Hematologic Oncology

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.

Dr Phillips discusses the FDA approval of epcoritamab in patients with relapsed/refractory DLBCL key efficacy and safety findings from the EPCORE NHL-1 trial, and the potential future of bispecific antibodies in this setting.

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.

The novel SYK inhibitor cevidoplenib dosed at 400 mg twice per day led to robust platelet responses in patients with persistent or chronic primary immune thrombocytopenia who did not respond or relapsed after at least 1 prior therapy.

Mark J. Levis, MD, PhD, discusses data from the phase 3 BMT CTN 1506/MORPHO trial of gilteritinib as maintenance therapy following allogeneic stem cell transplant in patients With FLT3-ITD–positive acute myeloid leukemia.