Rapid Responses, Few Adverse Effects Seen With Targeted Agent in Phase 1 Trial in Rare Blood Disorder
December 10, 2017
December 10, 2017
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 10 -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release:
In a Phase 1 trial, patients with an advanced or aggressive form of systemic mastocytosis (AdvSM), a rare blood disorder, had rapid and durable responses with few adverse effects following treatment with an investigational drug that targets the genetic mutation found in more than 90 percent of cases. The once-daily pill, BLU-285, targets a mutation called KIT D816V that is found in . . .
In a Phase 1 trial, patients with an advanced or aggressive form of systemic mastocytosis (AdvSM), a rare blood disorder, had rapid and durable responses with few adverse effects following treatment with an investigational drug that targets the genetic mutation found in more than 90 percent of cases. The once-daily pill, BLU-285, targets a mutation called KIT D816V that is found in . . .