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Table of Contents . . . July 16th, 2006
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ArQule - ArQule announces promising data from phase I trials with ARQ 501, chemotherapeutic agents
BiPar Sciences - BiPar Sciences accelerates clinical program with new financing
ChondroGene - ChondroGene presents data on blood-based detection of colon, prostate cancer
Covance Research Products - Covance reports Signet release of new monoclonal antibodies, acquisition of company's assets
Decision Resources - Physician available through market research company to discuss first cervical cancer vaccine
East China University of Science & Technology, People's Republic of China - HIV-TAT-survivin (T34A) mutant has been constructed and purified
Emory University - Recent studies from the United States and Japan add new data to lung cancer research
Epigenomics - Epigenomics AG announces research collaboration with Stanford University
MDS Diagnostic Services - MDS Diagnostic Services continues sponsorship of Relay For Life
Merck - Merck KGaA releases new Erbitux data
Merck - U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves Merck's Gardasil to prevent cervical cancer
Mersin University, Turkey - Reports from Turkey, the People's Republic of China and Japan describe recent advances in colorectal cancer research
Morphotek - Morphotek announces initiation of phase II clinical studies for MORAb-003 in ovarian cancer
MorphyoSys - MorphoSys, OncoMed Pharmaceuticals sign agreement to use antibody library in cancer research
National Cervical Cancer Coalition - National Cervical Cancer Coalition stresses importance of protecting women against the disease
Accuray - Accuray reports CyberKnife radiosurgery system enables initiation of chemotherapy sooner
Adrenal Cortical Cancer - Case of adrenal cortical carcinoma metastatic to the breast reported
Advaxis - Advaxis begins patient education to promote better understanding of cervical cancer vaccines
Adverse Drug Reaction - Rituximab treatment can accelerate hepatitis C virus replication
Aida Pharmaceuticals - Aida Pharmaceuticals expands pharmaceutical pipeline with three new drugs
Avantogen - Avantogen, Innovate report evaluation of pancreatic cancer therapy
BSD Medical - BSD Medical highlights cancer treatment advances
Baylor College of Medicine, U.S. - Pap smear was compared to SurePath for detecting gynecological microorganisms
Bethesda Family Medicine Residency Program, Cincinnati, U.S. - Severity of breast cancer at diagnosis is associated with race
BioSphere Medical - BioSphere Medical to participate in phase II liver cancer study
Bioxel Pharma - Bioxel Pharma expands in Europe
Buenos Aires British Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Mastectomy should include surgical resection of the needle biopsy tract
Callisto Pharmaceuticals - Callisto announces sponsored lab study agreement with M. D. Anderson
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, U.S. - Researchers from the United States provide details of new studies and findings in the area of brain cancer
Center for the Advancement of Health, Washington, DC, U.S. - Older women have far fewer mammograms than they report
Central South University, People's Republic of China - New UBAP1 protein has decreased expression on nasopharyngeal carcinoma tissue microarray
Central Southern University, People's Republic of China - Findings from the People's Republic of China, Israel and United States describe new data in proteins research
Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Toulouse, Toulouse, France - Lung cancer irradiation improved with V-Q SPECT in prone position
Centre Leon Berard, France - Researchers' findings from France and Italy advance neurology research
Centre Rene Gauducheau, Nantes, France - Rectal cancer survival decreased after delay of more than 16 weeks between diagnosis and surgery
Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel - Breast cancer risk is increased in high-risk Jewish women with specific ATM gene mutations
Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Germany - Low-grade primary central nervous system lymphoma differs from high-grade subtype
ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals - ChemGenex launches multinational phase 2/3 study for CML patients with T315I mutation
Chiba University, Japan - New research from Japan and Turkey in the area of lung cancer detailed
Chiba University, Japan - Squamous cell carcinoma adenoviral p53 gene therapy evaluated
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, U.S. - Glioma cell growth inhibited by ZD1839 in combination with 17-AAG
Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, U.S. - Pediatric acute lymphocytic leukemia characterized
Cleveland Clinic, U.S. - Findings from the United States and Germany advance knowledge in surgery research
Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark - Leukemia survival and time to initiation of therapy could be predicted by CLLU1 expression
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, U.S. - New findings in breast cancer described from the United States and Poland
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, U.S. - Researchers' data from the United States advance HIV/AIDS research
Dartmouth College, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, United Kingdom and People's Republic of China provide details of new studies and findings in the area of papillomavirus
Delcath Systems - Delcath Systems featured in Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing
Duke University, U.S. - Consolidation therapy for metastatic breast cancer confined to bones proves effective
Duke University, U.S. - Exercise patterns among brain tumor patients analyzed
East Carolina University, U.S. - Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus latency reactivation triggered by Raf/MEK/ERK signaling
Ehime University, Japan - Hepatocellular carcinoma treatment assisted by virtual sonographic radiofrequency ablation
Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands - Apoptosis detected using functionalized bimodal lipid-based contrast agents
Endocyte - Folate receptor-positive cancers treated by folate-targeted drug therapy alone, or plus paclitaxel
Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma - Endometrial stromal sarcoma treated by thrombectomy without bypass
Ewha Womans University, South Korea - Recent findings from South Korea, Japan and Germany illuminate research in neurology
Fourth Military Medical University, People's Republic of China - Studies from the People's Republic of China, Canada and United States add new findings to cancer treatment body of knowledge
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, U.S. - Data from the United States advance knowledge in breast cancer research
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, U.S. - Researchers' data from the United States and Mexico advance HIV/AIDS research
Freiburg University, Germany - Reports from Germany and the United States describe recent advances in lymphoma research
Friedrich-Schiller University, Germany - Researchers from Germany, the United States and Wales detail new studies and findings in the area of papillomavirus
Fudan University, People's Republic of China - Hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma survival improved
Fujita Health University, Japan - ELISA has been developed to measure orotate phosphoribosyltransferase levels in gastric cancer
Fukuoka University, Japan - Researchers from Japan, France and the United States detail new studies and findings in the area of lung cancer
German Cancer Research Center - Research from the United Kingdom, United States and Germany in papillomavirus provides new insights
German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany - Optical tumor imaging may be improved with fluorophor-labeled spermidine derivatives
Gothenburg University, Sweden - New findings from Sweden and the United States in the area of obesity described
Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa - Immunohistochemistry detects mismatch repair gene defects in colorectal cancer
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, U.S. - Moffitt to display quilt that honors patients with LMS
Hannover Medical School, Germany - Lentiviral vectors pseudotyped with murine ecotropic envelope increase biosafety
Harbin Medical College - Studies from the United States, Germany and Spain describe new findings in hepatocellular carcinoma research
Harvard University, U.S. - Researchers' work from the United States and Switzerland adds to oncology body of knowledge
Helsinki Heart Study, Finland - Data from Finland and Canada advance knowledge in clinical trials research
Heraklion University, Greece - New findings from Greece, the Czech Republic and Australia in the area of melanoma described
Hokkaido University, Japan - Colon cancer prognosticated by number, not level, of lymph node metastases
Hopital Foch, Suresnes, France - Colorectal cancer response to FOLFIRI-3 treatment evaluated
Hospital Costs - Hospital costs of adult cancer patients with febrile neutropenia analyzed
Hospital General Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain - Lung cancer treated by biweekly regimen of cisplatin, gemcitabine and vinorelbine
Hospital University of Virgen Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain - Use of single chest drain postlobectomy had comparable results to two classical drains
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada - Recent findings in cancer described by researchers from Canada, Germany and the United States
Hyogo Medical Center for Adults, Hyogo, Japan - Prostate cancer therapeutic potential of clusterin inhibition revealed
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