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.
Gabriele Casirati, of Boston Children’s Hospital, Susan E. De Wolf, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Stephen Persaud, of Washington University School of Medicine, and Abdur Rehman, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, were awarded DKMS’ research grant in honor of John A. Hansen.
