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Alfacell Says Onconase Clinical Trial Enrollment Expected to Be Ahead of Schedule

Associated Press BLOOMFIELD, N.J. (AP) — Biopharmaceutical company Alfacell Corp. said Monday that it expects to fully enroll its late-stage cancer drug trial ahead of schedule. Alfacell shares rose $1.71, or 52.1 percent, to a new 52-week high of $4.99 in morning trading on the Nasdaq. The clinical trial seeks to test Onconase for the [...]

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Research Offers Hope of Cure for Mesothelioma

By Holly Nott, Austrailian Associated Press November 25, 2004 A laboratory mouse recovered fully from mesothelioma and built up immunity to further tumours during trials of a new treatment regime being tested by West Australian researchers. Mesothelioma cells were transplanted into the animal, dubbed Mouse 5, before it was given a chemotherapy drug called coramsine, [...]

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