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Venclexta Provides Sustained Benefit for People With Leukemia
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Targeted Treatment for Leukemia

Imbruvica plus Gazyva is the first chemotherapy-free regimen for chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Getting to the Root of Leukemia

Researchers believe their greater understanding of leukemia stem cells will lead to more treatment options for people with the blood cancer.
Human cells with acute myelocytic leukemia (AML) in the pericardial fluid, shown with an esterase stain at 400x

Drug Combo May Target Unique Metabolism of Leukemia Stem Cells

Researchers called the results of treatment using Venclexta (venetoclax) and Vidaza (azacitidine) “remarkably impressive.”
Jennifer Woyach, MD

Imbruvica Bests Chemotherapy for Older People With Leukemia

Imbruvica-based treatment may also work better than intensive chemotherapy for younger patients.
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CAR-T Therapy Shows Promise for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Customized cell therapy plus Imbruvica leads to high response rate.
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Targeted Therapy Combo Works Well for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Venclexta plus Gazyva reduces risk of disease progression or death.
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FDA Approves Venclexta for More Types of Leukemia

Approval was based on improves progression-free survival in the MURANO trial.
Human cells with acute myelocytic leukemia (AML) in the pericardial fluid, shown with an esterase stain at 400x

Drug Approvals Mark New Era in Treating Acute Leukemia in Adults

Oncologists are excited about the increased options available to patients, and about the promise of even more new therapies to come.
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Targeted Therapies Improve Outcomes for People With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Venclexta combination therapy clears leukemia in blood and bone marrow, recent studies show.
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Maintenance Therapy Reduces Progression in People With Leukemia

Revlimid improves outcomes for chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients, but better drugs are now available.
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