LEUKEMIAS

Duration of ibrutinib and venetoclax, as determined by the patient’s minimal residual disease, improved survival in patients with treatment-naïve chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Results from the phase 1b study of Orca-T with myeloblative chemotherapy conditioning showed the feasibility of the therapy in younger and older patients with hematologic malignancies.

Durable responses were seen with obecabtagene autoleucel in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia across bone marrow blast levels, with best efficacy and tolerability in those with less than 5% blasts.

Molecular minimal residual disease assessed after chemotherapy induction can identify patients with NPM1-mutated acute monocytic leukemia.

According to extended follow-up of the phase 3 ALPINE trial, treatment with zanubrutinib continued to demonstrate improved progression-free survival in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma.

Results from the phase 1/2 SAVE trial demonstrated an improved objective response rate when revumenib was added to decitabine/cedazuridine, and venetoclax for patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

Treatment with an all-oral regimen of arsenic trioxide, all-trans retinoic acid, and ascorbic acid led to both 3-year overall survival and relapse-free survival rates of 97% in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia.

Evandro D. Bezerra, MD, provides real-world data from the CIBMTR Registry, examining the effectiveness of brexucabtagene autoleucel for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

The FDA has granted accelerated approval to pirtobrutinib for the treatment of patients with previously treated chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.

The biologics license application seeking the approval of obe-cel as a potential therapeutic option in adult patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia has been submitted to the FDA.

An investigational new drug application for TCB008 has been cleared by the FDA. A phase 1B trial will now assess the agent in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

A recent study found that CXC chemokine ligand 13 and galectin-9 could be prognostic biomarkers of progression-free survival and treatment response in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

The application for lisocabtagene maraleucel in relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma has been accepted by the FDA, following positive results from the TRANSCEND CLL 004 study.

During a Targeted Oncology™ Case-Based Roundtable™ event, Nicholas Short, MD, and participants discussed which patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia they would treat with inotuzumab ozogamicin.

Bexmarilimab shows encouraging results when combined with standard of care treatments for patients with acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes.

Bosutinib has a new indication in leukemia as a well as a newly-approved formulation.

Eytan M. Stein, MD, discusses trials evaluating Menin inhibitors for patients with acute leukemia and unmet needs that persist in the space.

Advances are being seen with the introduction of Menin inhibitors

With the emergence of tyrosine kinase inhibitors and targeted immunotherapies in the front line, outcomes for patients with ALL have improved. However, questions about central nervous system involvement and prophylaxis persist.

Addition of ponatinib led to a higher rate of MRD-negative complete remission vs imatinib in Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Further investigation into the outcomes of adolescent and young adult patients with Philadelphia chromosome-negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia when treated with pediatric-inspired regimens are warranted.

Although it is well-established that MRD negativity plays an important prognostic role in Ph-positive ALL, the optimal method to assess MRD in this disease and how to use this information therapeutically are still being established.

The current landscape for T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia has been influenced by 2 key phase 3 trials, Children’s Oncology Group AALL0434 and AALL1231.

Though chimeric antigen receptor T cells are showing promise in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, challenges, including those related to manufacture, those that are patient/disease specific, and those regarding risk mitigation, remain a struggle.

Utilizing the combination of inotuzuamb ozogamicin and low intensity chemotherapy, with or without blinatumoamab, showed promising results, but also an increase of patient deaths during remission.