Content about Head and neck cancer

August 3, 2012

Take Care NP's discovery leads to life-saving treatment

TV news station CBS Philly reports how Walgreen's Take Care Clinic nurse practitioner Renee Corradetti noticed an abnormality in a patient's throat, which later led to a diagnosis of an aggressive form of throat cancer.

July 9, 2012

FDA approves Lilly, BMS drug for KRAS wild-type colorectal cancer

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug made by Eli Lilly and Bristol-Myers Squibb for treating a form of colorectal cancer, the two companies said.

November 7, 2011

FDA gives new approval to Bristol-Myers Squibb's, Lilly's Erbitux

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug made by Bristol-Myers Squibb for treating head and neck cancer, the agency said Monday.

August 11, 2010

Amgen's Vectibix fails to meet main goal in trial

An investigational biotech drug didn’t significantly improve patients’ survival, according to results of a late-stage...

May 20, 2010

Boehringer Ingelheim's cancer drug may be 'next generation' treatment

Data from a late-stage clinical trial of an investigational drug by Boehringer Ingelheim could show...