Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Two new studies by Yale Cancer Center reveal the structure of the molecule known as anaplastic lymphoma kinase, which is a driver of several cancers, including pediatric neuroblastoma, B-cell lymphomas, and myofibroblast tumors.

Not only is the 2021 ASH Annual Meeting bursting with more than 5000 abstracts unveiling pivotal data across a range of hematologic malignancies and disorders, but the conference will be held as a hybrid format after going fully virtual in 2020.

Secura Bio, Inc. has decided to voluntarily withdraw the indication of duvelisib for use in patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma following at least 2 previous systemic therapies.

Meghan Thompson, MD, discusses the results from the use of pirtobrutinib in the phase 1/2 BRUIN study, as well as upcoming research efforts in the population of patients with Richter transformation.

Lisocabtagene maraleucel significantly prolonged event-free survival and progression-free survival and improved complete responses when used in the second-line treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

Alexandra Stefanovic, MD, discusses the emergence of umbralisib in marginal zone lymphoma and follicular lymphoma.

The FDA granted a fast track designation to EZM0414, a first-in-class, oral SETD2 inhibitor, for use as a potential therapeutic option in adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

The European Medicines Agency granted an orphan drug designation to devimistat for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory Burkitt lymphoma. The novel compound targets mitochondria in tumor cells.

Francine Foss, MD, discusses pursing new therapeutic options for the treatment of patients with T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The FDA has accepted a new drug application for the PI3Kδ inhibitor parsaclisib for use in the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma, marginal zone lymphoma, and mantle cell lymphoma.

The FDA has granted a priority review to tisagenlecleucel for use in adult patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma.

The allogeneic CD19-targeted CAR T-cell therapy CTX110 was found to elicit encouraging responses with favorable tolerability in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell malignancies, according to data from the phase 1 CARBON trial.

Julie M. Vose, MD, MBA, discusses the use of CAR T-cell therapy in non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Epcoritamab had a manageable toxicity profile when subcutaneously administered to patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and was found to elicit encouraging responses in those who were heavily pretreated.

Alex Herrera, MD, discusses the potential for CAR T-cell therapy in earlier lines of treatment for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has adopted a positive opinion regarding the use of zanubrutinib in adult patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia who have previously received at least 1 therapy or in the frontline treatment of patients who are not eligible for chemoimmunotherapy.

The FDA has granted an accelerated approval to zanubrutinib for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory marginal zone lymphoma who have received at least 1 anti–CD20-based regimen.

Existing racial and socioeconomic disparities among patients with T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma continue to lead to obstacles with access for newly available treatment options.

CAR T-cell products targeting CD19 are eliciting clinical activity in patients with indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma, as seen in the ZUMA-5, SCHOLAR-5, and ELARA trials, but longer follow-up will showcase the true potential of this treatment in this subpopulation.

The European Commission has granted a conditional marketing authorization to tafasitamab plus lenalidomide followed by single-agent tafasitamab for use in adult patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma who are not candidates for autologous stem cell transplant.

Ibrutinib demonstrated encouraging clinical responses in patients with variant-type, high-risk hairy cell leukemia.

Paolo F. Caimi, MD, discusses the FDA approval of loncastuximab tesirine in large B-cell lymphoma, results from the phase 2 LOTIS-2 trial, and future research directions with the agent.

Fixed-duration treatment with mosunetuzumab elicited encouraging responses with acceptable safety when used in patients with multiply relapsed follicular lymphoma.

Regimens that included the off-the-shelf, induced pluripotent stem cell–derived natural killer cell products FT596 and FT516 were found to elicit encouraging responses with favorable tolerability when used in patients with B-cell lymphoma.

Primary central nervous system lymphoma is a rare and aggressive variant of extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma that occurs in the brain, spinal cord, cerebrospinal fluid, or eyes in the absence of systemic disease.

Julie M. Vose, MD, MBA, discusses the potential utility of CAR T-cell therapy across the non-Hodgkin lymphoma paradigm.

Updated outcomes from the ongoing phase 1/2 GO40554 trial show that mosunetuzumab monotherapy demonstrated promising efficacy and a tolerable safety for elderly/unfit patients with previously untreated first-line diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Stephen M. Ansell, MD, PhD, discusses the utility of non–CAR T-cell therapy options in non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Alexey V. Danilov, MD, discusses the safety and efficacy achieved with the novel combination comprised of zandelisib and zanubrutinib in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell malignancies.

Duvelisib monotherapy demonstrated encouraging efficacy for patients with relapsed/refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma.