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Drugmaker wins big in Japan as its gamble leads to landmark cancer drug
2016-03-07 14:39:10| Biotech - Topix.net
Ten years ago, representatives from Japan's Ono Pharmaceutical Co. went from hospital to hospital, attempting to convince doctors to test a new product under development: drugs that helped the body's immune system fight cancer.
FDA Accepts Supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
2016-03-07 14:00:00| Merck.com - Corporate News
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Application Based on Data from KEYNOTE-010, Which Showed Superior Overall Survival for Patients Taking KEYTRUDA Compared to Chemotherapy in Patients with PD-L1 Expression on One Percent or More of the Cancer Cells KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review a new supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), the companys anti-PD-1 therapy, to include data from KEYNOTE-010. Language: English Contact: MerckMedia:Pamela Eisele, (267) 305-3558orKim Hamilton, (908) 740-1863orInvestor:Teri Loxam, (908) 740-1986orJustin Holko, (908) 740-1879 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more
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Spokeswoman: Jimmy Carter no longer needs cancer treatment
2016-03-06 23:13:11| Apparel - Topix.net
In a Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 file photo, gormer U.S. President Jimmy Carter delivers a lecture on the eradication of the Guinea worm, at the House of Lords in London. A spokeswoman for Jimmy Carter says the former president does not need further treatment for cancer.
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Al-Markazia donates a car for King Hussein Cancer Foundation and Center
2016-03-06 07:46:52| Automakers - Topix.net
Markazia, the exclusive distributor of Toyota, Lexus and Hino vehicles in Jordan, signed a memorandum of understanding with the King Hussein Cancer Foundation under which Al-Markazia donated a JOD 20,000-car to KHCF as an in-kind donation. The MoU was signed by HRH Princess Dina Mired, KHCF Director General, on behalf of KHCF, and Mr. George Haddad, the General Manager of Al-Markazia, on behalf of Al-Markazia.
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Genital Talc Boosts Ovarian Cancer Risk
2016-03-04 19:20:38| Biotech - Topix.net
The risk of ovarian cancer was one-third higher among women who regularly powdered their genitals with talc, a recent study found. Researchers asked 2,041 women with ovarian cancer and 2,100 similar women without ovarian cancer about their talcum powder use.
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