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Pharmion (PHRM) Shareholders Approve Acquisition by Celgene (CELG)

March 6, 2008 10:59 AM EST
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Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) and Pharmion Corporation (NASDAQ: PHRM) announced that Pharmion’s shareholders approved the acquisition of Pharmion by Celgene. The companies anticipate the closing of the acquisition will occur on Friday, March 7, 2008.

The transaction will bring together three medically therapies, Revlimid, Thalomid and Vidaza. These products are expected to generate multiple global revenue streams for accelerated financial growth over the next five years and beyond. Additionally, the combined company’s pipeline will be positioned to advance promising clinical research in hematology, as well as solid tumor cancers and inflammation.

Celgene Corporation is an integrated biopharmaceutical company.[SM]

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