Genasense, which is used in combination with chemotherapy, works by targeting a key "cell suicide" gene called bcl-2 and then inducing cancer cells to kill themselves.

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Coalition forces -- carrying out an operation "targeting an al Qaeda in Iraq cell leader who provides guidance to senior terrorist leaders" -- killed 13 insurgents and detained 12 people, the military said.

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While most cancer drugs work by targeting mechanisms common to all cancers, such as cell division, PM drugs hit specific genetic mutations driving the cancer's spread.

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Separately, Pfizer said that the Food and Drug Administration has approved Xalkori capsules, which the company calls the first-ever drug targeting anaplastic lymphoma kinase, or ALK, for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer that is ALK-positive.

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