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Lenalidomide for the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma.

INTRODUCTION: Although a variety of therapeutic schemes for Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) have been attempted, the clinical outcome of patients continues to be unsatisfactory especially among patients with a very high-risk profile and in the relapsed/refractory setting. For this reason, recent clinical trials have explored novel approaches, either by the use of biological agents in chemotherapy-free schedules or by integrating them with chemoimmunotherapy regimens. Areas covered: The efficacy of lenalidomide monotherapy and combination therapy established in clinical studies mainly involving relapsed/refractory MCL is reviewed. The mechanism of action of lenalidomide is also discussed. Furthermore, the current position of lenalidomide in the MCL treatment algorithm is debated. Expert opinion: Lenalidomide demonstrated high efficacy and tolerability in several clinical trials as well as in retrospective real-world reports, even in patients who relapsed or were resistant to bortezomib and ibrutinib. In 2013, lenalidomide was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for relapsed/refractory MCL after two prior therapies including at least one prior treatment with bortezomib. However, the potential synergistic anti-neoplastic effects of lenalidomide in combination with other biological agents, i.e. ibrutinib and venetoclax, especially in the management of p53-mutated cases, still remain an open issue.

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