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01-07-2022 | Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | News item
Duvelisib increases risk of serious AEs and death
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The USA FDA is warning that 5-year survival results of the phase III DUO trial have shown that duvelisib [Copiktra] appears to increase the risk of death compared with the monoclonal antibody ofatumumab in patients with small lymphatic lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. The trial also found that duvelisib increased the risk of serious adverse events (AEs) including infections, diarrhoea, inflammatory bowel disease, pneumonitis, skin disorders and elevated liver enzymes. …