Calquence significantly prolonged the time patients lived without disease progression in relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
An encouraging 88% of patients on Calquence remained free of disease progression after 12 months, vs. 68% of patients on rituximab combined with idelalisib or bendamustineAstraZeneca today announced detailed results from the interim analysis of the Phase III ASCEND trial at the European Hematology Association (EHA) Annual Congress in Amsterdam, showing Calquence (acalabrutinib) significantly prolonged the time patients live without disease progression in relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). The ASCEND trial compared Calquence with the physician’s choice of