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Waldenström macroglobulinemia-associated renal AL amyloidosis: a case report and literature review. (PubMed, Front Immunol)
Following multidisciplinary consultation, the patient was treated with the bendamustine plus rituximab (BR) regimen. Second, for WM patients with renal AL amyloidosis, choosing BR regimen as the first-line treatment is reasonable. However, during the treatment process, it is essential to closely monitor and actively prevent the adverse effects of this regimen, particularly severe infections which may have fatal consequences.
Review • Journal
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MYD88 (MYD88 Innate Immune Signal Transduction Adaptor)
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Rituxan (rituximab) • bendamustine
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CLAG-GO for Patients With Persistent, Relapsed or Refractory AML (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=39, Recruiting, University of Maryland, Baltimore | Trial completion date: Feb 2027 --> Feb 2028 | Trial primary completion date: Jun 2026 --> Jun 2027
Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date
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CD33 (CD33 Molecule)
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cytarabine • Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin) • cladribine
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Phase I Clinical Trial of KK2845 in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Other Hematologic Malignancies. (clinicaltrials.gov)
P1, N=156, Recruiting, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. | N=72 --> 156 | Trial completion date: Apr 2028 --> Nov 2031 | Trial primary completion date: Dec 2026 --> Nov 2031
Enrollment change • Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date • First-in-human
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UCDCC#303: Loncastuximab Tesirine and Rituximab Followed by DA-EPOCH-R for Treating Patients With High-Risk Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=24, Recruiting, University of California, Davis | Trial primary completion date: Feb 2026 --> Oct 2026
Trial primary completion date
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BCL2 (B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2) • BCL6 (B-cell CLL/lymphoma 6) • CD4 (CD4 Molecule)
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Rituxan (rituximab) • doxorubicin hydrochloride • cyclophosphamide • etoposide IV • vincristine • daunorubicin • Zynlonta (loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl) • Truxima (rituximab-abbs)
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Inotuzumab ozogamicin therapy for measurable residual disease in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia. (PubMed, Blood Cancer J)
Three cases (8%) of non-fatal sinusoidal obstructive syndrome (SOS) were observed. Inotuzumab was safe and effective at eradicating MRD.
Journal
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ABL1 (ABL proto-oncogene 1)
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Besponsa (inotuzumab ozogamicin)
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Targeted Therapies Combined with Intensive Chemotherapy in Fit Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Past Developments, Current Evidence, and Future Therapeutic Paradigms. (PubMed, J Clin Med)
We discuss the biological rationale for combination approaches and summarize the key clinical studies that have defined current practice, including trials evaluating FLT3 inhibitors, gemtuzumab ozogamicin, IDH inhibitors, and venetoclax-based strategies. While genotype-directed strategies-such as FLT3 inhibition-have already demonstrated survival benefit, optimal patient selection, treatment sequencing, and duration remain areas of active investigation. Future progress will likely depend on MRD-driven treatment adaptation, improved understanding of clonal evolution, and the development of rational multi-agent combinations capable of achieving deeper and more durable remissions.
Review • Journal
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FLT3 (Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3) • IDH1 (Isocitrate dehydrogenase (NADP(+)) 1) • IDH2 (Isocitrate Dehydrogenase (NADP(+)) 2)
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Venclexta (venetoclax) • Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin)
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GO-TAG: Tagraxofusp-erzs, an IL-3 Diphtheria Fusion Protein, in Combination With Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory AML (clinicaltrials.gov)
P1, N=7, Terminated, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins | N=36 --> 7 | Trial completion date: Dec 2028 --> Jul 2025 | Active, not recruiting --> Terminated; Upon analysis of the first 7 participants accrued, it was determined that this combination treatment is not efficacious as treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory AML
Enrollment change • Trial completion date • Trial termination
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CD33 (CD33 Molecule) • IL3RA (Interleukin 3 Receptor Subunit Alpha)
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Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin) • Elzonris (tagraxofusp-erzs)
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Genotoxic antibody-drug conjugates combined with BCL-XL inhibitors enhance therapeutic efficacy in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. (PubMed, J Clin Invest)
Lastly, enhanced in vivo antitumor activity of vobramitamab duocarmazine by systemic A-1331852 was shown. Collectively, our findings provide rationale for the development of ADC therapies combining genotoxic payloads with BCL-XL inhibitors for mCRPC.
Journal
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CD276 (CD276 Molecule) • BCL2L1 (BCL2-like 1) • STEAP1 (STEAP Family Member 1)
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A-1331852 • vobramitamab duocarmazine (MGC018)
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Combining inotuzumab ozogamicin with the p38 inhibitor BIRB 796 and venetoclax exerts synergistic cytotoxicity in B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia including very high risk t(17;19) acute lymphoblastic leukemia. (PubMed, Haematologica)
These findings identify time-limited p38 inhibition as a mechanism-based strategy to enhance INO-induced DNA cleavage and mitochondrial priming, resulting in markedly improved therapeutic efficacy in a very high-risk leukemia model. This work may provide a rationale for optimizing ADCbased combination therapies through transient inhibition of p38.
Journal • IO biomarker
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BCL2 (B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2)
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Venclexta (venetoclax) • Besponsa (inotuzumab ozogamicin)
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MGC018-SCLC: MGC018 in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=9, Active, not recruiting, Georgetown University | Trial completion date: May 2026 --> Apr 2027
Trial completion date
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EGFR (Epidermal growth factor receptor)
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EGFR mutation
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vobramitamab duocarmazine (MGC018)
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Design and Synthesis of Bendamustine-Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors with Antiproliferative Effects in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. (PubMed, J Med Chem)
Human carbonic anhydrase IX (hCA IX) is markedly overexpressed in clear cell renal cell carcinoma and plays a key role in establishing an acidic tumor microenvironment associated with intrinsic chemoresistance. The resulting compounds were evaluated against hCA I, II, IX, and XII, displaying preferential inhibition of the tumor-associated isoforms. Selected derivatives (13a and 14c) showed antiproliferative activity in 786-O and CAKI-1 cells, inducing cell-cycle arrest and reducing long-term proliferative capacity more effectively than the reference CA IX inhibitor SLC-0111.
Journal
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CA9 (Carbonic anhydrase 9)
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bendamustine • SLC-0111
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Bendamustine-based lymphodepletion prior to CAR T-cell therapy: a systematic review. (PubMed, Bone Marrow Transplant)
While fludarabine and cyclophosphamide (Flu/Cy) remain the standard LD regimen, bendamustine has emerged as a potential alternative due to its distinct immunomodulatory properties and more favorable toxicity profile. However, the current evidence is largely derived from retrospective and non-randomized studies. Prospective, comparative trials are warranted to validate these findings and to better define the optimal LD strategy across disease types and CAR-T platforms.
Review • Journal
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TNFRSF8 (TNF Receptor Superfamily Member 8)
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cyclophosphamide • bendamustine • fludarabine IV