Author Interviews, Cancer Research, Leukemia / 16.06.2020
VENETOCLAX-AZACITIDINE FOR PREVIOUSLY-UNTREATED PATIENTS WITH AML
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Courtney D. DiNardo, M.D., MSCE
Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: At this year’s virtual European Hematology Association (EHA) meeting, we are presenting late-breaking data from the Phase 3 VIALE-A trial. The randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluated venetoclax in combination with azacitidine in previously-untreated patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are ineligible for standard induction therapy compared to azacitidine plus placebo. (more…)