Cancer

Studies from University of Tokyo describe new findings in cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, July 15th, 2008

According to recent research published in the International Journal of Hematology, "To investigate the current status of the development of anticancer agents in Japan, we examined the number of these agents developed after 1999, their target diseases, and the association between the number of approved agents and the number of patients with the diseases. The data were obtained via the Internet."

"Of the 487 agents approved from 1999 to April 2007, 84 were anticancer drugs. Of these 84, 46 were approved based on clinical trials and 38 were approved through the new drug application for off-label usages without clinical trials. The target diseases of the 46 agents...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-07-15)

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