Genentech Updates Avastin Label with Heart Risk
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Genentech Inc. said on Thursday it has  updated information on the package insert for its colon cancer  drug Avastin to reflect an increased risk of blood clots that  can cause heart attacks and stroke.
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Genentech Inc's asthma drug Xolair should carry the strongest warning possible about the drug's risk of a serious reaction known as anaphylaxis, U.S. health regulators said on Wednesday.
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Genentech Inc.  said on Wednesday that second-quarter profit rose 41 percent, fueled by growth from cancer drugs Rituxan and Avastin.
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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 FDA has just changed the warning label on the pain reliever Bextra to emphasize the risk of a rare but potentially fatal &quot;skin reaction,&quot; Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
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Cancer patients treated with Genentech Inc.&#39;s colon cancer drug bevacizumab (Avastin) along with the chemotherapy regimen FOLFOX4 lived longer than patients treated with the chemotherapy alone in a late-stage clinical
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Early results from an ongoing study of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Avandia was unable to show any increase in heart attacks among patients, but several experts said the evidence still suggests the popular diabetes drug raises the risk of heart attack.
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Genzyme announces positive study results with a recently acquired drug.
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All studies so far provide inconsistent results about the potential heart risks of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's diabetes drug Avandia, the head of the Food and Drug Administration told lawmakers on Wednesday.
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Adding the drug Avastin to a  regimen of targeted therapy Erbitux and chemotherapy in  patients with advanced colon cancer is more effective than the  two drugs alone, a leading cancer researcher said on Wednesday.
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Genentech Inc said on Tuesday its cancer drug, Avastin, met the primary goal of prolonging progression-free survival when combined with chemotherapy in a breast cancer study, sending its shares up more than 3 percent.
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Genentech Inc colon and lung cancer drug Avastin, along with standard chemotherapy, increases survival rates of patients with a very deadly type of brain tumor, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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The maker of the controversial diabetes pill Avandia on Tuesday published preliminary results of a study that the company claims show the drug does not raise heart risks. However, experts say the results are inconclusive and even seem to suggest more risk from the drug.
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NEW YORK -- A new study has linked painkillers Vioxx, Celebrex, and Bextra to increased cardiovascular risk, reinforcing findings of other trials that have already sparked concern over the safety of a popular category of drugs.
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The diabetes drug Actos cuts the risk of heart attack, stroke and death, but raises the risk of heart failure, according to one study published on Tuesday, while a second confirmed disputed findings that rival Avandia raises heart risks.
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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration preliminary analysis found a level of heart-attack risk with GlaxoSmithKline Plc's  diabetes drug Avandia similar to what was reported in a study earlier this week, the agency confirmed on Friday.
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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration plans to update antidepressant labels to reflect studies that suggest a link between the drugs and suicide in youths.