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Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy Beneficial for Blood Cancers

THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 – Immunoglobulin replacement therapy (IgRT) is associated with reductions in hypogammaglobulinemia, infections, severe infections, and associated antimicrobial use among...

Improved Outcomes Seen With Ibrutinib in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

FRIDAY, June 21, 2024 – First-line ibrutinib is associated with better outcomes than chemoimmunotherapy among patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), according to a study published online...

Ending Specialized Follow-Up Feasible in Asymptomatic, Low-Risk Leukemia

THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 – For select patients with asymptomatic, lower-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia, ending specialized follow-up (sFU) is feasible and safe, according to a study published in...

Can Older Patients With Low-Risk Leukemia Quit Seeing Specialists?

TUESDAY, April 8, 2024 – Some slow-growing cases of leukemia don’t need constant surveillance by cancer specialists, a new study claims. Low-risk patients with slow-growing chronic lymphocytic l...

FDA Approves First CAR T-Cell Therapy for Adults With Leukemia or Lymphoma, Breyanzi

MONDAY, March 18, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Breyanzi (lisocabtagene maraleucel [liso-cel]) as the first CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy...

U.S. FDA Approves Bristol Myers Squibb’s Breyanzi as the First and Only CAR T Cell Therapy for Adults with Relapsed or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL)

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE) Mar 14, 2024 – Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval of Breyanzi ® ...

Johnson & Johnson Announces Expansion of Imbruvica (ibrutinib) Label in the U.S. to Include Oral Suspension Formulation for Adult Patients in its Approved Indications

HORSHAM, PA. February 26, 2024 – Johnson & Johnson, in collaboration with its alliance partner, Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) h...

FDA Approves Label Update for Brukinsa (zanubrutinib) in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

U.S. label update includes superior progression-free survival results from the Phase 3 ALPINE head-to-head trial of Brukinsa versus Imbruvica® (ibrutinib) in Relapsed or Refractory CLL ALPINE is the ...

Jaypirca (pirtobrutinib) Now Approved by U.S. FDA for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma Who Have Received at Least Two Lines of Therapy, Including a BTK Inhibitor and a BCL-2 Inhibitor

The first and only non-covalent (reversible) BTK inhibitor, Jaypirca has been shown to extend the benefit of BTK inhibition In the BRUIN Phase 1/2 trial, adult patients with CLL/SLL who have...

ASH: MRD-Directed Ibrutinib-Venetoclax Treatment Beneficial in Leukemia

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 – For patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), measurable residual disease (MRD)-directed ibrutinib-venetoclax treatment improves progression-free and overall...

Brukinsa (zanubrutinib) Approved in the U.S. for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

BASEL, Switzerland & BEIJING & CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – January 19, 2023 --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BeiGene (NASDAQ: BGNE; HKEX: 06160; SSE: 688235), a global biotechnology company, today announced that the U.S....

Calquence Tablet Formulation Approved in the US Across Current indications

New formulation can be co-administered with gastric acid-reducing agents Tablet offers equivalent efficacy, safety and consistent dosing compared to current capsule 5 August 2022 – AstraZeneca’s n...

FDA Approves Riabni (rituximab-arrx), a Biosimilar to Rituxan

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Riabni (rituximab-arrx), a biosimilar to...

FDA Approves Calquence for Adults with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

21 November 2019 – AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Calquence (acalabrutinib) for adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or s...

FDA Approves Ruxience (rituximab-pvvr), a Biosimilar to Rituxan

July 23, 2019 - Pfizer Inc. today announced the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Ruxience (rituximab-pvvr), a biosimilar to Rituxan (rituximab),1 for the treatment...

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