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Blue Note leukaemia DTx gets FDA breakthrough tag

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A prescription digital therapeutic (DTx) for leukaemia patients developed by Blue Note Therapeutics has been awarded breakthrough device status by the FDA. The post Blue Note leukaemia DTx gets FDA breakthrough tag appeared first on. Other DTxs are aimed at people being treated for breast and lung cancers.

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Zynteglo halt re-ignites viral vector safety concerns; analysts

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Last week, Bluebird said it was pausing its Zynteglo (betibeglogene autotemcel) programme in Europe after a phase 1/2 trial in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) – another red blood cell disorder – turned up two cases of blood cancers, one of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and another of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).

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Actualising the power of antibody-drug conjugates as cancer therapeutics

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there are 14 approved ADCs on the global market, all for oncology indications, and over 140 ADCs currently in clinical development” More than 20 years ago, the first ADC, Mylotarg, was approved for use in patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). The culmination of two decades of learning.