Cancer Alternative Treatment - Gene Therapy for Cancer

At the forefront of medicine, Gene Therapy stands as the most promising cancer alternative treatment, bringing forth a new approach towards treating cancer. On October 2003, developed in the laboratories of SiBio GeneTech Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, China), the world’s first Gene Therapy drug, “Gendicine”, was approved for clinical use by the State Food and Drug Administration of China, and has since been used for treatment in more than thousand cancer patients around the world, for more than 43 types of solid tumors (such as liver cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, head neck cancer, pancreatic cancer, etc.).

Cancer treatment centers in China has been applying ‘Gendicine’ and other ‘Biological-therapy’ approved drugs into a new comprehensive approach of combination therapy for Cancer: applying conventional treatments (radiotherapy and chemotherapy), advanced technologies (cryotherapy and hyperthermia) and cutting edge biological therapies such as gene therapy, CIK, and stem cells. This approach, doctors say, will determine the 21st century standards for fighting Cancer.

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Henry Ford Hospital study has identified 231 new genes associated with head and neck cancer

Henry Ford Hospital study has identified 231 new genes associated with head and neck cancer, one of the most deadly cancers responsible for 2.1 percent of all cancer deaths in the United States.

Results from the study were presented Sunday, Oct. 4 at the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in San Diego.

Previously, only 33 genes were reported associated with head and neck cancer.

This identification of the new genes would ultimately aid in future diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancer.

* Medical news today

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Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting in San Diego

In a paper presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in San Diego, researchers examined the effects of curcumin on head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) growths and found that Curcumin, the compound that gives curry powder its yellow/orange color, may inhibit the adverse effects of nicotine in patients with head and neck cancer who continue to smoke.

HNSCC cells were pre-treated with curcumin and then nicotine was introduced. Nicotine in general, has been shown to encourage the cancer-forming process.

The results of the studies showed that the curcumin was able to block the nicotine from activating cancer causing cells. The results may help to discover additional therapies for cancer prevention and treatment.

* Medical news today

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Study on cytotoxic effects in breast cancer cells can enhance chemotherapeutic effects

A study of the Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, School of Medicine, Institute of Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine (IBIMER), University of Granada, together with the Department of Health Sciences, University of Jaén in Spain discovered that the cytotoxic effect of gef gene in breast cancer cells enhances the chemotherapeutic effect of doxorubicin.

The potential use of combined therapy is under intensive study including the association between classical cytotoxic and genes encoding toxic proteins which enhanced the antitumour activity. The main aim of this work was to evaluate whether the gef gene, a suicide gene which has a demonstrated antiproliferative activity in tumour cells, improved the antitumour effect of chemotherapeutic drugs used as first-line treatment in the management of advanced breast cancer.

This therapeutic approach has the potential to overcome some of the major limitations of conventional chemotherapy, and may therefore constitute a promising strategy for future applications in breast cancer therapy.

· * From: Springerlink. Was published on Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology Journal

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University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center’s findings

On October 9 2009, the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center’s findings were released. In recent research they found an increasing number or rare head and neck cancer cases were linked to HPV. This specific cancer is called nasopharyngeal cancer; in these cases the tumor grows in the space behind the nose and at the top of the throat. This cancer has been coined the “hidden cancer” because this is a vary location. Researches noted that they commonly see cancer of the tonsils, but the cancer located behind the nose and at the top of the throat is rare. Finding this possible link to HPV can be helpful in treating this cancer because researches already know a large amount about tonsil cancer and it’s link to HPV.

* sciencedaily.com

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Latest News on head neck cancer

In the UK an estimated 7,000 people are diagnosed with head and neck cancer. Of those 7,000 cases approximately 3,500 end in death. In the UK researches previously found a link that connected head and neck cancer with STI; HPV-16. Now, scientists have begun to analyze DNA from these types of cases in order to find genes that signify infection. One of the conclusions that was discovered is that a chemical change in the HPV-16 gene can cause proteins that affect the rate at which cells grow; thus increasing the chance of cancer development. This case also discovered that treatment such as chemotherapy had different results for patients with tonsil cancer that were HPV positive when compared to patients that were HPV negative

* sciencedaily.com

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Annual meeting of Irish Society for Gene & Cell Therapy

The Irish Society for Gene & Cell Therapy of Cancer held it annual meeting in Cork Ireland this year. In previous years the ISCGT has held it’s meetings in various places including, Mumbai India and Shijiazhuang China. Specialist and professionals from all over the world attended the conference. Details from this year’s conference have not yet been posted, but should prove to be interesting as advancements in gene therapy continue to develop. Presentation and discussion topics from the 2009 conference included but were not limited to, Genetic and cellular Therapies for cancer: A decade of promises, pitfalls, and progress, Gene Therapy Targeting Tumor Endothelium, Clinical strategies for Virotheraphy of cancer: How we can Maximize The Anti-Tumor Effect.

*Information gathered from website: http://www.iscgt.net/

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Gene Therapy News

Researchers from Northwestern University were working to find a system in order to deliver genes to cells effectively and safely. They have been working to develop nanodiamonds as a method for gene delivery in order to treat cancer, heart disease and much more. The teams engineered nanodiamond particles were 70 times more efficient than the previous conventional method of delivery. The method was tested on a human cervical cancer cell. This discovery not only boasts a high-efficiency rate but also is also very biocompatible, making the delivery of genes much safer. The team will work to move the testing past pre-clinical trials.

* Therapy. ScienceDaily. Retrieved September 21, 2009, from http://www.sciencedaily.com­ /releases/2009/09/090901105150.htm

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Channel 4 News: Richard gets a new lease on life with Gene Therapy

How a German-born businessman turned to China and a controversial gene treatment to tackle his cancer.

China offers the most revolutionary advanced treatment in the world for cancer patients: Richard Weissenborn’s story on Channel 4 News:

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