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Monthly archives: November 2011

Lab research suggests clinical trial may be especially effective against rare mantle cell lymphoma

Posted on November 22, 2011 by wallacej

A multi-institutional Phase I clinical trial testing the effects of a new combination of chemotherapies on rare forms of lymphoma is poised to begin at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center. As the trial prepares to open, new laboratory research from … Continue reading →

Researcher Steven Grant assumes prestigious roles at the National Cancer Institute

Posted on November 16, 2011 by wallacej

World renown for his development of novel drug combinations to treat blood cancers, VCU Massey Cancer Center researcher Steven Grant, M.D., has been asked to serve the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as a member of their Investigational Drug Steering Committee … Continue reading →

Scientists defeat hurdle to eradicating inactive multiple myeloma cells

Posted on November 8, 2011 by wallacej

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center have developed a novel treatment strategy for multiple myeloma that delivers a deadly one-two blow to kill even the most inactive, or cytokinetically quiescent, cells. Because multiple myeloma can rest in a … Continue reading →

Researcher Steven Grant appointed to three major committees

Posted on November 4, 2011 by wallacej

VCU Massey Cancer Center researcher Steven Grant, M.D., was recently honored with appointments to three influential committees: one for the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology (ACTION) and two for the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). Shirley Carter Olsson … Continue reading →

Researchers discover mechanism in brain cancer responsible for neuron death

Posted on November 1, 2011 by wallacej

Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine have discovered a mechanism by which glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common form of brain cancer, promotes the loss of function or death of neurons, … Continue reading →

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