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Imbruvica® granted expanded use from European Commission
The European Commission has approved the drug for two indications: chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.
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Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL)
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NICE recommends access to venclyxto for adult leukaemia
NICE has issued a final appraisal determination recommending that venclyxto is made available to patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia...
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SMC recommends three new medicines for routine use
The Scottish Medicines Consortium has published advice accepting three new medicines for routine use...
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Blood cancer study yields disappointing results
19 July 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott
Gazyvaro did not meet its primary endpoint of significantly reducing the risk of disease worsening or death in people with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma...
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Venetoclax shown to be effective in CLL patients who relapse or are refractory
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New data show promising results for venetoclax in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia who have relapsed or become refractory (R/R) to treatment...
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NICE asks Janssen to put ibrutinib forward for the CDF
1 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has asked Janssen to set out a case for including its chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) drug ibrutinib (Imbruvica) in the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF).
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EC approves MabThera for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
The EC has approved the subcutaneous formulation of MabThera for people with previously untreated and relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukaemia...
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EC approves ibrutinib for patients with newly diagnosed CLL
31 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The European Commission (EC) has approved Imbruvica (ibrutinib) for the treatment of adult patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL).
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FDA approves chronic lymphocytic leukaemia drug Venclexta
12 April 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Venclexta is the first FDA-approved treatment that targets the BCL-2 protein, which supports cancer cell growth and is overexpressed in many CLL patients...
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Orphan drug designation recommended for acalabrutinib in three indications
AstraZeneca and Acerta Pharma have announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) adopted three positive opinions recommending acalabrutinib (ACP-196) for designation as an orphan medicinal product.
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FDA grants breakthrough therapy designation to venetoclax combo in CLL
20 January 2016 | By Victoria White
Venetoclax is an investigational small molecule designed to selectively bind and inhibit the BCL-2 protein, which plays an important role in a process called apoptosis...
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FDA grants Priority Review for venetoclax NDA
12 January 2016 | By Victoria White
The NDA for venetoclax is for the treatment of people with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia who have received at least one prior therapy, including those with 17p deletion...
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AstraZeneca confirms talks with Acerta Pharma to acquire the company for $5 billion
AstraZeneca today confirmed that it is in talks with Acerta Pharma to acquire the company in a potential deal worth $5 billion.
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Mutations in CLL suggest potential new uses for existing cancer drugs
7 December 2015 | By Victoria White
By mining the DNA of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), researchers at Penn Medicine have uncovered 12 mutations that may be targetable using therapies already available for other cancers...
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Servier exercises options to acquire worldwide rights to UCART19
19 November 2015 | By Victoria White
Earlier this month, Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) reported that UCART19 had been used treat a one-year-old girl who had relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia...
