Polatuzumab Vedotin Substitution in R-mini-CHOP Does Not Worsen High-Grade Toxicities in DLBCL
June 13th 2023Using polatuzumab vedotin instead of vincristine in a reduced-dose regimen of rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone was not found to increase grade 3/4 hematologic toxicities, infection risk, or neuropathy in elderly patients with untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Phase 3 CLL12 Data Support Watch-and-Wait Approach in Early-Stage CLL
June 11th 2023Ibrutinib did not prolong survival vs placebo and is linked with increased susceptibility to bleeding in patients with asymptomatic early-stage chronic lymphocytic leukemia, suggesting that a watch-and-wait approach should continue as the standard for this population.
Gilteritinib Shows RFS Benefit as Maintenance, Posttransplant Therapy in MRD+ FLT3-Mutant AML
Gilteritinib led to a 48% reduction in disease recurrence for patients with FLT3-ITD–mutant acute myeloid leukemia and detectable minimal residual disease pre and post hematopoietic stem cell transplant compared with placebo, highlighting a role for treatment in this subgroup of patients.
Venetoclax Plus Rituximab Provides Long-Term Survival Benefit in Relapsed/Refractory CLL
Treatment with fixed-duration venetoclax plus rituximab continued to show superior survival benefit vs bendamustine and rituximab in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia, according to 7-year follow up data from the phase 3 MURANO trial.
BMS-986158 Plus Rituximab Reduces Spleen Volume, Shows Tolerability in Myelofibrosis
June 11th 2023The BET inhibitor BMS-986158 combined with ruxolitinib led to robust spleen volume reduction with acceptable tolerability in patients with myelofibrosis. When the BET inhibitor was combined with fedratinib, the safety profile was also determined to be manageable.
Cilta-Cel Demonstrates Long-Term PFS, Safety in R/R Multiple Myeloma
Administration of a single infusion of ciltacabtagene autoleucel prolonged progression-free survival, generated sustained responses, and continued to demonstrate a manageable safety profile in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who were heavily pretreated, according to final results from the phase 1b/2 CARTITUDE-1 study.
Rusfertide Offers Durable Hematocrit Control in Phlebotomy-Dependent Polycythemia Vera
June 11th 2023Rusfertide demonstrated freedom from phlebotomy, sustained hematocrit control, and 12-week treatment completion in 69.2% vs 18.5% of patients with phlebotomy-dependent polycythemia vera who received placebo, meeting the primary end point of the phase 2 REVIVE trial.
Cevidoplenib Elicits Platelet Responses in Persistent or Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia
The novel SYK inhibitor cevidoplenib dosed at 400 mg twice per day led to robust platelet responses in patients with persistent or chronic primary immune thrombocytopenia who did not respond or relapsed after at least 1 prior therapy.
Ruxolitinib Improves Spleen Volume, TSS in Myelofibrosis Irrespective of Anemia, Transfusion Status
Ruxolitinib was found to improve spleen volume and tumor symptom score in patients with myelofibrosis, irrespective of their anemia and transfusion status, according to data from a post-hoc analysis of the phase 3 COMFORT-I and -II trials.
Radiotherapy Can Be Safely Omitted in PMBCL With CMR After Chemoimmunotherapy
Although the event rate did reach the expected level and longer follow-up is needed to adequately assess long-term toxicities, data from the phase 3 IELSG37 trial support the omission of radiotherapy in patients with primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma who achieve a complete metabolic response following chemoimmunotherapy.
Jaktinib Displays Significant Benefit Vs Hydroxyurea in Intermediate-2/High-Risk Myelofibrosis
Patients with intermediate-2 or high-risk myelofibrosis who received the novel JAK/ACVR1 inhibitor jaktinib experienced a statistically significant improvement in the proportion of patients with a spleen-volume reduction of at least 35% from baseline at week 24 vs those who were treated with hydroxyurea.
Dr Al-Ali on the Safety and Efficacy of BMS-986158 Plus Ruxolitinib or Fedratinib in Myelofibrosis
June 10th 2023Haifa Kathrin Al-Ali, MD, discusses the safety and efficacy findings from the dose-escalation portion of the phase 1/2 CA011-023 trial of BMS-986158 in combination with ruxolitinib or fedratinib in patients with intermediate- or high-risk myelofibrosis.
Teclistamab Plus Talquetamab Demonstrates Encouraging ORR in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
The combination of the BCMA- and GPRC5D-targeted bispecific antibodies, teclistamab and talquetamab, respectively, demonstrated encouraging overall response rates and was well tolerated in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
DaraVCD Elicits Responses in Multiple Myeloma With Extramedullary Disease
June 9th 2023The combination of daratumumab plus bortezomib, cyclophosphamide, and dexamethasone, elicited a complete response (CR) rate of 40% and a CR or better rate of 43% in patients with multiple myeloma presenting with extramedullary disease.
Daratumumab Maintenance Is Safe, Feasible After Salvage Transplant in Multiple Myeloma
June 9th 2023Daratumumab maintenance therapy with or without pomalidomide provided a tolerable and feasible treatment option after salvage hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with relapsed multiple myeloma.
Teclistamab Data Show Sustained Benefit in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
June 9th 2023Teclistamab continued to elicit deep and durable responses in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, irrespective of being triple-class refractory, daratumumab-refractory, or refractory to last line of therapy.
Daratumumab Plus Induction Therapy Reduces Stem Cell Yield in Multiple Myeloma
June 9th 2023The addition of daratumumab to frontline induction therapy prior to peripheral blood stem cell collection reduced the number of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who were able to meet their stem cell collection goals on first attempt.
Ponatinib Plus Reduced-intensity Chemo Could Be New SOC in Newly Diagnosed Ph+ ALL
Treatment with ponatinib plus reduced-intensity chemotherapy led to an improvement in minimal residual disease-negative complete remission rate compared with imatinib plus reduced-intensity chemotherapy in newly diagnosed patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Dr Gill on the Evaluation of Oral Arsenic Trioxide Plus ATRA/Ascorbic Acid in APL
June 9th 2023Harry Gill, MD, FRCP, FRCPath, discusses the investigation of an all-oral combination of arsenic trioxide, all trans retinoic acid, and ascorbic acid in patients with newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia.
Dr Jabbour on the Efficacy of Ponatinib in Newly Diagnosed Ph+ ALL
June 9th 2023Elias Jabbour, MD, discusses efficacy data from the phase 3 PhALLCON trial of ponatinib plus reduced-intensity chemotherapy vs imatinib plus reduced-intensity chemotherapy in newly diagnosed patients with Philadelphia chromosome–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.