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`Positive Interim Results Presented at the VIIIth
`International Myeloma Workshop on Celgene
`Corporation's Lead IMiD(TM) (REVIMID(TM))
`Lead Investigators from Dana‑Farber Cancer Institute and the Arkansas Cancer
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`Research Center Reported on REVIMID's Activity and Safety Profile
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`May 08, 2001, 01:00 ET from Celgene Corporation
`(http://www.prnewswire.com/news/celgene+corporation)
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`    BANFF, Alberta, May 8 /PRNewswire/ ‐‐ Celgene Corporation (Nasdaq:   CELG)
` today announced that investigators from the Arkansas Cancer Research Center 
` and Dana‐Farber Cancer Institute presented preliminary results on REVIMID(TM), 
` Celgene's lead Immunomodulatory Drug (IMiD(TM)) for the treatment of multiple
` myeloma.  Bart Barlogie, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Arkansas Cancer Research 
` Center and Kenneth C. Anderson, M.D. and Paul G. Richardson, M.D. of 
` Dana‐Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School presented interim data 
` at the VIIIth International Myeloma Workshop on Phase I/II trials studying 
` REVIMID's potential safety and efficacy in multiple myeloma patients.  More 
` than sixty percent of these late stage patients who had progressive disease 
` were responding or had their disease stabilized on the REVIMID therapy.  Those 
` patients who experienced improvement continued to improve as therapy 
` progressed.  The investigators also reported that no dose limiting toxicities
` were observed and as a result, a maximum tolerated dose has not yet been 
` determined.  Ongoing studies will observe the tolerability and therapeutic 
` activity of escalating doses of REVIMID. 
`     "These encouraging results are the first major step in the validation of 
` our IMiD class of drugs and reflect the exciting potential of this novel 
` compound," said Sol J. Barer, Ph.D., President and Chief Operating Officer of
` Celgene Corporation.  "We will now significantly accelerate our clinical and 
` regulatory programs in multiple myeloma and other oncology indications." 
`     IMiDs are novel, small‐molecule, orally available analogs of thalidomide 
` that are designed to be more potent and potentially have a better safety 
` profile than the parent compound.  Celgene's IMiDs have significantly greater
` immunological activity in in vitro studies.  IMiDs were reported in the 
` November 1, 2000 issue of BLOOD to enhance T‐cell proliferation and 
` interleukin (IL)‐2 production. In the same report, IMiDs were also shown to be 
` potent inhibitors of inflammatory cytokines that include TNF‐alpha and 
` IL‐1beta while stimulating the anti‐inflammatory cytokine IL‐10. IMiDs, 
` including Celgene's current lead clinical candidate REVIMID, are covered by 
` issued and pending patents in the U.S. and internationally. 
`     Dr. Bart Barlogie reported on the treatment of twelve refractory multiple
` myeloma patients in a four week, open‐label safety trial.  The study included
` eleven patients who have completed four weeks of REVIMID monotherapy treatment 
` and one patient who had completed two weeks of therapy. Four patient cohorts,
` of three patients each, received a daily dose of 5 mg, 10 mg, 25 mg, and 50 mg 
` of REVIMID, respectively.  Patients were evaluated by reductions in levels of
` paraproteins, which are validated clinical markers associated with 
` corresponding reduction in bone marrow plasmacystosis, recovery from 
` anemia/thrombocytopenia and uninvolved immunoglobulins. 
`     To date, in all four dosing levels, patients tolerated the treatment well
` with no grade four toxicities observed.  Adverse effects noted were mild to 
` moderate rash not necessitating dose modification and reductions in the 
` granulocyte count.  Neither sedation nor constipation, common side effects of
` thalidomide treatment, were observed.  No peripheral neuropathy developed 
` during therapy and those who had peripheral neuropathy at study entry did not
` have this symptom exacerbated during the course of the trial. 
`     Improved response was seen with higher dosages of REVIMID.  During the 
` first four weeks of therapy, four patients had a greater than 25 percent 
` reduction of paraprotein levels including one patient experiencing a 
` 75 percent reduction in paraprotein levels.  All three patients at the highest 
` dose level (50 mg/day) were responding.  Three patients had progressive 
` disease. 
`     "The multiple myeloma patients in this trial were predominantly 
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` thalidomide‐resistant or had poor cytogenetics," said Dr. Barlogie. "Because 
` this drug is so well tolerated, we plan to use higher levels to define the 
` maximum tolerated dose." 
`     Results of the open‐label safety trial conducted at Dana‐Farber Cancer 
` Institute were also presented by Dr. Kenneth C. Anderson and Dr. Paul G. 
` Richardson.  The study included patients with rapidly advancing refractory 
` multiple myeloma, nine of whom had failed thalidomide and multiple other 
` therapies and ten of whom had prior bone marrow transplants.   Side effects in 
` this study were consistent with those reported in the University of Arkansas 
` study, which included rash and a decrease in white blood cell count.  No 
` sedation, constipation or exacerbation of peripheral neuropathy were observed. 
` Treatment with REVIMID up to 25 mg per day was well tolerated, with seven of 
` eleven evaluable patients demonstrating a response to the drug.  Four patients 
` had progressive disease.  Of those who were responding to the drug, one 
` patient experienced a greater than 50 percent reduction in paraprotein levels
` and five patients had between a 25 and 50 percent reduction in paraprotein 
` levels. 
`     "These data lay a promising foundation for what may be a whole new 
` approach to the treatment of multiple myeloma, with possible substantial 
` improvements in outcomes and patient quality of life," said Dr. Anderson. "We
` anticipate a highly productive clinical trial program with REVIMID for 
` multiple myeloma." 
`  
`     About Multiple Myeloma 
`     There are approximately 40,000 people in the United States living with 
` multiple myeloma and 14,400 new cases of multiple myeloma are diagnosed each 
` year in the United States, making it the second most common blood cancer. 
` Incurable with conventional chemotherapy, multiple myeloma is a malignant 
` cancer of the plasma cells, which are a type of white blood cells, found in 
` many tissues of the body, but mainly in the bone marrow. As the cancer grows 
` it destroys normal bone tissue, causing pain and crowding out normal blood 
` cell production. There are nearly 11,200 deaths expected during 2001, 
` according to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. 
`     In addition to studies presented the VIIIth International Myeloma 
` Workshop, Celgene is currently conducting Phase I/II studies of REVIMID in the 
` United Kingdom in solid tumors, including malignant melanoma and pancreatic 
` cancer.  A congestive heart failure trial with REVIMID will commence this 
` quarter in the United States. 
`     Celgene Corporation will host its first annual Analyst and Investor Day on 
` June 7, 2001 in New York City where the progress of the IMiDs and the entire 
` Celgene product pipeline will be more fully discussed.  An invitation to this
` event can be requested by visiting Celgene's website at 
` http://www.celgene.com. 
`     Celgene Corporation, headquartered in Warren, New Jersey, is an 
` independent biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development 
` and commercialization of small molecule drugs for cancer and immunological 
` diseases. 
`  
`     This release contains certain forward‐looking statements which involve 
` known and unknown risks, delays, uncertainties and other factors not under the 
` Company's control which may cause actual results, performance or achievements
` of the Company to be materially different from the results, performance or 
` other expectations implied by these forward‐looking statements.  These factors 
` include results of current or pending research and development activities, 
` actions by the FDA and other regulatory authorities, and those factors 
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