Dutch biotech company uniQure said Monday it would start selling the first human gene therapy to be approved in the West by mid-2013 and predicted an explosion of similar therapies to come.
Nov 5, 2012
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Scientists at the University of Leeds have found a way to target and destroy a key protein associated with the development of cervical and other cancers.
May 30, 2013
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Head and neck cancer is among the few solid tumors whose incidence is increasing in the U.S. and outcomes have been slow to improve. Results of a phase 1 trial of the drug CUCD-101 with radiation and chemotherapy were reported ...
Jan 26, 2015
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(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute and the University of Chicago have found a way to identify the one in four patients with recurring head and neck cancers who are most likely to benefit from a second ...
Jun 13, 2011
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Barcelona, Spain: Researchers believe they may have found a way to avoid damaging salivary glands during radiotherapy treatment for head and neck cancer – a discovery that could improve the quality of life of 500,000 ...
May 9, 2012
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Large, population specific community-based screening may increase awareness of the dangers of smoking and reduce at-risk behaviors, according to a new study in the November 2011 issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
Nov 15, 2011
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Not all head and neck cancers are created equal. Those started by infection with the human papillomavirus are less often fatal than those with other causes, such as smoking. Detection of a reliable fingerprint for HPV could ...
Sep 18, 2012
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Unique DNA markings on certain genes may "predict" the risk of developing head and neck cancer, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London.
Oct 1, 2013
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Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the seventh most common form of cancer in the United States, but other than an association with the human papillomavirus, no validated molecular profile of the disease has ...
Feb 22, 2013
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UCLA scientists have discovered that a protein usually linked to rare neurological disorders is also associated with head and neck cancer in people who are infected with the human papilloma virus. And when that protein is ...
Nov 10, 2014
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