FDA Approves New Drug For Advanced Liver Cancer
October 20, 2009 by Patrick Comer
Filed under Healthcare
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Votrient (pazopanib), the sixth drug to be approved for kidney cancer since 2005.
Votrient is an oral medication that interferes with angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels needed for solid tumors to grow and survive.
Votrient is intended for people with advanced renal cell carcinoma, a type of [...]
Patrick Comer has covered Lee County for more than 20 years. He now brings his experience and knowledge about the issues facing Lee County residents to the Lee County Times.
