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A Quick Approval

Aug 18, 2011
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The US Food and Drug Administration approved Roche Genentech's Zelboraf, a drug to treat advanced melanoma, reports NPR's Shots blog. The blog notes that the drug does not cure melanoma, but it slows down its spread and should extend patients' lives.

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