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UK cost-effectiveness watchdog, NICE, has rejected Eli Lilly's Alimta (pemetrexed) for treating mesothelioma, the local arm of the U.S. company said on Monday. In a statement timed to tie in with the anticipated announcement of the rejection by NICE, Li… more »
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The UK Government is to introduce a new law to make it easier for sufferers of asbestos-related cancer to claim full compensation, BBC Wales has learned. In May, Law Lords ruled that damages should be limited in cases where several employers are involve… more »
The Louisiana Supreme Court has reversed a ruling of the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal and will allow a wrongful death trial against ExxonMobil to resume next week with 11 jurors, an attorney in the case said late Friday afternoon. Baton Rouge attorney Le… more »
Alimta Also Shows Tolerability as Triplet Combination Treatment in First-Line Lung Cancer Data presented today at the 42nd American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga., affirms that ALIMTA® (pemetrexed), manufactured and m… more »
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A revised bill that would replace the asbestos-litigation system with a multi-billion dollar government program still "leaves victims out in the cold," and amounts to "giving large corporations a traffic ticket while taking away the citizen's right to su… more »