bendamustine

We leveraged the Phase III Fondazione Italiana Linfomi FOLL12 trial, which treated patients with advanced-stage FL with R-CHOP or R-Bendamustine, to evaluate the role of myeloid CH at baseline and after chemoimmunotherapy (CIT). Patients acquiring fit DDR clones (N = 37) had inferior long-term outcomes, including independent increased risk of second malignancies (hazard ratio [HR] 2.63, P = 0.035) that developed in 28 patients, and shorter OS (HR 3.28, P = 0.008). CH emerges as a novel and potentially valuable biomarker in FL, capable of predicting long-term toxicities that are key endpoints in indolent lymphoid malignancies characterized by long-lasting survival.

Time-limited BR-VR achieved high uMRD rates and durable remissions with a manageable safety profile. While the treatment landscape in CLL has largely shifted toward chemotherapy-free regimens, these data demonstrate the biological proof-of-concept that limited induction chemotherapy can effectively mitigate TLS risk and facilitate safe outpatient ramp-up of venetoclax.

P2/3, N=40, Not yet recruiting, Innocare Pharma Inc.

P1/2, N=40, Recruiting, Fundacio Institut De Recerca De L'Hospital De La Santa Creu I Sant Pau | Not yet recruiting --> Recruiting

P1/2, N=40, Recruiting, Fundacio Institut De Recerca De L'Hospital De La Santa Creu I Sant Pau | Not yet recruiting --> Recruiting

Case 1 was a 65-year-old woman diagnosed in 2017 with SMZL and treated with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin (doxorubicin), oncovin (vincristine), and prednisone (or prednisolone) (R-CHOP), achieving complete remission, who presented nine years later with recurrent hyperlymphocytosis at 10.8 × 109/L with villous appearance, massive splenomegaly, and systemic symptoms...The patient was treated with rituximab-bendamustine and achieved complete remission...Rituximab monotherapy was followed by rapid improvement, with normalization of the lymphocyte count to 2.13 × 109/L and regression of splenomegaly from the first cycle. These observations highlight the importance of combining lymphocyte immunophenotyping and bone marrow aspiration in isolated splenomegaly with villous lymphocytes on blood smear to avoid underdiagnosis of this new histopathological entity and therefore guide therapeutic management in the absence of guidelines.

P1/2, N=11, Not yet recruiting, Novartis Pharma AG

P3, N=510, Active, not recruiting, BeOne Medicines | Trial completion date: Dec 2027 --> Sep 2031

These findings provide a signal supporting the feasibility and safety of bendamustine-based lymphodepletion and highlight the prognostic relevance of renal function in Cilta-Cel-treated patients. While Cilta-Cel generally confers superior efficacy compared with Ide-Cel, this advantage may be attenuated in patients with moderate/severe CKD, potentially due to competing risks such as frailty, early toxicity, or impaired cellular fitness.

Post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PT-CY) remains the standard of care for graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) prophylaxis in haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), yet relapse, delayed immune reconstitution, infections, and organ toxicity represent persistent and clinically meaningful limitations. PT-BEN appears to be a mechanistically distinct strategy with immunomodulatory properties that requires randomized validation before platform-level conclusions can be drawn. A multicenter randomized trial incorporating a reduced-dose PT-CY comparator arm will be essential to establish PT-BEN's independent contribution and define its role in improving long-term HCT outcomes.

P1, N=12, Not yet recruiting, New York Medical College

In younger, fit patients, first-line therapy traditionally involves dose-intensified chemoimmunotherapy with high-dose cytarabine and autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT). The incorporation of Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors (BTKi), such as ibrutinib, into induction regimens has improved survival outcomes, with emerging evidence that may limit the use of ASCT to high-risk subsets...In older or transplant-ineligible patients, bendamustine-rituximab remains a backbone therapy, with chemotherapy-free combinations incorporating BTKi, BCL2 inhibitors, and anti-CD20 antibodies offering effective, well-tolerated alternatives...Ongoing trials are evaluating optimal sequencing and combination strategies to improve outcomes, particularly in high-risk and cBTKi-exposed patients. Overall, modern MCL management emphasizes individualized therapy based on biological risk, functional status, and treatment tolerability, with novel targeted and cellular approaches reshaping the frontline and relapsed treatment landscape.