Meeting Report on Cancer Research Advances
Author Information
Author(s): K. Sikora, M.E. Lippman, A. Wellstein, F. Kern, S. McLeskey, M. Gottardis, N.R. Lemoine, J.L. Bos, R.H. Medema, B.M.Th. Burgering, A.M.M. de Vries-Smits, G.J. Pronk, K. Alitalo, T.P. Miakel'a, P.J. Koskinen, I. Va'strik, G. Evan, M.G. Borrello, M. Shiraishi, T. Sekiya, A.L. Harris, E. Horak, S. LeJeunel, D. Neal, K. Smith, R. Leek, K. Mellon, C. Wright, J. Mendelsohn, R.A. Weinberg, H.C. Hurst, S. Dalton, R. Treisman, R.M. Evans, A. Kakizuka, S. Kliewer, D. Mangelsdorf, K. Umesonol, J. Wagstaff, R.E.N. van Rijswijk, A.C. van Loenen, R. Lopez, C.J. van Groeningen, J.J. Heimans, H.M. Pinedo, H. Thomas, C. Barton, A. Saini, A. Dalgleish, J. Waxman, K. Sisley, D. Cottam, G. Rennie, A.M. Potter, C.W. Potter, R.C. Rees, D. Eccles, L. Gruber, M. Steel, R. Leonard, R. Kalra, K. Wade, M. Greenall, R. Camplejohn, A.L. Harris, G.K. Raddal, B.S. Bolger, T.G. Cooke, P.D. Stanton, A.B. McLean, R.P. Symonds, A. Purohit, L. Duncan, M.J. Reed, C. Galustian, S. Foulds, J.F. Dye, P.J. Guillou, C.H. Wakefield, P.D. Carey, S. Foulds, J. Monson, P.J. Guillou, T. Hickish, C. Clarke, D. Robertson, D. Cunningham, M.A. Raja, R.T.D. Oliver, J. Ong, C.J. Gallagher, R.J. Gilbertson, A.D.J. Pearson, E.B. Jaros, R.H. Perry, C.M. Barton, S.L. Staddon, C.M. Hughes, P.A. Hall, C. O'Sullivan, G. Kloppel, B. Theis, R.C.G. Russell, J. Neoptolemos, R.C.N. Williamson, N.R. Lemoine
Conclusion
Recent advances in molecular genetics have identified new targets for cancer therapy, including growth factors and oncogenes.
Takeaway
Scientists are finding new ways to treat cancer by targeting specific genes and proteins that help tumors grow.
Methodology
The meeting included presentations on various cancer research topics, including gene therapy and the role of growth factors in cancer.
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