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Mylan recalls gemcitabine, methotrexate
Photo by Bill Branson Mylan N.V.
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CHMP recommends drug for WM
The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) is recommending that ibrutinib (Imbruvica) be approved to...
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FDA grants inhibitor fast track designation for AML
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation to AG-120 for the treatment of patients with acute myelogenous...
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Drug on fast track to treat β-thalassemia
Image courtesy of NHLBI The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation to luspatercept for the treatment of...
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FDA grants drug orphan designation for AML
Image by Lance Liotta The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan designation for GMI-1271 to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML...
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FDA approves new drug for hemophilia B
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an intravenous, recombinant, human coagulation factor IX product (Ixinity) for use in...
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MM drug met accelerated approval requirements
Photo courtesy of the CDC Celgene Corporation has fulfilled the requirements for accelerated approval of pomalidomide (Pomalyst) in the US, based...
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Chemotherapy drugs recalled in US
Photo by Bill Branson The pharmaceutical company Mylan is conducting a US-wide recall of several injectable chemotherapy drugs. Testing of...
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FDA grants drug orphan designation for SCD
Image by Graham Beards The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation for the bovine PEGylated carboxyhemoglobin...
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Inhibitor gets orphan designation for DLBCL
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to CUDC-907 for the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (...
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Drug approved to treat CML, ALL in Canada
Photo courtesy of the FDA Health Canada has approved ponatinib hydrochloride (Iclusig) to treat adults with any phase of chronic myeloid leukemia...