Taking Aim at Relapse of Leukemia in Kids
Researchers say discovery could lead to lifesaving drugs ,,,, WEDNESDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have identified molecules that enable tumor cells to invade the nervous system of patients with a blood-borne childhood cancer, a finding that may lead to the development of...Subclinical markers predict relapse in juvenile idiopathic arthritis post methotrexate withdrawal
Copenhagen, Denmark, Thursday 11 June 2009: Elevated levels of the inflammatory biomarkers Myeloid Related Protein (MRP*) 8/14 predict an increased risk of relapse following withdrawal of methotrexate (MTX) therapy in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who have achieved inactive dis...Pediatric MS Tied to Higher Relapse Rates
They face three times as many episodes as those who develop disease in adulthood, study says TUESDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- People who develop multiple sclerosis before age 18 tend to suffer almost three times the symptom relapses than those who develop the disease in adulthood,...Hope for treating relapse to methamphetamine abuse
UPTON, NY A new study at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory suggests that vigabatrin (a.k.a. gamma vinyl-GABA, or GVG) blocks drug-seeking behavior in animals previously trained to associate methamphetamine with a particular environment. Specifically, animals pre...New research shows that the smell of smoke does not trigger relapse in quitters
Research into tobacco dependence published online today (Friday 17 October 2008) in the November issue of Addiction, has shown that recent ex-smokers who find exposure to other people's cigarette smoke pleasant are not any more likely to relapse than those who find it unpleasant. Led by Dr Ha...Risk of Breast Cancer Relapse Can Linger
Study shows recurrence after five-year mark, but numbers aren't as high as some might suspect, study says TUESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of relapse can linger for some breast cancer survivors even after completing five years of what doctors call systemic therapy, a new s...What identifies cancer cells causing relapse and metastasis? Not CD133
New data, generated by Shahin Rafii and colleagues, at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, through analysis of human colon cancer cells and mice, have shed doubt on the recently proposed designation of the protein CD133 as a marker of colon cancer stem cells a term given to the...Former substance abusers rarely relapse after organ transplantation
Only about 6 percent of former alcoholics and 4 percent of former illicit drug users will relapse into their addictions in any given year following an organ transplant. These results are published in the February issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal by John Wiley & Sons. The article is also a...Lyme Disease Relapse Often a New Infection
Study suggests many people are bitten again by ticks THURSDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Many people who believe they're suffering a relapse of Lyme disease may actually have been bitten by another tick and have a second, completely new infection, a new study suggests. "It is striking how of...Gene Abnormality Found to Predict Childhood Leukemia Relapse
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists have identified mutations in a gene that predict a high likelihood of relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Although the researchers caution that further research is needed to determine how changes in the gene, cal...St. Jude Identifies Genomic Causes of a Certain Type of Leukemia Relapse
New study finds the majority of acute lymphoblastic leukemia relapse cases arise from a cell already present at the time of diagnosis MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified distinctive genetic changes in the c...St. Jude identifies genomic causes of a certain type of leukemia relapse
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified distinctive genetic changes in the cancer cells of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that cause relapse. The finding offers a pathway to designing treatments for ALL relapse in children and, ultimately, in adults. ...Brain-nourishing molecule may predict schizophrenia relapse
A factor that helps optimize brain formation and function may also provide clues about whether patients suffering with schizophrenia are headed toward relapse, researchers say. Over the next two- and one-half years, they are regularly measuring levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, or BD...New compound prevents alcoholic behavior, relapse in animals by blocking stress response
A study of alcohol-dependent animals shows that a newly discovered compound that blocks chemical signals active during the brain’s response to stress effectively stops excessive drinking and prevents relapse. The new, synthetic compound, known as MTIP, also muted the anxiety that typically devel...Mechanisms involved with tumor relapse identified
Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Cancer Center studying the interaction between the immune system and cancer cells have identified interferon gamma as one of the signaling proteins involved with tumor relapse. The findings may help researchers develop tailored vaccines and...New drug shows promise in treating drug-resistant prostate cancer
...ere men who initially received benefit from the drug but then relapsed, and their PSA levels came back up. We want to understand the mechanism of that relapse and to try to develop drugs that prevent that renewed resistance." For years, no treatment was available for CRPC; recently paclitaxel a strong...New medications show promise in treating drug-resistant prostate cancer
...re men who initially received benefit from the drug, but then relapsed, and their PSA levels came back up. We want to understand the mechanism of that relapse and to try to develop drugs that prevent that renewed resistance," he said. ...New tumor markers determine therapy intensity
...ost frequent malignant brain tumor in childhood, indicate precisely how aggressively the tumor will continue to spread and what the chances of disease relapse are. Researchers at the Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at the Heidelberg University Hospital and the German Cancer Research Center have ...Positive results in Phase 2 trial of treatment of C-difficile-associated diarrhea
...ment," said Donna Ambrosino, MD, Executive Director of the MBL and Professor of Pediatrics at UMMS. "The demonstration of significant protection from relapse indicates that treatment with monoclonal antibodies against the toxins could reduce this significant and costly public health problem." "These resu...U of MN study shows link between gene variations and cancer survival
...e the disease. A research study led by Brian Van Ness, Ph.D., has successfully identified combinations of genes associated with early clinical relapse of multiple myeloma, a cancer of the white blood cells that produce antibodies. These results raise the possibility that a patient's genetic backgroun...Cocaine: How addiction develops
... Permanent drug seeking and relapse after renewed drug administration are typical behavioral patterns of addiction. Molecular changes at the connection points in the brain's reward cente...Asenapine Meets Primary Endpoint in Long-Term Schizophrenia Relapse Prevention Trial
KENILWORTH, N.J., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP ) today announced that its novel psychopharmacologic agent asenapine has met the primary endpoint in a long-term schizophrenia relapse prevention trial. Asenapine, which is administered as a fast-dissol...Sunesis Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter 2009
...ch compares favorably relative to expected remission rates in this AML population of approximately 10 to 15 percent. In the Bolus Schedule, both first relapse and primary refractory patients are currently being enrolled in Phase 2. Updated clinical data from the Phase 2 study of single agent vorel...Valeant Pharmaceuticals Reports Encouraging Final Results With Taribavirin Phase IIb Study
...consistently lower levels of anemia. In addition, relapse rates in the 25 mg/kg and 30 mg/kg arms were compa...or ribavirin, low doses are associated with a high relapse rate and, except for the lowest dose with taribavirin, relapse rates are also comparable to ribavirin. The safety...Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2008 Financial Results
...sion of cytarabine), with 9 CRs or CRps reported in the Phase 1b dose escalation. Early data show that six of fourteen evaluable AML patients in first relapse enrolled in the Phase 2 portion of Schedule A of this trial have achieved CR, with a preliminary 30-day all-cause mortality of less than 10%. In addit...Human Cathepsin D from Calbiochem
Description:...yl protease in mammalian cells produced as a 52 kDa proenzyme. Overexpression of cathepsin D in human breast cancers is associated with higher risk of relapse and metastasis. Cathepsin D degrades extracellular matrix and releases growth factors bound to the matrix. Specific activity: ≥300 units/mg protei...