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FDA approves first treatment for certain types of poor-prognosis acute myeloid leukemia

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recentlyapproved Vyxeos for the treatment of adults with two types of acute myeloid leukemia (AML): newly diagnosed therapy-related AML (t-AML) or AML with myelodysplasia-related changes (AML-MRC).

AML is a rapidly progressing cancer that forms in the bone marrow. This is the first approved treatment specifically for patients with high-risk AML. Vyxeos combines two commonly used chemotherapies -daunorubicin and cytarabine into a single formulation.  Patients who received Vyxeos lived longer than patients who received monotherpaies with either daunorubicin or cytarabine.

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