Stress hormones have been implicated in both tumor initiation and progression. Human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) is overexpressed in cancer cells and associated with malignant tumor ...
BLUE BELL, Pa., July 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: INO) announced today that in a preclinical study with two animal models, Inovio's hTERT (human telomerase reverse ...
Phase I study of immunization with dendritic cells (DC) modified with recombinant fowlpox encoding carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and the triad of costimulatory molecules CD54, CD58, and CD80 ...
MPC-3100, a fully synthetic, orally bioavailable Hsp90 inhibitor, in cancer patients. Background: hTERT is expressed in 93% to 100% of NSCLC, making the enzyme a target for immunotherapy. Present ...
A major goal of the Sfeir is to understand the mechanism(s) underlying telomere length regulation, which is critical for cellular survival. We are particularly interested in uncovering the pathway(s) ...
Each of our 46 chromosomes is capped by a telomere – a long stretch of repeated DNA (TTAGG). Telomeres play a key protective function in our cells, and now Dr. In Kwon Chung and colleagues at Yonsei ...