Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 13th, 2006
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Bionovo - Bionovo receives $1 million grant to study nuclear transport regulation in cancer cells
Centocor Inc. - Findings from the United States advance knowledge in cancer treatment research
Curis - Curis and Genentech halt basal cell carcinoma Phase I clinical trial
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, U.S. - Scientists isolate leukemia causing stem cells in a mouse model of human leukemia
Epigenomics - Epigenomics AG presents new clinical data on colorectal cancer screening markers
EvoGenix - EvoGenix offered $1.6 million grant for cancer drug program
Extensity - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute implements Extensity MPC software
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa - Researchers' work from the United Kingdom, Austria and Germany adds to cell biology body of knowledge
ImmunoGen - ImmunoGen grants Biotest rights to use TAP Technology to develop cancer therapies
Market Analysis - Market intelligence company MedPanel releases final study in Profiles in Oncology series
Roche - Avastin filed in Europe for first-line treatment of women with advanced breast cancer
Scancell - Anticancer glycolipid monoclonal antibody induces tumor cell apoptosis
Serenex - Serenex starts phase 2 trial of transmucosal rinse for chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis
White Rose Technology Seedcorn Fund, U.K. - Cizzle continues development of protein focused diagnostic test and treatment for lung cancer
Aarhus University, Denmark - Researchers' data from Denmark, Cuba and Germany advance cancer treatment research
Angiosarcoma - Cutaneous-type angiosarcoma reported in mature ovarian teratoma
Awards - H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center moves up list of America's Best Hospitals for cancer
Barts Hospital, London, U.K. - U.K. teaching hospital tests complementary therapy protocols for cancer patients
Baylor University, U.S. - Colorectal cancer methylator phenotype linked to JC virus T-antigen expression
Beijing Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China - Tumor necrosis factor gene promoter polymorphism linked to asthma
Ben-Gurion University, Israel - Interferon-alpha therapy contributes to weight loss by increasing adipocyte apoptosis
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, U.S. - Creatinine clearance is decreased after intensity-modulated radiotherapy
BioFortis - National Cancer Institute adopts BioFortis' translational research software
Boston University, U.S. - Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma tumor size linked to disease aggressiveness
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - Findings from the United States and France in breast cancer provide new insights
British Columbia Cancer Agency, Canada - Soft tissue sarcoma patients did not respond to perifosine
Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Brighton - Researchers from the United States and Republic of China publish new studies and findings in the area of cancer treatment
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland - Studies from the United States and France describe new findings in oncology research
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, U.S. - Adverse ovarian cancer prognosis predicted by BRCA1 promoter methylation
Cell Press - Abnormal stimulation of a cellular trigger causes tumor-like growths in mice
Cell Therapeutics - Cell Therapeutics issues statement on study in women with lung cancer
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan - Researchers from Taiwan and the People's Republic of China publish new studies and findings in the area of cancer treatment
Charing Cross Hospital, London, U.K. - A mutation is associated with mild clinical features in spindle cell melanoma
Charite-Universitatsmedizin, Berlin - Reports from Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom add new data to colorectal cancer research
Charles University, Czech Republic - Incidence of leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma in Czech uranium miners studied
Chiba University - Reports from Japan, the People's Republic of China and Switzerland add new data to lung cancer research
Chiba University - Researchers from Japan and the United States detail new studies and findings in the area of lung cancer
Chiba University, Japan - Esophageal cancer sensitivity to peplomycin predicted by calpain/calpastatin expression levels
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Reports from the United States and Italy advance knowledge in aspergillosis research
China Medical University - Reports from Taiwan and the United States describe recent advances in cancer treatment research
China Medical University Hospital, Taichung - Findings from Taiwan and the United States advance knowledge in surgery research
China Medical University, People's Republic of China - Lung cancer carcinogenesis linked to overexpression of serine threonine kinase 15
City University of New York, U.S. - Chimeric HIV-1 containing SIV matrix replicate in cell-type-dependent manner in human T cells
Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer risk factors in patients with sclerosing cholangitis discussed
Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark - Reports from Denmark, Italy and Germany advance knowledge in leukemia research
DUSA Pharmaceuticals - DUSA Pharmaceuticals sues additional physicians and a chemical supplier for patent infringement
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, U.S. - Prostate cancer resistance to hormone ablation linked to androgen-dependent regulation of Her-2/neu
Dartmouth College, U.S. - Antitumor responses generated by genetic modification of primary human T cells
Don C. Gnocchi Foundation, Italy - Human herpesvirus 8 infection interferes with the endothelin system
Duke University, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Spain publish new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer
EDAP TMS - Maple Leaf HIFU and EDAP continue North American success at Canadian conference
ESPN - ESPY Celebrity Golf Classic raises record $1.1 million for The V Foundation for Cancer Research
Ehime University - New data from Japan, Norway and the United Kingdom lluminates research in oral cancer
Emory University, U.S. - Clinical T4 prostate cancer patient survival prolonged after radical prostatectomy
Emory University, U.S. - Persistence of oropharyngeal cancer after chemoradiation detected by PET-CT
Endometrial Cancer - Endometrial cancer arose in both horns of didelphys uterus in a woman with Down syndrome
Ergomed - Ergomed signs co-development deal with CeNeS Pharmaceuticals plc
Food and Drug Administration, U.S. - Rho GTPase regulator promotes breast cancer cell invasiveness
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, U.S. - Women with lobular cancer may be good candidates for breast-conserving therapy
Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance - Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance announces support from NIH RAID Pilot Program
Harvard Medical School - Researchers' work from the United States, Japan and Italy adds to diabetes body of knowledge
Harvard University, U.S. - Methods used to summarize data on diet-cancer associations described
Healthcare Access - CIGNA expands access to preventive dental care
Hirosaki University, Japan - Borderline ovarian tumor recurrence risk factors and outcome examined
Hokkaido Orthopedic Memorial Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan - Palliative spinal reconstruction used to treat metastatic lesions of the spine
Hokkaido University, Japan - Hepatocellular carcinoma patient survival prolonged with pulmonary resection of metastases
Hospital Fribourg - Recent findings from Switzerland, the United States and France illuminate research in lung cancer
Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif - New findings from France, Australia and the United States in the area of genetics described
Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels - Researchers from Belgium and Germany describe findings in prostate cancer studies
Institute Pasteur, Paris - Recent findings from France and Japan illuminate research in cancer treatment
International Agency for Research on Cancer - New research from France and the United States in the area of lung cancer detailed
Introgen Therapeutic Inc. - New findings from the United States and Italy in the area of breast cancer detailed
Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Italy - New findings in cancer treatment described from Italy and the United States
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Italy - Dedifferentiated central chondrosarcoma management discussed
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Italy - Patients with osteosarcoma who develop local recurrence are at a high risk for metastatic disease
Jack D. Weiler Hospital, Bronx, U.S. - Anal cancer responded to mitomycin-C, adriamycin, cisplatin and bleomycin-CCNU
Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis, Shertogenbosch - Research from Netherlands, Japan and United States add new data to bladder cancer body of knowledge
Kanazawa University, Japan - Human telomerase reverse transcriptase elicits T cell responses in hepatocellular carcinoma
Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland - Rectal cancer treatment by endoscopic posterior mesorectal resection detailed
Karolinska Institute - Researchers' findings from Sweden and the United States advance oncology research
King's College London - Researchers' findings from the United Kingdom and Netherlands advance leukemia research
Kingston General Hospital - Data from Canada and the United States advance knowledge in prostate cancer research
Krankenhaus Martha Maria, Germany - Prostate cancer diagnosed by MR-guided prostate biopsy
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