The antibody-drug conjugate loncastuximab tesirine for the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Blood. 2022 Jul 28;140(4):303-308. doi: 10.1182/blood.2021014663.

Abstract

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a heterogenous subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Relapsed/refractory disease represents remains an unmet medical need, despite the introduction of novel cellular and targeted therapies. Loncastuximab tesirine is a cluster of differentiation19-targeting antibody-drug conjugate approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for relapsed DLBCL after 2 lines of systemic therapy based on a trial showing a 48.3% overall response rate. The spectrum of its clinical applications is expanding and is now being tested in other B-cell malignancies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / therapeutic use
  • Benzodiazepines / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Immunoconjugates* / therapeutic use
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse* / drug therapy
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse* / pathology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Immunoconjugates
  • Benzodiazepines
  • loncastuximab tesirine