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Roche (JOBS) Says Xelox Cancer Drug Effective in Elderly

January 22, 2010 |

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Reuters -- Roche's cancer drug Xeloda enabled elderly patients being treated for colorectal cancer to live free of the disease for longer, the world's largest maker of cancer drugs said on Thursday.

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