Oncology Business Week

Duke University, Durham - Human recombinant erythropoietin does not prevent tumor growth or angiogenesis

EDAP TMS, SA - Ablatherm maker announces 2005 revenue estimates

East Carolina University - Cigarette smoke concentrate inhibits KSHV infection

East Carolina University - Constitutively active Notch-1 increases synthesis of the PTEN tumor suppressor

Elekta Instruments, Inc. - Radiation beam treatment system used to treat spine tumor patient

Florida A & M University, Tallahassee - COX-2 inhibitor augments the anticancer properties of docetaxel in lung tumors

Fourth Military Medical University, Xian - Survivin may play a role in brain tumor angiogenesis, apoptosis suppression, and proliferation

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - Organochlorine chemicals in plasma related to risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Fudan University, Shanghai - PTEN inhibited invasion of glioma cells

Gifu University - Higher serum levels of estrone in postmenopausal women are associated with high fat intake

Gifu University - Sesquiterpene lactones showed cytotoxicity against small cell lung cancer cell

Glenfield Hospital, Leicester - Age previously excluded elderly patients with breast cancer from local treatment

Hannover Medical University - Sentinel node biopsy in melanoma delayed recurrence but did not affect survival

Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen - Resectability of rectal cancers was still fixed after radiochemotherapy

Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang - Polymorphisms in tumor necrosis factor genes linked to cancer risk

Hepatocellular Cancer - Spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma reported

Hiratsuka City Hospital, Kanagawa - Endoscopic resection feasible for left ventricular tumors

Hokkaido University - S100A2 expression used to predict late cervical metastasis in OSCC

Hopital Cochin, Paris - Recent findings in prostate cancer described

Hopital Croix Rousse, Lyon - Variations of IL-6 and IL-10 levels during 3D-CRT used in lung cancer prognosis

Hospital Sant Pau, Barcelona - Surveillance protocol resulted in low rate of recurrences for germ cell tumors

INSERM U578, La Tronche - A new molecular conjugate vector improves tumor targeting, imaging, and therapy

INSERM U601, Nantes - Cross-linking is needed for T cell co-stimulation activity of trimeric CD137L

Imperial College London - Neuronal characteristics of small-cell lung cancer described

Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Phase 1 trial initiated on heat shock protein 90 inhibitor for treating GI stromal tumors

Innovive Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Cancer immunotherapeutic licensed from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Inovio Biomedical Corp. - Partnership signed to develop vaccine for hepatitis C

Institut Veille Sanitaire, St. Maurice - Risk of lung cancer and pleural mesothelioma among automobile mechanics assessed

Institut de Recerca Oncologica, Barcelona - Findings in cancer vaccines provide new insights

Institute of Pathology (ICMR), New Delhi - Prevalence of cervical cancer in Indian women suggests urgent need for screening programs

Jichi Medical School, Tochigi - Genomic fragments methylated specifically in colorectal carcinoma screened

Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of cancer vaccines

Johns Hopkins University - Recent studies add new data to ophthalmology research

Journal of Nuclear Medicine - Nuclear medicine imaging helps predict patients' response to hormonal therapy

Karolinska Institute Division of Nutritional Epidemiology, Stockholm - Tea consumption results in a dose-response reduction in risk for ovarian cancer

Keio University, Tokyo - Lentiviral RNAi inhibits cell growth and invasion of melanoma

Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, Taejon - TP53BP2 locus associated with risk of gastric cancer in Koreans

Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Taejon - Researchers describe findings in proteomics studies

Kyoto University Hospital - Anticancer drugs regulate peptide transporter 1 in gastric cancer cells

Kyphon Inc. - Two-year balloon kyphoplasty data show improvement of pain and function

Kyushu University, Fukuoka - Sequential 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin may benefit patients with metastatic colorectal cancer