Amgen releases 4th quarter earnings
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Amgen’s Blincyto gets approval in Japan
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Europeans OK expanded use of Amgen’s Blincyto
The European Commission approved an expanded use for Amgen’s leukemia therapy Blincyto in treating pediatric patients Aug. 29. Based on results from a study of 93 pediatric patients, the approval allows its use in patients a year old or older with a particular type of relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia. “Historically, children with relapsed Read More →
Thousand Oaks biotech giant Amgen details plans for cash
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Amgen gets FDA approval for Blincyto
Shares for Amgen ticked up 50 cents after the company announced March 29 that its cancer drug Blincyto had received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to treat patients in their first or second remission. The decision makes Blincyto the first therapy to be approved to treat patients with minimal residual disease, or MRD, the Read More →
FDA gives full approval to Amgen leukemia drug Blincyto
Amgen’s leukemia drug Blincyto received full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on July 11 to treat relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults and children. The biotech giant, headquartered in Thousand Oaks, had previously announced that the drug had been fast-tracked for priority review. The full approval includes data Read More →
FDA fast tracks Amgen’s Blincyto leukemia drug
Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen announced March 29 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has fast-tracked the company’s leukemia drug Blincyto for priority review. The drug increases the length of survival among high-risk patients, according to a study released by the New England Journal of Medicine. It almost doubled median overall survival versus chemotherapy among adult patients Read More →
