Drug watchdog NICE 'spends more on 'spin' than tests on new ... Sep 10, 2008
Alternatively it would have funded nearly 200 patients with advanced kidney cancer to have a drug for 12 months that would double their life expectancy. Tens of thousands of people across the country are waiting for NICE to assess drugs that could extend their lives or alleviate conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and thinning bones. (Daily Mail)
Cancer drugs costing 50billion will crush the NHS, says expert Sep 9, 2008
The professor's intervention comes after a highly controversial proposal by the Government's rationing body last month to ban four life-extending kidney cancer drugs. There are growing calls for reform of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), from influential voices such as The Lancet medical journal. (Daily Mail)
Report highlights NHS 'lottery' Sep 9, 2008
Kidney cancer patient Clive Stone ... Kidney cancer patient Clive Stone, from Freeland near Witney, said the discrepancies from region to region needed to be addressed. (Oxford Mail)
Healthcare postcode lottery means patients losing out on cancer ... Sep 8, 2008
Last month cancer charities and patients groups reacted angrily to a decision by the Government's drugs watchdog, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice), that four life prolonging kidney cancer medications, costing around 24,000 a year, were not "cost effective" on the NHS.. The organisation has previously faced controversy over its advice that Herceptin, a breast cancer drug, could only be used for advanced cases. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Drugs director criticises Scots failure to back new treatments Sep 8, 2008
His comments come amid anger about patients being denied new drugs for kidney cancer on the NHS. The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), which guides the health service on which new treatments to prescribe, has rejected three of these drugs. Mr Powrie-Smith said there was conflict between such decisions and the Scottish Government's ambitions to be a world leader in the life science field. (The Herald)
How much is one mans life worth? Sep 2, 2008
When I was first prescribed Sutent I was told it was revolutionary and they were seeing amazing results but now kidney cancer sufferers and their families not only have to cope with their disease they will also suffer even greater torture in the face of this decision. I doubt very much if a single person at NICE who is involved in this will have to look a spouse or a child or a parent in the eye and tell them they are going to die of Kidney Cancer because an effective treatment is available that... (WalesOnline)
Terminally ill cancer patients occupy drug adviser's HQ Aug 29, 2008
The government's drug advisory body faced renewed pressure yesterday over its decision to block treatments for advanced kidney cancer as dozens of patients, many terminally ill, briefly occupied its headquarters ... Nice - which has just reversed a controversial decision to disallow the NHS's use of Lucentis, which treats age-related blindness, after agreeing a cost-cutting deal with the manufacturer - ruled that the four kidney cancer drugs gave an average of only five to six extra months of... (guardian.co.uk)
NHS set for record 1.75bn surplus as patients protest over cancer ... Aug 29, 2008
Patients protested outside the NICE headquarters for access to kidney cancer drugs which - although they extend life by a matter of months - have not been judged a cost effective use of NHS money ... " The figures will be of little comfort to patients who protested outside the headquarters of the National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence for access to kidney cancer drugs which although they extend life by a matter of months they have so-far not been judged a cost effective use of NHS... (Telegraph.co.uk)
Doctors back cancer drug protest Aug 26, 2008
Members of the newly-formed campaign group, Justice for Kidney Cancer Patients, said they were pleased to receive support from so many top clinicians ahead of their first planned protest tomorrow ... " advertisement Cancer patient Clive Stone, of Freeland, near Witney, said it was the first time so many clinicians had spoken out on the issue. Mr Stone, 60, who was diagnosed with kidney cancer last summer, said: "I feel great relief the professors agree with what we have been saying ... " Earlier... (Oxford Mail)
Senior doctor accuses Government of destroying NHS Aug 25, 2008
None of this would have been possible without the hard work and dedication of everyone working into he NHS." It comes after a group of 26 professors wrote to a Sunday newspaper claiming NICE had "poorly" assessed a decision to deny patients four kidney cancer drugs. Earlier this month Nice issued guidance rejecting the drugs Sutent, Avastin, Nexavar and Torisel even though trials found the treatments could prolong life in kidney cancer patients by up to two years. Nice said the drugs were too... (Telegraph.co.uk)
Kill strives to be the best on, off field (29) Aug 24, 2008
After several tests, he was diagnosed with kidney cancer. The cancer grew slowly, so Kill asked to wait to have surgery until after the season. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Experts in drug 'ration' warning Aug 24, 2008
It follows a decision not to offer some drugs to NHS kidney cancer patients. Earlier this month, the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published its draft guidelines on treatments for patients with advanced kidney cancer. (BBC News -- UK)
NIU's Kill cherishes life and football Aug 23, 2008
"He sat down with us, told him [Jerry] what we had to do with the seizures and stuff, and then he said, 'I also think you need to see your urologist when you get back home because I think you have cancer. It looks like you might have kidney cancer." ... Kill's kidney cancer was a slow-growing cancer, so he asked the doctor whether he could wait until the football season was over before having surgery to remove it ... Kill's doctors told him that chemotherapy is ineffective with kidney cancer, so... (ESPN -- College Football News)
Respected medical journal says NICE 'needs a shake-up' and should ... Aug 23, 2008
Respected medical journal says NICE 'needs a shake-up' and should be reformed after kidney cancer drug row ... The health rationing body should be reformed in the wake of the outcry over a proposed ban on kidney cancer drugs, says The Lancet medical journal ... Death sentence': Doctors and patients have called the proposed ban on kidney cancer drugs, like Sutent(pictured), as a 'death sentence. (Daily Mail)
Physical Activity May Lessen Kidney Cancer Risk Aug 23, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Being active during adolescence and in adulthood appears to reduce the likelihood of developing kidney cancer later in life, a study shows ... Compared to people with the lowest current level of strenuous physical activity, those with the highest levels had 23 percent less risk of developing kidney cancer, Moore and colleagues found. (MEDLINEplus)
Onyx and Bayer sign up patients in liver cancer test Aug 22, 2008
Nexavar is already approved and used in some 40 countries for liver cancer and 70 nations for kidney cancer. This Phase III test will judge the drug s use as a so-called adjuvant treatment, which means it is used after surgery or radiation therapy to slow or prevent recurrence of the disease. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
Cancer patients' drugs woe Aug 22, 2008
Most of the requests are for the kidney cancer treatment Sutent, which drug watchdog Nice has just ruled is too expensive for the NHS. Salford, Stockport and Wigan primary care trusts all turned down at least a third of the applications for new kidney, bowel and blood cancer drugs. Dr Mark Saunders, of Manchester's Christie Hospital, who carried out the study, said: "There appears to be an issue with Manchester for these particular drugs and it makes me wonder whether I would bother applying to... (Manchester Evening News)
Protest vow from cancer patient over too costly treatment Aug 21, 2008
Chris Lewis plans to picket the Senedd and both Houses of Parliament over the decision by an NHS body not to recommend the use of Sutent for the treatment of kidney cancer. The drug, whose generic name is Sunitinib, is approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in the United States, where it is used as a matter of course in the treatment of kidney and gastrointestinal cancers. (WalesOnline)
Diabolical NHS stops vital drug Aug 20, 2008
The NHS made the decision based on recommendations from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) saying that the drug, along with three other kidney cancer drugs, does not provide value for money. Professor Peter Littlejohns, clinical and public health director at NICE, said: The decisions NICE has to make are some of the hardest in public life. (Get Bracknell)
Bashing drug companies is Nice work if you can get it Aug 19, 2008
In recent weeks, he has found himself in the line of fire following Nice's refusal to approve new drugs for kidney cancer. The experience appears to have left him rattled. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Authority 'on back foot' over cancer treatment Aug 19, 2008
Kidney cancer patients in Oxfordshire are fighting to overturn the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's (Nice) draft guidelines ruling the drug Sunitinib too expensive. The group - called Justice for Kidney Cancer Patients - is also lobbying Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust to prescribe the drug until Nice publishes its final decision in January ... Group spokesman and cancer sufferer Clive Stone, 60, said he believed Nice was feeling the heat after kidney cancer charities and patients... (Oxford Mail)
Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer and songwriter; at 94 Aug 18, 2008
He died of kidney cancer and multiple organ failure in his Rio de Janeiro home, his granddaughter Stela Caymmi told the Globo TV network. "He had been undergoing treatment for some years," she said. (Boston Globe)
UK drugs watchdog attacks drug firm Aug 17, 2008
Michael Rawlins, chairman of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), hit back after the watchdog was criticised this month over its decision that kidney cancer patients on Britain's state-run National Health Service should not be treated with four expensive new medicines ... Kidney cancer drugs could be produced for about a tenth of their current cost, Rawlins said ... Earlier this month, NICE said Roche's Avastin, Bayer's Nexavar, Pfizer's Sutent and Wyeth's Torisel... (India Times)
Brazilian singer, songwriter Dorival Caymmi dies Aug 17, 2008
He died of kidney cancer and multiple organ failure in his Rio de Janeiro home, his granddaughter Stela Caymmi told the Globo TV network. Caymmi's lyrics were inspired by the beautiful women and folklore of the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia, where he was born. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
We need cancer drug rationing Aug 16, 2008
First, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), which decides whether therapies are sufficiently cost-effective to be provided by the NHS, ruled against four kidney cancer drugs. Though they cost 24,000 per patient a year, and are proven to extend life, they were found to offer insufficient value for money. (Times Online)
Oxford Bio jumps after spurning GeneThera bid Aug 16, 2008
Shares in Oxford BioMedica which suffered a major setback in July when its key experimental cancer vaccine TroVax failed a trial in kidney cancer hit a high of 11p before slipping to 10. 25p by 1315 GMT, for a gain on the day of 18. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Bikes may be sold for cancer drug Aug 15, 2008
A kidney cancer victim says he may have to sell his treasured collection of motorbikes to pay for a drug not automatically available on the NHS. ... Mr Derrick, who runs a business making transfers and graphics for vintage and classic motorcycles, was diagnosed with kidney cancer five weeks ago ... His consultant told him about the benefits of Sutent - which can prolong the lives of kidney cancer victims - but warned that his local primary care trust (PCT) would not pay for the treatment. (BBC News)
Nice should be abolished, expert claims Aug 14, 2008
Criticism of Nice followed a draft decision last week that four life-extending kidney cancer drugs, which cost up to 24,000 a year per person, were too expensive for the NHS. In a review of its guidelines this week it ruled for the first time that saving a life could not be justified at any cost. Nice insists that it has to make difficult decisions because of limited NHS resources and that more, rather than fewer, patients can receive cancer drugs because of its decisions. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Former Cumberland County President Judge George E. Hoffer dies (updated at 3:48 p.m.) Aug 12, 2008
Former Cumberland County President Judge George E. Hoffer, 72, died at his home around 6:30 p.m. Sunday following a battle with kidney cancer ... A Carlisle native, Hoffer lost his three-year battle with kidney cancer around 6:30 p.m. Sunday. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
NHS should not save patients' lives if it costs too much, says ... Aug 12, 2008
The disclosure follows last week's controversial decision by Nice to reject four new drugs for kidney cancer even though they have been shown to extend life by five to six months ... Kate Spall successfully campaigned for her mother, Pamela Northcott, 58, to get the drug she needed for her kidney cancer ... Ms Spall now campaigns on behalf of other patients and has scores of appeal applications, many of them for patients with kidney cancer. (Independent)
Drug appeal procedures 'chaotic' Aug 11, 2008
The recent decision by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) advising against the use of four drugs for advanced kidney cancer in England and Wales has thrown the spotlight on the patients fighting to receive them. One of the routes a patient can take if the drug they believe they need is not funded by their local NHS is to lodge an "exceptional request" directly to the primary care trust, and put forward their particular medical or personal circumstances which they... (BBC News -- UK)
NHS drugs body Nice 'bullied, ignored and patronised' patients Aug 11, 2008
The attack comes after the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) ruled that drugs capable of prolonging the lives of kidney cancer patients by up to two years were too expensive to be made available on the NHS. ... The four prohibited medicines include Sutent, which can prolong life in kidney cancer patients by up to two years. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Cancer patients' suicidal thoughts Aug 11, 2008
A leading cancer charity has expressed its disappointment at a preliminary decision to reject four kidney cancer drugs for use within the NHS.. 2008. (InTheNews.co.uk)
Drug price hikes draw scrutiny from lawmakers Aug 10, 2008
Many of the drugs are used to treat rare ailments, such as Ovation Pharmaceuticals' Cosmegen, which is prescribed exclusively to children with rare kidney cancer. The company raised the drugs' price more than 3,400 percent in 2006 to $593. (MSNBC -- Health)
Hawaii Teacher's Cure Clears Way for a New Saint Aug 10, 2008
Rare cases of spontaneous remission, or regression, are reported, mostly involving melanoma skin cancer, kidney cancer or lymphoma hardly ever solid tumors like breast, prostate or colon cancers, Schilsky said. "The bottom line is, it probably does happen. Obviously, it happens very rarely because it is the nature of cancer to grow, not to regress," he said. (Fox News)
Beyond PTEN: Alternate Genes Linked To Breast, Thyroid And Kidney Cancer Predisposition Aug 10, 2008
Compared with PTEN mutation positive CS/CS-like individuals, those with SDH mutations exhibited a consistently increased risk for breast, thyroid and kidney cancers ... "Our data have important implications for both patient care and genetic counseling. I would like to see others independently repeat our observations. Nonetheless, clinicians should consider SDH testing for PTEN mutation-negative CS/CS-like individuals, especially if these individuals have a strong personal history and/or family... (Science Daily)
The new cancer trial that offers hope to thousands Aug 10, 2008
Last week the issue was in the news once again when four new drugs to treat advanced kidney cancer - Sutent, Avastin, Nexavar and Torisel - were rejected as being too expensive for use by the NHS. Although the drugs can extend life by up to six months, Nice concluded that the money would be better spent elsewhere. The decision outraged charities, kidney specialists and campaigners who said that many patients did not respond to the only other treatment option. (guardian.co.uk)
Drug ruling prompts calls to cut prices Aug 9, 2008
Pressure on pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of life-extending cancer drugs was ramped up yesterday after Nice, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, rejected four drugs that treat advanced kidney cancer. In draft guidance - which is subject to consultation and then to appeal if the decision stands - Nice accepted that the treatments were clinically effective. (Financial Times)
Charlotte Volinn, 78; cofounded Makit & Bakit craft line in Quincy Aug 8, 2008
Mrs. Volinn, who died July 30 of kidney cancer at a Vermont hospital, sold the company to General Mills for "many millions" in 1981, according to her husband, George. She liked to say the venture "ruined a perfectly good bridge club." Mrs. Volinn was 78 and lived in Quechee, Vt. (Boston Globe)
Surgery 'saves more lives from cancer than drugs' Aug 8, 2008
His comments come after patients with advanced kidney cancer were told they would not receive four drugs on the NHS that could prolong their lives because they are too expensive at about 24,000 a year per patient ... The kidney cancer drugs can extend life by five to six months on average. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Row over NHS kidney drug decision Aug 7, 2008
Men are twice as likely as women to develop kidney cancer. Patients with advanced kidney cancer will be denied four treatments on the NHS under proposals from the government's drugs advisory body ... More than 7,000 people are diagnosed with kidney cancer annually in the UK.. (BBC News)
TOURNAMENT RESULTS Aug 7, 2008
Kiriyama's father, Takashi, now 65, is terminally ill in Narita, Japan, with stage-four kidney cancer. "This means everything," Kiriyama said of Sunday's victory, his first in eight years on the BASS tour, where he has recorded four second-place finishes. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Pfizer, Roche Cancer Drugs Rejected by U.K. Agency on Cost-Effectiveness Aug 7, 2008
Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Pfizer Inc., , Bayer AG and Wyeth's cancer treatments were rejected for use in advanced kidney cancer patients in a preliminary recommendation by a U.K. panel that studies the cost-effectiveness of medicines ... As many as 2,000 patients are diagnosed with metastatic renal cell carcinoma per year in the U.K., or about 29 percent of total kidney cancer patients. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Robots in the OR a growing trend Aug 6, 2008
The advantages of robotics -- fewer side effects and quicker recovery times in many patients -- have led to increased use for other surgeries, including hysterectomy, kidney cancer and some heart procedures. "At first, men think we hook up a robot and then go get some coffee, but the reality is the robot arms are a tool that I control, just like a scalpel, " said Shah, who has performed more than 600 robotic prostatectomies at St. Joseph Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. (CNN)
Sorting Out Coffee's Contradictions Aug 6, 2008
In an international review of 66 studies last year, scientists found coffee drinking had little if any effect on the risk of developing pancreatic or kidney cancer. In fact, another review suggested that compared with people who do not drink coffee, those who do have half the risk of developing liver cancer. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Donation hope for cancer patient Aug 6, 2008
A terminally ill woman who has been refused a kidney cancer drug on the NHS can start taking the medication after a mystery benefactor donated money. Jean Murphy, 63, from Salford, went to court after Salford Primary Care Trust refused to pay for the drug Sutent. (BBC News)
As cost to treat cancer rises, guidelines lend a helping hand Aug 5, 2008
Here s an example of why guidelines are getting a closer look: Less than five years ago, there was no effective way to treat kidney cancer, Marks said. In recent years, though, bevacizumab, which is sold as Avastin, delays the progression of kidney cancer twice as long as conventional chemotherapy alone. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Sutton recalls fond memories of Caray Aug 5, 2008
Don Sutton was grateful to Skip Caray for helping him and his family while he had kidney cancer ... When Sutton's daughter, Jackie, was born prematurely and Sutton developed advanced kidney cancer, Caray was one person who offered a helping hand. (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
American Cancer Society study finds high use of complementary methods among cancer survivors Aug 4, 2008
Melanoma and kidney cancer survivors were least likely to use CMs, whereas breast and ovarian cancer survivors were most likely to use them. . (EurekAlert!)
Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number Associated With Risk Of Kidney Cancer Aug 2, 2008
Previous studies have suggested that low mtDNA copy number may be associated with an increased risk of a variety of cancers, but researchers have not explored its possible association with kidney cancer. In the first portion of the study, Xifeng Wu, M.D., Ph. (Science Daily)
Astronaut's alien claims fall short, says UFO researcher Aug 2, 2008
" Edgar Mitchell holds several science degrees and a doctorate of science in aeronautics and astronautics. He was an accomplished US Navy pilot before being invited by NASA to join the space program. He was a back-up pilot on the Apollo 10 mission and then he walked on the moon for nine hours and 17 minutes as part of the Apollo 14 crew. The other side to Major Mitchell is his main interest in life: the study of consciousness, paranormal phenomena, and psychic events. Major Mitchell also... (ABC Online)
17 patients with cancer wrongly get the all-clear Aug 1, 2008
A grandmother with kidney cancer has lost her battle to get life-prolonging drugs despite a judge's order to review her case. Jean Murphy, 62, became a 'postcode lottery' victim when her NHS Primary Care Trust refused to pay for a course of Sunitinib despite it being routinely available 20 miles away. (Daily Mail)
Ohio State football comes out on losing end in video games for cancer benefit Jul 31, 2008
As part of a kidney cancer fund-raiser under the auspices of the nonprofit organization Uplifting Athletes, more than 60 Buckeyes football players screamed, taunted and tackled pixeled versions of themselves and each other during a four-hour video game extravaganza of EA Sports' NCAA 2009 that was open to any fan paying $65 to hang out. In a 36-player bracket featuring Buckeyes ranging from Todd Boeckman, Alex Boone and Brian Hartline to James Laurinaitis, Malcolm Jenkins and Thaddeus Gibson,... (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
Bayer's Nexavar sales warm Onyx Jul 31, 2008
Nexavar is approved in more than 70 countries for kidney cancer and more than 40 countries for liver cancer. The drug was approved earlier this week for use in China, where half of the world's 600,000 annual liver cancer deaths occur. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
Gallbladder Removed Through Uterus Without External Incisions Jul 30, 2008
(July 29, 2008) Clinical research is helping bring the advantages of robotic surgery, including reduced pain and quicker recovery, to kidney cancer. . (Science Daily)
Robotic Surgery Provides Reduced Pain and Quicker Recovery for Kidney Cancer Patients Jul 30, 2008
ScienceDaily (July 29, 2008) Clinical research at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center is helping bring the advantages of robotic surgery, including reduced pain and quicker recovery, to kidney cancer patients ... "This means that, hopefully, we will have an opportunity not only to reduce the need for kidney cancer patients to require a kidney transplant, but also reduce their need for dialysis later in life," adds Dr. Landman, director of minimally invasive urologic... (Science Daily)
Robert D. Russell Jul 30, 2008
He ended his long and courageous battle with kidney cancer at his home in Burnt Woods. Uncle Bob was born Aug. 26, 1951, in Arcata, Calif. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Bayer, Onyx's Nexavar approved to treat liver cancer in China Jul 29, 2008
The approval, granted by China's State Food and Drug Administration, comes less that two years after the agency approved Nexavar for the treatment of advanced kidney cancer. Anthony Coles, president and CEO of the Emeryville's Onyx (NASDAQ: ONXX), called the approval "another significant milestone in a region where patients are in dire need of a therapy that improves survival.". (Bizjournals.com)
International Monetary Fund Loans Linked To Higher Death Rates From Tuberculosis Jul 29, 2008
12, 2008) Male kidney cancer deaths have fallen by 13 percent across Europe since they peaked in the early 1990s and women have benefited from a 17 percent reduction. But the study of 32 countries, based on. (Science Daily)
Congress OKs ban on toxics used in kids' products Jul 29, 2008
Other studies have connected some phthalates to liver and kidney cancer. Health experts argue that dangers may be more significant from cumulative exposure because phthalates surround babies not only in toys and products but also in breast milk if the mother has been exposed. (AZCentral -- News)
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia leads research into robotic surgery for kidney cancer Jul 29, 2008
NEW YORK (July 28, 2008) -- Clinical research at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center is helping bring the advantages of robotic surgery, including reduced pain and quicker recovery, to kidney cancer patients ... "This means that, hopefully, we will have an opportunity not only to reduce the need for kidney cancer patients to require a kidney transplant, but also reduce their need for dialysis later in life," adds Dr. Landman, director of minimally invasive urologic... (EurekAlert!)
Nexavar Approved for Liver Cancer in China Jul 28, 2008
"We are proud to be at the forefront of liver cancer treatment with Nexavar and are hopeful that patients in China can potentially have their lives extended by treatment with Nexavar." "This is another significant milestone in a region where patients are in dire need of a therapy that improves survival," said N. Anthony Coles, MD, president and chief executive officer, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. "The approval in liver cancer in China comes less than two years after the approval in advanced... (PR Newswire)
We're not alone, says former Nasa astronaut Jul 28, 2008
More recently he revealed that he had been cured of kidney cancer by a man called Adam Dreamhealer who, though based in Canada, did all his healing from a distance and managed to effect a complete recovery through the power of consciousness. So his comment this week that Roswell, the 1947 appearance of an alien, really did happen, and his description of extraterrestrials as harmless "little people", falls in the same tradition. (guardian.co.uk)
The aliens aren't coming, they've already been, says moon walker Jul 28, 2008
He also recently revealed he had been cured of kidney cancer by a man called Adam Dreamhealer who, although based in Canada, did all his healing from a distance. For NASA, which has been struggling with the fallout from its female astronaut who drove across the US wearing a nappy to confront a love rival, there was a tone of "here we go again" to its response. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Advanced Liver Cancer Patients Live Longer By Taking Anti-cancer Drug Sorafenib Jul 26, 2008
Sorafenib, a tablet that is taken orally, is approved in the United States for treating a form of advanced kidney cancer, and is currently being evaluated in patients with other cancers ... (July 31, 2007) A combination of two drugs works better than either drug alone for patients with renal cell carcinoma, the most common form of kidney cancer, according to a pilot. (Science Daily)
