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Avastin, the blockbuster drug that just lost approval for treating breast cancer, now looks disappointing against ovarian cancer, too.

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The blockbuster drug Avastin should no longer be used in advanced breast cancer patients because there's no proof that it extends their lives and it presents dangerous side effects, the government declared Friday.

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A new study shows that a cheaper drug for a common eye disease is as effective as a more expensive one approved for the condition.

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SAN ANTONIO (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 medicines, doctors reported Frida

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Some women with very advanced breast cancer may have a new treatment option.

[DatePublished] => 2009-12-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 492400 [Title] => US clears Genentech drug for kidney cancer [Summary] =>

WASHINGTON (AP) --­ Biotech drugmaker Genentech Inc. said Sunday that US regulators have approved its cancer treatment Avastin for a new use against a form of kidney cancer, marking the sixth approval for the blockbuster drug.

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Here are the drugs that are expected to produce a significant impact on health care in 2004.

• Cancer. A highly anticipated class of cancer drugs called anti-angiogenesis agents may finally become available. Anti-angiogenesis agents act by blocking the formation and growth of new blood vessels that feed tumors.
[DatePublished] => 2004-02-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133436 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778504 [AuthorName] => Tyrone M. Reyes M.D. [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Avastin disappoints against ovarian cancer
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Avastin, the blockbuster drug that just lost approval for treating breast cancer, now looks disappointing against ovarian cancer, too.

[DatePublished] => 2011-12-30 01:07:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 749485 [Title] => FDA revokes approval of Avastin for breast cancer [Summary] =>

The blockbuster drug Avastin should no longer be used in advanced breast cancer patients because there's no proof that it extends their lives and it presents dangerous side effects, the government declared Friday.

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A new study shows that a cheaper drug for a common eye disease is as effective as a more expensive one approved for the condition.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-29 03:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 531814 [Title] => Novel drug combo improves breast cancer survival [Summary] =>

SAN ANTONIO (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 medicines, doctors reported Frida

[DatePublished] => 2009-12-13 00:01:11 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 531829 [Title] => Novel drug combo ups breast cancer survival [Summary] =>

Some women with very advanced breast cancer may have a new treatment option.

[DatePublished] => 2009-12-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 492400 [Title] => US clears Genentech drug for kidney cancer [Summary] =>

WASHINGTON (AP) --­ Biotech drugmaker Genentech Inc. said Sunday that US regulators have approved its cancer treatment Avastin for a new use against a form of kidney cancer, marking the sixth approval for the blockbuster drug.

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Here are the drugs that are expected to produce a significant impact on health care in 2004.

• Cancer. A highly anticipated class of cancer drugs called anti-angiogenesis agents may finally become available. Anti-angiogenesis agents act by blocking the formation and growth of new blood vessels that feed tumors.
[DatePublished] => 2004-02-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133436 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778504 [AuthorName] => Tyrone M. Reyes M.D. [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) ) )
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