21.   Sherman said ancrod should still be considered a promising potential treatment, and stroke experts not involved in the study agreed.

22.   Among the most promising treatments is Gleevec, a leukemia drug launched a year ago by the Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis.

23.   Another promising treatment is docetaxel, a breast cancer drug.

24.   US scientists announced a promising experimental treatment for melanoma that prevents the skin cancer from spreading to the brain.

25.   Scientists have found a promising experimental treatment for melanoma that prevents the skin cancer from spreading to the brain and helps patients live longer, researchers said here.