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Pediatric cancer drug shows 93 percent response rate

In In The News by Barbara Jacoby

Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center From: sciencedaily.com A first-of-its-kind drug targeting a fused gene found in many types of cancer was effective in 93 percent of pediatric patients tested, researchers at UT Southwestern’s Simmons Cancer Center announced. Most cancer drugs are targeted to specific organs or locations in the body. Larotrectinib is the first cancer drug to receive FDA breakthrough …