Brain Tumor News!
Note: The comments under each article title are the opinion of our president, Al Musella, DPM,
and do not reflect official policy of the Musella Foundation!
11/01/01
Pharmacyclics Reports First Quarter Results
(PR Newswire)
... Phase III clinical trial of Xcytrin® (motexafin gadolinium) Injection for the treatment of
brain metastases....... company's Xcytrin Phase II clinical trial for treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (primary
brain tumor)....
11/01/01
Cancer-Linked Gene Also Controls Stem Cells: Study
(Reuters)
A gene that helps suppress
tumors also controls the proliferation of stem cells in the
brains of mice, scientists have found. They say the discovery could help them better understand--and possibly treat--aggressive
tumors of the
brain and other types of cancer in humans.
10/31/01
First-Ever PNC Foundation Innovation Award Given to Fund Pivotal Brain Cancer Study
(PR Newswire)
... received the award for their research study on the use of gene therapy in treating
brain cancer that promises to advance knowledge about the prevention and treatment of this type of......Cheng and Xiao focus on the treatment of the most common type of primary
brain cancer
tumors, called gliomas.......Gliomas are highly lethal and difficult to treat successfully, with most patients suffering from
tumor recurrence....
10/30/01
Autoimmune-Disease Proteins Higher After Pregnancy
(Reuters)
... nervous system and destroys myelin, the protective coating that insulates nerve fibers in the
brain and spine.......Similarly, levels of
tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha were about 40% lower during the third trimester....
10/30/01
Introgen Therapeutics Announces Third Quarter 2001 Results
(PR Newswire)
... trials for INGN 201 in additional cancer indications including prostate, ovarian, bladder,
brain, and breast cancer.......Introgen's second product candidate, INGN 241 (Adenoviral-mda7) for the treatment of solid
tumors, is in Phase I clinical development....
10/26/01
Men's Health: Health Briefs
(ABCNEWS.com)
... genetically modified variation of the herpes virus that can be used successfully to treat
tumors.......
Brain Freeze Your job may not be the source of your headaches....
10/26/01
Introgen Announces Earnings Conference Call
(Business Wire)
... trials for INGN 201 in additional cancer indications including prostate, ovarian, bladder,
brain, and breast cancer.......Introgen's second product candidate, INGN 241 (Adenoviral-mda7) for the treatment of solid
tumors, is in Phase I clinical development....
10/26/01
Today's Health Highlights: Oct. 26, 2001
(HealthSCOUT)
...-- The
Brain Doesn't Forget Areas of the
brain that control both movement and feeling continue to work normally......-- Test Could Spare Some From Chemotherapy A new genetic test on breast
tumors could spare thousands of women every year from post-operative chemotherapy,...
10/26/01
Men's Health: Health Briefs
(ABCNEWS.com)
... genetically modified variation of the herpes virus that can be used successfully to treat
tumors.......
Brain Freeze Your job may not be the source of your headaches....
