Table 1.

Prospective trials evaluating covalent BTKi monotherapy and covalent BTKi combinations in R/R MCL

TreatmentReferenceStudyNDrug class(es) addedMedian age, yMedian prior lines (range)High risk MIPIResponseMedian PFS
(mo; 95% CI)
Key grade 3/4 adverse events ≥10%
Covalent BTK inhibitor monotherapy 
 Ibrutinib 14 Phase 2 111 — 68 3 (1-5) 49% ORR 68%;
CR 21% 
13.9
(7.0-NE) 
Neutropenia 16%;
thrombocytopenia 11% 
 Ibrutinib 25 Phase 3 139 — 67 2 (1-9) 22% ORR 72%;
CR 19% 
14.6
(10.4-NE) 
Neutropenia 13% 
 Ibrutinib 19 Pooled analysis 370 — 68 2 (1-9) 32% ORR 70%;
CR 27% 
12.5
(9.8-16.6) 
Neutropenia 17%;
thrombocytopenia 12.4%;
pneumonia 12.7%;
anemia 10.0% 
 Acalabrutinib 27,28 Phase 2 124 — 68 2 (1-2) 17% ORR 81%;
CR 40% 
22
(16.6-33.3) 
Neutropenia 12%;
anemia 12% 
 Zanubrutinib 30,31 Phase 2 86 — 60.5 2 (1-4) 38.4% ORR 83.7%;
CR 77.9% 
33 (19.4-NE) Neutropenia 18.6%;
infection 18.6%;
pneumonia 12.8% 
 Zanubrutinib 32 Phase 1/2 32 — 70.5 1 (1-4) 31.3% ORR 90.6%;
CR 31.3% 
21.1 mo (13.2–NE) Infections 18.8%;
anemia 12.5% 
Covalent BTK inhibitor-based combinations 
 Ibrutinib-rituximab 26 Phase 2 50 Anti-CD20 mAb 67 3 (1-9) 12% ORR 88%;
CR 44% 
Median NR;
15-mo PFS 69% (57%–84%) 
Atrial fibrillation 12% 
 Ibrutinib-lenalidomide-rituximab 36 Phase 2 50 Immunomodulatory agent;
anti-CD20 mAb 
69 2 (1-7) 46% ORR 76%;
CR 56% 
16.0
(13.7-20.5) 
Neutropenia 36%;
infection 22%;
cutaneous 14%;
gastrointestinal 12%;
thrombocytopenia 12%
Vascular 10% 
 Ibrutinib-venetoclax 40 Phase 2 24 BCL2 inhibitor 68 2 (0-6) 75% ORR 71%;
CR 71% 
29 (13-NR) Neutropenia 33%;
thrombocytopenia 17%;
diarrhea 12%;
anemia 12% 
 Ibrutinib-venetoclax-obinutuzumab 13 Phase ½ 24 Type 2 glycoengineered; anti-CD20 mAb;
BCL2 inhibitor 
66 1 (1-3) 29% ORR 71%;
CR 67%;
uMRD 71.5%; (10/14) 
Median NR;
2-y PFS 69.5%
(52.9-91.4) 
Neutropenia 71%;
thrombocytopenia 54%;
diarrhea 12% 
 Ibrutinib-bortezomib 37 Phase 1/2 55 Proteosome inhibitor 71 1 (1-5) Not known ORR 87.3%;
CR 44% 
18.6 (12.4-NR) G4 hematotoxicity 16.4%;
G3 infections 25%
Otherwise not available 
 Ibrutinib-umbralisib 38 Phase 2 21 PI3K-δ/casein kinase 1ε inhibitor 68 2 (2-3) Not known ORR 67%;
CR 27% 
10.5 Infection 17%*;
neutropenia 12%;
bruising 12%;
diarrhea 10% 
 Ibrutinib-palbociclib 39 Phase 1 27 CDK4/6 inhibitor 69 1 (1-5) 26% ORR 67%;
CR 37% 
Median NR;
2-y PFS 59.4%
(37.9%-80.9%) 
Neutropenia 41%;
thrombocytopenia 30%;
hypertension 15%;
febrile neutropenia 15%;
pneumonia 11% 
TreatmentReferenceStudyNDrug class(es) addedMedian age, yMedian prior lines (range)High risk MIPIResponseMedian PFS
(mo; 95% CI)
Key grade 3/4 adverse events ≥10%
Covalent BTK inhibitor monotherapy 
 Ibrutinib 14 Phase 2 111 — 68 3 (1-5) 49% ORR 68%;
CR 21% 
13.9
(7.0-NE) 
Neutropenia 16%;
thrombocytopenia 11% 
 Ibrutinib 25 Phase 3 139 — 67 2 (1-9) 22% ORR 72%;
CR 19% 
14.6
(10.4-NE) 
Neutropenia 13% 
 Ibrutinib 19 Pooled analysis 370 — 68 2 (1-9) 32% ORR 70%;
CR 27% 
12.5
(9.8-16.6) 
Neutropenia 17%;
thrombocytopenia 12.4%;
pneumonia 12.7%;
anemia 10.0% 
 Acalabrutinib 27,28 Phase 2 124 — 68 2 (1-2) 17% ORR 81%;
CR 40% 
22
(16.6-33.3) 
Neutropenia 12%;
anemia 12% 
 Zanubrutinib 30,31 Phase 2 86 — 60.5 2 (1-4) 38.4% ORR 83.7%;
CR 77.9% 
33 (19.4-NE) Neutropenia 18.6%;
infection 18.6%;
pneumonia 12.8% 
 Zanubrutinib 32 Phase 1/2 32 — 70.5 1 (1-4) 31.3% ORR 90.6%;
CR 31.3% 
21.1 mo (13.2–NE) Infections 18.8%;
anemia 12.5% 
Covalent BTK inhibitor-based combinations 
 Ibrutinib-rituximab 26 Phase 2 50 Anti-CD20 mAb 67 3 (1-9) 12% ORR 88%;
CR 44% 
Median NR;
15-mo PFS 69% (57%–84%) 
Atrial fibrillation 12% 
 Ibrutinib-lenalidomide-rituximab 36 Phase 2 50 Immunomodulatory agent;
anti-CD20 mAb 
69 2 (1-7) 46% ORR 76%;
CR 56% 
16.0
(13.7-20.5) 
Neutropenia 36%;
infection 22%;
cutaneous 14%;
gastrointestinal 12%;
thrombocytopenia 12%
Vascular 10% 
 Ibrutinib-venetoclax 40 Phase 2 24 BCL2 inhibitor 68 2 (0-6) 75% ORR 71%;
CR 71% 
29 (13-NR) Neutropenia 33%;
thrombocytopenia 17%;
diarrhea 12%;
anemia 12% 
 Ibrutinib-venetoclax-obinutuzumab 13 Phase ½ 24 Type 2 glycoengineered; anti-CD20 mAb;
BCL2 inhibitor 
66 1 (1-3) 29% ORR 71%;
CR 67%;
uMRD 71.5%; (10/14) 
Median NR;
2-y PFS 69.5%
(52.9-91.4) 
Neutropenia 71%;
thrombocytopenia 54%;
diarrhea 12% 
 Ibrutinib-bortezomib 37 Phase 1/2 55 Proteosome inhibitor 71 1 (1-5) Not known ORR 87.3%;
CR 44% 
18.6 (12.4-NR) G4 hematotoxicity 16.4%;
G3 infections 25%
Otherwise not available 
 Ibrutinib-umbralisib 38 Phase 2 21 PI3K-δ/casein kinase 1ε inhibitor 68 2 (2-3) Not known ORR 67%;
CR 27% 
10.5 Infection 17%*;
neutropenia 12%;
bruising 12%;
diarrhea 10% 
 Ibrutinib-palbociclib 39 Phase 1 27 CDK4/6 inhibitor 69 1 (1-5) 26% ORR 67%;
CR 37% 
Median NR;
2-y PFS 59.4%
(37.9%-80.9%) 
Neutropenia 41%;
thrombocytopenia 30%;
hypertension 15%;
febrile neutropenia 15%;
pneumonia 11% 

BCL2, B-cell lymphoma 2; CDK4/6, cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6; G, grade; MIPI, mantle cell lymphoma international prognostic index; NR, not reached; PI3K, phosphoinositide 3-kinase; uMRD, undetectable minimal residual disease.

*

AEs include 21 patients with CLL.

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