FDA clears Genentech drug for kidney cancer

Courtesy Newsvine - business  Sun, 08/02/2009 - 20:02

Biotech drugmaker Genentech Inc. said Sunday the Food and Drug Administration approved its cancer treatment Avastin for a new use against a form of kidney cancer, marking the sixth approval for the blockbuster drug.


 

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