Bruce D. Cheson, MD, of Georgetown University Hospital, and Julie M. Vose, MD, MBA, of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, discuss whether lymphoma should be staged with a positron emission tomography (PET) scan and what follow-up scans are needed.
David G. Maloney, MD, PhD, of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, discusses the efficacy of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells for lymphoma and their toxicity.
James O. Armitage, MD, of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, discusses how an increased understanding of the biology of lymphomas and their multiple subtypes has had a major impact on the ability to treat patients.
Susan M. O’Brien, MD, of the University of California, Irvine, discusses the challenges of treating older patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphoma, and the positive results with newer regimens using blinatumomab and inotuzumab.
Stephen M. Ansell, MD, PhD, of the Mayo Clinic, discusses the role of checkpoint inhibitors in Hodgkin lymphoma and the efficacy of nivolumab and pembrolizumab.
Fredrick B. Hagemeister, Jr, MD, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses whether rituximab maintenance should be used in indolent lymphomas other than follicular.
