01.05.14 - New drug fights second kind of cancer.
New drug fights second kind of cancer.
Researchers reported that the recently approved drug Gleevec was effective in treating intestinal cancer gastrointestinal stromal tumor as well as chronic myelogenous leukemia, the cancer it was originally approved for. It is one of a group of molecularly targeted medications. New drug fights second kind of cancer. Dr. Charles B. Blanke of the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland and Dr. Allan T. van Oosterom of the University of Leuven in Belgiuum. Website of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.