Review Article

Novel Therapies for Aggressive B-Cell Lymphoma

Table 3

Antibody-drug conjugates and radiolabeled antibodies in clinical development for the treatment of aggressive NHL. [CR: complete response; CRu: unconfirmed CR; DLBCL: diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; HDT-ASCT: high-dose therapy/autologous stem cell transplantation; mAb: monoclonal antibody; MOA: mechanism of action; mPFS: median progression-free survival; NHL: non-Hodgkin lymphoma; ORR: overall response rate; OS: overall survival; PFS: progression-free survival; R: rituximab; R-CHOP: cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisolone plus rituximab; RIT: radioimmunotherapy; R/R: relapsed or refractory.]

DrugMOA (target)Eligibility (and design)PhaseRandomizedResults

I-131 tositumomab [96]Anti-CD20 radioimmunotherapyPreviously untreated DLBCL (with R-CHOP)No1-year PFS rate: 75%; 1-year OS rate: 83%
Inotuzumab ozogamicin (CMC-544) [93]CD22 targeted cytotoxic immunoconjugateR/R CD22+ and CD20+ NHL (with R)INoORR: 80%; 1-year PFS rate: 89%
Inotuzumab ozogamicin (CMC-544) [94]CD22 targeted cytotoxic immunoconjugateR/R CD22+ and CD20+ DLBCL prior to HDT-ASCT (with R)NoORR: 21%
90Y-epratuzumab tetraxetan [92]Radiolabeled humanized anti-CD22 mAbR/R NHLI/IIDose-findingORR: 62%; CR/CRu: 48%; mPFS: 9.5 months
90Y-epratuzumab tetraxetan [97]Radiolabeled humanized anti-CD22 mAbConsolidation after first-line R-CHOP in DLBCLIINoImproved remission status 6 weeks after RIT: 30.7%
Brentuximab vedotin (SGN-35) [104]Antitubulin monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE) anti-CD30 mAb conjugateR/R lymphomaIORR: 46%; CR: 29%