Targeted Approaches to the Management of Follicular Lymphoma

Oncology (Williston Park). 2015 Oct;29(10):760-8.

Abstract

Despite high rates of response to initial chemoimmunotherapy, patients with follicular lymphoma experience frequent relapses, and better treatment options are needed. Several novel biologic agents have been developed based on a greater understanding of the intrinsic factors driving the development of this heterogeneous disease. Such therapies target extracellular surface proteins and intracellular signaling pathways, as well as manipulate and engage the tumor microenvironment. Many of these agents have shown great promise in early-phase studies and are the focus of ongoing clinical investigations.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Follicular / therapy*
  • Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Radioimmunotherapy
  • Tumor Microenvironment / drug effects

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase