ankara - Incidence of bladder perforation after transurethral bladder surgery evaluated
Aveo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Rights to anticancer compound acquired from Mitsubishi Pharma Corp.
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - SV40 gene expression occurs in a fraction of cells in some B-cell lymphomas in HIV/AIDS
Breast Cancer - Lobular breast cancer metastasized to the colon
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company - New drug application submitted to U.S. FDA for dasatinib
British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver - Primary surveillance resulted in fewer testicular cancer therapeutic interventions
Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome - Sulfotransferase 1A1 polymorphism associated with gastric cancer risk
Centre d'Exploration et de Recherche Medicales par Emission de Positons, Lyon - Ability of MET-PET to diagnose dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors assessed
Chiba University - Ki-67 over-expression used to prognosticate transitional cell carcinoma
Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago - Up-regulation of neural markers detected in clear cell sarcoma of the kidney
China Medical University Hospital, Taichung - Circadian gene expression is disturbed in endometrial cancer
China Medical University, Taichung - 1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-3,5-dodecenedione induced apoptosis in leukemia
Christie Hospital, Manchester - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of Cancer Therapy
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Surgical outcome of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis reviewed
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Naples - New findings in Breast Cancer described
Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, S. Maria Imbaro - Benefits of longer tamoxifen therapy were seen in younger estrogen receptor-positive women vs. older women
Copenhagen University Hospital - Study confirms established prognostic marker for recurrent ovarian cancer
Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. - Positive interim results reported from phase I trial for CB3304 (noscapine) in non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Cryptome Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. - Formal documentation entered for acquisition of HealthLinx
Dana Farber Cancer Institute - Met receptor is inhibited in mesothelioma
Duke University, Durham - A new RNA aptamer targeting alphavbeta3 integrin hinders endothelial cell growth and survival
Duke University, Durham - Fibroblast activation protein shows promise as tumor antigen target
European Institute of Oncology, Milan - HectH9 regulates transcriptional activation and tumor cell proliferation
Flagler Hospital, St. Augustine - Patient outcome after surgical excision of T4 rectal cancer analyzed
Gammacan International - Research and licensing agreement signed with Tel Hashomer for oncology drug development
General University Hospital of Alicante - Recent studies add new data to neuroscience research
Guided Therapy Systems - Miniaturized ultrasound arrays proposed for interstitial ablation and imaging
Hamamatsu Rosai Hospital, Shizuoka - Prostate gland volume used to predict biopsy results in men 70 years or older
Harvard Men's Health Watch - Relationship of vitamin E and prostate cancer benefits not resolved, men's newsletter says
Harvard University - Cytoplasmic phosphoproteins alter cellular morphology and disrupt adhesion in KSHV
Hopital Ambroise Pare, Boulogne - Multidrug resistance proteins did not impair initial response of GIST to imatinib
Hopital Beaujon, Clichy - Poor differentiation linked to unfavorable outcome of hepatic endocrine tumors
Hopital Hotel Dieu, Paris - MRP3, BCRR and P-glycoprotein activities can prognosticate leukemia
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto - PBT-3 caused long-term growth inhibition of K562 solid tumors in vivo
Howard Hughes Medical Institute - Breast cancer drugs may slow growth of lung cancer
INSERM U591, Paris - Thymic tumors in murine models maintain a large neovascular component
Igeneon AG - Density of carbohydrate epitopes on carrier affects IgG responses
Immunomedics, Inc. - Humanized anti-CD74 antibody has shown therapeutic activity in lymphoma and myeloma transplants
Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif - Persistence of ascitis predicted incomplete resectability of colorectal peritoneal carcinomatosis
Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Reims - Lung carcinomas in Western Europe show low prevalence of human papillomaviruses
Institute of Oncology, Ljubljana - Low-dose gemcitabine infusion and cisplatin used to treat lung cancer
Introgen Therapeutics, Inc. - Advances reported in development of oncolytic viruses for cancer treatment
Israeli Air Force Aeromedical Center, Tel Hashomer - Treatment options for smoking cessation therapy in aviators discussed
Jagiellonian University, Krakow - Anticancer activity is displayed by light-induced ruthenium complexes
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford - Continued use of esophagectomy as treatment for high-grade dysplasia supported
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions - Gene mutation linked to poor outcome in thyroid cancer patients
Johns Hopkins University - RNA interference in breast cancer cells alters differentiation and proliferation
Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid - Protein expression used in prognosis of colorectal adenocarcinoma
Kagawa University - Uroplakin II proposed as a marker of nodal metastases from bladder cancer
Kanagawa Cancer Center - Postoperative oral fluoropyrimidine compared to paclitaxel/oral fluoropyrimidine
Kantonsspital St. Gallen - Use of spirituality, psychotherapy and music in palliative cancer care examined
Karolinska Institute - Autoimmune disorders associated with risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Karolinska Institute - Studies add new findings to encephalomyelitis body of knowledge
Karolinska Institute, Huddinge - Incidences of leukemia subtypes sorted by socioeconomic and occupational groups
Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm - Survival after surgery for esophageal cancer improved since 1987
Kurume University, Fukuoka - Combination ZD1839 and trastuzumab inhibit cell growth in non-small-cell lung cancer
Kurume University, Fukuoka - Neovascular characteristics distinguish hepatitis C-related liver lesions
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine - Pitfalls of using FDG-PET for the diagnosis of bone metastases identified
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine - Tumor suppressive effects of tocotrienol showed potential
Leiden University - UV-induced mutant p53 and skin tumors analyzed by mutation spectra and induction kinetics
Lifeline Biotechnologies, Inc. - Medical technology company reports marketing progress of microendoscope for breast cancer
Linkoping University Hospital - Angiogenic induction may be a key feature of hormone-dependent breast cancer
Linkoping University Hospital - Research add new data to endocrinology body of knowledge
Loyola University, Maywood - Some oral poliovirus vaccines were contaminated with SV40 after 1961
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Adjuvant systemic therapy used to treat male breast carcinoma
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Reports add new data to Cancer Therapy research
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