Beverly Hills 12/15/2009 1:09:39 AM
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FDA Announces OSI Drug Effective Against Post-Chemotherapy Lung Cancer

Finance World News Update by EQUITIES Magazine

The Food and Drug Administration announced that OSI Pharmaceutical’s Tarceva slows lung cancer progression in patients who have received chemotherapy.

 

The drug is currently approved as a secondary treatment for patients who have not responded to chemotherapy.

 

A company study showed Tarceva lengthened patients lives about three months when taken immediately following chemotherapy.

 

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