Follicular lymphoma (FL) is the most common indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Although patients with FL have high response rates to therapy, most develop increasingly resistant disease. In addition, transformation into an aggressive lymphoma is associated with unfavorable outcomes. Many novel agents are under investigation, and early clinical data are encouraging. Aligning treatment with the underlying tumor biology and sequencing of therapies remain key clinical challenges. At the Lymphoma Research Foundation's biannual 2024 Follicular Lymphoma Scientific Workshop, experts convened to discuss the role of chemotherapy in the context of new therapies, the impact of early progression on treatment sequencing, novel endpoints in clinical trials, disease biology and the tumor microenvironment, and new treatments on the horizon. This report focuses on updates in FL biology, first-line treatment, the role of progression of disease in 24 months (POD24), clinical trial design, and redefining cure in FL.
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December 3, 2025
Consensus Recommendations from the 2024 International Follicular Lymphoma Scientific Workshop Open Access
Reid W Merryman,
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
* Corresponding Author; email: reid_merryman@dfci.harvard.edu
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Sarah C. Rutherford,
Sarah C. Rutherford
Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, United States
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Stephen M. Ansell,
Stephen M. Ansell
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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Philippe Armand,
Philippe Armand
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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John P. Leonard,
John P. Leonard
Weill Medical College of Cornell University and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, United States
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Loretta Nastoupil,
Loretta Nastoupil
Southwest Oncology, Durango, Colorado, United States
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Sonali M. Smith,
Sonali M. Smith
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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John M. Timmerman,
John M. Timmerman
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Andrew D. Zelenetz,
Andrew D. Zelenetz
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
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Meghan Gutierrez,
Meghan Gutierrez
Lymphoma Research Foundation, New York, New York, United States
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Wendy Béguelin,
Wendy Béguelin
Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, United States
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Carla Casulo,
Carla Casulo
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States
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James R Cerhan,
James R Cerhan
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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Michael R Green,
Michael R Green
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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Brad S Kahl,
Brad S Kahl
Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States
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Robert Kridel,
Robert Kridel
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre - UHN, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Brian K. Link,
Brian K. Link
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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Matthew J Maurer,
Matthew J Maurer
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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Bertrand Nadel,
Bertrand Nadel
Centre d'immunologie de Marseille Luminy, 13288 MARSEILLE, France
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Andrea Radtke,
Andrea Radtke
Leica Microsystems, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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Efrat Luttwak,
Efrat Luttwak
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NYC, New York, United States
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Gilles A. Salles,
Gilles A. Salles
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
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Laurie H. Sehn,
Laurie H. Sehn
BC Cancer, Vancouver, Canada
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Laura Pasqualucci,
Laura Pasqualucci
Columbia University, New York, New York, United States
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Ann S. LaCasce
Ann S. LaCasce
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Blood Adv bloodadvances.2025018079.
Article history
Submitted:
August 27, 2025
Revision Received:
October 22, 2025
Accepted:
October 28, 2025
Citation
Reid W Merryman, Sarah C. Rutherford, Stephen M. Ansell, Philippe Armand, John P. Leonard, Loretta Nastoupil, Sonali M. Smith, John M. Timmerman, Andrew D. Zelenetz, Meghan Gutierrez, Wendy Béguelin, Carla Casulo, James R Cerhan, Michael R Green, Brad S Kahl, Robert Kridel, Brian K. Link, Matthew J Maurer, Bertrand Nadel, Andrea Radtke, Efrat Luttwak, Gilles A. Salles, Laurie H. Sehn, Laura Pasqualucci, Ann S. LaCasce; Consensus Recommendations from the 2024 International Follicular Lymphoma Scientific Workshop. Blood Adv 2025; bloodadvances.2025018079. doi: https://doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvances.2025018079
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