ICLUSIG (ponatinib) Met Primary Endpoint in Newly-Diagnosed Ph+ ALL
On 17th November 2022 Takeda announced that the randomized, Phase 3 PhALLCON trial met its primary endpoint, demonstrating that adult patients with newly-diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) treated with ICLUSIG (ponatinib) plus reduced-intensity chemotherapy achieved higher rates of minimal residual disease (MRD)-negative complete remission (CR) compared to imatinib. MRD-negativity is associated with improvement in long-term outcomes for patients, as reported in literature. ICLUSIG is the only pan-mutational and third-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), targeting BCR::ABL1 and all known single, treatment-resistant mutations, including the most resistant T315I mutation.
The PhALLCON study is a Phase 3 randomized, international, open-label multicenter trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of ICLUSIG versus imatinib in combination with reduced-intensity chemotherapy as a frontline therapy for adult patients with newly diagnosed Ph+ ALL. In the trial, no new safety signals were observed. Data from this trial will be discussed with regulatory agencies and shared with the scientific community in the future.
About ICLUSIG (ponatinib) tablets
ICLUSIG is a kinase inhibitor targeting BCR::ABL1, an abnormal tyrosine kinase that is expressed in CML and Ph+ ALL. ICLUSIG is a targeted cancer medicine developed using a computational and structure-based drug-design platform, specifically designed to inhibit the activity of BCR::ABL1 and its mutations. ICLUSIG inhibits native BCR::ABL1, as well as all BCR::ABL1 treatment-resistant mutations, including the most resistant T315I mutation. ICLUSIG received full approval from the FDA in November 2016. ICLUSIG is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with chronic-phase (CP) CML with resistance or intolerance to at least two prior kinase inhibitors, accelerated-phase (AP) or blast-phase (BP) CML or Ph+ ALL for whom no other kinase inhibitor is indicated, and T315I+ CML (CP, AP or BP) or T315I-positive Ph+ ALL. ICLUSIG is not indicated and is not recommended for the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed CP-CML.
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