Gilead submits NDA for idelalisib in indolent NHL
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Executive Summary
Gilead Sciences is seeking the US FDA's approval to market idelalisib, a targeted oral phosphoinositide 3-kinase delta inhibitors, as a treatment for indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (iNHL), a group of largely incurable slow-growing lymphomas that run a relapsing course after therapy and lead ultimately to life-threatening complications, such as serious infections and marrow failure.
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