Monday, February 20, 2012

EU approves skin cancer fighting drug: Roche

Swiss drug giant Roche said on Monday it had been given European Union approval for its treatment to fight a highly aggressive form of skin cancer.
The European Commission gave the green light to Zelboraf, a drug used to treat adults with BRAF V600 mutation-positive unresectable or metastatic melanoma, the company announced in a statement.
If diagnosed early melanoma is generally curable but when it spreads to other parts of the body it is the deadliest form of skin cancer.
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