The phase III VERIFY trial, in which phlebotomy-dependent patients with polycythemia vera were randomized to treatment with either rusfertide (PTG-300) or placebo, as an add-on to standard of care treatment, met its primary endpoint of proportion of patients achieving response.
The FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee July 17 recommended against approval of a Blenrep-based regimen for the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, citing unacceptable rates of ocular toxicity and overall poor tolerability of the drug.
