Scientists Identify a New Target the Treatment of AML
Although kinase-targeting drugs have been used for many years in the fight against AML and other cancers, according to a recent article published in FierceBiotech, scientists at the Cold Spring…
Although kinase-targeting drugs have been used for many years in the fight against AML and other cancers, according to a recent article published in FierceBiotech, scientists at the Cold Spring…
Currently, clinical-stage oncology company Sumitomo Pharma Oncology, Inc. is working to develop DSP-5336 for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The company even began recruiting for a Phase 1/2 study…
Researchers acknowledge that the primary cause of failure of stem cell transplants is disease relapse. This holds true specifically for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants where a cancer patient…
In the United States, the Orphan Drug Act was established to incentivize drug developers and other stakeholders to begin developing therapies for rare diseases. Orphan Drug designation is now granted…
Recently diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients with IDH1 mutations now have a new treatment option, as the FDA has granted approval to TIBSOVO (ivosidenib tablets)! This is an expansion…
Lately, the first thing that enters a person’s mind if they encounter an unusual pain is that they may have cancer. Yet that was the last thing Georgina Masson, an…
The FDA has just provided AB001 the Orphan Drug designation for both acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and pancreatic cancer. This small molecule was developed by Vopec Pharmaceuticals and Agastiya Biotech.…
A recent article in Labroots stated that the majority of patients who have preleukemic disorders may not be candidates for leukemia. Estimates are that there are about ten to fifteen…
April 21st is AML World Awareness Day! Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a rare cancer which affects people around the world. On awareness day, patients, caregivers, healthcare organizations, advocates, physicians,…
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a cancer of the bone marrow and blood. It spreads rapidly. Therefore precise and swift treatment is critical. In a recent interview with Medical Life…
Welcome to the Rare Classroom, a new series from Patient Worthy. Rare Classroom is designed for the curious reader who wants to get informed on some of the rarest, most…
Fast Track designation is granted by the FDA to facilitate the development and expedite the review of drugs to both fill unmet needs and treat serious or life-threatening conditions. Through…
Karyopharm Therapeutics has just announced that Eltanexor, their investigative therapy for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), has been given Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA. This designation means that the FDA believes…
An article in PubMed dated October 8, 2021 outlines immune therapies treating myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. Both cancers are hematologic malignancies that begin in the…
The FDA grants Orphan Drug designation to drugs or biologics intended to treat, diagnose, or prevent rare diseases. For the purpose of this designation, "rare" conditions are those affecting…
Positive results have been announced from a Phase 2 trial of olutasidenib, an investigational selective mIDH1 inhibitor used in combination with azacitidine for the treatment of the mIDH1 form of…
The FDA grants the Orphan Drug designation to treatments indicated for rare diseases, which are defined as affecting less than 200,000 people in the U.S. This designation is meant to…
Dr. Richard Stone recently interviewed with Targeted Oncology to discuss challenging acute myeloid leukemia subtypes and a list of available therapies. Dr. Stone was asked to look back at…
Breast cancer is a result of a cell in the breast mutating and multiplying rapidly. There are over 275,000 occurrences of breast cancer in the U.S. each year. However, new…
According to a recent article in MedicalXpress, researchers led by professor of medicine Dr. Jing Chen uncovered new data showing how acute myeloid leukemia (AML) becomes active and progresses. The…
In mid-August 2021, biotechnology and pharmaceutical development company Biosight Ltd. shared that it had begun a Phase 2 clinical trial regarding one of its proprietary treatments - and that the…
In the Phase 3 PANTHER clinical trial, also known as the Pevonedistat-3001 study, researchers were evaluating pevonedistat in conjunction with azacitidine for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndromes…
When Yang Siyang learned his eight-year-old Lillian has the rare childhood cancer acute myeloid leukemia, he felt overwhelmed by shock, grief, uncertainty. There are many intense and complicated emotions that…
Sometimes, clinical trials do not go the exact way that is expected. According to Targeted Oncology, this is what happened in a Phase 1b clinical trial evaluating RVU120 for…
In the past, researchers have shown that acute myeloid leukemia (AML) may be driven by certain genetic mutations. For example, some mutations might cause the abnormal or excess production of…