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Suspension of marketing Iclusig (Ariad Pharma) in US
Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it is temporarily suspending the marketing and commercial distribution of Iclusig (ponatinib), a treatment for patients with resistant or intolerant Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) and Philadelphia-chromosome positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (Ph+ ALL), in the United States, while it continues to negotiate updates to the U.S. prescribing information for Iclusig and implementation of a risk mitigation strategy. The Company�s actions have been taken in response to a request by the FDA.