Outside experts said the drug represented a promising advance, but some cautioned that the patients in the trial had fairly healthy livers.

"This is a very promising advance," said James Porter, president of Disk/Trend Inc., an industry consulting and research firm.

However, in the midst of promising advances, Fessenden became embroiled in disputes with his sponsor.

The last decade has seen some promising advances in the treatment of psoriasis.

We should keep this in mind when we hear about promising advances in other scientific areas, like stem cell, gene transfer and cancer research.

Cable cars were first installed in New York in the mid-1880's, a promising advance over the slower and dirtier horse-drawn cars.

Stem cell biologists independent of the company said the new report represented a promising advance, even though it remains to be seen if the clinical applications will work as hoped.

Although it is not a cure for concussions, the neuro-psychology testing might be the most promising advance in helping players avoid a succession of concussions.

The study shows doctors have made some promising advances in treating cancer using the chemo-surgery combo.

I read your paper on it, and you said that there were some promising advances being made... I've been diagnosed with it, Karen.