Mantle cell lymphoma: an update on management

Ann Oncol. 2006 May:17 Suppl 4:iv12-4. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdj992.

Abstract

Although response rates are increased, the addition of rituximab to induction chemotherapy has not yet been proven to extend the progression-free and overall survival benefits of chemotherapy alone. In first remission, high-dose therapy plus stem cell rescue improves time to treatment failure and progression-free survival when compared with maintenance interferon alpha. However, relapse rate does not reach a plateau. Radioimmunotherapy has substantial single-agent activity and when combined with chemotherapy may provide a platform onto which rituximab or autologous stem cell transplantation can be added. Targeted therapies are also showing promise and may have a role in maintenance and/or initial therapy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell / therapy*
  • Radioimmunotherapy
  • Stem Cell Transplantation