Phase III, Randomized Trial: Lenalidomide vs Observation After Induction With Rituximab Followed by Cht and ASCT in MCL Adult Patients

Summary

A phase III multicenter, randomized study with Lenalidomide (Revlimid®) maintenance versus observation after intensified induction regimen containing rituximab followed by high dose chemotherapy and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation as first line treatment in adult patients with advanced Mantle Cell Lymphoma: IIL study (MCL0208).

Timeline

Start

2010-05

Primary completion

2017-12

Completion

2019-01

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper 80% (95% CI 70-87) in the lenalidomide group versus 64% (53-73) in the observation group (log-rank test p=0·012 PMID 33357480 ↗

Publications

• Ragaini S, Galli A, Genuardi E, Gandossini M, Alessandria B, Civita AM, Evangelista A, Amaducci E, Stefoni V, Cavallo F, Ballerini F, Puccini B, Vallisa D, Michieli M, Pascarella A, Palmas A, Patti C, Lucchini E, Careddu MG, Merli M, Postorino M, Boccomini C, Balzarotti M, Zilioli VR, Gomes da Silva M, Bruno B, Rizzo E, Ladetto M, Malcovati L, Ferrero S. Large clones of clonal hematopoiesis affect outcome in mantle cell lymphoma: results from the FIL MCL0208 clinical trial. Blood Adv. 2025 Apr 22;9(8):1805-1815. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2024014948.
• Zaccaria GM, Ferrero S, Hoster E, Passera R, Evangelista A, Genuardi E, Drandi D, Ghislieri M, Barbero D, Del Giudice I, Tani M, Moia R, Volpetti S, Cabras MG, Di Renzo N, Merli F, Vallisa D, Spina M, Pascarella A, Latte G, Patti C, Fabbri A, Guarini A, Vitolo U, Hermine O, Kluin-Nelemans HC, Cortelazzo S, Dreyling M, Ladetto M. A Clinical Prognostic Model Based on Machine Learning from the Fondazione Italiana Linfomi (FIL) MCL0208 Phase III Trial. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Dec 31;14(1):188. doi: 10.3390/cancers14010188.
• Ladetto M, Cortelazzo S, Ferrero S, Evangelista A, Mian M, Tavarozzi R, Zanni M, Cavallo F, Di Rocco A, Stefoni V, Pagani C, Re A, Chiappella A, Balzarotti M, Zilioli VR, Gomes da Silva M, Arcaini L, Molinari AL, Ballerini F, Ferreri AJM, Puccini B, Benedetti F, Stefani PM, Narni F, Casaroli I, Stelitano C, Ciccone G, Vitolo U, Martelli M. Lenalidomide maintenance after autologous haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation in mantle cell lymphoma: results of a Fondazione Italiana Linfomi (FIL) multicentre, randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet Haematol. 2021 Jan;8(1):e34-e44. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(20)30358-6. Epub 2020 Dec 22.
• Zaccaria GM, Ferrero S, Rosati S, Ghislieri M, Genuardi E, Evangelista A, Sandrone R, Castagneri C, Barbero D, Lo Schirico M, Arcaini L, Molinari AL, Ballerini F, Ferreri A, Omede P, Zamo A, Balestra G, Boccadoro M, Cortelazzo S, Ladetto M. Applying Data Warehousing to a Phase III Clinical Trial From the Fondazione Italiana Linfomi Ensures Superior Data Quality and Improved Assessment of Clinical Outcomes. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2019 Oct;3:1-15. doi: 10.1200/CCI.19.00049.
• Ferrero S, Rossi D, Rinaldi A, Bruscaggin A, Spina V, Eskelund CW, Evangelista A, Moia R, Kwee I, Dahl C, Di Rocco A, Stefoni V, Diop F, Favini C, Ghione P, Mahmoud AM, Schipani M, Kolstad A, Barbero D, Novero D, Paulli M, Zamo A, Jerkeman M, da Silva MG, Santoro A, Molinari A, Ferreri A, Gronbaek K, Piccin A, Cortelazzo S, Bertoni F, Ladetto M, Gaidano G. KMT2D mutations and TP53 disruptions are poor prognostic biomarkers in mantle cell lymphoma receiving high-dose therapy: a FIL study. Haematologica. 2020 Jun;105(6):1604-1612. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2018.214056. Epub 2019 Sep 19.
• Bomben R, Ferrero S, D'Agaro T, Dal Bo M, Re A, Evangelista A, Carella AM, Zamo A, Vitolo U, Omede P, Rusconi C, Arcaini L, Rigacci L, Luminari S, Piccin A, Liu D, Wiestner A, Gaidano G, Cortelazzo S, Ladetto M, Gattei V. A B-cell receptor-related gene signature predicts survival in mantle cell lymphoma: results from the Fondazione Italiana Linfomi MCL-0208 trial. Haematologica. 2018 May;103(5):849-856. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2017.184325. Epub 2018 Feb 22.

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