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Lymphoma
Cost of Care
Immunotherapy

Cost-Effectiveness of Polatuzumab Vedotin-piiq Plus R-CHP and CAR T-Cell Therapy vs Standard of Care in DLBCL

In a study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vijenthira et al found that front-line polatuzumab vedotin-piiq plus rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone (R-CHP), second-line chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, or the combination would not be likely to be...

Leukemia
Lymphoma

FDA Approves New Dosing Regimen for Asparaginase Erwinia Chrysanthemi (Recombinant)-rywn

On November 18, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new Monday/Wednesday/Friday dosing regimen for asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi (recombinant)-rywn (Rylaze). Under the new regimen, patients should receive 25 mg/m2 intramuscularly on Monday and Wednesday mornings and 50 mg/m2...

Breast Cancer
Lymphoma
Survivorship

Cost-Effectiveness of COG Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines for Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors Who Received Chest Irradiation

In a cost-effective analysis reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Wong et al found that only the mammography component of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) breast cancer screening guidelines for chest-irradiated Hodgkin lymphoma survivors was cost-effective; magnetic resonance imaging...

Lymphoma
Immunotherapy

FDA Approves Brentuximab Vedotin in Combination With Chemotherapy for Pediatric Patients With Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

On November 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the CD30-directed antibody-drug conjugate brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) in combination with doxorubicin, vincristine, etoposide, prednisone, and cyclophosphamide for pediatric patients aged 2 years and older with previously...

Lymphoma

Lisocabtagene Maraleucel Improves Event-Free Survival in Second-Line Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory LBCL

As reported in The Lancet by Manali Kamdar, MD, of the University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, and colleagues, an interim analysis of the phase III TRANSFORM trial has shown significantly improved event-free survival with second-line lisocabtagene maraleucel vs standard-of-care salvage...

Lymphoma
Immunotherapy

ECHELON-1 Shows Benefit for First-Line Brentuximab Vedotin Plus AVD in Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma

The results of ECHELON-1 were presented by David J. Straus, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, at the 2022 National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Annual Congress: Hematologic Malignancies. Dr. Straus said: “It is a great honor and privilege to present updated results...

Lymphoma
Immunotherapy

High-Dose Chemotherapy and Stem Cell Transplant vs CAR T-Cell Therapy for Resistant DLBCL

Which is the preferred second-line treatment option for patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL): high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) or chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy? This was the subject of a debate at the...

Lymphoma

‘TRANSFORMING’ Our Thinking About Second-Line Therapy for High-Risk Large B-Cell Lymphoma: Bring in the CARs

As reported in The Lancet by Kamdar et al,1 and summarized in this issue of The ASCO Post, the international phase III TRANSFORM trial was completed in 184 patients with primary refractory or early (≤ 12 months) relapsed large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL). Patients were randomly assigned to receive...

Lymphoma
Immunotherapy

Addition of Brentuximab Vedotin to Chemotherapy in Pediatric High-Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma

As reported in The New England Journal of Medicine by Castellino et al, the phase III Children’s Oncology Group (COG) AHOD1331 trial showed improved event-free survival with brentuximab vedotin plus chemotherapy vs standard chemotherapy in previously untreated pediatric patients with high-risk...

Lymphoma

PET-Adapted Therapy for Bulky Stage I/II Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Ann S. LaCasce, MD, MMSc, and colleagues, the phase II CALGB 50801/Alliance trial has shown that a positron-emission tomography (PET)-adapted treatment strategy allowed many patients with bulky stage I/II classical Hodgkin lymphoma to avoid...

Lymphoma

Response-Adapted Ultra–Low Dose Radiation Achieves Complete Response in Majority of Patients With Orbital Indolent B-Cell Lymphomas

Using a novel response-adapted ultra–low dose radiation therapy strategy, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center observed a 90% complete response rate in patients with orbital indolent B-cell lymphomas. Results were presented by Pinnix et al at the 2022 American Society...

Lymphoma

Managing Lymphomas in the Future: Some Bright Spots Are Emerging

Although standard therapies may provide long-lasting remissions for many patients with various subtypes of lymphoma, there is a critical need for new strategies for the sizable high-risk subset. At the 2022 Pan Pacific Lymphoma Conference, four experts in the field described future therapies for...

Lymphoma

What Is the Best Induction Regimen for Newly Diagnosed PCNSL?

Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) accounts for less than 1% of all non-Hodgkin lymphomas and between 3% and 4% of all brain tumors, with an age-adjusted incidence rate of four cases per million persons per year. Approximately 1,500 new cases are diagnosed each year in the United...

Lymphoma
Immunotherapy

Changing the Algorithm for Relapsed or Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphomas

Despite a significant potential for cure, relapsed and refractory large B-cell lymphomas (LBCL) comprise the most common cause of lymphoma-related mortality. Sequential relapses reflect the limits of repeated exposure to chemotherapy, even when delivered at high doses. More than 30 years ago,...

Lymphoma

Determining Prognosis in Aggressive Lymphomas: Integrating Liquid Biopsy Into Imaging Assessment

The incorporation of blood-based measurements—ie, “liquid biopsies”—into imaging assessment may refine the accuracy of prognosis in aggressive lymphomas, as described by David Kurtz, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Division of Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, in a talk at the 2022...

Lymphoma

Axicabtagene Ciloleucel Improves Event-Free Survival vs Standard Care in Second-Line Treatment for Large B-Cell Lymphoma

As reported in The New England Journal of Medicine by Frederick L. Locke, MD, of the Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, and colleagues, the phase III ZUMA-7 trial in large B-cell lymphoma has shown improved event-free...

Skin Cancer
Lymphoma

Trends in Incidence of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma in the United States

In a study reported in a research letter in JAMA Oncology, Cai et al found that the incidence of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma increased in the United States between 2000 and 2018. The study involved data from 18 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program registries for 2000 to 2018. A...

Lymphoma

An Aggressive Type of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Threatened My Life

I was just 31 and about to give birth to my fourth child, Yitzchok, when I received a diagnosis of primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma. The news was terrifying and crippling. For months, I had been experiencing shortness of breath, coughing, and a pain in my left shoulder, all of which were...

Leukemia
Lymphoma
Myelodysplastic Syndromes

FDA Approves Pemigatinib for Patients With Myeloid/Lymphoid Neoplasms and FGFR1 Rearrangement

On August 26, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved pemigatinib (Pemazyre), a selective fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitor, for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory myeloid/lymphoid neoplasms with FGFR1 rearrangement. Myeloid/lymphoid neoplasms with...

Lymphoma

Tisagenlecleucel for Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma

On May 27, 2022, tisagenlecleucel, a CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, was granted accelerated approval for adults with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy.1 Supporting Efficacy Data Approval was based on the multicenter ELARA...

lymphoma

Anna Sureda, MD, PhD, on Large B-Cell Lymphoma: New Data on Axicabtagene Ciloleucel vs Standard of Care

Anna Sureda, MD, PhD, of the University of Barcelona and the Catalan Institute of Oncology, discusses phase III clinical and patient-reported outcomes from the ZUMA-7 trial, which showed that axicabtagene ciloleucel was superior to second-line standard-of-care treatment in patients 65 years or older with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma (Abstract S211).

Lymphoma

Rituximab, Lenalidomide, and Ibrutinib With Sequential Addition of Chemotherapy in Newly Diagnosed DLBCL: Smart Start Trial

In a single-institution phase II trial (Smart Start) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Jason Westin, MD, MS, and colleagues found that initiating treatment with rituximab, lenalidomide, and ibrutinib (RLI) followed by the sequential addition of chemotherapy resulted in high response...

Lymphoma

Lisocabtagene Maraleucel in Second-Line Treatment of Large B-Cell Lymphoma

On June 24, 2022, lisocabtagene maraleucel was approved for adults with large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) who have (1) refractory disease to first-line chemoimmunotherapy or relapse within 12 months of first-line chemoimmunotherapy; or (2) refractory disease to first-line chemoimmunotherapy or relapse...

Lymphoma
Immunotherapy

Expert Point of View: Alexey V. Danilov, MD, PhD

According to Alexey V. Danilov, MD, PhD, Professor and Co-Director, Toni Stephenson Lymphoma Center, City of Hope, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) refractory to chemotherapy represents an unmet medical need, with data from the SCHOLAR-1 study demonstrating a median overall survival of...

Lymphoma
Immunotherapy

Epcoritamab Under Study in Difficult-to-Treat Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Subcutaneous epcoritamab, a bispecific antibody, has demonstrated deep and durable responses in a large expansion cohort of patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL), according to late-breaking data presented during the European Hematology Association (EHA) 2022 Congress in...

Lymphoma

Risk Prediction Models for Coronary Heart Disease and Heart Failure After Treatment for Hodgkin Lymphoma

In a study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, de Vries et al developed risk models for predicting the development of coronary heart disease and heart failure in patients treated for Hodgkin lymphoma. Study Details The prediction models were developed in a Dutch cohort of 1,433 5-year...

Lymphoma

First-Line Lenalidomide/Rituximab vs Rituximab/Chemotherapy With Rituximab Maintenance for Advanced Follicular Lymphoma

As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Franck Morschhauser, MD, PhD, and colleagues, 6-year results from the second interim analysis of the phase III RELEVANCE trial show similar progression-free and overall survival with lenalidomide/rituximab (R2) vs rituximab/chemotherapy (R-chemo)...

Lymphoma
Genomics/Genetics

Study Reveals Potential Genomic Contributors to the Development of DLBCL

By searching previously ignored regions of the genome, researchers have found a multitude of new genetic mutations that may contribute to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). These findings were published by Bal et al in Nature. “Our findings not only show that these mutations can contribute to...

Lymphoma

Brentuximab Vedotin Plus AVD vs ABVD for the First-Line Treatment of Early-Stage Unfavorable-Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma

In a European phase II trial (BREACH) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Fornecker et al found that brentuximab vedotin (BV) plus doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (BV-AVD) improved the rate of positron-emission tomography (PET)-negative status after two cycles of treatment vs...

Lymphoma

Consolidation Radiotherapy vs Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Primary CNS Lymphoma

As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Houillier et al, 8-year follow-up in the French phase II PRECIS trial has shown a maintained event-free survival benefit with autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) vs whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) as consolidation in patients aged ≤ 60...

Leukemia
Lymphoma

Zandelisib in Continuous or Intermittent Dosing Schedules With or Without Rituximab for Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell Malignancies

In a first-in-patients phase Ib study reported in The Lancet Oncology, John M. Pagel, MD, PhD, and colleagues identified the safety profiles of the PI3Kδ inhibitor zandelisib given in intermittent vs continuous dosing schedules with or without rituximab in patients with relapsed of refractory...

Lymphoma

ECHELON-1 Trial: Brentuximab Vedotin With Chemotherapy Offers Survival Benefit in Stage III or IV Hodgkin Lymphoma

Brentuximab vedotin plus doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (a regimen known as A+AVD) significantly reduced the risk of mortality vs standard treatment with doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD) in patients with previously untreated stage III or IV classical Hodgkin...

Leukemia
Lymphoma

Zanubrutinib vs Bendamustine/Rituximab in Previously Untreated Patients With CLL or SLL

As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Constantine S. Tam, MBBS, PhD, and colleagues, an interim analysis in the phase III SEQUOIA trial has shown significantly improved progression-free survival with first-line zanubrutinib vs bendamustine/rituximab in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia...

Lymphoma
Immunotherapy

Second-Line Lisocabtagene Maraleucel in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma Not Intended for HSCT

As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Sehgal et al, the phase II PILOT trial showed that the autologous, CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell product lisocabtagene maraleucel produced a high response rate in the second-line treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory large...

Lymphoma
Immunotherapy

Addition of Brentuximab Vedotin to Chemotherapy in Patients With Stage III or IV Hodgkin Lymphoma: Overall Survival Analysis From ECHELON-1

As reported in The New England Journal of Medicine by Stephen M. Ansell, MD, PhD, and colleagues, an analysis at 6 years of follow-up in the phase III ECHELON-1 trial has shown significantly improved overall survival with brentuximab vedotin plus doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (A+AVD) vs ...

Lymphoma

Do Bone Marrow Biopsies Aid in Response Assessment for Patients With Follicular Lymphoma?

In a pooled analysis of patients with follicular lymphoma treated in National Clinical Trials Network trials reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Rutherford et al found evidence that bone marrow biopsies can be avoided in response assessment. The investigators stated, “Bone marrow biopsies ...

lymphoma
immunotherapy

Michael Dickinson, MBBS, on DLBCL: Phase II Expansion Results on Glofitamab

Michael Dickinson, MBBS, of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, the Royal Melbourne Hospital, and The University of Melbourne, discusses new data, which showed that fixed-duration glofitamab induces durable complete remissions with a favorable safety profile in patients with or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and two or more prior therapies, including exposure to CAR T cells (Abstract 7500).

Lymphoma
Immunotherapy

Bispecific Antibody Mosunetuzumab in Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma

In a phase II study reported in The Lancet Oncology, L. Elizabeth Budde, MD, PhD, and colleagues found that mosunetuzumab—a CD20 × CD3 T-cell–engaging bispecific antibody that redirects T cells to eliminate malignant B cells—produced a high rate of complete response in patients with relapsed or...

Lymphoma

Real-World Treatment Outcomes With Transplantation and Maintenance Rituximab in Previously Untreated Patients With Mantle Cell Lymphoma

In a U.S. “real-world” retrospective cohort study of patients receiving first-line treatment for mantle cell lymphoma reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Peter Martin, MD, and colleagues found that autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) did not significantly improve the time to next...

Lymphoma
Immunotherapy

Lisocabtagene Maraleucel as Second-Line Treatment for Relapsed or Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma: TRANSFORM Trial

As reported in The Lancet by Manali Kamdar, MD, and colleagues, an interim analysis of the phase III TRANSFORM trial has shown significantly improved event-free survival with second-line lisocabtagene maraleucel vs standard-of-care salvage immunochemotherapy followed by autologous hematopoietic...

Leukemia
Lymphoma

FDA Warns About Possible Increased Risk of Death and Serious Side Effects With Duvelisib

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that results from the phase III DUO clinical trial show a possible increased risk of death with duvelisib compared to ofatumumab among patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). The trial also found...

Lymphoma

Direct-Acting Antivirals in HCV-Associated Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas

As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Merli et al, the Fondazione Italiana Linfomi phase II BArT study has shown that primary treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-associated indolent non-Hodgkin lymphomas with direct-acting antivirals resulted in sustained virologic response in all...

Lymphoma
Immunotherapy

FDA Approves Lisocabtagene Maraleucel for the Second-Line Treatment of Large B-Cell Lymphoma

On June 24, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy lisocabtagene maraleucel (Breyanzi) for adult patients with large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) who have disease refractory to first-line chemoimmunotherapy or relapse within 12 months of...

lymphoma

Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma

This is Part 4 of Updates in Lymphoma, a four-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this Roundtable. In this video, Drs. Alison J. Moskowitz, Andrew M. Evens, and Ann S. LaCasce discuss the management of relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma. The patient is a 36-year-old woman who was originally diagnosed with stage IIIB classical Hodgkin lymphoma with a 12-cm mediastinal mass and an IPS of 2. She received BV-AVD for 6 cycles, with a PET-negative response after two and six cycles of treatment. However, repeat PET scan showed new and increasing hypermetabolic masses in the anterior mediastinum. The faculty discuss treatment options for patients with primary refractory disease, including brentuximab vedotin plus nivolumab and pembrolizumab plus gemcitabine, vinorelbine, and doxorubicin.

lymphoma

Hodgkin Lymphoma in Patients Age ≥ 60 Years

This is Part 3 of Updates in Lymphoma, a four-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this Roundtable. In this video, Drs. Alison J. Moskowitz, Andrew M. Evens, and Ann S. LaCasce discuss Hodgkin lymphoma in patients age ≥ 60 years. The patient is a 65-year-old man who is diagnosed with stage IV Hodgkin lymphoma, IPS of 4, with FDG uptake in lymph nodes and the bones. The faculty discuss the treatment options older patients, the importance of geriatric assessment, and when front-line palliative therapy with brentuximab vedotin may be appropriate.  

lymphoma

Bulky Early-Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma

This is Part 2 of Updates in Lymphoma, a four-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this Roundtable. In this video, Drs. Alison J. Moskowitz, Andrew M. Evens, and Ann S. LaCasce discuss the management of bulky early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma. The patient is a 23-year-old woman who is diagnosed with classical Hodgkin lymphoma and bilateral cervical and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (measuring > 13 cm) with pleural effusion. The faculty discuss the results of the Alliance 50801 study of PET-adapted therapy in bulky Hodgkin lymphoma and situations where radiotherapy can be omitted in patients with bulky disease.

lymphoma

Advanced-Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma

This is Part 1 of Updates in Lymphoma, a four-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this Roundtable. In this video, Drs. Alison J. Moskowitz, Andrew M. Evens, and Ann S. LaCasce discuss the management of advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma. The patient is a 35-year-old woman who presents with cough and is diagnosed with stage IV Hodgkin lymphoma with metastases in her lung and liver and IPS of 3. The faculty discuss the implications of the ECHELON-1 trial of brentuximab vedotin plus doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine vs doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine, as well as the role of PET-directed therapy in the treatment of these patients. Editor’s Note: This video was filmed prior to the presentation of the ECHELON-1 data at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting.  

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Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD, and Michael L. Wang, MD, on Mantle Cell Lymphoma: New Data on Ibrutinib in Combination With Bendamustine/Rituximab and Rituximab Maintenance

Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Michael L. Wang, MD, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discuss primary results from the phase III SHINE study, which showed that ibrutinib, in combination with bendamustine/rituximab and rituximab maintenance, may set a new benchmark for patients aged 65 or older with mantle cell lymphoma. With a median progression-free survival of 6.7 years, the ibrutinib combination is more beneficial than currently used chemoimmunotherapy (approximately 1.5–3.5 years) (Abstract LBA7502).

Lymphoma
Immunotherapy

Allogeneic CAR T-Cell Therapy for Relapsed or Refractory T-Cell Lymphoma

Patients with relapsed or refractory T-cell lymphoma have limited treatment options. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has been challenging in these patients because of the state of their T cells. CTX130 is an allogeneic CAR T-cell therapy targeting CD70 on cancerous T cells, offering...

Lymphoma
Immunotherapy

Brexucabtagene Autoleucel in Relapsed or Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma: 3-Year Follow-up of ZUMA-2 Trial

In an analysis presented at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting (Abstract 7518) and simultaneously reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Michael Wang, MD, and colleagues provided data from the 3-year follow-up of the pivotal ZUMA-2 trial of the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy...

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