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Volume 5, Supplement 2 - 28 February 2006

Volume 5
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27 February 2006

Stem Cells become safer
(Article in Italian)
La Repubblica.it, Posting Date: 27 February 2006
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Etiology and Pathogenesis > Stem Cells
Daniella Herszfeld, Ernst Wolvetang, Emma Langton-Bunker, Tung-Liang Chung, Adam A Filipczyk, Souheir Houssami, Pegah Jamshidi, Karen Koh, Andrew L Laslett, Anna Michalska, Linh Nguyen, Benjamin E Reubinoff, Irene Tellis, Jonathan M Auerbach, Carol J Ording, Leendert H J Looijenga & Martin F Pera
CD30 is a survival factor and a biomarker for transformed human pluripotent stem cells
Nature Biotechnology, Advance online publication, Published online: 26 February 2006; DOI: doi:10.1038/nbt1197
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23 February 2006

Laura Cavender
Ginkgo Biloba Extract: More than Just for Memory?

Georgetown University Medical Center, News Releases, 23 February 2006
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Integrative Medicine > Ginkgo Biloba
Pretner E, Amri H, Li W, Brown R, Lin CS, Makariou E, Defeudis FV, Drieu K, Papadopoulos V
Cancer-related overexpression of the peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor and cytostatic anticancer effects of Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb 761)
Anticancer Res. 2006 Jan-Feb;26(1A):9-22
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21 February 2006
Jennifer Choi
A Protein Known To Cause The Out-of-control Growth Of Cells Can Be Manipulated To Induce Those Cells To Commit Suicide
Medical News Today, 21 February 2006
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Etiology and Pathogenesis > Cell Biology
Trever G. Bivona, Steven E. Quatela, Brian O. Bodemann, Ian M. Ahearn, Michael J. Soskis, Adam Mor, John Miura, Heidi H. Wiener, Latasha Wright, Shahryar G. Saba, Duke Yim, Adam Fein, Ignacio Pérez de Castro, Chi Li, Craig B. Thompson, Adrienne D. Cox, and Mark R. Philips
PKC Regulates a Farnesyl-Electrostatic Switch on K-Ras that Promotes its Association with Bcl-XL on Mitochondria and Induces Apoptosis  
Molecular Cell, Volume 21, Issue 4 , 17 February 2006, Pages 481-493; DOI:10.1016/j.molcel.2006.01.012
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17 February 2006
Karen Kreeger
Penn Researchers Discover Second Molecular Pathway that Promotes Cell Survival During Low Oxygen Conditions
UPHS News, 16 February 2006
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Etiology and Pathogenesis > Cell Biology
Liping Liu, Timothy P. Cash, Russell G. Jones, Brian Keith, Craig B. Thompson, and M. Celeste Simon
Hypoxia-Induced Energy Stress Regulates mRNA Translation and Cell Growth
Molecular Cell, Vol 21, 521-531, 17 February 2006
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16 February 2006
Gwen Ericson
Oncologists could gain therapeutic advantage by targeting telomere protein

Washington University in St. Louis, Medical News, 16 February 2006
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Etiology and Pathogenesis > Cell Biology
Raj K. Pandita, Girdhar G. Sharma, Andrei Laszlo, Kevin M. Hopkins, Scott Davey, Mikhail Chakhparonian, Arun Gupta, Raymund J. Wellinger, Junran Zhang, Simon N. Powell, Joseph L. Roti Roti, Howard B. Lieberman, and Tej K. Pandita
Mammalian Rad9 Plays a Role in Telomere Stability, S- and G2-Phase-Specific Cell Survival, and Homologous Recombinational Repair
Molecular and Cellular Biology, March 2006, p. 1850-1864, Vol. 26, No. 5; doi:10.1128/MCB.26.5.1850-1864.2006
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15 February 2006
Emily Butler
New targeted treatment for brain tumors shows promise in pre-clinical models
 

EurekAlert!, Public release date: 15 February 2006
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TreatmentMonoclonal Antibodies
K. Jin Kim, Lihong Wang, Yi-Chi Su, G. Yancey Gillespie, Amandeep Salhotra, Bachchu Lal and John Laterra
Systemic Anti–Hepatocyte Growth Factor Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Induces the Regression of Intracranial Glioma Xenografts
Clinical Cancer Research, Vol. 12, 1292-1298, 15 February 2006
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14 February 2006
Chemotherapy for Recurrent Gliomas
NCI Cancer Bulletin, 14 February 2006, Volume 3, Number 7
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13 February 2006
Anne Harding
Interleukin-12 boosts apoptosis, survival in mouse model of neuroblastoma
OncoLink Cancer News, Posting Date: February 13, 2006
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IL-12 Demonstrates Unique Capabilities in Neuroblastoma Mouse Model
NCI Cancer Bulletin, 7 February 2006, Volume 3, Number 6
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TreatmentImmunotherapy
Tahira Khan, Julie A. Hixon, Jimmy K. Stauffer, Erin Lincoln, Timothy C. Back, Jason Brenner, Stephen Lockett, Kunio Nagashima, Douglas Powell, Jon M. Wigginton
Therapeutic Modulation of Akt Activity and Antitumor Efficacy of Interleukin-12 Against Orthotopic Murine Neuroblastoma
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 98, No. 3, 190-202, February 1, 2006
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10 February 2006
When Good DNA Goes Bad
M. D. Anderson News Release, 10 February 2006
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Etiology and Pathogenesis > Cell Biology
Guliang Wang, Laura A. Christensen, and Karen M. Vasquez
Z-DNA-forming sequences generate large-scale deletions in mammalian cells
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, Published online before print February 10, 2006
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9 February 2006
Laura Cavender
Veggies May Protect Against Cancer
Georgetown University Medical Center News Releases, 9 February 2006
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Etiology & Pathogenesis > Molecular Oncology | Integrative Medicine > Cruciferous Vegetables - Soy
S Fan, Q Meng, K Auborn, T Carter and E M Rosen
BRCA1 and BRCA2 as molecular targets for phytochemicals indole-3-carbinol and genistein in breast and prostate cancer cells
British Journal of Cancer (2006) 94, 407-426. Published online 24 January 2006
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5 February 2006
Jennifer Michalowski
Groovy protein essential for promoting cancer development
EurekAlert! Public release date: 5 February 2006
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Etiology and Pathogenesis > Telomere Maintenance
Steven A Jacobs, Elaine R Podell & Thomas R Cech
Crystal structure of the essential N-terminal domain of telomerase reverse transcriptase
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. Published online: 5 February 2006; DOI:
10.1038/nsmb1054
Abstract | BrainLife | News


3 February 2006
Sandy Van
Researchers break chain of biochemical events that brain cancer cells use to evade therapy
EurekAlert! Public release date: 3 February 2006
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Etiology and Pathogenesis Caspases | Treatment > Troglitazone
Yasuharu Akasaki, Gentao Liu, Harry H. Matundan, Hiushan Ng, Xiangpeng Yuan, Zhaohui Zeng, Keith L. Black, and John S. Yu 
A peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) agonist, troglitazone, facilitates caspase-8 and -9 activities by increasing the enzymatic activity of protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B on human glioma cells
J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 281, Issue 10, 6165-6174, March 10, 2006; Publ. online ahead of print Nov. 30, 2005; DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M505266200

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1 February 2006
Melanie Fridl Ross
Molecular force field helps cancer cells defend against attack

EurekAlert! Public release date: 1-Feb-2006
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Etiology and Pathogenesis > Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
Christopher A. Garces, Elena V. Kurenova, Vita M. Golubovskaya and William G. Cance
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3 and Focal Adhesion Kinase Bind and Suppress Apoptosis in Breast Cancer Cells
 
Cancer Research, 66, 1446-1454, February 1, 2006
Abstract | BrainLife | News


February 2006
Nature Reviews / Cancer
Research Highlights, Volume 6, No.2, February 2006
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Pediatric Cervical Spine
Neurosurgical Focus, February 2006, Volume 20, Issue 2
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Etiology and Pathogenesis > Stem Cells
R. Ganguly and I. K. Puri
Mathematical model for the cancer stem cell hypothesis
Cell Proliferation, Volume 39, Issue 1, Page 3  - February 2006
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Diagnosis and Evaluation
Einar Goebell, MD, Susanne Paustenbach, Ole Vaeterlein, MD, Xiao-Qi Ding, PhD, MD, Oliver Heese, MD, Jens Fiehler, MD, Thomas Kucinski, MD, Christian Hagel, MD, Manfred Westphal, MD and Hermann Zeumer, MD
Low-Grade and Anaplastic Gliomas: Differences in Architecture Evaluated with Diffusion-Tensor MR Imaging
Radiology, 2006;239:217-222;
Published online before print February 16, 2006; DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2383050059
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Treatment > Treatment Surveys
David A. Reardon, Patrick Y. Wen
Therapeutic Advances in the Treatment of Glioblastoma: Rationale and Potential Role of Targeted Agents
The Oncologist, Vol. 11, No. 2, 152-164, February 2006
Abstract | BrainLife | Full Text | Reprint


Treatment > Treatment Surveys
Roger Stupp, Monika E. Hegi, Martin J. van den Bent, Warren P. Mason, Michael Weller, René O. Mirimanoff, J. Gregory Cairncross
Changing Paradigms—An Update on the Multidisciplinary Management of Malignant Glioma
The Oncologist, Vol. 11, No. 2, 165-180, February 2006
Abstract | BrainLife | Full Text | Reprint


 

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