May 8th 2024
During a Case-Based Roundtable® event, Lori A. Leslie, MD, discussed Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibition options for a patient with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia in the first article of a 2-part series.
Community Practice Connections™: Real-World Applications of Novel Therapies Across TNBC and Addressing Disparities in Care
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6th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium: An Illustrated Tumor Board
October 18-19, 2024
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Advances in TNBC: Communicating with Your Patients About Clinical Trial Awareness and Treatment Concerns to Improve Clinical Outcomes
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Community Practice Connections™: 5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium – An Illustrated Tumor Board
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Preliminary Efficacy Seen With MOR208 Combo Regimens in CLL
January 27th 2017Lead study author Jennifer A. Woyach, MD, discusses a phase II trial of MOR208, which includes cohorts of patients with relapsed/refractory CLL, treatment-naïve disease, Richter’s transformation, and those with CLL who have been treated with ibrutinib.
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Acalabrutinib Shows Promise in Ibrutinib-Intolerant CLL/SLL
December 14th 2016According to recent study findings, the investigational BTK inhibitor acalabrutinib was shown to be well-tolerated and effective in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic leukemia (SLL) who display intolerance to ibrutinib (Imbruvica).
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TGR-1202 Combined With Ibrutinib Demonstrates High Response Rate in CLL/MCL
December 9th 2016Combining the PI3 kinase inhibitor TGR-1202 and ibrutinib (Imbruvica) for patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) demonstrated a high response rate without dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs).
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High Response Rate With Venetoclax in Relapsed/Refractory CLL
December 7th 2016Two-thirds of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia that progressed on B-cell receptor pathway inhibitors had objective responses to treatment with venetoclax (Venclexta), results of a small open-label trial showed.
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An Overview of a Study Combining Nivolumab With Ibrutinib in CLL and Richter Transformation
December 6th 2016Nitin Jain, MD, assistant professor, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses a phase II trial combining nivolumab (Opdivo) with ibrutinib (Imbruvica) for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and richter transformation (RT) during the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting.<br />
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Induction of Ibrutinib Regimen Achieves 100% Response Rate in CLL
December 6th 2016Combination induction therapy with ibrutinib (Imbruvica) and obinutuzumab (Gazyva) after bendamustine debulking induced a 100% response rate in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), according to findings from the phase II CLL2-BIG trial.
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Lenalidomide Maintenance Substantially Improved PFS in High-Risk Subgroup of CLL
December 5th 2016Lenalidomide as maintenance following first-line immunochemotherapy substantially improves progression-free survival in the treatment of patients with high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), according to interim analysis of the phase III CLLM1 study.
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Vadastuximab Talirine Shows Early Signs of Efficacy in Patients With AML
December 5th 2016With treatment for newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia remaining essentially unchanged over the last 4 decades, researchers are hopeful that the addition of the investigational agent vadastuximab talirine to standard 7+3 induction therapy may improve survival for these patients.
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Nivolumab/Ibrutinib Combo Shows Encouraging Activity for Richter Transformation
December 4th 2016Treatment with the combination of nivolumab (Opdivo) and ibrutinib (Imbruvica) showed encouraging activity and safety in a small phase II study of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and Richter transformation.
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An Overview of the PROGRESS II Trial in Acute Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome
December 4th 2016Miguel Perales, MD, deputy chief, Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, and director, Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Fellowship Program, gives an overview of the PROGRESS II trial in acute leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome during the ASH Annual Meeting.
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Ponatinib Granted FDA Approval for Rare Leukemias
November 30th 2016The FDA has granted a full approval and label update to ponatinib (Iclusig) for patients with chronic phase (CP), accelerated phase, or blast phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) or Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL).
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