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Monthly archives: December 2010

New approaches refine molecular imaging for detecting cancer metastasis

Posted on December 15, 2010 by David Raine

Researchers may be a step closer to improving the detection of metastatic tumors in an organism — in real time — using a noninvasive approach that pairs an imaging agent with a genetic element that only expresses itself when it … Continue reading →

Novel therapy for metastatic kidney cancer developed at VCU Massey and VCU Institute for Molecular Medicine

Posted on December 15, 2010 by David Raine

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine have developed a novel virus-based gene therapy for renal cell carcinoma that has been shown to kill cancer cells not only at the primary tumor … Continue reading →

VCU Massey discovery could lead to breakthrough for non-small cell lung cancer

Posted on December 2, 2010 by David Raine

Research at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center led by Charles E. Chalfant, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, discovered a previously unknown mechanism in non-small cell lung cancer cells that contributes to their ability to maintain and … Continue reading →

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