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Bosutinib

Bosutinib is FDA approved for the treatment of

  • Adult and pediatric patients 1 year of age and older with chronic phase Ph+ chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), newly diagnosed or resistant or intolerant to prior therapy.
  • Adult patients with accelerated, or blast phase Ph+ CML with resistance or intolerance to prior therapy.

Decitabine and cedazuridine

Inqovi is FDA approved for treatment of adult patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), including previously treated and untreated, de novo and secondary MDS with the following French American-British subtypes (refractory anemia, refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts, refractory anemia with excess blasts, and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia [CMML]) and intermediate-1, intermediate-2, and high-risk International Prognostic Scoring System groups.


 

Avapritinib

Ayvakit® is indicated for the treatment of

Suggested Reading - Childhood Leukemia Guide for Families, Friends and Caregivers, 5th ed.

By Nancy Keene
Childhood Cancer Guides, 2018, 496 pages
ISBN: 978-1-941089-04-0

This most complete parent guide provides accurate and understandable medical information about leukemia and the various treatment options, as well as day-to-day practical advice on how to cope with procedures, hospitalization, family and friends, school, social and financial issues, and communicating with healthcare providers. Reviewed by distinguished experts in pediatric oncology, Childhood Leukemia includes practical and poignant stories from more than 175 parents, children with leukemia, and their siblings. This book helps families cope––one day at a time.

For more information click here

Childhood Leukemia
Audience
Adults
Subject
Coping

Filgrastim-sndz

Filgrastim-sndz is FDA approved as a biosimilar to US-licensed Neupogen® for the five indications for which Neupogen is approved:

  • Patients with cancer receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy;
  • Patients with acute myeloid leukemia receiving induction or consolidation chemotherapy;
  • Patients with cancer undergoing bone marrow transplantation;
  • Patients undergoing autologous peripheral blood progenitor cell collection and therapy; and
  • Patients with severe chronic neutropenia.

Interferon alfa-2b

Interferons are substances naturally produced by cells in the body to help fight infections and tumors. They may also be synthetic versions of these substances.

Interferon alfa-2b is FDA approved to treat people who have hairy cell leukemia, polycythemia vera and aggressive follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Obinutuzumab

Obinutuzumab is FDA-approved 

Pirtobrutinib

Pirtobrutinib is indicated for the treatment of