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View Post: Orphan drug designation granted to Abraxane for pancreatic cancer ...
5 Nov 2009
Abraxis BioScience was granted orphan drug designation by the FDA for its drug candidate, Abraxane for Injectable Suspension (paclitaxel albumin [human]-bound particles for injectable suspension) for the treatment of pancreatic cancer ...
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View Post: November Is National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
5 Nov 2009 by mjames  
As the month of November brings pancreatic cancer into focus, it's time to increase public understanding of the disease, including its prevalence, approaches to screening and prevention, treatment options, and resources that offer ...
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View Post: November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
3 Nov 2009 by Lew@LewBryson.com (Lew Bryson)  
First, this is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in America, and has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers. This year, an estimated 42470 Americans will be ...
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View Post: Pancreatic cancer drug TNFerade by GenVec to get speedy approval in US
4 Nov 2009 by pillscribe  
TNFerade, an investigational drug against pancreatic cancer, has been awarded Orphan Drug status providing potential financial and regulatory incentives by the US Food and Drug Administration, its maker GenVec announced in a press ...
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View Post: Possible origins of pancreatic cancer revealed -Pancreatic Cancer ...
2 Nov 2009
Study results: MIT cancer biologists have identified a subpopulation of cells that can give rise to pancreatic cancer. They also found that tumors can form in other, more mature pancreatic cell types, but only when they are injured or ...
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View Post: Possible origins of pancreatic cancer revealed : GoWally.com
3 Nov 2009
They also found that tumors can form in other, more mature pancreatic cell types, but only when they are injured or inflamed, suggesting that pancreatic cancer can arise from different types of cells depending on the circumstances. ...
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View Post: Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: "ABRAXANE® Receives Orphan ...
5 Nov 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted orphan-drug designation for ABRAXANE for the treatment of pancreatic cancer in September 2009 and stage IIb to IV melanoma in October 2009. For the full prescribing information for ABRAXANE ...
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