BOUDRY, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Celgene International Sàrl (NASDAQ: CELG) announced that updated clinical data from the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group’s (ECOG) large, randomized Phase III trial evaluating oral REVLIMID (lenalidomide) with low-dose dexamethasone continued to demonstrate superior overall survival rates for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients compared to REVLIMID with the standard high-dose dexamethasone. Overall survival, the most important outcome for patients and physicians, is 96% at one year and 87% at two years. The efficacy data (Abstract #74), presented today at the 49th annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), for the first time expand on initial safety analysis presented in June.
