Cancer News and Research

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BioXpress, AET BioTech enter agreement to co-develop Adalimumab biosimilar

AET BioTech, the separate biosimilars business within the generic drug developer AET (Alfred E Tiefenbacher) Group and BioXpress Therapeutics SA, a Swiss-based biotechnology company developing monoclonal antibody (MAb) biosimilars have entered into an agreement for the co-development of a biosimilar version of the TNF inhibitor MAb Adalimumab.

30 Oct 2012

Proton therapy preserves urinary and bowel function in men with prostate cancer

Two studies led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found that proton therapy preserves the quality of life, specifically urinary and bowel function, in men treated with this targeted radiation modality for prostate cancer.

30 Oct 2012

Sprint Bioscience, TPP partner to develop small molecule inhibitors of choline kinase for cancer

TPP Global Development Ltd (TPP) enters into a collaboration with Sprint Bioscience AB to develop small molecule inhibitors of choline kinase as human therapeutics for the treatment of cancer.

30 Oct 2012

Study identifies new prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for adult B-ALL

New insight into the aggressive behavior of certain adult B-acute lymphoblastic leukemias has provided researchers with a potential new prognostic biomarker and a promising new therapeutic target.

30 Oct 2012

Women in disadvantaged neighborhoods less likely to live near mammography facility

Women in socioeconomically disadvantaged and less affluent areas of Chicago were less likely to live near a mammography facility with various aspects of care compared with women in less socioeconomically disadvantaged and more affluent areas.

30 Oct 2012

Racial disparities in quality of communication between physicians and patients

A study comparing how physicians discuss clinical trials during clinical interactions with black patients versus white patients further confirms racial disparities in the quality of communication between physicians and patients.

30 Oct 2012

CINJ visiting scientist receives International - U.S. Annual Meeting Scientific Abstract Award

Songbing Qin, MD, a visiting scientist to The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, has received the International - U.S. Annual Meeting Scientific Abstract Award at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) being held in Boston this week.

30 Oct 2012

Elderly women with early-stage breast cancer live longer with radiation therapy and surgery

Elderly women with early-stage breast cancer live longer with radiation therapy and surgery compared with surgery alone, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found.

30 Oct 2012

SP Express, PhysicianRX announce new Nutraprime distribution partnership

SP Express, a national provider of third party logistics and order fulfillment services, is pleased to announce a new distribution partnership with PhysicianRX and the national launch of their new product Nutraprime.

30 Oct 2012

Immigration status, language of caregivers appear to impact care of Hispanic children with cancer

Language barriers and the immigration status of caregivers appear to impact the care of Hispanic children with cancer and affect the experience of the families within the medical system, according to data presented at the Fifth AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities, held here Oct. 27-30, 2012.

30 Oct 2012

IVF process negatively impacts women’s sexual relationships

An Indiana University study has found that women undergoing in-vitro fertilization report that the process of infertility treatment has many negative impacts on their sexual relationship with their partner. Little attention has been given to the sexual dynamics of couples as they navigate infertility and treatments such as IVF, despite the important role that sex plays in a couple's attempt to conceive a child.

30 Oct 2012

Researchers decode software instructions that drive 3 different forms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

A team of national and international researchers, led by Weill Cornell Medical College scientists, have decoded the key "software" instructions that drive three of the most virulent forms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

30 Oct 2012

Array BioPharma first quarter 2013 revenue decreases to $15.8 million

Array BioPharma Inc. today reported results for the first quarter of its fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.

30 Oct 2012

Doxepin oral rinse relieves mouth pain from head and neck cancer treatment

An oral rinse of the antidepressant doxepin significantly eased pain associated with oral mucositis in patients receiving radiation therapy for cancers of the head and neck, a study led by Mayo Clinic found.

30 Oct 2012

Smoke-free legislation associated with fewer hospitalizations

Smoke-free legislation was associated with substantially fewer hospitalizations and deaths from heart and respiratory diseases, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.

30 Oct 2012

Social factors might explain racial and ethnic disparities in breast tumor aggressiveness

Racial and ethnic disparities in breast tumor aggressiveness might be explained by social factors that influence the developing tumor and place those in disadvantaged groups at higher risk for aggressive breast cancer, according to data presented at the Fifth AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities, held here Oct. 27-30, 2012.

30 Oct 2012

TTP488 slows cognitive decline in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's

A novel, orally administered drug candidate, TTP488, has demonstrated clinical evidence of slowing of cognitive decline over 18 months of therapy in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease.

30 Oct 2012

Canadian Cardiovascular Society issues new pediatric heart failure guidelines

The Canadian Cardiovascular Society is the first in Canada to issue guidelines aimed at helping primary care and emergency physicians, as well as specialists, recognize and manage heart failure in children. The guidelines were released today at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress.

30 Oct 2012

Positive results from Celldex’s CDX-1401 Phase 1 study on solid tumors

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. today announced positive results demonstrating promising clinical effects in a Phase 1 study of CDX-1401 in solid tumors in combination with the toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists resiquimod and/or Poly ICLC.

30 Oct 2012

Scientists discover β2-syntrophin protein as new prognosis marker for prostate cancer

Scientists have discovered a molecular 'tell' in laboratory experiments that could help doctors determine the severity of a patient's prostate cancer.

30 Oct 2012

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

BioXpress, AET BioTech enter agreement to co-develop Adalimumab biosimilar

Proton therapy preserves urinary and bowel function in men with prostate cancer

Sprint Bioscience, TPP partner to develop small molecule inhibitors of choline kinase for cancer

Study identifies new prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for adult B-ALL

Women in disadvantaged neighborhoods less likely to live near mammography facility

Racial disparities in quality of communication between physicians and patients

CINJ visiting scientist receives International - U.S. Annual Meeting Scientific Abstract Award

Elderly women with early-stage breast cancer live longer with radiation therapy and surgery

SP Express, PhysicianRX announce new Nutraprime distribution partnership

Immigration status, language of caregivers appear to impact care of Hispanic children with cancer

IVF process negatively impacts women’s sexual relationships

Researchers decode software instructions that drive 3 different forms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Array BioPharma first quarter 2013 revenue decreases to $15.8 million

Doxepin oral rinse relieves mouth pain from head and neck cancer treatment

Smoke-free legislation associated with fewer hospitalizations

Social factors might explain racial and ethnic disparities in breast tumor aggressiveness

TTP488 slows cognitive decline in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's

Canadian Cardiovascular Society issues new pediatric heart failure guidelines

Positive results from Celldex’s CDX-1401 Phase 1 study on solid tumors

Scientists discover β2-syntrophin protein as new prognosis marker for prostate cancer

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