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| Celgene Corporation Announces Pomalidomide Will Be Reviewed at FDA Advisory Committee |
ODAC will discuss pomalidomide NDA for the treatment of patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma Pomalidomide is not approved in the U.S. for the treatment of multiple myeloma. About Pomalidomide Pomalidomide is an IMiDs® compound. Pomalidomide and other IMiDs continue to be evaluated in over 100 clinical trials. The IMiDs pipeline is covered by a comprehensive intellectual property estate of issued and pending patent applications in the US, EU and other regions. About Multiple Myeloma Multiple myeloma (also known as myeloma or plasma cell myeloma) is a cancer of the blood in which malignant plasma cells are overproduced in the bone marrow. Plasma cells are white blood cells that help produce antibodies called immunoglobulins that fight infection and disease. However, most patients with multiple myeloma have cells that produce a form of immunoglobulin called paraprotein (or M protein) that does not benefit the body. In addition, the malignant plasma cells replace normal plasma cells and other white blood cells important to the immune system. Multiple myeloma cells can also attach to other tissues of the body, such as bone, and produce tumors. The cause of the disease remains unknown.
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