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Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD, on MDS, CMML, or AML: Pevonedistat and Azacitidine

ASCO20 Virtual Scientific Program

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Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic, discusses data from a phase II study of pevonedistat plus azacitidine vs azacitidine alone in patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, or low-blast acute myeloid leukemia (Abstract 7506).



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