Pfizer drug effective in patients with rare lung cancer: study

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Pfizer drug effective in patients with rare lung cancer: study

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pfizer-drug-effective-patients-rare-lung-cancer-study-105108293--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vf34AMAPT0d4jrycSYS_HQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9Njk7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-09-27T105108Z_1_LYNXNPEA8Q04U_RTROPTP_2_ASTRAZENECA-PFIZER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Pfizer logo is seen at their world headquarters in New York" align="left" title="The Pfizer logo is seen at their world headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Bill Berkrot (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc's Xalkori, which treats lung cancer patients with a specific gene mutation, proved effective in shrinking tumors in those with an even rarer form of the disease, according to data presented at a medical meeting on Saturday. In the study of 50 non-small cell lung cancer patients with a rearrangement of the ROS1 gene, Xalkori treatment led to significant tumor shrinkage in 36 of them, or 72 percent, and halted tumor growth in an additional 9 patients, researchers reported. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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