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Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of venetoclax with dose-adjusted EPOCH-R as initial therapy for patients with aggressive B-cell lymphoma.

Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of venetoclax with dose-adjusted EPOCH-R as initial therapy for patients with aggressive B-cell lymphoma.

Posted by on Sep 18, 2022 in Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of adding venetoclax (Venclexta) to a dose-adjusted EPOCH-R (etoposide, prednisone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and rituximab) regimen as initial therapy in patients with aggressive B-cell lymphoma. The data showed that venetoclax with dose-adjusted EPOCH-R was effective...

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How effective and safe is biological therapy rituximab for children with non-Hodgkin lymphoma?

How effective and safe is biological therapy rituximab for children with non-Hodgkin lymphoma?

Posted by on Jun 21, 2020 in Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study examined if adding biological therapy rituximab (Rituxan) to chemotherapy improved treatment results for children with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The results showed that rituximab improved patients’ chances of survival but also caused more side effects. Some background Treatment results for children with NHL have...

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How effective and safe is high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplant for children with lymphoma?

How effective and safe is high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplant for children with lymphoma?

Posted by on Apr 14, 2020 in Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study examined the effectiveness and safety of high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplants for children with lymphoma. The study showed that the combination treatment was very effective but that the dose may need to be adjusted for some patients. Some background Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) have very...

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Comparing chemotherapy dosing approaches for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma before a stem cell transplant

Posted by on Nov 28, 2019 in Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated two different dosing approaches for busulfan (Busilvex) chemotherapy for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) before an autologous stem cell transplant (SCT). The authors found that personalizing treatment dose for these patients was more effective than conventional weight-based dosing. Some background...

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Evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the Shingrix vaccine for patients with lymphoma or leukemia

Evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the Shingrix vaccine for patients with lymphoma or leukemia

Posted by on Aug 23, 2019 in Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the safety and effectiveness of the herpes zoster vaccine (Shingrix) in patients with blood cancer who are receiving anti-cancer therapy. This study concluded that the Shingrix vaccine was effective in these patients, with manageable side effects. Some background Shingles is caused by a virus called herpes zoster....

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Searching for patients with relapsed or unresponsive non-Hodgkin lymphoma to try a new cell therapy

Posted by on Jun 24, 2019 in Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 0 comments

In a nutshell This Phase 2 study is evaluating the safety and effectiveness of a new T-cell therapy for B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) that has come back or stopped responding to treatment. The main outcomes to be measured will be the number of patients who experience side effects and overall response after treatment. This trial is recruiting...

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The impact of graft-versus-lymphoma effect on outcomes after reduced intensity conditioned stem cell transplant

The impact of graft-versus-lymphoma effect on outcomes after reduced intensity conditioned stem cell transplant

Posted by on Mar 26, 2019 in Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study aimed to investigate the impact of the graft-versus-lymphoma effect on the outcomes for patients with lymphoma who are treated with reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) with alemtuzumab (Lemtrada) allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (allo-HSCT).  This study concluded that the graft-versus-lymphoma effect leads to...

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Rituximab treatment for elderly patients with aggressive B-cell lymphomas

Rituximab treatment for elderly patients with aggressive B-cell lymphomas

Posted by on Mar 10, 2018 in Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study looked at the impact of rituximab treatment and gene mutations on the outcomes for elderly patients who did not respond to first line chemotherpy. The study concluded that patients who experienced treatment failure after first line rituximab and chemotherapy had poor outcomes, but rituximab improved patient outcomes when...

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How safe and effective is abexinostat in patients with relapsed/refractory NHL?

How safe and effective is abexinostat in patients with relapsed/refractory NHL?

Posted by on Dec 29, 2017 in Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study investigated the effects of abexinostat in patients with relapsed or refractory (did not respond to treatment) NHL (non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma). The study concluded that abexinostat is safe and effective in patients with NHL (particularly follicular lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma). Some background Histone...

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