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The Harford County Chapter of the Autism Society of America will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the McFaul Center, 525 West MacPhail Road, Bel Air. Parents, teachers and others affected by autism are welcome. Information: 410-836-7177, Ext. 617, or www.harfordcountyautismsociety.com. .
Cytokinetics Announces Data From Phase II Clinical Trial of ...
Cytokinetics, Incorporated (NASDAQ: CYTK) announced today the final results from a multicenter Phase II clinical trial sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), which evaluated ispinesib in patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. Ispinesib is a novel small molecule inhibitor of kinesin spindle protein (KSP), a mitotic kinesin essential for proper cell division. Ispinesib has arisen from a broad strategic collaboration between Cytokinetics and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to discover, develop and commercialize novel small molecule therapeutics targeting human mitotic kinesins for applications in the treatment of cancer and other diseases. This Phase II clinical trial was designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ispinesib in the second- or third-line treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer whose disease had recurred or progressed despite treatment with anthracyclines and taxanes.
CMS, Inc. and Toshiba Collaborate to Improve Cancer Treatment for ...
CMS, Inc., the worldwide market leader in radiation treatment planning and workflow management solutions, in partnership with Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., are providing a comprehensive diagnostic imaging and virtual simulation solution to St. Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute (MSTI) in Boise, Idaho. The installation of CMS FocalSim and Toshiba's Aquilion(TM) LB computed tomography (CT) scanner represents the first joint installation to result from an earlier announced partnership between CMS and Toshiba. St. Luke's MSTI will add CMS's FocalSim CT simulation workstation - a flexible PC-based application that includes multi-modality image fusion, patient contouring, CT simulation and plan review modules -- along with CMS Direct Access, a unique distributed workflow management tool that supports robust remote access to CMS planning applications from any location inside or outside the clinic.
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