For patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL), treatment options are limited, and outcomes remain poor with the current standard of care. In the phase 3 TRANSFORM trial, Dr. Manali Kamdar, Clinical Director of Lymphoma Services at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, and colleagues investigated the efficacy of lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel), an anti-CD19–directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, in this setting. Dr. Kamdar recently pres...

The FDA has granted accelerated approval to zanubrutinib (Brukinsa®, BeiGene) for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) who have received at least one anti–CD20-based regimen. "Marginal zone lymphoma is rare and heterogeneous, and it has been difficult to define optimal therapeutic strategies," wrote Stephen Opat, FRACP, FRCPA, MBBS, Director of Clinical Hematology at Monash Health in Australia, and colleagues, in their publication of the initial results...

In this interview, Steven Horwitz, MD, a medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, speaks with Oncology Data Advisor about the recent advancements in the treatment of T-cell lymphoma. Keira Smith: Hi, I'm Keira Smith from Oncology Data AdvisorTM. I'm here today with Dr. Steven Horwitz. Steven Horwitz, MD: Hi, pleasure to be here. I'm Dr. Steven Horwitz. I'm a medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Keira Smith: What do you consider some of the ...

The FDA has now granted regular approval to duvelisib (Copiktra®, Verastem, Inc.) as a third-line or later treatment for adults with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). The FDA has also granted duvelisib accelerated approval as a third-line or later treatment for adults with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma (FL). Both CLL/SLL and FL are slow-growing types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma characterized by high rates of relapse, with limited...

Radiation therapy to the bone marrow destroys cancerous leukemia and lymphoma cells, but it also leaves patients susceptible to infection until their blood cells can regenerate. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found a way to speed up this regeneration by using a technique known as "mechanopriming" to enhance the ability of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) to aid in the process. Mesenchymal stromal cells are stem cells capable of differentiating into a variety ...

A new study has found that by dramatically reducing the risk of lymphomas and decreasing the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, a diet that consists primarily of organic foods can lower an individual's overall risk of cancer. Cancer development has been linked to pesticide exposure, and strict regulations mean that organic foods have a much lower occurrence of pesticide residues than conventionally produced foods do. However, research concerning whether organic foods actually reduce cancer ri...

The FDA has expanded the approval of brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris®, Seattle Genetics, Inc.) in combination with chemotherapy as a first-line treatment for adults with systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) and other peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCLs) expressing the tumor marker CD30. This is the first FDA-approved treatment for patients with newly diagnosed PTCLs. Peripheral T-cell lymphomas are a diverse group of rare non-Hodgkin lymphomas that result when the immune system's T cells ...

Large B-cell lymphoma is an extremely destructive, invasive subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Often, patients with this malignancy have undergone several treatments that have not worked. New therapeutic approaches are necessary for relapsed/refractory disease. A breakthrough personalized treatment, CAR T-cell therapy may be an option for patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma. Patients undergo a process called leukapheresis, in which a patient's blood is collected and put through...

Researchers report that IPH4102, a first-in-class monoclonal antibody that targets killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor 3DL2 (KIR3DL2), shows promising activity in relapsed or refractory cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), a rare cancer that affects the skin. A cell surface protein, KIR3DL2 is expressed particularly strongly in patients with a form of CTCL called Sézary syndrome, which is an aggressive blood cancer. This international, first-in-human, open-label phase 1 clinical trial (NCT0259...