Shark-Liver Substance May Slow Growth Of Brain Tumors
... of blood vessels fuels the runaway cell growth of malignant tumors. Other investigators also are exploring nat...nt anti-cancer drug directly to the brain to fight malignant tumors in people. Pending further lab research, clinical studies with malignant gliomas, the most co......ita more precise discrimination between benign and malignant tumors imagedin mammograms. "We don't know yet if our system can reduce unnecessary biopsies,but we do have reason to think our system can find subtle events thatmay be captured in future high resolution systems," Barnes added. The system also migh...Area of Research Outlined For Promising New Cancer Drugs
...mors disappear. In mice, the drugs appear to stop malignant tumor growth andspreading, but they have not yet been tested in humans, and the medicalcommunity remains cautious. Both angiostatin and endostatin evidently interfere with the tumors'ability to synthesize new capillaries from pre-existing blo...New Treatment Targets Most Malignant Brain Tumors
...xtended the survival of patients suffering themost malignant brain cancers by injecting antibodies directly int...al mass on MRI scans, but there arealso undetected malignant cells disseminated throughout the brain, even in theirearly stages. "Our treatment aims at a...Brain Tumor Treatment In Multicenter Tests
...degradablepolymer wafer for treatment of recurrent malignant primary brain tumors, thoseoriginating within the brain itself. Surgically placed into the brain alongsidethe malignancy, the dime-sized wafers have been shown to improve survival at sixmonths by more than 50 percent. "Average survival with these bra...Novel Therapy To Treat Lung Cancer Patients Enrolling Patients At UCSF Cancer Center
...the healthy tissue, paving the way for theinvading malignant tumor. Metastasis is the spread of tumor cells t...esis is the development of new blood vessels. As a malignant tumorgrows, it requires the development of blood vessels to supply its nutrients andoxygen. MMPs he...Clinical Trials Announced Using Non-Invasive Innovative MRI To Diagnose Breast Tumors
...ing (MRI) method to distinguish between benign and malignant tumors developed by Prof. Hadassa Degani of the We...at may prove very useful in distinguishing between malignant and benign breast growths," Dr. Cavallino concluded.Dr. Frederick Kelcz, Associate Professor of Radi...Microwaves May Provide Early Detection Of Breast Cancer
...mmograms miss between 10 percent and 30 percent of malignant tumors. Many ofthe suspicious masses they do detec...elp to reduce breast cancer mortalityby warning of malignant tumors at a very early stage. The anticipated low costand painless application could make it useful ...Cure Rate Soars For Some AML Patients Receiving High-Dose Drug
... the type of chromosome damage present in their malignant cells. Patients showing damage to chromosome 1...tended to drive the leukemia into remission (i.e., malignant cells are not visible when a bone marrow sample is examined by microscope). Post-remissio......II clinical studies ofMaxamine Therapy in advanced malignant melanoma have shown a more than doublingin surviva...duct Maxamine in the U.S., Europe and Australiafor malignant melanoma and acute myelogenous leukemia. Phase II trials ofMaxamine Therapy are ongoing or planned ...Radically New Type Of Surgery Tested On First Patient
...icians to identify a tumor,determine whether it is malignant and plan appropriate treatment. The first patient, a 31-year-old man, underwent the magnetic surgeryDec. 17 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Dacey used computer-controlledsuperconducting magnets to remotely direct a small flexible biop......TLs) that function to eliminate virally infectedor malignant cells are part of the normal, healthy immune system. For thoseinfected with HIV these CTLs are present, but are insufficient to control HIVreplication. For the study, researchers hypothesized that infusing largernumbers of these cells would help co...Patent Received On Drug Delivery System
...inal location. "This approach for the treatment of malignant diseases could prove to be aneffective alternative in addition to standard therapy protocols," Gallicchiosaid. The new delivery system could provide another way to deliver chemotherapy tocancer patients. The drug could be administered to the cancer......ve found that in treating childrenwho have certain malignant brain tumors, a "tried-and-true" chemotherapyprotocol provides better results than a newer, more experimental method. Thisstudy was so carefully designed and controlled that it will likely serve as a"gold standard" for future research projects. Ear...Lo-Cal Diet Slows Prostate Cancer In Animals, New Research Finds
... In the first set of experiments, malignant cells froma form of rat prostate cancer were transplanted into four groupsof cancer-free rats. One group of rats was allowed to eatas much as desired. Castrated rats made up a...New Drug For Recurrent Brain Tumors In Tests At UNC
...rocytoma,originate in the brain. Of roughly 13,000 malignant brain tumors diagnosed inthe United States each ye...ioblastoma multiformae is about one year.It's very malignant and tends to come back at the same site," Ewend explains."Surgery won't cure it, nor will radiation,......nderstandingand better treatment for children with malignant brain tumors." Among the potential new treatments ...n tumors are drugstargeted at specific proteins in malignant cells; radio surgery techniques;drugs that modulate the immune system to fight tumors; new ways of d...New Cancer Procedure At Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Offers Hope
...lity in the Southeast offering a new procedure for malignant tumorspreviously thought untreatable. The procedure is called Tumor Ablation using Radiofrequency Energy. It involvesinserting a special needle into the tumor, using ultrasound equipment as aguide, to destroy the tissue and obliterate the tumor. "T...Vaccine Against Melanoma Proves Successful For Patients With Disease Spread To Two Lymph Node Areas
...ectiveness of thevaccine in treating patients with malignant melanoma. Now, the researcherstreated a subset of the original group of patients who had a particularly poorprognosis. Each had cancer that had spread to two lymph node areas, and each hadsurgery to remove the visible disease. The patients were then ......an'tget rid of the virus. This eventually causes a malignant transformation of thecells." Transplant specialists, using a variety of medications, intentionally suppressthe immune system of a transplant recipient to prevent rejection of a new organ.One possible consequence of this immune suppression, however, i...