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Tag Archives: Cancer
Patent issued for cancer vaccine component
TweetImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. announced on Wednesday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the company a patent for cancer immunotherapy using the interleukin 13-receptor alpha 2 protein. IL-13 is an immune regulatory cytokine and IL-13R2 is expressed in glioblastoma … Read More »
Bird-borne virus may help treat prostate cancer
Tweet A new study at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine found that the Newcastle disease virus, a genetically engineered bird-borne illness, shows signs of fighting prostate cancer in humans. Researchers Dr. Elankumaran Subbiah, associate professor of virology in … Read More »
New study contradicts conventional wisdom on cancer therapies
TweetA recent study in conducted in mice demonstrates how altering a traditional ingredient in cancer vaccines could make them more effective. Therapeutic vaccines against cancer have received a great deal of attention, but their results have been mixed. The vaccines … Read More »
IOM releases cancer care workshop summary
TweetThe Institute of Medicine, a non-profit organization that provides unbiased, authoritative advice to government decision makers and the public, released its summary of a cancer care workshop on Monday. A group of stakeholders made multiple recommendations during the workshop on … Read More »
CEL-SCI collaborates on development of investigational breast cancer treatment
TweetCEL-SCI Corporation recently announced that it has produced a new investigational vaccine for breast cancer in collaboration with Northeast Ohio Medical University. The vaccine was shown to prevent and treat an HER-2/neu expressing breast cancer tumor in a mouse model … Read More »
University of Cincinnati researchers develop oral breast cancer vaccine
Tweet A research team from the University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute recently developed a new oral vaccine that produces a novel immune system defense against cancer cells, particularly against the recurrence of breast cancer. Jason Steel, the first author of … Read More »
Annual cancer report shows drop in overall cancer rates, worrying trend for HPV
Tweet The newly released “Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer” shows overall cancer death rates in the United States are declining, but the number of cases of human papillomavirus-associated cancer are increasing. The decline in cancer … Read More »
Cuba approves drug treatment for lung cancer
TweetPublic health officials in Cuba recently announced that they have approved a new vaccine for use against lung cancer. The drug, called Racotumomab, was developed by researchers at Cuba’s Center for Molecular Immunology. Racotumomab is the second therapeutic vaccine against … Read More »