But doctors and insurers may want proof that Abraxane actually slows the progression of disease, a different measure.
In addition, it should make it easier to assess the impact of new drugs on the progression of disease.
Dr Nicholl stressed that although drugs were now available to slow the progression of disease, there was still no cure for HIV.
They are seeking to understand how these neural networks function normally and how changes in the anatomical structures and functioning can shed light on the progression of disease.
Tysabri slowed the progression of the disease in clinical trials by suppressing the immune system.
While not a cure, it can delay the progression of the disease by roughly a year.
He exercises religiously with the hope that it will help stave off progression of the disease.
Drug resistance and disease progression have been observed all for anticancer drugs that target specific genetic alterations.
This is a key element in the progression of chronic disease, and it is, by and large, preventable.
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So far, no drug has been developed to significantly slow the progression of the disease in all patients.
Matthew can't speak and often lashes out physically due to the progression of the disease, making travel difficult.
Instead, the drug failed to boost survival or delay the progression of the disease in a big trial.
Removing them will only slow down the progression of the disease early on.
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Among that half the drugs can only slow the progression of the disease.
They don't kill the virus but they slow down its growth, which ultimately slows the progression of the disease.
So if you remove enough of the plaques, you may slow down the progression of the disease to some extent.
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Something similar happened with breast cancer: Avastin won the Food and Drug Administration's approval after studies suggested it delayed disease progression.
In an earlier result, Project ALS researchers discovered that the arthritis drug Celebrex may help slow the progression of the disease.
You are freezing the tumor and delaying the progression of the disease.
Genetic diseases also pose significant challenges in the design of clinical trials, particularly in identifying biomarkers and other surrogates for disease progression.
The latest study tracked the patients' disease progression over a two-year period.
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In MS, beta-interferon, the most effective treatment produced so far, holds back the number of attacks but does not prevent eventual disease progression.
Patients with either of two genes associated with autoimmune disorders, HLA-DR2 and HLA-DR4, have gone five years without any progression of the disease.
The microcantilever arrays are each coated with substances that stick to the HIV and other proteins, which are markers associated with disease progression.
Researchers will look at whether or not tumour shrink, if the progression of the disease can be halted and patients' quality of life.
The study didn't find any difference in disease progression a year after treatment between those taking lithium and the control group, researchers said.
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Roche's Avastin failed to lengthen ovarian cancer patients' lives but stalled progression of the disease for a few months, newly reported studies said.
Enrollment in this trial is now complete, and researchers are now waiting to see if the addition of Erbitux slows the progression of the disease.
The drugs currently available are approved for use only in people in late stages and do not slow or cure the progression of the disease.
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There is no cure but treatments can help slow disease progression.
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