Bispecific antibodies have demonstrated high efficacy in the treatment of Refractory/relapsed b-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas. However, a non-negligible percentage of patients do not respond to therapy and/or develop significant treatment toxicity.
This exploratory study aims to obtain a first identification of clinical and biological characteristics related to response and toxicity to bispecific antibodies. Having this information, currently not available in the scientific literature and to be validated in further studies, therapies with BsAbs can be addressed only to patients for whom they have proven useful, improving the results of the therapy pharmacological (more responses and less toxicity) and consequently the sustainability and efficiency of the healthcare system.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
70
IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Identify potential predictors of toxicity to BsAbs therapy in patients with relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin B lymphoma
Therapy toxicity defined as the occurrence of at least one of the following conditions: * hematological toxicity of degree \> 3 * extra-hematological toxicity of degree \> 2 * CRS and ICANS of any degree
Time frame: During the entire duration of treatment and up to 12 months after the last administration
Identify potential predictors of response to BsAbs therapy in patients with relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin B lymphoma
Response to therapy defined as the occurrence of any of the following conditions: * CR * PR * stable response (SD, stable disease) * disease progression (PD, progression disease) assessed by performing PET/CT radiological examination and measured by the Deauville score
Time frame: At the end of treatment, approximately 1 month after last cycle treatment (up to 12 months from baseline). Indiviadual cycle lengths range from 21 to 28 days depending on the specific drug regimen, with a maximum treatment duration of 12 months.
Identify and describe potential mechanisms of resistance (ongoing metabolic progression or at the end of BsAbs treatment/metabolic relapse) to BsAbs treatment
Presence (yes/no) of resistance to the treatment, identified by PET (Deauville Score) in patients undergoing at least 1 course of treatment, in case of SD \>3, through: * Histological examination and characterization in IHC of lymphomatous cells and their TME pre therapy and at relapse/progression * Characterization longitudinal of the GM and the intestinal permeability and of their changes in the time * Parameter analysis semi-quantitative in PET
Time frame: Through study completion, up to 12 months
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