Pomalyst

A drug that is similar to thalidomide, and is used to treat adults with AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma that did not get better after treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). It is also used to treat adults with Kaposi sarcoma who are HIV negative. Pomalyst is also used with dexamethasone to treat adults with multiple myeloma that has gotten worse during or after treatment with at least two other therapies that included lenalidomide and a proteasome inhibitor. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Pomalyst may help the immune system kill cancer cells. It may also prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. Pomalyst is a type of immunomodulating agent and a type of antiangiogenesis agent. Also called CC-4047 and pomalidomide.