A phase III study evaluating Gazyva (obinutuzumab) plus CHOP chemotherapy in people with previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma did not meet its primary endpoint of progression-free survival compared to Rituxan (rituximab) plus CHOP chemotherapy, according to Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.
AstraZeneca’s Calquence (acalabrutinib) in combination with bendamustine and rituximab has been recommended for approval in the EU for the treatment of adult patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma who are not eligible for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
