Standard of Care More Effective in Reducing MRD Than Ibrutinib Plus Venetoclax for CLL
December 14th 2021Standard of care treatment was superior to the combination of ibrutinib plus venetoclax in terms of decreasing minimal residual disease for previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Adding Ibrutinib to FCR Combo Shows Promise as Time-Limited Therapy in Younger Patients With CLL
December 14th 2021The time-limited combination of ibrutinib plus chemoimmunotherapy in younger fit patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia increased the rate of complete responses with bone marrow undetectable minimal residual disease, regardless of IGHV mutation, according to long-term follow-up data.
No Improvement in EFS for Aggressive B-cell NHL Noted With Second-line Tisagenlecleucel
December 13th 2021Patients with relapsed or refractory aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma did not benefit in terms of event-free survival when treated with the CAR T-cell therapy tisagenlecleucel vs standard-of-care chemotherapy and transplant.
Ibrutinib/Rituximab Combo Demonstrates PFS Superiority Over FCR in Previously Untreated CLL
December 13th 2021Patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia derived a better progression-free survival benefit from treatment with ibrutinib and rituximab vs fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab.
Cost, Personnel Time Spent on Adverse Effect Management May Assist Therapy Selection in CLL
December 13th 2021A study presented at 2021 ASH found that costs and time spent managing adverse effects varied significantly in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who were being treated with acalabrutinib, ibrutinib, and venetoclax.
Naratuximab Emtansine/Rituximab Yields Promising Responses in DLBCL
December 13th 2021Treatment with naratuximab emtansine and rituximab appeared to be well-tolerated with efficacious responses in a population of patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas who were ineligible for stem cell transplant or CAR-T cell therapy.
Adding Ublituximab and Umbralisib to Ibrutinib Produced Strong Undetectable MRD Rate in CLL
December 13th 2021Tolerable safety and durable remissions seen with ublituximab and umbralisib plus ibrutinib for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who had detectable minimal residual disease after previous ibrutinib therapy.
Data From ZUMA-5 Continue to Show Survival Advantage of Axi-cel for Indolent NHL
December 13th 2021Patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma or marginal zone lymphoma had high rates of response and overall survival with axicabtagene ciloleucel at an updated analysis of the ZUMA-5 trial.
Real-World Results for Tisagenlecleucel in R/R B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas Hold Up to JULIET Data
December 12th 2021Treatment with the CAR T-cell therapy tisagenlecleucel for relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma or high-grade B-cell lymphoma was favorable in both the pivotal clinical trial and the real-world setting, according to new data made available during 2021 ASH.