This open-label, randomized, 3-arm study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of (obinutuzumab) RO5072759 in combination with chlorambucil as compared...
The FDA has approved an expansion to the U.S. Prescribing Information (PI) for Imbruvica (ibrutinib), from Janssen, based on data...
AbbVie announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted...
AstraZeneca’s Calquence (acalabrutinib), a selective Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, has been approved in Japan for the treatment of adult patients with treatment-naïve chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) (including small lymphocytic lymphoma [SLL])
Genentech/Roche announced results from the pivotal Phase III CLL14 study in previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) showing that Venclexta...
Areas covered: This article reviews the chemical structure, mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetic, and the clinical applications of venetoclax in monotherapy and in combined treatment of CLL.
AbbVie announced five-year follow-up results from the Phase III CLL14 trial, finding that over 60 percent of patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who had received one-year fixed-duration combination treatment of Venclyxto/Venclexta (venetoclax) plus obinutuzumab (Gazyva) continued to show longer progression-free survival (PFS) and higher rates of undetectable minimal residual disease (MRD) after four years off treatment.
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group announced the latest data from three pivotal Phase III studies of Venclexta (venetoclax) – CLL14, MURANO and VIALE-A – to be presented at the European Hematology Association Virtual Congress, June 9-17 (EHA2021) ,. Long-term follow-up data from the CLL14 and MURANO studies support the primary analysis of Venclexta in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and the possibility of tailoring treatment approaches based on genetic risk factors.