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Old 09-19-2008, 03:27 PM   #1
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tumor bank
START is the other part of the clinic (STOH) where I go.
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http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/START_creates_SA_tumor_bank.html
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Old 09-20-2008, 12:17 PM   #2
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Question sounds familiar
Does this just ring a bell with me, or does anyone else hear it and wonder if this refers to trastuzumab research?

"The last tumor bank in San Antonio contained breast cancer samples and left the Cancer Therapy and Research Center along with researcher Dr. Kent Osbourne for Houston. Most of those samples were lost in the flood of 2000. A sample from that tumor bank earlier had helped a California researcher develop drugs that improved the survival rate of women with a certain type of breast cancer."

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Old 09-20-2008, 05:22 PM   #3
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That is exactly what came to my mind! I was surprised that more comments weren't posted on this topic. Sounds like two steps forward to me...
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