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Adjuvant Therapy
Adjuvant Therapy
Adjuvant Therapy
Adjuvant Therapy
Adjuvant Therapy

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Adjuvant Therapy Defined

Radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or hormone therapy given after surgery for the removal of cancer as a safety factor to kill any cancer cells that cannot be seen.

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Gleevec receives FDA priority review for gastrointestinal stromal tumors after surgery

Published August 27, 2008, 3:12 pm, News-Medical-Net

Novartis has announced that Gleevec (imatinib mesylate) tablets, (known as Glivec (imatinib) outside the US, Canada and Israel), has been granted priority review status by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as the first therapy to be reviewed for use after surgery in kit-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST).

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Gleevec Receives FDA Priority Review as First Therapy to Reduce Recurrence of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors After ...

Published August 27, 2008, 4:00 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Novartis announced today that Gleevec® tablets* has been granted priority review status by the US Food and Drug Administration as the first therapy to be reviewed for use after surgery in kit-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumors .

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New Trial To Evaluate Nexavar® As Adjuvant Therapy In Liver Cancer

Published August 26, 2008, 6:15 am, Medical News Today

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the start of a Phase III study with Nexavar® (sorafenib) tablets in liver cancer. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study is evaluating Nexavar as an adjuvant therapy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), or primary liver cancer.

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Zoledronic Acid Improves Bone-Mineral Density Loss In Premenopausal Patients Using Endocrine Therapies For Early Stage ...

Published August 26, 2008, 3:16 am, Medical News Today

When simultaneously administered, zoledronic acid partnered with adjuvant endocrine therapy prevents bone loss in women with breast cancer, and improved bone-mineral density after treatment, according to an article released on August 20, 2008 in The Lancet Oncology.  For patients with early breast cancer, endocrine therapy is used routinely while the tumors may still respond.

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Phase III trial to evaluate Nexavar as adjuvant therapy in liver cancer begins

Published August 22, 2008, 9:44 pm, PharmaBiz

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc announced the start of a phase-III study with Nexavar (sorafenib) tablets in liver cancer.

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Bayer And Onyx Begin Enrollment In STORM Trial Studying Nexavar As Adjuvant Therapy For Patients With Liver Cancer

Published August 22, 2008, 5:14 am, Medical News Today

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONXX) announced the companies have begun enrolling patients in the STORM Sorafenib as Adjuvant Treatment in the Prevention of Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma trial.

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Onyx and Bayer sign up patients in liver cancer test

Published August 21, 2008, 10:19 am, San Francisco Business Times

Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. started signing up liver cancer patients for a test of a new use of their drug Nexavar. (ONXX)

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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-08-21 14:13 Bayer starts phase III study on Nexavar as adjuvant liver cancer therapy UPDATE

Published August 21, 2008, 6:44 am, Interactive Investor

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Bayer and Onyx Begin Enrollment in STORM Trial Studying Nexavar as Adjuvant Therapy for Patients With Liver Cancer

Published August 21, 2008, 5:00 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the companies have begun enrolling patients in the STORM Sorafenib as Adjuvant Treatment in the Prevention of Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma trial.

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