71.   Such drugs, one of which is sold as Lupron, are currently used to treat prostate cancer in men and precocious puberty in women.

72.   Tamoxifen has been used for decades to treat breast cancer.

73.   Tamoxifen is given after the cancer has been treated with surgery, chemotherapy or radiation.

74.   That indicated to Halstead that the way to treat breast cancer was to remove the breast, the surrounding tissue and the lymph nodes nearby.

75.   The agent has also shown promise in treating colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver.

76.   The chemo-radiation used to treat skin cancers is the wrong therapy for lymphomas.

77.   The company has also developed blood tests for the detection and monitoring of tumors to help in treating cancer.

78.   The company last year suffered a setback when batimastat, a drug to treat advanced cancer, failed in clinical trials and had to be withdrawn.

79.   The FDA did not, however, speak to the effectiveness of treating the cancer, Detsky noted.

80.   The greatest contributor to the increase in sales during the year was Novantrone, a chemotherapy drug now being studied for possible use treating prostate cancer.