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FDA grants Venclextra accelerated approval for newly-diagnosed AML

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FDA has granted an accelerated approval to Venclexta (venetoclax), in combination with a hypomethylating agent (azacitidine or decitabine), or low-dose cytarabine, for the treatment of people with newly-diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia, who are age 75 years or older, or for those ineligible for intensive induction chemotherapy due to coexisting medical conditions.

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