August 16th 2010News items reported in this issue:
1) 186-Gene Signature in Cancer Stem Cells Predicts Recurrence
2) National Prostate Cancer Coalition Commences Clinical Trial
Education Program
3) Concomitant High-Dose Radiation Therapy Plus Cetuximab Improves
Locoregional Control and Reduces Mortality, with No Increase in
Radiation Therapy–Associated Toxicity in Patients with Advanced
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
4) STAT3 Pathway Inhibitor (Degrasyn) Drug Class Shows Promise in the
Treatment of Malignant Brain Tumors