Finding drug-free techniques to treat chronic pain
Last month, the US Food and Drug Administration put new warnings on extended-release opiates, such as OxyContin and Opana ER, to make clear that they should be used only as a last-resort treatment for those in severe continuous pain; that's because of …
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Potential New Drug for Some Patients With Treatment-Resistant Lung Cancer
Oct. 20, 2013 — The investigational drug AZD9291, a third-generation EGFR inhibitor, showed promise in preclinical studies and provides hope for patients with advanced lung cancers that have become resistant to existing EGFR inhibitors, according to …
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Shutdown delays experimental treatment for Cape patient
His Dana-Farber oncologist recommended that he try cabozantinib, a drug approved for thyroid cancer but still experimental to treat other cancers. But before he could get the drug, the hospital had to launch a clinical trial, because no other patients …
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