Table 1.

Published trials using checkpoint inhibitors in lymphoma

CheckpointDiseasePatientsIAEs (N)CR or PRBiomarkerReferences
Ipilimumab HL and NHLs (post allo-HSCT) 17 Thyroid (3) 2 CR, 1 PR ↑CD4+DR+cells Bashey et al, 2009 
Lung (2) 
NHLs 18 GI (5) 1 CR, 1 PR ↑T-cell response to recall antigens Ansell et al, 200940  
Marrow (1) 
Pidilizumab HL and NHLs Fatigue (1) 1 CR ↑CD4+ cells Berger et al, 200810  
 DLBCL (post auto-HSCT, adjuvant) 62 (35 active) Marrow (11) 12 CR, 6 PR ↑PD-L1E+ T cells Armand et al, 201341  
(ORR, 51%) 
Pidilizumab + rituximab Follicular 29 None 15 CR, 4 PR ↑PD-L1+ T cells, 41-gene signature Westin et al, 201411  
Nivolumab HL 23 Marrow (1) 6 CR, 14 PR ↑PD-L1/L2 and pSTAT3 on tumor Ansell et al, 201512  
Pancreas (1) 
Pembrolizumab HL (brentuximab failure) 31 Thyroid 5 CR, 15 PR ↑PD-L1 on tumor Armand et al, 201513  
Lung ↑CD4+, CD8+ 
GI (total 5) 10-gene panel 
Nivolumab NHLs 54 Lung (7%) 2 CR, 10 PR Pending Lesokhin et al, 2014 
Skin (3%) (ORR, 28%) 
GI (3%) 
CheckpointDiseasePatientsIAEs (N)CR or PRBiomarkerReferences
Ipilimumab HL and NHLs (post allo-HSCT) 17 Thyroid (3) 2 CR, 1 PR ↑CD4+DR+cells Bashey et al, 2009 
Lung (2) 
NHLs 18 GI (5) 1 CR, 1 PR ↑T-cell response to recall antigens Ansell et al, 200940  
Marrow (1) 
Pidilizumab HL and NHLs Fatigue (1) 1 CR ↑CD4+ cells Berger et al, 200810  
 DLBCL (post auto-HSCT, adjuvant) 62 (35 active) Marrow (11) 12 CR, 6 PR ↑PD-L1E+ T cells Armand et al, 201341  
(ORR, 51%) 
Pidilizumab + rituximab Follicular 29 None 15 CR, 4 PR ↑PD-L1+ T cells, 41-gene signature Westin et al, 201411  
Nivolumab HL 23 Marrow (1) 6 CR, 14 PR ↑PD-L1/L2 and pSTAT3 on tumor Ansell et al, 201512  
Pancreas (1) 
Pembrolizumab HL (brentuximab failure) 31 Thyroid 5 CR, 15 PR ↑PD-L1 on tumor Armand et al, 201513  
Lung ↑CD4+, CD8+ 
GI (total 5) 10-gene panel 
Nivolumab NHLs 54 Lung (7%) 2 CR, 10 PR Pending Lesokhin et al, 2014 
Skin (3%) (ORR, 28%) 
GI (3%) 

Presented at the 57th annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology, Orlando, FL, 5-8 December, 2015.13 

allo or auto-HSCT, allogeneic or autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant; CR, complete remission; DLBCL, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; GI, gastrointestinal toxicity; HL, Hodgkin lymphoma; IAEs, grade 3 or higher immune-related adverse events; N, number of patients affected; MM, multiple myeloma; NHLs, non-Hodgkin lymphomas; ORR, overall response rate; PR, partial remission.

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