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ChemGenex's omacetaxine wins orphan drug status

January 21, 2009
ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals' lead program--omacetaxine--has won the FDA's orphan drug designation for the treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndromes. While a coup for the company, Australia's Herald Sun

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  • FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to ChemGenex's Omacetaxine for the Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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