Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Launch of Highly Targeted Cancer Treatment Tasigna (nilotinib) Offers Potential Lifeline to Ph+ CML Patients Intolerant or Resistant to Imatinib

May 20, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Tasigna(R) (nilotinib) is now available in the UK as a new option to treat adult patients who are intolerant or resistant to previous therapies for Philadelphia chromosome positive (Ph+) chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML). The availability of Tasigna(R) means that the majority of patients with CML can now be effectively treated, even those who did not respond to or cannot tolerate previous therapies including Glivec(R) (imatinib).

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