Press releases archive 2007
Infectious activation drives cell division
Scientists have discovered that once active, the enzyme Cyclin B1-Cdk1 commits a growing cell to the process of mitotic cell division and chromosome separation. The work was published in PLoS Biology.
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17 novel candidate breast cancer genes
Scientists have discovered 17 novel genes that are likely to play a role in breast cancer development using an old tool
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Honorary CBE awarded to Piet Borst
Piet Borst has been awarded an honorary CBE by Her Majesty The Queen for his outstanding contribution to UK and global science, especially in the field of cancer research.
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High dose radiotherapy in lung cancer well tolerated and effective
A new treatment scheme of radiotherapy given concurrently with daily chemotherapy is well tolerated in lung cancer patients.
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Improved medicines thanks to analysis of detoxification enzyme
In a study of the absorption and delivery of (anticancer) medication in the human body, Teun van Herwaarden, a researcher at the NKI-AVL, examined the detoxifying effect of the Cytochrome P450 3A enzymes.
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Increased cure of breast cancer with extra “boost” irradiation after surgery
A large European study shows that an extra “boost dose” of irradiation after surgery for breast cancer improves the chance of cure.
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Lifetime Achievement Award to researchers NKI-AVL
The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) is the winner of the second edition of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Lifetime Achievement Award.
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