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.
In last week’s issue of The Cancer Letter, Jacquelyn Cobb, associate editor, wrote a story about the then-promising legislative package that was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives Jan. 22. At the time, the package was expected to pass in the Senate, provide funding for the federal government through fiscal year 2026, and prevent a government shutdown that looms Jan. 30.
