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Roche's Polivy ADC Is Approved As Another New Option For R/R DLBCL

 
• By Jessica Merrill

The first-in-class anti-CD79b antibody-drug conjugate received a swift accelerated approval by the US FDA based on the results of a Phase Ib/II trial, for the same setting as CAR-T agents.

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Roche is launching Polivy (polatuzumab vedotin-piiq) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in the US with an aim to move the first-in-class antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) into the front-line setting.

The anti-CD79b ADC was granted an accelerated approval from the FDA on 10 June based on the results of a...

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