Evolution of B-Cell Malignancy Therapy and Treatment Resistance: Where Are We Headed?

A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Therapy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 452

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Department of Pathology, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
Interests: B-cell malignancy; drug resistance; novel therapy

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Hematology/Oncology Division, University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Interests: chronic lymphocytic leukemia; mantle cell lymphoma; non-hodgkin lymphoma

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Department of Pathology, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Interests: lymphoid neoplasms

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Advances in our understanding of B-cell neoplasm biology, genetics, and immunology have allowed for the identification of new therapeutic targets and the emergence of bispecific antibodies, CAR T-cell therapies, and novel small-molecule inhibitors. However, outcomes for relapsed and/or refractory lymphoma, myeloma, and CLL with therapy resistance remain inadequate for most patients. Thus, an unmet need exists for the development of novel and effective therapeutic strategies based on lymphoma biology and resistance mechanisms. In this Special Issue, we will focus on the changing therapeutic landscape of B-cell malignancies, from chemoimmunotherapy to targeted agents and immunotherapeutic approaches, and the evolutionary trajectories of treatment resistance. We will provide perspectives and evidence-based rationale for novel combinatorial strategies to synergistically and reciprocally overcome treatment resistance, enhance clinical efficacy, and improve patient outcomes.

Prof. Dr. Jianguo Tao
Guest Editor

Prof. Dr. Michael E. Williams
Dr. Jeffrey W. Craig
Co-Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • B-cell malignancy
  • drug resistance
  • novel therapy
  • TME
  • chemoimmunotherapy
  • targeted agents
  • immunotherapeutic approaches

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Taking a BiTE out of Lymphoma: Bispecific Antibodies in B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
by Jonathan M. Weiss and Tycel J. Phillips
Cancers 2024, 16(9), 1724; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16091724 (registering DOI) - 28 Apr 2024
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B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) refers to a heterogenous group of diseases, all of which have a wide range of treatment strategies and patient outcomes. There have been multiple novel, immune-based therapies approved in NHL in the last decade, including bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) and [...] Read more.
B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) refers to a heterogenous group of diseases, all of which have a wide range of treatment strategies and patient outcomes. There have been multiple novel, immune-based therapies approved in NHL in the last decade, including bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) and chimeric antigen receptor therapy (CAR-T). With a host of new therapies, an important next step will be determining how these therapies should be sequenced in contemporary management strategies. This review seeks to offer a framework for the ways in which BsABs can be incorporated into the current management paradigm for NHL, with special attention paid to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), follicular lymphoma (FL), and mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). Full article
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