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Thursday, June 17, 2010

Taiwan: Sinphar and Daito (Japan), drug makers cooperation

Sinphar Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. of Taiwan signed a cooperative agreement with Daito Pharmaceutical (Japan) for development and manufacturing of breast cancer drugs. Detailed is not discosed. But, what it is apparent is that Japanese drug maker intends slash down production cost by offshore sourcing. This act is majorily prompted by Japan authority policy amended.

China: Fudan University_Non-ltumor parts biomarker is associated with intrahepatic metastasis, recurrence, and patient survival after hepatectomy

Oncologist. 2010 Jun 15.
High Expression of Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor-1 Receptor in Peritumoral Liver Tissue Is Associated with Poor Outcome in Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Curative Resection.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20551429

China: Chinese Academy of Science_3 cooperated teams (US/ Germany/ China) reveal chromosome 8q24 linked with prostate cancer

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2010 Jun 15.
Association between Genetic Variants in the 8q24 Cancer Risk Regions and Circulating Levels of Androgens and Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20551303

China: University of Hong Kong_potential Head and neck tumor suppressor (metalloprotease family member ADAMTS9)

Cancer Res. 2010 Jun 15.
Extracellular Protease ADAMTS9 Suppresses Esophageal and Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Tumor Formation by Inhibiting Angiogenesis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20551050