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Ibrutinib improves survival in CLL and SLL patients: Results From the RESONATE Study.
Patients with chronic lymphoid leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) who experience short response duration or adverse cytogenetics have poor outcomes.
ABT-199: Novel Bcl-2 specific inhibitor updated results confirm substantial activity and durable responses in high-risk CLL.
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) is the most common leukemia in adults in the Western world and is diagnosed in approximately 5 persons per 100,000 population per year.
Read moreDo generics of imatinib jeopardize patient safety for the sake of saving money? An experience in Turkish patients.
The high cost of tyrosine kinase inhibitors developed for chronic myeloid leukemia is a major concern for the health care payers, especially in countries with restricted resources.
Treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia by activation of patient's immune cells by a bispecific antibody.
Abstract S722
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a rare type of blood cancer which is mainly treated by intensive chemotherapy.
Gdf -11 a new target to improve anemia in thalassemia.
β-thalassemias are characterized by ineffective red blood cell (RBC) production, leading to anemia, iron overload, and organ failure. As current treatment options for β-thalassemia are limited, there is a clear unmet need for alternative therapies.
Can Eltrombopag help children with ITP say goodbye to bleeding?
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a rare disease in children, affecting 5 in 100,000. Most children get better quickly without intervention but up to 30% will still have disease at 12 months.
Pivotal Ruxolitinib Data Shows Promise for Patients with PV.
Polycythemia vera (PV) is a chronic, incurable blood cancer with limited treatment options. If uncontrolled, PV can cause serious cardiovascular complications, such as stroke and heart attack.
Targeting the B-cell Receptor in Aggressive B-cell Lymphomas
In collaboration with Dr. Lou Staudt, Pharmacyclics and associate investigators, we performed a clinical trial of a very potent inhibitor of Bruton Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) called ibrutinib.
Read morePomalidomide prolongs survival in refractory myeloma patients
MM-003 is a large, multi-centre phase 3 study that assessed the efficacy and safety of a new drug, Pomalidomide (POM) in combination with low-dose dexamethasone (POM+LoDex) and compared this combination with high dose dexamethasone in MM patients with late stage…
Read moreDaratumumab, a CD38 monoclonal antibody study in advanced multiple myeloma – an open-label, dose escalation followed by open-label extension in a single-arm phase I/II study
Daratumumab is a human CD38 monoclonal antibody being tested against multiple myeloma, but it could also have potential in a broad range of other hematological diseases.
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