Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

From Robin Roberts’ personal message about her partner, Amber Laign’s cancer, to a dancing group inspired by an “America’s Got Talent” contestant who died of cancer, here’s what is happening in the cancer space this week.

The use of bendamustine and Rituxan plus autologous stem cell transplantation and maintenance Rituxan resulted in similar outcomes to other Rituxan-based regimens that are currently the standard of care for young patients with mantle cell lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, who are eligible for transplant.

An expert gives an overview of current standard of care and what’s coming down the pipeline in terms of treatment options for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Treatment with TRPH-222 led to lasting responses in certain patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas, warranting a larger investigation into the drug, according to the researchers.

Nina Luker has shared her journey with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma on social media with more than 100,000 followers, but says she noticed a difference in the kinds of comments she received after treatment was over and she was deemed “not as vulnerable” anymore.

From an Olympic gold medal win for cancer survivor Max Parrot to Sofía Vergara’s candidness about her cancer journey, here’s what’s happening in the cancer landscape this week.

New findings show that 43% of patients with certain blood cancers produced COVID-19 antibodies after receiving a third full dose of the mRNA vaccine.

“I had to choose one of two paths, to become the victim and let the disease control me or take control of the disease and fight for my life. The moment I chose to fight was the moment life opened all of its beauty,” writes a lymphoma survivor.

A non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor writes about how she chose to approach a stressful doctor’s appointment and how doing whatever helps may look different for everyone.

Researchers found that depression and anxiety may skew patient perceptions of participating in blood cancer clinical trials, thus contributing to low enrollment throughout the United States.

Part B of the DIONE-01 study will look at whether IOA-244 increases anti-tumor responses in expansion groups of patients.

Although the interest of at-home care including the administration of cancer infusions has grown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, hesitation looms over its convenience, cost and safety.

The Food and Drug Administration will review parsaclisib for the treatment of patients with follicular lymphoma, marginal zone lymphoma and mantle cell lymphoma.

Caregivers of patients with cancer may face financial toxicity and stress — with little time to take care of themselves.

The prescription of systemic cancer therapies varies based on a patient’s age, comorbidities, cancer stage and other variables, according to recent research.

The FDA approval of Brukinsa represents another treatment option with fewer side effects in patients with Waldenstrom's macroglobulinema, however it will not serve as a replacement for other therapies.

The FDA approval of Brukinsa, according to an expert from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, provides an important new option for targeted therapy in Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia.

Bayer, the manufacturer of Roundup, created a five-point plan to decrease the risk of facing future litigation about its product causing cancer.

About 25% of patients with blood cancer did not produce antibodies after being vaccinated against COVID-19.

From Ashley Monroe’s blood cancer diagnosis to a CrossFit athlete’s inspiring cancer journey, here’s what’s happening in the cancer landscape this week.

Treatment with a novel combination therapy was associated with increased efficacy among patients with aggressive relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and was also well tolerated.

The Food and Drug Administration approved the supplemental new drug application for Xalkori (crizotinib) to treat children and young adults between the ages of 1 and 21 with relapsed or refractory, systemic ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma.

The FDA has not yet reached a decision on an application for the approval of a CAR-T cell therapy product for the treatment of relapsed/refractory large b-cell lymphoma and, according to Bristol Myers Squibb, a new action date for the decision has not been set.

From a new study showing data that patients with cancer, especially Black patients with cancer, are at a higher risk for COVID-19 than non-cancer patients to NFL punter Rigoberto Sanchez making a speedy recovery after surgery for cancer, here’s what’s happening in the cancer space this week.

For multiple patients with blood cancers who would normally use Rituxan, the Food and Drug Administration has approved the biosimilar Riabni based off highly similar clinical evidence between the two drugs, potentially lowering costs for patients.

The benefit observed in patients with Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia treated with Imbruvica (ibrutinib) plus Rituxan (rituximab), compared with placebo and Rituxan, focused on survival and response to the treatment, both of which occurred despite prior treatment and genotypes.

Safety and efficacy observed in this real-world study for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma similarly reflect findings from previous pivotal trials.

A novel type of immunotherapy known as chimeric antigen receptor, or CAR, T cell therapy is a hot topic in the news and in the lab. But what does this treatment consist of, and how was it developed?

We have all been told we should stay off our phone before bed, but this study proves that the outdoor light at night is truly harmful long term and could increase the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.