Archive for October, 2008

FDA clears Cephalon for additional cancer patients (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Drugmaker Cephalon Inc. said Friday the Food and Drug Administration cleared its chemotherapy medicine Treanda to treat an additional form of cancer.

Cephalon Gets FDA Nod for Cancer Drug (TheStreet.com)

Cephalon on Friday received a second approval from the FDA for its cancer drug Treanda, this time as a treatment for patients with non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

Spectrum asks FDA for expanded Fusilev approval (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Friday it has asked the Food and Drug Administration to approve its Fusilev for patients who suffer from vitamin deficiency after getting chemotherapy for colorectal cancer.

Fred Baron, lawyer, Dem fundraiser dies (UPI)

DALLAS, Oct. 31 (UPI) — Fred Baron, famed lawyer and Democratic Party fundraiser, died Thursday at his Dallas home of complications of cancer. He was 61.

Lance inspired by cancer kids (Adelaide Now)

CYCLING ace Lance Armstrong will dedicate his ride in the Tour Down Under to a group of inspirational South Australian cancer kids.





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