Clinical Updates on Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma: Where Are We Now and What Is Coming Next?

Insight regarding the prognosis for patients with follicular lymphoma who relapse and impact of treatment sequencing on this trajectory.

Factors that hematologist-oncologists need to consider when selecting second-line therapy for relapsed follicular lymphoma.

The rationale for rebiopsying patients who have relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma and the types of molecular information that can be applied to treatment decisions.

Drs Caron A. Jacobson and Krish Patel comment on NGS (next-generation sequencing) and MRD (minimal residual disease) testing in relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.

The rationale for treating patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma with allogeneic or autologous transplantation in the current era of novel therapies.

Currently available third-line treatment options for relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma and unique considerations when selecting an appropriate therapy in this setting.

Recommendations for treating patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma with an available PI3K inhibitor and managing adverse events from treatment.

An overview of the MAGNIFY data and implications for treating appropriate patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma with the R2 regimen.

Drs Andrew M. Evens and Loretta J. Nastoupil remark on the recent approval of tazemetostat, an EZH2 inhibitor, as treatment for relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma and highlight which types of patients are most appropriate to manage with this drug.

Takeaways of safety and efficacy data published on tazemetostat, an EZH2 inhibitor, to treat relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma, and implications for using the drug in clinical practice.

Andrew M. Evens, DO, MSc, FACP, of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, comments on the rationale for testing for EZH2 mutations in relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.

A panel of hematologist-oncologists share best practices for managing a 68-year-old male with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma who is under consideration for treatment with tazemetostat.

An overview of novel therapies under investigation for the treatment of relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma and special considerations regarding treating patients with newer, novel agents in the community setting.

Approaches to sequencing therapy for patients with follicular lymphoma who experience progression of disease within 24 months (POD24).

Caron A. Jacobson, MD, MMSc, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, comments on current data demonstrated by the ZUMA-5 trial in relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma and the potential use of CAR T-cell therapy moving forward.

Implications for adding CAR T-cell therapy to the treatment armamentarium for relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma in the near future.

Factors that should be considered when evaluating patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma for CAR T-cell therapy.

A panel of hematologists/oncologists remark on the transformations occurring in relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma as newer, novel therapies continue to emerge.