Glioblastoma, the most common and lethal form of brain cancer and the disease that killed Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, resists nearly all treatment efforts, even when attacked simultaneously on several fronts. One…
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FibroGen Reports Interim Results Of A Phase 1 / 2 Trial Of FG-3019 In Locally Advanced Or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
FibroGen, Inc. announced interim results of a phase 1 / 2 trial of FG-3019, a therapeutic antibody against connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), in combination with gemcitabine and erlotinib in individuals with…
Scientists Discover Cancer-Fighting Role For Cells
MIT scientists have discovered that cells lining the blood vessels secrete molecules that suppress tumor growth and keep cancer cells from invading other tissues, a finding that could lead to a new…
Molecular Battle In Cancer Cells Offers Clues For Treatment
Researchers investigating a genetic mutation in brain cancer and leukemia patients have discovered how one cancer metabolite battles another normal metabolite to contribute cancer development. Helping the “good guys” win that battle…
New Kidney Cancer Clues Provided By Researchers
Researchers have identified a gene that is mutated in one in three patients with the most common form of renal cancer. The identification of a frequently mutated gene will provide new insights…
First View Of DNA Damage Within Entire Human Genome Provided By New Technology
New technology providing the first view of DNA damage throughout the entire human genome developed by Cardiff University scientists could offer a valuable new insight into the development and treatment of conditions…
HIV-Positive Head And Neck Cancer Patients Benefit From Radiation Therapy
HIV-positive head and neck cancer patients respond well to radiation therapy treatments and experience similar toxicity rates as non-HIV-positive patients, despite prior reports to the contrary, according to a study in the…
Researchers Learn Why PSA Levels Reflect Prostate Cancer Progression
Researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute who have been studying prostate cancer cells for decades now think they know why PSA (prostate-specific antigen) levels reflect cancer progression. “This is the first demonstration…
Overexpression Of Repetitive DNA Sequences Discovered In Common Tumor Cells
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center researchers have discovered a previously unknown feature of common tumor cells – massive overexpression of certain DNA sequences that do not code for proteins. These DNA…
New Nuclear Medicine Achievements in Iran
The Iranian government unveiled domestically-produced deuterated compounds for medical purposes to foreign diplomats who visited the Arak heavy water reactor, and reiterated Sunday the peaceful character of its nuclear program. The head…
Iran unveils nuclear products
Iran has unveiled some deuterated compounds produced at its heavy water reactor, which is located near Arak in Markazi Province. Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Director Ali Akbar Salehi, who is also…
Cancer Treatment Centers Of America In Philadelphia Purchases BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System From BSD Medical
BSD Medical Corporation (NASDAQ:BSDM) (the “Company” or “BSD”) announced that the Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) hospital at Eastern Regional Medical Center, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has purchased a BSD-2000 Hyperthermia…
Daiichi Sankyo And ArQule Enroll First Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patient Into Global Phase 3 Trial For ARQ 197
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (TSE 4568) and ArQule, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQL) announced that the first patient has been enrolled in the Phase 3 trial of ARQ 197, an investigational selective inhibitor of…
Cancer Pain Common Among Survivors
Surviving cancer may also mean surviving pain, according to a study by the University of Michigan Health System showing 20 percent of cancer survivors at least two years post diagnosis have current…
University Of Oklahoma Scientists Discover Way To Stop Pancreatic Cancer In Early Stages
Cancer researchers at the Peggy and Charles Stephenson Oklahoma Cancer Center have found a way to stop early stage pancreatic cancer in research models – a result that has far-reaching implications in…