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FDA approves Beleodaq to treat rare, aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Beleodaq (belinostat) for the treatment of patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL), a rare and fast-growing type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). The action was taken under the agency’s accelerated approval program.

PTCL comprises a diverse group of rare diseases in which lymph nodes become cancerous. In 2014, the National Cancer Institute estimates that 70,800 Americans will be diagnosed with NHL and 18,990 will die. PTCL represents about 10 to 15 percent of NHLs in North America.

. It is intended for patients whose disease returned after treatment (relapsed) or did not respond to previous treatment (refractory).

Beleodaq works by stopping enzymes that contribute to T-cells, a type of immune cell, becoming cancerous

“This is the third drug that has been approved since 2009 for the treatment of peripheral T-cell lymphoma,” said Richard Pazdur, M.D., director of the Office of Hematology and Oncology Products in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. “Today’s approval expands the number of treatment options available to patients with serious and life-threatening diseases.”

Press release: http://1.usa.gov/1mX9fgJ

Source: FDA

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