Ph 1/2 VELA Trial of BLU-222 on Partial Clinical Hold
“Patient safety is our first priority, and we are working closely with the FDA to investigate the reported visual adverse events as well as amend the VELA trial protocol to provide specific guidance to investigators on how to monitor for and manage these events should they occur,” said Becker Hewes, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at Blueprint Medicines. “We have confidence in the benefit-risk profile of BLU-222 based on the activity and safety data we have seen to date in the dose escalation study. In addition, we recognize the urgency to treat patients with CDK2-vulnerable cancers, many of whom have seen their disease progress after exhausting all other options, and we aim to resume enrollment as expeditiously and responsibly as possible.”
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