European regulators approve Amgen cancer drug Kyprolis
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen scored another major victory Nov. 19. European regulators approved experimental drug Kyprolis on Thursday for patients who have received at least one prior treatment for multiple-myeloma. Kyprolis was the cornerstone of Amgen’s $10.4 billion buyout of Onyx Pharmaceuticals in 2013. Multiple-myeloma is a form of blood cancer that forms in plasma cells Read More →
Amgen cancer drug Kyprolis to get expedited review from FDA
An experimental multiple myeloma treatment using Amgen’s Kyprolis will get an expedited review from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA said it will use an expedited review process to review a multiple-myeloma treatment using Kyprolis and the genric drug dexamethasone. On July 23, Amgen submitted additional data to the FDA which compared this Read More →
Amgen’s gamble on new cancer drug may pay off
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