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GlaxoSmithKline to introduce five new anti-cancer drugs by 2010
Jun 19 2007, Anupam Agnihotri

Good news for patients, grappling with cancer, as the world’s second-largest pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline PLC plans to bring five new cancer drugs into the market by 2010.

And the good thing is that these new five anti-cancer drugs...

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