
DLBCL and Follicular Lymphoma Clinical Trials at MD Anderson
Dr. Strati shares about trials happening at MD Anderson for DLBCL and follicular lymphoma. This includes the following:
Two completed follicular lymphoma trials:
Phase I study of evorpacept and R2 in relapsed indolent B-NHL
Phase 2 study of acalabrutinib and R2 in previously untreated indolent B-NHL
One ongoing DLBCL trial:
Phase 2 study of loncastuximab as consolidation after CART in DLBCL
One upcoming DLBCL trial:
Phase 2 study of emapalaumab for the treatment of persistent severe cytopenia after CART in DLBCL

Dr. Paolo Strati
Dr. Strati is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma and in the Department of Translational Molecular Pathology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston, TX. He is also the Clinical Director for the Lymphoma Tissue Bank. Dr. Strati earned his medical degree cum laude from the San Raffaele University of Milan (Italy) in 2008, and completed an Internal Medicine Residency at the same institution and, subsequently, at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester (MN). He also completed a Hematology-Oncology Fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center, a Leukemia and Lymphoma fellowship at the same institution, and a Malignant Hematology fellowship at the Barts Cancer Institute, in London (UK). Dr. Strati is committed to gain further insight into the biology of the lymphoma immune microenvironment, and to manipulate its components in order to develop novel effective therapies and to decrease the toxicity of treatment strategies already available for patients with B-cell lymphoma.

Kat Richardson
Kat is from Lehi, Utah and is the Health Education Manager for lymphoma. She has worked in healthcare for a decade now, and earned her degree in Community Health Education and Promotion. Kat is passionate about disease prevention as well as improving quality of life and health equity. She enjoys reading, hiking, baking, ice skating, gardening, time with her family and friends, and most of all, spoiling her nieces and nephew.
