Earlier use of prostate cancer vaccines urged by Hopkins scientists
...treatment alternatives for early relapse and helps stall cancer growth. No clinical trials are yet available for the earlier vaccine regimen. Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in American men. The average time to relapse after beginning hormone therapy is approximately two years. The r...Study suggests Akt3 protein is key to melanoma's resistance to chemotherapy
...a protein in skin cancer cells could significantly stall melanoma tumor development and increase the sensitivity of the cancer cells to chemotherapy, a Penn State College of Medicine study suggests. The protein, Akt3, appears to be responsible for promoting tumor cell survival and development in 43 percent...Vaccine reduces racial disparity in incidence of childhood pneumonia and meningitis
...nce may continue to decline among children but may stall among adults. If the latter strategy is pursued, entire communities stand to gain, regardless of their background," he writes. (JAMA. 2004;291:2253-2254. Available post-embargo at JAMA.com )...Promising drug fails to thwart fatal lung disease in large trial
...he fatal lung disease pulmonary fibrosis failed to stall the disorder's progression in 162 patients, according to the results of an international clinical trial reported in the Jan. 8, 2004, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. Despite the treatment's failure to prevent scarring of the lungs -- a ...High cholesterol and calcification are to blame for aortic valve disease
...tic valve disease to say for sure that statins can stall the progression of aortic valve disease, says Robert Bonow, MD, chief of cardiology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and president-elect of the American Heart Association. However, if this research continues to pan out, it will greatly impact the w...