Topic: Medical Drug Therapy
AP News | 2010-01-25 17:22:59
<div id="subtitle">Poniard Pharma tumbles as data raises doubts on cancer drug's effectiveness, side effects</div><div><p>Shares of Poniard Pharmaceuticals Inc. dropped Monday due to safety concerns about its experimental chemotherapy drug picoplatin.</p><p>On Sunday, Poniard reported results from a midstage clinical ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-01-21 08:04:25
<div><p>ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche's cancer drug Xeloda enabled elderly patients being treated for colorectal cancer to live free of the disease for longer, the world's largest maker of cancer drugs said on Thursday.</p><p>A study showed that patients above the age of 65 or 70 years who ...
isnare | 2010-01-20 19:32:30
In a breakthrough find, British scientists have developed a treatment that can stop leukaemia. This can be done by vaccination in the stage right after a bone marrow transplant or chemotherapy. The drug can activate the immune system of the body against leukaemia. In fact, in the future it can be used to treat other forms of cancer.<br ...
AP News | 2010-01-12 16:12:11
<div id="subtitle">OSI Pharmaceuticals says 4Q sales of cancer drug Tarceva rise 17 percent in US, abroad</div><div><p>OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday sales of its cancer drug Tarceva jumped 17 percent in the U.S. and abroad during the fourth quarter.</p><p>The ...
