Roche/AbbVie Move Beyond GDC-0199 Toxicity Issue To Show Results In Tough-To-Treat CLL
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Small molecule Bcl-2 inhibitor GDC-0199/ABT-199 demonstrates an 84% overall response rate and a 23% complete response in early study of high risk CLL presented at ASH. However, tumor lysis syndrome caused one sudden death in the trial and is a potential risk that needs to be well-managed going forward. Roche also reports updated results of Gazyva vs. Rituxan in CLL.
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