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FDA Keeping an Eye on New Malignancy Concerns With Lenalidomide
FDA Keeping an Eye on New Malignancy Concerns With Lenalidomide
K Wachter
20110311
2011 Apr 11
Elsevier Global Medical News
FDA Keeping an Eye on New Malignancy Concerns With Lenalidomide
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2011 Apr 11, K Wachter
The Food and Drug Administration has alerted the public that the agency is currently reviewing all available information on the potential for increased risk of new malignancies associated with lenalidomide in patients treated for multiple myeloma or myelodysplatic syndromes.The agency plans to communicate any new recommendations once it has completed its review of existing data, according to a safety announcement released on April 8, 2011. "At this time, [the] FDA recommends that patients continue...