Hematologic Oncology

The investigational CAR T-cell product AUTO3 in combination with pembrolizumab was found to have a tolerable safety profile and elicit durable complete responses in patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

The FDA has granted a priority review to a supplemental new drug application for crizotinib in the treatment of pediatric patients with ALK-positive relapsed/refractory systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma.

A biologics license application has been submitted to the FDA for loncastuximab tesirine for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Abhinav Deol, MD, discusses the nuances of utilizing CAR T-cell therapy in lymphoma and leukemia.

Catherine Lai, MD, MPH, discusses the significance of venetoclax in the acute myeloid leukemia treatment paradigm, the data from the VIALE-A trial, and remaining challenges faced in practice.

Oncologists who specialize in the treatment of hematologic malignancies participated in a virtual workshop to discuss the emerging treatment landscape in myelodysplastic syndromes.

The FDA has granted a breakthrough therapy designation to magrolimab for the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed myelodysplastic syndrome.

Kami J. Maddocks, MD, discusses the role of tazemetostat in patients with EZH2-mutant follicular lymphoma.

Aarthi Shenoy, MD, discusses how the emergence of the antibody-drug conjugate, brentuximab vedotin, has had a positive impact on improving overall survival and progression-free survival for patients with T-cell lymphomas and classical Hodgkin lymphoma.

Shuo Ma, MD, PhD, discusses the evolving role of BTK inhibitors in B-cell malignancies, ongoing research efforts examining their use, safety concerns to be aware of with the agents, and next steps for research.

Lori A. Leslie, MD, highlights ibrutinib, acalabrutinib, and zanubrutinib, the 3 FDA approved BTK inhibitors that have become very important weapons in the treatment arsenal for B-cell malignancies.

The European Commission has approved an expanded indication of ibrutinib for use in combination with rituximab in treatment-naïve adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Sandy Wong, MD, highlights recent developments in light chain amyloidosis.

Kami J. Maddocks, MD, discusses the utility of BTK inhibitors in B-cell malignancies, challenges that are still faced in the space, and areas primed for additional development.

A supplemental biologics license application has been submitted to the FDA for daratumumab plus hyaluronidase-fihj for the treatment of patients with amyloid light chain amyloidosis.

Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who are being treated with ofatumumab will soon have to get their therapy through an oncology patient access program, as Novartis will no longer be selling the drug commercially for this indication.

The first-in-class radioiodinated phospholipid drug conjugate CLR 131 elicited a clinically meaningful overall response rate of 40% in patients with triple-class refractory multiple myeloma who received a total administered dose of 60 mCi or greater.

Shuo Ma, MD, PhD, highlights ongoing ​research with BTK inhibitor​s in B​-cell malignancies. 

Lori A. Leslie, MD, discusses the utility of BTK inhibitors in B-cell malignancies.

Haploidentical donor transplantation led to stronger anti-leukemia activity compared with matched sibling donor transplantation in transplant-eligible patients with minimal residual disease–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD, highlights findings from a phase 2 study that evaluated the combination of pevonedistat and azacitidine in higher-risk MDS, CML, and LB AML, and the next steps for research.

Monica Balzarotti, MD, discusses the current treatment landscape of DLBCL, including the recent FDA approval of selinexor for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed/refractory disease.

Shambavi Richard, MD, discusses the benefit of adding daratumumab to lenalidomide and dexamethasone in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Basiliximab proved to be an effective second-line treatment option for pediatric patients with steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease that developed following haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Chetasi Talati, MD, discusses early results from a multicenter chart review examining treatment patterns and outcomes of patients with newly diagnosed AML who received venetoclax/HMA combinations in the real-world setting and the next phase of the ongoing research initiative.