INDUSTRY NEWS Fox Chase Launches Prostate REACH Initiative to “Reach Out” to Men at High-Risk for Prostate Cancer Fox Chase Cancer Center has received a grant from The Philadelphia Foundation’s Lola E. Douglass and Margaret E. Demment funds to launch Prostate REACH, a new initiative aimed at making Fox Chase’s existing Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment Program more accessible to high-risk men through convenient community locations and patient navigation services. [Fox Chase Cancer Center Press Release] Myriad Genetics’ PROLARIS Test Accurately Predicts Survival With Prostate Cancer Myriad Genetics, Inc. announced that based on recent clinical validation, its newest molecular diagnostic product, PROLARIS(TM), accurately predicts survival with prostate cancer. [Myriad Genetics, Inc. Press Release] Abiraterone Acetate Significantly Improved Overall Survival for Patients with Metastatic Advanced Prostate Cancer Results from a pre-specified interim analysis of a randomized, placebo-controlled Phase III study, COU-AA-301, demonstrate that patients treated with the investigational agent abiraterone acetate plus low dose prednisone/prednisolone showed a significant improvement in overall survival compared to patients treated with prednisone/prednisolone plus placebo. [Johnson and Johnson Press Release] Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals Presents Positive Data From Clinical Studies Comparing Trofex(TM) and ProstaScint(R) for Detection of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc., presented positive data from Phase I clinical studies comparing Trofex(TM) (123I-MIP-1072), its lead molecular imaging candidate for the diagnosis and monitoring of metastatic prostate cancer, and ProstaScint(R) (111In-capromab pendetide), an imaging radiopharmaceutical for the visualization of metastatic prostate cancer. [Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Press Release]
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POLICY NEWS NIH Announces New Program to Accelerate Research Independence The National Institutes of Health intends to invest approximately $60 million over the next five years in the NIH Director’s Early Independence Award program to help junior investigators leapfrog over traditional post-doctoral training and move into independent academic positions at U.S. institutions, directly upon completion of their graduate research degrees. [National Institutes of Health, United States] NIH Launches Genotype-Tissue Expression Project The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced awards to support an initiative to understand how genetic variation may control gene activity and its relationship to disease. Launched as a pilot phase, the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project will create a resource researchers can use to study inherited susceptibility to illness and will establish a tissue bank for future biological studies. [National Institutes of Health, United States] FDA’s $25 Million Pitch for Improving Drug Regulation The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is pressing for a big funding boost for “regulatory science”- research that can help it evaluate new treatments better and faster. [Food and Drug Administration, United States] FDA to Push for More Investment in Science Health regulators plan to spend millions of dollars to step up their scientific prowess in a move that officials say will help quickly get new treatments to patients and protect the public against possible health threats. [Food and Drug Administration, United States] FDA Issues Regulatory Science Report The U.S. Food and Drug Administration unveiled a report outlining the agency’s plans to advance regulatory science through its Regulatory Science Initiative. [Food and Drug Administration, United States] Plan to Develop a Genetic Testing Registry at the National Institutes of Health; Public Meeting; Request for Comments (FR Doc. 2010-25411) [National Institutes of Health, United States] Center for Scientific Review; Amended Notice of Meeting (FR Doc. 2010-25171) [National Institutes of Health, United States] Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings (FR Doc. 2010-25180) [National Institutes of Health, United States] Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings (FR Doc. 2010-25185) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
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EVENTS (Listed by Date) American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Translational Cancer Research for Basic Scientists October 17-22, 2010 Boston, United States 6th Modern Drug Discovery & Development Summit (M3D) October 20-22, 2010 San Francisco, United States NEW Cancer Immunotherapy: A Long-Awaited Reality October 21, 2010 New York, United States American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) 2010 Annual Cancer Research Conference October 21-22, 2010 Washington, DC, United States Frontiers in Tumour Progression October 24-27, 2010 Madrid, Spain Select Biosciences 3rd Annual Molecular Diagnostics World Congress October 28-29, 2010 San Diego, United States UAE Cancer Congress 2010 October 28-30, 2010 Dubai, United Arab Emirates NEW 5th UK Cancer Stem Cell Symposium November 2, 2010 London, United Kingdom 6th National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Conference November 7-10, 2010 Liverpool, United Kingdom 9th Annual American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) International Conference: Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research November 7-10, 2010 Philadelphia, United States 22nd European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)-National Cancer Institute (NCI)-American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Symposium: Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics November 16-19, 2010 Berlin, Germany Cancer Pharmacogenetics: Personalizing Medicine November 22-24, 2010 Madrid, Spain NEW Tumor Immunology: Basic and Clinical Advances November 30-December 3, 2010 Miami, United Sates NEW 5th Annual Stem Cell Meeting on the Mesa December 7, 2010 La Jolla, United States 11th Annual Meeting of the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) Extraordinary Opportunities for Discovery December 8-9, 2010 Bethesda, United States NEW Targeting PI3K/mTOR Signaling in Cancer February 24-27, 2011 San Francisco, United Sates American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Stem Cells, Development, and Cancer March 3-6, 2011 Vancouver, Canada MENA Oncology Conference March 11-12, 2010 Cairo, Egypt The 6th International Conference on Oncolytic Viruses as Cancer Therapeutics March 16-19, 2011 Las Vegas, United States American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 102nd Annual Meeting 2011 April 2-6, 2011 Orlando, United States International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) 9th Annual Meeting June 15-18, 2011 Toronto, Canada National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Research Imaging Camp June 19-24, 2011 St. Louis, United States 4th Annual Advances in Biodetection & Biosensors Conference and Exhibition June 30-July 1, 2011 Hamburg, Germany Visit our events page to stay up to date with the latest events in the cell, gene and immunotherapy community. JOB OPPORTUNITIES Clean Room Team Leader – Cellular Therapy (Cell Medica Limited) Recruit Top Talent Reach more than 11,000 potential candidates by posting your organization’s career opportunities with Prostate Cell News at no cost. Visit here to post your career opportunities.
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