Incredible Prices for Cancer Drugs

Incredible Prices for Cancer Drugs

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An unusually bold stand by doctors at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York has forced a big drug company to reduce the cost of an overpriced drug for treating colorectal cancer that was no better than a cheaper competitor and did …
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Meds a good "first step" for treating alcoholism

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Two drugs commonly used to treat alcoholism may be appropriate for people in different stages of recovery, a new analysis confirms – likely because they work differently in the brain. The drugs, acamprosate (marketed as …
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Clovis tumbles on pancreatic cancer drug failure

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NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Clovis Oncology Inc. plunged Monday after the company said its drug CO-101 failed in a clinical trial as a treatment for pancreatic cancer. THE SPARK: Clovis said patients who were treated with CO-101 did not live any longer …
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