In Second Trial, Avastin Is Found Effective in Treating Breast Cancer
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The results from the new clinical trial could increase the chances that the Food and Drug Administration will approve the drug for that use.
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In women who've been treated for breast cancer, use of the drug tamoxifen can help prevent recurrence of the disease. Now, new research indicates that the drug works equally well in black and white women.
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A new way to accurately predict how individual breast cancer patients will react to the anticancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin) has been identified by researchers at the Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston.
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Genentech Inc said on Tuesday its cancer drug, Avastin, met the primary goal of prolonging progression-free survival when combined with chemotherapy in a breast cancer study, sending its shares up more than 3 percent.
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A team of researchers from the National Cancer Institute reported yesterday that they have successfully treated two cancer patients using gene therapy, the introduction of genes into the human body for medical purposes.
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THURSDAY, Feb 10 (HealthDay News) -- A compound derived from a rare South American plant shows promise as a treatment for breast cancer, according to a University of Virginia Health System study.
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A new analysis finds that clinical trials of breast-cancer treatments by drugmakers show positive results far more often than non-industry trials. Why the difference?
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San Antonio - A newer drug clearly outperforms tamoxifen at preventing breast cancer from returning and should become the first-choice treatment for most women who have had the disease, doctors are reporting.
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The new Genentech, Inc., cancer drug Avastin appears to extend survival for patients with colorectal cancer by nearly two months, US National Cancer Institute researchers have concluded.
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A newer drug prevented far more breast cancers from recurring in older women than the old standby tamoxifen and with far fewer side effects, doctors said Wednesday, citing a new study.
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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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Marin physicians say they are already prescribing a new breast cancer drug that shows better results at preventing the return of disease in older women, as announced yesterday in a study.
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A new breast cancer drug is so effective it will see the end of the current &quot;gold standard&quot; treatment Tamoxifen, researchers said today.
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New findings add to the evidence that genetic tests can help predict whether breast cancer will recur, giving valuable guidance to doctors and patients about whether potentially toxic chemotherapy
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TORONTO - A standard treatment used to prevent the recurrence of breast cancer should be replaced by a newer drug, according to a study released Wednesday.
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18  (HealthDayNews) -- A new blood test holds promise for improving the treatment of advanced breast cancer, researchers report.
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THE REPORT: Doctors are reporting that a new breast cancer drug, Arimidex, and others in its class outperform the tried-and-true tamoxifen at preventing recurrence in older women.