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Celgene (CELG) Reports Data from Phase III Trial of VIDAZA(R) Shows Treatment Can Improve Patient Responses

December 8, 2008 2:37 PM EST
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Celgene International Sarl (NASDAQ: CELG) reports that an analysis presented today of a phase III international clinical trial (AZA-001) of higher-risk patients with myelodysplastic syndromes, demonstrated that continued treatment with VIDAZA (azacitidine) can improve patient responses.

In the study, 51% (91/179) of patients treated with VIDAZA responded with complete remission, partial remission or improvements in blood counts. The median number of cycles to first response was two; 87% of patients who responded achieved a first response by six cycles, and 91% of responders achieved a first response by nine cycles. For 52% of the responders, their first response was their best response; 48% had an increase in their response category after additional treatment cycles.

Celgene Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative therapies to treat cancer and immune-inflammatory related diseases in Europe and the United States.

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