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Seize the Ribbon Foundation for Bladder Cancer Research was founded in 2010 by the Miningham Family.
The foundation supports the work of
Drs. John Phillips and Senuki Konno at New York Medical College supporting innovative and progressive treatment of Bladder Cancer with research work in both molecular and herbal approaches to bladder cancer treatments.
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Seize The Ribbon has two doctors working to find bladder cancer destroying answers at New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY.
New York Medical College is the leading academic biomedical research center between New York City and the New York state capital of Albany. The College manages research and other sponsored programs, notably in the areas of cancer, cardiovascular disease, infectious diseases, kidney disease, the neurosciences, disaster medicine, and vaccine development.
Updated research news from Dr. Phillips 10/18-
"Seize the Ribbon funds went directly to inaugurate new research in bladder cancer nano-therapy. Using a transgenic mouse model, New York Medical College researchers, in collaboration with Bio-Pharma, used a custom-designed nanoparticle that carries a chemotherapy weapon as a 'Trojan Horse'. The mice otherwise develop bladder cancer and pass away earlier than their normal littermates. With nano-particle Trojan Horse, in early results, appears to eradicate bladder cancer leaving only non-cancerous but inflammed cells behind. The group now hopes to expand the research to test different doses of the nano-particles and different chemotherapies packaged within them. Ultimately, Seize the Ribbon fund will support the development of new nano-treatments for bladder cancer in human trials by completing these critical pre-clinical laboratory efforts."
"Seize the Ribbon funds went directly to inaugurate new research in bladder cancer nano-therapy. Using a transgenic mouse model, New York Medical College researchers, in collaboration with Bio-Pharma, used a custom-designed nanoparticle that carries a chemotherapy weapon as a 'Trojan Horse'. The mice otherwise develop bladder cancer and pass away earlier than their normal littermates. With nano-particle Trojan Horse, in early results, appears to eradicate bladder cancer leaving only non-cancerous but inflammed cells behind. The group now hopes to expand the research to test different doses of the nano-particles and different chemotherapies packaged within them. Ultimately, Seize the Ribbon fund will support the development of new nano-treatments for bladder cancer in human trials by completing these critical pre-clinical laboratory efforts."
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Extracts of maitake mushrooms called the maitake D-fraction (PDF) appear to synergize with vitamin C (VC) in producing an anti-tumor effect. We are currently determining whether there is a tissue- and dose-specific effect of the PDF/VC combination in a controlled murine model. A Phase III trial is being established to determine whether PDF/VC decreases the recurrence and/or progression rate of superficial bladder cancers. The target of PDF/VC appears to be cell cycle regulatory proteins, p21 and p53. We aim to determine whether tumor expression of these two molecules, or the expression of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor-III (FGFR-III) predicts responsiveness to PDF/VC.