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The convergence of embryonic and cancer signaling pathways: role in tumor cell plasticity

In earlier work, Northwestern University scientist Mary J.C. Hendrix and colleagues discovered that aggressive melanoma cells (but not normal skin cells nor less aggressive melanoma cells) contain specific proteins similar to those found in embryonic stem cells.

30 Apr 2007

Leptin shown to significantly influence breast cancer development

Being obese increases the risk of breast cancer in post-menopausal women, shortens the time between return of the disease and lowers overall survival rates.

30 Apr 2007

Chinese herb Lei Gong Teng stops formation of cysts in polycystic kidney disease in lab

Using a compound from a centuries-old Chinese traditional medicine, Yale University researcher Dr. Craig Crews has been able to prevent the formation of kidney-destroying cysts in a mouse model of polycystic kidney disease.

30 Apr 2007

Potential new treatment for desmoid fibromatosis

New hope is available for children who have a tumor called desmoid fibromatosis, according to results of a national clinical trial that was led by a St. Jude researcher.

27 Apr 2007

New mechanism identified for resistance to targeted lung cancer drugs

An international research team, led by investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), has found a new way that some lung tumors become resistant to treatment with targeted therapy drugs like Iressa and Tarceva.

27 Apr 2007

Genetic differences may explain why many Asian women who never smoked develop lung cancer

Analysis of three genetic mechanisms that cause non-small cell lung cancer might explain why East Asians respond better than other ethnic groups to a certain type of chemotherapy, a team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has found.

27 Apr 2007

Influence of the cellular microenvironment on breast cancer

This month The American Journal of Pathology highlights the influence of the cellular microenvironment on breast cancer by promoting three articles from the current issue.

27 Apr 2007

microRNAs can function as tumor suppressors

University of Virginia researchers have discovered that microRNAs, a form of genetic material, can function as tumor suppressors in laboratory studies.

26 Apr 2007

Gene analysis explains ethnic differences in sensitivity to chemotherapy in lung cancer

25 Apr 2007

No evidence that antioxidant supplements interfere with therapeutic effects of chemotherapy agents

There is no evidence that antioxidant supplements interfere with the therapeutic effects of chemotherapy agents, according to a recent systematic review of the use of antioxidants during chemotherapy, available in the May, 2007 issue of the journal Cancer Treatment Reviews.

25 Apr 2007

Professor Marc Feldmann wins top lifetime achievement award

The academic who developed a treatment for autoimmune diseases that has helped millions of patients around the world last night received a prestigious lifetime achievement award at this year's European Inventor of the Year awards.

24 Apr 2007

Mode of action of EpiCept-licensed cancer compound profiled at AACR

EpiCept Corporation has reported that studies characterizing a dual mode of action for Azixa, a compound licensed by the Company to Myriad Genetics, Inc.

24 Apr 2007

Gold nanoparticles for early detection of cancer

By attaching gold nanoparticles - like tiny balls or rods- to cancer cells, earlier detection will be possible.

24 Apr 2007

New methods for treating lung cancer cells that have become resistant to new anti-cancer agents

Researchers at the Ireland Cancer Center of University Hospitals Case Medical Center have developed methods for treating lung cancer cells that have become resistant to new anti-cancer agents.

24 Apr 2007

Naturally occurring compound found in many fruits and vegetables as well as red wine, selectively kills leukemia cells

These findings, which were published online March 20 in the Journal of Biological Chemistry and will be in press on May 4, offer hope for a more selective, less toxic therapy for leukemia.

24 Apr 2007

Translocation kidney cancer after chemotherapy in childhood

This article out of Johns Hopkins reviewed the risk of renal cell carcinoma occurring as a secondary malignancy after chemotherapy in childhood.

21 Apr 2007

Why bladder cancer hits more men than women

Scientists have discovered one of the reasons why bladder cancer is so much more prevalent in men than women: A molecular receptor or protein that is much more active in men than women plays a role in the development of the disease.

21 Apr 2007

Review of nephron sparing surgery for localized renal tumors

Nephron sparing surgery for localized renal tumors has gained increasing acceptance as a standard of care in appropriately selected patients.

21 Apr 2007

M. D. Anderson wins $8.3-million to research environmental causes of major diseases

An $8.3-million federal grant to The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Science Park - Research Division addresses the complex interplay between such varied factors as genetics, diet, and environmental exposure to toxins that cause cancer, asthma, diabetes, cardiovascular and other diseases.

21 Apr 2007

Smoking associated with worse outcomes in patients with prostate cancer treated by radical radiotherapy

A history of smoking is associated with an increased risk of metastatic disease in patients treated with radiotherapy (XRT) for prostate cancer (CaP), according to a report in the online version of the BJU International.

20 Apr 2007

Tumor News and Research

The convergence of embryonic and cancer signaling pathways: role in tumor cell plasticity

Leptin shown to significantly influence breast cancer development

Chinese herb Lei Gong Teng stops formation of cysts in polycystic kidney disease in lab

Potential new treatment for desmoid fibromatosis

New mechanism identified for resistance to targeted lung cancer drugs

Genetic differences may explain why many Asian women who never smoked develop lung cancer

Influence of the cellular microenvironment on breast cancer

microRNAs can function as tumor suppressors

Gene analysis explains ethnic differences in sensitivity to chemotherapy in lung cancer

No evidence that antioxidant supplements interfere with therapeutic effects of chemotherapy agents

Professor Marc Feldmann wins top lifetime achievement award

Mode of action of EpiCept-licensed cancer compound profiled at AACR

Gold nanoparticles for early detection of cancer

New methods for treating lung cancer cells that have become resistant to new anti-cancer agents

Naturally occurring compound found in many fruits and vegetables as well as red wine, selectively kills leukemia cells

Translocation kidney cancer after chemotherapy in childhood

Why bladder cancer hits more men than women

Review of nephron sparing surgery for localized renal tumors

M. D. Anderson wins $8.3-million to research environmental causes of major diseases

Smoking associated with worse outcomes in patients with prostate cancer treated by radical radiotherapy

Industry Focus eBook - Cell & Gene Therapy (1st Edition) eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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