Drug in Stewart Case Ok'd

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WASHINGTON -- Erbitux, the drug at the center of the stock- trading scandal that brought Martha Stewart to trial, won government approval Thursday as a last-ditch treatment for advanced colorectal cancer.

Doctors believe roughly 20,000 patients a year might benefit from Erbitux, one in a new type of cancer medicines that jam chemical signals that spur tumor growth.

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Drug in Stewart Case Ok'd

But they caution that Erbitux is not a miracle drug. Patients have clamored for the drug since its roller-coaster attempts at Food and Dru...

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