Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
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Atorvastatin cut anthracycline cardiac dysfunction in lymphoma
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ZUMA-5: Axi-cel yields high response rate in indolent NHL
The CAR T-cell therapy had a favorable safety profile and a median duration of response that had not been reached at a median of 17.5 months...
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COVID-19–related outcomes poor for patients with hematologic disease in ASH registry
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Care coordination, equity can eliminate disparities for nonwhite patients with DLBCL
The use of a nurse navigation program to facilitate care helped iron out racial disparities that could lead to poor outcomes.
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ASCO to award $50,000 young investigator grant to study MCL
The award is a 1-year grant of $50,000 to pursue clinical research on mantle cell lymphoma.
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Group proposes new grading systems for CRS, neurotoxicity
A group of experts has proposed new consensus definitions and grading systems for cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurotoxicity related to...
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Combo bests standard care in younger CLL patients
SAN DIEGO—In a phase 3 trial, ibrutinib plus rituximab (IR) improved survival when compared with standard chemoimmunotherapy in patients younger...
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Fludarabine deemed important for CD30.CAR T-cell therapy
SAN DIEGO—Fludarabine is “very important” for lymphodepletion prior to CD30-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, according to...
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Mutation confers resistance to venetoclax in CLL
SAN DIEGO—A recurrent mutation in BCL2, the therapeutic target of venetoclax, appears to be a major contributor to drug resistance in patients...
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Two-drug combo deemed ‘very promising’ for PMBCL
SAN DIEGO—Nivolumab plus brentuximab vedotin may be a new treatment option for patients with relapsed/refractory primary mediastinal large B-cell...
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Shorter R-CHOP regimen noninferior in certain DLBCL patients
SAN DIEGO—A shortened regimen of four cycles of rituximab (R) plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) chemotherapy...