Hematologic Oncology

Epcoritamab has been added to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology for B-cell Lymphomas in the third- or later-line setting for the treatment of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, including patients with disease progression after transplant or CAR T-cell therapy, and as a category 2A preferred regimen for patients with histologic transformation of indolent lymphoma to DLBCL with no intention to proceed to transplant, including patients with disease progression after transplant or CAR T-cell therapy.

John M. Burke, MD, expands on the use of novel BTK inhibitor regimens in mantle cell lymphoma, treatment sequencing challenges and other unmet needs in diffuse-large B-cell lymphoma, the evolution of management strategies for myeloproliferative neoplasms, and the potential influence of new and emerging therapeutics in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

The BrECADD combination had noninferior efficacy and superior tolerability compared with escalated BEACOPP in patients with advanced classical Hodgkin lymphoma, according to data from the phase 3 HD21 trial.

The FDA has issued a complete response letter to the new drug application seeking the approval of ADX-2191 for the treatment of patients with primary vitreoretinal lymphoma.

Ralph Boccia, MD, FACP, shares his clinical experience using luspatercept to treat patient with lower-risk MDS.

Expert oncologists discuss standard-of-care frontline treatments for patients with lower-risk MDS.

Matthew Frank, MD, PhD, discusses preliminary results from a phase 1 trial of a CD22-directed CAR-T therapy in relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

The FDA has granted regular approval to blinatumomab (Blincyto) for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with CD19-positive B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia in first or second complete remission with minimal residual disease of at least 0.1%

The combination of favezelimab and pembrolizumab continued to demonstrate a manageable safety profile and antitumor activity in patients with relapsed/refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma, irrespective of whether they received prior anti–PD-1 therapy.

A new drug application seeking the approval of imetelstat for use as a therapeutic option for transfusion-dependent anemia in adult patients with low- to intermediate-1 risk myelodysplastic syndrome who have not responded to, lost response to, or were not candidates for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents has been submitted to the FDA.

Claire Harrison, MD, reviews the use of ruxolitinib in patients who are ineligible for hydroxycarbamide for the management of polycythemia vera (PV).

Jakub Svoboda, MD, discusses the implications of the phase 3 SWOG 1826 trial of nivolumab plus doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine in patients with advanced classical Hodgkin lymphoma.

The addition of ibrutinib to bendamustine plus rituximab or R-CHOP did not lead to a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival vs either chemoimmunotherapy regimen alone in patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma or marginal zone lymphoma.

Key opinion leaders share a broad perspective on relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and the current treatment landscape.

Expert panelists open their discussion on diffuse large B-cell lymphoma by reflecting on diagnostic strategies and the frontline treatment armamentarium.

Claire Roddie, MD, discusses the rationale for investigating obecabtagene autoleucel in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, details the key topline findings from the FELIX trial, and provides insights on unmet needs that remain for this patient population.

Carmelo Carlo-Stella, MD, PhD, discusses the FDA approval of glofitamab for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified or large B-cell lymphoma arising from follicular lymphoma, after at least 2 lines of systemic therapy.

Treatment with duvelisib led to a high response rate in patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma, with activity favoring patients with PTCL not otherwise specified and angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma.

Hetty Carraway, MD, highlights the importance of early diagnosis across all patients with MDS.

Ralph Boccia, MD, FACP, and Hetty Carraway, MD, review Myelodysplastic Syndromes [MDS] risk stratification criteria used in their practices.

Gregory W. Roloff, MD, discusses real-world outcomes from treatment with brexucabtagene autoleucel in adults with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Nidia Zapata, MD, discusses the role of triplet therapy in the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

The phase 1 PLAT-08 trial investigating SC-DARIC33 in pediatric and young-adult patients with relapsed/refractory CD33-positive acute myeloid leukemia has been paused following the report of a grade 5 serious adverse effect.

Expert Helen Ajufo, MD, reviews data from the PERSIST-2 overall survival analysis and its implications for the management of patients with myelofibrosis.

Nidia Zapata, MD, discusses the role of triplet therapy in the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

Frontline treatment with the combination of brentuximab vedotin, nivolumab, doxorubicin, and dacarbazine led to an overall response rate of 98% and a complete response rate of 93% in patients with early-stage, classical Hodgkin lymphoma.

Administration of the selective ALK-2 inhibitor zilurgisertib alone or in combination with ruxolitinib was safe, well tolerated, and showed preliminary signals of clinical activity in patients with primary or secondary myelofibrosis and disease-related anemia.

OMS906, a MASP-3 inhibitor, normalized hemoglobin, lactate dehydrogenase, and reticulocytes levels in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

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.

The 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.