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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

FDA Approves Calquence for CLL and SLL

Second action under international oncology approval collaboration

The FDA granted supplemental approval to acalabrutinib (Calquence, AstraZeneca) for the treatment of adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). 

As part of Project Orbis, a collaboration with the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration and Health Canada, this new approved indication for acalabrutinib provides a new option for patients with CLL or SLL as an initial or subsequent therapy.

“The FDA’s Project Orbis provides a framework for