Read more abiraterone stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/32939/abiraterone.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 17:51:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/126291/lockerbie-bomber-abdel-basset-al-megrahi-kept-alive-by-abiraterone-a-pricey-wonder-drug.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=834685&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110819080909' border='0' />How is Abdel Basset al-Megrahi still breathing? UK doctors gave the convicted Lockerbie bomber just three months to live when he was released two years ago, but Libyan doctors have kept him alive with a brand-new hormone-based cancer drug called Abiraterone , a medic in Tripoli tells the Daily Telegraph . Abiraterone...This image from Libya's state TV shows convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, foreground left, attending a pro-government rally in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, July 26, 2011.http://www.newser.com/story/126291/lockerbie-bomber-abdel-basset-al-megrahi-kept-alive-by-abiraterone-a-pricey-wonder-drug.htmlFri, 19 Aug 2011 08:09:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33008/pill-delivers-prostate-cancer-breakthrough.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=121491&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401010008' border='0' />A new experimental pill taken once a day is proving effective against an advanced, aggressive form of prostate cancer which has resisted other therapies, reports Reuters. The drug, abiraterone, created by Cougar Biotechnology, significantly shrank tumors in a clinical trial, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology...A new drug used to treat advanced prostate cancer is proving effective.http://www.newser.com/story/33008/pill-delivers-prostate-cancer-breakthrough.htmlTue, 22 Jul 2008 02:07:20 CDT