The history: In 2008, Avastin was given preliminary approval by the FDA for the treatment of breast cancer on the condition that the company would do more studies to demonstrate its effectiveness. Many women have been successfully treated with Avastin a billion dollar drug for Roche.
But when Roche submitted the required follow-up studies in 2010, the data showed that there was no benefit from the drug for treating breast cancer. Studies did not show significant impact on mortality or improvement in quality of life. In addition, the drug was associated with some significant side effects such as high blood pressure and blood clots.
In December, 2010, an FDA panel voted to withdraw the drugs approval as a treatment for breast cancer. Roche appealed the decision, and earlier this week, an FDA panel hearing the appeal unanimously decided, in a 6-0 vote, to withdraw the drugs indication for breast cancer. The final decision on whether or not Avastin loses the indication is ultimately up to the FDA Commissioner, Dr. Marg
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It’s the quintessential “bad” food laden with artery clogging saturated fat. For years, we’ve been told to “hold the mayo,” but is it really as bad as they say?
Moderation is one direction to take. Instead of drowning tuna or pasta salad in boatloads of mayo, use 1 tablespoon per person. One tablespoon contains 103 calories, 12 grams fat, and 2 gram saturated fat. This keeps things much more reasonable.
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With competition in workplaces really high these days and layoffs always a possibility, it should be your own responsibility to make sure that youd be the one staying on when the company decides to trim the fat off the organization. Here are some ideas on how to be indispensable at work.
Be the best at what you do. No one likes to let go of their best player. Theres a reason why sports superstars are considered franchise players. If they leave, its because they want to. Make sure that you are the companys go to guy. Dont just simply be the best in your company as well. Be the best that you can be.
Diversify skills.
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Is there anything that says summer in America like cruising with the windows low and the tunes on high? Too bad the activity may be a health hazard, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Washington, Seattle, studying skin cancer occurrence in the U.S.
Analyzing skin cancer cases in a federal database, the researchers found that when skin cancer occurred on one side of the body, it was more often the left side: 52% of melanoma cases and 53% of Merkel cell carcinoma cases — two particularly deadly types of skin cancer — occurred on the left side. On
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