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Onconova Completes Enrollment in ONTIME Pivotal Phase 3 Study of Rigosertib in Patients with High-risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes
(MarketWatch) May 9, 2013 - Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. announced it has reached its enrollment goal of 270 for its pivotal Phase 3 ONTIME trial of rigosertib in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) who have failed prior therapy with hypomethylating agents.
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Fun and Friends Help Ease the Pain of Breast Cancer
(Kaiser Permanente) May 8, 2013 - Breast cancer patients who say they have people with whom they have a good time, or have “positive social interactions” with, are better able to deal with pain and other physical symptoms, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published today in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.
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Soy and Tomato Combo May Be Effective in Preventing Prostate Cancer
(University of Illinois ACES) May 8, 2013 - Tomatoes and soy foods may be more effective in preventing prostate cancer when they are eaten together than when either is eaten alone, said a University of Illinois study.
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Red Hair Pigment Might Raise Melanoma Risk: Study
(U.S. News & World Report/HealthDay News) May 9, 2013 - The red in redheads' hair is thought to put them at increased risk of the dangerous skin cancer melanoma, even if they don't spend a lot of time in the sun, according to a new study.
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New Drug Targets Skin Cancer
(University of New South Wales [Sydney, Australia]) May 7, 2013 - A new class of drug targeting skin cancer’s genetic material has been successfully tested in humans for the first time, opening the way to new treatments for a range of conditions from skin cancers to eye diseases.
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Immune Cells That Suppress Genital Herpes Infections Identified
(FHCRC) May 8, 2013 - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington scientists have identified a class of immune cells that reside long-term in the genital skin and mucosa and are believed to be responsible for suppressing recurring outbreaks of genital herpes.
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Genomic Analysis of Endometrial Tumors
(NIH Research Matters) May 6, 2013 - Genomic classification of endometrial tumors could help guide treatment strategies, according to a new analysis. The study also revealed 4 novel endometrial tumor subtypes and found similarities to other cancers.
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University of Maryland School of Medicine Surgeons Perform Liver Transplant on Patient With Bile Duct Cancer
(University of Maryland) May 8, 2013 - Transplant surgeons at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Medical Center have performed a liver transplant on a patient with hilar cholangiocarcinoma -- a rare, often-lethal bile duct cancer.
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Sequestration Cuts Threaten Seniors' Cancer Care While Increasing Medicare Costs
(Yahoo! Finance) May 9, 2013 - The Community Oncology Alliance (COA), a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and fostering community cancer care, announced today the results of a national survey of oncology providers on the impact of the sequester cut to Medicare payments for cancer drugs and services that took effect April 1, 2013.
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Prices Cut for Cervical Cancer Vaccines in Poor Countries
(New York Times) May 9, 2013 - The two companies that make vaccines against cervical cancer announced Thursday that they would cut their prices to the world’s poorest countries below $5 per dose, eventually making it possible for millions of girls to be protected against a major cancer killer.
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Key Congressional Committee Weighs Proposals to Reform Medicare Physician Payment System
(Office of Congresswoman Allyson Y. Schwartz) May 7, 2013 - The House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee held a hearing today on options for repealing the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula and reforming the Medicare physician payment system to reward quality and value.
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Japanese Company Buys Fort Collins Vaccine Developer
(Denver Post) May 7, 2013 - Inviragen, a privately held biopharmaceutical company based in Fort Collins, said Tuesday it has agreed to a sale to Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. for $35 million in cash.
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Merck: FDA Accepts Application for Dissolvable Ragweed Allergy Pill
(Morningstar/Dow Jones Newswires) May 8, 2013 - Merck & Co. said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted its biologics license application for a dissolvable tablet to treat ragweed pollen allergies and expects the agency to complete its review in the first half of 2014.
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Cubist Late-stage Antibiotic Gets Two More Fast-track Designations
(Boston Business Journal) May 7, 2013 - Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. has received Fast Track status in two more areas for its investigational antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections, abdominal infections and hospital-acquired pneumonia.
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Many Medical Guidelines Don't Consider Costs
(Reuters Health) May 7, 2013 - Professional medical societies don't often consider costs when they're developing their treatment guidelines for specific conditions, according to a new study.
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Hospital Billing Varies Wildly, Government Data Shows
(New York Times) May 8, 2013 - Data being released for the first time shows that hospitals charge Medicare vastly differing amounts for the same procedure, often far above what the program typically reimburses.
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San Francisco Surrenders in Fight Over Cell Phone Warnings
(Reuters) May 7, 2013 - San Francisco city leaders, after losing a key round in court against the cell phone industry, have agreed to revoke an ordinance that would have been the first in the United States to require retailers to warn consumers about potentially dangerous radiation levels.
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New Cancer Alliance to Serve Patients Across the Region
(Cancer Care Northwest) May 7, 2013 - Cancer Care Northwest, Kootenai Health and Providence Health Care – the region's premier health care leaders in cancer services – have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a new regional cancer alliance aimed at elevating the quality, coordination and care experience for patients and their families throughout the inland northwest.
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Cancer Biorepository Speeds Clinical Trials, Drug Development, Moffitt Analysis Shows
(Moffitt) May 7, 2013 - Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center say identifying and selecting participants for phase II cancer clinical trials from a centralized warehouse of patient-donated biological data expedites participant accrual, reduces trial size, saves money, and may speed test drugs through the drug development pipeline.
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Coalition Asks Congressional Appropriators for $32 Billion for NIH
(ASCO in Action) May 7, 2013 - One Voice Against Cancer, a coalition of public interest groups—including ASCO—representing millions of cancer researchers, physicians, patients, and survivors, sent a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittees advocating for at least $32 billion for the National Institutes of Health in FY 2014.
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Message from Harold Varmus: Information on NIH and NCI Grant Funding Following Sequestration
(UF Shands/NCI) May 7, 2013 - To the NCI-supported scientific community:
A message that I sent to you in March (appended below) outlined the general approach that the NCI planned to take to absorb an anticipated reduction in our FY2013 budget.
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AUA Releases New Guidelines for Treating Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
(AUA) May 6, 2013 - Metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) remains an incurable disease, but new treatments –including immunotherapeutic, chemotherapeutic agents, anti-androgens and androgen synthesis inhibitors – may improve outcomes in certain patients, according to a new clinical guideline released today by the American Urological Association (AUA) during its 2013 Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.
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Bristol-Myers Sues Genentech Over ‘Cabilly’ Patents
(Bloomberg) May 7, 2013 - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. sued Roche Holding AG's Genentech unit seeking a ruling it doesn’t infringe patents used to make treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases.
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Researchers Discover Possible Trigger for Spread of Head and Neck Cancer Cells
(UCLA) May 7, 2013 - Very little has been known about the epigenetic events — developmental and environmental factors affecting genes — that occur prior to the invasive growth of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas and their spread to other parts of the body, or metastasis.
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Duke Researchers Describe How Breast Cancer Cells Acquire Drug Resistance
(DukeHealth.org) May 7, 2013 - A seven-year quest to understand how breast cancer cells resist treatment with the targeted therapy lapatinib has revealed a previously unknown molecular network that regulates cell death.
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