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About Vein of Galen Malformation (VGM) What is it?

About Vein of Galen Malformation (VGM)

Angiogram of a vein of galen malformation A Vein of Galen Malformation (VOGM) is a very rare condition affecting the blood vessels of the brain. Illumina, Inc. Celgene - Wiki. Celgene Corporation is an American biotechnology company that manufactures drug therapies for cancer and inflammatory disorders.

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It is incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Summit, New Jersey. The company's major products are Thalomid (thalidomide), which is approved for the acute treatment of the cutaneous manifestations of moderate to severe erythema nodosum leprosum ("ENL"), as well as in combination with dexamethasone for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, and Revlimid (lenalidomide), for which the company has received FDA and EMA approval in combination with dexamethasone for the treatment of multiple myeloma patients who have received at least one prior therapy.

Revlimid is also approved in the United States for the treatment of patients with transfusion-dependent anemia due to Low- or Intermediate-1-risk Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) associated with a deletion 5q cytogenetic abnormality with or without additional cytogenetic abnormalities. Celgene Corporation—A Multinational Biopharmaceutical Company.