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New Study Raises Questions About Prostate Cancer Therapies Targeting Insulin-like Growth Factor Receptor
POSTED: May 2, 2008SEATTLE -- Therapies under development to treat prostate cancer by inhibiting the ability of insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) to activate its target receptor could have unexpected results, especially if a major tumor suppressor gene -- p53 -- is already compromised, according to new research by investigators at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research ...
New Ovarian Cancer Quality Of Care Study Findings Have Been Reported By Scientists At National Cancer Institute
POSTED: May 2, 2008A report, 'A prospective study of risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy and longitudinal CA-125 screening among women at increased genetic risk of ovarian cancer: design and baseline characteristics: a gynecologic oncology group study,' is newly published data in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. According to a study from the United States, "W...
Proteolix Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of Carfilzomib In Patients With Relapsed Solid Tumors
POSTED: May 2, 2008SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Proteolix, Inc. today announced that patient dosing has commenced in a Phase 2 clinical trial of carfilzomib (PR-171), a selective blocker of proteasome activity, in relapsed solid tumors. A Phase 1b dose-escalation trial of carfilzomib in patients with advanced solid tumors has recently been completed. The Phas...
New Lymphoma Therapies Targets Diverse And Difficult Cancer
POSTED: May 2, 2008NEW YORK -- The fifth leading cause of cancer in the United States, lymphoma is made up of more than 40 rare and highly diverse diseases that target the body's lymphatic system. Lymphomas include both one of the fastest growing cancers -- Burkitt's lymphoma, which can double in size in as little as a day -- and one of the slowest, chronic lymphocytic l...
Older Epilepsy Drugs Do Not Prevent First Seizure From Brain Tumors
POSTED: April 29, 2008Many physicians prescribe antiepileptic medications to patients with brain tumors, even to those with no seizure history. Now, a new review of studies casts doubt on the wisdom of using these drugs which can carry serious side effects to prevent a first seizure in these patients. "There has always been a question about whether it is worth using ant...
New Genes Linked To Breast Cancer
POSTED: April 29, 2008REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- Scientists in Iceland said they have found a fourth set of genetic variants linked to an increased risk of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. The findings, published in the journal Nature genetics, are being used to develop a DNA test to identify women who should be closely screened at an early age for the disease...
Tomatoes Could Help You Prevent Sun Damage
POSTED: April 29, 2008Tomatoes could be the new weapon in the fight against sun damage, research at the universities of Newcastle and Manchester has revealed. Eating tomato paste could help protect against sunburn and suninduced skin ageing. In the study, researchers compared the skin of 20 people, half of whom were given five tablespoons (55g) of standard toma...
Scientists Design A Virtual Pregnant Woman To Study Radiation's Effects
POSTED: April 29, 2008Destroying a tumor in a body with radiation poses a number of challenges and risks, especially for a pregnant woman and her fetus. Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are working to reduce those risks by advancing computer techniques that use virtual models of the human body. Their latest research looks at ways to protect a developing...
New Treatment Offers Hope For Beating Aggressive Cancers
POSTED: April 29, 2008NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- With an 89% initial success rate in arresting or eradicating some of the most aggressive cancers, a Nashville-based treatment is being offered to the public for the first time. According to NeoPlas Innovation Director of Research Dr. Stephen Cantrell, gathering more data to validate effectiveness is imperative, but "early hum...
Unlocking Mysteries Of Brain Cancer, Stroke
POSTED: April 29, 2008New studies at the University of Adelaide, Australia, will delve into some of the crucial issues surrounding death by brain tumours and stroke. The research, to be conducted in the joint University of Adelaide/IMVS Centre for Neurological Diseases, will aim to find links between chemical signals in the brain and the reasons why brain tumours or strok...
