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For patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Lymphoma Risk Up With Thiopurine, Anti-TNF Tx in IBD

Risk higher for those exposed to combination therapy versus thiopurine or anti-TNF monotherapy
Calquence (acalabrutinib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with mantle cell lymphoma.

Calquence Approved for Mantle Cell Lymphoma

For patients who have not responded to at least one prior treatment or who have relapsed
A novel gene expression profiling diffuse large B-cell lymphoma classifier

Gene Expression Assay Classifies Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Assay assesses expression of 21 markers, classifies most samples into expected subtype
Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for individuals with certain types of large B-cell lymphoma who have not responded to or who have relapsed after at least two other kinds of treatment.

Gene Tx Approved for Certain Types of B-Cell Lymphoma

First such treatment for certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma
For patients with follicular lymphoma

PFS Up With Obinutuzumab-Based Tx in Follicular Lymphoma

Induction, maintenance treatment with obinutuzumab-based chemo beats rituximab
Aliqopa (copanlisib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with relapsed follicular lymphoma who have received at least two prior treatments with certain other drugs.

FDA Approves Aliqopa for Follicular Lymphoma

Aliqopa, a kinase inhibitor, blocks several enzymes that promote cell growth
Outcomes of treatment with third-generation CAR T-cell therapy in CD19-positive B-cell malignancy are associated with patients' immune status

Immune Status Tied to Outcomes in Third-Gen CAR T-Cell Therapy

In leukemia/lymphoma, after treatment CD19-targeting chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy
In a case report published online June 29 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Nephrotic Syndrome Reported With Everolimus, Voriconazole

Case report of patient with relapsed Hodgkin's lymphoma treated with everolimus for five years
Relapse-free Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors have increased health care use up to 10 years after diagnosis

Health Care Use Up for Relapse-Free Hodgkin’s Survivors

Rate of outpatient visits, inpatient bed-days up, especially for those requiring multiple chemo courses
Chronic coinfection with hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus is associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among patients with HIV receiving antiretroviral treatment

HBV, HCV Coinfection Ups Non-Hodgkin Risk in ART-Treated HIV

Increased risk for NHL for HIV-infected patients receiving ART with chronic coinfection with HBV, HCV