Parker Hughes Cancer Center


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Press Releases

The Parker Hughes Institute distributes press releases periodically to communicate information about new developments and accomplishments. Following are the most recent press releases.

Scientists develop method to identify leukemia patients at high risk for relapse

September 6, 2000 Researchers from the Parker Hughes Institute in St. Paul, Minnesota, report new findings that demonstrate the quality of remission for acute lymphoblastic leukemia...

New agents show potential for treatment of testicular cancer

August 10, 2000, St. Paul, MN...Studies conducted at Parker Hughes Institute involving vanadium-containing agents called "vanadocene" show potential for treating testicular...

Parker Hughes Institute scientists develop new class of anti-cancer drugs

June 27, 2000, St. Paul, Minn. -- Scientists from the Parker Hughes Institute announce the development of a new class of anti-cancer drugs that are effective against...

First Cancer Center to focus on drug discovery and cancer prevetion opens

May 17, 2000, Saint Paul, Minn. The opening of the Parker Hughes Cancer Center marks the completion of a five-year project, which has brought together...

Parker Hughes Institute scientists develop 24 new drugs containing metal

May 3, 2000, Saint Paul, Minn. ( In a systematic effort to develop effective drugs with a broad spectrum and potent anti-cancer activity, researchers at the...

Parker Hughes Institute scientists develop anti-aids drugs against multidrug resistant HIV

May 2, 2000, Saint Paul, Minn. Formally designated as a threat to U.S. national security, AIDS is expected to rise for a decade before there is much prospect of...

Parker Hughes Institute scientists report design of new anti-cancer drug

March 30, 2000, Saint Paul, Minn. ( Parker Hughes Institute researchers report potent anti-cancer activity of a novel drug. The findings of this report...