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FDA Indefinitely Delays Approval of Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine Provenge

May 11, 2007 – 7:04 am

The FDA, despite a positive recommendation from its independent advisory panel, on May 8th indefinitely delayed approval of biologic drug Provenge, an experimental drug that works by mobilizing the body’s natural immune system to fight prostate cancer.
The FDA asked for additional clinical data on Provenge before approving it, Dendreon said in a press release. While […]

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New blood test for prostate cancer

April 30, 2007 – 10:36 am

An experimental blood test for prostate cancer seems to work better than the current PSA test and can tell whether the cancer is spreading.
The test is being developed by Robert H. Getzenberg, PhD, director of urology research at Johns Hopkins University’s Brady Urological Institute. Getzenberg began the work while still at the University of Pittsburgh; […]

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