Dr. Phillips on Activity With Acalabrutinib Plus Bendamustine/Rituximab in MCL

Tycel J. Phillips, MD, assistant professor, University of Michigan Cancer Center, discusses safety and efficacy findings for acalabrutinib plus bendamustine and rituximab in patients with treatment-naive or relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) during the 2018 ASH Annual Meeting.

Efficacy rates, especially in the treatment-naive population, were impressive, with complete response rates greater than 70%. The combination was also deemed to be relatively safe, Phillips says, with adverse events similar between the treatment-naive and relapsed/refractory groups.

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