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FDA Approved Drug Extends Survival for Patients with Rare Cancer
WASHINGTON — Sunitinib, an agent approved for use in several cancers, provides unprecedented antitumor activity in thymic carcinoma, a rare but aggressive tumor of the…
December 23, 2014
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Orphan Receptor Proteins Deliver Two Knock-out Punches to Glioblastoma Cells
WASHINGTON — Two related proteins exert a lethal double whammy effect against glioblastoma cells when activated with a small molecule, say researchers at Georgetown…
December 17, 2014
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Two Georgetown University Medical Center Researchers Named National Academy of Inventors Fellows
WASHINGTON -- Two Georgetown University Medical Center researchers have been named 2014 Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI): —Richard Schlegel, MD, PhD,…
December 12, 2014
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Cancer Center Director Delivers Remarks at Cancer Briefing on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON -- Georgetown Lombard Comprehensive Cancer Center Director Louis M. Weiner, MD, participated in a Senate Cancer Coalition panel and briefing on Capitol Hill Dec. 10.…
December 12, 2014
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Time Chooses “The Ebola Fighters” As Its “Person of the Year;” GUMC honors Ebola caregiver Dr. Daniel Lucey
WASHINGTON -- Time has selected the “The Ebola Fighters” as the 2014 Person of the Year. Georgetown University Medical Center applauds this selection and honors one…
December 10, 2014
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Novel fMRI Technique Identifies HIV-Associated Cognitive Decline Before Symptoms Occur
WASHINGTON — A five-minute functional MRI (fMRI) test can pick up neuronal dysfunction in HIV-positive individuals who don’t yet exhibit cognitive decline, say…
December 7, 2014
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Common Chemotherapy Is Not Heart Toxic in Patients With BRCA1/2 Mutations
SAN ANTONIO — Use of anthracycline-based chemotherapy, a common treatment for breast cancer, has negligible cardiac toxicity in women whose tumors have BRCA1/2 mutations &…
December 7, 2014
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Agent Prevents Prostate Cancer Growth and Spread in Animal Studies
WASHINGTON — Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center have completed a critical step in the journey from a basic science discovery in the lab to a…
December 5, 2014
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Family Planning Programs Involving Men, Empower Women
WASHINGTON—In a society where women often lead very restricted lives and men are the primary household decision makers, new research suggests women are empowered when men…
November 19, 2014
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‘Not Just a Flavoring’: Menthol and Nicotine, Combined, Desensitize Airway Receptors
Menthol acts in combination with nicotine to desensitize receptors in lungs’ airways that are responsible for nicotine’s irritation, say neuroscientists at Georgetown University…
November 16, 2014