Beyond Trial and Error: A Mathematical Model Wrangles DLBCL Heterogeneity Toward Optimizing Combination Therapy

Blood Cancer Discov. 2025 May 5;6(3):153-156. doi: 10.1158/2643-3230.BCD-25-0071.

Abstract

In this issue of Blood Cancer Discovery, Pomeroy and Palmer present a new mathematical model, incorporating both inter- and intra-patient heterogeneity, to accurately predict outcomes for first-line combination therapies in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Their quantitative framework opens a range of possibilities for optimizing trial design and lymphoma therapy with potential to expedite clinical development. See related article by Pomeroy and Palmer, p. 254.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols* / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse* / drug therapy
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse* / therapy
  • Models, Theoretical*