Recent advances in cancer research. Highlights of the 92nd annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; held March 24-28, 2001, in New Orleans, LA, U.S.A.
The 92nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) was held on March 24-28, 2001, in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., to discuss the latest advances in basic, translational and clinical cancer research. More than 12,000 scientists representing academia, industry and government attended this international meeting. Over 5,300 proffered papers were presented in a variety of formats. This meeting report highlights a lecture on the antileukemia drug STI-571 (imatinib) and minisymposia that covered the topics of tumor immunity, immunotherapy, pharmacogenetics and novel targets for drug discovery. (c) 2001 Prous Science. All rights reserved.
Fernandez
Patricia M.
PM
The George Washington University Medical Center, Department of Pharmacology, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. phmpmf@gwumc.edu