MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 2006--MGI PHARMA, INC. (Nasdaq:MOGN - News) today announced that Dacogen(TM) (decitabine) for Injection is now commercially available in the United States. Dacogen was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on May 2, 2006 for the treatment of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) including previously treated and untreated, de novo and secondary MDS of all French-American-British (FAB) subtypes (refractory anemia, refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts, refractory anemia with excess blasts, refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation, and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia), and Intermediate-1, Intermediate-2, and High-Risk International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) groups.
