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Armstrong Scandal Could Cost Livestrong $10-Million
06/07/2011
Chronicle of Philanthropy: Livestrong could face a $5-million to $10-million loss in donations as investigators probe doping allegations against its founder, seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, Bloomberg writes.
VIDEO: Highlights from ASCO Annual Meeting
06/06/2011
Axitinib versus sorafenib as second-line therapy
06/06/2011
Axitinib versus sorafenib as second-line therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC): Results of phase III AXIS trial.
Personalized Therapy Improves Response Rate, Survival in Phase I Study
06/05/2011
Therapy directed at a particular molecular aberration in a patient's tumor resulted in higher response rates and extended time to treatment failure compared with standard of care in a phase I trial.
ASCO: Current Status of Biomarkers for Renal Cell Carcinoma
06/05/2011
Despite the proliferation of biomarkers for many aspects of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), none have been approved for routine clinical use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This has provided an opportunity for the exploration of a wide variety of biomarkers in RCC.
Specifically Matching Targeted Therapy to Patients' Tumors Shows Benefit, Even in Early Studies
06/04/2011
Richard L. Schilsky, MD, Past ASCO President, Professor of Medicine and Chief, Section of Hematology-Oncology, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, and Deputy Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Chicago .
VIDEO: Report from ASCO Annual Meeting
06/03/2011
The 2011 ASCO Annual Meeting is being held this week in Chicago
AVEO Pharmaceuticals' License Agreement with Centocor
06/02/2011
AVEO is initially receiving $15 million. Under the terms of the license agreement, AVEO will receive the first half of this amount as an up-front payment from Centocor Ortho Biotech.
Pfizer asks EU to approve kidney cancer drug
06/02/2011
Pfizer says it asked European Union to approve its kidney cancer drug candidate axitinib
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