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Amgen announces positive results from two Phase 3 BLINCYTO® (blinatumomab) studies In pediatric patients with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia
worldpharmanews
September 26, 2019
Amgen announced that the results of a prespecified interim analysis of an open-label, randomized, controlled global multicenter Phase 3 trial (20120215) showed that the primary endpoint of event-free survival was met.
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Leukemia drug shows promise for treating a childhood brain cancer
worldpharmanews
September 25, 2019
A drug used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia appears to be more effective at stopping a type of medulloblastoma in mouse models than existing treatments for the deadly pediatric brain tumor ...
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Medicare to Cover CAR-T Therapy for Leukemia, Lymphoma
drugs
August 09, 2019
A breakthrough gene therapy will be covered for certain types of lymphoma and leukemia, Medicare says.
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Drug Duo May Be an Advance Against a Common Leukemia
drugs
August 01, 2019
A two-drug combo helps patients with a common form of leukemia survive longer than the current standard of care, a new clinical trial finds.
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Syndax Pharma Gets IND Clearance for Leukemia Treatment
drugs
July 12, 2019
Will begin Phase 1/2 trial for targeted Menin inhibitor, SNDX-5613, in patients with relapsed/refractory acute leukemias.
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Global Patients Whining about the Production Suspension of the Cytarabine Manufacturer
PharmaSources/Shanghai Xiaoyaoshi
July 01, 2019
Manufacturing delayed due to the manufacturer’s overhaul; production suspension leading to a shortage in the world
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Gracell Data on Multi-center Investigation of FasT CAR-19 Therapy Shows Positive First Impact in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
En-CPhI.cn
June 24, 2019
Preliminary data shows a high response rate, with 16 of 16 patients achieving complete remission and 14 of 16 patients achieving undetectable minimal residual disease with mild side effect observed
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Pediatric CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy Trial Aims to Improve Remission Rates of Leukemia at Children's National Health System
firstwordpharma
June 12, 2019
Children's National Health System today announced the opening of a unique chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell immunotherapy trial for pediatric patients with relapsed positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
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AbbVie Announces US FDA Approval of Venclexta (venetoclax) as a Chemotherapy-Free Combination Regimen for Previously Untreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients
drugs
May 22, 2019
AbbVie Announces US FDA Approval of Venclexta (venetoclax) as a Chemotherapy-Free Combination Regimen for Previously Untreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients.
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FDA Approves Venetoclax for Chronic, Small Lymphocytic Leukemia
drugs
May 17, 2019
FDA Approves Venetoclax for Chronic, Small Lymphocytic Leukemia.