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...
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
Siouxland Regional Cancer Center, Sioux City, Iowa, United States
Michigan Cancer Research Consortium NCORP, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone, New York, New York, United States
Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
US Oncology - Oncology Associates of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, United States
University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, United States
University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, United States
New York Medical Center, Valhalla, New York, United States
Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Jiangsu Province Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital With Nanjing Medical University), Nanjing City, China
Union Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan City, China
West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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