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Gilead’s Magrolimab Mostly Back On Track As FDA Lifts AML, MDS Holds

 
• By Alaric DeArment

The clinical holds, initially announced in January, raised concerns about the company losing its edge in CD47-targeting drugs. Partial holds on the DLBCL and myeloma programs remain in place.

Gilead's magrolimab is mostly back on track after the FDA lifted a partial hold on two key indications • Source: Alamy

Gilead Sciences, Inc. got at least partial relief for a key part of its oncology development program and some respite from potentially strong competitive threats as the US Food and Drug Administration lifted a partial hold on its CD47-targeting immunotherapy drug candidate magrolimab.

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