Cancer Drugs

Genentech, Innovative Cancer Drug Maker, Receives $43.7B Offer From Roche Holding

New York Times | David Jolly | Posted 07.29.2008 | Business


PARIS -- The Swiss drug maker Roche Holding said Monday that it was offering about $43.7 billion to acquire the 44 percent of the biotechnology compan...

Medicare To Stop Paying For Two Cancer Drugs

New York Times | Alex Berenson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


New Medicare rules for a small but promising class of cancer drugs may cause thousands of lymphoma patients to lose access to the treatment, which in ...