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Biopharmaceutical research companies
are developing 241 medicines for blood
cancers—leukemia, lymphoma and
myeloma. This report lists medicines in
human clinical trials or under review by
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA).
The medicines in development include:
• 98 for lymphoma, including Hodgkin
and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which
affect nearly 80,000 Americans each
year.
• 97 for leukemia, including the four
major types, which affect nearly
50,000 people in the United States
each year.
• 52 for myeloma, a cancer of the
plasma cells, which impacts more
than 22,000 people each year in the
United States.
• 24 medicines are targeting hema-
tological malignancies, which affect
bone marrow, blood and lymph
nodes.
• 15 each for myeloproliferative neo-
plasms, such as myelofibrosis, poly-
cythemia vera and essential throm-
bocythemia; and for myelodysplastic
syndromes, which are diseases affect-
ing the blood and bone marrow.
These medicines in development offer
hope for greater survival for the thou-
sands of Americans who are affected by
these cancers of the blood.
Definitions for the cancers listed in this
report and other terms can be found on
page 27. Links to sponsor company web
sites provide more information on the
potential products.
For information on the value of medi-
cines, an in-depth look at current in-
novation and key medical breakthroughs
benefiting blood cancer patients, please
see Medicines in Development for Leu-
kemia and Lymphoma 2013—Overview.
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Medicines in Development for Leukemia & Lymphoma
*For more information about a specific medicine or company in the report, please click on the provided link.
Hematological Malignancies
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase*
Adcetris®
brentuximab vedotin
(Orphan Drug)
Millennium Pharmaceuticals
Cambridge, MA
Seattle Genetics
Bothell, WA
treatment of CD30-positive
hematological malignancies
(see also lymphoma)
Phase II
millennium.com
seattlegenetics.com
AMG 319
(PI3K-delta inhibitor)
Amgen
Thousand Oaks, CA
hematological malignancies Phase I
amgen.com
anti-CD22 antibody-drug
conjugate
(DCDT 2980S)
Genentech
South San Francisco, CA
hematological malignancies
(see also lymphoma)
Phase II
gene.com
anti-CD79b antibody-drug
conjugate
(DCDS 4501A)
Genentech
South San Francisco, CA
hematological malignancies
(see also lymphoma)
Phase II
gene.com
AR-42
(pan-DAC inhibitor)
Arno Therapeutics
Flemington, NJ
hematological malignancies Phase I/II
arnothera.com
AZD1208
(PIM kinase inhibitor)
AstraZeneca
Wilmington, DE
hematological malignancies Phase I
astrazeneca.com
AZD9150
(STAT3 inhibitor)
AstraZeneca
Wilmington, DE
hematological malignancies Phase I
astrazeneca.com
belinostat
(HDAC inhibitor)
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals
Henderson, NV
hematological malignancies
(see also lymphoma)
Phase I
sppirx.com
CB3304
(noscapine)
Cougar Biotechnology
Raritan, NJ
hematological malignancies Phase I
cougarbiotechnology.com
darinaparsin
(ZIO-101)
ZIOPHARM Oncology
New York, NY
hematological malignancies
(see also lymphoma, myeloma)
Phase II
ziopharm.com
fostamatinib
(Syk inhibitor)
AstraZeneca
Wilmington, DE
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
South San Francisco, CA
hematological malignancies Phase II
astrazeneca.com
rigel.com
GS-9973
(Syk inhibitor)
Gilead Sciences
Foster City, CA
B-cell hematological malignancies Phase I
gilead.com
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Medicines in Development for Leukemia & Lymphoma
Hematological Malignancies
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
Jakafi®
ruxolitinib
Incyte
Wilmington, DE
hematological malignancies Phase II
incyte.com
MEDI-551
(anti-CD19 mAb)
AstraZeneca
Wilmington, DE
MedImmune
Gaithersburg, MD
hematological malignancies Phase II
astrazeneca.com
medimmune.com
MLN4924
(pevonedistat)
Millennium Pharmaceuticals
Cambridge, MA
hematological malignancies Phase I
millennium.com
MLN8237
(alisertib)
Millennium Pharmaceuticals
Cambridge, MA
hematological malignancies
(see also lymphoma)
Phase II
millennium.com
MLN9708
(ixazomib)
(second-generation proteasome
inhibitor)
Millennium Pharmaceuticals
Cambridge, MA
hematological malignancies
(see also myeloma)
Phase I
millennium.com
moxetumomab pasudotox
(anti-CD22 recombinant
immunotoxin)
AstraZeneca
Wilmington, DE
MedImmune
Gaithersburg, MD
hematological malignancies Phase I
astrazeneca.com
medimmune.com
nivolumab
(anti-PD-1)
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Princeton, NJ
hematological malignancies Phase I
bms.com
oprozomib Onyx Pharmaceuticals
South San Francisco, CA
hematological malignancies Phase I
onyx.com
RG7112
(MDM2 antagonist)
Roche
Nutley, NJ
hematological malignancies Phase I
roche.com
RG7388
(proto oncogene protein-c mdm2
inhibitor)
Roche
Nutley, NJ
hematological malignancies Phase I
roche.com
SAR405838
(HDM2/p53 antagonist)
Ascenta Therapeutics
Malvern, PA
Sanofi US
Bridgewater, NJ
hematological malignancies Phase I
ascenta.com
sanofi.com
SAR650984
(anti-CD38 naked mAb)
ImmunoGen
Waltham, MA
Sanofi US
Bridgewater, NJ
hematological malignancies Phase I
immunogen.com
sanofi.com
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Leukemia
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
ABT-199/GDC-0199/RG7601
(Bcl-2 inhibitor)
AbbVie
North Chicago, IL
Genentech
South San Francisco, CA
Roche
Nutley, NJ
relapsed/refractory chronic
lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
(see also lymphoma, myeloma)
Phase I
abbvie.com
gene.com
roche.com
Actimab-A™
lintuzumab Ac-225
Actinium Pharmaceuticals
New York, NY
acute myeloid leukemia (AML) Phase I/II
actiniumpharmaceuticals.com
aminopterin Syntrix Biosystems
Auburn, WA
pediatric acute lymphoblastic
leukemia (ALL)
Phase II
syntrixbio.com
Arzerra®
ofatumumab
(Orphan Drug)
GlaxoSmithKline
Rsch. Triangle Park, NC
first-line CLL, relapsed CLL
(see also lymphoma)
Phase III
gsk.com
AT-101
(pan Bcl-2 inhibitor)
Ascenta Therapeutics
Malvern, PA
CLL
(see also lymphoma)
Phase II completed
ascenta.com
AT-406
(multi-IAP inhibitor)
Ascenta Therapeutics
Malvern, PA
Debiopharm
Lausanne, Switzerland
AML Phase I
ascenta.com
debiopharm.com
bafetinib CytRx
Los Angeles, CA
CLL Phase II completed
cytrx.com
BI-811283
(aurora B kinase inhibitor)
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Ridgefield, CT
AML Phase I/II
boehringer-ingelheim.com
BI-836826 Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Ridgefield, CT
CLL Phase I
boehringer-ingelheim.com
BI-836858 Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Ridgefield, CT
AML Phase I
boehringer-ingelheim.com
birinapant TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals
Malvern, PA
AML
(see also lymphoma)
Phase I/II
tetralogicpharma.com
Bismab-A™
lintuzumab Bi-213
Actinium Pharmaceuticals
New York, NY
AML Phase I/II
actiniumpharmaceuticals.com
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Leukemia
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
blinatumomab
(AMG 103)
Amgen
Thousand Oaks, CA
ALL
(see also lymphoma)
Phase II
amgen.com
BMS-906024
(notch inhibitor)
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Princeton, NJ
T-cell ALL
(see also lymphoma)
Phase I
bms.com
BMS-936564
(anti-CXCR4)
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Princeton, NJ
AML, CLL, diffuse large
B-cell leukemia
(see also lymphoma, myeloma)
Phase I
bms.com
Bosulif®
bosutinib
Pfizer
New York, NY
first-line Ph+ chronic myeloid
leukemia (CML)
Phase III
pfizer.com
BP-100-1.01
(liposomal Grb-2)
(Orphan Drug)
Bio-Path Holdings
Houston, TX
ALL, AML, CML
(see also myelodysplastic)
Phase I
biopathholdings.com
calaspargase pegol
(Orphan Drug)
Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals
Gaithersburg, MD
ALL in adolescents and children Phase III
sigmatau.com
CC-292
(Btk inhiitor)
Celgene
Summit, NJ
CLL
(see also lymphoma)
Phase I
celgene.com
CC-486
(nucleoside analogue)
Celgene
Summit, NJ
post-induction AML maintenance
(see also myelodysplastic)
Phase II
celgene.com
Ceplene®
histamine
EpiCept
Tarrytown, NY
AML Phase III
epicept.com
CNDO-109
(tumor-activated natural
killer cells)
(Orphan Drug)
Coronado Biosciences
Burlington, MA
AML Phase II
coronadobiosciences.com
CPX-351
(cytarabine/daunorubicin)
(Orphan Drug)
Celator Pharmaceuticals
Princeton, NJ
AML Phase III
celatorpharma.com
crenolanib
(CP-868-596)
AROG Pharmaceuticals
Dallas, TX
AML Phase II
arogpharma.com
CTL019
(CAR T-cell therapy)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
East Hanover, NJ
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
CLL Phase II
novartis.com
CWP232291 JW Pharmaceutical
Seoul, South Korea
AML Phase I
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Leukemia
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
Dacogen®
decitabine
(Orphan Drug)
Eisai
Woodcliff Lake, NJ
AML
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pediatric AML
application submitted
eisai.com
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Phase II
eisai.com
DFP-10917
(cell cycle inhibitor)
Delta-Fly Pharma
Tokushima, Japan
ALL, AML Phase I/II
dinaciclib
(SOK inhibitor)
(Orphan Drug)
Merck
Whitehouse Station, NJ
CLL Phase III
merck.com
elesclomol Synta Pharmaceuticals
Lexington, MA
AML Phase I
syntapharma.com
ENMD-2076
(Orphan Drug)
EntreMed
Rockville, MD
AML
(see also myeloma)
Phase I completed
entremed.com
entinostat Syndax Pharmaceuticals
Waltham, MA
leukemia
(see also lymphoma)
Phase II
syndax.com
EPZ-5676
(DOT1L inhibitor)
Epizyme
Cambridge, MA
leukemia Phase I
epizyme.com
Erwinaze™
asparaginase Erwinia
chrysanthemi
(IV formulation)
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Palo Alto, CA
ALL Phase I
jazzpharma.com
forodesine
(PNP inhibitor)
(Orphan Drug)
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
Durham, NC
CLL
(see also lymphoma)
Phase II
biocryst.com
GNKG-168
(TLR9 agonist)
SBI Biotech
Tokyo, Japan
CLL Phase I
sbibiotech.jp
GS-9820
(PI3K delta inhibitor)
Gilead Sciences
Foster City, CA
CLL
(see also lymphoma)
Phase I
gilead.com
hTERT RNA vaccine BioTime
Alameda, CA
AML Phase II
biotimeinc.com
HuM195/rGel
(lintuzumab-gelonin conjugate)
Targa Therapeutics
San Diego, CA
AML, CML
(see also myelodysplastic)
Phase I
targatherapeutics.com
ibrutinib
(Orphan Drug)
Janssen Biotech
Horsham, PA
Pharmacyclics
Sunnyvale, CA
CLL (Fast Track)
(see also lymphoma, myeloma)
Phase III
janssenbiotech.com
pharmacyclics.com
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Leukemia
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
ibrutinib companion diagnostic Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Park, IL
Janssen Biotech
Horsham, PA
Pharmacyclics
Sunnyvale, CA
CLL (diagnosis) in clinical trials
abbott.com
janssenbiotech.com
pharmacyclics.com
Iclusig®
ponatinib
(Orphan Drug)
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals
Cambridge, MA
newly-diagnosed CML
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AML
Phase III
ariad.com
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Phase II
ariad.com
idelalisib
(PI3K delta inhibitor)
Gilead Sciences
Foster City, CA
CLL
(see also lymphoma)
Phase III
gilead.com
Imprime PGG®
immunotherapeutic
Biothera
Eagan, MN
first-line CLL
(see also lymphoma)
Phase I/II
biothera.com
inotuzumab ozogamicin Pfizer
New York, NY
ALL
(see also lymphoma)
Phase III
pfizer.com
Iomab™-B
anti-CD45 mAb
Actinium Pharmaceuticals
New York, NY
AML Phase II
actiniumpharmaceuticals.com
ISF35
(recombinant CD40 ligand
immunotherapy)
Memgen
San Diego, CA
CLL
(see also lymphoma)
Phase II
memgenbio.com
JVRS-100
(DNA vaccine)
Colby Pharmaceutical
San Jose, CA
leukemia Phase I
colbypharma.com
KX01
(non-ATP competitive Src kinase
inhibitor)
Kinex Pharmaceuticals
Buffalo, NY
AML, CML Phase I
kinexpharma.com
LDE225
(erismodegib)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
East Hanover, NJ
CML Phase I
novartis.com
lestaurtinib
(CEP-701)
Cephalon (Teva)
Horsham, PA
AML
(see also myeloproliferative)
Phase II
tevapharm.com
lirilumab
(anti-Kir)
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Princeton, NJ
AML Phase II
bms.com
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Leukemia
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
LOR-2040
(ribonucleotide reductase
inhibitor)
Lorus Therapeutics
Toronto, Canada
AML Phase II
lorusthera.com
LY2090314
(GSK3-beta inhibitor)
Eli Lilly
Indianapolis, IN
AML, acute promyelocytic leukemia
(APL)
Phase II
lilly.com
Marqibo®
vincristine liposomal
(Orphan Drug)
Talon Therapeutics
South San Francisco, CA
ALL in the elderly
(Fast Track)
Phase III
talontx.com
milatuzumab
(anti-CD74 mAb)
(Orphan Drug)
Immunomedics
Morris Plains, NJ
CLL Phase I/II
immunomedics.com
MK-8242
(MDM2 inhibitor)
Merck
Whitehouse Station, NJ
AML Phase I
merck.com
mogamulizumab
(anti-CCR4 mAb)
(Orphan Drug)
Kyowa Hakko Kirin
Tokyo, Japan
adult T-cell leukemia
(see also lymphoma)
Phase II
kyowa-kirin.com
navitoclax
(bcl-2 inhibitor)
AbbVie
North Chicago, IL
CLL Phase II
abbvie.com
obinutuzumab
(anti-CD20 mAb)
Biogen Idec
Weston, MA
Genentech
South San Francisco, CA
Roche
Nutley, NJ
first-line CLL
(see also lymphoma)
Phase III
biogenidec.com
gene.com
roche.com
OXi4503
(Orphan Drug)
OXiGENE
South San Francisco, CA
refractory AML Phase I
oxigene.com
perifosine AEterna Zentaris
Basking Ridge, NJ
CLL Phase II
aezsinc.com
PF-04449913 Pfizer
New York, NY
AML Phase I
pfizer.com
PKC412
(midostaurin)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
East Hanover, NJ
AML
(see also myeloproliferative)
Phase III
novartis.com
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Leukemia
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
PKC412 (midostaurin)
companion diagnostic
Invivoscribe Technologies
San Diego, CA
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
East Hanover, NJ
AML (diagnosis) in clinical trials
invivoscribe.com
novartis.com
PLX3397 Plexxikon
Berkeley, CA
AML
(see also lymphoma)
Phase II
plexxikon.com
PM01183
(cell-cycle inhibitor)
PharmaMar
Madrid, Spain
leukemia Phase I
pharmamar.com
PR104 Proacta
La Jolla, CA
AML Phase I/II
proacta.com
PRI-724
(CBP/β-catenin inhibitor)
Prism Pharma
Tokyo, Japan
AML, CML Phase I/II
prismbiolab.com
Promacta®
eltrombopag
GlaxoSmithKline
Rsch. Triangle Park, NC
AML
(see also myelodysplastic)
Phase II
gsk.com
quizartinib
(FLT3 inhibitor)
Ambit Biosciences
San Diego, CA
relapsed/refractory AML
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first-line AML (combination therapy),
post-HSCT maintenance in AML
Phase II
ambitbio.com
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Phase I
ambitbio.com
Revlimid®
lenalidomide
(Orphan Drug)
Celgene
Summit, NJ
CLL (initial treatment and
maintenance)
(see also lymphoma,
myelodysplastic)
Phase III
celgene.com
Revlimid®
lenalidomide and
Vidaza®
azacitidine injection
(Orphan Drug)
Celgene
Summit, NJ
AML Phase II
celgene.com
RG7356
(anti-CD44 mAb)
Roche
Nutley, NJ
AML Phase I
roche.com
sapacitabine
(Orphan Drug)
Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals
Berkeley Heights, NJ
AML
(see also myelodysplastic)
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CLL
Phase III
cyclacel.com
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Phase II
cyclacel.com
SAR3419
(maytansin-loaded anti-CD19
mAb)
ImmunoGen
Waltham, MA
Sanofi US
Bridgewater, MA
ALL
(see also lymphoma)
Phase II
immunogen.com
sanofi.com
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Leukemia
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
SGI110
(DNMT1 inhibitor)
Astex Pharmaceuticals
Dublin, CA
AML
(see also myelodysplastic)
Phase II
astx.com
SGN-CD19A
(CD19 antibody-drug conjugate)
Seattle Genetics
Bothell, WA
ALL
(see also lymphoma)
Phase I
seattlegenetics.com
SL-401
(recombinant fusion protein)
(Orphan Drug)
Stemline Therapeutics
New York, NY
relapsed/refractory AML, relapsed/
refractory blastic plasmacytoid
dendritic cell neoplasm
(see also myelodysplastic)
Phase I/II
stemline.com
Sprycel
dasatinib
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Princeton, NJ
leukemia in children and
adolescents
Phase II
bms.com
tamibarotene
(Orphan Drug)
CytRx
Los Angeles, CA
acute promyelocytic leukemia
(Fast Track)
Phase II
cytrx.com
Tasigna®
nilotinib
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
East Hanover, NJ
ALL (adolescents and children),
CML (adolescents and children)
Phase II
novartis.com
TCN-P
(AKT inhibitor)
Cahaba Pharmaceuticals
Princeton, NJ
AML Phase I
cahabapharma.com
Temodar®
temozolomide
Merck
Whitehouse Station, NJ
AML Phase II completed
merck.com
tetradecanoylphorbol acetate
(TPA) (PD-616)
Biosuccess Biotech
Beverly Hills, CA
AML Phase I/II
biosuccessbiotech.com
TG02
(multi-kinase inhibitor)
Tragara Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, CA
acute leukemia, CLL
(see also myeloma)
Phase I
tragarapharma.com
TH-302
(hypoxia-targeted drug)
EMD Serono
Rockland, MA
Threshold Pharmaceuticals
South San Francisco, CA
advanced leukemia
(see also myeloma)
Phase I
emdserono.com
thresholdpharm.com
tosedostat Cell Therapeutics
Seattle, WA
Chroma Therapeutics
Oxon, United Kingdom
AML Phase II
celltherapeutics.com
Treanda®
bendamustine
Cephalon (Teva)
Frazer, PA
ALL, AML
(see also lymphoma, myeloma)
Phase I/II
tevapharm.com
TRU-016
(anti-CD37 mAb)
(Orphan Drug)
Emergent BioSolutions
Rockville, MD
CLL Phase II
emergentbiosolutions.com
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Leukemia
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
ublituximab
(TG-1101)
(Orphan Drug)
TG Therapeutics
New York, NY
CLL
(see also lymphoma)
Phase I/II
tgtherapeutics.com
VAY736
(anti-BAFFR mAb)
MorphoSys
Martinsried, Germany
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
East Hanover, NJ
CLL Phase I
morphosys.com
novartis.com
veltuzumab
(Orphan Drug)
Immunomedics
Morris Plains, NJ
CLL
(see also lymphoma)
Phase II
immunomedics.com
volasertib Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Ridgefield, CT
AML Phase III
boehringer-ingelheim.com
vosaroxin Sunesis Pharmaceuticals
South San Francisco, CA
AML Phase III
sunesis.com
WT1 immunotherapeutic
(antigen-specific cancer
immunotherapeutic/ASCI)
GlaxoSmithKline
Rsch. Triangle Park, NC
AML Phase II
gsk.com
XmAb® 5574/MOR208
(anti-CD19 mAb)
MorphoSys
Martinsried, Germany
Xenvor
Monrovia, CA
CLL Phase I
morphosys.com
xencor.com
Lymphoma
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
abexinostat
(HDAC inhibitor)
Pharmacyclics
Sunnyvale, CA
follicular lymphoma,
mantle cell lymphoma
Phase II
pharmacyclics.com
ABT-199/GDC-0199/RG7601
(Bcl-2 inhibitor)
AbbVie
North Chicago, IL
Genentech
South San Francisco, CA
Roche
Nutley, NJ
non-Hodgkin lymphoma
(see also leukemia, myeloma)
Phase I
abbvie.com
gene.com
roche.com
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Lymphoma
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
Adcetris®
brentuximab vedotin
(Orphan Drug)
Millennium Pharmaceuticals
Cambridge, MA
Seattle Genetics
Bothell, WA
Hodgkin lymphoma
(post-transplant relapse
prevention), relapsed
CD30-positive cutaneous T-cell
lymphoma, first-line Hodgkin
lymphoma, first-line CD30-positive
mature T-cell lymphoma
(see also hematological)
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relapsed/refractory CD30-positive
non-Hodgkin lymphoma, CD30-
positive lymphoma malignancies,
first-line H