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Brachytherapy to treat cervical cancer declines in US, treatment associated with higher survival
Sep 14, 2013
A study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) found that brachytherapy treatment was associated with better cause-specific survival and overall survival in women with cervical cancer. The population-based analysis also revealed geographic disparities and decline in brachytherapy treatment in the United States... Read More
Discovery of cell division 'master controller' may improve understanding and treatment of cancer
Sep 14, 2013
In a study to be published in the journal Nature, two Dartmouth researchers have found that the protein cyclin A plays an important but previously unknown role in the cell division process, acting as a master controller to ensure the faithful segregation of chromosomes during cell division. Cell division is the process in which cells reproduce by splitting into two identical copies... Read More
Radiotherapy in girls and the risk of breast cancer later in life
Sep 14, 2013
Exposing young women and girls under the age of 20 to ionizing radiation can substantially raise the risk of their developing breast cancer later in life. Scientists may now know why. A collaborative study, in which Berkeley Lab researchers played a pivotal role, points to increased stem cell self-renewal and subsequent mammary stem cell enrichment as the culprits... Read More
Research uncovers potential antibody to prevent central line infection
Sep 14, 2013
A team of researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has developed an antibody that could prevent Candida infections that often afflict hospitalized patients who receive central lines... Read More
NCI scientists identify targets for melanoma immunotherapy
Sep 13, 2013
Using a highly sensitive technology called NanoString, researchers have identified seven targets that could potentially be used to develop new immunotherapies for patients with metastatic melanoma, according to a study published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research... Read More
FDA grants 510(k) clearance for NanoString in vitro breast cancer diagnostic assay
Sep 13, 2013
NanoString Technologies, Inc., (NASDAQ: NSTG) a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, has announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Prosigna™ Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Signature Assay... Read More
Kiadis Pharma completes five-year follow-up of its Phase I/II clinical study with blood cancer product ATIR(TM) and study meets primary objective
Sep 13, 2013
Kiadis Pharma B.V., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for blood cancers, has announced that the five-year follow-up of patients with high-risk malignancies from its Phase I/II clinical study confirms long-term safety and efficacy of ATIR(TM) over a broad dose range... Read More
NCI scientists identify targets for melanoma immunotherapy
Sep 13, 2013
Using a highly sensitive technology called NanoString, researchers have identified seven targets that could potentially be used to develop new immunotherapies for patients with metastatic melanoma, according to a study published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research... Read More
3 out of every 4 cases of bladder cancer display mutations in the same gene
Sep 13, 2013
Researchers from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have discovered that more than 70% of bladder tumours display somatic mutations in the TERT gene (telomerase reverse transcriptase). The TERT gene is involved in the protection of DNA and in cellular ageing processes and cancer. These results make this gene the most mutated in these tumours. The study was led by Francisco X... Read More
Experts take on challenge of breast density notification laws
Sep 13, 2013
A team of California-based breast imagers and breast cancer risk specialists have developed a website to help navigate the new challenges posed by breast density notification laws, according to a special report published online in the journal Radiology... Read More
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