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Targeted cancer therapy has been transforming the care of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It is now standard practice for tumor specimens from NSCLC patients to be examined for EGFR mutations and ALK rearrangements...

Cook Medical has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) marketing approval for the first devices in its Zilver® PTX® Drug-Eluting Peripheral Stentportfolio, company officials reported today. It’s the first time the FDA has approved a drug-eluting stent...

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation has marked World Diabetes Day and the second anniversary of its Together on Diabetes™ initiative by issuing the initiative's second annual report and awarding two new grants to partners in India. ...

Bayer HealthCare has announced the initiation of the COMPASS study, the largest clinical study of its oral anticoagulant Xarelto® (rivaroxaban) to date, investigating the prevention of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) including cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction and stroke...

A completely new way of delivering anti-cancer drugs to tumours, using 'minicells' derived from bacteria, has been tested for the first time in humans and found to be safe, well-tolerated and even induced stable disease in patients with...

Novartis has provided an update on its leading Research and Development (R&D) pipeline and plans for turning these assets into commercial success to provide the basis for continued growth of the Group through 2017. Continuing...

Scientists in the United States have tested all possible pairings of the 100 cancer drugs approved for use in patients in order to discover whether there are any combinations not tried previously that are effective in certain cancers....