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New class of drugs for the reversible inhibition of proteasomes

As the "recycling plant" of the cell, the proteasome regulates vitally important functions. When it is inhibited, the cell chokes on its own waste. Cancer cells, in particular, are very sensitive because they ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research brings new hope of renal recovery for cancer patients

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Birmingham has identified a 21 day treatment threshold to facilitate renal recovery and significantly improve survival rates of myeloma or Kahler's ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers sequence multiple myeloma genome in landmark study

Using new genome sequencing technologies, researchers from the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center joined colleagues from 20 major North American research institutions to publish the first complete ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research first to combine targeted agents to kill multiple myeloma cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center have developed a novel treatment strategy for multiple myeloma that pairs two targeted agents to kill cancer cells. The study’s findings, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers pinpoint how one cancer gene functions

For several decades, researchers have been linking genetic mutations to diseases ranging from cancer to developmental abnormalities. What hasn't been clear, however, is how the body's genome sustains such destructive glitches ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Potential new multiple myeloma therapy developed

A treatment for the incurable blood cancer Multiple Myeloma could be developed in the future if a groundbreaking scientific discovery is applied to new Leeds-based research into the disease.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Protein offers new clue to cause and treatment for kidney disease

University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have pinpointed a protein that compromises the kidney's filtering ability, causing nephrotic syndrome, and demonstrated that a naturally occurring precursor of an acid in the ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 12, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Drug combination shows promise for newly diagnosed blood cancer patients, study finds

A new three-drug combination used to treat the blood cancer multiple myeloma may be effective as a front-line therapy for newly diagnosed patients, according to a study led by the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A decade of refinements in transplantation improves long-term survival of blood cancers

A decade of refinements in marrow and stem cell transplantation to treat blood cancers significantly reduced the risk of treatment-related complications and death, according to an institutional self-analysis of transplant-patient ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 24, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Study finds bortezomib to be promising treatment for rheumatoid arthritis

A new study by Greek researchers suggests that the biologic drug bortezomib (Velcade), a proteasome inhibitor used to treat multiple myeloma (bone marrow cancer), may represent a promising treatment for rheumatoid arthritis ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Blood might carry an untapped source of biomarkers

Researchers have uncovered a potential source of blood-derived biomarkers for certain kinds of cancer, according to a study.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study identifies key molecules in multiple myeloma

New research links three molecules to a critical tumor suppressor gene that is often turned off in multiple myeloma, a presently incurable cancer of the blood.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover inner workings of potent cancer drug

A potent drug derived from an evergreen tree may soon save the lives of some patients with the deadliest form of breast cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute, breast cancer will claim approximately ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High response rates seen in phase-III trial of chemotherapy, new drug and stem cells in myeloma

The first study of its kind comparing two different approaches to treating newly diagnosed multiple myeloma has found that both treatments achieved a positive response, researchers said at the 35th Congress of the European ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Surgical technique relieves painful spine fractures in patients with metastatic cancer

A surgical technique appears to offer quick and effective relief for debilitating spinal fractures often suffered by patients with metastatic cancer, researchers reported at the 35th Congress of the European Society for Medical ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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