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Researchers discover promising new way to treat HIV-related blood cancer

Researchers at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a promising new way to treat a rare and aggressive blood cancer most commonly found in people infected with HIV.

26 Jun 2013

Lung cancer in women more frequently associated with EGFR mutation and ER expression

The incidence of lung cancer in women affects an estimated 516,000 women worldwide, of which 100,000 are in the United States and 70,000 in Europe. Until now, lung cancers occurring in women have been treated similarly to lung cancers in men. However, numerous studies have highlighted different characteristics of lung cancer in women.

26 Jun 2013

Seattle Genetics collaborates with Bayer HealthCare for new antibody-drug conjugate

Seattle Genetics, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a new antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) collaboration with Bayer HealthCare (Bayer). Under the latest relationship, Bayer will pay upfront and option exercise fees of up to $20 million for worldwide rights to utilize Seattle Genetics' auristatin-based ADC technology with antibodies to several oncology targets.

25 Jun 2013

Newly developed palm-sized microarray platform could enable faster, more efficient drug discovery

A new palm-sized microarray that holds 1,200 individual cultures of fungi or bacteria could enable faster, more efficient drug discovery, according to a study published in mBio-, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

25 Jun 2013

Scientist discovers key mutations that sparked hormonal revolution 500 million years ago

Evolution, it seems, sometimes jumps instead of crawls. A research team led by a University of Chicago scientist has discovered two key mutations that sparked a hormonal revolution 500 million years ago.

25 Jun 2013

Physician earns Outstanding District Service Award from ACOG

Patrick Sweeney, MD, MPH, PhD, a long-time member of the medical staff at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, was recently presented with the Outstanding District Service Award by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).

25 Jun 2013

Study suggests new ways to maximize delivery of RNA strands

Nanoparticles that deliver short strands of RNA offer a way to treat cancer and other diseases by shutting off malfunctioning genes. Although this approach has shown some promise, scientists are still not sure exactly what happens to the nanoparticles once they get inside their target cells.

25 Jun 2013

Tulsa Cancer Institute: The first U.S. center to treat patient with Accuray's TomoHDA System

Accuray Incorporated, announced today that the Tulsa Cancer Institute is the first U.S. center to treat a patient with Accuray's TomoHDA System, the latest and most advanced innovation in the TomoTherapy product lineage designed to treat the full spectrum of cancer patients.

25 Jun 2013

Sentinel lymph node biopsy for early breast cancer: an interview with Prof. Gordon Wishart, Anglia Ruskin University

Our current method, which is recommended by the Association of Breast Surgeons in the UK, involves the use of injections of blue dye and radioisotope to identify the first node(s) under the arm (axilla) called the sentinel nodes.

25 Jun 2013

State highlights: Calif. eyes health care for immigrants; New scrutiny for N.Y. home health firms; Examining Ore. insurers' choice on smokers

When Congress passed President Obama's health care overhaul, a critical compromise provision was that immigrants living in the United States illegally would not be allowed access to publicly subsidized health insurance.

25 Jun 2013

MGHfC physicians describe how pediatric practices can help address parental smoking

Finally some good news for parents who smoke: you may now be able to get help quitting from an unlikely source, your child's doctor. A study in the journal Pediatrics, which has been posted online, shows that it is feasible for pediatric practices to incorporate into their normal routine efforts to inform patients' parents about services available to help them quit smoking.

25 Jun 2013

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Newman-Lakka Institute collaborate to develop new diagnostic approaches for personalized cancer treatment

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, and the Newman-Lakka Institute for Personalized Cancer Care at Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, announced an intended collaboration for research and development of new methods to detect and track circulating biomarkers in blood.

25 Jun 2013

TGen, Ventana sign research agreement to develop diagnostic markers for cancer

The Translational Genomics Research Institute and Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., a member of the Roche Group, today announced a collaborative research agreement to discover and develop diagnostic markers for treating cancer.

25 Jun 2013

MidMichigan Health, UMHS partner to expand access, quality and level of care for patients

MidMichigan Health and the University of Michigan Health System solidified a partnership on Friday, June 21, 2013, when both health care organizations signed an agreement to affiliate.

25 Jun 2013

Research may lead to new screening method for oral cancer and HPV

Research being carried out at the University of Notre Dame and its affiliated Harper Cancer Research Institute may lead to the development of a rapid, cost-effective means of screening for oral cancers and the human papillomavirus.

25 Jun 2013

New study provides guidelines for stem cell transplantation in older MDS patients

A new study by an international team led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists provides the first statistically-based guidelines for determining whether a stem cell transplant is appropriate for older patients with myelodysplastic syndromes - the most common blood disorders in people over 60 years of age, and frequently a precursor for leukemia.

25 Jun 2013

Infinity announces data from IPI-145 Phase 1 study in patients with advanced hematologic malignancies

Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced Phase 1 data from an ongoing study of IPI-145, its potent, oral inhibitor of phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K)-delta and PI3K-gamma in patients with advanced hematologic malignancies, or potentially fatal blood cancers.

25 Jun 2013

Advaxis seeks ADXS-HPV Orphan Drug Designation for treatment of HPV-associated anal cancer

Advaxis, Inc., a leader in developing the next generation of immunotherapies for cancer and infectious diseases, announced that it has submitted an Application for Orphan Drug Designation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Office of Orphan Products Development for ADXS-HPV, its lead drug candidate, for the treatment of human papillomavirus-associated anal cancer.

25 Jun 2013

Rural women with breast cancer less likely to receive radiation therapy after lumpectomy

Rural women with breast cancer are less likely than their urban counterparts to receive recommended radiation therapy after having a lumpectomy, a breast-sparing surgery that removes only tumors and surrounding tissue, a study by Mayo Clinic and others found.

25 Jun 2013

Researchers test modified dendritic cells in patients with melanoma

In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers led by Scott Pruitt at Duke University and Merck Research Laboratories report on a human clinical trial in which modified dendritic cells, a component of the immune system, were tested in patients with melanoma.

25 Jun 2013

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Researchers discover promising new way to treat HIV-related blood cancer

Lung cancer in women more frequently associated with EGFR mutation and ER expression

Seattle Genetics collaborates with Bayer HealthCare for new antibody-drug conjugate

Newly developed palm-sized microarray platform could enable faster, more efficient drug discovery

Scientist discovers key mutations that sparked hormonal revolution 500 million years ago

Physician earns Outstanding District Service Award from ACOG

Study suggests new ways to maximize delivery of RNA strands

Tulsa Cancer Institute: The first U.S. center to treat patient with Accuray's TomoHDA System

Sentinel lymph node biopsy for early breast cancer: an interview with Prof. Gordon Wishart, Anglia Ruskin University

State highlights: Calif. eyes health care for immigrants; New scrutiny for N.Y. home health firms; Examining Ore. insurers' choice on smokers

MGHfC physicians describe how pediatric practices can help address parental smoking

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Newman-Lakka Institute collaborate to develop new diagnostic approaches for personalized cancer treatment

TGen, Ventana sign research agreement to develop diagnostic markers for cancer

MidMichigan Health, UMHS partner to expand access, quality and level of care for patients

Research may lead to new screening method for oral cancer and HPV

New study provides guidelines for stem cell transplantation in older MDS patients

Infinity announces data from IPI-145 Phase 1 study in patients with advanced hematologic malignancies

Advaxis seeks ADXS-HPV Orphan Drug Designation for treatment of HPV-associated anal cancer

Rural women with breast cancer less likely to receive radiation therapy after lumpectomy

Researchers test modified dendritic cells in patients with melanoma

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