MDRNA, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA), a leading RNAi-based drug discovery and development company, reported today in vivo data for bladder and liver cancer demonstrating further advancement of the Company’s oncology programs. The Company reported a reduction in tumor growth in both liver and bladder cancers by targeting genes key to tumor progression, via both systemic and [...]

Registration is now open for the Society of Interventional Radiology’s “Image-guided Interventional Oncology (IO) Therapies” Webinar, which will provide the latest updates on percutaneous and transcatheter treatment of liver tumors, kidney tumor ablation and lung tumor ablation. SIR is a national organization of physicians, scientists and allied health professionals dedicated to improving public health through [...]

Most Americans have never heard of magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS), yet it is a technology that promises to revolutionize medical care around the world.
“We’re at the same point with focused ultrasound as we were with diagnostic MRIs several decades ago,” says Neal F. Kassell, M.D., a professor of neurosurgery at the University of [...]

CeloNova BioSciences, Inc. announced that Franco Orsi, MD, PhD, will make two presentations at the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE) conference about “micro-bland embolization” which has demonstrated excellent clinical results in treating liver cancer. Professor Orsi and his colleagues at the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, Italy have developed a technique [...]

A new study investigated the effectiveness of S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) in the prevention and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or primary liver cancer. SAMe, a widely available nutritional supplement, with little known side effects, was found to be effective in preventing the formation of HCC in rats. However, high enough levels of SAMe were not attainable [...]