Wyeth-Ayerst wins orphan drug status for Mylotarg in Europe

16 November 2000

Wyeth-Ayerst and Celltech have won orphan drug status from theEuropean Commission for Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin) in the treatment of CD33-positive relapsed acute myeloid leukemia. The product was cleared for marketing in the USA earlier this year and is also designated an orphan drug in that country (Marketletter May 29).

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