Iclusig plust reduced-intensity bested Gleevec when it came to MRD-negative complete remission in patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Ponatinib also produces an improvement in progression-free survival compared with imatinib among those with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the phase 3 PhALLCON trial.
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The addition of the TKI ponatinib to reduced-intensity chemotherapy led to an increase in minimal residual disease-negative complete remission rate at the end of induction compared with imatinib among patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.