News|Videos|August 31, 2023

POLARIX: Frontline Polatuzumab Vedotin in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Author(s)Rohit Gosain, MD, Rahul Gosain, MD, Jonathan Friedberg, MD, MMSc

Oncology Brothers Rohit Gosain, MD, and Rahul Gosain, MD, are joined by expert Jonathan Friedberg, MD, MMSc, to review data with frontline polatuzumab vedotin in DLBCL from the phase 3 POLARIX trial.

Episodes in this series

Experts on lymphoma

EP. 1 POLARIX: Frontline Polatuzumab Vedotin in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Experts on lymphoma

EP. 2 DLBCL: Real-World Use of Frontline Polatuzumab Vedotin Following the POLARIX Trial

Experts on lymphoma

EP. 3 SWOG S1826: Frontline N-AVD vs BV-AVD in Advanced Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

Experts on lymphoma

EP. 4 Frontline Therapy in Lymphoma: Key Takeaways From POLARIX and SWOG S1826

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