Posted May. 21, 2012 at 6:44 a.m.
Cancer research
Research Triangle Park, N.C. — The rare bone cancer chordoma can't be treated with drugs right now, but the National Institutes of Health has identified 40 already-approved drugs that show promise as potential treatments. Now, a Johns Hopkins University scientists has funding to start screening the 10 most promising drugs from that list with the help of the Chordoma Foundation....
Durham foundation awards $200,000 grant to fight rare cancer
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Cancer research
Research Triangle Park, N.C. — The rare bone cancer chordoma can't be treated with drugs right now, but the National Institutes of Health has identified 40 already-approved drugs that show promise as potential treatments. Now, a Johns Hopkins University scientists has funding to start screening the 10 most promising drugs from that list with the help of the Chordoma Foundation....
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