List/Grid Tag Archives: genetics
AACR 2011 ~ 102nd meeting
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is the oldest and largest scientific organization in the world focused on every facet of cancer research. AACR was founded in 1907 by 11 physicians and scientists interested in research with the goal to “to further the investigation and spread the knowledge of cancer.” Since then, the AACR has grown to 33,000 members and publishes seven ...
Antibodies and other bits
Big antibody news
The “third generation” humanized anti-GD2 antibody with protein fusion of IL2 to the antibody has completed Phase I and II clinical trials for melanoma and neuroblastoma, and is now ready for use in Phase III clinical trials. The license for hu14.18-IL2 was just acquired by a small biotech in Vienna called Apeiron. The license was acquired from Merck.
Apeiron’s press ...
SIOP 2010 ~ Neuroblastoma oral paper presented on poor prognostic features
The neuroblastoma oral papers (OP2) presented on Friday October 22, 2010 at SIOP in Boston covered a range of topics including prognostic factors, targets, and stem cell contamination. This report will focus on the presentation on prognostic significance of segmental alterations in neuroblastoma tumors.
Accumulation of segmental alterations determines progression in neuroblastoma (O024)
Neuroblastoma ...
SIOP 2010 ~ Neuroblastoma poster winners
Swedish researchers share the prize at SIOP for winning posters on neuroblastoma
Drs Fredrik Hedborg (Uppsala University) and Catarina Trägar (Karolinska Institute) shared the top prize for neuroblastoma research poster at SIOP 2010.
PH036 Age dependent genotypes in high-risk neuroblastoma: MYCN amplification is a fast track to aggressive disease whereas segmental deletion of 11q implies a more complex, ...
ANR 2010 ~ Days 1 & 2
History of ANR: Advances in Neuroblastoma Research
See photos posted on the ANR site! http://www.anr2010.com/photos/5166/Page.aspx
Dr Audrey Evans initiated this meeting in 1974, and interestingly, this was the same year she helped found the first Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia. Approximately 50 researchers and clinicians participated in that first ANR meeting. There was one abstract submitted ...
