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Originally Posted by Birgitta-A
Hi Greg,
You know Thalidomide is an old drug invented about 55 years ago and 50 mg costs about $7.5. Revlimid is new and 5 mg costs about $200.
As far as I understand there are no ongoing studies on Thalidomide but many on Revlimid.
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Birgitta,
Thanks for that information. I asked Dr. ones about thalidomide, and he replied that there aren't many studies on using it for MDS and that it seems to have a higher risk of blood clots where it is used, for example, in myeloma patients.
Not to be a cynic, but my guess is there are fewer studies and less data in part because it is an old, less expensive drug, with fewer pharmaceutical company dollars available to fund studies.
Thanks!
Greg
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