Immunex Corporation and Genentech, Inc. join forces to develop TRAIL/Apo2L in cancer
...ieswill co-promote TRAIL/Apo2L worldwide using the oncology sales forces of bothcompanies. Profits from the worldwide sales of the product will be shared. Immunex Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated todeveloping immune system science to protect human health. The company'sproducts o...Tumor Oxygen Level And Blood Flow Fluctuate, Duke Scientists Discover
..." said Mark Dewhirst, co-director of the radiation oncology andhyperthermia program at Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center and associate professorof pathology. "Before this work, there was no way to reliably measure thesevalues." Dewhirst prepared the findings for presentation Tuesday at an AmericanAssociation ...Surgical Experience Improves Thyroidectomy Outcome
...ys Robert Udelsman, M.D., directorof endocrine and oncology surgery at Hopkins. "Surgeons need to apply outcomesresearch rigorously to advance clinical care based on something more objectivethan personal anecdotes." For the study, the Hopkins research team examined "outcomes" or resultsfor all 5,869...Researchers Discover The Pattern Of Inheritance Of Non-Chromosomal DNA
... UT Southwestern professorof molecular biology and oncology and associate dean of the SouthwesternGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences, also contributed to this study. Itwas funded in part by grants from the National Institutes of Health and TheRobert A. Welch Foundation....Hopkins Researchers Discover Key Target In Molecular Pathway That Initiates Colon Cancer
... and failingbrakes," says Vogelstein, professor of oncology at Hopkins and a Hughes scholar. "In this case, c...ivates c-MYC, says Kinzler, associate professor of oncology anddirector of the study. "Just eight years ago, we didn't even know about APCmutations. Now, we k......" said Dr. Steven A. Leadon, professor ofradiation oncology at the UNC-CH School of Medicine. "This new work is importantfor two reasons. First, it provides probably the most direct evidence that BRCA1is involved in DNA repair. Second, it will give us and others a useful assay, ortest, to look at functional c...NCI Awards Hopkins $3.8 Million For Cancer Genetics Network
...en, Ph.D., associate professor of epidemiology and oncology andnetwork principal investigator. "Our long-term goal is to use what we learn toimprove therapies, and ideally, to develop cancer prevention strategies for thegeneral population," she says. Hopkins was awarded the grant in part due to its ...Combining Angiostatin With Radiation Enhances Anti-Cancer Effects Of Each
...hselbaum, M.D., professor andchairman of radiation oncology at the University of Chicago and director of thestudy. "This combination could make radiation much more effective at providinglocal control of cancer, a crucial part of treatment for many tumors, includingprostate, brain, head and neck and other can...Virginia Tech Biologists' Discoveries Could Help Target Cancer Treatment
... explained Richard Connors, principalscientist for oncology and endocrinology research with the Janssen ResearchFoundation. Cancer cells multiply faster than normal cells, and continue tomultiply, or proliferate. Whereas normal cells receive molecular informationthat stops cell proliferation and start......ia San Francisco anddirector of pediatric clinical oncology for Lucile Packard Children's HealthServices at UCSF. Matthay reported at ASCO on the bone marrow transplant results. C. PatrickReynolds, MD, PhD, of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), reported on theretinoic acid stage of the trial. Reynolds is...Molecular Defect Could Be Mysterious Cause Of Blood Disorder
...s Jerry L. Spivak, M.D., professor of medicine and oncology atHopkins and senior author of the research report. "We now have a diagnostictool that we hope will identify patients earlier, perhaps increasing theirlifespan." The Hopkins research, supported by the National Institutes of Health,found tha...Scientists Identify Gene For Sexual Behavior In Male Flies
...erman, associate professor ofmolecular biology and oncology at UT Southwestern, an expert on themolecular genetics of fertility; Jeffrey Hall, professor of biology atBrandeis University and an expert on genetics and fly sexual behavior;and Barbara Taylor, assistant professor of biology at Oregon StateUniversi...... hepatitis," said Jirtle, a professor of radiation oncology and cancer center member. The lack of effective treatments also makes it a particularly deadly disease, he said. "As a consequence, knowing something about liver tumor formation or having a handle on how one could detect these tumors when they're mu...