Pembrolizumab plus AVD for classical Hodgkin lymphoma, targeting the CD40/CD40-ligand axis in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia, and CXCR4-expressing CAR-cytokine induced killer cells in AML

In this week’s episode we’ll discuss the findings from a study exploring the combination of concurrent pembrolizumab, adriamycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine in newly diagnosed classical Hodgkin lymphoma, learn more about the effects of targeting the CD40/CD40-ligand axis in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia, and review the findings from a study aimed at improving the bone marrow homing of CAR-cytokine induced killer cells in AML.

Released May 25, 2023

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The articles highlighted in this episode are listed below:

• Concurrent pembrolizumab with AVD for untreated classic Hodgkin lymphoma

  Authors: Ryan C. Lynch, Chaitra S. Ujjani, Christina Poh, Edus H. Warren, Stephen D. Smith, Mazyar Shadman, Brian Till, Vikram M. Raghunathan, Stefan Alig, Ash A. Alizadeh, Avanti Gulhane, Delphine L. Chen, Yolanda Tseng, Hilary Coye, Megan Shelby, Susan Ottemiller, Sarith Keo, Kaitlin Verni, Hongyan Du, Jacquelin Vandermeer, Ashley Gaston, Heather Rasmussen, Paul Martin, Edmond Marzbani, Jenna Voutsinas, Ajay K. Gopal

• The next frontier: enter PD-1 and exit PET scans?

  Authors: Matthew Mei, Alex F. Herrera

• Targeting the immune microenvironment in Waldenström macroglobulinemia via halting the CD40/CD40-ligand axis

  Authors: Antonio Sacco, Vanessa Desantis, Jon Celay, Viviana Giustini, Fabio Rigali, Francesco D. Savino, Michele Cea, Debora Soncini, Antonia Cagnetta, Antonio G. Solimando, Deborah D’Aliberti, Silvia Spinelli, Daniele Ramazzotti, Camillo Almici, Katia Todoerti, Antonino Neri, Antonella Anastasia, Alessandra Tucci, Marina Motta, Marco Chiarini, Yawara Kawano, Jose A. Martinez-Climent, Rocco Piazza, Aldo M. Roccaro

• Intercepting the B-T cell tête-à-tête

  Authors: Prashant Kapoor, Jorge J. Castillo

• Selective homing of CAR-CIK cells to the bone marrow niche enhances control of the acute myeloid leukemia burden

  Authors: Marta Biondi, Sarah Tettamanti, Stefania Galimberti, Beatrice Cerina, Chiara Tomasoni, Rocco Piazza, Samantha Donsante, Simone Bido, Vincenzo Maria Perriello, Vania Broccoli, Andrea Doni, Francesco Dazzi, Alberto Mantovani, Gianpietro Dotti, Andrea Biondi, Alice Pievani, Marta Serafini

• CXCR4 to improve both T cell homing and function

  Author: Miriam Y. Kim