[Further illustration of the fact that genes alone cause cancer. There are other factors involved. Genes have to be activated. And then there is the inter-...
Two-Pronged Attack Targeting EGF Receptor Hinders Cancer Cell Growth 8/2/2004 Source: American Association for Cancer Research Hitting the epidermal growth...
[We've posted on this before. An interesting area of research. (Also, a personal note. We've gotten a new '-ome' designation...the 'miRNome'.)] Proc Natl...
News-Medical.Net New approach to cancer vaccines may eradicate skin cancer tumors Posted By: News-Medical in Medical Research News Published: Monday,...
[Might help tailor drugs doses to individual patients. Hopefully.] New technique helps scientists reveal interactions between genes and drugs St. Louis,...
Doctor's orders: Surf the Net The "information prescription," which leads patients to Web-based articles and studies, is gaining a following. By Marian Uhlman ...
Blood transfusions raise risk United Press International Monday, August 2, 2004 RICHMOND, Va., Jul 30, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Patients...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite some reports that antioxidant vitamins have cardiovascular benefits, a panel of experts at the American Heart Association...
[More work on growing cord blood stem cells outside the body. There is at yet no approved way of doing this, and further application of these interesting and...
[Interesting. Also, sort of a moot point since I (sadly) know that my presenting enlarged node DID mean cancer...] The Oncologist, Vol. 9, No. 4, 406–416,...
Eur J Haematol. 2004 Sep;73(3):206-9. Alemtuzumab-induced remission of both severe paraneoplastic pemphigus and leukaemic bone marrow infiltration in a case of...
[US, Australia, Italy and Ireland have highest CLL rate. What do those countries have in common?] European Journal of Cancer Care Edited by: Pat Webb Volume...
Eur J Haematol. 2004 Sep;73(3):206-9. Alemtuzumab-induced remission of both severe paraneoplastic pemphigus and leukaemic bone marrow infiltration in a case of...
Br J Haematol. 2004 Aug;126(4):512-6. Related Articles, Links Autologous cytomegalovirus-specific T cells as effector cells in immunotherapy of B cell chronic...
Leuk Res. 2004 Oct;28(10):1043-51. Elevated levels of soluble CD44 are associated with advanced disease and in vitro proliferation of neoplastic lymphocytes in...
[A couple of papers suggest that CD74 is present on CLL cells. This paper is geared towards NHL and Multiple Myeloma.] Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished...
Tracy Mannon was kind enough to transcribe her notes from her attendance at a patient meeting with Dr. Keating in Washington, DC. and gave me permission to...
[FYI - General information for Northern California folks} UC DAVIS CANCER CENTER SPONSORS FREE TWO-DAY EVENT: "CANCER AS A TURNING POINT" Conference for...
Experts warn of wider vCJD threat The man received blood from a vCJD victim Many more people could become infected with vCJD than previously thought, experts...
Fundamental Change To Immunology 101 8/6/2004 Source: University of Pennsylvania Medical Center T cells are critically important for human immunological...
Pain syndromes in haematological malignancies: an overview Pasquale Niscola1, Edoardo Arcuri2, Marco Giovannini3, Laura Scaramucci1, Claudio Romani4, Francesca...
[We've posted similar items several times over the past year. Fish oil has demonstrated positive effects in cachexia in a number of different studies.] Fish...
Update of Genasense(R) Clinical Trials and Timelines BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genta Incorporated (Nasdaq: GNTA) today announced...
Alemtuzumab (Campath) Associated With Infusion-Related Events On May 19, the FDA approved changes to the labeling for alemtuzumab (Campath, made by Ilex...
[Nice to see Dr. Andrew G. Bosanquet mentioned in the article. He's been pushing this idea for many years, with uneven results. I've not heard of the idea of...
[We posted on this before. What is new is the mention here of CLL as being the type of immunodeficiency the treatment is being tried on. NIAID expands trial...
August 4, 2004 In Drug Research, the Guinea Pigs of Choice Are, Well, Human By ANDREW POLLACK Researchers at the University of Munich repeated the experiment...
A new protocol for bone marrow transplants Posted By: News-Medical in Medical Procedure News Published: Monday, 5-Jul-2004 Printer Friendly Email to a...
[Discouraging. FDA seems to be a hide-bound government bureaucracy. Sad. Consensus concerning clinical trials seems to be that the number of late-stage drug...
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