FDA Approves New Treatment for Advanced Form of Kidney Cancer

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



Title: FDA Approves New Treatment for Advanced Form of Kidney Cancer

FDA/CDER/Division of Drug Information (DDI)

The Division of Drug Information (DDI) is CDER's focal point for public inquiries. We serve the public by providing information on human drug products and drug product regulation by FDA.


The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Votrient (pazopanib), the sixth drug to be approved for kidney cancer since 2005.

Votrient is an oral medication that interferes with angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels needed for solid tumors to grow and survive.

Votrient is intended for people with advanced renal cell carcinoma, a type of kidney cancer in which the cancerous cells are found in the lining of very small tubes (tubules) in the kidney. In 2009, approximately 49,000 people were diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma and 11,000 people died from the disease.

For more information please visit:  Votrient

 


This is an automated message delivery system.  Replying to this message will not reach DDI staff.  If you have comments or questions, please contact us at: 1-888-INFO FDA (1-888-463-6332) or (301) 796-3400 from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday.  You can also email us at druginfo@xxxxxxxxxxx.

For additional drug information, please visit the DDI Web page 

For up-to-date drug information, follow the FDA’s Division of Drug Information on Twitter: FDA_Drug_Info 

Update your subscriptions, modify your e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA).

GovDelivery, Inc. sending on behalf of U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) · 5600 Fishers Lane · Rockville MD 20857 · 800-439-1420


[Index of Archives]     [CDC News]     [NIH News]     [USDA News]     [Steve's Art]     [Camping in Yosemite]     [PhotoForum]     [SB Lupus]     [STB]

  Powered by Linux