ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition | Conference

Promising Data From Selinexor Plus Pd in Myeloma Spur Combo to Phase 3 Trial

December 8th 2020

Results reported from a group of patients with heavily pretreated multiple myeloma who were administered the combination of selinexor plus pomalidomide and low-dose dexamethasone produced positive responses and provided rationale for further investigation into the regimen.

Venetoclax/Rituximab Combo Demonstrates Sustained Benefit for Retreated Patients with CLL

December 8th 2020

December 8, 2020 - The combination of venetoclax and rituximab to retreat patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia demonstrated a sustained time to next treatment benefit according to 5-year follow-up data of the MURANO study in a poster presentation at the 2020 ASH Meeting.

Pevonedistat/Azacitidine Demonstrates Improved Efficacy Vs Single-Agent Azacitidine in MDS

December 8th 2020

December 8, 2020 — Pevonedistat in combination with azacitidine improved overall survival and prolonged event-free survival compared with azacitidine monotherapy in patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome.

Driver Mutations Detectable in Utero, Used to Calculate MPN Diagnosis

December 8th 2020

JAK2 and DNMT3A driver mutations can be acquired as early as in utero in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms, demonstrating variable rates of clonal expansion and growth that influence the time to diagnosis.

Asciminib Significantly Improves Major Molecular Response in Pretreated Chronic Phase-CML

December 8th 2020

Asciminib demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in the major molecular response rate at 24 weeks compared with bosutinib in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase who have received at least 2 prior TKIs.

Mosunetuzumab Induces High Responses Across Follicular Lymphoma Subgroups

December 8th 2020

December 8, 2020 - Fixed-duration treatment with mosunetuzumab elicited high, durable, and consistent responses across numerous subgroups of patients with follicular lymphoma.

Umbralisib/Ublituximab Plus Venetoclax Induces High Objective Response Rate in Relapsed/Refractory CLL

December 8th 2020

December 8, 2020 - The combination of umbralisib plus ublituximab plus venetoclax demonstrated encouraging efficacy as treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia, including those who are refractory to prior therapy with a Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

Pooled Analysis of 4 Clinical Trials Reflects Low Cardiac Risk With Acalabrutinib in CLL

December 8th 2020

Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who received treatment with single-agent acalabrutinib experienced a low incidence of cardiac toxicities leading to treatment discontinuation.

LOXO-305 Elicits Impressive Responses in Previously Treated CLL/SLL

December 8th 2020

LOXO-305, an investigational, highly selective, non-covalent BTK inhibitor, demonstrated an investigator-assessed 63% objective response rate in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma.

Ponatinib Elicits High Responses, Robust Outcomes in CP-CML Following TKI Failure

December 8th 2020

December 7, 2020 - Ponatinib resulted in high response rates and robust survival outcomes in patients with chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia who have progressed on previous treatment with a second-generation TKI.

Liso-Cel Shows Durable Responses in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory CLL/SLL

December 8th 2020

December 7, 2020 - In high-risk patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma, lisocabtagene maraleucel treatment resulted in a high rate of undetectable minimal residual disease with rapid and durable responses

Dr. Buske on the Results of the iNNOVATE Trial in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

December 7th 2020

Christian Buske, MD, discusses the results of the iNNOVATE trial in Waldenström macroglobulinemia.

Daratumumab Quadruplet Improves Hematologic CR Rate in AL Amyloidosis

December 7th 2020

December 7, 2020 - The addition of daratumumab to bortezomib, cyclophosphamide, and dexamethasone led to improved hematologic complete response rate compared with VCd alone in patients with newly diagnosed amyloid light-chain amyloidosis.

Dr. Voorhees on Updated Results of the GRIFFIN Trial in Multiple Myeloma

December 7th 2020

Peter Voorhees, MD, a multiple myeloma specialist at Levine Cancer Institute, of Atrium Health, discusses updated results of the GRIFFIN trial in multiple myeloma.

Panobinostat/Subcutaneous Bortezomib Triplet at Higher Dosing Schedules Shows Favorable Outcomes in Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma

December 7th 2020

Panobinostat, given at a 20-mg 3-times-weekly or twice-weekly dosing schedule, in combination with subcutaneous bortezomib and dexamethasone showed durable responses and an acceptable safety profile in patients with relapsed or relapsed/refractory myeloma.

Encouraging Efficacy Shown With Luspatercept in MDS/MPN-RS-T

December 7th 2020

December 7, 2020 — Findings from the MEDALIST trial demonstrated encouraging clinical efficacy, as well as a tolerable safety profile, with luspatercept among patients with myelodysplastic syndrome and myeloproliferative neoplasms with ring sideroblasts and thrombocytosis.

Survival Following Post–HCT Relapse in ALL Improves With Targeted Immunotherapies

December 7th 2020

December 7, 2020 - Survival rates of adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who experience relapse following hematopoietic cell transplantation has considerably improved within the past few years, possibly due to the increased use of immunotherapy agents.

All-Oral Ixazomib Triplet Improves PFS in Select Transplant-Ineligible Newly Diagnosed Myeloma

December 7th 2020

December 7, 2020 - The addition of ixazomib to lenalidomide and dexamethasone resulted in a clinically meaningful 13.5-month improvement in the median progression-free survival of elderly patients with transplant-ineligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, although it did not reach statistical significance.

Daratumumab Combo Improved Response Rates for Patients with Transplant-Eligible Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

December 7th 2020

Daratumumab plus lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone followed by daratumumab and lenalidomide maintenance showed a statistically significant improvement in response rates and depth of responses when compared to RVd followed by lenalidomide maintenance for patients with transplant-eligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Ublituximab/Umbralisib Outperforms Chemoimmunotherapy in Patients with CLL

December 7th 2020

December 7, 2020 — The combination of ublituximab and umbralisib, 2 novel compounds targeting CD20 and PI3Kδ, respectively, has shown synergistic activity in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia compared with standard of care chemoimmunotherapy irrespective of prior treatment.