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FDA Approves Combination Therapy for Patients with Certain Forms of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a combination of the targeted therapy ivosidenib (Tibsovo) and the chemotherapy azacitidine f…

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Declaración sobre la autorización de la FDA de la tercera vacuna contra la COVID-19 de Pfizer y Moderna para personas con sistemas inmunitarios debilitados

Como organización basada en la ciencia, la Sociedad de Lucha contra la Leucemia y el Linfoma (LLS, por sus siglas en inglés), celebra la reciente deci…

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FDA Approves New Drug for Patients with Rare Blood Cancer (Myelofibrosis)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a drug for the treatment of intermediate or high-risk primary or secondary myelofibrosis, the…

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FDA Approves First Drug for The Prevention of Acute Graft Versus Host Disease

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved abatacept (Orencia), in combination with certain immunosuppressants, for the prevention of ac…

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FDA Approves New Treatment Option for Patients with Multiple Myeloma at First or Subsequent Relapse

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted the seventh approval to daratumumab for the treatment of multiple myeloma. This injectabl…

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FDA Approves the First Interferon for Adults With Polycythemia Vera

This is the first medication approved for PV that patients can take regardless of their treatment history, meaning it can be used to treat this rare f…

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FDA Approves Isatuximab for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved isatuximab (Sarclisa) in combination with carfilzomib and dexamethasone to treat adult patients w…

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FDA Approves Vyxeos for Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Children

DUBLIN, March 30, 2021 - Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a revised label f…

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