Lilly’s soft tissue sarcoma treatment gets US approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Eli Lilly and Co’s treatment for adults with advanced soft tissue sarcoma (STS).

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Lilly’s drug, Lartruvo, is approved for use with chemotherapy doxorubicin for the treatment of patients with STS who cannot be cured with radiation or surgery. (http://bit.ly/2e6JNrz)

STS are cancers that develop in muscles, fat, tendons or other soft tissues.