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Novel monoclonal antibody inhibits tumor growth in breast cancer and angiosarcoma

A monoclonal antibody targeting a protein known as SFPR2 has been shown by researchers at the University of North Carolina to inhibit tumor growth in pre-clinical models of breast cancer and angiosarcoma.

Cancer created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

VEGF may not be relevant biomarker for advanced prostate cancer

The well-studied protein VEGF does not appear to have any prognostic or predictive value for men with locally advanced prostate cancer, researchers from the Department of Radiation Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University ...

Cancer created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers link stress and pancreatic cancer in new paper

Pancreatic cancer is a deadly disease with increased incidences in the recent years. According to NDSU researchers, epidemiological data show chronic stress in a negative social and psychological state such as depression ...

Cancer created Feb 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Treating eye diseases with anti-VEGF therapies may have side effects

A new Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS) article reveals that increasingly aggressive therapies that block VEGF could cause damage in treating eye diseases. Scientists discovered inhibiting anti-VEGF might ...

Ophthalmology created Jan 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First-in-man study demonstrates the therapeutic effect of RNAi gene silencing in cancer treatment

A study led by Dr Josep Tabernero, the Director of Clinical Research at the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) and Head of the Medical Oncology Department at the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, shows for the first ...

Cancer created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0