Viral Gene Therapy For The Future
3/19/2012
Brain-tumor cells that are infected with a cancer-killing virus release a protein "alarm bell" that warns other tumor cells of the impending infection and enables them to mount a defense against the virus, according to a study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC - James)...
The Number Of Lung Biopsies Needed May Be Reduced By Panel Of Serum Biomarkers
3/19/2012
A panel of serum biomarkers could help predict the level of lung cancer risk in high-risk patients, offering doctors an option before proceeding with a biopsy. Research presented in the April 2012 issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) Journal of Thoracic Oncology shows that a panel of 10 serum protein biomarkers could help in the lung cancer diagnosis...
In Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, CYFRA21-1 Might Be Predictive Marker
3/19/2012
Researchers found that CYFRA and change in levels of CYFRA were found to be reliable markers for response to chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in a study of 88 patients...
The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) and the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) today publish their first joint Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) on the management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).(1) The EASL-EORTC guidelines define the use of surveillance, diagnosis and therapeutic strategies recommended for patients with HCC...
Researcher On Verge Of Major Breakthrough In Drug Creation Process
3/19/2012
New technology being developed at Florida State University could significantly decrease the cost of drug discovery, potentially leading to increased access to high-quality health care and cancer patients receiving personalized chemotherapy treatments...
30% Of Patients With Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Present Alterations In BRG1
3/19/2012
Retinoic acid (vitamin A) and steroids are hormones found in our body that protect against oxidative stress, reduce inflammation and are involved in cellular differentiation processes. One of the characteristics of tumors is that their cells have lost the ability to differentiate; therefore these hormones have useful properties to prevent cancer...
Chemotherapy May Cause Cognitive Impairments In Asian Breast Cancer Survivors
3/19/2012
Researchers from the National University of Singapore and National Cancer Centre Singapore found that Asian breast cancer patients turned to mahjong, qi gong and complementary alternative medicine to cope with cognitive changes...
Antibody Cancer Therapy Has A Bright Future
3/19/2012
Antibodies, once touted as the "magic bullets" of cancer care, are now fulfilling that promise and more advances are on the way, say cancer researchers at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center In a review article posted online in Cell, the researchers say that refinements and modifications of monoclonal antibody drugs - several of which have already revolutioni...
Oral Cancer Drugs Not Effective When Mixed With Some Other Medications
3/18/2012
A study, which is being presented at the 2012 American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT) Annual Meeting, and conducted by the Medco Research Institute, claims that cancer drugs taken orally which hit enzymes in tumor cells may have been effective in the past for reducing the amount of time patients had to stay at centers to receive their chemotherapy,...
Correlation Between Premature Alopecia And Prostate Conditions Confirmed By Study
3/18/2012
Spanish scientists have confirmed that there is a clear relationship between androgenetic alopecia (common premature baldness) and benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), a benign enlargement of the prostate that appears in aging men and is associated with certain hormones as dihydrotestosterone. This condition appears in 50% of men over 60 year old and causes voiding syndrome i.e. urinary frequency...