Oral azacitidine sparks hope for older AML patients
18 Dec 2019
byAudrey Abella
CC-486, a hypomethylating agent and an oral formulation of azacitidine, demonstrated clinically significant benefits in older patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) in first remission following intensive chemotherapy with or without consolidation, highlighting its potential as a new therapeutic standard in this setting, according to the results of the QUAZAR AML-001 maintenance trial presented at ASH 2019.