Cancer warning for Regranex

Updated labeling for Regranex (becaplermin gel, from Ethicon) now includes a boxed warning explaining an increased rate of mortality secondary to malignancy in patients treated with three or more tubes of Regranex. A post-marketing study showed no overall increase in cancer incidence in Regranex users, however, there was a 5-fold increased risk of cancer mortality in the group exposed to 3 or more tubes of Regranex.

Regranex is a topical recombinant human platelet-derived growth factor indicated as an adjunct to the treatment of lower extremity diabetic neuropathic ulcers.

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