AbbVie Gets European Expanded Approval of Venclyxto
May 25 2021 - 9:03AM
Dow Jones News
By Colin Kellaher
AbbVie Inc. on Tuesday said the European Commission approved the
expanded use of its cancer drug Venclyxto in combination with a
hypomethylating agent for the treatment of adults with newly
diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia who are ineligible for intensive
chemotherapy.
The North Chicago, Ill., biopharmaceutical company said the
approval is based on a Phase 3 study in which patients who received
Venclyxto in combination with the hypomethylating agent azacitidine
showed statistically significantly greater median overall survival
than patients receiving azacitidine alone.
AbbVie and Roche Holding AG are jointly developing Venclyxto,
which is approved for indications in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
and acute myeloid leukemia. The drug is jointly marketed by AbbVie
and Roche's Genentech in the U.S., and by AbbVie alone outside the
U.S.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
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May 25, 2021 08:55 ET (12:55 GMT)
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