Mar 25, 2026
A phase 1 trial shows denileukin diftitox administered before CAR-T therapy has a favorable safety profile and encouraging efficacy in high-risk DLBCL patients, with an 86% overall response rate and 77% one-year progression-free survival. The treatment demonstrated consistent regulatory T-cell depletion, supporting its immunomodulatory mechanism. Larger controlled studies are needed to confirm these preliminary findings.
Mar 24, 2026
The FDA has approved Bristol Myers Squibb's CAR-T therapy Breyanzi for relapsed/refractory marginal zone lymphoma, while a novel multiple myeloma drug candidate DTP3 advances to Phase 2 trials after showing promising early results. Both developments represent significant progress in blood cancer treatment, with the marginal zone lymphoma approval based on a 95.5% response rate and the myeloma drug demonstrating selective cancer cell killing without toxicity.
Mar 19, 2026
Metabolic pathway scores consistently distinguished patients who developed severe neurologic events after CAR T-cell therapy across six clinical trials, surpassing traditional inflammatory markers in predictive performance.
Feb 25, 2026
Researchers report advances in cancer treatment through three distinct approaches: repurposing a heart medication to target lymphoma enzymes, blocking stress proteins to enhance immunotherapy, and developing antibodies that restore immune system attacks on tumors.
Feb 20, 2026
FDA approves AstraZeneca's Calquence plus venetoclax as first all-oral, 14-month fixed-duration regimen for first-line chronic lymphocytic leukemia, with 77% of patients progression-free at three years in Phase III trial.
Feb 20, 2026
The FDA has approved the combination of acalabrutinib and venetoclax as the first all-oral, fixed-duration BTK inhibitor-based regimen for previously untreated adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma.
Feb 14, 2026
Researchers have developed modified CAR T cells that overcome prostaglandin E2 suppression in solid tumors and a selective therapy targeting IGHV4-34 that spares healthy immune cells, addressing key limitations in current treatments.
Feb 12, 2026
Lyell Immunopharma has initiated dosing in its Phase III PiNACLE – H2H trial, comparing ronde-cel against approved CAR T-cell therapies for relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma in second-line treatment.
