Cancer Weekly articles from April 2002

Cancer Weekly archives from April 2002

Estrogen inhibition negates production of tumor growth factors.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - The expression of a growth factor that stimulates pituitary tumor growth tends to run concurrently with estrogen cycling, medical researchers say. By...

SFVAMC study explains resistance to hormone therapy.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hormone therapy is often used to treat prostate cancer, but these drugs that mimic the effects of estrogen do not work on many late-stage cancers. Now San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center...

Newly indentified protein linked to cancer cell survival.(MOB-5 now called interleukin-24)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators have identified a new secreted protein and its receptors that appear to give a cancer cell the ability to fuel its own growth and present a...

Recombinant antibody directs interleukin-2 to tumor vessels.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Directing interleukin-2 to tumors has become easier with the concomitant use of a new antibody targeting extracellular matrix components. Such therapy has...

Link seen with protein associated with lung cancer.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) are the first to find that a protein appearing on lung cancer cells in people with extensive smoking histories also is present in...

Study associates ultrasound with better survival in hepatocellular carcinoma.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - A multicenter investigation headed by researchers at National Taiwan University has linked the use of ultrasound with improved survival rates in patients at a...

Growth factor levels high among minority women with breast cancer.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - One of the first studies to look at angiogenesis in relation to breast cancer progression in minority females has determined a significant correlation exists...

Intestinal growth-inducing chemical uses receptor linked to wound healing, cancer growth.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An intestinal chemical triggers cell growth - helping to heal ulcers but also to promote cancer - by stimulating a receptor on intestinal cells, a University of California Irvine (UCI) College of...

NCCN revises treatment guidelines.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) presented the 2002 Breast Cancer Practice Guidelines at their 7th annual conference in Hollywood, Florida. The NCCN Practice Guidelines in Oncology...

Nonsurgical lumpectomy technique under investigation at UC Davis Cancer Center.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An experimental technique that destroys breast cancer cells without surgery is under evaluation at UC Davis Cancer Center. Instead of cutting out a tumor, the experimental technique uses radio wave...

PET better at finding recurrences.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging can reassure previously treated women they are breast cancer-free, and can better predict if their disease is likely to recur than other types of diagnostic...

Volume counts in accuracy of mammogram interpretation.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Accurate diagnoses are directly related to the number of mammograms interpreted by a physician, according to a University of California San Francisco (UCSF) study published in the March 6, 2002, issue...

Acute myeloid leukemia model may be important research tool for many cancer treatments.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A method that enables scientists to study the development of an acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in mice should open new research paths for scientists studying cancer in humans. The findings were...

Progress announced in development of protein-based cancer therapeutics.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Enchira Biotechnology Corp. (ENBC) disclosed today its progress in developing the first of its anticancer ligand (ACL) proteins for therapeutic applications. The disclosure came as part of a...

Researchers unravel structure of key protein involved in tumor angiogenesis, metastasis.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cancer cells need a blood supply to grow. A key receptor protein called the alpha V beta 3 integrin directs formation of new blood vessels by binding to other proteins, such as angiostatin and...

Encouraging phase II trial results for radiolabeled humanized CEA antibody.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immunomedics, Inc., (IMMU) reported the publication of an article on clinical trial results with its radiolabeled, humanized antibody against carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in the February 15, 2002,...

Novel cancer trial seeking patient volunteers.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Human research studies of a new treatment strategy for colorectal cancer using a therapeutic cancer vaccine technology have begun enrolling patients at several trial sites around the United States and...

ImClone, Bristol settle feud over marketing cancer drug.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ImClone Systems, Inc., has settled its public feud with Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. over the handling of a $2 billion deal to comarket a highly touted experimental cancer drug. ImClone agreed to...

Colon cancer highly preventable, American Cancer Society says.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Colon cancer can be easily prevented; yet it remains the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States and will claim nearly 57,000 American lives this year. According to the American...

Discovery Health Channel, American Cancer Society collaborate during National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to the latest statistics from the American Cancer Society, many of 57,000 Americans who will die of colon cancer this year could be saved if they better understood the risks and had regular...

Digene announces clearance to market Hybrid Capture 2 HPV Test in Japan.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Digene Corp. (DIGE) announced that it has received clearance by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to market its Hybrid Capture 2 HPV Test for the detection of human papillomavirus (HPV)...

Pivotal study leading to Gleevec's rapid approval for CML published.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center have published the pivotal study that demonstrates the success of Gleevec (formerly STI-571) in treating chronic myelogenous leukemia...

Cancer society promotes diet, exercise to reduce cancer risk.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Cancer Society, worried about a nation that exercises too little and grows more obese, is putting new emphasis on exercise as a way to reduce the risk of getting sick and dying of cancer....

Doctors commonly fail to detect lesions on chest x-ray films.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Failure to detect lung cancer on chest x-rays is not uncommon, reveals research in Postgraduate Medical Journal. The ensuing delay in diagnosis and the start of treatment may contribute to some of the...

Simian virus found in human lymphoma samples.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Evidence of simian virus 40 (SV40) infection found in 42% of non-Hodgkin lymphoma samples could shed new light on the genesis of these blood cancers that have become more common over the past 30 years,...

Endostatin receives FDA orphan drug status.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EntreMed, Inc., (ENMD), a biopharmaceutical leader in angiogenic research and product development, announced that its drug candidate Endostatin received orphan drug status from the U.S. Food and Drug...

Digene files Hart-Scott-Rodino notification.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Digene Corp. (DIGE) announced that it has filed its notification and report form pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 in connection with the execution, on February 19,...

FDA approves Zometa for the treatment of cancer-related bone complications.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Novartis drug Zometa (zoledronic acid for injection) for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma and patients with documented bone...

Second site initiated for phase II clinical trial with Endostatin.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EntreMed, Inc., (ENMD), a biopharmaceutical leader in angiogenic research and product development, announced the initiation of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) as a second location for...

Ethnicity influences survival.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- African-American women with ovarian carcinoma have a 30% greater risk of death from any cause and are more likely to die earlier when compared with Caucasian women with ovarian cancer. Findings in...

New treatment combination containing irinotecan shows promising survival rate.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2002... 2002 APR 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The combination of irinotecan (CPT-11) and gemcitabine shows promise in treating pancreatic cancer, a disease with a very high mortality rate compared with other forms of cancer. This combination...

Dietary changes can lower risk in patients with family history.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People who have a parent or sibling with colon cancer can markedly reduce their own chances of developing the disease by taking a daily multivitamin that includes folic acid and limiting their intake of...

For small liver tumors, surgical removal preferable for initial treatment.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Physicians in China have produced data indicating that resection of smaller sized hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) is the preferred method for initial treatment...

Tumors release growth-inducing hormones.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) tumors can aid their own growth through the secretion of hormones, researchers in Germany report. "Alterations in the...

First IBIS results show tamoxifen reduces incidence in healthy, high-risk women.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- First results from the long-awaited IBIS trial into the use of tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer in healthy women at high risk have firmly established that the drug can indeed cut the incidence of the...

New test offers hope of easy and affordable screening for hereditary breast cancer genes.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the Nottingham Breast Unit in the U.K. have developed an easy and affordable way of screening families for underlying hereditary genetic mutations that predispose them to developing...

Tumor suppressor gene stalls metastatic proteins of squamous cell carcinoma.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Adenoviral delivery of the p53 tumor suppressor gene to head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) cell lines diminishes their ability to produce enzymes...

Light therapy could be new treatment approach.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to treat, largely because of the location of the pancreas close to major arteries and vital organs, and the effects of a poorly functioning pancreas on the...

Heat shock boosts gene expression and cellular death in prostate tumors.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - A new suicide gene therapy designed for treating prostate cancer cells works even better in the presence of elevated temperatures, developers of the therapy...

FDA clears use of new clinical data further supporting accuracy of Vysis UroVysion Test.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Abbott Laboratories (ABT) announced that it received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to include new data from a multicenter longitudinal study in the labeling of its Vysis UroVysion...

Data on 10,000 BRACAnalysis tests published.(BRCA1, BRCA2)(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Myriad Genetics, Inc., has published the results of testing 10,000 consecutive individuals with its BRACAnalysis predictive medicine test. The study, entitled, "Clinical Characteristics of...

Scientists may eventually use light to detect metastases.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Surgeons of the future may use light to tell whether breast cancer has spread, clinical research fellow Andrew Lee told a news briefing at the March 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona....

Rights obtained from Yale University to develop cancer diagnostics using Survivin molecule.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc., (FDI), a leading oncology diagnostics company, and Yale University, announced an agreement in which FDI has acquired the rights to develop and commercialize cancer...

AMDL receives key patent for combination gene therapy.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AMDL, Inc., (ADL), a company that develops and markets tests for the early detection of cancer and other serious diseases, announced that its combination gene therapy technology, which builds the immune...

FDA approves PMA application for SIR-Spheres.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sirtex Medical, Ltd., announced that it has received final approval for its PMA application from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow marketing of SIR-Spheres in the USA. ...

Ricerca secures agreement with for production of CEP-7055.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ricerca, LLC, a drug development company, announced that it will undertake the 2002 production of CEP-7055, an oncology drug compound in development at Cephalon, Inc. The agreement calls for...

Hispanic farm workers have higher health risks, study concludes.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A California agency's study found that Hispanic farm workers have higher rates of brain, blood, skin and stomach cancers than other Hispanics in California, a phenomenon their union blames on exposure...

Study shows calcium may reduce risk.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Among people with low-calcium diets, even a modest increase in the nutrient seems to lower the risk of some types of colon cancer by about half, researchers report. In a study appearing in the...

Group suspects curcumin suppresses breast cancer in number of ways.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - New research suggests curcumin, also known as tumeric yellow, exerts pressure on human breast cancer cells by means of several different mechanisms. ...

Soluble growth factors implicated in chronic and malignant blood disorders.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Diseases and malignancies of the blood may be linked to the presence of high levels of angiogenic growth factors, scientists in Italy say. Although the...

Cancer killing gene found by Dartmouth researchers.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dartmouth Medical School cancer researchers have identified a gene that triggers the death of leukemia cells, opening a novel target for anticancer drugs. This new genetic switch, reported in the...

Regulatory approval sought for thalidomide for hematological, solid tumor cancers.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Celgene Corp. (CELG) announced that, based on continuing discussions with the FDA, the company now intends to seek marketing approval for Thalomid (thalidomide) in early stage multiple myeloma patients....

Antisense DNA circumvents harmful effects of drug-resistant protein.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - The efficacy of chemotherapy used for treating neuroblastoma can be improved with the use of antisense nucleotides targeting multidrug resistance protein (MRP)1...

Access reports positive results of preclinical studies.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced positive results of two preclinical studies of the company's mucositis technology for the prevention and treatment of oral mucositis and its plan to advance this...

Aggressive ovarian cancer may be linked to blood disorder.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aggressive ovarian cancer may be linked to the presence of thrombocytosis, a blood disorder characterized by high platelet cell counts, report investigators at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The...

Common treatment for endometriosis may increase risk.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A commonly prescribed medication for treating endometriosis appears to elevate the risk of ovarian cancer, according to findings presented by a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health...

Could an aspirin a day help keep prostate cancer away? Possibly.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Mayo Clinic study suggests that regular use of aspirin, ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may help protect against prostate cancer, the second leading cause of cancer...

Hormonal therapy may increase sexual and physical problems.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study suggests that men with early stage prostate cancer who are treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) may experience more physical discomfort and be twice as likely to experience sexual...

Minimally invasive prostate removal surgery now offered.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Urologic surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, are offering men with prostate cancer a new option: laparoscopic prostate removal surgery. Over the last...

Lack of UVB radiation may be major cause of many types of cancer.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- During the past 2 decades, ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation from the sun has been blamed for a significant increase in melanoma and other skin cancer. However, during the same period, there have been...

Company allies with Kimmel Cancer Center to study protein implicated in cancer.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2002... 2002 APR 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AxCell Biosciences, a subsidiary of Cytogen Corp. (CYTO), has signed a term sheet with Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) to research protein interactions associated with an undisclosed gene believed to...

Growth factor receptor signaling critical to intestinal tumor development.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Vanderbilt University said they have uncovered a major clue to what causes and promotes development of intestinal tumors. Working...

Herpes simplex virus and radiation cause regression in hepatoma.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - A new vaccine candidate has been shown to cause tumor regression in experimental hepatoma, or liver cancer. Researchers in the U.S. say animal model...

Scientist discovers molecular messengers that rescue cells from death.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A developing cell in the human body sits on the edge of death. Proteins called Grim, Reaper and Hid stand poised, ready to unleash other toxic proteins. Only if a protein messenger from another cell...

New medical system could improve screening success.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With funding from the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) and other agencies, Professor Arie Kaufman, chair and leading professor at the State University of New York (SUNY) Stony Brook Computer Science...

Tanning lamps may increase risk.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Users of tanning lamps may have an increased incidence of skin cancers and younger users may be at greatest risk, report Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) researchers. "The growing popularity of...

Nicotine makes angiogenic growth factor levels become unbalanced.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - New evidence points to nicotine and its metabolic by-product cotinine for sending the production of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) into an...

Drug cocktail may extend life in inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - In cases where surgery cannot be performed for primary liver cancer, combination therapy that includes four well-known drugs may extend survival. Due to...

Exposure to toxin in certain foods could boost risk.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A compound found in certain foods may be a cause of testicular cancer in young men, proposes a Wake Forest University cancer researcher. Writing in the February issue of Cancer Causes and Control,...

HMO offers benefit to help people quit smoking.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CHA Health has announced it will help pay for nicotine patches worn by its members wanting to quit smoking. The health maintenance organization, based in Lexington, Kentucky, hopes the upfront...

Herbs can spice up your antioxidant protection.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ounce for ounce, many herbs used to flavor our foods have more antioxidant power than berries, fruits and vegetables, according to a recent Agricultural Research Service study. Previous studies of...

Researcher identifies part of cancer cell that tells the body to fight cancer.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a presentation at the International Society of Preventive Oncology meeting at the Pasteur Institute (Feb. 2002), a U.S. researcher reported that he has identified the part of the cancer cell that...

Trials begin on high-tech screening test.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A technology developed to enhance images from space and locate submarines from the air is being used to screen for the early stages of cervical cancer in women. The first U.S. clinical trials have...

Chronically ill kids subdue their emotions.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Children with cancer and other chronic illnesses often adapt to their conditions by repressing their emotions, covering over feelings of depression and anxiety, a new study finds. The children...

Optiscan signs $20M commercialization deal with Pentax.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Optiscan Imaging Limited (OIL) today announced a $20 million commercialization and partnership agreement with internationally Pentax (also known as Asahi Optical Co. Ltd). Over the next 18 months,...

Cell Genesys secures Memphis facility for lung cancer vaccines.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cell Genesys, Inc., (CEGE) has leased a 35,000 square-foot facility in Memphis, Tennessee, which it plans to use to manufacture the company's patient-specific GVAX lung cancer vaccines for both phase...

Company reports fourth quarter, year-end results.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antigenics, Inc., (AGEN) reported financial results and operating highlights for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2001. For the 3 months ended December 31, 2001, the company incurred a net...

Latest U.K. performance indicators show key improvements in cancer, heart disease.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- National Health Service (NHS) performance figures published in February 2002 show that fewer NHS patients are dying following hospital surgery, more patients are getting the heart operations they need...

Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor effective for AIDS patients.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - An agent that blocks the activity of matrix metalloproteinase enzymes shows promise for the treatment of AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma, researchers in the United...

Differentiation gene may open new avenues for suppressing advanced cancer.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - A lesser known gene responsible for regulating melanoma progression could possibly be used to combat melanoma invasion and metastasis. Melanoma is one of...

Researcher confirms genetic link to two forms of cancer.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Creighton University researcher has confirmed a genetic link to two deadly forms of cancer, and the finding may lead to better chances of survival. Dr. Henry Lynch detailed how people with a...

Wheat may be vital in battle against cancer and other diseases.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new weapon has been discovered in the battle against disease: whole grain wheat. According to Kansas State University biochemist Dolores Takemoto, new research is showing that wheat contains...

Ciphergen confirms use of its ProteinChip system.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc., (CIPH) confirmed that the ovarian cancer detection study was conducted using Ciphergen's ProteinChip Biology System to discover and assay the patterns of proteins utilized...

New OvaRex phase IIb yields positive results, AltaRex reports.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2002... 2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AltaRex Corp. (AXO) announced new, highly positive and consistent results from its ongoing analysis of its OvaRex phase IIb trial in metastatic ovarian cancer by taking into account predefined...