The US FDA has shown a vote of confidence in using minimal residual disease (MRD) as a response endpoint with the accelerated approval of a supplemental indication for Amgen's Blincyto (blinatumomab) to treat adults and children with MRD-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
It is the first FDA-approved treatment for MRD-positive ALL, which involves the presence of a small amount of detectible cancer...





