Thursday, June 30, 2011

Clinical Trials, ain't they a bitch! - FDA and Avastin: Advisors reject drug as breast cancer treatment - latimes.com

By Christine Mai-Duc, Washington Bureau

June 30, 2011

Reporting from Washington —

A panel of advisors to the Food and Drug Administration voted 6 to 0 to halt the use of the cancer drug Avastin for the treatment of breast cancer, saying studies have failed to show Avastin is effective for that purpose.

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