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The European Commission has expanded the indication for denosumab (Xgeva), making it is available for the prevention of skeletal-related events in adults with multiple myeloma and other advanced malignancies involving bone.

The European approval is based on the monoclonal antibody’s strong performance in a phase 3, international trial looking specifically at prevention of skeletal-related events in multiple myeloma patients.

During the trial, the drug demonstrated noninferiority to zoledronic acid in delaying the time to first skeletal-related event (hazard ratio, 0.98, 95% confidence interval: 0.85-1.14), according to Amgen, which markets denosumab. The median time to first skeletal-related event was 22.8 months for denosumab versus 24.0 months for zoledronic acid.

The denosumab indication was expanded to include prevention of skeletal-related events by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States in January 2018.

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The European Commission has expanded the indication for denosumab (Xgeva), making it is available for the prevention of skeletal-related events in adults with multiple myeloma and other advanced malignancies involving bone.

The European approval is based on the monoclonal antibody’s strong performance in a phase 3, international trial looking specifically at prevention of skeletal-related events in multiple myeloma patients.

During the trial, the drug demonstrated noninferiority to zoledronic acid in delaying the time to first skeletal-related event (hazard ratio, 0.98, 95% confidence interval: 0.85-1.14), according to Amgen, which markets denosumab. The median time to first skeletal-related event was 22.8 months for denosumab versus 24.0 months for zoledronic acid.

The denosumab indication was expanded to include prevention of skeletal-related events by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States in January 2018.

The European Commission has expanded the indication for denosumab (Xgeva), making it is available for the prevention of skeletal-related events in adults with multiple myeloma and other advanced malignancies involving bone.

The European approval is based on the monoclonal antibody’s strong performance in a phase 3, international trial looking specifically at prevention of skeletal-related events in multiple myeloma patients.

During the trial, the drug demonstrated noninferiority to zoledronic acid in delaying the time to first skeletal-related event (hazard ratio, 0.98, 95% confidence interval: 0.85-1.14), according to Amgen, which markets denosumab. The median time to first skeletal-related event was 22.8 months for denosumab versus 24.0 months for zoledronic acid.

The denosumab indication was expanded to include prevention of skeletal-related events by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States in January 2018.

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