Ovarian cancer drug trial reveals promising new treatment
September 15, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
UCI-led study shows effectiveness of first treatment to target and stop ovarian cancer cell growth
Women with recurrent ovarian cancer can be helped by an experimental therapy using a drug already touted for its ability to fight other cancers, a finding that provides hope for improved treatment of this deadly disease.
Anti-tumor therapy with endoscopic ultrasound may fight cancer more safely and effectively
September 12, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Anti-tumor therapy guided by endoscopic ultrasound may allow doctors to fight cancer more safely and effectively
The chairman of EUS2008 today announced that investigational research on a therapeutic technique that will allow physicians to directly inject malignant tumors with cancer fighting agents from inside the body will be presented at the 16th International Symposium of Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS2008) in San Francisco on September 12-13. This technique, which uses a flexible gastrointestinal endoscope with a miniature ultrasound transducer on the tip to guide a small needle directly into a tumor, could prove to be a safer and more effective approach to administering chemotherapy since it allows doctors to deliver therapy right to the tumor and avoid damaging normal surrounding tissues. Injecting drugs directly into the cancer using endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in combination with systemic chemotherapy to kill cancer cells that have spread may prove to be a more effective approach to some cancers.
Researchers identify natural tumor suppressor
September 9, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Better understanding of early-stage cancer crucial to finding new therapies
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a key step in the formation – and suppression – of esophageal cancers and perhaps carcinomas of the breast, head, and neck. By studying human tissue samples, they found that Fbx4, a naturally occurring enzyme, plays a key role in stopping production of another protein called Cyclin D1, which is thought to contribute to the early stages of cancer development.
Genome analysis used to decode brain cancer
September 6, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
US scientists have unveiled the most complete genetic profile ever attempted of glioblastoma, a common and deadly form of the brain cancer that US Senator Edward Kennedy is battling.
The research uncovered a host of genetic alterations linked to the disease, including three previously unknown mutations found in at least three-quarters of tumour samples analysed.
Researchers discover new approach to treating endometrial cancer
September 1, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Inhibitor turns ‘off’ receptors; stops the growth of endometrial tumors and kills cancer cells
Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) today announced a new approach to treating endometrial cancer patients that not only stops the growth of tumors, but kills the cancer cells.
