Pfizer Stomach-Cancer Drug Passes Test
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Pfizer Inc. PFE.N  said on Tuesday  its experimental drug for a deadly form of stomach cancer  proved safe and effective in a late-stage trial, prompting  researchers to halt the study seven months ahead of schedule.
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Scientists launched a trial on Monday to test whether a new drug works as an initial treatment against the most common form of lung cancer.
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Roche Holding, the world&#39;s biggest maker of diagnostic tests, has received Food and Drug Administration approval to market the first laboratory gene test that can help doctors reduce the risk of side effects for certain medications.
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Combining the experimental oral drug S-1 with cisplatin improved chances of survival in patients with stomach cancer compared with patient treated with S-1 alone, French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis and Japan's Taiho Pharmaceutical said.
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NeoPharm Inc., a biotechnology company developing cancer treatments, said it regained ownership of two cancer compounds after Pfizer Inc.
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Pfizer Inc. said on Thursday its arthritis drug Celebrex is safe. Its comments followed a report in a Canadian newspaper that raised concerns the drug may have been linked to 14 deaths.
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NEW YORK, November 19  - Tarceva, an experimental lung cancer drug, has been approved by the Food &amp; Drug Administration, Genentech (DNA.
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc  won U.S. approval for a once-a-day breast cancer pill on Tuesday that the drugmaker hopes will launch a new era for its oncology business.
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Scientists launched a trial on Monday to  test whether a new drug works as an initial treatment against  the most common form of lung cancer.
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The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved a cancer drug made by pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co. to treat advanced non-small cell lung cancer in patients who have undergone chemotherapy.
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Pfizer Inc. on Tuesday said six  patients with melanoma were all helped by one of the company's  experimental drugs, with their tumors either shrinking or  disappearing or their cancer stabilizing in an early-stage  trial.
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A very early test of an experimental drug seemed to slow the spread of advanced deadly skin cancer in a small study, the drug's U.S. developer reported in preliminary findings Wednesday.
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Cephalon gets some good news about its drug PROVIGIL.
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NEW YORK/OTTAWA  - Pfizer Inc. PFE.N said on  Thursday its arthritis drug Celebrex was safe after a report in  a Canadian newspaper linked it to 14 deaths,
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A test can help doctors determine which lung cancer patients will respond to a leading chemotherapy drug and avoid ineffective treatments and side effects in those who don't, Spanish researchers said on Monday.
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SATURDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDayNews) -- A new drug that targets pancreatic cancer in two ways is being tested by oncologists at the University of Southern California/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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A breakthrough cancer drug made by a Long Island company won federal approval late Thursday in a major victory for cancer patients and the region&#39;s budding biotech industry.