AstraZeneca: positive trial results for blood cancer drug.
(CercleFinance.com) - AstraZeneca's Calquence has showed potential in two chronic lymphocytic leukemia trials, the British drugmaker said on Monday.
Data from two Phase I/II trials presented at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting support the potential of Calquence in this life-threatening disease, which affects tens of thousands of people worldwide, the company said.
AstraZeneca said that Calquence also demonstrated activity in relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma, reaching an 81% overall response rate and a 40% complete response rate in another clinical trial.
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Data from two Phase I/II trials presented at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting support the potential of Calquence in this life-threatening disease, which affects tens of thousands of people worldwide, the company said.
AstraZeneca said that Calquence also demonstrated activity in relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma, reaching an 81% overall response rate and a 40% complete response rate in another clinical trial.
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