NCCN Guidelines Insights: B-Cell Lymphomas, Version 3.2019

J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2019 Jun 1;17(6):650-661. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2019.0029.

Abstract

Diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCLs) and follicular lymphoma (FL) are the most common subtypes of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas in adults. Histologic transformation of FL to DLBCL (TFL) occurs in approximately 15% of patients and is generally associated with a poor clinical outcome. Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors have shown promising results in the treatment of relapsed/refractory FL. CAR T-cell therapy (axicabtagene ciloleucel and tisagenlecleucel) has emerged as a novel treatment option for relapsed/refractory DLBCL and TFL. These NCCN Guidelines Insights highlight important updates to the NCCN Guidelines for B-Cell Lymphomas regarding the treatment of TFL and relapsed/refractory FL and DLBCL.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aftercare / standards
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological / standards
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological / therapeutic use
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy, Adoptive / methods
  • Immunotherapy, Adoptive / standards
  • Lymphoma, Follicular / immunology
  • Lymphoma, Follicular / mortality
  • Lymphoma, Follicular / pathology
  • Lymphoma, Follicular / therapy*
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / immunology
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / mortality
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / pathology
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / therapy*
  • Medical Oncology / methods
  • Medical Oncology / standards*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / immunology
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / mortality
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / therapy*
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors / standards
  • Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Receptors, Chimeric Antigen / immunology
  • Signal Transduction / drug effects
  • Signal Transduction / immunology
  • United States

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
  • Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors
  • Receptors, Chimeric Antigen