Society of Hematologic Oncology Annual Meeting (SOHO)

Zanubrutinib was associated with lower treatment switching rates vs acalabrutinib and ibrutinib in real-world chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Brentuximab vedotin plus lenalidomide/rituximab significantly improved outcomes vs lenalidomide/rituximab alone in relapsed/refractory DLBCL.

Golcadomide given at 0.4 mg plus R-CHOP elicited a high rate of metabolic responses in patients with previously untreated aggressive B-cell lymphoma.

Neha Mehta-Shah, MD, MSCI, discusses unmet needs and future developments in the treatment of patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma.

The uptake of subcutaneous rituximab has lagged behind the use of the intravenous version in non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Grzegorz S. Nowakowski, MD, discusses the treatment landscape for DLBCL and the need for novel therapeutic approaches in the second-line setting.

John Seymour, MBBS, FRACP, PhD, discusses the role of genetic profiling in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Liso-cel produced responses across subgroups of relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.

Treatment with valemetostat demonstrated activity and was tolerable in patients with relapsed/refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma.

D-VRd improved rates of MRD negativity and sustained MRD negativity vs VRd in transplant-eligible, newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Elias Jabbour, MD, discusses the potential activity and financial benefit of novel and emerging TKIs for first-line management of chronic phase CML.

Reid Merryman, MD, discusses the evolution of minimal residual disease assays in lymphoma.

Partow Kebriaei, MD, discusses the potential shift away from transplant in acute lymphoblastic leukemia in light of ongoing advancements.

The investigation of treatments harnessing the immune system in patients with T-cell lymphoma could lead to "a new era" of therapy for this patient population.

Imetelstat sustained red blood cell (RBC) transfusion independence in patients with RBC transfusion–dependent lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome.

Reid W. Merryman, MD, discusses notable advancements with minimal residual disease assays in lymphoma.

Tisagenlecleucel is moving to earlier lines of therapy for pediatric and young adult patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Sonali M. Smith, MD, discusses the current arsenal of bispecific antibodies available for the management of relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.

Sergio A. Giralt, MD, discusses how to determine transplant eligibility and the evolving role of transplant for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.

Immunotherapy has become a valuable tool for the treatment of patients with various types of lymphomas because of its ability to specifically target cancer cells, particularly those in blood cancers.

Key opinion leaders from across the hematologic oncology realm shared their biggest takeaways from the 2023 SOHO Annual Meeting.

Uwe Platzbecker, MD, discusses how the FDA approval of luspatercept for the treatment of anemia in patients who have not had prior treatment with erythropoiesis-stimulating agent and may require regular red blood cell transfusions could change the sequencing of agents for this patient population.

Patient preferences should be considered when selecting the optimal treatment regimen for patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma, as both CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapies and CD20-targeted bispecific antibodies can be efficacious in this population, according to a presentation by Caron A. Jacobson, MD, MMSc, at the 2023 SOHO Annual Meeting.

Efforts to widen the treatment armamentarium for patients with mantle cell lymphoma have been thwarted by increased toxicities and resistance mechanisms with effective therapies such as BTK inhibitors.

Following the FDA approvals of the JAK inhibitors ruxolitinib, fedratinib, and pacritinib, the treatment landscape of myelofibrosis continues to grow with the use of these agents with an additional FDA review planned for momelotinib in September 2023.

Guillermo Garcia-Manero, MD, discusses the key efficacy findings from the phase 3 COMMANDS trial evaluating luspatercept-aamt in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome who were erythropoiesis-stimulating agent naïve and red blood cell transfusion dependent.

Quizartinib plus standard intensive induction and consolidation therapy resulted in improved overall survival compared with placebo in patients with newly diagnosed, FLT3-ITD–positive AML irrespective of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in first complete remission and pre-allo minimal residual disease status.

Harry Erba, MD, PhD, discusses the role of quizartinib for the treatment of newly diagnosed patients with FLT3-ITD–positive acute myeloid leukemia.

The incorporation of brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) into the frontline treatment of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma correlates with superior efficacy, irrespective of PET2 results, suggesting loss of predictive value with the scan.

Subcutaneous epcoritamab produced deep and durable complete remissions in patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma, with complete responders having favorable long-term outcomes, according to updated data from the phase 1/2 EPCORE NHL-1 trial.