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Incyte's Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise Against Aggressive Blood Cancer in Pivotal Trial

MarketDash Editorial Team
3 days ago
Incyte's frontMIND trial hit its primary endpoint, showing tafasitamab plus R-CHOP extended progression-free survival in newly diagnosed DLBCL patients. The company plans to file for approval in early 2026, though analysts warn the frontline market is getting crowded.

Incyte Corporation (INCY) delivered some good news on Monday, announcing that its Phase 3 frontMIND trial hit the mark. The study tested tafasitamab (branded as Monjuvi or Minjuvi, depending on where you live) as a first-line treatment for adults freshly diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, or DLBCL for those who prefer fewer syllables.

Here's what the trial looked like: researchers compared the standard R-CHOP treatment (that's rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) against R-CHOP plus tafasitamab and lenalidomide. The combination therapy won on the primary measure that matters most: progression-free survival. It also succeeded on a key secondary endpoint, event-free survival, as determined by investigators. And importantly, no unexpected safety issues popped up.

DLBCL isn't some obscure condition. It's actually the most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in adults worldwide, accounting for 40% of all cases. The disease is particularly nasty because it's aggressive and fast-growing, showing up not just in lymph nodes but also in places like the gastrointestinal tract, skin, and brain.

Incyte is planning to file a supplemental Biologics License Application for tafasitamab as a first-line DLBCL treatment in the first half of 2026. This would represent a significant expansion beyond the drug's current approvals.

Tafasitamab already has regulatory approval for relapsed or refractory DLBCL. The FDA and European Medicines Agency greenlit the drug in combination with lenalidomide back in 2020 and 2021, respectively, for adult patients with relapsed or refractory DLBCL who aren't eligible for autologous stem cell transplant. More recently, in June 2025, the FDA approved tafasitamab combined with lenalidomide and rituximab for adult patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma.

What the Analysts Think

William Blair sees the frontMIND results as encouraging, though they're keeping expectations measured. The firm views this as a meaningful expansion opportunity for Monjuvi into frontline DLBCL, but probably not a blockbuster one.

Analyst Matt Phipps is taking a cautious stance on how much market share Monjuvi can actually capture. The frontline DLBCL space is getting crowded, with multiple novel R-CHOP-based regimens currently in Phase 3 trials. The most significant competitor on the horizon is probably Epkinly from AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) and Genmab AS (GMAB), which is expected to deliver Phase 3 data for frontline DLBCL sometime in 2026.

Incyte shares were up 0.59% at $102.01 on Monday.

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Incyte's Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise Against Aggressive Blood Cancer in Pivotal Trial

MarketDash Editorial Team
3 days ago
Incyte's frontMIND trial hit its primary endpoint, showing tafasitamab plus R-CHOP extended progression-free survival in newly diagnosed DLBCL patients. The company plans to file for approval in early 2026, though analysts warn the frontline market is getting crowded.

Incyte Corporation (INCY) delivered some good news on Monday, announcing that its Phase 3 frontMIND trial hit the mark. The study tested tafasitamab (branded as Monjuvi or Minjuvi, depending on where you live) as a first-line treatment for adults freshly diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, or DLBCL for those who prefer fewer syllables.

Here's what the trial looked like: researchers compared the standard R-CHOP treatment (that's rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) against R-CHOP plus tafasitamab and lenalidomide. The combination therapy won on the primary measure that matters most: progression-free survival. It also succeeded on a key secondary endpoint, event-free survival, as determined by investigators. And importantly, no unexpected safety issues popped up.

DLBCL isn't some obscure condition. It's actually the most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in adults worldwide, accounting for 40% of all cases. The disease is particularly nasty because it's aggressive and fast-growing, showing up not just in lymph nodes but also in places like the gastrointestinal tract, skin, and brain.

Incyte is planning to file a supplemental Biologics License Application for tafasitamab as a first-line DLBCL treatment in the first half of 2026. This would represent a significant expansion beyond the drug's current approvals.

Tafasitamab already has regulatory approval for relapsed or refractory DLBCL. The FDA and European Medicines Agency greenlit the drug in combination with lenalidomide back in 2020 and 2021, respectively, for adult patients with relapsed or refractory DLBCL who aren't eligible for autologous stem cell transplant. More recently, in June 2025, the FDA approved tafasitamab combined with lenalidomide and rituximab for adult patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma.

What the Analysts Think

William Blair sees the frontMIND results as encouraging, though they're keeping expectations measured. The firm views this as a meaningful expansion opportunity for Monjuvi into frontline DLBCL, but probably not a blockbuster one.

Analyst Matt Phipps is taking a cautious stance on how much market share Monjuvi can actually capture. The frontline DLBCL space is getting crowded, with multiple novel R-CHOP-based regimens currently in Phase 3 trials. The most significant competitor on the horizon is probably Epkinly from AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) and Genmab AS (GMAB), which is expected to deliver Phase 3 data for frontline DLBCL sometime in 2026.

Incyte shares were up 0.59% at $102.01 on Monday.