Roche Colon Cancer Drug Gains Approval in Europe
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Roche Holding, the drug company, has received European Union approval for its colon cancer treatment Avastin.
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Roche Holding AG on Monday said new data  showed cancer drug MabThera significantly extended survival and  cured more patients with aggressive lymphoma than chemotherapy  alone.
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Roche Holding AG on Monday said new data showed cancer drug MabThera significantly extended survival and cured more patients with aggressive lymphoma than chemotherapy alone.
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Shares in Irish drug group Elan Corp. PLC are expected to be in demand today, as investors react to news that Antegren, its multiple sclerosis (MS) drug now known as Tysabri, was granted accelerated approval by the US FDA last night.
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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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The new Genentech, Inc., cancer drug Avastin appears to extend survival for patients with colorectal cancer by nearly two months, US National Cancer Institute researchers have concluded.
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Swiss drugmaker Roche beat forecasts  with a 37 percent rise in first-half net income to 4.543  billion Swiss francs ($3.62 billion), boosted by bumper growth  in its cancer drugs.
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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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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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An acne-like rash may be good news for colon cancer patients because it shows that a targeted therapy for the disease is working, Belgian scientists said on Thursday.
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Roche Holding AG  has overcome Ventana Medical System Inc's  resistance to its takeover bid by raising the price, acquiring the diagnostics maker for $3.4 billion to boost its cancer testing business.
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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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Novartis AG has received European Union approval for flu vaccine Optaflu, the Swiss drugmaker said Wednesday.
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The European Commission clears German drug firm Bayer's 2.3bn euro acquisition of Swiss company Roche's over the counter medicines business.
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The Swiss drug giant Roche said it had won approval in Switzerland for a new cancer drug Avastin and hoped to get the go-ahead in over 90 other countries, including the European Union, soon.
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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 use in colon cancer patients whose tumors   have spread despite chemotherapy treatment.
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WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug designed to better fight what&#39;s described as the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in America.