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BIND Therapeutics' Nanoparticle Drug Effective Against Multiple Solid Tumors In Phase 1 Study
Apr 10, 2013
The nanoparticle drug BIND-014 is effective against multiple solid tumors, according to results generated by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Scottsdale Healthcare, and presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2013. Data for the study was generated at the Virginia G... Read More
Clinical Trial Finds New Class Of Cancer Drugs Safe And Effective
Apr 10, 2013
The safety and preliminary efficacy of a new class of tumor fighting drugs were reported by Scottsdale Healthcare's Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center Clinical Trials and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)... Read More
Prostate Cancer With Faulty BRCA2 Gene Spreads More Quickly
Apr 10, 2013
A new study finds that prostate cancer spreads more quickly and is more likely to be fatal in men who have inherited a faulty BRCA2 gene. The researchers say such patients should be treated straight away with surgery or radiotherapy rather than just be monitored... Read More
Risk Posed By Lung Nodules Identified And Stratified By New Software
Apr 10, 2013
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Mayo Clinic has developed a new software tool to noninvasively characterize pulmonary adenocarcinoma, a common type of cancerous nodule in the lungs. Results from a pilot study of the computer-aided nodule assessment and risk yield (CANARY) are published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology... Read More
Drug Designed To Restore Cell Suicide In HPV-Related Head And Neck Cancer
Apr 10, 2013
Researchers have discovered a new mechanism by which the human papilloma virus (HPV) causes head and neck cancer, and they have designed a drug to block that mechanism. Though further research is needed, the new agent might offer a safer treatment for these tumors when combined with a tapered dose of standard chemotherapy... Read More
Researchers Exploring 'Nano-Sized Extracellular Vesicles' For Identification, Monitoring And Treatment Of Brain Tumors
Apr 10, 2013
The recent discovery of circulating "nano-sized extracellular vesicles" (EVs) carrying proteins and nucleic acids derived from brain tumors may lead to exciting new avenues for brain cancer diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment, according to a special article in the April issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons... Read More
'Fast fMRI' Protocol Could Aid In Planning Surgery For Epilepsy And Brain Tumors
Apr 10, 2013
A new functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technique may provide neurosurgeons with a non-invasive tool to help in mapping critical areas of the brain before surgery, reports a study in the April issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health... Read More
Unique Mechanism Identified By Which Glioblastoma Cells Develop Resistance To Drugs That Target EGFR Signaling
Apr 10, 2013
Proteins that control cell growth are often mutated in cancer, and their aberrant signaling drives the wild proliferation of cells that gives rise to tumors. One such protein, the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), fuels a wide variety of cancers - including a highly malignant brain cancer known as glioblastoma... Read More
Male Smokers With Low Levels Of Serum Bilirubin At Greater Risk For Lung Cancer
Apr 10, 2013
Elevated levels of bilirubin in the blood get attention in the clinic because they often indicate that something has gone wrong with the liver. Now researchers have found that male smokers with low levels of the yellow-tinged chemical are at higher risk for lung cancer and dying from the disease... Read More
Selecting Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer And Liver Metastasis For Surgery
Apr 10, 2013
New results from a clinical trial conducted in Shanghai, China, indicate that adding cetuximab (Erbitux) to standard chemotherapy enables some patients with otherwise inoperable liver metastases due to colorectal cancer have their metastases surgically removed. Such surgery can be curative, and is generally critical to long-term survival... Read More
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