Table 1.

Contemporary MCL first-line treatment

RegimenTrial name or sponsorPhaseNMedian age, y (range)ORR (%)CR (%)EFS/PFS/TTFOSPredictive biomarkersMRD negativityReferences
Intensive chemotherapy            
 R-hyperCVAD/R-MA MD Anderson Cancer Center 97 61 (41-80) 97 87 Median EFS, 4.8 y Median OS, 10.7 y MIPI N/R 17 
 Maxi-CHOP/HDAC/rituximab → ASCT Nordic MCL2 160 56 (32-65) 96 54 Median PFS, 8.5 y Median OS, 12.7 y MIPI, MIPI-B, MIPI-B-miR, MRD TP53 mutation ASCT: 49% 20 
 R-CHOP/R-DHAP → ASCT Groupe d’Etude des Lymphomes de l’Adulte (GELA) 60 57.5 (40-66) 95 57 Median EFS, 83 mo 5-y OS rate, 75% N/R N/R 18 
 R-CHOP/R-DHAP → ASCT MCL Younger 232 56 (50-60) EOI, 94; ASCT, 98 EOI, 55; ASCT, 83 Median TTF, 9.1 y Median OS, 9.8 y MIPI, Ki-67, MRD
CDKN2A/TP53 deletions 
EOI: PB, 79%; BM, 61%; ASCT: PB, 85%; BM, 79% 6, 19 
 R-DHAP/R-CHOP → ASCT → rituximab maintenance LYSA 120 57 (27-65) EOI, 99; ASCT, 100 EOI, 85; ASCT, 94 4-y PFS rate, 83% 4-y OS rate, 89% MIPI N/R 21 
Outpatient chemotherapy            
 Rituximab-bendamustine StiL 46 64 (34-83) 93 40 Median PFS, 35 mo N/R N/R N/R 24 
 Rituximab-bendamustine BRIGHT 36 60 (28-84) 94 50 5-y PFS rate, 40% 5-y OS rate, 59% N/R N/R 25 
 R-CHOP/rituximab maintenance MCL Elderly 267 70 (60-87) 86 34 4-y PFS rate, 57% 4-y OS rate, 87% MIPI, MRD PB, 48% 23 
 VR-CAP  243 65 (26-88) 92 53 Median PFS, 25 mo 4-y OS rate, 64% MIPI-B, Ki-67 N/R 22 
 R-BAC Fondazione Italiana Linformi 57 71 (67-75) 91 91 3-y PFS rate, 76% N/R MIPI, Ki-67, blastoid PB, 78%; BM, 54% 26 
 RiBVD LYSA 74 73 (64-83) 84 75.5 4-y PFS rate, 58% 4-y OS rate, 71% MRD PB, 87% 27 
 Lenalidomide-bendamustine-rituximab NLG/MCL4 1/2 51 71 (62-84) 80 64 Median PFS, 42 mo 3-y OS rate, 73% N/R PB, 68%; BM, 56% 28 
Novel agents            
 Rituximab-lenalidomide  38 65 (42-86) 92 64 5-y PFS rate, 64% 5-y OS rate, 77% MIPI correlates with OS PB, 80% 46,47 
RegimenTrial name or sponsorPhaseNMedian age, y (range)ORR (%)CR (%)EFS/PFS/TTFOSPredictive biomarkersMRD negativityReferences
Intensive chemotherapy            
 R-hyperCVAD/R-MA MD Anderson Cancer Center 97 61 (41-80) 97 87 Median EFS, 4.8 y Median OS, 10.7 y MIPI N/R 17 
 Maxi-CHOP/HDAC/rituximab → ASCT Nordic MCL2 160 56 (32-65) 96 54 Median PFS, 8.5 y Median OS, 12.7 y MIPI, MIPI-B, MIPI-B-miR, MRD TP53 mutation ASCT: 49% 20 
 R-CHOP/R-DHAP → ASCT Groupe d’Etude des Lymphomes de l’Adulte (GELA) 60 57.5 (40-66) 95 57 Median EFS, 83 mo 5-y OS rate, 75% N/R N/R 18 
 R-CHOP/R-DHAP → ASCT MCL Younger 232 56 (50-60) EOI, 94; ASCT, 98 EOI, 55; ASCT, 83 Median TTF, 9.1 y Median OS, 9.8 y MIPI, Ki-67, MRD
CDKN2A/TP53 deletions 
EOI: PB, 79%; BM, 61%; ASCT: PB, 85%; BM, 79% 6, 19 
 R-DHAP/R-CHOP → ASCT → rituximab maintenance LYSA 120 57 (27-65) EOI, 99; ASCT, 100 EOI, 85; ASCT, 94 4-y PFS rate, 83% 4-y OS rate, 89% MIPI N/R 21 
Outpatient chemotherapy            
 Rituximab-bendamustine StiL 46 64 (34-83) 93 40 Median PFS, 35 mo N/R N/R N/R 24 
 Rituximab-bendamustine BRIGHT 36 60 (28-84) 94 50 5-y PFS rate, 40% 5-y OS rate, 59% N/R N/R 25 
 R-CHOP/rituximab maintenance MCL Elderly 267 70 (60-87) 86 34 4-y PFS rate, 57% 4-y OS rate, 87% MIPI, MRD PB, 48% 23 
 VR-CAP  243 65 (26-88) 92 53 Median PFS, 25 mo 4-y OS rate, 64% MIPI-B, Ki-67 N/R 22 
 R-BAC Fondazione Italiana Linformi 57 71 (67-75) 91 91 3-y PFS rate, 76% N/R MIPI, Ki-67, blastoid PB, 78%; BM, 54% 26 
 RiBVD LYSA 74 73 (64-83) 84 75.5 4-y PFS rate, 58% 4-y OS rate, 71% MRD PB, 87% 27 
 Lenalidomide-bendamustine-rituximab NLG/MCL4 1/2 51 71 (62-84) 80 64 Median PFS, 42 mo 3-y OS rate, 73% N/R PB, 68%; BM, 56% 28 
Novel agents            
 Rituximab-lenalidomide  38 65 (42-86) 92 64 5-y PFS rate, 64% 5-y OS rate, 77% MIPI correlates with OS PB, 80% 46,47 

EOI, end of induction; HDAC, high-dose cytarabine; miR, microRNA; N/R, not reported; RiBVD, rituximab plus bendamustine, bortezomib, and dexamethasone; R-MA, rituximab, methotrexate, and cytarabine; TTF, time-to-treatment failure.

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