IMF's Asian Myeloma Network Will Provide Access to Pomalidomide in Asia

Access to new drugs outside of the US is frequently delayed by several years following FDA approval in the US, and this delay has a significant negative impact for international myeloma patients. However, a big step has just been taken thanks to the IMF's Asian Myeloma Network (AMN), which has successfully negotiated with the Celgene Corporation to establish an individual or “named” patient access program for pomalidomide in Asia. "This is a model through which patients can gain early access to new drugs which can be literally lifesaving!" IMF Chairman Dr. Brian Durie writes in a new blog.

Source: International Myeloma Foundation - January 29, 2015 Category: Hematology Source Type: news