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ArticleClinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia2025

Measurable Residual Disease Testing Following Nonintensive Chemoimmunotherapy is Predictive of Need for Maintenance Therapy in Previously Untreated Mantle Cell Lymphoma: A Wisconsin Oncology Network Study.

Julie E Chang, Danielle McQuinn, Meredith Hyun, KyungMann Kim, Vaishalee P Kenkre, Saurabh A Rajguru, Priyanka A Pophali, Mariah Endres, Mitch Howard, Tim Wassenaar and 4 more

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Julie E ChangDepartment of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI. Electronic address: jc2@medicine.wisc.edu.
Danielle McQuinnDepartment of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.
Meredith HyunDepartment of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.
KyungMann KimDepartment of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI.
Vaishalee P KenkreDepartment of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.
Saurabh A RajguruDepartment of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.
Priyanka A PophaliDepartment of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.
Mariah EndresDepartment of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI.
Mitch HowardDepartment of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI.
Tim WassenaarDepartment of Medicine, ProHealth Care, Waukesha, WI.
Ruth Callaway WarrenDepartment of Medicine, Green Bay Oncology, St. Vincent Regional Cancer Center, Green Bay, WI.
Ryan J MattisonDepartment of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.
Kari B WisinskiDepartment of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.
Christopher D FletcherDepartment of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.

Funding

UW COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER SUPPORTP30CA014520 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Christian Capitini · 1985 to 2026
$142.6M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014520
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Abstract

introductionObinutuzumab is hypothesized to improve progression-free survival (PFS) combined with bendamustine induction in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). Measurable-residual disease (MRD) testing may predict benefit from maintenance therapy.

methodsAdults (≥ 18 years) with untreated MCL ineligible for intensive therapies received 4 to 6 cycles of bendamustine + obinutuzumab (BO) followed by consolidation obinutuzumab (CO). Restaging after CO included MRD assessment by next-generation sequencing of bone marrow aspirate (BMA) and peripheral blood (PB). Maintenance obinutuzumab (MO) was omitted for patients with imaging complete response (CR) and MRD-negativity in PB/BMA. All other patients received 8 cycles MO. Primary endpoint is PFS; secondary endpoints are response rates, overall survival, and estimation of MRD status.

resultsTwenty-one patients enrolled, with median age 70 years and stage IV disease in 95%. Twenty patients completed BO; 10 patients received MO per protocol. Six patients did not complete MO due to progression (n = 4), infection (n = 1) and carcinoma (n = 1). Overall response is 95% (75% CR, 20% partial response). Concordance rate between post-consolidation MRD testing in PB and BMA was 70%. After a median follow-up of 43.9 months, median PFS is 46.5 months. The observed difference between 2-year PFS in groups receiving MO versus observation was not statistically significant (HR 0.45, 95% CI, 0.10-1.91). Most common grade 3/4 toxicities were neutropenia, leukopenia, and infections.

conclusionsBO is a tolerable induction regimen with higher rates of CR compared with historical rates with bendamustine + rituximab. Omission of MO did not worsen outcomes in patients achieving MRD-negative status after nonintensive induction/consolidation therapy.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsImmunotherapyLymphoma, Mantle-CellNeoplasm, ResidualAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedBendamustine HydrochlorideFemaleHumansMaintenance ChemotherapyMaleMiddle AgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedBendamustine HydrochlorideobinutuzumabBendamustineMantle cell lymphomaMeasurable residual diseaseMinimal residual diseaseNext-generation sequencingObinutuzumab

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PMCPMC11934077

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