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Head And Neck Cancer Vaccine Targets Proteins To Create Immune Response
April 17, 2007 — Researchers have developed a vaccine strategy for head and neck cancer that targets multiple peptides to activate the immune system to attack tumors. Their findings on cancer vaccines will be ... > full story -
Virus Sent To Attack Brain Tumors From The Inside Out
April 17, 2007 — Researchers in Germany have hidden vaccine-grade measles virus inside artificially generated blood cells in order to devise a search-and-destroy therapy for human brain cancer that can't be "seen" by ... > full story -
Brain Tumors Coax Important Support From Nearby Immune System Cells
April 12, 2007 — Developing brain tumors can coax assistance from nearby cells known as microglia, according to a new study. Researchers have identified one protein made by microglia that helps accelerate tumor ... > full story -
Nanostructures Show Potential To Aid In The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Pediatric Brain Cancer
April 10, 2007 — Chemistry meets biology in this innovative research program. Using synthetic particles invisible to the naked eye, researchers hope to better diagnose and treat childhood brain cancer, the third most ... > full story -
Investigating The Measles Virus As A Tool To Kill Multiple Myeloma
March 5, 2007 — Mayo Clinic Cancer Center has opened a new Phase I clinical trial testing an engineered measles virus against multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow that currently has no ... > full story -
Alternative Brain Cancer Treatment: High-Fat, Low-Carbo Diet Slows Tumor Growth In Mice
February 21, 2007 — Boston College biologists have identified an alternative, diet-based method of treating brain cancer that does not involve administering toxic chemicals, radiation or invasive ... > full story -
Cancer Drug Can Extend Survival In Patients With Deadly Brain Tumors
February 20, 2007 — Avastin, a relatively new type of drug that shrinks cancerous tumors by cutting off their blood supply, can slow the growth of the most common and deadly form of brain cancer, a pilot study conducted ... > full story -
'Gateway' Gene Discovered For Brain Cancer
February 15, 2007 — Researchers have discovered that the same genetic regulator that triggers growth of stem cells during brain development also plays a central role in the development of the lethal brain cancer ... > full story -
Genetic Fingerprints Identify Brain Tumors' Origins
February 1, 2007 — Genetic fingerprints that reveal where a brain cell came from remain distinct even after the cell becomes a brain tumor, an international coalition of scientists will report in the Feb. 1 issue of ... > full story -
Stem Cells Cultured From Human Bone Marrow Behave Like Those Derived From Brain Tissue
January 25, 2007 — Stem cells taken from adult human bone marrow have been manipulated by scientists at the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to generate aggregates of cells called ... > full story
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