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Orphan drug status for CLL monoclonal antibody

The US FDA has awarded orphan drug status to LBF Biotechnologies' anti-CD20 chimeric recombinant monoclonal antibody, currently known only as LFB-R60… Read More

Posted on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 04:37
24-hour test to determine chemo efficacy in breast cancer

According to a recently published article, a London cancer research firm has developed a test that can determine whether or not a woman with breast ca… Read More

Posted on Sun, 08/29/2010 - 15:36
Stutent plus Tarceva fails to improve overall survival in lung cancer

Drug giant Pfizer is reporting that preliminary data from its SUN 1087 trial indicates that the multi-targeted receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) inhibito… Read More

Posted on Sun, 08/29/2010 - 13:41
Combination therapy hints at future treatment for glioblastomas

According to newly published research, a new form of double therapy combining a traditional chemotherapy agent with targeted therapy could benefit pat… Read More

Posted on Fri, 08/27/2010 - 14:37
FDA gives liver cancer treatment fast track designation

The US FDA has awarded fast track designation to Celsion Corporation's investigational drug ThermoDox, in combination with radiofrequency ablation, as… Read More

Posted on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 23:55
NICE rejects Avastin for advanced colorectal cancer

The UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has rejected Avastin (bevacizumab) as a treatment for advanced bowel cancer, cit… Read More

Posted on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 18:30
Efficacy not compromised by reduced chemo in multiple myeloma

Reducing the intensity of induction therapy for older, newly diagnosed patients with multiple myeloma does not compromise the efficacy of treatment bu… Read More

Posted on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 14:44
Ancient herbal formula shows therapeutic benefits in chemotherapy

According to recently published research, an ancient concoction of four Chinese herbs known as Huang Qin Tang can not only ease the digestive problems… Read More

Posted on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 23:52
Adding cisplatin to RT reduces risk of death in cervical cancer

Recently published long-term data confirms what has been known for some time: that the addition of the platinum chemotherapy drug cisplatin to radioth… Read More

Posted on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 11:36
Doctors not prescribing chemopreventive for prostate cancer, study finds

Despite mounting evidence showing the efficacy of a drug preventing prostate cancer provided by the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT), neither p… Read More

Posted on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 17:16

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