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Growth Rate Factors

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Markers used to predict the growth rate of malignant cells and the probability that the cancer will spread.

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Gleevec receives FDA priority review for gastrointestinal stromal tumors after surgery

Published August 27, 2008, 3:12 pm, News-Medical-Net

Novartis has announced that Gleevec (imatinib mesylate) tablets, (known as Glivec (imatinib) outside the US, Canada and Israel), has been granted priority review status by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as the first therapy to be reviewed for use after surgery in kit-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST).

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Paris Express: Ara

Published August 27, 2008, 11:26 am, Paris Express

Automotive ( top ) Tips for Road Trips With Pets (ARA) - Bringing the family pet along on a road trip may seem like a good idea - you don't have to ask friends or family to look after your pet and you can avoid the costs and concerns that go with boarding and kennels.

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Desert Trail - Yucca Valley, CA: Ara

Published August 27, 2008, 7:52 am, Desert Trail

Automotive ( top ) Clint Bowyer on Motorcycle Safety (ARA) - An increase of motorcycles on the road and the fact that less than half have taken an organized rider education course, indicates a need for increased awareness of proper motorcycle safety.

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Gleevec Receives FDA Priority Review as First Therapy to Reduce Recurrence of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors After ...

Published August 27, 2008, 4:00 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Novartis announced today that Gleevec® tablets* has been granted priority review status by the US Food and Drug Administration as the first therapy to be reviewed for use after surgery in kit-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumors .

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Genmab Has Announced Plans To Begin Four Studies Of Ofatumumab In Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia And Non-Hodgkin's ...

Published August 27, 2008, 3:14 am, Medical News Today

Genmab A/S (OMX: GEN) announced plans to begin four studies of ofatumumab in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) this year. "Genmab and GSK have worked diligently to expand the ofatumumab development program to maximize the value of the antibody for patients and shareholders since our collaboration began," said Lisa N. Drakeman, Ph.D.

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Pregnancy Situations Have Impact On Brain Development In Preterm Infants

Published August 27, 2008, 3:14 am, Medical News Today

Brain development in infants who are born very prematurely is still incomplete. Factors that cause premature birth may have an impact on the development of the premature infant's brain both during pregnancy and later on after birth.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Published August 27, 2008, 12:57 am, Santa Fe Reporter

Plastic is Poison I was extremely disappointed in the plastic bottle and water article last week [ Cover story, Aug. 12: “H2 Woe” ] and saw it as yet another example of scientific illiteracy in the popular media (Zane’s comments about Wi-Fi a bit ago were another).

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Scotiabank earnings top $1 billion in solid third quarter

Published August 26, 2008, 8:23 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Earnings per share of $0.98 compared to $1.02 last year and

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New Trial To Evaluate Nexavar® As Adjuvant Therapy In Liver Cancer

Published August 26, 2008, 6:15 am, Medical News Today

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the start of a Phase III study with Nexavar® (sorafenib) tablets in liver cancer. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study is evaluating Nexavar as an adjuvant therapy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), or primary liver cancer.

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Normalizing Tumor Vessels To Improve Cancer Therapy

Published August 26, 2008, 6:14 am, Medical News Today

Chemotherapy drugs often never reach the tumors they're intended to treat, and radiation therapy is not always effective, because the blood vessels feeding the tumors are abnormal "leaky and twisty" in the words of the late Judah Folkman, MD, founder of the Vascular Biology program at Children's Hospital Boston.

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