News tagged with cytotoxic agent
Overcoming multidrug resistance in acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells
A strong predictor of poor outcome in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is resistance to chemotherapy with glucocorticoids. Such resistance is caused, in part, by an inability of the leukemic cells to die by ...
Mar 02, 2010 |
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'Dung of the devil' plant roots point to new swine flu drugs
Scientists in China have discovered that roots of a plant used a century ago during the great Spanish influenza pandemic contains substances with powerful effects in laboratory experiments in killing the H1N1 ...
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Pacific Ocean natural products isolated from marine mollusks, sponges can reverse multidrug resistance in cancer cells
(Phys.org) -- Many marine natural products show anticancer activity, but some can reverse multidrug resistance in cancer cells. A new investigation by Robert J. Capon of the University of Queensland correlates ...
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Two-in-one imaging agents
(PhysOrg.com) -- Accurate visualization of living systems is key to the correct diagnosis and effective treatment of many diseases, as well as an improved understanding of biological processes. Magnetic resonance ...
Mar 19, 2012 |
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'SKIP'-ing splicing forces tumor cells to undergo programmed cell death
When cells find themselves in a tight spot, the cell cycle regulator p21 halts the cell cycle, buying cells time to repair the damage, or if all else fails, to initiate programmed cell death. In contrast to other stress-induced ...
Apr 01, 2011 |
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New research finds protein that protects cancer cells from chemo and radiation therapy
Research led by Daitoku Sakamuro, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans and the LSUHSC Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, has identified a protein that enables the activation of a DNA-repair ...
Mar 24, 2011 |
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Study shows new treatment strategy effective for certain lung cancers
LSU oncologist Vince D. Cataldo, MD, is the lead author of a review article reporting two chemotherapy drugs now indicated for second and third-line therapy in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer are remarkably ...
Mar 10, 2011 |
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Early investigations promising for detecting metastatic breast cancer cells
Research by engineers and cancer biologists at Virginia Tech indicate that using specific silicon microdevices might provide a new way to screen breast cancer cells' ability to metastasize.
Jan 10, 2011 |
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Adding topotecan to standard treatment for ovarian cancer does not improve progression-free survival
Adding topotecan to carboplatin plus paclitaxel, the standard treatment for ovarian cancer, does not improve progression-free survival in patients and leads to greater toxicity, according to a study published online October ...
Oct 11, 2010 |
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Targeted therapy promising for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer
A new type of breast cancer treatment has shown encouraging activity as a first-line therapy in HER2-positive metastatic disease, researchers reported at the 35th Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) ...
Oct 08, 2010 |
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Anti-tumor drugs tested by microfluidic device
A prototype device developed in Hong Kong will allow laboratory researchers to non-invasively test drugs for their ability to kill tumors by subjecting cancerous cells with different concentration gradients. The new device ...
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Researchers discover a drug combination that shrinks tumors in vivo
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers have shown that the impotence drug Viagra, in combination with doxorubicin, a powerful anti-cancer drug, enhances its anti-tumor ...
Sep 27, 2010 |
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