Showing posts with label acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Show all posts

Friday, January 18, 2013

NEW LIPOSOMAL VINCRISTINE WITH EFFICACY IN RELAPSE/REFRACTORY PHILADELPHIA POSITIVE ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA

AT 2.25 MG/m2 IV WEEKLY
COMPLETE REMISSION RATE 4.6%
WITH OF COURSE NEUROPATHY IN ALMOST 40% OF PATIENTS
BUT EFFECTIVE EVEN WITHOUT ASPARAGINASE
Liposomal encapsulation prolongs its presence in the blood and ability to penetrate the marrow, lymph nodes and spleen).
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Jakafi, for your Myelofibrosis patient with positive JAK2V617F positive and negative patient
with a 35% reduction in splenomegaly at 24 weeks occurring in 41% of patients.
will check out the JAK signaling!