Prostate News Archive
12-Aug-2006
Drug kills prostate tumor cells (PhysOrg)
U.S. scientists have developed an experimental RNA-based drug -- the first of its kind -- that kills prostate cancer cells, without harming normal cells. RNA-Based Drug Kills Prostate-Cancer Cells (RedNova)
Researchers at Duke University recently discovered that using a two-module ribonucleic acid system safely reduces prostate-tumor size two-fold. Experimental RNA-based Drug Kills Prostate Cancer Cells Effectively And Safely (Medical News Today)
Acting as a genetic Trojan horse, an experimental RNA-based drug -- the first of its kind -- tricks its way into prostate cancer cells and then springs into action to destroy them, while leaving normal cells unarmed. [click link for full article] Pomegranate juice may slow prostate cancer (The Acorn)
Drinking an 8-ounce glass of pomegranate juice daily increased by nearly four times the period during which PSA levels in men treated for prostate cancer remained stable, a three year UCLA study has found. Prostate Cancer Cells Killed by RNA-Based Drug (Senior Journal)
August 10, 2006 - Acting as a genetic Trojan horse, an experimental RNA-based drug -- the first of its kind -- tricks its way into prostate cancer cells and then springs into action to destroy them, while leaving normal cells unharmed. Protox advances phase I prostate cancer study forward (Pharmaceutical Business Review)
Protox Therapeutics has announced today that the first two cohorts of patients in its phase I clinical trial for prostate cancer using PRX302 have been treated safely and that dose escalation to the third cohort will commence shortly. First-Ever RNA Drug Targets Prostate Cancer (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental gene-based drug is able to "trick" its way into prostate cancer cells and kill them, U.S. researchers report.
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