Medications

Epkinly granted accelerated FDA approval for lymphoma treatment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval for Genmab's Epkinly (epcoritamab-bysp) for relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), including DLBCL arising from indolent lymphoma, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Immunosuppressant response predicts aplastic anemia survival

(HealthDay)—Response to immunosuppressive therapy (IST) predicts overall survival (OS) in aplastic anemia (AA), according to a study published online Aug. 29 in the American Journal of Hematology.

Oncology & Cancer

Venclexta approved for specific genetic blood cancer

(HealthDay)—Venclexta (venetoclax) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) characterized by a specific chromosomal abnormality called the 17p deletion.