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The Motley Fool August 29, 2011 Brian Orelli	Drug Approved for Few Patients -- but That's OK The age of personalized medicine is upon us. Earlier this month, the FDA approved Roche's melanoma drug Zelboraf for patients with a specific mutation in BRAF. And on Friday, the agency approved Pfizer's Xalkori for lung cancer patients that are ALK-positive.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2011 Brian Orelli	Tag-Teaming Melanoma for Fun and Profit Bristol-Myers Squibb and Roche hook up.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2011 Frank Vinluan	Here's How New Roche Cancer Drug Zelboraf Benefits LabCorp A new Roche cancer drug expected to become a blockbuster could also end up being a boon for laboratory and diagnostics firm LabCorp.
Chemistry World August 22, 2014 Phillip Broadwith	Illumina targets cancer diagnostics Genetic sequencing heavyweight Illumina has partnered with three major pharmaceutical firms in a bid to develop a universal sequencing-based oncology test system.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2009 Brian Orelli	Lilly Shows Us How It's Done The company announces that the Food and Drug Administration had expanded the approval of its cancer drug, Alimta, to include maintenance therapy for nonsquamous, non-small cell lung cancer.
BusinessWeek June 16, 2011 Langreth & Cortez	When Two Cancer Drugs Are Better Than One Drugmakers are collaborating to test combinations of genetically targeted cancer drugs in hopes of boosting survival rates.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2011 Brian Orelli	Sometimes a Partnership Feels Personal Merck and Roche hook up for a diagnostic drug deal.
The Motley Fool November 19, 2004 Charly Travers	A New Drug for Lung Cancer Genentech and OSI's launch of Tarceva brings a new choice in the treatment of lung cancer.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2009 Brian Orelli	Abbott Signs Up Another One Abbott announces that it has set up a partnership with Pfizer to run tests on Pfizer's new drug.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2008 Brian Lawler	Predicting More Good News From Invitrogen Invitrogen gets a positive review from the FDA for one of its tests.
The Motley Fool May 14, 2007 Mike Havrilla	A Weaker Amgen Amgen's stock is trading lower after an FDA panel balked at two anemia drugs.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2010 Brian Orelli	Thank Goodness for Amgen's New Kids The old drugs are dragging down Amgen's growth.
The Motley Fool May 8, 2009 Brian Orelli	Investing Against Breast Cancer Many companies are interested in both a cure and a large lucrative market. Which are the best investments now in this sector?
Chemistry World June 22, 2011 Sarah Houlton	US Approves Cancer Drugs Twice as Fast as Europe Cancer drugs are, on average, approved nearly twice as fast in the US than they are in Europe.
BusinessWeek September 5, 2005	Putting the FDA Out Front Deputy Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock explains how the agency has led the drive for personalized medicine.
Chemistry World November 25, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Pfizer teams up with GSK in cancer drug trial Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline have agreed to run a joint clinical trial to test a combination of Pfizer's candidate molecule palbociclib with GSK's approved drug Mekinist (trametinib) for advanced or metastatic melanoma.
The Motley Fool December 2, 2010 Brian Orelli	An Ounce of Prevention Gets Shot Down An FDA panel shoots down Merck's and Glaxo's prostate drugs.
BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Catherine Arnst	Cancer Superdrugs, Costly Side Effects New therapies are extending lives, but the prices could weigh down the nation. Oncologists, pharmaceutical companies, and the government will have to focus on the best way to lower prices for these drugs.
The Motley Fool April 8, 2004 Brian Gorman	Genentech's Healthy Showing The company's first-quarter results were impressive, driven by pricey cancer drugs.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2009 Brian Orelli	Juicing Up the Earnings Report How did Celgene turn an earnings release that met analysts' expectations while lowering revenue guidance on one of its drugs into an 18.6% increase in share price yesterday?
BusinessWeek February 16, 2004 Catherine Arnst	Medicare vs. Cancer Patients Refusing to reimburse off-label treatment is far from the best way to cut costs.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2010 Brian Orelli	Triple-Teaming Cancer for Fun and Profit Pfizer, Merck and Eli Lilly set up a nonprofit, but there may be an ulterior motive.
BusinessWeek May 12, 2011 Robert Langreth	Big Pharma Bets on a Novel Cancer Cure Research in epigenetics is booming. The payoff could be in the billions.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2008 Brian Orelli	Medicine Gets a Little More Personal Genetic testing and personalized medicine are still in their infancy, but it's an emerging industry that should be huge in the long run. Which companies stand to benefit from it?
Chemistry World July 2010 Anna Lewcock	Medicine made to measure Healthcare tailored to suit the genetic makeup of the patient is finally coming to fruition.
The Motley Fool December 31, 2007 Brian Lawler	The Anatomy Of An Approved Drug An independent audit by the FDA provides a useful summary of the characteristics of drugs approved by the agency.
Chemistry World September 7, 2015	Cancer Drugs Fund axes 23 treatments The Cancer Drugs Fund, which covers the cost of some cancer treatments that are not currently available on the National Health Service, has cut 23 treatments -- involving 16 drugs.
BusinessWeek August 26, 2010 Tom Randall	Cocktails Are Next For Cancer-Drug Makers Taking a cue from the cocktails of drugs that have made AIDS survivable, drugmakers are pursuing combination therapies against cancer.
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2010	Fusion genes that drive solid tumors are a new target for cancer therapies The success of Gleevec and related drugs has inspired researchers to step up their hunt for the molecular defects underlying other cancers.
Wired August 2003 Jennifer Kahn	The End of Cancer (As we Know it) Diagnosis. Chemotherapy. Radiation. Slow painful death. No more. A new era of cancer treatment is dawning. Meet three scientists who are using the revelations of the Human Genome Project to reshape medicine.
The Motley Fool September 26, 2007 Brian Orelli	4 Platform Drugmakers to Watch Platform drugmakers have the potential to develop multiple drugs for a company. Let's take a look at four companies with good prospects: Abraxis BioScience... DURECT... Halozyme... Flamel Technologies...
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The Motley Fool August 31, 2011 Brian Orelli	Shire Enters a Crowded Market Last week, the FDA approved Shire Pharmaceuticals' Firazyr to treat a rare genetic disease.
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Chemistry World July 8, 2014 Phillip Broadwith	First of a new breed of anticancer antibodies approved in Japan Ono pharmaceuticals' Opdivo (nivolumab) has been approved for treating melanomas where surgery is impossible.
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The Motley Fool November 29, 2011 Brian Orelli	Winners and Losers of Roche's Avastin Woes What the FDA giveth, the FDA can taketh away.
The Motley Fool September 26, 2007 Brian Orelli	Second-Line Isn't Second Best Schering-Plough gets a positive recommendation for its hepatitis C drugs as a second-line treatment in Europe.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2010 Brian Orelli	Shaking Up the Biotech Industry A judge will decide if genes are patentable or not.
Managed Care August 2007	Managed Care Outlook Specialty drugs increasingly used to treat chronic conditions.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2010 Ralph Casale	Companion Diagnostics in Cancer Drug Development Diagnostic companies partnering with drug developers can make for an attractive investment segment.
The Motley Fool June 12, 2007 Brian Lawler	ImClone Tries To Improve Erbitux ImClone is running trials to see if the drug can be used in earlier stages of cancer. Investors shouldn't discount the importance of an approved drug's product label.
Bio-IT World December 15, 2003 Kevin Davies	The Road to Personalized Medicine FDA guidance on the road to genomic medicine is a welcome first step in what promises to be a contentious debate on how to integrate pharmacogenomics into routine medical practice.
BusinessWeek September 5, 2005 Capell & Arndt	Drugs Get Smart Future medicines will more effectively target what ails you by tailoring treatment to your specific genetic profile. Personalized medicine will also help prevent another Vioxx.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2006 Brian Lawler	Exelixis' Continued Excellence The company reported preliminary phase 1 results for three of its lead compounds. Until investors see the results from phase 2 trials, they should chalk Exelixis up as a promising young biotech company whose successes they will patiently cheer for from the sidelines.
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The Motley Fool July 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Faster Pathway to Drug Approvals A thinktank called the Pacific Research Institute has proposed letting drugs approved by the European Medicines Authority onto the market in the U.S. before the Food and Drug Administration has approved the drugs.