Yun Choi1, Catherine S Diefenbach2. 1. Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health, New York University School of Medicine & Langone Medical Center, 240 East 38th Street, 19th Floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA. 2. Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health, New York University School of Medicine & Langone Medical Center, 240 East 38th Street, 19th Floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA. catherine.diefenbach@nyulangone.org.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Antibody-drug conjugates are a new class of therapeutic agents in the treatment of B cell malignancies. In this review, we summarize the recent developments of polatuzumab vedotin in the treatment of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and follicular lymphoma (FL). RECENT FINDINGS: Polatuzumab vedotin recently received its first FDA approval in combination with bendamustine and rituximab for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory DLBCL. Polatuzumab vedotin has been evaluated and is being studied in combinations with chemoimmunotherapy, immunomodulating agents, bispecific antibodies, and venetoclax. These studies have shown promising results in early phase trials. While further studies in a larger patient population are needed in order to determine an optimal combination regimen for polatuzumab vedotin, the ongoing trials represent a growing list of potential therapeutic options for the patients with relapsed or refractory NHL and newly diagnosed NHL alike.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Antibody-drug conjugates are a new class of therapeutic agents in the treatment of B cell malignancies. In this review, we summarize the recent developments of polatuzumab vedotin in the treatment of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and follicular lymphoma (FL). RECENT FINDINGS:Polatuzumab vedotin recently received its first FDA approval in combination with bendamustine and rituximab for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory DLBCL. Polatuzumab vedotin has been evaluated and is being studied in combinations with chemoimmunotherapy, immunomodulating agents, bispecific antibodies, and venetoclax. These studies have shown promising results in early phase trials. While further studies in a larger patient population are needed in order to determine an optimal combination regimen for polatuzumab vedotin, the ongoing trials represent a growing list of potential therapeutic options for the patients with relapsed or refractory NHL and newly diagnosed NHL alike.
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Keywords:
Antibody-drug conjugate; B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma; CD79b; Diffuse large B cell lymphoma; Follicular lymphoma; Polatuzumab vedotin