Celgene Corporation Release: Oral Cancer Drug REVLIMID(R) Receives Marketing Authorization from Health Canada for Treatment of Multiple Myeloma

BOUDRY, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Celgene International Sàrl (NASDAQ: CELG) announced that its oral cancer drug REVLIMID (lenalidomide) has received marketing authorization approval from Health Canada for use in combination with dexamethasone as a treatment for patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior therapy. Multiple myeloma is the second most commonly diagnosed blood cancer worldwide. Approximately 6,000 Canadians have the disease and another 2,000 are diagnosed each year.
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