Pirtobrutinib Shows Promise for Previously Treated CLL, SLL
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Pirtobrutinib Shows Promise for Previously Treated CLL, SLL

The 2021 Society for Hematological Oncology (SOHO) Annual Meeting took place last month from September 8-11, 2021. During the meeting, researchers discussed new advances in the field of hematology. According…

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New Investigative Therapy for Myelofibrosis Patients with Severe Thrombocytopenia is Making Headway

CTI BioPharma has just announced that they are submitting a NDA for Pacritinib as a new option for myelofibrosis patients who are facing severe thrombocytopenia. The thrombocytopenia is a result…

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The FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Oncternal Therapeutics for the Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Mantle Cell Lymphoma
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The FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Oncternal Therapeutics for the Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Mantle Cell Lymphoma

  Orphan drug designations are granted by the FDA to drugs and biologics that are developed for the treatment of rare diseases.  According to a recent article in Biospace, Oncternal…

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Experimental CAR NK-Cell Therapy Produces Results in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Non-Hodgkin Lymphona
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Experimental CAR NK-Cell Therapy Produces Results in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Non-Hodgkin Lymphona

According to a story from Targeted Oncology, a recent phase 1/2a clinical trial of an experimental treatment called TAK-007 produced a clinical response in the majority of patients in the…

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Venclyxto® Plus Obinutuzumab Offers Previously Untreated CLL Patients Chemotherapy-Free Treatment
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Venclyxto® Plus Obinutuzumab Offers Previously Untreated CLL Patients Chemotherapy-Free Treatment

  A recent press release by the global biopharmaceutical research company, AbbVie, reported a positive opinion by CHMP granted to VENCLYXTO® combined with obinutuzumab to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). A positive opinion by…

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FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Cellectar’s CLR 131 for the Sixth Time

  The biopharmaceutical company Cellectar Biosciences recently announced that the FDA granted its lead phospholipid drug conjugate, CLR 131, Orphan Drug Designation(ODD) for treatment of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. ODD is granted by…

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IYCMI: CALQUENCE Has Received US FDA Approval to Benefit Adults with CLL
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IYCMI: CALQUENCE Has Received US FDA Approval to Benefit Adults with CLL

  A recent article in BioPortfolio carried AstraZeneca’s announcement of the FDA’s approval of CALQUENCE® (acalabrutinib) for adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). The approval…

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