Researchers Discover Potential Peptide Therapy For Use Against Cancer Featured
Show: Ask Dr. DeSilva
Guest(s)
Robin Farias-Eisner, M.D., PH.D
Topic
New Treatment Possibilities For Ovarian Cancer Patients
Topic Info
An innovative study shows that a unique peptide therapy blocks the growth of malignant ovarian tumors with no known side effects. The use of peptides as a treatment has created a novel class of anti-cancer agents. Dr. Robin Farias-Eisner joins Dr. DeSilva to explain why this discovery is a paradigm shift in the treatment of cancer and was published this week , in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, USA.
Guest Info
Dr. Robin Farias-Eisner is currently a Professor, Chief of Gynecologic Oncology, and Vice Chair of Administration in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UCLA. He is also Principle Investigator for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG), the co-Director of the Women’s Cancer Program for the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Director of the Center for Biomarker Discovery and Research at UCLA. His work is dedicated to the prevention and early detection of women's cancers. Dr. Farias-Eisner is one of very few gynecologic oncologists worldwide to earn a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology.
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Host
Dr. Derrick DeSilva
Original Air Date
11 / 29 / 2010
