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Biotech / Medical : Ligand (LGND) Breakout!

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Dec 12 9:30 AM EST

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To: RXGOLF who wrote (16250)	3/2/1998 9:35:00 PM
From: Machaon	of 32384

Part 2 of 3: NBC broadcast: ===> Scientists at the National Cancer Institute say they have discovered a way to make the vaccine for Melanoma more effective. They combine the vaccine with a chemical that regulates the immune system. Not a cure. Has reduced tumors in 42% of patients. ===> For breast cancer: New treatment. 180,000 diagnosed last year. 44,000 will die from it this year. For a very aggressive form of breast cancer, a genetically engineered treatment that has dramatic results. The war on cancer ---- A Major victory! A revolutionary new treatment. A woman was told to prepare to die. Treated with Herceptin, developed by Genentech. It's almost non toxic. Doesn't have debilitating side effects of chemotherapy. 2 1/2 years after initial treatment, cancer is almost gone. It's the first treatment created from scientific understanding of the genetic changes that caused cancer; an antibody that attacks cancer cells like a magic bullet. Only 30% of women with breast cancer are candidates for the drug, and in those women, it doesn't always work. When it does, it often stops the most life threatening breast cancers. The Herceptin drug development started 12 years ago! Another woman was diagnosed with breast cancer the same week as her sister died of the disease. After one year treatment, she is virtually cancer free. Herceptin is expected to be approved by the FDA this fall. ====================================================================

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