MD Anderson Part of Study Revealing Bevacizumab (Avastin) May Boost …

Published August 28, 2013

MD Anderson Part of Study Revealing Bevacizumab (Avastin) May Boost …

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bevacizumab – avastin A recent study with the controversial drug bevacizumab (Avastin, Genentech/Roche), provides evidence that this drug therapy increases survival in patients with glioblastoma (brain tumor). … According to Derek Johnson, MD, lead …
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News Scan for Aug 27, 2013

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched a study to identify the long-term health effects of last fall's deadly fungal meningitis outbreak linked to tainted steroids and to determine which antifungal drugs work best, the Boston …
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Where's the Real Danger from Infection This Summer?

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She survived 25 years in solo practice in rural Cumberland, Maryland, and is now broadening her horizons. She particularly loves …. Originally developed for oncology (cancer treatment), miltefosine is not an entirely new drug; it has been used as …
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