Fox Chase Cancer Center News

Unexpected Viral "Fossils" Found in Vertebrate Genomes

PHILADELPHIA (July 29, 2010) – Over millions of years of evolution, retroviruses, which insert their genetic material into the host genome as part of their replication, have left behind numerous bits of their genetic material in vertebrate genomes. Now, in an unexpected discovery, a team of researchers reports that human and other vertebrate genomes also contain many ancient sequences from two deadly virus families.

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Fox Chase Ranked Among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News and World Report

Philadelphia (July 15, 2010) – Fox Chase Cancer Center is once again ranked among the leading cancer centers in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report's annual "Best Hospitals" listing. For 16 consecutive years, Fox Chase has been one of the top-ranked cancer centers in all of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey. In the nation, the Center is ranked 28th overall this year and 16th in reputation, a measure of how oncology peers assess Fox Chase's expertise in cancer research and treatment.

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Fox Chase Clinical Trial Tests First of Its Kind Antibody: MM-111 Antibody Uses HER2 Target to Reach and Block HER3

CHICAGO, IL (June 7, 2010) – Patients with HER2-positive cancers can have dramatic responses to HER2-targeted drugs but eventually develop resistance to the agents. With that problem in mind, Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers are testing a novel type of antibody called MM-111 in patients with HER2-positive disease who have progressed on standard therapy.

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New Treatment Regimen Shown Effective Against Advanced Ovarian Cancer

CHICAGO, IL (June 6, 2010) – Newly reported results from a major clinical trial show that adding bevacizumab (Avastin) to standard frontline chemotherapy for women with advanced ovarian cancer and then continuing a maintenance dose of the drug afterwards significantly extends progression-free survival. Women receiving the new treatment regimen saw no worsening of their disease for 14.1 months, compared to 10.3 months for women receiving standard therapy.

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