Scleroderma and Cancer

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Link suggested between scleroderma and cancer in certain patients | Johns Hopkins University - The Gazette

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Cancer Drug May Help Scleroderma

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Cancer Drug Shows Promise For Treating Scleroderma

medicalnewstoday.com — “A drug approved to treat certain types of cancer has shown promising results in the treatment of patients with scleroderma, according to results from an open-label Phase II trial. While the drug'sView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Cancer drug shows promise for treating scleroderma

physorg.com — “A drug approved to treat certain types of cancer has shown promising results in the treatment of patients with scleroderma, according to results from an open-label Phase II trial. While the drug's efficacy must be demonstrated in a Phase III trial, the gold standard for testing a drug, researchers are ...View full resource at physorg.com

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Cancer drug shows promise for treating scleroderma

sciencedaily.com — “A drug approved to treat certain types of cancer has shown promising results in the treatment of patients with scleroderma, according to results from an open-label Phase II trial. While the drug's efficacy must be demonstrated in a Phase III trial, the gold standard for testing a drug, researchers are optimistic that Gleevec could potentially be a weapon against the chronic connective tissue disease for which a treatment has remained elusive.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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Cancer drug shows promise for treating scleroderma

sciencedaily.com — “A drug approved to treat certain types of cancer has shown promising results in the treatment of patients with scleroderma, according to results from an open-label Phase II trial. While the drug's efficacy must be demonstrated in a Phase III trial, the gold standard for testing a drug, researchers are optimistic that Gleevec could potentially be a weapon against the chronic connective tissue disease for which a treatment has remained elusive.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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New genetic path for scleroderma

labspaces.net — “A genetic pathway previously known for its role in embryonic development and cancer has been identified as a target for systemic sclerosis, or scleroderma, therapy. The finding, discovered by a cross-disciplinary team led by John Varga, MD, John and Nancy Hughes Distinguished Professor of Rheumatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, was recently published in theView full resource at labspaces.net

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Drug Could Provide First Treatment For Scleroderma

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Cancer Drug May Help Scleroderma - Drugs.com MedNews

drugs.com — “A new study suggests that the cancer drug Gleevec may benefit people with scleroderma, a chronic connective tissue disease. No effective treatment currently exiView full resource at drugs.com

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Cancer Drug May Help Scleroderma - US News and World Report

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Cancer Drug May Help Scleroderma. Dr. Robert Spiera offered interim findings at ACR from their study on drug Gleevec. http://bit.ly/9NbDg

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Cancer Drug May Help Scleroderma - myOptumHealth

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Drug could provide first treatment for scleroderma

physorg.com — “Investigators have identified a drug that is currently approved to treat certain types of cancer, Gleevec, that could provide the first treatment for scleroderma, a chronic connective tissue disease for which a treatment has remained elusive. The news will be presented at the annual meeting of the American ...View full resource at physorg.com

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Study Suggests Link Between Scleroderma, Cancer in Certain Patients

newswise.com — “Patients with a certain type of scleroderma may get cancer and scleroderma simultaneously, Johns Hopkins researchers have found, suggesting that in some diseases, autoimmunity and cancer may be linked.View full resource at newswise.com

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Study Suggests Link Between Scleroderma, Cancer in Certain Patients

physorg.com — “Patients with a certain type of scleroderma may get cancer and scleroderma simultaneously, Johns Hopkins researchers have found, suggesting that in some diseases, autoimmunity and cancer may be linked.View full resource at physorg.com

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Cancer drug Gleevec may hold promise against scleroderma: Study

news-medical.net — “A drug approved to treat certain types of cancer has shown promising results in the treatment of patients with scleroderma, according to results from an open-label Phase II trial. While the drug's efficacy must be demonstrated in a Phase III trial, the gold standard for testing a drug, researchers are optimistic that Gleevec- (imatinib) could potentially be a weapon against the chronic connective tissue disease for which a treatment has remained elusive.View full resource at news-medical.net

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