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ArticleAnnals of hematology2026

Zanubrutinib potentiates polatuzumab vedotin efficacy in DLBCL with concurrent CD79b upregulation.

Xiaolong Zhou, Jingjing Li, Zipeng Zhao, Jie Liu, Junyi Zhang, Wen Zhou, Ailing Gui, Yichen Yan, Shun Zhu, Wen Liu and 3 more

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Article in Annals of hematology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Xiaolong Zhou *Department of Cellular and Genetic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, 130 Dong An Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Jingjing Li *Department of Cellular and Genetic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, 130 Dong An Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Zipeng ZhaoDepartment of Cellular and Genetic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, 130 Dong An Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Jie LiuDepartment of Cellular and Genetic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, 130 Dong An Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Junyi ZhangDepartment of Cellular and Genetic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, 130 Dong An Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Wen ZhouDepartment of Cellular and Genetic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, 130 Dong An Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Ailing GuiDepartment of Cellular and Genetic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, 130 Dong An Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Yichen YanDepartment of Cellular and Genetic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, 130 Dong An Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Shun ZhuDepartment of Cellular and Genetic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, 130 Dong An Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Wen LiuDepartment of Cellular and Genetic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, 130 Dong An Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Ji ZuoDepartment of Cellular and Genetic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, 130 Dong An Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Qunling ZhangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong An Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China. zhangqunling@fudan.edu.cn.
Ling YangDepartment of Cellular and Genetic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, 130 Dong An Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China. yangling@fudan.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82470189National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82570237
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), although most patients are curable, the approximately one-third who experience refractory or relapsed disease face a poor prognosis, underscoring the need for novel therapeutic strategies. Although Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitors (BTKis) exhibit anti-lymphoma activity in various B-cell malignancies, they are less effective in patients with the germinal center B-cell-like (GCB) subtype. The anti-CD79b antibody-drug conjugate polatuzumab vedotin has been approved for DLBCL treatment. Previous studies have shown that the combination of the second-generation BTKi zanubrutinib and polatuzumab vedotin, within the R-CHOP regimen, yielded higher response rates in preliminary clinical studies; however, the efficacy of this combination remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate whether zanubrutinib plus polatuzumab vedotin could represent a novel therapeutic approach. Through assays of drug combination, cell proliferation, cell cycle, and apoptosis, we demonstrated that this combination synergistically inhibited DLBCL cell proliferation both in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, zanubrutinib enhanced polatuzumab vedotin-induced G

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Antibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCD79 AntigensImmunoconjugatesLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseAnimalsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDrug SynergismGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiceUp-RegulationXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAntibodies, MonoclonalCD79 AntigensCD79B protein, humanImmunoconjugatespolatuzumab vedotinDLBCLPolatuzumab vedotinZanubrutinib

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