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PRS-110 c-Met Antagonist Anticalin
04/05/2012
Pieris AG announced today the presentation of a range of in vitro and in vivo preclinical data for the company's proprietary c-Met antagonist program, PRS-110, at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, further establishing the compound as a differentiated next generation therapeutic protein.
Why rapamycin causes diabetic-like symptoms in patients
04/05/2012
Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have discovered why diabetic-like symptoms develop in some patients given rapamycin, an immune-suppressant drug that also has shown anti-cancer activity and may even slow ageing.
Tyrosine kinase expression profile in clear cell renal cell carcinoma
04/05/2012
To profile different tyrosine kinase (TK) expression patterns in clear cell renal carcinoma (ccRCC).
Immune-Based Drug Combo Might Extend Cancer Survival
04/03/2012
Cancer patients who receive a combination of low-dose interleukin-2 and retinoic acid after conventional therapy seem to live longer than those who don't get the combination.
DNA Sequencing Lays Foundation for Personalized Cancer Treatment
04/02/2012
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are using powerful DNA sequencing technology not only to identify mutations at the root of a patient's tumor -- considered key to personalizing cancer treatment -- but to map the genetic evolution of disease and monitor response to treatment.
WilmsKids.com Offers Hope For Wilms Tumor Children
03/31/2012
We are building the world's largest community for families dealing with a child's encounter with Wilms tumor, a pediatric form of kidney cancer. All are welcome to join! This effort is supported by members of the International Kidney Cancer Congress (#IKCC on Twitter).
One Drug to Shrink All Tumors?
03/30/2012
The treatment, an antibody that blocks a "do not eat" signal normally displayed on tumor cells, coaxes the immune system to destroy the cancer cells.
Kidney cancer cases at record high
03/30/2012
In 1975, 2,953 people were diagnosed with kidney cancer in Britain. Latest figures show there were 9,042 cases in 2009, up from 8,848 in 2008.
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