Lestaurtinib gets EU OD designation for AML
Biopharmaceutical company Cephalon Europe, a division of US firm Cephalon, says that the European Medicines Agency's (EMEA) Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products has granted its drug lestaurtinib (CEP-701) Orphan Drug designation for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.
The company said that the agent, which is currently being examined in Phase II/III trials, is a potent inhibitor of several tyrosine kinase enzymes, including FLT-3. A mutation in the gene that encodes FLT-3 is associated with 25% to 35% of cases of AML and is linked with poor disease prognosis and survival.
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