TGA warns about certain combination uses of Zydelig

19 April 2017

Consumers and health professionals in Australia are advised that the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has completed a review of idelalisib and the medicine should no longer be used in combination with rituximab in specific situations outlined in further detail below.

Idelalisib, which is marketed by US biotech major Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD( as Zydelig, belongs to a group of medicines called antineoplastic agents. It is approved to treat some rare kinds of blood cancer by affecting the growth of cancerous lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell).

This adds to previous safety reviews from drug regulators such as Health Canada and the European Medicines Agency.

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