There is interest in developing BCL6 inhibitors because this transcription factor is required for proliferation and survival of several types of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin's lymphoma and proof of principle studies have demonstrated the efficacy of inhibiting BCL6 in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma [27], [28]. This evidence concerns the gene BCL6 and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.