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FDA OKs Ixempra for advanced breast cancer.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Ixempra, a new anti-cancer treatment, for use in patients with metastatic or advanced breast cancer.
"This approval is important because it provides certain patients with a new chemotherapy option in instances where other drugs have failed," said Dr. Douglas Throckmorton, deputy director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
Ixempra (ixabepilone) was approved for use in combination with ...
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