Tuesday, September 10, 2013

F.D.A. Approves a Drug for Late-Stage Pancreatic Cancer

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Celgene’s drug Abraxane for use in treating advanced pancreatic cancer, supplementing the thin arsenal available to fight the disease.

In a clinical trial, Abraxane prolonged the lives of patients by a little less than two months on average. Pancreatic specialists have said the drug was a welcome, if modest, advance against a disease that is extremely tough to treat.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/07/business/fda-approves-drug-for-late-stage-pancreatic-cancer.html?smid=pl-share




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