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Angiogenesis in Pediatric Solid Tumors
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has recently been validated as a target in adult human cancer trials. Our laboratory focuses on the molecular determinants of tumor and vascular response to . . . More »
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Kandel, Jessica
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United States of America
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Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Study of thyroid cancer and other thyroid disease in Belarus following the Chernobyl accident.
Cohort-based study of thyroid cancer, thyroid nodules, chronic thyroiditis, hypothyroidism, and . . . More »
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Greenebaum, Ellen
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Belarus
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Biological Effectiveness of a Single Alpha Particle
College of Physicians and Surgeons
To help train graduate students (Ph.D. and M.Sc.) for the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Department of Ion Beam Bioengineering, to be proficient in cellular and molecular biology. To collaborate in . . . More »
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Hei, Tom K
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China
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Biomarkers of Aflatoxin Exposure
Mailman School of Public Health
This project focuses on the identification of environmental and genetic risk factors for development of hepatocellular cancer in Taiwan. We previously demonstrated that, in conjunction with . . . More »
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Santella, Regina
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Republic of China (Taiwan)
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Cancer-Grant Review
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Member of the Cancer B committee that reviews research grants for potential funding of research projects.
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Lieberman, Howard
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Canada
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Cancer in the Jerusalem Perinatal Study
Mailman School of Public Health
The Jerusalem Perinatal Study is a population-based cohort of mothers, fathers and their 92,408 offspring born in 1964?76. Subsets of the cohort may be at risk for cancer through founder mutations . . . More »
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Harlap, Susan
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Israel
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Clinical Gene Therapy Trial for Patients with Lymphoma at University College London, UK
College of Physicians and Surgeons
We are providing the MDR-containing retroviral supernatants for the CD34+ cell transduction trial in patients with lymphoma. We are continuing experimentation in improving the efficiency of . . . More »
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Bank, Arthur
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United Kingdom
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Correction for Missed Treatments in Radiation Oncology
College of Physicians and Surgeons
A large portion of patients undergoing radiation therapy as a treatment for cancer miss one or more of their planned treatment sessions due to illness, personal reasons, or uncomfortable acute . . . More »
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Hall, Eric
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Australia
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Cross-Cultural Differences in the Report of Pain and Emotion: China
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Multidimensional Affect and Pain Survey (MAPS) is a 101-item questionnaire suitable for administration to patients with acute and chronic pain. To date, it has been administered to patients . . . More »
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Clark, Wilder
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China
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Cross-Cultural Differences in the Report of Pain and Emotion: Italy
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Multidimensional Affect of Pain Survey (MAPS) is a 101-item questionnaire suitable for administration to patients with acute and chronic pain. To date, it has been administered to patients . . . More »
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Clark, Wilder
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Italy
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Cross-Cultural Differences in the Report of Pain and Emotion: Russian Federation
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Multidimensional Affect and Pain Survey (MAPS) is a 101-item questionnaire suitable for administration to patients with acute and chronic pain. To date, it has been administered to patients . . . More »
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Clark, Wilder
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Russian Federation (Europe)
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Cross-National Comparison of Palliative Care Needs and Services: U.S. and U.K. perspectives
Mailman School of Public Health
An examination of service provided and patient care needs in demonstration programs servining medically underserved and vulnerable persons with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. with comparable data collected . . . More »
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Raveis, Victoria H.
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United States of America
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Effects of the Chernobyl Accident on Thyroid Cancer and Related Diseases
Mailman School of Public Health
This is a cohort study of risk of thyroid cancer and other thyroid disorders following exposure to radioactive isotopes of iodine among those exposed at ages 18 years or younger due to the accident . . . More »
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Howe, Geoffrey
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Ukraine
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Evaluation of the Carcinogenic Activity of Various Environmental Agents; Development of Novel Assays
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Evaluation of carcinogenic activity of various environmental agents; development of novel assays. . . . More »
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Weinstein, I
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France
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Experiments with the Single Particles Generated with the Microbeam
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The problem of lung cancer induced by radon progeny is a single-particle problem, since in a domestic situation, the cells lining the lung will never be exposed to more than one particle during a . . . More »
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Hall, Eric
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China
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Gene Therapy in Cancer
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Using the multiple-drug resistance gene to provide hematopoietic stem cells with resistance to chemiotherpeutic agents. Using retroviral gene-transfer technique developed at Columbia. Patients with . . . More »
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Bank, Arthur
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United Kingdom
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Genetic Abnormalities in Esophageal Cancer
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Collaborative research on the causation and pathogenesis of esophageal cancer in a high-risk region of China. . . . More »
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Weinstein, I
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China
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Genetic Susceptibility to Arsenic-Induced Cancer
Mailman School of Public Health
A series of epidemiologic case-control and case-cohort studies nested within the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study [HEALS] in Bangladesh examine the roles of inherent susceptibility to . . . More »
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Ahsan, Habibul
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Bangladesh, United States of America
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Genotoxic Stress
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Genotoxic stress triggers two major biological responses in mammalian cells. The first is cell cycle arrest that allows DNA repair and cell survival. The second is induction of cell suicide through . . . More »
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Yin, Yuxin
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United States of America
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Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study [HEALS]
Mailman School of Public Health
This large epidemiologic cohort study in Bangladesh prospectively examines the health effects of arsenic among 12,000 men and women who have been chronically exposed to a wide range of arsenic . . . More »
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Ahsan, Habibul
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Bangladesh, United States of America
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Hypersensitivity of Mammalian Cells to X-Rays at Low Doses of Radiation
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Earlier results indicated that the hypersensitivity of cells is greater at low doses (below 1Gy) of x-rays than at higher doses, due to the induction of repair processes at bigger doses. Of practical . . . More »
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Hall, Eric
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United Kingdom
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Maintenance and Stimulation of Projects in Support of the Seven Medical Schools, and the Biomedical Research Agencies, in Taiwan.
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Maintenance and Stimulation of Projects in Support of the Seven Medical Schools, and the Biomedical Research Agencies, in Taiwan. . . . More »
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Pierson Jr, Richard
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Republic of China (Taiwan)
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Malignant Transformation of Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells by Tobacco Nitrosamine and Radon Alpha Particles
College of Physicians and Surgeons
To examine the cellular and molecular mechanisms of neoplastic transformation of immortalized human bronchial cells by the tobacco-specific nitrosamine NNK, either alone, or in combination with radon . . . More »
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Hei, Tom K
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China
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Mechanisms of Environmental Carcinogensis
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Provide training opportunity for junior staff of the Laboratory of Industrial Hygiene in molecular carcinogenesis studies. . . . More »
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Hei, Tom K
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China
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Microarray Analysis of Prostate-Cancer Cells
Columbia University Medical Center
Microarray analysis of prostate cancer cells.
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Germany
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Molecular Biology of Apoptosis in Human Cancer
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Molecular biology of apoptosis in human cancer. Investigation of defense mechanisms of human cancer against apoptosis. . . . More »
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Sato, Taka-Aki
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Japan
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Molecular Biomarks of Carcinogen Exposure
Mailman School of Public Health
This project has evaluated the utility of biomarkers based on mutations in oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes in individuals exposed to carcinogen vinyl chloride in France. . . . More »
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Brandt-Rauf, Paul
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France
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Molecular Signatures of Lung Cancer Cells Treated with Combination Chemotherapy
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Gene expression profiling assessment of molecular pathways of antitumor compounds activity and molecular keys for their interaction in lung cancer cells. . . . More »
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Powell, Charles
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United States of America
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New Advances in Translational Medicine
College of Physicians and Surgeons
This meeting provides an opportunity to hear from leading EU and U.S. experts on new advances in research and development in translational medicine. The experts will put an emphasis on applications . . . More »
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Schwarz-McGregor, Deborah
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United States of America
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NIEHS/EPA Superfund Basic Research Program: Health Effects and Geochemistry of Arsenic and Lead
Mailman School of Public Health
The primary goal of this program is to obtain new knowledge and to train multidisciplinary pre- and post-doctoral students regarding the bioavailability of soil lead in humans and the . . . More »
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Graziano, Joseph
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Bangladesh, United States of America
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Nutrition in Childhood and Cancer Risk
Mailman School of Public Health
Investigates the association between nutrition in childhood and various cancer outcomes in men and women followed from age 55 in the Netherlands Cohort Study on Nutrition and Cancer (NLCS). . . . More »
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Lumey, Lambert
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Netherlands
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Predicting Tumor Response by 31-P Spectroscopy
College of Physicians and Surgeons
This multi-institutional project will examine localized 31-P MR spectra from the tumors of patients prior to their undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL). The spectra are quantitated . . . More »
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Brown, Truman
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Netherlands, United Kingdom
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Prostate Cancer and Hispanic Americans
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Longitudinal program looking at prostate cancer in Hispanic Americans. . . . More »
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Goluboff, Erik
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United States of America
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Quality of Life at the Later Stages of the Life Course: Perspectives on Social Relationships, Illness and Aging-in-Place
Mailman School of Public Health
Presentation at "International Symposium on Aging in Korean Society" . . . More »
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Raveis, Victoria H.
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Korea (south)
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Structure and Function of Imprinted Gene Cluster on Chromosome 11p15/distal 7
College of Physicians and Surgeons
This is a collaborative grant involving four laboratories in four different countries to study the several aspects of genomic imprinting and imprinted genes. The emphasis is on the gene sequencing, . . . More »
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Tycko, Benjamin
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Study of Thyroid Cancer and Other Thyroid Disease in Belarus Following the Chernobyl Accident
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Cohort-based study of thyroid cancer, thyroid nodules, chronic thyroiditis, hypothyroidism, and hyperparathyroidism following the Chernobyl nuclear power-plant accident. . . . More »
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McConnell, Robert
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Belarus
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Study of Thyroid Cancer and Other Thyroid Disease in Ukraine Following the Chernobyl Accident
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Cohort-based study of thyroid cancer, thyroid nodules, chronic thyroiditis, hypothyroidism, and hyperparathyroidism following the Chernobyl nuclear power-plant accident. . . . More »
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McConnell, Robert
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Ukraine
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Study of Thyroid Cancer and Other Thyroid Disease in Ukraine Following the Chernobyl Accident
Mailman School of Public Health
Study of thyroid cancer and other thyroid disease in Ukraine following the Chernobyl accident.
Cohort-based study of thyroid cancer, thyroid nodules, chronic thyroiditis, hypothyroidism, and . . . More »
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Greenebaum, Ellen
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Ukraine
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Summer Internship at St. Luke's International Medical Center in Tokyo, Japan
College of Physicians and Surgeons
A summer internship for rising second-year medical students in Tokyo, at the St. Luke's International Medical Center. The goal of the overall program is to enrich the medical student experience with . . . More »
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Pierson Jr, Richard
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Japan
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The Center for Radiosurgery
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Center for Radiosurgery provides state of the art clinical programs ultilizing the Gamma Knife and fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery to treat a wide variety of malignant, benign, and . . . More »
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Sisti, Michael
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United States of America
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The Ukrainian / American Chernobyl Ocular Study (UACOS)
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The ocular-radiation protection standards formulated by National Council on Radiation Protection (NCRP) and the International Council on Radiation Protection (ICRP) are all predicated on the . . . More »
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Worgul, Basil
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Ukraine
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To Determine the Mutagenic / Carcinogenic Effects of Tobacco Products in Combination with Other Agents
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Smoking is on the increase in China, and there is great interest in the mutagenic/carcinogenic effects, particularly the interaction of tobacco products with other environmental pollutants. We are . . . More »
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Hall, Eric
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China
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Treatment of B-Cell Lymphoma in Children: France
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Randomized multigroup, multicenter trial of chemotherapy in children with newly diagnosed B-Cell Lymphoma. . . . More »
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Cairo, Mitchell
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France
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Treatment of B-Cell Lymphoma in Children: United Kingdom
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Randomized multigroup, multicenter trial of chemotherapy in children with newly diagnosed B-Cell Lymphoma. Mitchel S. Cairo, MD, Study Chair. . . . More »
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Cairo, Mitchell
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United Kingdom
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Tumor Immunotherapy Program
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Tumor Immunotherapy Program brings together basic and clinical scientists to study the effects of vaccines and other types of immunotherapy in patients with a variety of different cancers. . . . More »
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Kaufman, Howard
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United States of America
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U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research Program in Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis.
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Joint U.S.-Japan yearly workshops in mutagenesis and carcinogenesis and a scientist-exchange research program plus sharing of reagents and research materials. . . . More »
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Weinstein, I
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Japan
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