Additional immune checkpoints in prostate cancer: PD-1 and LAG-3
Wednesday, 3 December 2008 - At the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) 15th Annual Scientific Retreat held at Incline Village, Nevada, USA, Dr. Charles Drake from Johns Hopkins presented new information on immune checkpoints that may present additional therapeutic opportunities.
According to Drake,...
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Trans obturator tape proves similar efficacy as TVT procedure
Wednesday, 3 December 2008 - Trans obturator tape (TOT) seems to be a safe and effective method of treatment of the stress urinary incontinence in the short follow up, even in women that had ineffective earlier operative treatments of the incontinence. As Polish urologists Mikulska-Jovanovic M. et al. stated at the...
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Circulating prostate tumour cells and Micro Electronic Machines
Tuesday, 2 December 2008 - At the Prostate Cancef Foundation (PCF) 15th Annual Scientific Retreat held at Incline Village, Nevada, USA, Dr. Daniel Haver and Mehmet Toner of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center discussed new approaches to detecting circulating tumour cells.
Haber and Toner have...
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Future prospects in cancer genome research
Monday, 1 December 2008 - Complete sequencing of the three billion genetic letters in the genome of a cancer patient will soon be a practical reality. At the recent Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) 15th Annual Scientific Retreat held at Incline Village, Nevada, USA, Dr. Todd Golub discussed current studies...
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Prostate-cancer-targeted nanoparticles study to spur new treatment strategies
Friday, 28 November 2008- Prostate-cancer-targeted nanoparticles loaded with anti-tumour drugs like taxotere are among the awaited new treatment strategies that can deliver far higher drug doses to tumour cells without compromising healthy cells, according to US investigators.
This was part of the key findings...
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Genes linked with fat metabolism could increase kidney cancer risk
Thursday, 27 November 2008 - A team of international scientists has identified three genes associated with the body's processing of fats that may increase kidney cancer risk. The findings were presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's 7th Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer...
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PSA serum evaluation for prostate cancer screening makes no sense in industrial areas
Wednesday, 26 November 2008 - At the EAU 4th South Eastern European Meeting held in Albania, D. Galiopoulos, T. Lambou, et al. did not find current evidence supporting the usefulness of PSA serum evaluation for the screening of PC in Greece. Even in regions with environmental pollution PSA serum evaluation does...
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BTX may be used in the therapy of OAB
Wednesday, 26 November 2008 - As J. Wojtkiewicz et al. pointed out at the 8th Central European Meeting in Warsaw, Botulinum toxin of the A type (BTX) is able to modify not only the chemical phenotypes of cholinergic or sensory neurons, but also influence the kind of neurotransmitter substances synthesized by sensory...
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Showering and sunscreen do not affect overactive bladder topical gel
Tuesday, 25 November 2008- Absorption of oxybutynin chloride topical gel, an investigational therapy for overactive bladder, is not affected by showering or sunscreen use, according to data presented at the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates annual conference held in Philadelphia, USA.
Three open-label,...
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Morphologic MR with 3D spectroscopy MR is helpful in early PCa diagnosis
Monday, 24 November 2008- At the 8th EAU Central European Meeting S. Bak et al. compared morphologic MR with 3D spectroscopy MR. “We receive additional information about prostate cancer and we are able to localize prostate cancer more precisely. This method is helpful in early prostate cancer diagnosis. It is...
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