Leukemia Breakthrough - Serial Killer T Cells Wipe Out Tumors In Small Trial
8/11/2011
In a small trial of advanced chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients, genetically modified versions of their own T cells behaved like "serial killers" and hunted down and obliterated tumors, resulting in sustained remissions of up to a year...
Researchers Find Early Evidence That TB Jab Could Help Fight Cancer
8/11/2011
Scientists have found a potential new mechanism to stimulate the body's own ability to fight cancer using Baculillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) the germ commonly used to inoculate against tuberculosis (TB). The findings are published online in the British Journal of Cancer (Wednesday 10 August 2011)...
Blood Tests For Active TB Not Accurate Or Cost-Effective
8/11/2011
Commercial blood serum antibody tests widely used in India and other developing countries to diagnose active tuberculosis are not accurate or cost-effective, according to an analysis by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the University of Washington School of Public Health and McGill University...
Penn Study On Silencing Of Tumor Suppressor Gene Suggests New Target For Lymphoma
8/11/2011
Mariusz A. Wasik, MD, professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Qian Zhang, MD, PhD, research assistant professor, both from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and their colleagues, found that a cancer-causing fusion protein works by silencing the tumor suppressor gene IL-2R common gamma-chain (IL-2Rγ)...
In a first study, researchers assessed the effect of the breast cancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin) on heart and vascular function in elderly patients and discovered an increased risk of heart problems, particularly affecting women with a history of heart disease, diabetes or both. The study has been published in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology...
Anxiety In Cancer Patients Reduced By Music
8/10/2011
Listening to music or sessions with trained music therapists may benefit cancer patients. Music can reduce anxiety, and may also have positive effects on mood, pain and quality of life, a new Cochrane systematic review shows. Music and music therapy are used in a variety of clinical settings...
Combining IVF With Asprin Use, Study Finds No Evidence To Support It
8/10/2011
Published in The Cochrane Library, an organized study found no convincing evidence to support the routine use of aspirin in women being treated for IVF. Taking aspirin during an IVF cycle did not appear to improve the chances of becoming pregnant, researchers reported. IVF treatment combined with the use of aspirin is controversial...
Research Discovers Frequent Mutations Of Chromatin Remodeling Genes In TCC Of The Bladder
8/10/2011
BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital and Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, announced that the study on frequent mutations of chromatin remodeling genes in transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder was published online in Nature Genetics...
Study Urges Caution With Lenalidomide Dosage
8/10/2011
An early phase multiple myeloma trial has unexpectedly revealed that the drug lenalidomide interacts with another protein in cells that affect its dose level in the body, say researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC - James) who conducted the study...
Researchers Gain New Insights Into How Tumor Cells Are Fed
8/10/2011
Researchers have gained a new understanding of the way in which growing tumors are fed and how this growth can be slowed via angiogenesis inhibitors that eliminate the blood supply to tumors. This represents a step forward towards developing new anti-cancer drug therapies. The results of this study have been published today in the September issue of The American Journal of Pathology...