1. Complete response or remission was reported in 18% of patients who received a single liso-cel infusion. 2. Nearly 10% of fatalities were thought to be due to liso-cel related complications. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Study Rundown: There exist limited options for patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic
The Menarini Group ("Menarini"), a leading international pharmaceutical and diagnostics company, and Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. ("Stemline"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Menarini Group, today announced that Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. (Nippon Shinyaku), Stemline's development partner in Japan, received Orphan Drug Designation for tagraxofusp, from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for the expected indication of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN).
Monica D. Mead, MD, discusses the efficacy and safety differences between the second-generation BTK inhibitor zanubrutinib and the first-generation BTK inhibitor ibrutinib in patients with mantle cell lymphoma.