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Pracinostat/Vidaza Combination Shows Response in Phase II Leukemia Trial

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Updated results from a phase II study of elderly patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia showed that to date, in 50 patients treated with Pracinostat in combination with azacitidine (Vidaza), 27 patients achieved complete response, plus complete response with incomplete blood count recovery plus morphologic leukemia-free state, including 16 patients who achieved a CR.

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