Polatuzumab vedotin is a CD79b-directed antibody-drug conjugate that delivers monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE), an anti-mitotic agent, to cancer cells. The drug consists of three components - a humanized immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) monoclonal antibody specific for human CD79b (polatuzumab), MMAE, and protease-cleavable linker called maleimidocaproyl-valine-citrul...
Polatuzumab vedotin is used in combination with bendamustine and rituximab to treat adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified, after at least two prior therapies. In Canada, this indication is approved for patients who are not eligible for autologous stem cell transplant and have received at least one p...
Universitätsklinikum Ulm; Medizinische Uni-Klinik III Abt. Innere Medizin III Hämatologie u. Onkolo., Ulm, Germany
Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr, Vallejo, California, United States
St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, Missouri, United States
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center LAO, Duarte, California, United States
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, United States
University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, California, United States
Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
Xiangya Hospital of Centre-South University, Changsha, China
The Affiliated Hospital Of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
Uniklinik Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Uniklinikum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
Highlands Oncology Group - Fayetteville, Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
Highlands Oncology Group - Rogers, Rogers, Arkansas, United States
Highlands Oncology Group, Springdale, Arkansas, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Alliance for Multispecialty Research (AMR) - Kansas City /ID# 242144, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Northwell Health - Monter Cancer Center /ID# 245435, Lake Success, New York, United States
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai /ID# 242123, New York, New York, United States
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