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Marlene

Tue Jun 22, 2010 05:52 PM

Mylotarg pulled from market

This drug was used for re-occurring AML but is being pulled from the market the drug manufacturer.

http://www.drugwatch.com/news/2010/0...fety-concerns/

Neil Cuadra

Tue Jun 22, 2010 08:32 PM

It's too bad, since it was for AML patients who couldn't use other chemotherapy treatments.

Mylotarg was approved under one of the FDA's rapid approval programs, but it was later found to increase mortality by 4 times.

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