UK – Sobi receives NICE recommendation for Zynlonta in two non-Hodgkin lymphomas

Sobi has announced that Zynlonta (loncastuximab tesirine) has been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as a treatment option for two aggressive types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The CD19-directed antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) has specifically been recommended for use in patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) or high-grade B-cell lymphoma (HGBCL).

Those eligible will have received at least two systemic treatments, including Roche’s CD79b-directed antibody-drug conjugate Polivy (polatuzumab vedotin), unless this is contraindicated or not tolerated.

Over 10,000 people are diagnosed with a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma every year in the UK…