In a nutshell The authors compared the safety and effectiveness of lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel; Breyanzi) and axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel; Yescarta) in patients with relapsed or refractory (r/r) large B cell lymphoma (LBCL). The study found that both treatments were similarly effective but liso-cel was better tolerated in these...
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In a nutshell The review aimed to assess chemotherapy-free treatment of follicular lymphoma (FL) and marginal zone lymphoma (MZL). Some background Standard therapy for slow-growing non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) such as FL and MZL involves immunochemotherapy (ICT). ICT combines immunotherapy and chemotherapy treatments. However, many patients...
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In a nutshell This study aims to investigate the long-term effectiveness and safety of the rituximab biosimilar CT-P10 (Truxima) in combination with cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan), vincristine (Oncovin), and prednisone (Deltasone) (CVP) compared with rituximab (Rituxan) for the treatment of advanced-stage follicular lymphoma (FL). The...
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In a nutshell This study aimed to review the safety and effectiveness of three chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapies, axicabtagene ciloleucel (AXI; Yescarta), tisagenlecleucel (TIS; Kymriah), and lisocabtagene maraleucel (LIS; Breyanzi), for the treatment of blood cancers. This study concluded that AXI and TIS showed very good...
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In a nutshell This study looked at the use of two types of stem cell transplant (SCT) in the treatment of T-cell lymphoma. It found that both haploidentical and umbilical cord blood SCT were good options for these patients. Some background T-cell lymphoma is a cancer affecting a certain type of blood cell called T-cells. T-cells are...
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In a nutshell This study investigated the role of PET/CT scanning in the treatment of patients with recurrent or hard-to-treat B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) after T-cell therapy. This study found that PET/CT scanning helped predict the effectiveness and side effects of treatment for these patients. Some background Chemoimmunotherapy...
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In a nutshell This study looked at the use and response of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). It found that patients with NHL undergoing treatment with rituximab (Rituxan)/obinutuzumab (Gazyva) had a poorer immune response to this vaccine, compared to patients without...
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In a nutshell The study evaluated the association of interleukin-2 (IL2) receptor (R) levels in the blood (a protein present on immune cells) in selecting a treatment for advanced-stage follicular lymphoma with a low tumor burden (FL-LTB). The study showed that patients with high IL-2R levels had better survival when treated with...
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In a nutshell This study reported the effectiveness and safety of longer rituximab (Rituxan) maintenance therapy schedules (more than 2 years) for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory (r/r) indolent (painless) non-Hodgkin lymphoma (iNHL). The data showed that maintenance for up to 2 years with rituximab after response to...
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In a nutshell This study investigated the long-term safety and effectiveness of tandem chimeric antigen receptor (tCAR) T-cell therapy for patients with relapsed or refractory (r/r) non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). The data showed that tCAR T-cell therapy resulted in long-term remission rates with manageable side effects for these patients. Some...
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In a nutshell This trial aims to assess the safety and effectiveness of an experimental drug, CYT-0851 in the treatment of B-cell and solid tumors, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), that have come back or are no longer responsive to treatments. The main outcomes to be measured are the side effects and the overall response to the treatment. This trial...
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In a nutshell This study evaluated the safety and effectiveness of dual chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for patients with recurrent or hard-to-treat B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). This study found that this treatment was safe and effective for these patients. Some background B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) is one of...
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