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Galil Medical Announces the Appointment of Martin J. Emerson as ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Canada NewsWire (press release),...multi-point thermal sensors (MTS) and advanced IceVue(TM) planning software for excellent procedure control in treating prostate and renal cancer.

Late Tony Wilson tp be honoured with 24-hour 'conversation party'  -  25 Mar 2008
InTheNews.co.uk,Factory Records founder Wilson died in August 2007 of a heart attack after a long battle with renal cancer, sparking tributes across the industry.

Minimally Invasive Cryoablation Successful in Killing Localised ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
DG News..."The current gold-standard treatment [for renal cancer] is laparoscopic partial nephrectomy surgery, but...we expect that the two treatments will be shown

Renal Cancer Trial to Begin  -  Mar 11, 2008
FDA news (subscription),UK drugmaker Oxford BioMedica has completed patient enrollment in the Phase III study of TroVax in renal cancer. The randomized, placebo-controlled,

Statins May Lower Kidney Cancer Risk  -  Mar 14, 2008
Renal and Urology News,Previous studies have suggested that statins have anticancer activity against renal cancer as well as other malignancies, including pancreatic, breast,

Novartis's antitumor drug found effective in Phase III renal ...  -  Feb 28, 2008
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewBy Staff Writer The committee stopped the trial of more than 400 patients conducted in 12 countries because the study met its primary endpoint.

Novartis's antitumor drug found effective in Phase III renal ...  -  Feb 28, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),Feb 28, 2008 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- NVS | news | PowerRating | PR Charts -- Novartis has reported that an independent data monitoring committee stopped

Oxford BioMedica Completes Patient Recruitment For Phase III Trist ...  -  Mar 10, 2008
Oxfordshire Bioscience Network (press release),We are extremely grateful to the clinicians for their support and, of course, the patients with renal cancer that are participating in the TRIST study.

UroToday.com Strengthens International Urologic Community  -  Mar 3, 2008
Newswise (press release)...that are not product focused, but instead disease focused in prostate cancer, renal cancer, skeletal related metastatic disease, BPH and Incontinence.

Vaccine-Antibody Combination May Increase Safety in Cancer ...  -  Mar 3, 2008
Medi News Direct,A similar study conducted by Blansfield and colleagues (Journal of Immunotherapy, 2005) also reported that melanoma and renal cancer patients infused with

Medarex Announces 2007 Fourth Quarter and Year End Financial Results  -  Feb 27, 2008
FOXBusiness...a fully human anti-CD70 antibody in development for the treatment of clear cell renal cancer; -- Filing two separate INDs with the FDA for MDX-1342,

Spain On This Day - March 23  -  Mar 22, 2008
Typically Spanish,The Basque film director, Eloy de la Iglesia, died on this day in 2006 after complications set in following surgery for renal cancer.

Automatic cancer compensation possible for Hanford workers  -  Mar 7, 2008
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald,The cancers covered under the special exposure cohorts include bone cancer, renal cancer, some leukemias, some lung cancers, multiple myeloma,

Seguimiento de medios: prensa, radio, televisión, internet y ...  -  Mar 13, 2008
acceso.com (Comunicados de prensa),...and AS1409 is an antibody-cytokine fusion protein for targeted delivery of IL-12 about to begin Phase I for renal cancer and melanoma.

First Parkinson's Gene Therapy Planned by Oxford Biomedica  -  Mar 11, 2008
BioWorld Online,BioMedica also said it has completed recruitment of the first Phase III trial of its cancer immunotherapeutic TroVax in treating advanced renal cancer,

UPDATE: Oxford Biomedica Net Loss Narrows In 07, Shares Fall  -  Mar 10, 2008
EasyBourse.com,Oxford Biomedica said it completed patient enrollment in the phase III "Trist" study of TroVax in patients with renal cancer. Results are expected in the

Antisoma pleases with strong first-half sales  -  Feb 26, 2008
Pharma Times (subscription),...breast cancer during 2008 and, in a separate announcement, it reported that AS1409 has entered the clinic in a Phase I trial in melanoma and renal cancer.

Oxford Biomedica FY pretax loss narrows, cash at year end 38.1 mln ...  -  Mar 10, 2008
Hemscott,...has completed the recruitment of the Phase III TRIST (TroVax Renal Immunotherapy Survival Trial) study, looking at its lead drug TroVax in renal cancer.

General Vendor Services Founder Ingoglia Passes Away  -  Feb 28, 2008
glassBYTEs,Ben F. Ingoglia, 75, of Rancho Mirage, Calif., president of General Vendor Services Corp. passed away on September 21, 2007, from renal cancer.

Our Towns  -  Feb 29, 2008
Salisbury Daily Times,This is an annual event honoring Timothy Kennard who passed away four years ago after a courageous battle against renal cancer.

Brunch proceeds will aid FdL area medical patients  -  Feb 28, 2008
The Reporter,He is a parishioner at St. Martin Parish in Ashford and has been battling Stage 4 renal cancer for the past 2½ years. The cancer is now in his cells,

Oxford Biomedica FY pretax loss narrows to 17.7 mln stg, cash at ...  -  Mar 10, 2008
Interactive Investor,The company said that it has completed the recruitment of a Phase III study in renal cancer for its lead drug TroVax, which is being developed along with

Janice Carol Bochman  -  Feb 27, 2008
Dunn County News,Janice Carol Meyer Bochman, of Menomonie, concluded her earthly life on Dec 30, 2007, after a struggle with renal cancer. Janice was born to Reual and Helen

Oxford to Receive Milestone Payment From Sanofi  -  Feb 26, 2008
FDA news (subscription),UK-based Oxford BioMedica will continue a Phase III study of TroVax in renal cancer patients after an independent data safety monitoring board recommended

Weight And Cancer Risk  -  20 Feb 2008
Medical News Today (press release),...strongly associated with an increased risk of colon and rectal cancer in men than women; however, for renal cancer it was more associated with women.

Oxford Biomedica Announces Data Safety Monitoring Board ...  -  20 Feb 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),In addition to further progress of the TRIST study in renal cancer, future events will include sanofi-aventis commencing its planned Phase III trial of

Small caps round-up: Nanette, Shieldtech, Oxford Bio, Media Corp  -  20 Feb 2008
ShareCast,...the independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) recommended that the phase III TRIST study of TroVax in renal cancer continue without modification.

Being Overweight Associated with Increased Risk of Several Cancers  -  Feb 19, 2008
Cancer Consultants,In women increased BMI was associated with increased rates of endometrial (uterine) cancer, gallbladder cancer, esophageal cancer, renal cancer,

Cancer and the bacterial connection  -  Feb 15, 2008
Los Angeles Times,In the second study, researchers reported that 60 renal cancer patients injected with Myobacterium survived just as long as those treated with standard

UPDATE: Cancer drug - I support Sumners  -  Feb 8, 2008
Oxford Mail,The 33-year-old physicist, who works at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, near Didcot, was given 12 months to live after being diagnosed with renal cancer

Breast Cancer Incidence Rising In Asian Women At Younger Age ...  -  Feb 18, 2008
Medical News Today,The drug is already approved for metastatic renal cancer, where it has become a treatment of choice, and for gastrointestinal stromal tumours that do not

The war on canine cancer  -  Feb 10, 2008
Chicago Tribune,Cuttler has spent $27000 on treatment for Shayna's renal cancer, giving the dog more than 10 vitamin supplements and twice-a-day enemas with ozone-infused

Overlevingsduur bij ernstige niercelkanker verlengd  -  Jan 24, 2008
HotFrog (persbericht),TORISEL is the only renal cancer therapy proved to extend median overall survival compared with interferon-alpha in patients with advanced RCC.

Excess Body Weight Raises Cancer Risk  -  Feb 15, 2008
Cancerpage.com,...altered immune response, hypertension and lipid peroxidation for renal cancer, the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease for hepatocellular

FDA Issues Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) for Pivotal Phase III ...  -  Feb 11, 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),Therefore, CA9-SCAN could improve treatment planning for patients suspected of having renal cancer. WILEX is a biopharmaceutical Company based in Munich

Mom with cancer is in their prayers  -  Feb 10, 2008
The Evening Sun,Along with chemotherapy to treat her Stage 4 Wilms tumor, a form of renal cancer, the young girl and her family relied on faith and prayers - not only their

Why can't our NHS help him?  -  Feb 13, 2008
Oxford Mail,He flies to Denmark every six weeks to receive a drug which he hopes will delay the advance of his renal cancer and prolong his life.

Sanofi-aventis Announces 2007 Earnings Ahead of Guidance Sharp ...  -  Feb 12, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),The TRIST study, evaluating the therapeutic vaccine TroVax(R) (collaboration with Oxford Biomedica) as a first-line treatment for metastatic renal cancer in

Drug makers worry over compulsory licensing  -  Feb 3, 2008
Livemint,Natco Pharma is seeking licences for Sutent, a renal cancer drug of Pfizer Inc. and Swiss F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd’s lung cancer medication, Tarceva,

Tax assessor, election administrator Shanklin dies  -  Feb 12, 2008
Lufkin Daily News,County officials confirmed Tuesday morning that Shanklin passed away Monday after an eight-year battle with renal cancer. Shanklin won the 1988 general

Onyx Presents Nexavar Data at Wachovia Healthcare Conference  -  Jan 30, 2008
Cafepharma,Its proven success in prolonging survival times in patients with liver and renal cancer and its ease of administration (it is taken orally by pill in the

Drug cos seek compulsory licensing  -  Jan 28, 2008
Livemint,...for two high-cost drugs: Sutent, a renal cancer drug of Pfizer Inc., and Swiss drug maker F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd’s lung cancer medication, Tarceva.

Mary York Dies  -  Jan 24, 2008
Windy City Times,24 after a long battle with renal cancer. She was 52. York was among the most respected attorneys in Chicago, serving as legal support and advisor to

Oxford Biomedica Announces Development Milestone in its ...  -  Jan 22, 2008
Oxfordshire Bioscience Network (press release),A Phase III trial of TroVax in renal cancer is ongoing and two Phase III trials in colorectal cancer are planned. Oxford BioMedica has two other anti-cancer

Lee Hazlewood RIP  -  Feb 5, 2008
Pitchforkmedia.com,...and all-around musical iconoclast Lee Hazlewood died Saturday, August 4, in Henderson, Nevada, after a three-year battle with terminal renal cancer.

Brown bill reignites euthanasia debate  -  Feb 5, 2008
ABC Online,A few years ago, he was diagnosed with terminal renal cancer. He is visiting his oncologist today, basically to find out how long he has to live.

Senator questions timing of Brown's euthanasia bill  -  Feb 5, 2008
ABC Online,Dennis Smith is dying of renal cancer and has no desire to linger. "You've got to die very, very slowly," he said. Private members bills rarely get to a

CLASSIC CLIP FROM TV PRANKSTER, WHO HAS DIED AGE 59  -  Jan 31, 2008
Holy Moly,The 59-year-old had been suffering from leukaemia since 2005 and had previously battled with renal cancer. In 2001 he was made an MBE for his services to

Redding: Commissioner of football officiating  -  Jan 30, 2008
Wicked Local Eastham,...for more than 30 years, the South Yarmouth resident had to call it quits after being diagnosed 5 years ago with a malignant melanoma and renal cancer.

TV PRANKSTER IN INTENSIVE CARE WITH PNEUMONIA  -  Jan 25, 2008
Holy Moly,He was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2005 after recovering from renal cancer a year earlier. A close friend said, "Pneumonia is very serious illness but he is

Fred's eyes look on  -  Feb 10, 2008
Sky News Australia,But despite his death from renal cancer in 1993, Fred's legacy lives on. At the remembrance function his widow, Gabi O'Sullivan, announced the Fred Hollows

Benefit will help Helena man  -  Feb 4, 2008
The Mississippi Press - gulflive.com,By Frank Stumbo The Mississippi Press David Hunnings, 35, of Helena, was recently diagnosed with renal cancer and must undergo treatment at MD Anderson in

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