Follicular Lymphoma
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Metabolic tumor volume predicts outcome in follicular lymphoma
Key clinical point: At diagnosis, the total metabolic tumor volume of follicular lymphoma predicts treatment response and patient outcome. Major...
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New treatment option for relapsed/refractory NHL
Results of the phase 3 GADOLIN trial have revealed a new treatment option for patients with relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL),...
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Drug no longer in development for DLBCL, other cancers
ProNAi Therapeutics recently announced its decision to stop development of PNT2258, a drug designed to treat cancers characterized by...
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CAR T-cell therapy granted orphan designation
Photo courtesy of NIAID The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation for a CD4-directed chimeric antigen receptor...
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Lenalidomide maintenance doesn’t improve OS in DLBCL
Photo courtesy of Celgene Initial results from the phase 3 REMARC study suggest that lenalidomide (Revlimid) maintenance does not prolong overall...
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Combo doesn’t improve PFS in DLBCL
Results of a phase 3 study suggest that obinutuzumab may not confer a benefit over standard therapy in patients with previously untreated diffuse...
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Drug’s benefits outweigh risks, PRAC says
Photo courtesy of Gilead Sciences, Inc. The European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has completed its...
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Obinutuzumab approved to treat FL
The European Commission (EC) has approved the use of obinutuzumab (Gazyvaro), an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, in patients with follicular...
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Follicular lymphoma with histologic transformation may merit ASCT
Key clinical point: Histologic transformation of follicular lymphoma tends to occur early and may merit intensive salvage with autologous stem...