Roche’s breast cancer drug patent partly annulled by Indian government
Patents granted to pharmaceutical giant Roche Holding for the breast cancer drug Herceptin (trastuzumab) have been partially voided by the Indian government.
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Roche’s breast cancer drug patent partly annulled by Indian government
Patents granted to pharmaceutical giant Roche Holding for the breast cancer drug Herceptin (trastuzumab) have been partially voided by the Indian government.
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Rebekah Eliason for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online
Scientists from Melbourne, Australia recently discovered compounds currently being researched to treat leukemia may also be effective in treating the most common form of breast cancer.
Researchers found a group of anti-cancer compounds known as BH3-mimetics are effective for treating estrogen receptor-positive (ER-positive) forms of breast cancers when used with tamoxifen, a drug currently used to treat breast cancer. Breast cancer is comprised of roughly 70 percent ER-positive types.