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chemotherapyAny medical treatment with chemicals. It usually refers to treatment of cancer with cytotoxic and other drugs. The term was coined by the German bacteriologist Paul Ehrlich for the use of synthetic chemicals against infectious diseases. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Tokyo, Japan, July 10, 2006 - (JCN) - Taiho Pharmaceutical and sanofi-aventis have entered into a licensing agreement for TS-1, an anticancer agent developed by Taiho Pharmaceutical. Given that anticancer drugs, such as methotrexate, are first-line agents in the treatment of RA, we felt that an effective chemotherapeutic drug like paclitaxel deserved to be investigated in patients with this condition," said William L. The blood-brain barrier often prevents anticancer agents in the bloodstream from entering the brain to attack tumor cells. |
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