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Key clinical point: Venetoclax combination therapy was safe and effective in older adults with acute myeloid leukemia who had not been previously treated.

Major finding: A total of 12 patients achieved complete remission, and another 4 patients achieved complete remission with incomplete blood recovery, with a median response duration of 8.9 months; however, response duration dropped to 4.6 months for patients with adverse cytogenetic risk.

Study details: The data come from 19 consecutive patients with a median age of 77 years and previously untreated AML who received venetoclax combination therapy at a single center; 12 of these received a starting dose of 400 mg daily, 4 received 200 mg, and 3 patients received 100 mg.

Disclosures: The study was supported by the Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, and the association Laurette Fugain. The researchers had no financial conflicts to disclose. 

Source: Vazquez R et al. Blood Cancer J. 2021 Mar 19. doi: 10.1038/s41408-021-00448-w.

 

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Key clinical point: Venetoclax combination therapy was safe and effective in older adults with acute myeloid leukemia who had not been previously treated.

Major finding: A total of 12 patients achieved complete remission, and another 4 patients achieved complete remission with incomplete blood recovery, with a median response duration of 8.9 months; however, response duration dropped to 4.6 months for patients with adverse cytogenetic risk.

Study details: The data come from 19 consecutive patients with a median age of 77 years and previously untreated AML who received venetoclax combination therapy at a single center; 12 of these received a starting dose of 400 mg daily, 4 received 200 mg, and 3 patients received 100 mg.

Disclosures: The study was supported by the Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, and the association Laurette Fugain. The researchers had no financial conflicts to disclose. 

Source: Vazquez R et al. Blood Cancer J. 2021 Mar 19. doi: 10.1038/s41408-021-00448-w.

 

Key clinical point: Venetoclax combination therapy was safe and effective in older adults with acute myeloid leukemia who had not been previously treated.

Major finding: A total of 12 patients achieved complete remission, and another 4 patients achieved complete remission with incomplete blood recovery, with a median response duration of 8.9 months; however, response duration dropped to 4.6 months for patients with adverse cytogenetic risk.

Study details: The data come from 19 consecutive patients with a median age of 77 years and previously untreated AML who received venetoclax combination therapy at a single center; 12 of these received a starting dose of 400 mg daily, 4 received 200 mg, and 3 patients received 100 mg.

Disclosures: The study was supported by the Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, and the association Laurette Fugain. The researchers had no financial conflicts to disclose. 

Source: Vazquez R et al. Blood Cancer J. 2021 Mar 19. doi: 10.1038/s41408-021-00448-w.

 

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