Amgen wins new FDA approval for cancer drug Xgeva

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Amgen wins new FDA approval for cancer drug Xgeva

By Staff Report / Friday, January 5th, 2018 / Comments Off on Amgen wins new FDA approval for cancer drug Xgeva

The largest international study of multiple myeloma, in which more than 1,700 patients participated, netted Amgen a new approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Thousand Oaks biotech company announced Jan. 5 that its treatment Xgeva had gotten approval from regulators to treat multiple myeloma patients after showing that it effectively blocks proteins…

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