This is a selection of articles from the February 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Cancer & Oncology headlines.
Kevin Fowler to Entertain at Polo on the Prairie 2008
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Source: M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - News Releases - February 29, 2008 Authors: M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Source Type: info
A Novel Real-Time Multiplex Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Detection of HIV-1 RNA by Using Dual-Specific Armored RNA as Internal Control
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Source: Karger Publishers - February 29, 2008 Source Type: info
Precise measurement of the E-cadherin repressor Snail in formalin-fixed endometrial carcinoma using protein lysate microarrays
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Source: Clinical and Experimental Metastasis - February 29, 2008 Tags: Clinical and Experimental Metastasis Source Type: info
Could polymorphisms in ATP-binding cassette C3/multidrug resistance associated protein 3 (ABCC3/MRP3) modify colorectal cancer risk?
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Source: European Journal of Cancer - February 29, 2008 Authors: Campa D, Vodicka P, Pardini B, Novotny J, Försti A, Hemminki K, Barale R, Canzian F Tags: Eur J Cancer Source Type: info
Stereotactic radiotherapy recommended for inoperable early lung cancer
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Source: MedWire News - Lung Cancer - February 28, 2008 Source Type: info
CT scans do not improve response assessment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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Source: Nature Clinical Practice Oncology - February 28, 2008 Tags: Research Highlights Source Type: info
Germline RAP80 mutations and susceptibility to breast cancer
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Source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment - February 28, 2008 Tags: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Source Type: info
Tamzin Outhwaite Makes Today Count For Cancer Charity, UK
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - February 28, 2008 Source Type: info
[Gastrointestinal Cancer] Concomitant Administration of Weekly Oxaliplatin, Fluorouracil Continuous Infusion, and Radiotherapy After 2 Months of Gemcitabine and Oxaliplatin Induction in Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: A Groupe Coordinateur Multidisciplinaire en Oncologie Phase II Study
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - February 28, 2008 Authors: Moureau-Zabotto, Phelip, Afchain, Mineur, Andre, Vendrely, Lledo, Dupuis, Huguet, Touboul, Balosso, Louvet Tags: Gastrointestinal Cancer Source Type: info
[Editorials] Is Anemia of Cancer Different From Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia?
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - February 28, 2008 Authors: Steensma Tags: Editorials Source Type: info
Extract of broccoli sprouts may protect against bladder cancer
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Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - February 28, 2008 Source Type: info
[Breast Cancer] Phase II Study of Predictive Biomarker Profiles for Response Targeting Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER-2) in Advanced Inflammatory Breast Cancer With Lapatinib Monotherapy
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - February 28, 2008 Authors: Johnston, Trudeau, Kaufman, Boussen, Blackwell, LoRusso, Lombardi, Ben Ahmed, Citrin, DeSilvio, Harris, Westlund, Salazar, Zaks, Spector Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: info
[Supportive Care and Quality of Life] Darbepoetin Alfa for the Treatment of Anemia in Patients With Active Cancer Not Receiving Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy: Results of a Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - February 28, 2008 Authors: Smith, Aapro, Ludwig, Pinter, Smakal, Ciuleanu, Chen, Lillie, Glaspy Tags: Supportive Care and Quality of Life Source Type: info
Breast cancer subtypes and survival in patients with brain metastases
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Source: Breast Cancer Research - February 28, 2008 Authors: Byung-Ho Nam, Sun Young Kim, Hye-Suk Han, Youngmee Kwon, Keun Seok Lee, Tae Hyun Kim and Jungsil Ro Source Type: info
[Diagnosis in Oncology] Small-Cell Carcinoma of the Prostate
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - February 28, 2008 Authors: Anker, Dechet, Isaac, Akerley, Shrieve Tags: Diagnosis in Oncology Source Type: info
Preliminary PI-88 Phase 2 Prostate Cancer Results To Be Presented At The ASCO 2008 Genitourinary Cancer Symposium
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Source: Cancercompass News: Prostate Cancer - February 27, 2008 Source Type: info
Hormones Boost Abnormal Mammograms
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Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - February 27, 2008 Source Type: info
Optimal prostate cancer comorbidity index 'elusive'
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Source: MedWire News - Prostate Cancer - February 27, 2008 Source Type: info
Identification and validation of phospho-SRC, a novel and potential pharmacodynamic biomarker for dasatinib (SPRYCEL™), a multi-targeted kinase inhibitor
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Source: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology - February 27, 2008 Tags: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology Source Type: info
Rexahn Awarded Maryland Industrial Partnerships Grant To Develop Polymer-Drug Conjugates For Cancer Therapy
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - February 27, 2008 Source Type: info
HSP90 as a marker of progression in melanoma
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Source: Annals of Oncology - February 27, 2008 Authors: McCarthy, M. M., Pick, E., Kluger, Y., Gould-Rothberg, B., Lazova, R., Camp, R. L., Rimm, D. L., Kluger, H. M. Tags: melanoma Source Type: info
Inverted DNA turns quiet developmental gene into a potent driver of t-cell lymphoma
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Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - February 27, 2008 Source Type: info
Survival benefit of combined curative resection of the stomach (D2 resection) and liver in gastric cancer patients with liver metastases.
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Source: Ann Oncol - February 27, 2008 Authors: Cheon SH, Rha SY, Jeung HC, Im CK, Kim SH, Kim HR, Ahn JB, Roh JK, Noh SH, Chung HC Tags: Ann Oncol Source Type: info
High-dose rapid and standard induction chemotherapy for patients aged over 1 year with stage 4 neuroblastoma: a randomised trial
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Source: NeLM news - Cancer - February 26, 2008 Tags: 8: Malignant disease and immunosuppression, Paediatrics, Cancer: other, Drugs in paediatrics Source Type: info
Study looks at new bladder cancer therapy for patients unresponsive to standard treatment
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Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - February 26, 2008 Source Type: info
Metastasis is promoted by a bioenergetic switch: New targets for progressive renal cell cancer
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Source: International Journal of Cancer - February 26, 2008 Authors: Sigrun Langbein, Wilma M. Frederiks, Axel Zur Hausen, Juljane Popa, Jan Lehmann, Christel Weiss, Peter Alken, Johannes F. Coy Source Type: info
Safety of repeated administrations of ixabepilone given as a 3-hour infusion every other week in combination with irinotecan in patients with advanced malignancies.
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Source: European Journal of Cancer - February 26, 2008 Authors: Faivre S, Delbaldo C, Boige V, Pautier P, Soria JC, Namouni F, Peck R, Cohen M, Raymond E Tags: Eur J Cancer Source Type: info
Phase II Results For Yale's Early Stage Ovarian Cancer Blood Test 99% Accurate
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - February 25, 2008 Source Type: info
Malaria Parasitemia Associated with Febrile Neutropenia in African Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy for Haematological Malignancies
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Source: Chemotherapy - February 25, 2008 Source Type: info
IRIS 6-year data confirm imatinib as standard CML Rx
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Source: CancerNetwork - February 25, 2008 Source Type: info
Diagnostic Dilemma: Dermatology
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Source: CancerNetwork - February 25, 2008 Source Type: info
High-dose melphalan-based autotransplants for multiple myeloma
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Source: Cancer - February 25, 2008 Authors: Mauricio Pineda-Roman, Bart Barlogie, Elias Anaissie, Maurizio Zangari, Vanessa Bolejack, Frits van Rhee, Guido Tricot, John Crowley Source Type: info
UGT1A1*28 polymorphism predicts irinotecan-induced severe toxicities without affecting treatment outcome and survival in patients with metastatic colorectal carcinoma
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Source: Cancer - February 25, 2008 Authors: Chun-Yu Liu, Po-Min Chen, Tzeon-Jye Chiou, Jin-Hwang Liu, Jen-Kou Lin, Tzu-Chen Lin, Wei-Shone Chen, Jeng-Kae Jiang, Huann-Sheng Wang, Wei-Shu Wang Source Type: info
Effects of adjuvant chemotherapy on bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells of colorectal cancer patients.
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Source: Cancer Letters - February 25, 2008 Authors: Cao J, Tan MH, Yang P, Li WL, Xia J, Du H, Tang WB, Wang H, Chen XW, Xiao HQ Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: info
Phase 2 trial of docetaxel and gefitinib in the first-line treatment of patients with advanced nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are 70 years of age or older
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Source: Cancer - February 25, 2008 Authors: George R. Simon, Martine Extermann, Alberto Chiappori, Charles C. Williams, Mubeena Begum, Rachna Kapoor, Eric B. Haura, Roohi Ismail-Khan, Michael J. Schell, Scott J. Antonia, Gerold Bepler Source Type: info
Hyperleukocytosis from arsenic trioxide
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Source: Pediatric Blood and Cancer - February 25, 2008 Authors: Michael Levy, Marcia M. Wofford, Bayard L. Powell, Thomas W. McLean Source Type: info
Production and characterization of highly tumor-specific rat monoclonal antibodies recognizing the extracellular domain of human l-type amino-acid transporter 1
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Source: Cancer Science - February 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Co-administration of carcinoembryonic antigen and HIV TAT fusion protein with CpG-oligodeoxynucleotide induces potent antitumor immunity
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Source: Cancer Science - February 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Expression of keratinocyte growth factor and its receptor in human endometrial cancer in cooperation with steroid hormones.
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Source: International Journal of Oncology - February 23, 2008 Authors: Ishikawa A, Kudo M, Nakazawa N, Onda M, Ishiwata T, Takeshita T, Naito Z Tags: Int J Oncol Source Type: info
CARF (collaborator of ARF) interacts with HDM2: Evidence for a novel regulatory feedback regulation of CARF-p53-HDM2-p21WAF1 pathway.
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Source: International Journal of Oncology - February 23, 2008 Authors: Hasan MK, Yaguchi T, Harada JI, Hirano T, Wadhwa R, Kaul SC Tags: Int J Oncol Source Type: info
Extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumour of the greater omentum: report of a case and review of the literature
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Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - February 23, 2008 Authors: Christian Franzini, Luciano Alessandri, Irene Piscioli, Salvatore Donato, Rosario Faraci, Luca Morelli, Franca Del Nonno and Stefano Licci Source Type: info
T-Cell Recognition of Antigen Associated With Tumor Regression in Advanced Kidney Cancer After Stem Cell Transplant
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Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - February 22, 2008 Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: info
FDA Rejection Of Avastin For Breast Cancer Therapy Would Be 'Unscientific, Unethical,' Editorial Says
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Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today - February 22, 2008 Source Type: info
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma activates fas ligand gene promoter inducing apoptosis in human breast cancer cells
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Source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment - February 22, 2008 Tags: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Source Type: info
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of a β-hydroxyl β-methyl butyrate, glutamine, and arginine mixture for the treatment of cancer cachexia (RTOG 0122)
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Source: Supportive Care in Cancer - February 22, 2008 Tags: Supportive Care in Cancer Source Type: info
Internet use by cancer survivors: current use and future wishes
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Source: Supportive Care in Cancer - February 22, 2008 Tags: Supportive Care in Cancer Source Type: info
Comparison of the Infiniti Vision and the Series 20,000 Legacy Systems
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Source: Karger Publishers - February 22, 2008 Source Type: info
Visual Outcomes and Associated Risk Factors of Cataract Surgeries in Highly Myopic Taiwanese
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Source: Karger Publishers - February 22, 2008 Source Type: info
Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Oxacillinase, OXA-48, Persists in Klebsiella pneumoniae in Istanbul, Turkey
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Source: Chemotherapy - February 22, 2008 Source Type: info
Arnold J. Levine And John Mendelsohn Recognized For Monumental Achievements In Basic And Translational Cancer Research
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - February 22, 2008 Source Type: info
From the editors
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Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - February 22, 2008 Tags: From The Editors Source Type: info
Tumour suppressors: Where to begin?
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Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - February 22, 2008 Authors: Nicola McCarthy Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: info
Low-dose aspirin does not prevent breast cancer
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Source: MedWire News - Breast Cancer - February 22, 2008 Source Type: info
Capsule Endoscopy
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Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - February 22, 2008 Source Type: info
Choosing early adjuvant therapy for postmenopausal women with hormone-sensitive breast cancer: Aromatase inhibitors versus tamoxifen.
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Source: European Journal of Surgical Oncology - February 22, 2008 Authors: Carpenter R Tags: Eur J Surg Oncol Source Type: info
Nutrient patterns and risk of lung cancer: A factor analysis in Uruguayan men.
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Source: Lung Cancer - February 22, 2008 Authors: De Stefani E, Boffetta P, Ronco AL, Deneo-Pellegrini H, Acosta G, Gutiérrez LP, Mendilaharsu M Tags: Lung Cancer Source Type: info
High-dose Thoracic Radiation Therapy at 3.0 Gy/Fraction in Inoperable Stage I/II Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
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Source: Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology - February 22, 2008 Authors: Kim, B., Ahn, Y. C., Lim, D. H., Nam, H. R. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: info
Excess Body Weight Increases Risk for Many Cancers
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Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - February 21, 2008 Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: info
A Pilot Project to Develop Checklist-Based Recommendations on the Requirements for Clinical Cancer Research Centers in Countries with Limited Resources
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Source: Breast Care : Last 20 articles - February 21, 2008 Source Type: info
Antisoma Starts Phase I Clinical Trial Of AS1409 In Renal Cancer And Melanoma
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - February 21, 2008 Source Type: info
Mammograms Might Spot Stroke Risk
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Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - February 21, 2008 Source Type: info
A randomized phase II study of ixabepilone (BMS-247550) given daily x 5 days every 3 weeks or weekly in patients with metastatic or recurrent squamous cell cancer of the head and neck: an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group study.
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Source: Ann Oncol - February 21, 2008 Authors: Burtness BA, Manola J, Axelrod R, Argiris A, Forastiere AA Tags: Ann Oncol Source Type: info
The Effect of a Complex Healing Treatment on 2-Year Survival Rate of Patients With Malignant Tumors
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Source: Integrative Cancer Therapies - February 21, 2008 Authors: He Xiaomei, , Fan Jingchuan, Tags: Article Source Type: info
Initial testing (stage 1) of sunitinib by the pediatric preclinical testing program
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Source: Pediatric Blood and Cancer - February 21, 2008 Authors: John M. Maris, Joshua Courtright, Peter J. Houghton, Christopher L. Morton, E. Anders Kolb, Richard Lock, Mayamin Tajbakhsh, C. Patrick Reynolds, Stephen T. Keir, Jianrong Wu, Malcolm A. Smith Source Type: info
Leukocyte transfusions revisited: Stem cell graft stimulation in graft failure
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Source: Pediatric Blood and Cancer - February 21, 2008 Authors: Mervi Taskinen, Kimmo Talvensaari, Liisa Hovi, Kim Vettenranta, Ulla M. Saarinen-Pihkala Source Type: info
Chondroitin sulfate extracted from the Styela clava tunic suppresses TNF-alpha-induced expression of inflammatory factors, VCAM-1 and iNOS by blocking Akt/NF-kappaB signal in JB6 cells.
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Source: Cancer Letters - February 21, 2008 Authors: Xu CX, Jin H, Chung YS, Shin JY, Woo MA, Lee KH, Palmos GN, Choi BD, Cho MH Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: info
Incidence of reversible amenorrhea in women with breast cancer undergoing adjuvant anthracycline-based chemotherapy with or without docetaxel
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Source: BMC Cancer - February 21, 2008 Authors: Martine Berliere, Florence Dalenc, Nathalie Malingret, Anita Vindevoghel, Philippe Piette, Henry Roche, Jacques Donnez, Michel Symann, Joseph Kerger and Jean-Pascal Machiels Source Type: info
Clinical factors predict negative tumor margins in breast cancer
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Source: MedWire News - Oncology - February 20, 2008 Source Type: info
Clinical factors predict negative tumor margins in breast cancer
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Source: MedWire News - Breast Cancer - February 20, 2008 Source Type: info
Low-dose aspirin does not prevent breast cancer
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Source: MedWire News - Oncology - February 20, 2008 Source Type: info
Integrin alphavbeta6 mediates the potential for colon cancer cells to colonize in and metastasize to the liver
