Trial watch: Bispecific antibodies for the treatment of relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma Review


Authors: Cassanello, G.; Luna de Abia, A.; Falchi, L.
Review Title: Trial watch: Bispecific antibodies for the treatment of relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma
Abstract: Immunotherapy has shaped the treatment approach to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), with rituximab leading to remarkable improvements in outcomes for both relapsed and treatment-naïve patients. Recently, groundbreaking immunotherapies like chimeric antigen receptor T-cells have entered the treatment arena for relapsed/refractory (R/R) DLBCL and gained regulatory approval in several countries. The concept of harnessing a patient’s own T-cells to combat cancer has been further explored through the development of bispecific antibodies (BsAbs), a class of engineered antibody products designed to simultaneously target two different antigens. These novel drugs have demonstrated impressive single-agent activity and manageable toxicity in patients with heavily pretreated B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In this review, we provide an up-to-date overview of recently completed or ongoing BsAbs trials in patients with R/R DLBCL, including single-agent results, emerging combination data, and novel constructs. © 2024 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Keywords: overall survival; neutropenia; diarrhea; drug withdrawal; hypophosphatemia; gemcitabine; cytarabine; rituximab; drug megadose; neurotoxicity; carboplatin; progression free survival; thrombocytopenia; relapse; dexamethasone; continuous infusion; dizziness; insomnia; cd20 antigen; immunotherapy; immunoglobulin g; drug combination; drug clearance; lymphoma, large b-cell, diffuse; drug half life; drug therapy; oxaliplatin; adverse drug reaction; cd19 antigen; antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity; non-hodgkin lymphoma; cd22 antigen; dlbcl; clinical trial (topic); phase 2 clinical trial (topic); phase 3 clinical trial (topic); major histocompatibility antigen; cytokine release syndrome; diffuse large b cell lymphoma; antibodies, bispecific; bispecific antibody; cd37 antigen; blinatumomab; humans; human; article; bispecific antibodies; polatuzumab vedotin; cemiplimab; cd79b antigen; tafasitamab; mosunetuzumab; odronextamab; epcoritamab; glofitamab; emfizatamab; imvotamab; loncastuximab; maplirpacept; plamotamab; tiragolumab
Journal Title: OncoImmunology
Volume: 13
Issue: 1
ISSN: 2162-4011
Publisher: Landes Bioscience  
Date Published: 2024-01-01
Start Page: 2321648
Language: English
DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2024.2321648
PUBMED: 38445082
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC10913711
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