Space science joins battle against cancer
...any irregularities in cell growth, associated with malignant melanomas....Experimental drugs show promise in halting brain tumors
...endothelial growth factor (VEGF), the protein that malignant cells secrete in order to grow and maintain their ...nother new compound, SB431542, was tested in human malignant glioma cell lines in the laboratory but not in animals. The drug successfully inactivated the recept...Imaging technique may diagnose breast cancer without biopsy
...compounds, which the study found to be elevated in malignant lesions. Previous investigations of the diagnostic...ed the ability to differentiate between benign and malignant lumps detected by MRI. "We found tCho concentrations to be significantly higher in malignancies tha...Study shows combining gene therapy and radiation holds promise
...py, it enhances the virus' effect by rendering the malignant cells sensitive to radiation therapy. An estimated 220,900 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed this year, and nearly 29,000 men will die of it, according to the American Cancer Society. Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer...Computer-assisted breast imaging systems help find and characterize cancers
...east masses that were later confirmed as benign or malignant by a biopsy. No cysts were included. The three-dim...y improving mammogram classification of lesions as malignant or benign, enhancing breast ultrasound imaging, aiding with detection and classification on film and...3-D virtual colonoscopy is more sensitive than conventional procedure
...onoscopy detected 89.5 percent of such polyps. Two malignant polyps were present, and virtual colonoscopy detected both of them, while conventional colonoscopy missed one. "This minimally invasive total colonic examination compares favorably with conventional colonoscopy for detection of clinically relevant le...New technology enhances lung cancer detection
...articularly valuable in distinguishing benign from malignant nodules, in addition to improving our analysis of other lung diseases such as asbestos plural disease." Lung cancer is the number one cancer killer in the United States and worldwide. Studies have shown that early detection is critical to successful...Freezing technique kills majority of small malignant breast cancers
...ll benign breast masses also appears to kill small malignant breast tumors, new research from a clinical trial ...uture research on this technique for patients with malignant disease," says Roubidoux, an associate professor of radiology at the U-M Medical School. "For instan...New breast scanner can detect early signs of cancer
...s like sestamibi show up in both pre-malignant and malignant breast cells as a little light bulb in the middle of a dim space," said Tornai. "You really want a tracer to home in on small bits of cancer that may otherwise be too small for other scanners to detect." Gamma ray tracers such as sestamibi have a sho...Roche files marketing application for Avastin with European health authorities
...iting) and Roferon-A (leukaemia, Kaposi's sarcoma, malignant melanoma, renal cell carcinoma). Roche's cancer medicines generated sales of 4.5 billion Swiss francs in the first nine months of 2003. Roche's products in development also promise survival benefit with Avastin. In a pivotal Phase III study Avastin ...Three months is too soon to judge a CML patient's response to Gleevec, researchers find
...approach, Druker developed Gleevec to treat CML, a malignant cancer of the bone marrow in which the body overproduces cancerous white blood cells. Gleevec targets the cancer cells while leaving normal cells unharmed, producing little or no side effects. The blood counts of virtually all CML patients treated wi...Drug prolongs lives of chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients
... B lymphocytes. Scientists believe rituximab kills malignant CLL cells by causing programmed cell death, or apoptosis. This randomized phase 2 study included 104 previously untreated CLL patients. The outcomes of these patients were compared to those of 179 similar patients who received fludarabine alo...New dynamic PET technique offers greater comfort for cancer patients
...t is merely infected appears visually similar to a malignant tumor. Static PET scans allow doctors to assess st...ntifiable data to differentiate between benign and malignant growths, but a dynamic PET scan can provide additional data about the rate of uptake and the movemen...EUROCARE3 publishes new childhood cancer survival figures
... for childhood cancer." Five-year survival for all malignant childhood cancer in Europe diagnosed from 1990-1994*...Whole-body PET/CT scan appears useful for determining tumor stage
... of the American Medical Association (JAMA). In malignant diseases, therapeutic options as well as the patie...whole-body PET/CT and whole-body MRI for different malignant diseases and to compare these 2 new imaging tools. The study included 98 patients (mean age 58 year...Other highlights in the January 7 issue of JNCI
...on. The relative risk was substantially higher for malignant mixed mullerian tumors (MMMTs) than for endometrial adenocarcinomas, although the excess absolute risk was smaller--an additional 1.4 versus 8.4 cancers per 10,000 women per year, respectively. Among those who survived for 5 years or longer, there wa...Incidental PET findings may reveal undetected cancer
...esions that were confirmed with biopsy were either malignant or premalignant. Typically, these cancers were not... suspected cancers to determine the importance and malignant potential of additional, unexpected abnormal findings encountered during routine PET evaluation. The...Jefferson researchers find immune response, dosing keys to vaccine's success against melanoma
...ine created from the cancer cells of patients with malignant melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer and fa...e United States. Nearly one-half 44 percent of malignant melanoma patients enrolled in a clinical trial who received the vaccine following standard surgery l...Cancer cells can compress blood vessels, block entry of drugs
...an actually block therapeutic agents from reaching malignant cells. In the Feb. 19 issue of Nature , researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) describe how proliferating cancer cells compress both blood and lymphatic vessels within tumors. The findings suggest new strategies for improving the s...Breakthrough cancer treatment Avastin receives first approval in the US
.... As this mechanism may be relevant in a number of malignant tumours, Roche and Genentech are presently investi...iting) and Roferon-A (leukaemia, Kaposi's sarcoma, malignant melanoma, renal cell carcinoma). Roche's cancer medicines generated sales of more than 6 billion Swi...