Polatuzumab vedotin

[3] Polatuzumab vedotin is indicated in combination with bendamustine and a rituximab product for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

[6][7] Polivy in combination with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone (R-CHP) is indicated for the treatment of adults with previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

[6][7] In June 2019, polatuzumab vedotin was approved in the United States in combination with the chemotherapy bendamustine and a rituximab product, to treat adults with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) that has progressed or returned after at least two prior therapies.

[9] The FDA approved polatuzumab vedotin based primarily on evidence from one clinical trial (NCT02257567) that was conducted in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia.

[12] In February 2023, polatuzumab vedotin was recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to be used in combination with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin and prednisolone (R-CHP) for untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).