QLT Prostate Cancer Treatment Wins FDA OK
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QLT Inc. QLT.TO QLTI.O said on  Wednesday it won U.S. regulatory approval for the six-month  formulation of its prostate cancer treatment, Eligard.
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NEW YORK  - A standard treatment for advanced prostate cancer is to suppress testosterone production by removal of the testes.
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The biotech's new cancer candidate passes phase 1 trials.
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The Food and Drug Administration 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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Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche Holding AG said Friday that the European Union's executive body had approved its cancer drug Avastin.
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Abbott Laboratories filed a New Drug Application with the Food and Drug Administration for its drug Xinlay (atrasentan) to be used as a treatment for metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer.
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MADISON, NJ - Pharmaceutical firm Wyeth said Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) granted fast-track status to its experimental cancer drug temsirolimus as an initial treatment for patients with advanced kidney cancer.
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Sanofi-Aventis said on Friday that  U.S. regulators had approved wider use for its colon cancer  drug Eloxatin, lifting shares in the world's third-largest  pharmaceuticals group.
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Drug maker Novartis AG on Wednesday  said U.S. regulators approved its drug for the treatment of an  overactive bladder.
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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 Food and Drug Administration has approved a new form of the widely used cancer drug Taxol that is easier to administer and avoids some side effects.
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The US Food and Drug Administration has granted fast-trackapproval to Tarceva (erlotinib) to treat advanced non-small cell lungcancer that has failed to respond to other therapy.
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Biotech company Elan Corp. reported Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration approved its non-narcotic painkiller Prialt to treat chronic pain.
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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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LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK  - 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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A drug now used to treat breast cancer could help men with advanced prostate cancer live longer, say scientists.
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SHIRE Pharmaceuticals was yesterday celebrating approval from US regulators for the launch of its Fosrenol treatment for patients with kidney disease.