Posts by: Patricia Silva, PhD

Patricia Silva, PhD

Patrícia holds her PhD in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases from the Leiden University Medical Center in Leiden, The Netherlands. She has studied Applied Biology at Universidade do Minho and was a postdoctoral research fellow at Instituto de Medicina Molecular in Lisbon, Portugal. Her work has been focused on molecular genetic traits of infectious agents such as viruses and parasites.

March 26, 2015March 26, 2015

Experimental Drug From Aeolus Found to Increase Animal Survival Rate After Acute Radiation Exposure

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Aeolus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced at an In Process Review (IPR) meeting with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) that the company’s experimental AEOL 10150 drug is effective in increasing ... Read more

March 17, 2015March 17, 2015

Effective Triple Therapy for Metastatic Melanoma Based on Radiation and Dual Immunotherapy

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A new study was recently published in the journal Nature showing an effective combination therapy for metastatic melanoma treatment along with the resistance mechanism underlying combined radiation therapy and ipilimumab in ... Read more

March 16, 2015March 16, 2015

New Predictive Model for Prostate Cancer Recurrence and Successful Radiation Therapy

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A new study led by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) revealed ... Read more

March 10, 2015March 10, 2015

Pioneering Light-Based Therapy for Tumors in Deep Tissues

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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology a new light-based technique that allows for the first time the application of ... Read more

February 20, 2015February 20, 2015

Prostate Cancer Test Helps Identify Patients Who Will Benefit from Radiation Therapy After Prostate Surgery

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A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology strengthened the validation of a new genomic test for prostate cancer. This study corresponds to the eighth publication demonstrating the ... Read more

February 18, 2015February 19, 2015

Radiation Therapy Proven Effective in Good-Risk Ductal Carcinoma

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Researchers associated with the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), a national clinical trials cooperative group, have recently reported that, compared to observation, radiation therapy is more effective in terms of recurrence prevention of ... Read more

February 12, 2015February 12, 2015

MD Anderson Physicist Answers 5 Questions On Use of Proton Therapy Against Cancer

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Dr. Michael Gillin, a physicist and professor in radiation physics at the MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center, recently explained his opinion on the reason protons are “the most interesting and potentially ... Read more

February 10, 2015

Stem Cells Can Repair Brain Damage From Radiation Therapy

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Researchers at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center recently reported that it was possible to repair brain damage caused by radiation therapy for brain cancer by using lab-generated cells derived ... Read more

January 29, 2015January 29, 2015

Targeted MRI/Ultrasound Proves Effective to Identify High-Risk Prostate Cancer

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A recent large-scale study has reported that targeted biopsy with new fusion technology, which joins magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound, was found to be more efficient in identifying high-risk ... Read more