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Treatment of patients with untreated acute myeloid leukemia who are ineligible to receive standard induction therapy: Venetoclax receives Breakthrough Therapy designation from FDA

The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for the investigational agent Venetoclax in combination with hypomethylating agents ( HMAs ) for the treatment of ... read article

Risk of leukemia after cancer chemotherapy

While advancements in cancer treatment over the last several decades have improved patient survival rates for certain cancers, some patients remain at risk of developing treatment-related leukemia, ac ... read article

Acute myeloid leukaemia: Pfizer has voluntarily withdrawn Mylotarg

Pfizer has announced the voluntary withdrawal from the US market of the drug Mylotarg ( Gemtuzumab ozogamicin ) for patients with acute myeloid leukemia ( AML ). The company took the action at the req ... read article

Sorafenib targets acute myeloid leukemia driven by mutant FLT3 gene

A drug used to treat kidney cancer also targets a genetic mutation active in about one third of patients with acute myeloid leukemia ( AML ), the most common and lethal form of adult leukemia, Researc ... read article

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New indication for Eylea in EU: treatment of visual impairment due to macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion

Bayer HealthCare has announced that Eylea ( Aflibercept solution for injection ) has been approved by the European Commission ( EC ) for the treatment of visual impairment due to macular edema seconda ... read article

Ibrutinib shows efficacy as treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and mantle cell lymphoma

Two clinical studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine ( NEJM ) suggest that the novel agent Ibrutinib shows real potential as a safe, effective, targeted treatment for adults with chro ... read article

Olmesartan Medoxomil can cause sprue-like enteropathy

FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has warned that the blood pressure drug Olmesartan Medoxomil ( marketed as Benicar, Benicar HCT, Azor, Tribenzor, and generics ) can cause intestinal problems know ... read article

Barrett's esophagus: Acetylsalicylic acid may fight cancer by slowing DNA damage

Aspirin ( Acetylsalicylic acid ) is known to lower risk for some cancers, and a new study led by a UC San Francisco researcher, Carlo Maley, points to a possible explanation, with the discovery that A ... read article

Metastatic or unresectable melanoma: FDA approves Tafinlar and Mekinist

The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has approved two new drugs, Tafinlar ( Dabrafenib ) and Mekinist ( Trametinib ), for patients with advanced ( metastatic ) or unresectable melanoma, the most d ... read article

Giant cell tumor of the bone: FDA approves Xgeva

The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has expanded the use of Xgeva ( Denosumab ) to treat adults and some adolescents with giant cell tumor of the bone ( GCTB ), a rare and usually non-cancerous t ... read article

Riociguat has demonstrated significant and sustained improvements in 6MWD and WHO functional class in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Data from the interim analysis of the on-going PATENT-2 trial with Riociguat, the open-label long-term extension of the pivotal Phase III study PATENT-1, were presented at the American Thoracic Societ ... read article

Canagliflozin, a SGLT2 inhibitor, for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes

Janssen Pharmaceuticals has announced the FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Invokana ( Canagliflozin ) for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes. Invokana is the first in a new ... read article