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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by the degeneration of both upper and lower motor neurons, which ultimately leads to muscle weakness, atrophy, spasticity and contractures.1 ALS typically manifests in the 50–60 years age range, although familial cases may present in late adolescence or early adulthood.2 The time from the first symptom to diagnosis is approximately 10–16 […]

Study Finds Bevacizumab Prolongs Life Among Patients With Deadly Brain Cancer

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Published Online: Feb 19th 2014

Mayo Clinic neuro-oncologist Derek Johnson, M.D. discusses study that shows patients with glioblastoma who died in 2010, after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of bevacizumab, lived significantly longer than patients who died of the disease in 2008, prior to the conditional approval of the drug for the treatment of the deadly brain cancer.

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