ASH Preview: Practice-Changing Darzalex And Imbruvica, Advances In Beta-Thalassemia And More

Late-breaker presentations for Darzalex in multiple myeloma and Imbruvica in CLL will showcase "practice-changing" results in front-line settings. Other highlights include new treatments for beta-thalassemia, such as Acceleron's and Celgene's luspatercept.

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Late-breaker presentations at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting Dec. 1-4 in San Diego for Darzalex (daratumumab) and Imbruvica (ibrutinib) could position the drugs as new standards of care in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma and untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

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Outside of blood cancers, new treatments have the potential to reduce transfusion dependence in beta-thalassemia. In particular, Phase III results for luspatercept from Acceleron Pharma Inc

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