New Drug Regimen Greatly Cuts Risk of Recurring Breast Cancer
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A large international study has found that letrozole, sold as Femara by Novartis, can significantly reduce the chance of recurrence of breast cancer in postmenopausal women who have taken tamoxifen for five years, after which tamoxifen offers no additional benefits. Results with letrozole were so positive that investigators ended the study early in order to offer letrozole to women in the study who had been taking a placebo. Letrozole was found to reduce the yearly 2 to 4 percent chance of recurrence of cancer by nearly half.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2003
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GENE THERAPY USED TO TREAT PATIENT WITH PARKINSON'S
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Dr. Michael G. Kaplitt operated on the first person to receive an injection of 3.5 million viral particles into the brain to control? tremors and muscular dysfunction caused by Parkinson disease. The FDA approved the experimental treatment despite the risk of inhibiting brain cells from the infusion of large quantities of proteins. The surgery was performed at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2003
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A Widely Used Arthritis Drug Is Withdrawn
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Merck and Company will withdraw the arthritis and pain medication Vioxx because a study has shown that it doubles the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2004
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