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Medical Daily
Dorothy Brooks

Cancer Patients Needing Ifosfamide Chemotherapy May Receive an Unapproved Imported Version as the U.S. Shortage Persists

An Imported Vial Enters the Chemotherapy Supply

Patients with sarcoma, relapsed testicular cancer, and some lymphomas who are scheduled for ifosfamide may now receive a version of the chemotherapy made for the Chinese market. SteriMax USA is coordinating with the FDA to temporarily import ifosfamide for injection manufactured by Qilu Pharmaceutical, according to a SteriMax letter to health care providers posted by the FDA.

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