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Endocrine therapy (ET) has changed the natural history of hormone receptor-positive (HR+) breast cancer (BC) and is the cornerstone of the treatment of HR+ BC. There are several ETs approved for the treatment of BC, including selective oestrogen receptor modulators (SERMs; tamoxifen), aromatase inhibitors (AIs; anastrazole, letrozole and exemestane) and selective oestrogen receptor degraders (SERDs; fulvestrant […]

Andreas Hochhaus, ASH 2020 – The ASCEMBL Study and Asciminib in CML

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Published Online: Feb 3rd 2021

touchONCOLOGY meets with Prof. Andreas Hochhaus to discuss the clinical development of asciminib and its potential as a therapy for chronic myeloid leukaemia. The abstract ‘Efficacy and Safety Results from ASCEMBL, a Multicenter, Open-Label, Phase 3 Study of Asciminib, a First-in-Class STAMP Inhibitor, vs Bosutinib (BOS) in Patients (Pts) with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in Chronic Phase (CML-CP) Previously Treated with ≥2 Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKIs)’ (LBA-4) was presented at the virtual 62nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition 2020.

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  1. What are the limitations of tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy in patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia? (0:17)
  2. Could you tell us a little about asciminib and its mechanism of action? (2:45)
  3. What were the aims and design of the ASCEMBL study? (5:37)
  4. What were the efficacy and safety findings of the ASCEMBL study? (7:15)
  5. What will be the next steps in the clinical development of asciminib? (8:52)

 

Speaker Disclosures: Prof. Andreas Hochhaus  has nothing to disclose in relation to this video interview.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd.

Filmed in coverage of the 62nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition 2020.

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