Japan's MHLW grants Revlimid orphan status for two different indications
Celgene International Sarl, the Switzerland-based unit of the US drugmaker, says that Revlimid (lenalidomide; CC-5013) has been granted Orphan Drug status by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for two different indications: the treatment of anemia due to low- or intermediate-1-risk myelodysplastic syndromes associated with a deletion-5q cytogenic abnormality with or without other abnormalities; and in combination with dexamethasone for multiple myeloma patients who have received at least one prior therapy.
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