On October 16, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted regular approval to Venclexta® (venetoclax) in combination with azacitidine, decitabine, or low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) for the treatment of newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) in adults 75 years or older, or who have comorbidities precluding intensive induction chemotherapy.
Venetoclax was initially granted accelerated approval for this indication in November 2018.
Read Roche's announcement and the FDA announcement.
Posted 10/19/2020
