LYMPHOMAS

Early rituximab intensification during treatment with R-CHOP demonstrated no difference in outcomes as treatment of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Lenalidomide in combination with rituximab (Rituxan, R2) induction has the ability to achieve high rates of complete molecular response (CMR), similar to rituximab plus chemotherapy, when used as frontline therapy in patients with follicular lymphoma (FL), according to results from the phase 3 RELEVANCE trial (NCT01650701).

Tisagenlecleucel, a chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, showed evidence of clinical benefit for patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma, in terms of complete response rate, meeting the primary end point of the phase 2 ELARA clinical trial.

The FDA has approved tafasitamab-cxix in combination with lenalidomide for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma not otherwise specific, including DLBCL arising from low-grade lymphoma, and patients who are not eligible for autologous stem cell transplant.

Axicabtagene ciloleucel demonstrated a similar overall response rate in both the trial and non-trial settings as treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

The FDA has granted an Orphan Drug designation to cobomarsen for the treatment of patients with T-cell lymphoma, according to an announcement from miRagen Therapeutics.

The combination of camrelizumab plus gemcitabine, vinorelbine, and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin demonstrated promising efficacy in patients with relapsed/refractory primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma. The combination also had a manageable safety profile, according to findings from a phase 2 clinical trial.

The FDA granted Priority Review to pembrolizumab as treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory classic Hodgkin lymphoma.

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy when administered to patients with non-follicular low-grade lymphoma may experience different efficacy outcomes than patients with aggressive B-cell lymphomas, according to a single-institution retrospective data.

Caron Jacobson, MD, discusses the safety findings from the phase 2 ZUMA-5 tidal evaluating axicabtagene ciloleucel in patients with follicular lymphoma and marginal zone lymphoma.

The FDA has lifted a partial clinical hold placed on the phase 2 clinical trial of camidanlumab tesirine in patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma after ADC Therapeutics submitted further study information to the FDA.

"We are very pleased to receive Fast Track Designation for Betalutin in marginal zone lymphoma, which recognizes the clear need for new therapeutic options for patients with advanced marginal zone lymphoma patients who no longer respond to the therapies they have been receiving."

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, John P. Leonard, MD, discussed the results of the phase 2 study of tazemetostat, the drug approval for relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma, and the role of tazemetostat in the community setting.

Liso-cel administration in the outpatient setting was implemented successfully in 3 clinical trials at academic and nonacademic medical centers.

The phase 2 TELLOMAK clinical trial is no longer on a partial clinical hold. As a result, trial enrollment with continue in patient with advanced T-cell lymphomas.

"The iNNOVATE study continues to deliver strong clinical evidence supporting the long-term use of ibrutinib plus rituximab across first and second lines of therapy for patients with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia."

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Michael Schuster, MD, discussed the findings in the phase 2 SADAL study and the importance of the FDA approval of selinexor for the treatment of relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Selinexor is now the only single-agent, oral therapy approved for the treatment of patients with R/R DLBCL, and the only nuclear export inhibitor approved by the FDA for use in 2 hematologic malignancies, multiple myeloma and DLBCL.

“The completion of this New Drug Application submission marks an important milestone in bringing us 1 step closer to providing umbralisib as a potential treatment option for patients with relapsed/refractory marginal zone lymphoma and follicular lymphoma."

“These results, complimented with a favorable safety profile, indicate the utility of this novel immunological combination as a potential treatment option for patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma."

"Treatment with liso-cel resulted in high response rates and durable complete responses in a patient population considered to be high risk.”

John Kuruvilla, MD, FRCPC, discussed the positive findings for pembrolizumab compared with brentuximab vedotin in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma in the KEYNOTE-204 study.

Compelling objective responses and safety results were demonstrated with the combination of cirmtuzumab and ibrutinib in cohorts of patients with mantle cell lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia, who were treated in the phase 1b/2 clinical trial.

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy lead to poor overall survival outcomes it patients who were 75 years or older with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma compared with patients aged 70 to 74 years, but progression-free survival was comparable between the 2 groups.