Leukemia

The FDA sets a Prescription Drug User Fee Action Date of November 16, 2024 for obe-cel as a treatment for those with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

PTX-252 incorporates a novel molecular entity designed to enhance how cancer cells respond to chemotherapy.

Expert faculty highlight key updates from trials evaluating combination therapy approaches using venetoclax plus a BTKi in the frontline setting.

Findings from a phase 1a/1b trial highlight that treatment with NX-5948 appears to be tolerable among patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell malignancies.

A panel of experts discuss the role of fixed duration therapy with venetoclax and obinutuzumab, outlining their general approach for patient selection.

Investigators report favorable overall survival among patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who receive ibrutinib/venetoclax over FCR.

Ghayas C. Issa, MD, gave an all-encompassing review of current treatment options for acute myeloid leukemia and what to expect in the future.

Adding pegylated L-asparaginase to consolidation chemotherapy demonstrates a modest decrease in minimal residual disease negativity among those with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Expert faculty discuss consideration factors in guiding frontline treatment selection with BTKis in CLL.

A panel of oncology experts explore recent updates from SEQUOIA and ELEVATE-RR, discussing the potential impact of these findings on the clinical practice setting.

A panel of oncology experts discuss the role of 1L combination therapy using obinutuzumab plus a BTKi, highlighting key consideration factors for patient selection.

Patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia appear to benefit from treatment with SLS009.

Findings from a retrospective study highlight an increase in the use of targeted agents like ibrutinib from 1998 to 2020 for American military veterans with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Treatment with asciminib produces a favorable safety profile among patients with Philadelphia chromosome–positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase.

Combining olverembatinib with blinatumomab appears to produce high complete molecular remission rates in patients with newly diagnosed, Philadelphia chromosome–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia, says Elias Jabbour, MD.

A phase 1 clinical trial has found the optimal dosing schedule with a tolerable safety profile of vibecotamab in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in the ALPINE study previously treated with BTK inhibitors are likely to remain sensitive to other BTK-targeting agents, says Jennifer Brown, MD, PhD.

Pirtobrutinib produces a high rate of responses in patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia harboring baseline BTK mutations, according to findings from the phase 1/2 BRUIN trial.

Data from the phase 3 SEQUIOA trial may support zanubrutinib as a best-in-class Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor in the frontline management of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Ghayas C. Issa, MD, offers closing thoughts on genetic testing and targeted therapies for patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

Clinical insights on the evolving treatment landscape for patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia, with a focus on ongoing research and unmet needs.

Fixed-dose ibrutinib plus venetoclax produces limited second malignancies among patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, says Paolo Ghia, MD, PhD.

Those with chronic graft-versus-host-disease who have received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant may experience enhanced graft-versus-leukemia effects, thus producing a lower relapse rate in acute myeloid leukemia.

In this Cancer Network Around the Practice program, Mazie Tsang, MD offers an overview of the current landscape surrounding frontline therapy in CLL.

Treatment with lisocabtagene maraleucel in the TRANSCEND CLL 004 study raises no new safety concerns in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia, says Tatyana Feldman, MD.

A medical oncologist reviews clinical trial data for revumenib and ziftomenib for patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

Asciminib results in greater efficacy, safety, and tolerability compared with bosutinib in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia, according to findings from the phase 3 ASCEMBL study.

Ghayas C. Issa, MD, discusses the pathway between KMT2A rearrangements/NPM1 and menin in relation to leukemia cells and how these genetic abnormalities impact prognosis.

Ibrutinib plus venetoclax appears to be effective across the overall chronic lymphocytic leukemia population in the CAPTIVATE study, although progression-free survival is shorter for those with TP53 mutations.

Revumenib treatment results in durable MRD-negative remissions in pediatric and adult patients with relapsed/refractory KMT2A rearranged acute leukemia in the phase 2 Augment-101 study.