Lundbeck Canada launches a new treatment for a rare form of acute leukemia: acute promyelocytic leukemia

On November 13, 2013 it was reported that Health Canada had recently approved Trisenox (arsenic trioxide) for relapsed or refractory acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) ((Press release Lundbeck, NOV 13, 2013, View Source(ENGLISH)%20-%20November%2013%202013.pdf [SID:1234500348])). This was made possible by a decision from Health Canada’s Therapeutic Products Directorate to remove a prior regulatory prohibition on arsenic containing drug therapies for use in humans and by granting priority review.

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