Positive results from the AMPLIFY phase III trial showed AstraZeneca’s Calquence (acalabrutinib) in combination with venetoclax demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival compared to standard-of-care chemoimmunotherapy in previously untreated adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
The first large cancer screening/early detection initiative to be launched in 2025—the NCI-funded Vanguard study of multi-cancer detection tests—has started accruing patients through nine sites across the U.S.
