The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1278
January 28, 2008
Ixabepilone (Ixempra) for Breast Cancer
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Ixabepilone (Ixempra) for Breast Cancer
January 28, 2008 (Issue: 1278)
Ixabepilone (ix ab ep' i lone; Ixempra - Bristol-Myers Squibb), a semisynthetic epothilone analog, has been approved by the FDA for treatment of advanced breast cancer. It is indicated for use in combination with capecitabine (Xeloda - Roche) for...more
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