Genentech is pulling Raptiva (efalizumab) from the market due to the risk of an opportunistic brain infection called PML

Genentech is pulling Raptiva (efalizumab) from the market due to the risk of an opportunistic brain infection called PML.

PML (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy) is caused by a virus that attacks the brain when the immune system is severely weakened...usually due to AIDS, immunosuppressant therapy, etc.

Several long-term users of Raptiva have developed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy...most have died.

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