Showing posts with label Hodgkin lymphoma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hodgkin lymphoma. Show all posts

9/28/10

Seattle Genetics Announces Pivotal Results in Lymphoma Drug Trial

Leukemia & LymphomaImage via WikipediaLymphoma news from Seattle Genetics hitting the web. This company is really making strides with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma drug Brentuximab. This drug is partnered with Takeda Oncology's Millennium. Takeda is a global pharmaceutical firm who specializes in Clinical Trials and marketing on a global scale. Brentuximab elicited 75% response rate in patients that had already rejected other cancer drugs, which is common.