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Dear Doctor Letter (Rote-Hand-Brief) on Levact® (bendamustine): increased mortality observed in recent clinical studies with bendamustine

Active substance: bendamustine

The company Astellas is circulating information that an increased mortality was observed in recent clinical studies when bendamustine was used in non-approved combination treatments or outside the approved indications. Fatal toxicities were mainly due to (opportunistic) infections.

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