Avastin helps stem kidney cancer progression: study
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The drug Avastin helped stem the progression of advanced kidney cancer better than standard therapy alone, according to a study released at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting on Saturday.
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Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Holding AG said Friday that a European Union body had moved toward possible approval this year of the cancer drug Avastin.
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NEW YORK  - Alcohol consumption may lower the risk of developing kidney cancer, according to a report in the British Journal of Cancer.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- While more kidney cancers are being diagnosed and treated early, the number of deaths from the disease continues to increase, University of Michigan researchers report.
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A study result of novel liver cancer treatment released by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) on Friday has shown that arginase is effective on suppressing cancer cell growth.
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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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Genentech Inc.  on Wednesday said third-quarter earnings rose 50 percent, spurred by growth in new colon cancer treatment Avastin and strong sales of its older drugs, and raised its full-year profit forecast.
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Genentech Inc. (DNA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said third-quarter earnings rose 50 percent, spurred by growth in new colon cancer treatment Avastin and strong sales of its
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Genentech Inc.  on Monday said its  colon cancer drug Avastin extended the life of patients when  used in combination with a chemotherapy regimen called FOLFOX4  more than the chemotherapy alone in a late stage clinical  trial.
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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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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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British researchers have identified the  cancer stem cells that spawn tumors in the most common form of  childhood leukemia, and said on Thursday it provided a "bull's  eye" target for new drugs.
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Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG's  cancer-fighting drug Gleevec can still help treat chronic  myeloid leukemia even after five years of use, a new study  showed on Wednesday.
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Canadian scientists have found cancer stem cells that seem to fuel the uncontrolled growth of malignant brain tumors.
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More than a quarter of patients with advanced kidney cancer saw their tumors shrink after treatment with GlaxoSmithKline Plc's pazopanib, a new pill designed to rival Genentech's blockbuster drug Avastin, researchers said on Saturday.
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The kidney cancer pill Nexavar has shown promise in treating a small number of people with a type of blood cancer known as acute myeloid leukemia or AML, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Avastin, one of a new family of drugs that starves tumors of their blood supply, can slow the growth of the most common and deadly form of brain cancer, researchers reported on Monday.