Two-Drug Combo Fights Brain Tumors
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FRIDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A combination of the drug bevacizumab (brand name Avastin) and the standard chemotherapy agent irinotecan may benefit patients with a type of deadly brain tumor called glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), says a Duke University pilot study.
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A drug now used to treat breast cancer could help men with advanced prostate cancer live longer, say scientists.
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An ingredient in marijuana may be useful for treating brain cancers, say researchers.
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc announced further clinical trial results on Sunday underlining the ability of a drug combination including its product Tykerb to fight breast cancer that has spread to the brain.
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Australian marine scientists have joined up with an Austrian drug company to develop cancer-fighting medicines from chemicals found in sea sponges and ocean algae.
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It's running trials to see if the drug can be used in earlier stages of cancer.
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A new type of cancer drug being  developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., when combined with a  standard chemotherapy, was significantly better than  chemotherapy alone in delaying progression of advanced breast  cancer, a researcher said on Sunday.
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Another schizophrenia drug from the company shows promise in a clinical trial.
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Genentech Inc colon and lung cancer drug Avastin, along with standard chemotherapy, increases survival rates of patients with a very deadly type of brain tumor, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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Patients who develop the most common  kind of primary malignant brain tumor are sometimes given drugs  they may not need and deprived of others that might help,  medical researchers said on Tuesday.
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Scientists have identified a way of tackling hard-to-treat breast cancers.
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A kidney cancer drug became the first medicine to extend the life of patients with advanced liver cancer in a large study, adding about three months to survival compared with a placebo, according to a data released on Monday.
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This lung cancer drug is not as effective as once hoped.
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Harvard researchers are developing the first drug that specifically targets cancer stem cells.
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A fast-acting pathway used by the drug tamoxifen to kill damaged breast cells before they become cancerous has been identified by scientists at Duke University.
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Scientists have identified a type of stem cell that appears to fuel the growth of brain tumours. The Canadian and American researchers say their discovery could lead to new ways of targeting cancer cells.
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A new type of drug shows growing promise as a more potent way for many breast cancer patients to significantly cut their risk of a recurrence, researchers reported yesterday.