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Old 07-19-2010, 06:41 PM
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Default Breast Cancer Drug Proves Ineffective



Federal health scientists said Friday that follow-up studies of a Roche breast cancer drug showed it failed to slow tumor growth or extend patient lives. The Food and Drug Administration approved Roche's blockbuster Avastin in 2008 based on early-stage trials after it was seen that it shrank tumors caused by breast cancer. The decision was controversial because drugs for cancer patients who have ...
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