Ireland's Elan won a $55.2 million judgment against Abraxis BioScience on Friday, prevailing in its case that Abraxis' breast cancer drug Abraxane uses a technology protected by an Elan patent. Abraxane was approved by the FDA three years ago. This fight is far from finished, as Abraxis says it plans to appeal the ruling.
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