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Lenalidomide
About Lenalidomide
A thalidomide derivative that revolutionized blood cancer treatment. Lenalidomide or Revlimid treats multiple myeloma and myelodysplastic syndromes. It works through multiple mechanisms including immune modulation, anti angiogenesis, and direct tumor effects. Lenalidomide became one of the best selling cancer drugs in the world, with multibillion dollar annual sales before generic competition. Like thalidomide, it causes severe birth defects. The drug has helped transform multiple myeloma from a rapidly fatal disease to one with substantially longer survival.