Drs Peter Martin and Eva Hoster discuss minimal residual disease, the Mantle Cell Lymphoma International Prognostic Index, and newer variable additions and their role in understanding recent findings.

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Resources

Predictive Value of Minimal Residual Disease on Efficacy of Rituximab Maintenance in Mantle Cell Lymphoma: Results From the European MCL Elderly Trial https://ashpublications.org/blood/article/140/Supplement%201/1304/491631/Predictive-Value-of-Minimal-Residual-Disease-on

Mantle Cell Lymphoma https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/203085-overview

A New Prognostic Index (MIPI) for Patients With Advanced-Stage Mantle Cell Lymphoma https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17962512/

German Lymphoma Alliance Scores https://www.german-lymphoma-alliance.de/Scores.html

Treatment of Older Patients With Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL): Long-term Follow-up of the Randomized European MCL Elderly Trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31804876/

Rituximab-Lenalidomide (R2) Maintenance Is Superior to Rituximab Maintenance After First-line Immunochemotherapy in Mantle Cell Lymphoma: Results of the MCL R2 Elderly Clinical Trial https://ashpublications.org/blood/article/138/Supplement%201/379/478205/Rituximab-Lenalidomide-R2-Maintenance-Is-Superior

ASCT After a Rituximab/Ibrutinib/Ara-c Containing iNduction in Generalized Mantle Cell Lymphoma https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02858258