Leukemia

Approval of asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi (recombinant)-rywn represents a long-awaited alternative to E. Coli–derived asparaginase for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

SNDX-5613 has received a fast track designation from the FDA for the treatment of relapsed/refractory acute leukemias, including acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

CYNK-001, a human placental hematopoietic stem cell–derived natural killer cell infusion, will now be tested in an expanded population following promising results in a phase 1 trial.

Paolo Ghia, MD, PhD, discussed data from the CAPTIVATE trial of ibrutinib/venetoclax in the frontline setting for chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

All patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who were treated with zanubrutinib in the relapsed/refractory setting showed impressive responses.

A trial of an eprenetapopt combination has met the prespecified primary efficacy end point in patients with acute myeloid leukemia harboring TP53 mutations.

Results of the phase 1 portion of ZUMA-4 support continued investigation into the efficacy of KTE-X19 in pediatric patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Avapritinib is now fully approved to treated advanced systemic mastocytosis, according to phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trial data.

A progression-free survival advantage persisted at the 3-year mark with venetoclax plus obinutuzumab in patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

The risk of progression or death was statistically significantly reduced with the use of ibrutinib and venetoclax versus chlorambucil plus obinutuzumab in patients with treatment-naive chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Data presented at 2021 ASCO indicated that chimeric antigen receptor therapy with ALLO-501A plus ALLO-647 lymphodepletion showed promise in patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

Phase 1 data presented at 2021 EHA indicate that a high rate of response was associated with zandelisib plus zanubrutinib therapy in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell malignancies and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Data from EHA 2021 showed that zanubrutinib was associated with better outcomes over ibrutinib for patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma

CancerNetwork® sat down with Paul M. Barr, MD, at the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting to talk about what data has the greatest potential to impact standard treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

The combination treatment produced complete responses in more than half of the patients included in the phase 2 CAPTIVATE study.

While survival rates were similar, acalabrutinib had lower rates of atrial fibrillation and other adverse events than ibrutinib for previously treated CLL.

Results of a phase 1/2 trial presented at the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting show the feasibility of an approach targeting CLL-1 cells in pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

Most patients with either mantle cell lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia who were treated in a phase 1/2 trial had a response to therapy with the combination of cirmtuzumab plus ibrutinib.

Median progression-free and overall survival in patients with CLL/SLL receiving ibrutinib in the frontline still not reached at 7-year follow-up, according to data from RESONATE-2 trial reported at the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Successful treatment of patients with Philadelphia chromosome–positive acute lymphocytic leukemia was noted with ponatinib plus blinatumomab, denoted by complete and major molecular responses.

CancerNetwork® sat down with Paul M. Barr, MD, at the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting to talk about data from RESONATE-2 showing sustained progression-free and overall survival in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia being treated with ibrutinib in the frontline setting.

According to new research, patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia may have suboptimal antibody-mediated response with COVID-19 vaccination.

Most elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes cannot undergo intensive chemotherapy, but more than half of the patients in a new study responded to a regimen of ultra low–dose decitabine and low-dose cytarabine with G-CSF.

Investigators successfully established the phase 2 dose of APVO436 for patients with acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome after an acceptable safety profile was achieved in patients with responses to therapy.

A phase 2 trial evaluated the combination of vemurafenib plus rituximab, which produced a complete response in 87% of the evaluable patients with hairy-cell leukemia.