[Lymphomas: A therapeutic update]

Emergence of new molecules has considerably reshaped the management of patients in onco-hematology. Cytotoxic chemotherapy has not been altered, and CHOP remains the reference treatment for lymphomas. However, the development of targeted therapies has allowed for a broader spectrum of treatments. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies entered the market with rituximab in diffuse large B-cell lymphomas, in the 1990s and it is now developing as new-generation anti-CD20 antibodies (obinotuzumab and ofatumumab). Anti-CD30 antibodies have been proposed in the treatment of T lymphomas and Hodgkin lymphomas. More recently, anti-PD1 antibodies have brought new perspectives in several cancers and more specifically in Hodgkin's lymphoma. Finally the BTK inhibitor, ibrutinib developed in the LLC has established itself in the management of mantle cell lymphoma and Waldenström macroglobulinemia. How can we deal with all these new molecules? Should they be offered as monotherapy or in association? In first line or relapse? The objective of this review is to trace history of the latest advances, and to highlight the validated strategies representing the new standards of treatment of lymphomas in 2017.