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Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is an aggressive B-cell lymphoma, which is characterized by the chromosomal translocation t(11;14)(q13;q32) and overexpression of cyclin D1 in the vast majority of cases.
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1 Introduction
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is an aggressive B-cell lymphoma, which is characterized by the chromosomal translocation t(11;14)(q13;q32) and overexpression of cyclin D1 in the vast majority of cases. Most patients present with advanced stage disease, often with extra-nodal dissemination, and an unfavourable clinical course. Treatment with conventional chemotherapy resulted in unsatisfactory outcomes and a median survival of less than 3 years after diagnosis of MCL (Zucca et al. 1995).
2 Autologous HSCT
During recent years, the prognosis of patients with MCL has improved considerably, and the refinement of dose-intensified approaches such as auto-HSCT has contributed significantly to this development. A prospective randomized trial by the European Mantle Cell Lymphoma Network (EMCLN) has demonstrated the superiority of auto-HSCT consolidation over interferon maintenance (Dreyling et al. 2005) in the pre-RTX era. The introduction of RTX and the addition of high-dose cytarabine (HD-ARAC) to the induction treatment before auto-HSCT have further improved PFS and OS of MCL patients (Geisler et al. 2008). The benefit of high-dose HD-ARAC before auto-HSCT could be confirmed in prospective clinical trial (Hermine et al. 2016). RTX- and HD-ARAC-based induction treatment followed by auto-HSCT is therefore recommended as a first-line treatment standard for young and fit MCL patients (Cheah et al. 2016; Dreyling et al. 2017).
Although a significant proportion of patients with MCL enjoy long-term disease control after auto-HSCT, relapse remains the main cause of treatment failure. The prognosis of patients with MCL recurrence after auto-HSCT appears to be extremely poor, especially if occurring early after transplant (Dietrich et al. 2011; Dietrich et al. 2014a). A proportion of almost 40% of MCL patients relapsing after auto-HSCT were reported to suffer from chemotherapy-refractory disease (Dietrich et al. 2014a) with a high prevalence of clonal TP53 mutations (Halldorsdottir et al. 2011). In order to prevent these refractory courses, treatment strategies, which effectively reduce the risk of relapse after ASCT, are warranted.
Retrospective studies suggested a significantly improved outcome with RTX maintenance subsequent to high-dose chemotherapy and auto-HSCT for patients with MCL (Dietrich et al. 2014b; Graf et al. 2015). The French study group conducted a prospective randomized phase III trial (LyMa trial) that investigated RTX maintenance versus observation after auto-HSCT in previously untreated MCL patients. Final results of the LyMa trial confirmed the superiority of RTX maintenance with regard to PFS and OS (Le Gouill et al. 2017). The beneficial effect of RTX maintenance was observed in both PET-positive and PET-negative patients after induction treatment prior to auto-HSCT (Mei et al. 2017). This finding implies that the benefit of RTX maintenance after auto-HSCT is present for low- and high-risk MCL patients.
3 Allogeneic HSCT
In a large EBMT) registry study, which investigated the outcome of MCL patients after first-line auto-HSCT failure, 24% of all MCL patients received a rescue consolidation HSCT. Only a minority of 2% received a second auto-HSCT of whom only one patient experienced a long-term survival. These limited results do not justify a rescue auto-HSCT as reasonable salvage strategy in this situation. In contrast, the majority of patients who received a second HSCT underwent allo-HSCT, and a significant proportion of them achieved a durable remission, translating into a 3-year OS of 43% (Dietrich et al. 2014a). Other registry studies and single-centre experiences report similar results (Cook et al. 2010; Tam et al. 2009; Le Gouill et al. 2012).
Long-term efficacy of RIC allo-HSCT was recently demonstrated in a large cohort of MCL patients (Robinson et al. 2018). The cumulative incidence of relapse was 40% at 5 years, and OS was 40% at 5 years. Patients who developed a chronic GVHD and/or patients who did not receive an in vivo TCD with CAMPATH had a significantly lower relapse rate, suggesting the existence of a graft versus MCL effect. Despite long-term remissions after allo-HSCT, chemorefractory disease (Robinson et al. 2018) or early relapse after first-line auto-HSCT (Dietrich et al. 2014a) significantly reduced the long-term survival of MCL patients after allo-HSCT. Chemotherapy-free salvage treatments are obvious options for these highly refractory patients. A recent EBMT survey suggested that ibrutinib may improve the perspective of refractory patients scheduled for allo-HSCT (Dreger et al. 2018). It is important to note that there is a small group of relapsed MCL patients who survived longer than 5 years even without allo-HSCT, suggesting a rather indolent disease course in a subset of patients (Dietrich et al. 2014a). Such patients with a low percentage of Ki67-positive tumour cells might not benefit from an allo-HSCT.
Key Points
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First-line auto-HSCT and RTX maintenance is currently challenged against auto-HSCT with ibrutinib maintenance or a transplant-free approach with ibrutinib and chemotherapy in an EMCLN study (TRIANGLE).
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As long as we await these data to redefine the value of auto-HSCT in the ibrutinib era, auto-HSCT and RTX maintenance should be recommended as the standard treatment for transplant-eligible patients with MCL.
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A second auto-HSCT does not appear to be a promising option in patients with MCL failing a first auto-HSCT. For these patients allo-HSCT should be considered.
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Dietrich, S. (2019). Mantle Cell Lymphoma. In: Carreras, E., Dufour, C., Mohty, M., Kröger, N. (eds) The EBMT Handbook. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02278-5_86
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