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New Avastin tests add to confusion over use in breast cancer
In November, following an emotional public hearing some months earlier, the Food and Drug Administration withdrew approval for the cancer drug Avastin for patients with metastatic breast cancer — the late-stage, incurable form of the disease. The...Tags: Blood, Lymphatic System, Food and Drug Administration, Heart Attack, Diseases and Illnesses
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Avastin shown to slow ovarian cancer
A new international study shows that treating ovarian cancer with Avastin delays the disease progression and may improve survival. The drug, generically called bevacizumab, seemed to keep the disease from returning for two months. It was delayed five...Tags: Medical Specialization, Blood, Ovarian Cancer, Drugs and Medicines, Health Treatments
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Big promise is seen in 2 new breast cancer drugs
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Breast cancer experts are cheering what could be some of the biggest advances in more than a decade: two new medicines that significantly delay the time until women with very advanced cases get worse.
In a large international...Tags: Duke University, Blood, Novartis AG, Washington Hospital Center, Food and Drug Administration
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Caughlin fire: 20 structures destroyed, thousands evacuated in Reno
Nation NowCaughlin Fire: The out-of-control Caughlin Fire in Reno has destroyed 20 homes and forced 9,500 people to evacuate.... -
New drilling could bring highway money, GOP leaders say
Nation NowCongressional Republican leaders are drafting legislation that would steer money from new offshore energy production into highway construction.... -
Killer Paul Rhoades executed by lethal injection in Idaho
Nation NowConvicted killer Paul Ezra Rhoades executed in Idaho... -
Health Notes: FDA revokes approval of Avastin for breast cancer treatment
Here's the reaction of the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) to the news that the FDA has pulled approval of Avastin for breast cancer treatment.
"The coalition applauds the FDA and Commissioner Margaret Hamburg for the decision to revoke the...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Breast Cancer, Margaret Hamburg, Health, Health Treatments
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FDA: Breast Cancer Drug Avastin Doesn't Work
The 33 NewsIt's been a roller coaster ride for the breast cancer drug Avastin--the FDA gave accelerated approval just three years ago but now an advisory panel had ruled that it's not safe or effective in treating breast cancer. Dr. Hania Alaidroos of Arbor Green...Tags: Dallas, Drugs and Medicines, Food and Drug Administration, Diseases and Illnesses, Breast Cancer
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Avastin: There's the truth and then there's the politics behind the cancer drug [The conversation]
Opinion L.A.Avastin: The FDA goes up against drug manufacturer Genentech with regards to the late-stage cancer drug....
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