Panobinostat Lactate and Technetium Tc 99m Mebrofenin

• Generic Name: panobinostat
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Farydak

In combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone for treatment of multiple myeloma in patients who have received ≥2 prior therapies, including bortezomib and an immunomodulatory agent (designated an orphan drug by FDA for use in this condition ).

Accelerated approval based on progression-free survival; continued approval may be contingent on verification and description of clinical benefit in confirmatory studies.

• Generic Name: mebrofenin
• Dosage Forms: injection, powder, lyophilized, for solution
• Other Brand Names: Choletec

• It is used with a special imaging test.