Pfizer's Mylotarg Rejoins AML Market At $24,600 List Price
Executive Summary
CD33 inhibiting drug that was yanked from the market in 2010 due to reports of veno-occlusive disease is now fully approved by the US FDA at a lower recommended dose.
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