Marqibo for the Treatment of Older Patients With ALL
Eunice Wang, MD, discusses an ongoing phase III trial looking at vincristine sulfate liposomes injection (Marqibo) for the treatment of patients ≥ 60 years old with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
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Eunice Wang, MD, associate professor, Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, discusses an ongoing phase III trial looking at vincristine sulfate liposomes injection (Marqibo) for the treatment of patients ≥ 60 years old with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
- ALL is highly curable in pediatric patients, though the cure rate in adults is only 40-50%
- Patients in this trial are randomized to receive either standard chemotherapy or standard chemotherapy in addition to Marqibo
- Marqibo is currently approved in the relapsed/refractory setting but has not been tested in older adults
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