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Amgen (AMGN) Receives FDA Approval for BLINCYTO sBLA in Ph- r/r ALL

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FDA Approves BLINCYTO® (blinatumomab) For Use In Pediatric Patients With Philadelphia Chromosome-Negative Relapsed Or Refractory B-cell Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

September 1, 2016 4:00 PM EDT

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Sept. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for BLINCYTO® (blinatumomab) to include new data supporting the treatment of pediatric patients with Philadelphia chromosome-negative (Ph-) relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). This indication is approved under accelerated approval, and continued approval may be contingent upon verification of clinical benefit in subsequent trials.

The approval is based on results from the Phase 1/2 '205, an open-label, multicenter, single-arm... More