Abstract
Advanced stage mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) with a median survival of only three years and virtually no long-term survivors represents the lymphoma subtype with the poorest prognosis and remains incurable with conventional chemotherapy. Recently two randomized trials of the German Low Grade Lymphoma Study Group (GLSG) demonstrated the superiority of a combined immunochemotherapy with the anti-CD20 antibody rituximab in first-line therapy (R-CHOP) as well as in relapsed disease (R-FCM). In addition, in a trial of the European MCL Network, intensified-consolidation with high-dose radiochemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation significantly improved the progression-free survival in patients up to 65 years of age. However, the vast majority of patients with MCL will eventually relapse. Thus, new strategies such as allogenic transplantation after dose-reduced conditioning or novel molecular targeting agents (e. g. proteasome inhibitors or radiolabeled antibodies) are urgently warranted to further improve the long-term outcome of MCL.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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English Abstract
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Review
MeSH terms
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Age Factors
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Aged
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Antibodies, Monoclonal / administration & dosage
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Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
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Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
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Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
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Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
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Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic
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Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Cyclophosphamide / therapeutic use
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Disease-Free Survival
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Doxorubicin / therapeutic use
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Female
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Humans
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Immunotherapy
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Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell / drug therapy
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Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell / mortality
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Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell / radiotherapy
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Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell / therapy*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Prednisone / therapeutic use
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Prognosis
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Proteasome Inhibitors
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Radiotherapy Dosage
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Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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Recurrence
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Risk Factors
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Rituximab
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Stem Cell Transplantation
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Survival Analysis
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Time Factors
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Transplantation, Autologous
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Vincristine / therapeutic use
Substances
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Antibodies, Monoclonal
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Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
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Antineoplastic Agents
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Proteasome Inhibitors
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Rituximab
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Vincristine
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Doxorubicin
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Cyclophosphamide
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Prednisone