GLG News Analyses of the following article:XTL Biopharmaceuticals Announces the Acquisition of the Use Patent on Recombinant Erythropoietin (rHuEPO) for the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma
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Epo in Myeloma: A good Idea. Will the Data Bear it Out?
March 23, 2009
Anemia is a big problem for many Myeloma patients. Recombinant Epo has been used to treat many different anemias, but its use has been severely restricted over the past few years due to reports of clotting complications and inadvertent tumor growth. Through an asset purchase agreement, XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. (Nasdaq: XTLB; TASE: XTL) has agreed with Bio-GAL to acquire the "use patent" for Epo in the treatment of anemia in myeloma.
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