On June 16, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved avapritinib for the treatment of adult patients with advanced systemic mastocytosis (SM), including aggressive SM, SM with an associated hematological neoplasm, and mast cell leukemia.
Read the FDA announcement.
Read Blueprint Medicines' announcement.
Posted 06/17/2021
At the 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting, the Louisiana Oncology Society received the ASCO Jeffrey C Ward Affiliate Advocacy Award for advancing critical advocacy priorities that have translated into meaningful legislative victories. The Iowa Oncology Society and Washington State Medical Oncology Society were also recognized for their advocacy efforts in 2025 at the meeting, receiving second place awards.
