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Review

Review of Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma

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Division of Hematology and Hematological Malignancies, University of Calgary and Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Department of Medicine, University of Toronto and Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Impact Medicom Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada
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BC Cancer, Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Curr. Oncol. 2019, 26(2), 233-240; https://doi.org/10.3747/co.26.4345
Submission received: 3 January 2019 / Revised: 3 February 2019 / Accepted: 3 March 2019 / Published: 1 April 2019

Abstract

Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare subtype of aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma that remains incurable with standard therapy. Patients typically require multiple lines of therapy, and those with relapsed or refractory (R/R) disease have a very poor prognosis. The Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor ibrutinib has proven to be an effective agent for patients with R/R MCL. Although usually well tolerated, ibrutinib can be associated with unique toxicities, requiring discontinuation in some patients. Effective and well-tolerated alternatives to ibrutinib for patients with R/R MCL are therefore needed. Novel btk inhibitors such as acalabrutinib, zanubrutinib, and tirabrutinib are designed to improve on the safety and efficacy of first-generation btk inhibitors such as ibrutinib. Data from single-arm clinical trials suggest that, compared with ibrutinib, second-generation btk inhibitors have comparable efficacy and might have a more favourable toxicity profile. Those newer btk inhibitors might therefore provide a viable treatment option for patients with R/R MCL.
Keywords: bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors; mantle cell lymphoma; acalabrutinib bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors; mantle cell lymphoma; acalabrutinib

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Owen, C.; Berinstein, N.L.; Christofides, A.; Sehn, L.H. Review of Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma. Curr. Oncol. 2019, 26, 233-240. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.26.4345

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Owen C, Berinstein NL, Christofides A, Sehn LH. Review of Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma. Current Oncology. 2019; 26(2):233-240. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.26.4345

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Owen, C., N.L. Berinstein, A. Christofides, and L.H. Sehn. 2019. "Review of Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma" Current Oncology 26, no. 2: 233-240. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.26.4345

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