Papaya Extract Thwarts Growth of Cancer Cells in Lab Tests Mar 11, 2010
1, 2005) A new type of immunotherapy in which dendritic cells are tricked into action against cancer when they are exposed to harmless pieces of viruses and bacteria is described in the November issue of. (Aug. (Science Daily)
Abbott to Buy Facet for $27 a Share, 54% More Than Biogen's Rejected Offer Mar 10, 2010
Its a good deal because Abbott gets half the worldwide rights to a potential blockbuster drug in the immunotherapy market, , an analyst with Merriman Curhan Ford & Co., said yesterday in a telephone interview, referring to the experimental multiple sclerosis medicine daclizumab. Its a perfect fit. (Bloomberg)
Food Allergy-Related Disorder Linked to Master Allergy Gene Mar 9, 2010
Classical treatment with allergen-specific immunotherapy, where a patient received monthly injections. (Nov. (Science Daily)
Vaccine for Asbestos-Related Cancer Looks Safe Mar 6, 2010
In tests, novel immunotherapy appears to combat mesothelioma tumors ... This is the first time DC-based immunotherapy has been tested in patients with mesothelioma, which typically occurs in the lungs but can arise at other body sites ... "The possibility to harness the potency and specificity of the immune system underlies the growing interest in cancer immunotherapy," study author Dr. Joachim Aerts, a pulmonary physician at Erasmus Medical Center, said in a news release. (MEDLINEplus)
Possible vaccine for mesothelioma proven safe Mar 4, 2010
"[This] is the first human study on DC-based immunotherapy in patients with mesothelioma," wrote Joachim G Aerts M.D., Ph ... Immunotherapy, which uses the body's own immune system to target and destroy cancer cells, has been shown to have some promise ... "The possibility to harness the potency and specificity of the immune system underlies the growing interest in cancer immunotherapy," said Dr. Aerts. (EurekAlert!)
Can Peanut Allergies Be Cured by ... Eating Peanuts? Mar 2, 2010
The experimental treatment, called oral immunotherapy, aims to desensitize the body to allergens like peanuts by training the immune system to make peace with them ... Immunotherapy is designed to build up the body's tolerance to such "toxins" by gradually increasing patients' exposure to them over several weeks or months, says Hugh Sampson, who runs the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute at Mount Sinai. (Time.com)
Kids' Peanut Allergies Might Be Tamed Mar 2, 2010
"And the immunotherapy work being carried out now shows a lot of potential promise in that direction." ... The challenge revealed that while the placebo group could only safely tolerate 315 milligrams of peanut consumption, the 15 children who participated in the immunotherapy program could tolerate up to 5,000 milligrams of peanuts -- an amount equal to about 15 peanuts. (MEDLINEplus)
Easing Egg Allergies With Eggs: Oral Immunotherapy Study Shows It Works Mar 1, 2010
Previous research at Hopkins Children's showed that the same approach, known as oral immunotherapy, can be used successfully to treat children with milk allergies ... "Just as we saw in our patients with milk allergies before, oral immunotherapy for children with egg allergies works in the same way by slowly retraining the immune system to tolerate the allergens that caused allergic reactions," says study investigator Robert Wood, M.D., director of Allergy & Immunology at Hopkins Children's ...... (Science Daily)
'Exciting' advance reported in peanut allergy therapy Feb 23, 2010
Study: 21 of 23 peanut allergic children were able to tolerate peanuts after immunotherapy ... But new research is showing that immunotherapy, a method of giving a small dose of peanut to a patient in a controlled setting and then increasing the amount over a few months, may help temper these reactions ... The immunotherapy method, which Nowak-Wegrzyn called a "big advancement in the field," has also shown promise in a study by Duke University Medical Center and Arkansas Children's Hospital. (CNN -- Health)
* Scientists confident of cure for peanut allergy Feb 23, 2010
55 million) government-funded immunotherapy trial next month after a pilot study showed children who had a severe reaction to peanuts could be desensitized ... Researchers said children may need to receive the immunotherapy for two to three years, after which it may be possible for them to stop without losing their tolerance. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
New potential biomarker for melanoma Feb 17, 2010
Treatment options, including chemotherapy and immunotherapy, are limited and offer low response rates and transient efficacy. Thus, identification of new melanocyte/melanoma antigens that serve as potential novel candidate biomarkers in melanoma is an important area for investigation. (BioMed Central)
QIAGEN Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Results Feb 9, 2010
QIAGEN and Pfizer entered into an agreement to develop a companion diagnostic assay for PF-04948568 (CDX-110), an immunotherapy vaccine in development for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common malignant primary brain tumor in adults and occurs in around 25,000 patients worldwide each year. (Primezone Releases)
Family, friends sustain local woman in fight against cancer Feb 1, 2010
In November 2009, Neva started Interlukein 2, an IV immunotherapy medication. While her family and friends have been her source of strength, Neva and her fiance, Rod, still face a stack of medical bills, as Neva has no health insurance. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Vaccine Approach Extends Life of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Patients Jan 27, 2010
In recent years, the concept of vaccine immunotherapy for. (Mar. (Science Daily)
UC begins drug development program Jan 13, 2010
UC s program will focus on testing three areas: cytotoxic (cancer cell killing) drugs, potential molecular targets for new drugs and immunotherapy. The program will accept patients with solid cancerous tumors who have failed standard therapy. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Radiation After Surgery Lowers Chances of Melanoma Recurrence Jan 10, 2010
"In some institutions, radiation treatment is routine protocol, while in others, the protocol has been either for patients to just be observed or receive some type of adjuvant chemotherapy or immunotherapy. I encourage patients with melanoma to talk to their doctors about whether radiation should be added to their treatment plan.". External beam radiation involves the use of a beam (or beams) of radiation directed through the skin to the cancer and the tissue in its immediate vicinity. (MEDLINEplus)
Blood Test Could Improve Graft-Versus-Host Disease Treatment Jan 10, 2010
17, 2005) University of Michigan researchers have discovered the secret weapon behind the most powerful form of cancer immunotherapy known to medicine. Scientists call it the graft-versus-leukemia effect, and. (Science Daily)
Cancer Gene Therapy Jan 10, 2010
It publishes original laboratory and clinical research papers, case reports and review articles on topics including RNAi approaches, drug resistance, hematopoietic gene transfer, homologous recombination, ribozyme technology, antisense technology, tumor immunotherapy and tumor suppressors,translational research, cancer therapy, gene delivery systems (viral and non-viral), anti-gene therapy (antisense, siRNA ymes), apoptosis; mechanisms and therapies, vaccine development, immunology and... (Nature News Service)
Half of World's ICU Patients Have Infections Jan 10, 2010
Without some "radical" new technology, such as vaccines or immunotherapy, there is little hope for the situation to improve, they added. (Editing by Eric Walsh). (MEDLINEplus)
PROGRESS: New treatment strategies may help overcome food allergies Jan 10, 2010
Her son, Justin, participated in a peanut oral immunotherapy study by Wesley Burks at Duke University in Durham, N.C., and Jones in Little Rock ... Justin is now enrolled in an oral immunotherapy trial for his egg allergy ... Betsy Talbot wants to rid her son, Bo, 7, of his peanut allergy so bad that last year she drove 26,000 miles so he could participate in the randomized trial of oral immunotherapy in Little Rock, 400 miles from the family's home near New Orleans. (USA Today -- News)
Biopartnering Jan 10, 2010
Find executive profiles from companies actively looking for partners. BioPharma Dealmakers. (Nature News Service)
