VELCADE for multiple myeloma receives front-line approval in Canada

VELCADE* (bortezomib) for Injection has received Health Canada approval for front-line (first) treatment of multiple myeloma. As part of combination therapy, VELCADE is indicated for the treatment of patients with previously untreated multiple myeloma who are unsuitable for stem cell transplantation. With this new approval, patients with multiple myeloma can now receive VELCADE earlier following initial disease diagnosis, which may help to slow, reverse or halt disease progression.

VELCADE’s front-line approval is based on the phase III VISTA (VELCADE as Initial Standard Therapy in Multiple Myeloma: Assessment with Melphalan and Prednisone) trial, recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine.