New Drug Approved for Childhood Leukemia
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NEW YORK  - Genzyme Corp. announced Wednesday that its drug Clolar has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) (FDA (news - web sites)) for the treatment of
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MONDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- The drug Gleevec has proven a lifesaver for people with a blood cancer called chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). However, a growing number of CML patients have cancers resistant to the medication.
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JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The Food and Drug Administration is giving hope to children with Leukemia that don&#39;t respond to traditional treatments.
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(WebMD) A novel vaccine that stimulates the immune system to seek out and destroy tumor cells is showing promise for people with leukemia.
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A next-generation leukemia pill designed to help patients not cured by the successful drug Gleevec works even better than doctors had hoped, researchers said Sunday.
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Genzyme Corp. announced Wednesday that its drug Clolar has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of children with difficult or relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
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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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Researchers have discovered a  genetic mutation that causes an aggressive form of childhood  leukemia and said on Thursday it may mean that drugs being  developed for Alzheimer's disease could also provide a better  treatment for the cancer.
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US drug regulators approved Tuesday the targeted anti-cancer treatment Tykerb (lapatinib) for use together with another drug, Xeloda (capectabine) in certain advanced breast cancers.
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A schizophrenia drug won U.S. approval as the first medicine to treat symptoms of autism in children and adolescents, the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
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A drug currently used to treat kidney cancer has shown promising results in treating the most common and deadly form of adult leukemia, according to a US study released Tuesday.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Eli Lilly drug Alimta, for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer in previously treated patients.
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Researchers have discovered a genetic mutation that causes an aggressive form of childhood leukemia and said on Thursday it may mean that drugs being developed for Alzheimer's disease could also provide a better treatment for the cancer.
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDayNews) -- Scientists have developed a compound that may be able to treat cases of chronic myelogenous leukemia that are resistant to the so-called miracle drug Gleevec.
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A new, low-cost drug is launched to combat malaria, aimed at children in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Clolar, a new drug to treat childhood leukemia, should receive government approval, a US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended Wednesday.
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The new drug could become the first effective treatment for liver cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer.