Hundreds of updates were provided on clinical trials and preclinical research at the 63rd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition.
After touting positive Phase III results at the American Society of Hematology’s annual meeting, the U.S. FDA placed a clinical hold on uniQure”s hemophilia B treatment AMT-061 due to a patient developing liver cancer.
ASH 2020: CRISPR and Vertex’s Potential Cure for Sickle Cell Disease and More Glimmers of Hope
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Analysts, Bristol Myers Squibb, Business, CAR-T Therapy, CD47 Inhibitors, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Clinical Studies, Clinical Trials, CRISPR, Data, Gene Therapy, Janssen, Johnson & Johnson, Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Monoclonal Antibodies, New England Journal of Medicine, R&D, Sickle Cell Disease, Therapeutics, Transfusion-Dependent Beta-Thalassemia (TDT)The American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting & Exposition began December 5 with numerous presentations, abstracts and posters.
New Data Reinforce Long-Term Benefit of Venclexta-Based Combination for Relapsed or Refractory CLL
American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Blockbusters, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Clinical Trials, Data, Minimal Residual Disease (MRD), Progression-Free Survival (PFS), R&D, TherapeuticsRoche Group member Genentech announced that new data from the pivotal Phase III MURANO and CLL14 studies support the efficacy of fixed-duration, chemotherapy-free Venclexta (venetoclax)-based combinations in certain people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and provide more evidence on the potential value of minimal residual disease.
Can Janssen Cure Cancer? Company’s 80+ ASH Presentations Suggest It’s On Right Track
American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA), Cancer, Clinical Data, Clinical Trials, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Hematology, Janssen, Johnson & Johnson, R&D, Relapse/Refractory Multiple Myeloma, T-Cells, TherapeuticsThe Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson has a presence in more than 80 of the hematology studies presented at the 62nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting & Exposition in December.
South San Francisco-based Allogene Therapeutics released some early data from the company’s UNIVERSAL clinical trial of ALLO-715 for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
Ahead of a planned Phase III study, Pfizer and Sangamo Therapeutics released follow-up data from its Phase I/II Alta study in hemophilia A that showed an investigational gene therapy treatment provided blood-clotting activity levels for more than one year.
South San Francisco-based Global Blood Therapeutics struck a deal with Syros Pharmaceuticals that is worth up to $375 million to discover, develop and commercialize novel therapies for the two types of blood disorders.
Positive results were reported from a pivotal Phase III trial assessing the safety and efficacy of Sanofi’s sutimlimab in people with primary cold agglutinin disease (CAD).
ASH Roundup: Bristol-Myers Squibb, bluebird bio, Oryzon and More
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Clinical Data, Clinical Trials, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL), Epigenetic, LSD1, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Progression-Free Survival (PFS), R&D, Relapse/Refractory Multiple Myeloma, Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL), Small MoleculesHundreds of studies and results were presented at the 61st American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting.