Ibrutinib versus temsirolimus in patients with relapsed or refractory mantle-cell lymphoma: an international, randomised, open-label, phase 3 study

Background - Mantle-cell lymphoma is an aggressive B-cell lymphoma with a poor prognosis. Both ibrutinib and temsirolimus have shown single-agent activity in patients with relapsed or refractory mantle-cell lymphoma. We undertook a phase 3 study to assess the efficacy and safety of ibrutinib versus...

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Main Authors: Dreyling, Martin (Author) , Jurczak, Wojciech (Author) , Jerkeman, Mats (Author) , Silva, Rodrigo Santucci (Author) , Rusconi, Chiara (Author) , Trneny, Marek (Author) , Offner, Fritz (Author) , Caballero, Dolores (Author) , Joao, Cristina (Author) , Witzens-Harig, Mathias (Author) , Hess, Georg (Author) , Bence-Bruckler, Isabelle (Author) , Cho, Seok-Goo (Author) , Bothos, John (Author) , Goldberg, Jenna D (Author) , Enny, Christopher (Author) , Traina, Shana (Author) , Balasubramanian, Sriram (Author) , Bandyopadhyay, Nibedita (Author) , Sun, Steven (Author) , Vermeulen, Jessica (Author) , Rizo, Aleksandra (Author) , Rule, Simon (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2016
In: The lancet
Year: 2015, Volume: 387, Issue: 10020, Pages: 770-778
ISSN:1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00667-4
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00667-4
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Author Notes:Martin Dreyling, Wojciech Jurczak, Mats Jerkeman, Rodrigo Santucci Silva, Chiara Rusconi, Marek Trneny, Fritz Offner, Dolores Caballero, Cristina Joao, Mathias Witzens-Harig, Georg Hess, Isabelle Bence-Bruckler, Seok-Goo Cho, John Bothos, Jenna D Goldberg, Christopher Enny, Shana Traina, Sriram Balasubramanian, Nibedita Bandyopadhyay, Steven Sun, Jessica Vermeulen, Aleksandra Rizo, Simon Rule
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Summary:Background - Mantle-cell lymphoma is an aggressive B-cell lymphoma with a poor prognosis. Both ibrutinib and temsirolimus have shown single-agent activity in patients with relapsed or refractory mantle-cell lymphoma. We undertook a phase 3 study to assess the efficacy and safety of ibrutinib versus temsirolimus in relapsed or refractory mantle-cell lymphoma. - Methods - This randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 clinical trial enrolled patients with relapsed or refractory mantle-cell lymphoma confirmed by central pathology in 21 countries who had received one or more rituximab-containing treatments. Patients were stratified by previous therapy and simplified mantle-cell lymphoma international prognostic index score, and were randomly assigned with a computer-generated randomisation schedule to receive daily oral ibrutinib 560 mg or intravenous temsirolimus (175 mg on days 1, 8, and 15 of cycle 1; 75 mg on days 1, 8, and 15 of subsequent 21-day cycles). Randomisation was balanced by using randomly permuted blocks. The primary efficacy endpoint was progression-free survival assessed by a masked independent review committee with the primary hypothesis that ibrutinib compared with temsirolimus significantly improves progression-free survival. The analysis followed the intention-to-treat principle. The trial is ongoing and is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (number NCT01646021) and with the EU Clinical Trials Register, EudraCT (number 2012-000601-74). - Findings - Between Dec 10, 2012, and Nov 26, 2013, 280 patients were randomised to ibrutinib (n=139) or temsirolimus (n=141). Primary efficacy analysis showed significant improvement in progression-free survival (p<0·0001) for patients treated with ibrutinib versus temsirolimus (hazard ratio 0·43 [95% CI 0·32-0·58]; median progression-free survival 14·6 months [95% CI 10·4-not estimable] vs 6·2 months [4·2-7·9], respectively). Ibrutinib was better tolerated than temsirolimus, with grade 3 or higher treatment-emergent adverse events reported for 94 (68%) versus 121 (87%) patients, and fewer discontinuations of study medication due to adverse events for ibrutinib versus temsirolimus (9 [6%] vs 36 [26%]). - Interpretation - Ibrutinib treatment resulted in significant improvement in progression-free survival and better tolerability versus temsirolimus in patients with relapsed or refractory mantle-cell lymphoma. These data lend further support to the positive benefit-risk ratio for ibrutinib in relapsed or refractory mantle-cell lymphoma. - Funding - Janssen Research & Development, LLC.
Item Description:Published Online December 7, 2015
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ISSN:1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00667-4