AbbVie Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for a Novel, Chemotherapy-free Combination of VENCLYXTO® (venetoclax tablets) with Rituximab as a Treatment with a Fixed Duration for Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Who Have Received at Least One Prior Th

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Sep 21, 2018
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- If approved by the European Commission (EC), VENCLYXTO® plus rituximab would be the first chemotherapy-free combination regimen with a fixed duration of treatment for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who have received at least one prior therapy.

- The positive opinion is based on the MURANO Phase 3 clinical trial, in which VENCLYXTO plus rituximab met the primary endpoint of prolonged progression-free survival and the majority of patients achieved undetectable minimal residual disease in the peripheral blood, compared to a standard of care chemoimmunotherapy regimen of bendamustine plus rituximab.[1]

- The safety profile of the combination of VENCLYXTO plus rituximab is consistent with the known safety profile of each medicine alone.[1]

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