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ASCO 2022 | Highlights in NHL from ASCO: SHINE trial & racial disparities in CAR-T therapy access

Jason Westin, MD, FACP, University of Texas MD Anderson Center, Houston, TX, shares his highlights in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) from the ASCO 2022 meeting, discussing the results of the Phase III SHINE trial (NCT01776840) that showed a clear benefit in progression-free survival (PFS) for elderly patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) treated with ibrutinib, bendamustine, and rituximab (BR) compared to patients treated with BR alone, and mentioning two abstracts highlighting racial disparities in access to CAR-T and standard therapies. This interview took place at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2022 Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.