Lymphoma

Mosunetuzumab-axgb may be better tolerated by older adults with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma and patients with poor performance status.

According to 5-year follow-up data, the combination of tafasitamab-cxix and lenalidomide produced a durable response in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Accelerated approvals for ibrutinib (Imbruvica) for patients with mantle cell lymphoma and with marginal zone lymphoma voluntarily withdrawn based on data that were insufficient to support conversion to full approval.

Expert notes significant advances in the treatment of multiple myeloma, large B cell lymphomas, and acute myeloid leukemia, during a presentation at HOPA 2023 Annual Conference.

Axicabtagene ciloleucel demonstrated a 2.5-fold increase in individuals with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma who were alive at 2 years and did not experience either cancer progression or require the need for additional cancer treatment.

Since 2014, 10 immunotherapies have been approved by the FDA, including 6 CAR T-cell therapies and 4 BiTE therapies.

At 1 year, patients receiving chemotherapy regimens containing anthracyclines for lymphoma who took statins had an average ejection fraction that was 1.3% higher than those who took placebo.

Experts discuss novel agents being evaluated for use as third-line treatment options and provide their closing thoughts on this discussion.

Brandon Dyson, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS, explores considerations when selecting the next line of treatment, and the efficacy of omacetaxine and ponatinib as third-line therapy options.

On April 2, 2023, the FDA will announce the approval status of Roche’s supplemental Biologics License Application for polatuzumab in the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

CRISPR technology has also been successful in treating a pediatric patient with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, showing feasibility of its use for cancer immunotherapy.

Neal Dave, PharmD, reviews the therapeutic options considered for patients with a T315I mutation identified during mutational analysis.

Brandon Dyson, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS, reviews the challenges in treatment of resistant chronic myeloid leukemia and Philadelphia chromosome-positive ALL.

At 36 months, the overall survival rate of patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia administered brexucabtagene autoleucel was 47.1%, with a median overall survival of 26 months.

The approach was based on previous research suggesting that foods rich in carotenoids, lycopene, certain B vitamins, and omega 3 fatty acids improved fatigue in survivors of breast cancer.

Brandon Dyson, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS, provides an overview of how tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance is identified in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia and Philadelphia chromosome-positive ALL.

Experts review how the rates of tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance affect treatment options for these populations and how to sequence treatment for these patients.

Brandon Dyson, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS, and Neal Dave, PharmD, explore the unmet needs to address in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia and Philadelphia chromosome-positive ALL.

Brandon Dyson, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS, discusses the newly released 3-year data from the OPTIC trial, including the study design, baseline characteristics, and efficacy.

Experts review the optimal imatinib dosing strategy that is recommended for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia based on the dosing from the IRIS trial.

Neal Dave, PharmD, explores how the generation of the tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) play a role in treatment selection.

Brandon Dyson, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS reviews the goals of treatment in chronic myeloid leukemia and Philadelphia chromosome–positive ALL and discusses how the goals differ from acute phase CML.

Lisocabtagene maraleucel is a CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapy with a 4-1BB costimulatory domain, which enhances the expansion and persistence of the CAR T cells.

The FDA has approved pirtobrutinib (Jaypirca) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma following at least 2 lines of systemic therapy, including a Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

Chronochemotherapy aims to time drug delivery when the body is the least vulnerable to harmful effects, while the cancer cells are the most vulnerable.