FAILED TRIAL: Ph 3 VERONA of venetoclax + azacitidine in 1L higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (HR-MDS) did not meet the primary endpoint of OS
Global Phase 3 VERONA trial evaluating venetoclax in combination with azacitidine in the treatment of newly diagnosed higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (HR-MDS) did not meet the primary endpoint of overall survival (OS) with a hazard ratio (HR) of 0.908; stratified log-rank, p=0.3772. No new safety signals were observed. Results from the VERONA trial will be available in a future medical congress and/or publication. Any patients who received venetoclax in combination with azacitidine through participation in the MDS clinical trials will be informed by their treating physician.
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