Verastem Sees Phase III Success With PIK3 Inhibitor Dropped By AbbVie

Duvelisib, licensed from Infinity in 2016, reduces risk of disease progression or death compared to Arzerra in a Phase III study in refractory CLL/SLL. Verastem hopes to file an NDA during the first half of 2018.

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Verastem Inc.'s gamble late in 2016 on the late-stage hematologic cancer candidate duvelisib appears to be paying off, as the biotech unveiled positive Phase III data Sept. 6 for the PI3K inhibitor in a head-to-head study against ofatumumab in patients with refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma.

Top-line data from the open-label, randomized DUO trial show that monotherapy with duvelisib – which would be the first dual...

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