The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1406
December 24, 2012
Carfilzomib (Kyprolis) for Multiple Myeloma
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Carfilzomib (Kyprolis) for Multiple Myeloma
December 24, 2012 (Issue: 1406)
The FDA has approved carfilzomib (Kyprolis – Onyx),
a proteasome inhibitor, for intravenous treatment of
refractory multiple myeloma. Bortezomib (Velcade)
was the first proteasome inhibitor to be approved for
this indication.
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