Hairy cell leukemia

This study tested a combination of two drugs, acalabrutinib and pembrolizumab, in 161 people with various blood cancers such as lymphoma, leukemia, and multiple myeloma. The main goal was to check safety and side effects, while also seeing if the tumors shrank. The approach aims …

This early-stage trial tested a new drug called INCB040093, alone or combined with itacitinib, in 121 adults with B-cell cancers that had come back or stopped responding to treatment. The main goal was to find safe doses and check for side effects. Researchers also looked for sig…

This study tested a combination of two drugs—vemurafenib (taken by mouth) and rituximab (given by IV)—in 15 people with hairy cell leukemia, a rare blood cancer. The goal was to see if this treatment works as well as or better than standard chemotherapy, but with fewer side effec…

This study tested a two-step stem cell transplant for people with blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. First, patients received low-dose chemotherapy and radiation to prepare their bodies. Then, they got donor stem cells followed by drugs to prevent the donor cells from atta…

This study tested adding lenalidomide to a standard chemotherapy regimen (EPOCH-R) in 55 people with aggressive B-cell lymphomas linked to the MYC gene. The goal was to find the best dose and see if the combination improves how long patients live without their cancer getting wors…

This early-stage trial tested the safety and best dose of flotetuzumab, an antibody drug, in 13 patients with advanced blood cancers that had come back or stopped responding to treatment. The drug works by blocking cancer cell growth. The main goal was to see what side effects oc…

This study tested a drug called vemurafenib (Zelboraf) in 36 people with hairy cell leukemia that had returned or not responded to standard therapy. The goal was to see how well the drug could clear leukemia from the blood and what side effects it caused. Vemurafenib works by blo…