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Article: Questions and answers on the withdrawal of the marketing authorisation for Ixempra (ixabepilone).
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- May 20, 2009
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On 18 March 2009, Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma EEIG officially notified the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) that it wishes to withdraw its application for a marketing authorisation for Ixempra, for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. On 20 May 2009, the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) published a question & answer document, on the withdrawal, covering: What is Ixempra?, What was Ixempra expected to be used for?, How is Ixempra ...