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Genentech Provides Update on Phase III Verona Study
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), and AbbVie announced today the outcome from the Phase III VERONA study (NCT04401748) investigating Venclexta (venetoclax) plus azacitidine for patients with previously untreated higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). The study did not meet the primary endpoint of overall survival at the final analysis. The safety profile of the Venclexta combination was consistent with the known risk of the individual study medicines and no unexpected safety signals were observed. Full data will be presented at an upcoming medical meeting in 2025.
VERONA is a global, AbbVie-led, Phase III, multicenter, randomized, double-blind study evaluating Venclexta in combination with azacitidine compared to placebo plus azacitidine in treatment-naïve patients with higher-risk MDS. The study includes approximately 500 patients across 220 sites globally who were randomly assigned to either Venclexta plus azacitidine or placebo plus azacitidine. Patients who received Venclexta in combination with azacitidine through participation in the MDS clinical trials will be informed by their treating physician.
The results of the VERONA study have no impact on the approved indications for Venclexta or any ongoing studies.
About Venclexta (venetoclax)
Venclexta is a first-in-class targeted medicine designed to bind selectively and inhibit the B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) protein. In some blood cancers and other tumors, BCL-2 builds up and prevents cancer cells from dying or self-destructing, a process called apoptosis. Venclexta blocks the BCL-2 protein and works to help restore the process of apoptosis.
Venclexta is being developed by AbbVie and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group. It is jointly commercialized by the companies in the United States and commercialized by AbbVie outside of the United States. Together, the companies are committed to research with Venclexta, which is currently being studied in clinical trials across several types of blood cancers.
Venclexta (venetoclax) U.S. Indication
Venclexta is a prescription medicine used:
- to treat adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).
- in combination with azacitidine, or decitabine, or low-dose cytarabine to treat adults with newly-diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who:
- are 75 years of age or older, or
- have other medical conditions that prevent the use of standard chemotherapy.
It is not known if Venclexta is safe and effective in children.
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