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Venclexta Success In Second VIALE Study Sets Up Potential Full Approval In AML

 
• By Joseph Haas

Weeks after their first combo study with Venclexta in first-line AML failed, AbbVie and Genentech reported top-line data showing that the BCL-2 inhibitor plus azacitidine improved survival and remission rates.

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New data may position Venclexta for full approval in acute myeloid leukemia

The second of two Phase III studies testing Venclexta (venetoclax) with a chemotherapy agent in first-line acute myeloid leukemia has hit both of its co-primary endpoints and the results will be reported early, sponsors AbbVie Inc. and Genentech Inc. said on 23 March. The data position the BCL-2 inhibitor for a full approval in first-line, transplant-ineligible AML patients after a US accelerated approval in 2018.

The companies announced that in the 433-patient VIALE-A study, Venclexta plus azacitidine achieved statistical significance compared to azacitidine and placebo in both overall survival and composite complete remission rate. No...

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