New Drugs Aim To Move Needle In Tough-to-Treat Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Response rates for candidates from Stemline, Seattle Genetics and Karyopharm look highly encouraging, but the real test in AML will be survival, as the field is still in the shadow of Pfizer's failed Mylotarg.

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SAN DIEGO — Data presented at the American Society of Hematology meeting suggest sponsors are making inroads in development of drugs that elicit responses in the hard-to-treat acute myeloma leukemia, but survival is still the higher hurdle for success.

Stemline Therapeutics Inc., Seattle Genetics Inc. and Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. were among the sponsors with AML presentations...

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