Amgen's Blincyto on path to broader ALL indication

Amgen has a broader indication for its acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) treatment Blincyto (blinatumomab) in its sights after top-line Phase II data looked positive in adults with relapsed or refractory Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) B-cell precursor ALL.

Amgen has a broader indication for its acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) treatment Blincyto (blinatumomab) in its sights after top-line Phase II data looked positive in adults with relapsed or refractory Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) B-cell precursor ALL.

The bispecific CD19-directed CD3 T cell engager (BiTE) antibody construct product became the first single-agent immunotherapy to be approved by...

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