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		<title>Argos Therapeutics Presents Positive Phase 2 Data For Arcelis(TM) Dendritic Cell-based Immunotherapy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Argos Therapeutics has announced the presentation of positive interim data from a Phase 2 trial that evaluated the clinical activity, safety and immune response of AGS-003 treatment, given in combination with sunitinib, in patients with newly diagnosed advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). AGS-003 is a product of the Company&#8217;s Arcelis™ technology, and is a personalized, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.oncologyproductguide.com/2010/06/11/argos-therapeutics-presents-positive-phase-2-data-for-arcelistm-dendritic-cell-based-immunotherapy/</link>
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		<title>BioSante Announces FDA Orphan Drug Designation For GVAX Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Cancer Vaccine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced the receipt of Orphan Drug designation for GVAX CML Vaccine in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) from the FDA&#8217;s Office of Orphan Products Development. Orphan drug designation, as granted by the U.S. Orphan Drug Act, is for a product to treat a rare disease that affects almost 200,000 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.oncologyproductguide.com/2010/06/11/biosante-announces-fda-orphan-drug-designation-for-gvax-chronic-myeloid-leukemia-cancer-vaccine/</link>
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		<title>Death Risk in Prostate Cancer can be Predicted Through Genes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to researchers at Britain&#8217;s Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), a combination of three genetic abnormalities has a dramatic impact on how long prostate cancer patients are likely to live. They added that prostate cancer patients should be tested for specific genetic factors before doctors decide how aggressively to treat their tumors.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.oncologyproductguide.com/2010/01/28/death-risk-in-prostate-cancer-can-be-predicted-through-genes/</link>
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		<title>Agennix Expands Talactoferrin Phase 3 FORTIS-M Registration Trial Globally</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Agennix Expands Talactoferrin Phase 3 FORTIS-M Registration Trial Globally Agennix AG announced that the next stage of the FORTIS-M trial has begun, with the first patient being dosed in Europe. FORTIS-M is a Phase 3 registration trial evaluating oral talactoferrin versus placebo in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients whose disease has progressed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.oncologyproductguide.com/2010/01/21/agennix-expands-talactoferrin-phase-3-fortis-m-registration-trial-globally/</link>
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		<title>NCCN Organizing National Summit For Appropriate Use Of REMS In Cancer Care</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), an alliance of 21 of the world&#8217;s leading cancer centers, is taking a leadership role in the oncology community by planning the NCCN REMS Oncology Summit to discuss issues and recommendations regarding the appropriate application of REMS in oncology. During the REMS Summit, NCCN will present its recommendations regarding [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.oncologyproductguide.com/2010/01/14/nccn-organizing-national-summit-for-appropriate-use-of-rems-in-cancer-care/</link>
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		<title>Intellikine Initiates Phase I Clinical Trial For Targeted Anticancer Drug INK128</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Intellikine, Inc. has initiated a Phase I clinical trial for its targeted anticancer drug INK128, a novel orally-available small molecule inhibitor of both the TORC1 and TORC2 complexes. The mTOR kinase represents a central node in human cancer biology and has become an important target for oncology drug development. Unlike other drugs targeting the pathway, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.oncologyproductguide.com/2010/01/08/intellikine-initiates-phase-i-clinical-trial-for-targeted-anticancer-drug-ink128/</link>
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		<title>Aggressive Brain Cancer Driven By Two Collaborating Genes, Study</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers of Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Columbia Initiative in Systems Biology have discovered two genes that appear to work together as master switches to turn on hundreds of other genes that drive the most aggressive forms of brain cancer: they hope their findings will help develop new approaches to treat these incurable [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.oncologyproductguide.com/2009/12/30/aggressive-brain-cancer-driven-by-two-collaborating-genes-study/</link>
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		<title>Radient Pharmaceuticals Expands Distribution Partnership With GenWay Biotech to Penetrate Highly Strategic International Markets With Its Onko-Sure Cancer Test</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Radient Pharmaceuticals Corporation (RPC) has announced that it has signed a 3-year marketing, sales and distribution agreement with GenWay Biotech Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, GenWay Biotech Inc. has non-exclusive rights to distribute RPC&#8217;s Onko-Sure(TM) in vitro diagnostic cancer (IVD) test in the European Union, Middle East (excluding Israel), United Kingdom and Russia; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.oncologyproductguide.com/2009/12/24/radient-pharmaceuticals-expands-distribution-partnership-with-genway-biotech-to-penetrate-highly-strategic-international-markets-with-its-onko-sure-cancer-test/</link>
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		<title>IORT May Offer Shorter Treatment Times For Breast Cancer Patients</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Radiation oncologists at Cancer Treatment Centers of America® are adopting single-dose intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) for use in patients with early-stage breast cancer. IORT is performed in the surgical suite immediately after tumor removal. Once the surrounding healthy organs and tissues are shielded, IORT uses a mobile linear accelerator to deliver a full dose of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.oncologyproductguide.com/2009/12/16/iort-may-offer-shorter-treatment-times-for-breast-cancer-patients/</link>
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		<title>Sirtex Announces Creation of Centers of Excellence Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sirtex Medical Inc. has announced the development and implementation of the Centers of Excellence (COE) Program. The COE designation recognizes premier hospitals and medical centers in the United States that have made significant contributions to interventional oncology research and clinical practice, including the use of SIR-Spheres microspheres. Manufactured by Sirtex, SIR-Spheres microspheres are the only [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.oncologyproductguide.com/2009/12/10/sirtex-announces-creation-of-centers-of-excellence-program/</link>
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