Topic: Clinical Pharmacology

March 6, 2007

Drugs Of Abuse Alter The Brain's Reward Pathway

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June 16, 2005

Drug Shows 'hope' for range of cancers

Institute of Cancer Research scientists found the drug 17AAG blocked breast, bowel, skin and prostate cancer in 30 patients as well as in the laboratory.

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May 2, 2005

USC researchers determine mechanism of action of motexafin gadolinium (Xcytrin)

The chemotherapy drug motexafin gadolinium (brand name: Xcytrin, manufactured by Pharmacyclics, Inc) works to thwart cancer cells by disrupting key enzymes involved in cellular metabolism,

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April 18, 2005

Avastin (Bevacizumab, rhuMAb-VEGF) Plus Chemotherapy Appears to Produce Significant Benefit in First-Line Metastatic Breast Cancer

Interim analysis shows improved progression-free survival with Avastin for patients with previously untreated metastatic breast cancer - the third cancer to show benefit with Avastin.

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April 12, 2005

Valproic acid may increase chemotherapy response

German researchers suggest that by stimulating proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells, valproic acid could increase cancer patients' response to conventional chemotherapy.

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April 8, 2005

Report on Meta-analysis of "Effectiveness of anti-anemia drug in treatment of cancer patients"

... erythropoietin treatment for anemia may reduce the risk for blood transfusions and improve hematologic response in cancer patients. However, evidence that the treatment affects survival is inconclusive

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April 5, 2005

Tigecycline data reveals MRSA efficacy

data provided evidence that Tigecycline, a semi-synthetic glycylcycline derived from the minocycline molecule, demonstrated its efficacy against a wide variety of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria including multi-drug-resistant bugs.

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April 4, 2005

Drug to be tested for breast-cancer prevention

In post-menopausal women, estrogen is no longer produced by the ovaries, but is converted from androgen, another hormone. Aromatase inhibitors keep androgen from being converted to estrogen.

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