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A new report finds including rituximab in first-line therapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) results in better overall outcomes that more than offset the higher initial cost of therapy.

The FDA approved a 1500 mg fixed dose of durvalumab (Imfinzi) administered every 4 weeks for the treatment of unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer after chemoradiation therapy and previously treated advanced bladder cancer.

Joshua Brody, MD, discusses advances made with CAR T-cell therapy in MCL, the promise of venetoclax in B-cell malignancies, and the potential for bispecific antibody combination regimens in this disease.

November 18, 2020 - The FDA has decided to lift the clinical hold placed on the phase 1 MELANI-01 trial, which is examining the CAR T-cell therapy UCARTCS1 as a treatment for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

November 17, 2020 - The review of the biologics license application for the CAR T-cell product lisocabtagene maraleucel for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma following at least 2 previous therapies has been delayed.

Hundreds of trials are under way, 3 CAR T-cell therapies for hematologic malignancies are on the market, and 2 new products may receive FDA approval in the next several months, including a BCMA–directed therapy that is poised to help transform treatment of multiple myeloma.

This study found that found that mini-strokes and heart attacks were significantly less common among patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer who underwent proton therapy versus conventional photon-based radiation therapy.

The study presented at AAO provides an update on previously shared 6-month data from earlier this year.

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells can be highly effective, but the durability of the therapy has been lacking in many patients with hematological malignancies. Many efforts are underway to fix this problem.

New research suggests it’s not disruptive to give radiation therapy to patients who are awaiting CAR T-cell therapy for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

Adagrasib, a novel agent aimed at KRAS G12C mutations, has demonstrated early signs of efficacy in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer and colorectal cancer whose tumors harbor the alteration, raising hopes for a new therapy against a challenging oncogenic target.

D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD discusses the role of targeted therapy and how it is rapidly expanding in the treatment paradigm of patients with non–small cell lung cancer.

The emergence of cellular-based therapies represents a major opportunity to improve outcomes in the heavily pretreated and refractory myeloma population.

As academic medical centers gain knowledge of how to administer CAR T-cell therapy and manage adverse events, these institutions can be a bridge to bring therapies to community practice.

The combination of lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab demonstrated encouraging antitumor activity in patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma who had progressed on prior PD-1 or PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.

A panel of lymphoma experts discuss several novel agents for relapsed/ refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, some of which have been recently approved.

The FDA has lifted the clinical hold placed on the phase 1 PSMA-101-001 study of the CAR T-cell therapy P-PSMA-101 in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

The vice president for Clinical Services at OneOncology describes challenges and opportunities for chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in the community practice setting.

Faiz Anwer, MD, discusses the growing role of CAR T-cell therapy in multiple myeloma and areas of unmet need.

Abhinav Deol, MD, highlights the progress that has been made with CAR T-cell therapy in leukemia and lymphoma, challenges faced with regard to accessibility and toxicity, and next steps for this modality.

In a longitudinal cohort study, researchers identified 17 seemingly novel variants of the PDE6A retinitis pigmentosa gene, suggesting it may be amenable to gene therapy.

The investigational wholly-owned allogeneic CAR T-cell therapy CTX110 demonstrated dose-dependent efficacy and responses in patients with relapsed/refractory CD19-positive B-cell malignancies.

Single-agent daratumumab as maintenance therapy improved progression-free survival compared with observation in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma eligible for autologous stem cell transplant.

Brian T. Hill, MD, PhD, reflects on how the approval of CAR T-cell therapy has impacted clinical practice for his patients with MCL, ongoing research with practice-changing implications, and how MCL treatment has evolved during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Intravitreal gene therapy continues to be well tolerated and shows robust efficacy

Brian T. Hill, MD, PhD, discusses the advent of CAR T-cell therapies, such as axicabtagene ciloleucel, tisagenlecleucel, and brexucabtagene autoleucel, and how they have shifted lymphoma treatment into a new era.

The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has adopted a positive opinion for KTE-X19 as a treatment in adult patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma who previously received 2 or more lines of systemic therapy, including a BTK inhibitor.

Targeted therapy and immunotherapy have improved survival outcomes for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

New data showing efficacy and tolerability with ADP-A2AFP, alpha-fetoprotein–directed specific peptide enhanced affinity receptor T-cells, suggest that further research evaluating the 5 billion or more cell dosing regimen is warranted in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Patients treated with Axovant’s gene therapy AXO-Lenti-PD reported improvements of 40% in UPDRS-III scores, and 71% improvement in activities of daily living.