News articles tagged with 'lymphoma' (Page 2)
Personalised medicine: Molecular imaging predicts treatment success in many cancers
— 2 Sep 2010 14:55 | HealthA series of studies published in the September Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) show that molecular imaging plays a critical role in the evaluation and treatment planning for a broad…
New therapy for vasculitis may help patients avoid infertility and cancer
— 15 Jul 2010 15:10 | HealthResearchers have reported that Rituximab, a drug that is FDA approved to treat B cell lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis, can also treat severe vasculitis as well as the current standard…
Multicolour quantum dots aid in cancer biopsy diagnosis
— 7 Jul 2010 11:48 | HealthThe tunable fluorescent nanoparticles known as quantum dots make ideal tools for distinguishing and identifying rare cancer cells in tissue biopsies, Emory and Georgia Tech scientists…
Control of cancer cell pathways key to halting disease spread, Stanford study shows
— 15 Jun 2010 03:41 | HealthOncogenes are like friends who've gone off the deep end. Normally steady, reliable members of the cellular workforce, these genes become very bad influences when mutated or expressed…
'Scout scans' map the way in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment
— 8 Jun 2010 13:33 | HealthAccording to a study presented at SNM's 57th Annual Meeting, molecular imaging can evaluate and optimise non-Hodgkin's lymphoma therapy with Zevalin, a front-line radioimmunotherapy…
Scripps Research scientists find new way to attack cancerous cells
— 8 Jun 2010 12:51 | HealthScripps Research Institute scientists have discovered a new way to target and destroy a type of cancerous cell. The findings may lead to the development of new therapies to treat lymphomas,…
Medical researcher's discovery may explain how certain cancers develop
— 28 May 2010 13:27 | HealthA Florida State University College of Medicine researcher has discovered a new interaction between a cell signalling system and a specific gene that may be the cause of B-cell lymphoma.…
Study identifies promising treatment for aggressive lymphoma
— 27 May 2010 14:30 | HealthNew research illustrates that some patients with transformed lymphoma showed 'remarkable' response to lenalidomide, an oral drug with few side effects…
Lifestyle factors significantly impact survival of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients
— 14 May 2010 13:27 | HealthA new study led by researchers from Mayo Clinic in collaboration with six other U.S. institutions has found that patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who smoked, consumed alcohol or…
Treatment of Helicobacter pylori-negative gastric MALT lymphoma
— 8 May 2010 17:42 | HealthEradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a well-accepted initial therapy in cases of localised (stage IE) low-grade gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma…