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*Drug similar to Velcade, but hits different target *Works against a range of tumors CHICAGO, April 8 - An experimental cancer drug made by Takeda Pharmaceutical Co showed signs of slowing tumors growth in mice...

* Pfizer says trial stopped after panel assesses trend * Says other breast cancer trials under way * Shares up in premarket trade NEW YORK, April 2 - Pfizer Inc on Thursday said it has...

* FDA staff cites issues with Genentech's Avastin data * Genentech says data support use of drug for brain cancer * FDA advisory panel to review possible new use Tuesday * Company expects FDA final...

* FDA staff cites issues with Genentech's Avastin data * Genentech: data support use of drug for brain cancer * FDA advisory panel to review possible new use Tuesday (Adds comments from FDA and company,...

WASHINGTON, March 27 - It is difficult to tell how well brain cancer patients responded to Genentech Inc's cancer drug Avastin in an early study from the company, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said...

WASHINGTON, Feb 24 - Millions of healthy men 55 and older should consider taking finasteride, a drug used to treat prostate enlargement symptoms and baldness, to prevent prostate cancer, two top U.S. medical groups said...

BOSTON, Feb 19 - A world-renowned U.S. hospital dedicated to treating children with cancer for free received millions in aid from billionaire Allen Stanford, raising the hope that there would be millions more. Stanford Group...

FRANKFURT, Feb 11 - German drugmaker Bayer has taken generics supplier Cipla to court for seeking approval for a copycat version of Bayer's cancer drug Nexavar in India, Bayer said on Wednesday. Previous hearings in...

BOSTON, Feb 4 - More is not always better when it comes to mixing cocktails of drugs to fight cancer, Dutch researchers reported on Wednesday. They found that adding the ImClone drug Erbitux to an...

LONDON, Feb 4 - Britain's healthcare cost- effectiveness watchdog, in a partial change of heart, has decided Pfizer Inc kidney cancer drug Sutent should be available to some patients on the state-run health service. But...