With a staff of 160 his team is as large as the oncology departments of some big pharma companies and in the past six years has discovered 16 innovative cancer drugs .
" In the field of oncology , the bar is set so low , " rosenberg told me .
“在肿瘤学领域,门槛设得如此之低,”罗森博格告诉我。
Specialists in gastroenterology and oncology had higher percentages , with 86 and 84 percent , respectively , saying they would choose to enter the same specialty again .
They also developed drug resistant cell lines to study , in collaboration with another team at ucla 's jonsson cancer center led by dr. antoni ribas , an associate professor of hematology / oncology
This study represents an important step toward better understanding of how cisplatin resistance arises , says thomas helleday , professor of radiation oncology at the university of oxford , who was not involved in the research .
This approach was made possible through the acquisition of leading us gastrointestinal diagnostics company prometheus through its diagnostics and in-licensed specialty pharmaceuticals in gastroenterology and oncology , which helps the patient manage their condition from diagnostics to treatment .
In other amgen news , representatives plan to give a presentation june 7 at the american society for clinical oncology meeting in chicago to describe how the company 's newly approved prolia osteoporosis drug might help prostate cancer patients whose disease has spread to bone .
Last year , a report in the journal of clinical oncology suggested a benefit of acupuncture compared to a " sham " acupuncture treatment , but the results didn 't reach statistical significance .
" Cancer research has really plateaued out , " william matsui , an associate professor of oncology at johns hopkins university 's school of medicine said at a stem cell conference earlier this year .