Roche/Abbvie's Venclexta Outshines Agios IDH Inhibition In AML At ASH

Clinicians weigh in on updated data presented at ASH in frontline acute myeloid leukemia, but caution that it is difficult to compare across clinical trials.

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Updated data for Roche/AbbVie Inc.'s BCL-2 inhibitor Venclexta in frontline treatment of acute myeloid leukemia looks robust – perhaps threatening Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s IDH1/2 inhibitors Idhifa and Tibsovo – but clinical experts caution against comparing the two mechanisms, particularly without randomized data.

New data on all three drugs was presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH)

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