The current Hodgkin lymphoma immunotherapy landscape

The current Hodgkin lymphoma immunotherapy landscape

Stephen Ansell, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MI, provides an overview of current and future Hodgkin lymphoma immunotherapies. PD-1 inhibitors have been effective in treating Hodgkin lymphoma and additional approaches have been developed. Camidanlumab tesirine is a novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) in development that targets regulatory T cells as well as Reed–Sternberg cells and consists of an anti-CD25 monoclonal antibody and a cytotoxin. The novel ADC has been effective in patients who are refractory to chemotherapy and PD-1 inhibitors and is a promising Hodgkin lymphoma drug despite initial toxicities reported. This interview took place during the 2021 International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (16-ICML).