Oncology Business Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . May 14th, 2006
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AMDL, Inc. - AMDL closes private offering of shares and warrants
Amgen, Inc. - New findings in cancer treatment described from the United States
ArQule, Inc. - ArQule announces management and board changes
Array BioPharma, Inc. - Array BioPharma achieves milestone for selection of third compound for anticancer program
Bristol-Myers Squibb - $6M grants support the advance of biomedical research
CuraGen Corporation - CuraGen and TopoTarget present new preclinical data on PXD101 in treating cancer
Discovery Partners International, Inc. - Discovery Partners International and Infinity Pharmaceuticals announce merger agreement
Ferring Pharmaceuticals - Degarelix, a novel GnRH blocker from Ferring, moves into Phase III
Finance - American Shared Hospital makes $2M investment in developer of radiation device
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center receives boost from Susan G. Komen Foundation
Genentech, Inc. - Genentech announces vice president appointments in commercial operations and product development
Genentech, Inc. - Genentech moves on Avastin with chemotherapy for nonsquamous, non-small-cell lung cancer
Gentium, S.p.A. - Gentium reports 2005 financial results, provides financial and clinical update
GlaxoSmithKline - Cervarix, GSK's candidate vaccine for cervical cancer, demonstrated sustained efficacy
Hana Biosciences, Inc. - Hana Biosciences obtains Nasdaq National Market listing approval
- Mammography for women under 50 appears cost-effective for women with strong family histories
Aarhus University Hospital - New findings from Denmark, the the Netherlands and Belgium in the area of melanoma described
Aichi Medical University - Endoscope-assisted minilaparotomic radical retropubic prostatectomy is safe and effective
Andalucía Investiga - Researchers of the UGR analyze tumors in depth using mathematical equations
Antoni van Leeuwnhoek Hospital, Amsterdam - Researchers from Netherlands; k, United Kingdom and fmeric@mdanderson report details of new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer
AstraZeneca - Thiazoloquinazolines found to be selective Aurora A and B kinase inhibitors
Attikon University Hospital, Athens - Pulmonary toxicity linked to novel antineoplastic agents
BSD Medical Corp. - Scientists observe that hyperthermia is the most potent radiation sensitizer known
Biofield Corp. - Biofield undergoes a change in control
Brain Tumor - Four-year-old Oregon girl treated successfully for brain tumor
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - Inhibition of histone deacetylation may provide valuable approach for lung cancer therapy
Bristol Royal Infirmary & General Hospital - New findings from the United Kingdom, Italy and United States in the area of prognostics described
Business Update - Atlanta's Northside Hospital adopts new technology for screening mammography patients
Cancer Council Victoria - Bladder cancer management and outcomes reviewed
Cancer Treatment - Researchers' work from Canada, Austria and Japan adds to cancer treatment body of knowledge
Cardiff University - Breast cancer cell invasiveness is affected by matrix metalloproteinase
Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham - Detection of colorectal cancer recurrence not improved with routine MRI follow-up
Catholic University of Korea - Acute myelogenous leukemia linked to JAK2 V617F mutation
Catholic University, Rome - Researchers' work from Italy and the United States adds to surgery body of knowledge
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. - Cell Therapeutics, Inc. granted U.S. patent for antitubulin agents with anti-cancer activity
Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montpellier, Montreal - Prostatic bone metastases discussed
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung - Myxofibrosarcoma prognostic factors identified
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London - Noncutaneous and cutaneous AIDS-associated KS survival and immune response similar
Chiba Cancer Center - Data from Japan, the United States and Belgium advance knowledge in oncology research
Chiba University - Squamous cell carcinoma kinase A protein expression is down-regulated
Chinese Academy of Medical Science - Recent findings from China, France and Germany illuminate research in leukemia
Chinese Academy of Sciences - Hepatocellular carcinoma involves acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase 2 gene expression
Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester - Monocytes expressing CEA-specific chimeric CD64 receptor target CEA-expressing tumor cells
Chungnam National University Hospital, Taejon - Rectal cancer treated by preoperative chemoradiation using oral capecitabine
Columbia University, New York - Radiation-induced cancer risks estimated using a linear no-threshold approach
Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton - Studies from Canada and the United States advance knowledge in imaging research
Dartmouth College, Hanover - Colorectal adenoma incidence linked to K-ras mutations
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Ulm - Oral cavity and oropharyngeal tumors comorbidity predicted by ASA-score
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum - Gene profile identified to help determine breast cancer treatment
DiaDexus, Inc. - Researchers' data from the United States and People's Republic of China advance ovarian cancer research
DiscoveRx Corporation - DiscoveRx expands PathHunter portfolio with release of homogeneous mitotic index assays
Dongguk University, Gyeongbuk - Chemoprevention of colon adenocarcinoma by protein extract of Asterina pectinifera proposed
Dr. Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, Rotterdam - Breast cancer survival and prognostics in patients with BRCA-1 mutation were analyzed
EDAP TMS S.A. - EDAP TMS S.A. presents 10-year experience for treatment of localized prostate cancer
Ecopia BioSciences Inc. - Dosing begun in phase 1 trial of anticancer treatment with Ecopia's ECO-4601
Eli Lilly and Company - Lilly reports preliminary coronary, breast cancer data from Raloxifene for heart trial
Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation - Expanded access program for Rexin-GTM provides genetic medicine to cancer patients
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam - Findings from Netherlands, United States and Canada in prostate cancer provide new insights
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam - Prostate cancer prediction by PSA velocity in pre-screened populations assessed
Fourth Military Medical University, Shanxi - Gastric cancer metastasis reversed by selected peptide20
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle - Aspergillus ustus outbreak occurred among stem cell transplantation recipients
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle - Immunomodulators as an adjunct to antiretroviral drugs may enhance immune reconstitution
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle - New findings in HIV/AIDS described from the United States, India and France
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle - Reports from the United States and Japan advance knowledge in breast cancer research
Free University of Amsterdam - Evaluation of risks and benefits of cancer clinical trials by review board members assessed
Free University of Brussels - Ovarian germ cell tumors in girls have excellent prognosis
Geriatrics - Elderly cancer survivors face increased functional limitations, study finds
German Cancer Research Center - Affitech renews phage display license from German Cancer Research Center
German Cancer Research Center - Human papillomavirus vaccination utilizes recombinant adeno-associated virus
Geron Corporation - Geron Corporation announces multiple presentations on telomerase, other findings
Guthrie Research Institute, Sayre - New findings from the United States in the area of apoptosis described
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa - Pancreatic cancer detected by fibrinogen gamma overexpression
Hallym University, Chunchon - HCV nonstructural protein modulates a signal transduction pathway
Hannover Medical School - New research from Germany, the United States and Switzerland in the area of cancer treatment detailed
Harvard University - Endometrial cancer angiogenesis is assessed by vascular proliferation markers
Harvard University - Melanoma rheological properties described
Healthcare Access - Telephone calls increase cancer screening rates among women
Hopital Edouard Herriot, Lyon - Renal cell cancer and incidence of conservative renal surgery complications discussed
Hopital Tenon, Paris - Borderline ovarian tumors treated by cystectomy may have higher recurrence rate
Hospital Durand, Buenos Aires - Bulbourethral sling controls stress urinary incontinence after prostatectomy
Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona - Advanced non-small-cell lung cancer treated by weekly docetaxel therapy
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto - Adenovirus-mediated gene therapy in osteosarcoma cell lines can be sensitized
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