Leukemia

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Sprycel (dasatinib) plus chemotherapy for the treatment of pediatric patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Elzonris (tagraxofusp-erzs) infusion for the treatment of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm in adults and in pediatric patients aged 2 or older.

The 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.

Former NFL coach discusses how cancer motivated him to appreciate life.

This week, we spoke with former NFL coach, motivational speaker and acute promyelocytic leukemia survivor Chuck Pagano about his journey with cancer, and what has inspired him to give back following his diagnosis.

Administering Imbruvica with CAR-T cell therapy improved outcomes in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, according to recent research.

Regimens containing Imbruvica bested chemoimmunotherapy treatments in elderly patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, but less toxic and long-term treatments are still needed.

The 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.