Emerging therapies for the treatment of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B cell lymphoma.

Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (dlbcl) is an aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma, accounting for approximately 30% of lymphoma cases in Canada. Although most patients will achieve a cure, up to 40% will experience refractory disease after initial treatment, or relapse after a period of remission. In eligible patients, salvage therapy followed by high-dose therapy and autologous stem-cell transplantation (asct) is the standard of care. However, many patients are transplant-ineligible, and more than half of those undergoing asct will subsequently relapse. For those patients, outcomes are dismal, and novel treatment approaches are a critical unmet need. In this paper, we present available data about emerging treatment approaches in the latter setting and provide a perspective about the potential use of those approaches in Canada.

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CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES We have read and understood Current Oncology’s policy on disclosing conflicts of interest, and we declare the following interests: Medical writing support provided by Anna Christofides of impact Medicom Inc. was funded by Hoffmann–La Roche Canada Inc. SA has received honoraria for consulting purposes from Janssen, Gilead, and Hoffmann–La Roche. DM has received honoraria for consulting purposes from Hoffmann–La Roche/Genentech, AbbVie, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Celgene, Gilead, Janssen, Lundbeck, Merck, and Seattle Genetics. AP has received honoraria for consulting purposes from AstraZeneca and AbbVie. RS has received honoraria for consulting purposes from Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, AstraZeneca, Hoffmann–La Roche/Genentech, Lundbeck, Eli Lilly, Bristol–Myers Squibb, Merck, AbbVie, Novartis, and Takeda. BAM is an employee of Hoffmann–La Roche Canada Inc. LHS has received honoraria for consulting purposes from Hoffmann–La Roche/Genentech, AbbVie, Amgen, Apobiologix, AstraZeneca, Acerta Pharma, Celgene, Gilead, Janssen, Kite, Karyopharm, Lundbeck, Merck, MorphoSys, Seattle Genetics, Teva, Takeda, TG Therapeutics, and Versatem Oncology. She has also received research funding from Hoffmann–La Roche/Genentech. PS has no conflicts to disclose.