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UF hepatologists test chemotherapy pill in patients with advanced liver cancer, cirrhosis
Hepatologists at the University of Florida have begun a new clinical trial in search of a better way to treat patients who have advanced, inoperable primary liver cancer but have trouble tolerating standard doses of the only ...
Dec 21, 2010 |
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Combination therapy improves survival time for patients with advanced liver cancer
Treatment of inoperable advanced liver cancer with the agent doxorubicin (routinely used to treat this condition) in addition to the agent sorafenib resulted in greater overall survival and progression-free survival, compared ...
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Combination treatment regimen not effective against advanced melanoma
The combination of two different chemotherapies and a previously approved treatment for kidney and liver cancers is not effective against advanced melanoma, according to results disclosed in an oral presentation today at ...
Jun 05, 2010 |
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Drug for advanced kidney cancer shrinks tumors prior to surgery
More than 57,000 Americans face a diagnosis of kidney cancer each year. Now patients with advanced disease may soon have another treatment option. Physicians who conducted a pilot study at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer ...
Feb 17, 2010 |
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