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NCT Number: NCT04882475

Biological Insights of First Relapsed-refractory Patients With Mantle Cell Lymphoma: the MANTLE-FIRST BIO Study.

Retrospective observational study with a prospective biological evaluation of an historical cohort of first relapsed-refractory patients with mantle cell lymphoma who were relapsed or refractory to rituximab and chemotherapy containing induction regimens with curative intent.

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Key information

Conditions

Mantle Cell Lymphoma Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases Immune System Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Lymphatic Diseases Lymphoma Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoproliferative Disorders Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, MI, Italy

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About this study

Biological samples from 80 Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) patients will be collected and analyzed in 30 Italian sites in 36 months.

Patients will be identified and selected both on a clinical base and according to the availability of Formaline-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) material, frozen material or viable cryopreserved cells at Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) diagnosis. They will be analyzed in 4 subgroups, each with different clinical specificity: 1) refractory to Induction Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT); 2) refractory to Bruton Tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors (BTKi); 3) sensitive to induction Induction Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT); 4) sensitive to BTK inhibitors (BTKi).

Each group will undergo central pathology revision with other immunohistochemical studies (Verona, Dr. Parisi; Milano, Prof. Ponzoni; Vicenza, Dr. D'Amore; Brescia, Prof. Facchetti). Formaline-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) diagnostic specimens of Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) will be screened by immunohistochemistry for the expression of immunoglobulin (Ig) heavy chains to identify Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) cases lacking Immunoglobulin (Ig) expression.

Cytofluorimetric and molecular studies will be performed in the laboratories of the Verona University and at IFOM (Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare (FIRC = Fondazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro)). Specific methods will be used: Flow cytometry for the status of surface Ig expression and multiplexed phospho-specific flow cytometry, NGS (Next Generation Sequencing), Immunoglobulin (IgH/IgL V(D)J) profiling by BIOMED2 protocol-based, NGS (Next Generation Sequencing) technology in the relapsed-refractory mantle cell lymphoma (R/R MCL) cases, Chromatin accessibility studies by Assay for Transposase-Accessible Chromatin sequencing (ATAC-seq) (on viable cell suspensions or frozen pellets) and Gene Expression Profiling (GEP) by RNA-sequencing and RNA studies of the MALT1-MYC ((Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation protein 1 - MYC) pathway.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with histologically documented diagnosis of Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) as defined in the 2016 edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) classification, with available tissue for revision and additional studies;
  • Diagnosis of Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) between 1st of January 2008 and 30th of June 2020;
  • Adults, 18-80 years at diagnosis;
  • Relapsed or refractory disease after rituximab and chemotherapy containing induction regimens with curative intent.
  • Treatment at relapse or progression on an intention-to-treat basis (ITT): at least one cycle of Chemo-immunotherapy (CIT), Bruton Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (BTKi), or alternative drugs combination;
  • Subject understanding and voluntarily signing an informed consent form approved by an Independent Ethics Committee (IEC), prior to the initiation of any study-specific procedures.

Exclusion criteria

  • Unavailability of the samples requested by the study;
  • Any histology other than Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL);
  • Patients treated with front line regimens containing only rituximab or with palliative therapy;
  • Untreated patients; patients undergoing watchful waiting approach.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Histopathological characterization of patients with Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL)

    Time frame: The endpoint will be evaluated from the beginning to the end of the study (up to 36 months)

    Histopathological characterization of patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) who were relapsed or refractory to rituximab and chemotherapy containing induction regimens with curative intent. 80 Mantel Cell Lymphoma (MCL) patients stratified according to Chemo-immunotherapy (CIT) or Bruton Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (BTKi) resistance (20 for each of the groups previously identified) will undergo central pathology revision with assessment of Immunoglobulin (Ig) expression and other histopathological studies.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Mutational analysis of Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) driver genes

    Time frame: The endpoint will be evaluated from the beginning to the end of the study (up to 36 months)

    Performed on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue sections as well as, when available, on frozen material or viable cryopreserved cells at Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) diagnosis. The aim is to perform a mutational analysis for Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) driver genes: Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) on approximately 80 cases of Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL), including 20 cases Relapsed/Refractory (R/R) to Bruton Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (BTKi)

  2. Functional study of the B-Cell Receptor (BCR) activity by flow cytometry in Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) cell samples

    Time frame: The endpoint will be evaluated from the beginning to the end of the study (up to 36 months)

    Performed on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue sections as well as, when available, on frozen material or viable cryopreserved cells at Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) diagnosis. The aim is to perform a functional study of the B-Cell Receptor (BCR) activity: multiplexed phospho-specific flow cytometry on 10-20 Relapsed/Refractory (R/R) Mantle Cell Lymphoma cases.

  3. To understand the mechanisms of evasion from B-Cell Receptor (BCR) requirement, with particular focus on Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) cases that are resistant to Chemo-immunotherapy (CIT) and/or Bruton Tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibition

    Time frame: The endpoint will be evaluated from the beginning to the end of the study (up to 36 months)

    Performed on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue sections as well as, when available, on frozen material or viable cryopreserved cells at Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) diagnosis. The aim is to understand the mechanisms of evasion from B-Cell Receptor (BCR) requirement as follow:

    • Immunoglobulin (IgH/IgL V(D)J) profiling by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) on 80 mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) cases;
    • Chromatin accessibility studies (Assay for Transposase-Accessible Chromatin sequencing, ATAC-seq) on approximately 20 cases among the Immunoglobulin (Ig)-negative identified cases or Bruton Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (BTKi) refractory cases, irrespective of their B-Cell Receptor (BCR) status, and on other 20 cases, from the group of patients sensitive to Bruton Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (BTKi);
    • Gene Expression Profiling (GEP) by RNA-seq, on about 20 cases selected on the basis of results of the Assay for Transposase-Accessible Chromatin sequencing (ATAC-Seq) analysis;

  4. Unveil the role of the MALT1-MYC (Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation protein 1 - MYC) pathway in Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) cases expressing or not the BCR (B-Cell Receptor)

    Time frame: The endpoint will be evaluated from the beginning to the end of the study (up to 36 months)

    Performed on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue sections as well as, when available, on frozen material or viable cryopreserved cells at Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) diagnosis. The aim is to perform RNA studies on 20 cases

  5. To correlate results of biologic studies with clinical characteristics of patients

    Time frame: The endpoint will be evaluated from the beginning to the end of the study (up to 36 months)

    About 80 cases of Relapsed/Refractory (R/R) Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) with available tissue samples will be considered for correlation between biological studies with clinical characteristics of patients, response to treatment and conventional outcomes (Progression Free Survival, Progression Free Survival at 2 years, Overall Survival, Overall Survival at 2 years)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Fondazione Italiana Linfomi - ETS

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
May 12, 2021
Registry last updated
Jan 5, 2026

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