In the long term, genetic signatures are also throwing up new leads for anticancer drug design.

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Aspirin, for example, was originally derived from willow bark, and the anticancer drug Taxol comes from the bark of the Pacific yew tree.

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The combination will be used to develop antibody-drug conjugate anticancer therapeutics.

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Experiments in his lab indicated the drug had anticancer potential.

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Late yesterday, the drug giant recieved approval for Sutent, a new anticancer pill, for both stomach and kidney tumors.

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Drug resistance and disease progression have been observed all for anticancer drugs that target specific genetic alterations.

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Drug companies including Sanofi, Merck and Pfizer are working on anticancer drugs that block insulin-like growth factor, a related molecule.

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The drug, Avastin, could hit the market by year-end, joining existing anticancer chemicals and radiation as standard therapy for colon cancer--and it could end up working against other cancers.

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