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EpiCept Initiates Post-Approval Clinical Study with Ceplene
Jul 10, 2009 - Regulatory News: EpiCept Corporation today announced the start of a post-approval clinical study with Ceplene following Ethics Committee and Competent Authority approvals in Sweden, Belgium, and France.
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New treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia developed
Washington, July 7 : Australian and Canadian researchers have developed a new therapy that specifically targets cancer stem cells in acute myeloid leukaemia.
Miss Norco's work on 'My Sister's Keeper' helped prepare her for relapse.
Playing a role in the production of a Hollywood movie was a dress rehearsal for a real-life crisis for Norco resident Nicole Schulz.
Online Exclusive: Young sisters share life
Denise Hale, 11, was diagnosed with Leukemia in February, and her 5-year-old sister, Janaya, is her only chance for survival.
FDA Accepts SNDA For Alternative Dosing Regimen For Dacogen(R)...
FDA Accepts SNDA For Alternative Dosing Regimen For Dacogen To Treat Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes Main Category: Lymphoma / Leukemia Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Eisai Corporation of North America announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted for review the company's supplemental new drug ...
Thiarabine Demonstrates A Reduction Of Both Inflammatory And Erosive...
Main Category: Arthritis / Rheumatology Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Article Date: 08 Jul 2009 - 1:00 PDT ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Study: Race gap in African-American cancer deaths may be partly biological
Socioeconomic factors in black-white disparity still concern many experts despite findings in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute Carole Brown, 51, who has breast cancer, says she didn't have a doctor for months because she couldn't find a health provider who would accept her private insurance.
Antibody attacks cancer stem cells
A new antibody that specifically targets cancer stem cells holds promise in treating an aggressive type of leukemia, researchers from Canada and Australia say.
Stranger's choice a chance to live
The courier who brought the bone marrow cells to John Shula's hospital room also delivered a postcard.
Citing health issues, Phillip Gordon stepped down as president and CEO of the Globus family of brands.
Race a factor in cancer deaths gap: study
African-Americans tend to die earlier from breast, ovarian and prostate cancer than patients of other races due to biological and genetic factors, not socioeconomic ones, a study said.
St. Jude Patient Celebrates Own Liberation This Holiday
FAST FACTS: St. Jude Patient gets holiday weekend surprise Cancer free patient meets donor Two share special connection - A St.
Ohio man delays bike ride through 48 states
Phil Nagle wants to raise $48,000 for lymphoma and leukemia research and treatment with a quick and grueling bicycle trip covering 8,000 miles.
New Online Resource Launches For Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Jul 6, 2009 - Many people living with cancer are researching their illnesses online.
New discovery points to a new treatment avenue for acute myeloid leukemia
Dr. John Dick, Senior Scientist at the Ontario Cancer Institute, the research arm of Princess Margaret Hospital, co-led a multinational team that has developed the first leukemia therapy that targets a protein, CD123, on the surface of cancer stem cells that drive acute myeloid leukemia , which is an aggressive disease with a poor outcome.
Rutherford on Film: 'My Sister's Keeper'
Think momentarily of one of those hammy, heavy-handed attorney commercials where the pitchman asks, 'What can I do for you? How can our firm solve your problems?' CUT! Now, visualize the litany of activities and/or conduct that often have adults condemning young people not having a childhood anymore.
Researchers highlight new direction for drug discovery
In a discovery that rebuffs conventional scientific thinking, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have discovered a novel way to block the activity of the fusion protein responsible for Ewing's sarcoma, a rare cancer found in children and young adults.
Community helps Ozark girl with leukemia
Belinda Hughes could handle dealing with her 10-year-old daughter Miranda when she fell and hurt her back during school this spring.
'Sister's Keeper' has drama, but loses audience
Sofia Vassilieva, left, Cameron Diaz, center, and Abigail Breslin star in My Sistera s Keeper.
a My Sistera s Keepera is for the sob fans
A Surely you have read or heard that "My Sister's Keeper," based on a novel by Jodi Picoult, is about a teenager with leukemia.