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Cancer-related pathways reveal potential treatment target for congenital heart disease

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:20:59 +0000

Cancer-related pathways reveal potential treatment target for congenital heart disease
(PhysOrg.com) — Cross-disciplinary teams of scientists studying genetic pathways that are mutated in many forms of cancer, but which also cause certain forms of congenital heart disease, including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), have introduced these mutations into mice and successfully treated HCM in the lab.

New Study in Clinical Cancer Research Demonstrates Potential for Cyclacel’s Seliciclib in Treating Breast Cancer …

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:48:00 +0000

New Study in Clinical Cancer Research Demonstrates Potential for Cyclacel’s Seliciclib in Treating Breast Cancer …
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that a newly published study demonstrates that the company’s seliciclib , an orally available inhibitor of multiple cyclin-dependent kinases , reversed resistance to the aromatase inhibitor letrozole and killed hormone receptor positive breast cancer cells that had become insensitive to the effects of letrozole. The new …

Potential therapeutic target across a range of cancer types found

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:39:02 +0000

Potential therapeutic target across a range of cancer types found
London, Oct 21 : Researchers have found a common link among several malignant tumor types in all grades of cancer.

Researchers Find Potential Therapeutic Target Across a Range of Cancer Types

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 00:35:29 +0000

Researchers Find Potential Therapeutic Target Across a Range of Cancer Types
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in collaboration with investigators of the National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) of France led by Nicolae Ghinea, PhD, have found a common link among several malignant tumor types in all grades of cancer. This breakthrough may ultimately provide a new diagnostic or therapeutic target to detect cancer early or stop tumor growth …

Adiponectin Shows Potential In Blocking Obesity-Related Carcinogenesis

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:40:11 +0000

Adiponectin Shows Potential In Blocking Obesity-Related Carcinogenesis
Protein hormone inhibits leptin-induced migration of liver cancer cells A research team from Emory University School of Medicine investigated the role between adiponectin and leptin in obesity-related carcinogenesis. Their findings, published in the November issue of Hepatology, suggest that the protein hormone adiponectin has potential for inhibiting the oncogenic actions of leptin, namely in …