FDA approves first drug for form of thyroid cancer

Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 19:20 in Health & Medicine

The drug, vandetanib, helped stall the disease's progression for an average of six months, the Food and Drug Administration says.WASHINGTON — Federal regulators Wednesday approved the first drug treatment for a rare form of late-stage thyroid cancer.

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