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New platinum-phosphate compounds kill ovarian cancer cells

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 19, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A new class of compounds called phosphaplatins can effectively kill ovarian, testicular, head and neck cancer cells with potentially less toxicity than conventional drugs, according to a new study published this week in the ...





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Dormant cancer cells rely on cellular self-cannibalization to survive

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A single tumor-suppressing gene is a key to understanding, and perhaps killing, dormant ovarian cancer cells that persist after initial treatment only to reawaken years later, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. ...


FDA approved leukemia drugs shows promise in ovarian cancer cells

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The drug Sprycel, approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia, significantly inhibited the growth and invasiveness of ovarian cancer cells and also promoted their death, ...


Nanoparticle-delivered 'suicide' genes slowed ovarian tumor growth (w/ Video)

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created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Nanoparticle delivery of diphtheria toxin-encoding DNA selectively expressed in ovarian cancer cells reduced the burden of ovarian tumors in mice, and researchers expect this therapy could be tested in humans within 18 to ...


Trojan horse for ovarian cancer -- nanoparticles turn immune system soldiers against tumor cells

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

In a feat of trickery, Dartmouth Medical School immunologists have devised a Trojan horse to help overcome ovarian cancer, unleashing a surprise killer in the surroundings of a hard-to-treat tumor.


Research suggests link between infertility, low egg reserve, and breast/ovarian cancer gene (BRCA1)

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created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A New York Medical College physician who specializes in restoring or preserving fertility in female cancer patients has discovered a possible link between the presence of breast cancer genes and infertility.


Possible ovarian cancer treatment target identified

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created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A multi-institutional study has identified a potential personalized treatment target for the most common form of ovarian cancer. In the December 8 issue of Cancer Cell, the research team describes finding that a gene called ...


Nanoparticle Enables Light-Activated Ovarian Cancer Detection and Therapy

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Aug 21, 2006 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (12) | comments 0

By combining a compound produced by the plant St. John’s wort with polymeric nanoparticles, researchers at the University of Geneva in Switzerland have developed a promising method for treating ovarian tumors using light. ...


'Clumping' protein linked to return of ovarian cancer

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created Dec 15, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered that women treated for ovarian cancer are at increased risk of a rapid and potentially fatal recurrence if their tumor cells have high levels of a binding protein that triggers abnormal ...


A protein converts immune cells to tumor killers

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 13, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Tumor cells are masters at evading detection. But new research from Rockefeller University shows how they can be exposed. By harnessing the immune system of patients with a rare neurological disorder, scientists have figured ...


Metals could forge new cancer drug

Metals could forge new cancer drug

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Drugs made using unusual metals could form an effective treatment against colon and ovarian cancer, including cancerous cells that have developed immunity to other drugs, according to research at the University ...



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