Lymphoma
San Francisco, CA—Two programmed-cell death receptor-1 (PD-1) inhibitors—the investigational drug nivolumab and the recently approved pembrolizumab (Keytruda)—produced dramatic responses in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma in phase 1 clinical trials. Complete or partial responses were reported by up to 87% of patients who had exhausted other treatment options, providing solid evidence that targeting the immune system can be effective in hematologic malignancies, similar to solid tumors. The data were presented at the 2014 American Society of Hematology meeting.
San Francisco, CA—Early posttransplant consolidation with brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) compared with placebo in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma who are at risk for disease progression in the placebo-controlled phase 3 AETHERA trial. AETHERA is the first placebo-controlled trial to compare brentuximab and placebo in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma after transplant. The results of the study were presented at the 2014 American Society of Hematology annual meeting.
San Francisco, CA—Patients with HIV-related lymphoma should not be excluded from clinical trials of autologous hematopoietic-cell transplant (AHCT). Moreover, they should be offered AHCT as a standard treatment option, according to the results of a phase 2 trial reported at the 2014 American Society of Hematology meeting.
San Francisco, CA—The use of brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) to prevent progression after autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT) in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma is expected to increase survival and be cost-effective, according to a cost-effectiveness analysis presented at ASH 2014.
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