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Nov

12

Endocyte Presents Data On EC145 In Treatment Of Ovarian Cancer

Endocyte, Inc., a cancer drug discovery and development company, presented data from a Phase 2a clinical trial for EC145, currently in development as a potential treatment for advanced ovarian cancer.

Nov

12

New Findings From Northwestern University Describe Advances In Ovarian Cancer

According to a study from the United States, About half of unaffected BRCA1/2 carriers have a negative family history, confounding efforts toward presymptomatic carrier identification. Ovarian cancer is preventable for known carriers but is otherwise highly lethal.

Nov

12

Studies From Northwestern University, Medical Department Yield New Data On Myeloma

Multiple myeloma, an incurable plasma cell malignancy, is characterized by altered cellular metabolism and resistance to apoptosis. Recent connections between glucose metabolism and resistance to apoptosis provide a compelling rationale for targeting metabolic changes in cancer, scientists in the United States report.

Nov

12

Approved Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise In Early Tests Against Bone Cancer

A drug already approved for the treatment of lymphoma may also slow the growth of the most deadly bone cancer in children and teens, according to an early-stage study published online today in the International Journal of Cancer.

Nov

12

Researchers From Harvard University Report Recent Findings In Cancer

Several components of the Writ signaling cascade have been shown to function either as tumor suppressor proteins or as oncogenes in multiple human cancers, underscoring the relevance of this pathway in oncogenesis and the need for further investigation of Wnt signaling components as potential targets for cancer therapy.

Nov

12

Researchers At Northwestern University, Department Of Urology Target Prostate Cancer

Fresh data on prostate cancer are presented in the report Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in men aged > or p years.

Nov

12

Adding Proton Therapy 'Boost' To X-Ray Radiation Therapy Reduces Prostate Cancer Recurrences

Men who receive a boost of proton therapy after receiving a standard course of X-ray radiation therapy have fewer recurrences of their prostate cancer compared to men who did not receive the extra dose of proton radiation, according to a first-of-its-kind study presented November 2, 2009, at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's 51st Annual Meeting in Chicago.

Nov

12

Does Race, Income Predict Prostate Cancer Outcome?

A patient's socioeconomic status (income, martial status and race) has absolutely no impact on his outcome following curative radiation therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

Nov

12

Study Findings From Indiana University Provide New Insights Into Prostate Cancer

According to recent research published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research, The transmembrane molecule, translocator protein (TSPO), has been implicated in the progression of epithelial tumors.

Nov

12

Data From National Institutes Of Health Advance Knowledge In Squamous Cell Carcinoma

The dismal outcome of esophageal cancer patients highlights the need for novel prognostic biomarkers, such as microRNAs (miRNA).

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