News tagged with taxotere
Abcc10 may be effective in extending the effectiveness of anticancer drugs
Today's anticancer drugs often work wonders against malignancies, but sometimes tumors become resistant to the effects of such drugs, and treatment fails. Medical researchers would like to find ways of counteracting such ...
May 16, 2011 |
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Less Toxic Drug Prolongs Survival in Metastatic Breast Cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has found that a less toxic, solvent-free chemotherapy drug more effectively prevents the progression of metastatic breast cancer and ...
May 26, 2009 |
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Prostate cancer vaccine extends survival in study
(AP) -- An experimental treatment added four months to the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer, doctors reported Tuesday in a study that tested an entirely new approach to fighting the disease.
Apr 28, 2009 |
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Survival increased in early stage breast cancer after treatment with herceptin and chemo
Treating women with early stage breast cancer with a combination of chemotherapy and the molecularly targeted drug Herceptin significantly increases survival in patients with a specific genetic mutation that results in very ...
Oct 05, 2011 |
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US panel rejects Avastin for breast cancer use
An expert panel urged the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday to strip the Roche-made drug Avastin of its label for use against breast cancer because it is neither safe nor effective.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 29, 2011 |
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$93,000 cancer drug: How much is a life worth?
Cancer patients, brace yourselves. Many new drug treatments cost nearly $100,000 a year, sparking fresh debate about how much a few months more of life is worth.
Sep 26, 2010 |
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FDA approves breakthrough cancer therapy Provenge
(AP) -- A first-of-a-kind prostate cancer treatment that uses the body's immune system to fight the disease received federal approval Thursday, offering an important alternative to more intensive treatments like chemotherapy.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 29, 2010 |
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Overcoming taxane resistance in cancer
Taxanes, a group of cancer drugs that includes paclitaxel (Taxol®) and docetaxel (Taxotere®), have become front-line therapy for a variety of metastatic cancers. But as with many chemotherapy agents, resistance can develop, ...
Jan 26, 2010 |
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Novel drug combo improves breast cancer survival
(AP) -- Some women with very advanced breast cancer may have a new treatment option. A combination of two drugs that more precisely target tumors significantly extended the lives of women who had stopped responding to other ...
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Iressa proves just as effective as chemotherapy for lung cancer
Gefitinib, also known as Iressa, the once-promising targeted therapy for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, has proven as effective as chemotherapy as a second-line therapy for the disease with far fewer side effects, ...
Nov 21, 2008 |
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Novel anticancer strategy moves from laboratory to clinic
Researchers at Emory University have developed a novel anti-tumor compound that represents a distinct strategy: targeting one of the most important "intercept points" for cancer cells.
Jan 03, 2008 |
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OHSU Cancer Institute researcher identifies protein marker for prostate cancer survival
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have identified a protein that is a strong indicator of survival for men with advanced prostate cancer. The C-reactive protein, also known as ...
Jun 01, 2007 |
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Sunshine pill for prostate cancer in 2009
A tablet designed to emulate the healing power of the sun could be available for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer as early as 2009. But it remains to be seen whether the drug will be the revolution in prostate cancer ...
Jan 16, 2007 |
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