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BMS Gets Priority Review for Investigational Leukemia Treatment

May 4, 2020

The FDA granted a priority review to Bristol-Myers Squibb’s CC-486 as a maintenance treatment for adults in remission with acute myeloid leukemia.

BMS based its new drug application on the results of a phase 3 trial that showed an improvement in overall survival for patients receiving maintenance treatment with CC-486 vs. a placebo.

CC-486 is not currently approved for use in any country. The& FDA& is expected to make a decision on approval by Sept. 3.

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