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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Everolimus Trial Stopped for Benefit in Breast Cancer - in Oncology/Hematology, Breast Cancer from MedPage Today

Medical News: Everolimus Trial Stopped for Benefit in Breast Cancer - in Oncology/Hematology, Breast Cancer from MedPage Today

Excerpt:

"A phase III trial of everolimus (Afinitor) in locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer has been halted after an interim analysis indicated that the study's primary endpoint -- a significant difference in progression-free survival relative to a control therapy after six weeks -- was met, the drug's manufacturer said.

According to Novartis, the combination of everolimus and exemestane (Aromasin) was more effective than the latter drug and placebo in preventing tumor growth in women with estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer that did not respond to other aromatase inhibitors.

The international trial, BOLERO-2, was testing everolimus at 10 mg/day orally plus 25 mg/day of oral exemestane. It included more than 700 patients randomized 2:1 to the combination versus the control regimen.

Novartis did not indicate the degree of improvement in progression-free survival with the combination. It promised that full results would be presented at "an upcoming medical conference" and that it would file marketing applications worldwide by the end of this year."

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Pharmacy History

"The earliest known compilation of medicinal substances was ARIANA the Sushruta Samhita, an Indian Ayurvedic treatise attributed to Sushruta in the 6th century BC. However, the earliest text as preserved dates to the 3rd or 4th century AD.
Many Sumerian (late 6th millennium BC - early 2nd millennium BC) cuneiform clay tablets record prescriptions for medicine.[3]

Ancient Egyptian pharmacological knowledge was recorded in various papyri such as the Ebers Papyrus of 1550 BC, and the Edwin Smith Papyrus of the 16th century BC.

The earliest known Chinese manual on materia medica is the Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Herb-Root Classic), dating back to the 1st century AD. It was compiled during the Han dynasty and was attributed to the mythical Shennong. Earlier literature included lists of prescriptions for specific ailments, exemplified by a manuscript "Recipes for 52 Ailments", found in the Mawangdui tomb, sealed in 168 BC. Further details on Chinese pharmacy can be found in the Pharmacy in China article."

From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacy#History_of_pharmacy

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