FDA Leukemia drug wins federal approval
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A second-line drug to treat a life-threatening form of leukemia has won federal approval, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday.
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Sanofi-Synthelabo on Friday said it received Food and Drug Administration approval for its Eloxatin to be used with chemotherapy to treat stage 3 colon cancer.
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Mylan Laboratories Inc.  said on Tuesday it won U.S. approval for its generic versions of Pfizer Inc.'s  blockbuster anti-depressant Zoloft.
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The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a drug for multiple sclerosis that has shown early evidence of being more effective than existing drugs.
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Genzyme (GENZ :Nasdaq - news - research) shares rose early Wednesday after US regulators approved its leukemia drug for children. The Food and Drug Administration Tuesday approved the drug Clolar, an intravenous
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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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Federal health advisers on Wednesday recommended approval of the first new cancer drug in the past decade specifically aimed at treating the most common childhood leukemia.
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The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration said on Wednesday it had approved Amgen Inc's  drug Vectibix for the treatment of advanced colon cancer.
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The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved a drug for multiple sclerosis that has shown early evidence of being more effective than existing drugs.
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An experimental treatment for brain cancer has won approval for commercial use in Switzerland, its London-listed US maker, Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc., announced on Monday.
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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Eli Lilly&#39;s Cymbalta, a balanced and potent serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor.
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Genentech and OSI Pharmaceuticals won federal approval yesterday to sell Tarceva, a pill to treat lung cancer.
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The Food and Drug Administration approved a drug for multiple sclerosis that works by a new mode of action and has shown early evidence of being more effective than existing drugs.
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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.
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Genzyme Corp.'s not-yet-completed $1 billion acquisition of Ilex Oncology Inc. appeared to pay off yesterday when an advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration recommended the agency approve Ilex's experimental cancer treatment for children with certain types of leukemia.
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Dec. 6, 2004 (San Diego) -- A new generation of medications to treat leukemia is wiping out cancer in people who fail to benefit from the blockbuster drug Gleevec, researchers say.
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The government approved a drug Tuesday that tries a new method of attacking multiple sclerosis, an incurable disease of the central nervous system that affects 350,000 Americans.