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ArticleAnnals of hematology2023

The addition of rituximab to chemotherapy improves overall survival in mantle cell lymphoma-a pooled trials analysis.

Luca Fischer, Linmiao Jiang, Joerg Thomas Bittenbring, Kai Huebel, Christian Schmidt, Johannes Duell, Bernd Metzner, Juergen Krauter, Bertram Glass, Andreas Huettmann and 8 more

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Article in Annals of hematology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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18 authors at 11 institutions in 1 country.

Luca FischerDepartment of Medicine III, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany. luca.fischer@med.uni-muenchen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2444-416X
Linmiao JiangInstitute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Joerg Thomas BittenbringUniversity of Saarland, University Hospital, Homburg (Saar), Homburg, Germany.
Kai HuebelUniversity of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Christian SchmidtDepartment of Medicine III, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Johannes DuellDepartment of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Würzburg, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Bernd MetznerUniversity Clinic for Oncology and Hematology, Klinikum Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.
Juergen KrauterDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Braunschweig Municipal Hospital, Brunswick, Germany.
Bertram GlassDepartment of Hematology, HELIOS Klinikum Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany.
Andreas HuettmannDepartment of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, West German Cancer Center Essen, University Hospital Essen (AöR), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Kerstin Schaefer-EckartMedical Clinic V, Hematology and Oncology, Klinikum Nuernberg, Nuernberg, Germany.
Elisabeth SilkenstedtDepartment of Medicine III, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Wolfram KlapperDepartment of Pathology, Hematopathology Section, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Christian-Albrecht-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Wolfgang HiddemannDepartment of Medicine III, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Michael UnterhaltDepartment of Medicine III, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Martin DreylingDepartment of Medicine III, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Eva HosterDepartment of Medicine III, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
German Lymphoma Alliance (GLA) and the German Low-Grade Lymphoma Study Group (GLSG)
LMU Klinikum · DEChristian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel · DEEssen University Hospital · DEHelios Hospital Berlin-Buch · DEKlinikum Arnsberg · DEKlinikum Braunschweig · DEKlinikum Oldenburg · DESaarland University · DEUniversity of Cologne · DEUniversity of Würzburg · DEZimmer Biomet (Germany) · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a distinct subtype of B-cell lymphoma and commonly used induction immunochemotherapies include the anti-CD20 antibody rituximab. However, efficacy data for rituximab regarding overall survival (OS) in first line MCL therapy remain conflicting.We report long-term outcomes of a pooled trials analysis comparing Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicine, Vincristine, Prednisone (CHOP) to R-CHOP in MCL to confirm efficacy on failure free survival (FFS) and OS in relevant subgroups. Untreated, adult MCL patients of two prospective trials assigned to CHOP or R-CHOP were included. Primary endpoints were FFS and OS, secondary endpoints included duration of response (DOR), secondary malignancies and OS after relapse. Between 1996 and 2003, 385 MCL patients were assigned to CHOP (201) or R-CHOP (184). After a median follow-up of 13.4 years, the addition of Rituximab significantly improved FFS (1.36 vs. 2.07 years, HR 0.62 (0.50-0.77)), OS (4.84 vs. 5.81 years, HR 0.78 (0.61-0.99)) and DOR (1.48 vs. 2.08 years, HR 0.67 (0.53-0.86)). Furthermore, Rituximab improved survival across different MCL risk groups. In a post-hoc analysis of OS after relapse comparing patients receiving chemotherapy with / without rituximab, rituximab maintained efficacy with a median OS of 3.10 vs. 2.11 years (HR 0.70, 0.54-0.91). The rate of secondary malignancies was 0.5 and 3.9% for hematological and 7 and 8% for non-hematological malignancies for CHOP and R-CHOP patients, respectively. We present mature results of a pooled MCL cohort, demonstrating prolonged FFS, OS and DOR for the combined immuno-chemotherapy, confirming the standard of care in first line treatment.

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Lymphoma, Mantle-CellAdultAntibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-DerivedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrednisoneProspective StudiesRituximabVincristineAntibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-DerivedCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinPrednisoneRituximabVincristineImmuno-chemotherapyLong-term outcomeMantle cell lymphomaRituximab

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PMID37552322
PMCPMC10492741
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