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ArticleHaematologica2025

Clinical benefit of tafasitamab plus lenalidomide in relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: real-world data from the EarlyMIND study.

Gabriel Brisou, Jérôme Paillassa, Sophie Bernard, Olivier Tournilhac, Luc-Matthieu Fornecker, Frédéric Maloisel, Lauris Gastaud, Eric Durot, Adrian Tempescul, Thorsten Braun and 20 more

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5 · Who and what money

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30 authors.

Gabriel BrisouDepartment of Haematology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille.
Jérôme PaillassaDepartment of Haematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Angers, Angers.
Sophie BernardDepartment of Haematology, Centre Hospitalier (CH) de la Côte Basque, Bayonne.
Olivier TournilhacDepartment of Cellular Therapy and Clinical Haematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand.
Luc-Matthieu ForneckerDepartment of Haematology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe (ICANS) and Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg.
Frédéric MaloiselDepartment of Oncology, Clinique Sainte-Anne, Strasbourg.
Lauris GastaudDepartment of Haematology, Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grâce, Monaco, Monaco.
Eric DurotClinical Haematology Service, Hôpital Robert Debré, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Reims, Reims.
Adrian TempesculDepartment of Clinical Haematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Brest, Brest.
Thorsten BraunClinical Haematology Department, Hôpital Avicenne, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Bobigny.
Vadim IvanovHaematology and Cellular Therapy Department, La Conception, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Marseille, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Marseille.
Brieuc CherelHaematology and Immunology Department, Centre Hospitalier (CH) Bretagne Atlantique, Vannes.
Caroline SerrierClinical Haematology Department, Centre Hospitalier (CH) Perpignan, Perpignan.
Jeremy DelageClinical Haematology Department, Clinique du Parc, Castelnau Le Lez.
Abderrazak El YamaniMedical Oncology and Clinical Haematology, Centre Hospitalier (CH) Blois, Blois.
Baptiste DelapierreHaematology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Caen, Caen.
Laure LebrasHaematology Department, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon.
Elsa LestangHaematology Service, Centre Hospitalier (CH) Saint Nazaire, Saint Nazaire.
Camille VillesuzanneHaematology Department, Centre Hospitalier (CH) Brive, Brive.
Philippe AgapeHaematology and Internal Medicine Department, Centre Hospitalier (CH) Laval, Laval.
Guillaume EscureBlood Diseases Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Lille, Lille.
Ludovic FouilletHaematology Department, Institut de Cancérologie et d'Hématologie Universitaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Saint-Etienne.
Christophe NicolOnco-Haematology Unit, Centre Hospitalier (CH) Pays de Morlaix, Morlaix.
Gaëlle OlivierHaematology Department, Centre Hospitalier (CH) Niort, Niort.
Anthony LevyClinical Immunology, haematology and infectious diseases Unit, Centre Hospitalier (CH) Vichy, Vichy and INSERM, Poitiers.
Anne-Sophie Le BrisHaematology Department, Centre Hospitalier (CH) Douarnenez, Douarnenez.
Ophélie CassutoMedical Oncology Department, Clinique Saint Georges, Nice.
Laura JacquemelleIncyte Biosciences France, Boulogne-Billancourt.
Corinne HaiounLymphoid Haematology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Créteil.
Charles HerbauxHaematology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Montpellier, Montpellier. c-herbaux@chu-montpellier.fr.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tafasitamab combined with lenalidomide was approved in Europe in 2021 for transplant-ineligible patients with relapsed/ refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Approval was based on the L-MIND study, which demonstrated a 57.5% overall response rate (ORR), 41.3% complete response (CR) rate, 12.1-month median progression-free survival (PFS), and 33.5-month median overall survival (OS) at 5 years. The multicenter retrospective EarlyMIND study analyzed real-world efficacy and treatment patterns of patients receiving tafasitamab plus lenalidomide for second-line (2L cohort) to fourth-line (3L + 4L cohort) treatment in the French Early Access Program. Outcomes were analyzed overall and according to number of previous lines of treatment. Post hoc analyses were conducted on subgroups based on prognostic factors, performance status, primary refractoriness, cell of origin, and treatment response. Overall, 186 patients were included (2L: N=105; 3L + 4L: N=81). The median age of the patients was 78 years; most patients had early relapsed disease (71.2%), including 60.2% with primary refractory disease. At a median follow-up of 8.2 months, best ORR was 46.8%, with a CR rate of 29%. The ORR was higher in the 2L cohort (50.5%) than in the 3L + 4L cohort (42%). The median PFS and OS were 4.7 and 10 months, respectively, in the overall population, 5.4 and 10.6 months in the 2L cohort, and 3.6 and 8.2 months in the 3L + 4L cohort. Long-lasting responses were observed in patients achieving CR, with median duration of response, PFS, and OS not reached. The median time to CR as best objective response was four cycles, regardless of treatment line. Despite involving a frail population with high-risk disease characteristics, results of this large real-world European retrospective study on tafasitamab plus lenalidomide are encouraging, with almost one third of patients experiencing long-lasting CR.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHumansLenalidomideMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeLenalidomide

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PMID40371897
PMCPMC12485315

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