Genentech Polivy’s Benefit-Risk Profile In First-Line Lymphoma Under Scrutiny
Executive Summary
Citing a ‘modest’ progression-free survival benefit and no improvement in overall survival in the Phase III POLARIX trial, US FDA is asking its Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee whether polatuzumab vedotin’s current third-line indication should be expanded to first-line use in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
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