Oncology

ZIOPHARM Oncology Presents Positive Data from Studies of Palifosfamide

ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIOP) announced today that it presented positive data from a Phase I study of palifosfamide (ZymafosTM) in combination with doxorubicin at the 14th Annual Connective Tissue Oncology Society...

Cancer Patients in Southern Florida Now Benefiting from RapidArc(TM) Radiotherapy Technology at...

PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vogel found his way to the Innovative Cancer Institute in South Florida where Dr. Beatriz Amendola, a radiation oncologist, had just begun using RapidArc(TM) radiotherapy...

BIO-Europe 2008 meldt hoogtepunten van nieuw programma

Maandag 17 november 2008 | Business Wire ] CARLSBAD, Californië & WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--14 okt, 2008-- Nog een maand en dan vindt op 17 tot en met 19 november het BIO-Europe 2008, 's werelds grootste 'stand-alone'...

Napier online health project praised at awards ceremony

Published Date: 17 November 2008 A CITY university project has been praised by industry professionals in a national awards scheme. Napier University's health online project was highly commended at The Excellence in Oncology...

Japan M&A: Prescription for growth

By Sameera Anand | 17 November 2008 The cross-border acquisitions that Japan’s pharmaceutical companies are announcing could be just what the doctor ordered, even though they come with hefty price tags. Japanese pharmaceutical...

Cancer Treatment May Result In Bone Loss

New cross-Canada study in Journal of Clinical Oncology outlines risks A new cross-Canada study has found that breast and prostate cancer treatment can foster bone loss. In the online edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology,...

Cleveland Clinic Recognizes Circulating Tumor Cell Technology As Top Medical Innovation For 2009

Veridex, LLC announced today that the technology used in the CellSearch® System to measure circulating tumor cells (CTCs) was ranked as the top medical innovation for 2009 by the Cleveland Clinic, a leading multispecialty...

New Venture to Support Cancer Practices in Tough Times

Three prominent community cancer experts form new venture to help community cancer providers. The company, based in Hudson, Ohio, will focus on the enhancement of practice efficiency, provider/patient financial tools, and data...

Study First To Combine 2 Chemotherapies And 2 Targeted Therapies

The four drug-combination of carboplatin and paclitaxel, with the targeted therapies bevacizumab (Avastin) and cetuximab (Erbitux), is safe and may improve survival for patients with advanced lung cancer, according to a...

Bone Marrow Toxicity In Advanced Lung Cancer May Be Reduced By Proton Therapy And Concurrent...

Patients treated for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer who receive chemotherapy and proton beam therapy have fewer instances of bone marrow toxicity than patients who receive the standard treatment of...