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How will you use Pola-R-CHP in the frontline treatment of DLBCL?

Given the POLARIX study data presented at ASH 2021 and subsequent longer term follow up, will this replace R-CHOP as the standard of care therapy in your practice? If not, how will you utilize this regimen in selective cohorts (if at all)?
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Which patients are you offering Pola-R-CHP for initial treatment of DLBCL?

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Medical Oncology · Cleveland Clinic
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Given the comparable toxicity profile and the lower rate of treatment failure, the number needed to treat (n=16) is low enough that this is very appropriate to be the new standard of care. Although overall survival was not different, fewer patients treated with the Pola-R-CHP regimen required subseq...

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Medical Oncology · UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
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PFS benefit of around 7% (HR-0.73) and perhaps beneficial in DLBCL with higher IPI. Not clear that everyone is going to benefit from CHP-Pola. Would pay closer attention to details of neuropathy even though they were reportedly similar.

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Medical Oncology · Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
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Agree with @Dr. First Last that Pola-R-CHP represents a new standard of care for a subset of patients with newly diagnosed DLBCL. I am very comfortable recommending the regimen for patients who meet the inclusion criteria for POLARIX (IPI2+, up to age 80 with adequate performance status). Subset ana...

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