Erbitux slightly boosts survival in cancer study

June 1st, 2008 By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Medical Writer

(AP) -- Adding the novel cancer drug Erbitux to standard chemotherapy helped advanced lung cancer patients live just a month longer than chemo alone, a study found.

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