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Author Topic: FDA Approves New Targeted Treatment for Liver Cancer  (Read 7356 times)

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FDA Approves New Targeted Treatment for Liver Cancer
« on: March 18, 2019, 10:32:27 am »
On January 14, the Food and Drug Administration approved the multikinase inhibitor Cabometyx (cabozantinib) for people with previously treated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer.

This approval was based on a clinical trial showing that Cabometyx improved both progression-free survival—meaning patients were still alive without worsening of disease—and overall survival in people previously treated with Nexavar (sorafenib).

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https://www.hepmag.com/article/fda-approves-new-targeted-treatment-liver-cancer

 


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