Product Description
Lenalidomide is an immunomodulatory drug with potent antineoplastic, anti-angiogenic, and anti-inflammatory properties. It is a 4-amino-glutamyl analogue of thalidomide and like thalidomide, lenalidomide exists as a racemic mixture of the active S(-) and R(+) forms.However, lenalidomide is much safer and potent than thalidomide, with fewer adverse effects and toxicities.Thalidomide and its analogues, including lenalidomide, are referred to as immunomodulatory imide drugs (also known as cereblon modulators), which are a class of immunomodulatory drugs that contain an imide group. Lenalidomide works through various mechanisms of actions that promote malignant cell death and enhance host immunity. Lenalidomide is used to treat various types of cancers like multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndrome, mantle cell lymphoma, etc. It works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells. It is also used to treat anemia in patients with certain blood/bone marrow disorders (myelodysplastic syndromes-MDS).
