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Federal Approval Of New Leukemia Drug Pending

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published June 20, 2013 at 12:33 PM EDT

Researchers at Ohio State University say they've made a breakthrough in the treatment of leukemia. They've found the drug Ibrutinib caused remission in every patient who took it during a clinical trial. The drug is on the fast track for Food and Drug Administration approval.
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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