Treatment With Tafasitamab, Lenalidomide, and R-CHOP Yields Promising Activity in Untreated DLBCL
December 14th 2021Patients with previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma experienced promising responses after being treated with tafasitamab-cxix and lenalidomide plus rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristin, and prednisone.
More Favorable Safety Profile of Acalabrutinib Vs Ibrutinib Validated for CLL
December 14th 2021A post-hoc analysis of a phase 3 trial presented at 2021 ASH indicate that acalabrutinib may be favorable in terms of toxic burden and cardiovascular-related events when compared against ibrutinib for treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
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.