Read more olaparib stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/41066/olaparib.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:01:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/62776/new-class-of-drugs-could-revolutionize-cancer-treatment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new class of drugs in development represents the biggest cancer breakthrough in a decade, Robert Bazell writes at NBC. In a study causing much excitement in the medical world, breast, ovarian, and prostate cancer patients treated with Olaparib, one of a group of drugs known as PARP inhibitors, had...http://www.newser.com/story/62776/new-class-of-drugs-could-revolutionize-cancer-treatment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 9:12:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60634/drug-offers-hope-for-genetic-breast-cancer-sufferers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA first-of-its-kind drug has been developed to fight genetic breast cancer, with an initial round of human trials showing “very promising” results, reports the Times of London. The drug Olaparib works by blocking a protein that makes cancer cells containing the genetic default unable to repair themselves. The drug shrank...http://www.newser.com/story/60634/drug-offers-hope-for-genetic-breast-cancer-sufferers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Jun 2009 8:31:46 CDT