Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | Specialty

The OncLive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on various types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and more. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances, and ongoing research in non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Dr Svoboda on the Implications of Nivolumab Plus AVD in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

June 19th 2023

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.

Ibrutinib Plus Chemoimmunotherapy Fails to Improve PFS in Pretreated Follicular Lymphoma, MZL

June 19th 2023

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.

Dr Jacobs on the Preliminary Efficacy of TNB-486 in R/R Follicular Lymphoma

June 19th 2023

Ryan Jacobs, MD, hematologist and medical oncologist, Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, discusses early responses with the novel CD19 and CD3 T-cell engager TNB-486 in relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma according to a phase 1 study.

Dr Carlo-Stella on the FDA Approval of Glofitamab in Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL

June 16th 2023

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.

FDA Approves Glofitamab-gxbm for Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL

June 16th 2023

The FDA has approved glofitamab-gxbm (Columvi) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) not otherwise specified or large B-cell lymphoma arising from follicular lymphoma, after two or more lines of systemic therapy.

Duvelisib Demonstrates Higher Activity in Angioimmunoblastic Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma

June 15th 2023

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.

Polatuzumab Vedotin Substitution in R-mini-CHOP Does Not Worsen High-Grade Toxicities in DLBCL

June 13th 2023

Using polatuzumab vedotin instead of vincristine in a reduced-dose regimen of rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone was not found to increase grade 3/4 hematologic toxicities, infection risk, or neuropathy in elderly patients with untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Epcoritamab Plus Rituximab/Lenalidomide Produces Responses in High-risk R/R Follicular Lymphoma

June 7th 2023

Treatment with the combination of epcoritamab, rituximab, and lenalidomide led to responses and durable remissions in patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.

ZUMA-7 Primary OS Analysis Supports Use of Axi-cel As Second-line SOC in R/R LBCL

June 6th 2023

Second-line treatment with axicabtagene ciloleucel significantly improved overall survival compared with high-dose therapy plus autologous stem cell transplant in patients with early relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

Epcoritamab Approval Introduces Novel Later-line Treatment Option in R/R DLBCL

May 31st 2023

Tycel Phillips, MD, discusses the significance of the FDA approval for epcoritamab in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, key data from the EPCORE NHL-1 trial that support this approval, and how the approval of epcoritamab signals the expanding role of bispecific antibodies in this patient population.

Dr Wang on the Future of Targeted Therapies in AML

May 26th 2023

Eunice Wang, MD, discusses how the continued development of targeted therapies could improve the future treatment paradigm in acute myeloid leukemia.

Epcoritamab Could Provide Active and Accessible Treatment Option for R/R LBCL

May 18th 2023

Chan Cheah, MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA, DMSc, discusses key safety and efficacy data from the EPCORE NHL-1 trial that may serve to support the approval of epcoritamab in patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma, and highlighted ongoing research efforts seeking to further move the needle forward in this disease.

FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to IMPT-314 for Relapsed/Refractory B-cell Lymphoma

May 15th 2023

The FDA has granted a fast track designation to the CAR T-cell therapy IMPT-314 for the treatment of patients with B-cell–mediated malignancies.

China Approves Zanubrutinib in Previously Untreated CLL/SLL and Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

May 8th 2023

China’s National Medical Products Administration has approved 2 supplemental new drug applications of zanubrutinib for use in treatment-naïve adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma and Waldenström macroglobulinemia.

FDA Approves Polatuzumab Vedotin Plus R-CHP for Previously Untreated DLBCL

April 19th 2023

The FDA has approved polatuzumab vedotin-piiq (Polivy) plus rituximab (Rituxan), cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone for use in adult patients who have previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified or high-grade B-cell lymphoma and who have an International Prognostic Index score of two or greater.

AFM13 Exhibits Efficacy in CD30+ Relapsed/Refractory PTCL

April 17th 2023

The investigational tetravalent bispecific antibody AFM13 displayed clinical efficacy in heavily pretreated patients with CD30-positive relapsed/refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma.

FDA Places Partial Clinical Hold on Phase 1 Trial of MT-0169 in R/R Myeloma or Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

April 11th 2023

The FDA has placed a partial clinical hold on a phase 1 trial investigating MT-0169 in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma or non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Liso-cel Receives European Approval Recommendation for Relapsed/Refractory LBCL

March 31st 2023

The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended the approval of lisocabtagene maraleucel for the treatment of select patients with large B-cell lymphoma who relapsed within 12 months from completion of or developed refractory disease to frontline chemoimmunotherapy.

New Model Predicts Long-term Response to CAR T-cell Therapy in B-cell Lymphoma

March 24th 2023

Investigators identified a set of microbiome-based biomarkers that may be used to optimize patient selection or increase personalization of treatment for patients with B-cell lymphoma receiving CAR T-cell therapy.

Dr. Bachanova on NK Cell Therapy in NHL

March 22nd 2023

Veronika Bachanova, MD, PhD, discusses findings from a spatial analysis of the tumor microenvironment in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma who received and responded to adoptive natural killer cell therapy.