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Sosei acquires rights to Loramyc in Japan from BioAlliance Pharma

Sosei Group Corporation, the biopharmaceutical company, today announces that Sosei Co., Ltd., its wholly owned Japanese subsidiary, acquired development and commercialization rights to Loramyc (miconazole Lauriad) in Japan from BioAlliance Pharma.

11 May 2011

Novel two-drug combination cures young patient with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis

Belgian physicians report they have cured a young patient with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) using a novel two-drug combination developed by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The report, published in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, marks the first known clinical use of this treatment for XDR-TB, the most deadly form of the disease.

11 May 2011

Shanghai Zhabei Health Bureau, CWRU sign 10-year research deal to study Chinese lifestyle

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has signed an unprecedented 10-year research agreement with the Shanghai Zhabei District Health Bureau to study how an increasingly westernized diet and a less active lifestyle are affecting the health of China's residents.

11 May 2011

Genetic test to identify women at higher risk of breast cancer could reduce risks associated with screening

Calculating individual genetic cancer risk and taking age into account could mean fewer women would need to be screened for breast cancer, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer1.

11 May 2011

Plexxikon seeks vemurafenib marketing approval from FDA and EMA for melanoma treatment

Plexxikon Inc., a member of the Daiichi Sankyo Group, today announced that applications for market approval for vemurafenib for the treatment of metastatic melanoma have been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency.

11 May 2011

Zebrafish research identifies undiscovered high-risk genetic features in T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia

Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer; it also occurs in adults. Now researchers working with zebrafish at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah have identified previously undiscovered high-risk genetic features in T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia (T-ALL), according to an article published online May 9, 2011, in the cancer research journal Oncogene.

11 May 2011

Second subject enrolled in human embryonic stem cell therapy trial for subacute thoracic spinal cord injury

Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) recently enrolled their first subject in a national clinical research trial of a human embryonic stem cell-based therapy for participants with a subacute thoracic spinal cord injury.

11 May 2011

Protein critical to formation of new blood vessels could lead to therapies to starve cancerous tumors

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have discovered a protein that guides blood vessel development and eventually might lead to a treatment to keep cancer cells from spreading.

11 May 2011

16-year-old uses supercomputing network to invent new drug cocktail for cystic fibrosis

While many 16-year-olds are content with PlayStation, Toronto-area student Marshall Zhang used the Canadian SCINET supercomputing network to invent a new drug cocktail which could one day help treat cystic fibrosis.

11 May 2011

Long non-coding RNA promotes melanoma cell survival and invasion

Traditionally, RNA was mostly known as the messenger molecule that carries protein-making instructions from a cell's nucleus to the cytoplasm. But scientists now estimate that approximately 97 percent of human RNA doesn't actually code for proteins at all. A flurry of research in the past decade has revealed that some types of non-coding RNAs switch genes on and off and influence protein function.

11 May 2011

UCLA researchers amp up power of killer CD8 T-cells to fight melanoma

Researchers with UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a way to amp up the power of killer T-cells, called CD8 cells, making them more functional for longer periods of time and boosting their ability to multiply and expand within the body to fight melanoma, a new study has found.

11 May 2011

MTTI obtains exclusive license for novel fluorescence dyes from Massachusetts General Hospital

Molecular Targeting Technologies, Inc., announced that it has obtained an exclusive license from the Massachusetts General Hospital for novel fluorescence dyes developed by Scott Hilderbrand, Ph.D. Fangwei Shao, Ph.D., and Ralph Weissleder, Ph.D. M.D.

11 May 2011

Allos, Mundipharma enter strategic collaboration to co-develop FOLOTYN

Allos Therapeutics, Inc. and Mundipharma International Corporation Limited today jointly announced that the companies have entered into a strategic collaboration agreement to co-develop FOLOTYN (pralatrexate injection).

11 May 2011

Breast cancer and unhealthy lifestyle choices

Figures have shown that more than one in five British women is classified as obese, and research has found those affected are almost 50 per cent more likely to die from breast cancer than women carrying less weight. Studies have shown that obesity in women leads to changes in sex-hormone levels that may trigger estrogen-dependent tumors, which form the majority of cases. Drinking just one large glass of wine a day also increases the chance of developing breast cancer by a fifth, say experts. It is thought alcohol raises levels of estrogen in the body.

11 May 2011

Long ring finger linked to Lou Gehrig’s disease

In some of the latest studies it has been found that finger length could be linked to various traits in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. These people tend to have longer ring fingers, compared with their index fingers, than do people without the disease.

11 May 2011

Researchers discover role of MAN2C1 protein in prostate cancer development

It's a disease affecting those closest to us - our fathers, brothers and sons. Prostate cancer impacts one in six men in Canada. Last year, roughly 24,600 men were diagnosed with the disease.

11 May 2011

Coffee consumption can reduce risk of ER-negative breast cancer in women

Recently published research shows that coffee drinkers enjoy not only the taste of their coffee but also a reduced risk of cancer with their cuppa. More detailed research published today in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research shows that drinking coffee specifically reduces the risk of antiestrogen-resistant estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer.

11 May 2011

Micromet first quarter total revenues decrease to $5.5 million

Micromet, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of next-generation antibodies for the treatment of cancer, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

10 May 2011

Seven-time Tour de France champion to raise funds for CBCF's cancer research initiatives

Cancer survivor and seven-time Tour de France champion, Lance Armstrong, will be in Calgary September 8 to support the work of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation - Prairies/NWT Region during the Foundation's 25th anniversary.

10 May 2011

Simcere first quarter total revenue increases 5.1% to RMB482.2 million

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group, a leading pharmaceutical company specializing in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of branded and proprietary pharmaceuticals in China, today reported unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

10 May 2011

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Latest Cancer News and Research

Sosei acquires rights to Loramyc in Japan from BioAlliance Pharma

Novel two-drug combination cures young patient with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis

Shanghai Zhabei Health Bureau, CWRU sign 10-year research deal to study Chinese lifestyle

Genetic test to identify women at higher risk of breast cancer could reduce risks associated with screening

Plexxikon seeks vemurafenib marketing approval from FDA and EMA for melanoma treatment

Zebrafish research identifies undiscovered high-risk genetic features in T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia

Second subject enrolled in human embryonic stem cell therapy trial for subacute thoracic spinal cord injury

Protein critical to formation of new blood vessels could lead to therapies to starve cancerous tumors

16-year-old uses supercomputing network to invent new drug cocktail for cystic fibrosis

Long non-coding RNA promotes melanoma cell survival and invasion

UCLA researchers amp up power of killer CD8 T-cells to fight melanoma

MTTI obtains exclusive license for novel fluorescence dyes from Massachusetts General Hospital

Allos, Mundipharma enter strategic collaboration to co-develop FOLOTYN

Breast cancer and unhealthy lifestyle choices

Long ring finger linked to Lou Gehrig’s disease

Researchers discover role of MAN2C1 protein in prostate cancer development

Coffee consumption can reduce risk of ER-negative breast cancer in women

Micromet first quarter total revenues decrease to $5.5 million

Seven-time Tour de France champion to raise funds for CBCF's cancer research initiatives

Simcere first quarter total revenue increases 5.1% to RMB482.2 million

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