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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 05 > Cancer vaccine inches toward FDA approval

Cancer vaccine inches toward FDA approval

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
September 5, 2009

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators said Friday that a GlaxoSmithKline vaccine prevents the leading cause of cervical cancer in women, bringing the company one step closer to competing with Merck’s blockbuster Gardasil, which has controlled the U.S. market for three years.

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