FDA approves Boehringer drug to treat advanced lung cancer

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FDA approves Boehringer drug to treat advanced lung cancer

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fda-approves-boehringer-drug-treat-advanced-lung-cancer-142657263.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AzCalg1.1Li4slhAoYjT7A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T142657Z_1_CBRE96B145300_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-PHARMACEUTICALS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring" align="left" title="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a lung cancer drug made by Boehringer Ingelheim to treat patients who are suffering from late stage non-small cell lung cancer and whose tumors express a specific type of gene mutation. The drug, Gilotrif, was approved along with a companion diagnostic kit that can help determine if a patient's lung cancer cells express the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutation. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer and represents about 85 percent of all lung cancers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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