Article: Avastin, Erbitux Pace Up In Colorectal Market Race.(Survey)

National Editor

Colorectal cancer - the devilish killer that can show up in the hidden places implied by its name, as well as the appendix and anus - remains the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men and women combined, behind only lung cancer in the U.S.

About 147,000 new cases are expected to be diagnosed this year, and more than 56,000 patients will die from colorectal cancer (CRCA), a sad state of affairs that opens the door wide for Avastin (bevacizumab) and Erbitux (cetuximab). Uptake of both on the market are "tracking ahead of our and [Wall Street's] expectations," according to research by SG Cowen & Co. in New York.

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