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March 22nd 2025
The first patients have been dosed in a trial of CAR T therapy in relapsed/refractory T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia or T cell lymphoblastic lymphoma.
FDA Approves New Drug Regimen for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
December 21st 2018The Food and Drug Administration approved Asparlas (calaspargase pegol-mknl) as a component of a chemotherapy regimen to treat adult and pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), according to the agency.
FDA Approves Xospata and Companion Diagnostic Test for Leukemia Treatment
November 29th 2018The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Xospata (gilteritinib) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who have a FLT3 mutation that is detected by an FDA-approved test, according to the agency.
FDA Approves First and Only Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor for AML Treatment
November 21st 2018The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Daurismo (glasdegib) plus low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) chemotherapy to treat older, newly diagnosed patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are not eligible for chemotherapy.
Drug Duo Granted Priority Review for CLL Treatment
October 17th 2018The FDA has granted a priority designation to a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Imbruvica (ibrutinib) for use in combination with Gazyva (obinutuzumab) for the frontline treatment of adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).
FDA Approves New Agent for Hairy Cell Leukemia
September 13th 2018The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of Lumoxiti (moxetumomab pasudotox-tdfk) for patients with relapsed or refractory hairy cell leukemia (HCL) who previously had at least two prior systemic therapies, including treatment with a purine nucleoside analog.