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    Innovative Mechanism of Action Novartis Leukemia Therapy Receives FDA Approval

    • Last Update: 2021-12-03
    • Source: Internet
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    On October 30, Novartis announced that the US FDA approved Scemblix (asciminib) for the treatment of two different indications for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)


    CML is a malignant myeloproliferative tumor that occurs in pluripotent hematopoietic stem cells.


    Scemblix is ​​an allosteric inhibitor against ABL1, which inhibits the activity of BCR-ABL1 by binding to the myristoyl pocket of ABL1


    ▲Scemblix's mechanism of action (picture source: reference [2])

    This approval is based on the results of a phase 3 clinical trial and a phase 1 clinical trial


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    Reference materials:

    [1] FDA approves Novartis Scemblix® (asciminib), with novel mechanism of action for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia.


    [2] Hughes, et al.


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