Deaths Force End to Celgene Trial to Expand Top Cancer Drug
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Celgene Corp. stopped a trial of Revlimid, its biggest-selling drug, after more people died using the product than those who were given a competing therapy.
The study was designed to expand use of the medicine, approved for multiple myeloma, in older patients with a type of blood cancer known as B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The trial was put on hold by U.S. regulators on July 12, the company said today in a statement.