Prostate News Archive
22-Jan-2007
Now, a Vitamin D pill to treat prostate cancer (New Kerala)
London, Jan 22: Boffins have developed a vitamin D pill to treat advanced prostate cancer. US drug company Novacea has produced a pill, which delivers a concentrated dose of the vitamin without running the risk of side effects from an overdose. Dendreon Shares Rise on Good News for Prostate Cancer Drug (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)
Centient Biotech Investor submits: On Tuesday, January 16, Dendreon announced the FDA has accepted its BLA for Provenge , and granted it priority review status. Provenge is an investigational active cellular immunotherapy [ACI ] for the treatment of asymptomatic, androgen-independent, or hormone-refractory prostate cancer [AIPC ]. Model identifies low-risk prostate cancer (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
An updated prognostic model can accurately identify prostate cancers that are unlikely to spread and do not require aggressive treatment, Dutch researchers report in The Journal of Urology.
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