"It is clear that the majority of MSers who completed this survey disagree with Genzyme's decision and strategy to withdraw Alemtuzumab from the market." "The depressing thing for me is that my attempt at explaining why Genzyme made their decision went down like a lead baloon; or may not at least 35% of respondents agreed or were unsure. Clearly Genzyme has a lot of work to do to get the MS community behind them." You may be interested in the previous posts on this topic:
Genzyme must resubmit Lemtrada application to FDA Boston Herald Sanofi subsidiary, Genzyme Corp. of Cambridge, said today it has received a refuse to file letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval of ...
The graph below compares the search volume index of alemtuzumab to CCSVI. To make the graphs readable I had to do a log conversion of the search volumes, which are given by week. To do the log conversion I simply ...
Alemtuzumab: a refuse to file letter from the FDA. Cambridge, MA – August 27, 2012 – Genzyme has announced that it has received a "Refuse to File" letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the ...
Alemtuzumab remains in the news. Sanofi pulls Campath to clear way for higher-priced Lemtrada FiercePharma. Genzyme has been developing Campath-slash-Lemtrada for MS, hoping to become a big player in that disease ...
"Yesterday's post on the withdrawal of alemtuzumab to prevent off-license use of the oncology version of alemtuzumab (Mabcampath) resulted in a flurry of discussion and criticism. With some of the latter occurring off-line.
This means that alemtuzumab will no longer be available as a licensed product in the UK once existing supplies run out. This action is not being taken for any reasons related to product safety, efficacy or supply, but as part of ...
Alemtuzumab is being pulled in the US as well. (Reuters) - Sanofi's rare disease unit Genzyme is pulling leukaemia drug Campath to prepare for its launch under a different dosage and as a multiple sclerosis treatment that ...
When alemtuzumab-treated MSer's immune systems recover or reboot themselves, it begins to attack other parts of their body; most commonly the thyroid gland. Dr Coles, in Cambridge, believes that they can reduce the risk ...