Mammary Cell News Volume 2.09 | Mar 11 2010

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    Mammary Cell News 2.09, March 11, 2010.
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    TOP STORY

    Breast Cancer Drug Fulvestrant Appears More Effective in the Presence of CK8 and CK18
    Women’s responsiveness to the second-line breast cancer drug fulvestrant may depend on whether the cancer cells are expressing two key proteins. [Press release from Indiana University Bloomington discussing online prepublication in Cancer Biology & Therapy]

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    SCIENCE NEWS

    Newly Published Data Shows Chronix Biomedical’s Serum DNA Assays Can Detect Early-Stage Breast Cancer
    Chronix Biomedical announced publication of a study that supports the utility of its serum DNA blood tests for the early and accurate detection of breast cancer. [Press release from BusinessWire discussing online prepublication in Molecular Cancer Research]

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    INDUSTRY NEWS

    Canadian Budget Light on New Research Dollars
    Relief was the order of the day for Canadian scientists recently as the federal government brought down its fiscal blueprint for 2010-11. [ScienceInsider]

    In Annual Rite, Chinese Science Showered with Riches
    At the opening session of the National People’s Congress, officials announced that the science and technology budget will rise 8% to 163.3 billion RMB ($24 billion) in 2010. [ScienceInsider]

    Medifocus, Inc. Announces That It Has Received Approval to Initiate Its Pivotal Phase III Clinical Trial for Treatment of Breast Cancer from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Application
    Medifocus Inc. is pleased to announce that it has received from the Food and Drug Administration an Investigational Device Exemption approval to initiate a pivotal Phase III clinical trial upon obtaining institutional review board approval from the clinical sites, using the Company’s Microfocus APA 1000 System for the treatment of breast cancer. [BusinessWire]

    Newly Published Data Shows Chronix Biomedical’s Serum DNA Assays Can Detect Early-Stage Breast Cancer
    Chronix Biomedical announced the publication of a study that supports the utility of its serum DNA blood tests for the early and accurate detection of breast cancer. [Chronix Biomedical Press Report]

    Life Technologies, TGen and US Oncology Partner on Groundbreaking Breast Cancer Sequencing Research
    LifeTechnologies Corporation announced that it is collaborating with the Translational Genomics Research Institute and US Oncology to sequence the genomes of 14 patients afflicted with triple negative breast cancer whose tumors have progressed despite multiple other therapies. [Life Technologies Press Release]


    INDUSTRY NEWS

    Canadian Budget Light on New Research Dollars
    Relief was the order of the day for Canadian scientists recently as the federal government brought down its fiscal blueprint for 2010-11. [ScienceInsider]

    In Annual Rite, Chinese Science Showered with Riches
    At the opening session of the National People’s Congress, officials announced that the science and technology budget will rise 8% to 163.3 billion RMB ($24 billion) in 2010. [ScienceInsider]

    Medifocus, Inc. Announces That It Has Received Approval to Initiate Its Pivotal Phase III Clinical Trial for Treatment of Breast Cancer from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Application
    Medifocus Inc. is pleased to announce that it has received from the Food and Drug Administration an Investigational Device Exemption approval to initiate a pivotal Phase III clinical trial upon obtaining institutional review board approval from the clinical sites, using the Company’s Microfocus APA 1000 System for the treatment of breast cancer. [BusinessWire]

    Newly Published Data Shows Chronix Biomedical’s Serum DNA Assays Can Detect Early-Stage Breast Cancer
    Chronix Biomedical announced the publication of a study that supports the utility of its serum DNA blood tests for the early and accurate detection of breast cancer. [Chronix Biomedical Press Report]

    Life Technologies, TGen and US Oncology Partner on Groundbreaking Breast Cancer Sequencing Research
    LifeTechnologies Corporation announced that it is collaborating with the Translational Genomics Research Institute and US Oncology to sequence the genomes of 14 patients afflicted with triple negative breast cancer whose tumors have progressed despite multiple other therapies. [Life Technologies Press Release]


    POLICY NEWS

    Request for Information (RFI): To Solicit Input for the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Strategic Plan for Training and Career Development (NOT-GM-10-102) [National Institutes of Health, United States]

    Correction to Required Budget Component for PAR-09-084: Enhancing Developmental Biology Research at Undergraduate Institutions Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15) (NOT-HD-10-007) [National Institutes of Health, United States]

    Clarification of Budget Form for PAR-09-092 Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series (U13) (NOT-HD-10-009) [National Institutes of Health, United States]

    Recovery Act Limited Competition: The NIH Director’s American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Funded Pathfinder Award to Promote Diversity in the Scientific Workforce (DP4) (RFA-OD-10-013) [National Institutes of Health, United States]

    Minority Access to Research Careers Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U-STAR) National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (T34) (PAR-10-119) [National Institutes of Health, United States]

    Strategic Partnering to Evaluate Cancer Signatures [SPECS II] (U01) (PAR-10-126) [National Cancer Institute, United States]

    Collaborative Research for Molecular and Genomic Studies of Behavior in Animal Models (R01)
    (PA-10-125)         [National Institute of General Medical Sciences, United States]

    Workshops, Meetings & Conferences (Biologics) DIA/FDA CDER/CBER Computational Science Annual Meeting, Posted [Food and Drug Administration, United States]

    Guidance for Industry: Characterization and Qualification of Cell Substrates and Other Biological Materials Used in the Production of Viral Vaccines for Infectious Disease Indications; Availability [Food and Drug Administration, United States]


    EVENTS

    7th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC)
    March 24-27, 2010
    Barcelona, Spain

    34th Annual Symposium of the American Society of Breast Disease (ASBD)
    April 16-17, 2010
    New York City, United States

    American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 101st Annual Meeting 2010
    April 17-21, 2010
    Washington, DC, United States

    BIT’s 3rd Annual World Cancer Congress 2010 – Breast Cancer Conference
    April 25-27, 2010
    Shanghai, China

    IMPAKT Breast Cancer Conference
    May 6-8, 2010
    Brussels, Belgium

    Breast Cancer Research 2010 Conference
    May 18, 2010
    London, United Kingdom

    American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting 2010
    June 4-8, 2010
    Chicago, United States

    Gordon Research Conference: Mammary Gland Biology
    June 6-11, 2010
    Lucca (Barga), Italy

    12th Milan Breast Cancer Conference
    June 16-18, 2010
    Milan, Italy

    The 21st Meeting of the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)
    June 26-29, 2010
    Oslo, Norway

     

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