Three new drugs get nod from EMEA's CHMP
The European Union's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended approval of US drugmaker Celgene's Revlimid (lenalidomide) in combination with dexamethasone as a treatment for patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior therapy. The CHMP's positive opinion will be forwarded to the European Commission, which generally follows the recommendation and issues final marketing approval within two to three months.
Multiple myeloma is the second most commonly-diagnosed blood cancer. According to the International Myeloma Foundation, there are an estimated 750,000 people with MM worldwide. At any one time, there are more than 85,000 men and women in Europe undergoing treatment for the condition, and 25,000 people are expected to die from this blood cancer this year alone.
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