New Cancer Treatment Brings Hope in 2001

New Cancer Treatment Brings Hope in 2001 by Liza Jane Maltin
On May 10 2001, FDA approved a new drug known as Gleevec (formerly St1- 571) for successfully treating cancer of the white blood cells known as chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and a rare form of cancer that affects the stomach and intestines called gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST).
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