tumors

Stage IV Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumors: Sunitinib Monotherapy Increased Progression Free Survival+

28th July 2009

Treatment of advanced pancreatic islet cell tumors with sunitinib has doubled progression-free survival in patients whose options have been very limited up to now, according to French researchers reporting their phase III randomized study findings at the World Congress on …

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Two New Second-Line Options For Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer+

16th November 2007

jean yves douillard Two New Second Line Options For Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Jean-Yves Douillard
gordon mcvie Two New Second Line Options For Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Gordon McVie

REFERENCE: Abstracts: 6507 & 2LB, ECCO 14, The European Cancer Conference, Barcelona, 23 – 27 September 2007
JEAN-YVES DOUILLARD, Centre René Gauducheau, Nante
COMMENT: GORDON MCVIE, European Institute of Oncology, Milan

The vinca alkaloid vinflunine and

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KRAS Mutation: Powerful Molecular Predictor of Cetuximab Response in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer+

31st August 2007

pierre laurent puig KRAS Mutation: Powerful Molecular Predictor of Cetuximab Response in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Pierre Laurent-Puig
william hait KRAS Mutation: Powerful Molecular Predictor of Cetuximab Response in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Bill Hait

REFERENCE: ABSTRACT: 5671, American Association for Cancer Research, April 14-18, 2007, Los Angeles
PIERRE LAURENT-PUIG, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris
COMMENT: BILL HAIT, Johnson & Johnson, Raritan, NJ

The presence of the KRAS mutation in tumor

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Virus Plus Cytokine Fight Primary and Metastatic Cancer+

15th August 2007

paul fisher Virus Plus Cytokine Fight Primary and Metastatic Cancer
Paul Fisher

REFERENCE: Meet the Professor Session, AACR 2007, Los Angeles
PAUL FISHER, Columbia University, New York
Patients with cancer could soon be treated with adenoviruses capable of infecting both primary and distant tumors, and simultaneously releasing cancer-fighting cytokines, according

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Audio Journal of Oncology in Advance – March 1st, 2007+

2nd March 2007

lorie hughes Audio Journal of Oncology in Advance   March 1st, 2007
Lorie Hughes
rachel ellsworth Audio Journal of Oncology in Advance   March 1st, 2007
Rachel Ellsworth
rowan chlebowski Audio Journal of Oncology in Advance   March 1st, 2007
Rowan Chlebowski
victor vogel Audio Journal of Oncology in Advance   March 1st, 2007
Victor Vogel

Local Excision Alone for Selected Patients with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ?

REFERENCE: Abstract: 29
LORIE HUGHES, The Hope Center, Cartersville GA
The intergroup study E-5194 has found that local excision without radiation

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