Herceptin May Benefit Wider Group of Breast Cancer Patients

Published March 4, 2013

Herceptin May Benefit Wider Group of Breast Cancer Patients

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The breakthrough drug, which targets a small percentage of breast tumors, may be effective against more cancers, according to the latest study. About 20% of women have breast cancers that are … Now researchers from the University of Michigan …
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Antibody response linked with rejection in pediatric kidney transplant recipients

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Minnie Sarwal, MD, FRCP, PhD (California Pacific Medical Center) and her colleagues mapped the antibody immune response in 130 children who received kidney transplants through 12 different US transplant programs participating in a trial comparing …
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Old drug may point the way to new treatments for diabetes and obesity

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ANN ARBOR—Researchers at the University of Michigan's Life Sciences Institute have found that amlexanox, an off-patent drug currently prescribed for the treatment of asthma and other uses, also reverses obesity, diabetes and fatty liver in mice. The …
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