Data from the phase BRUIN CLL-313 and BRUIN CLL-314 trials support the approval of pirtobrutinib for patients with CLL or SLL in China.
|Slideshows|November 29, 2016
Top Hematologic Malignancy News of 2016
Author(s)Cancer Network Editors
This slide show highlights some of the top news of 2016 on hematologic malignancies, including FDA approvals for myeloma, lymphoma, and leukemia, and studies on transplantation, risk of recurrence in AML patients, and more.
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“[W]e should strive to increase the [number] of patients…who enjoy long-term disease-free survival and possibly cure,” said Meletios Dimopoulos, MD.
Meletios A. Dimopoulos, MD, explored how anselamimab’s benefit in kappa light chain amyloidosis fits into the evolving role of anti-fibril therapy.
Meletios A. Dimopoulos, MD, discussed where bispecific antibodies such as teclistamab may fit for patients with relapsed Waldenström macroglobulinemia.
An end-of-phase 1 meeting was supported by phase 1b data showing efficacy with LYT-220 among relapsed/refractory myelodysplastic syndrome groups.
The updated NCCN guidelines for myeloproliferative neoplasms recommend rusfertide as a Category 1 option across both low- and high-risk polycythemia vera.
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