RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Bendamustine Plus Rituximab for Mantle Cell Lymphoma: A Korean, Multicenter Retrospective Analysis JF Anticancer Research JO Anticancer Res FD International Institute of Anticancer Research SP 6083 OP 6089 DO 10.21873/anticanres.16120 VO 42 IS 12 A1 JUN HO YI A1 SEOK JIN KIM A1 JEONG-OK LEE A1 GYEONG-WON LEE A1 JAE-YONG KWAK A1 HYEON-SEOK EOM A1 JAE-CHEOL JO A1 YOON SEOK CHOI A1 SUNG YONG OH A1 WON SEOG KIM YR 2022 UL http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/42/12/6083.abstract AB Background/Aim: The combination of bendamustine and rituximab (BR) is highly effective in both treatment-naïve and relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). Due to the rarity of MCL and limited accessibility of BR, clinical outcome from BR in the routine clinical practice in Korean patients are limited. Patients and Methods: To evaluate the real-world outcomes of BR treatment for MCL in Korea, medical records from 37 patients were retrospectively analyzed. Results: Twenty-five patients received BR as first-line treatment, and ten, eight, and seven patients were classified as low-, intermediate-, and high-risk by MIPI-classification, respectively. With the follow-up duration of 24.3 months, the three-year progression-free survival (PFS) rate was 80.5%±11.8%. PFS significantly differed according to MIPI-classification (p=0.002) and TP53 status (p=0.042). The three-year overall survival (OS) rate was 92.0%±5.4%. In 12 patients who received BR as salvage treatment, the median age was 66. The median PFS was 12.8 months, and the three-year OS rate was 66.8%±16.2%. Conclusion: BR is an effective regimen for both newly-diagnosed and relapsed or refractory MCL patients in Korea, with favorable response rates and outcomes.