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. 2021 Dec 14;17(1):69–84. doi: 10.1007/s11523-021-00857-8

Table 2.

Key clinical trials showing efficacy of BTK inhibitors in the treatment of relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma

Trial Phase Treatment No. of pts Med. follow-up (mo.) ORRa (%) CRa (%) Med. DORa (mo.) Med. PFSa (mo.) Med. OS (mo.)
Single-arm monotherapy trials
 NCT01236391 [33, 34] II Ibrutinib 111 15.3 68 21 17.5 13.9 NR
26.7 67 23 17.5 13.0 22.5
 NCT01599949 [35] II Ibrutinib 120 14.9 63 21 14.9 10.5 NA
 NCT02213926 [36, 38] II Acalabrutinib 124 15.2 81 40 NR NR NR
38.1 81 48 28.6 22.0 NR
 NCT03206970 [39, 42] II Zanubrutinib 86 18.4 84 69 19.5 22.1 NA
35.3 84 67 NR 33.0 NR
 NCT01659255; NCT02457559 [14, 43] I Tirabrutinib 16b 10.2c 92 42 NA 11.2d NA
22.3 69 38 NR 25.8 NA
 NCT03494179 [44, 45] I/II Orelabrutinib 106 15.0 88 27 NR NR NR
 BRUIN [20] I/II Pirtobrutinib 56 6 52 25 NA NA NA
Open-label randomised controlled monotherapy trial
 RAY [40, 41] III Ibrutinib 139 20.0 72* 19 NR 14.6* NR
38.7 77* 23 23.1 15.6* 30.3
Temsirolimus 141 20.0 40 1 7.0 6.2 21.3
38.7 47 3 6.3 6.2 23.5

BTK Bruton tyrosine kinase, CR complete response, DOR duration of response, med. median, mo. month(s), NA not available, NR not reached, ORR overall response rate, OS overall survival, PFS progression-free survival, pt(s) patient(s)

*p < 0.0001 for ibrutinib vs temsirolimus at corresponding data cut-off (i.e. med. follow-up)

aIn general, initial results are as assessed by an independent review committee; later results are investigator-assessed

bData presented are for 12 evaluable pts at 10.2 mo.-med. follow-up data cut-off

cCalculated from reported value of 309 days

dMean; calculated from reported value of 341 days