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New cancer drug
By Jeanne Sabatie, Production Editor
The FDA recently approved Gleevec for the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia. Gleevec was 16 years in the making and doesn't come cheapcosting up to $2,400 a month, although the manufacturer offers a sliding scale on the price in proportion to patients' income levels. Scientists report that the Novartis drug also seems to work for a cancer known as GIST (gastrointestinal stromal tumor). Though both cancers are rare, researchers hope to develop similar drugsthat kill cancer cells while sparing healthy onesfor many other cancers.
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