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FDA Approves Rituxan (Rituximab) to Treat Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Dec 31 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Rituxan (rituximab) to treat certain patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a slowly progressing blood and bone marrow cancer. Rituxan, an anti-cancer drug, is intended for patients ... Read more »

Lenalidomide (Revlimid) Extends Disease-Free Survival in Multiple Myeloma
Feb 18 - Initial results from a large, randomized clinical trial for patients with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, showed that patients who received the oral drug lenalidomide (Revlimid, also known as CC-5013) following a blood ste... Read more »

Risk of Pancreatic Cancer Linked to Variation in Gene that Determines Blood Type
Jan 4 - Common variants of the gene that determines human blood type are associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a study by scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and coll... Read more »


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