Table 1

Lenalidomide clinical study results in lymphoma

Series/AuthorYearNo. patientsArmsConclusions
Mantle cell: untreated 
Phase 1/2 
  Jerkeman et al23 * 2011 12 BR + lenalidomide (dose escalated) induction; len maint 10-15 mg, d 1-21 × 5 mo Lenalidomide MTD 10 mg d 1-14; (cycle 1 tox: allergic/cutaneous), ORR 100%, CR 90% 
2-y PFS 74%, 2-y OS 87% 
  Ruan et al24 * 2013 38 Lenalidomide (20 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) + rituximab; len maint 10 mg, d 1-21 until PD ORR 84%, 53% CR 
DOR: NR; 2-y PFS 84% 
Mantle cell: relapsed/refractory 
 Phase 1/2 
  Wang et al25  2012 52 Lenalidomide (dose escalated) + rituximab Lenalidomide MTD 20 mg, ORR 57%, CR 36%, 
DOR 19 mo, PFS 11mo, OS 24 mo 
 Phase 2 
  Habermann et al26  2009 15 Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) ORR 53%, CR 20% 
DOR 13.7 mo, PFS 5.6 mo 
  Witzig et al27  (NHL-003) 2011 57 Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) ORR 42%, CR 21% 
DOR: NR, PFS 5.7 mo 
  Zaja et al28  2012 33 Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) + dexamethasone ORR 52%, CR 24% 
DOR 18 mo, PFS 12 mo, OS 20 mo 
  Eve et al29  2012 26 Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) × 6 cycle; then len maint ORR 31%, CR 8% 
DOR 22 mo, PFS 3.9 mo; maint len PFS 14.6 mo 
  Goy et al30  (MCL-001) 2013 134 Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) (all pts pretreated with bortezomib) ORR 28%, CR 8%, 
DOR 17 mo, PFS 4 mo, OS 19 mo 
Indolent NHL: untreated 
 Phase 2 
  Fowler et al31  2014 50 FL, 30 MZL, 30 SLL Lenalidomide (20 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) + rituximab ORR 98%, PFS 89% 
Indolent NHL: relapsed/refractory 
 Phase 2 
  Witzig et al (NHL-001)32  2009 22 Lenalidomide (20 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) ORR 27% 
DOR: NR (>17 mo), PFS 4.4 mo 
  Tuscano et al33  2014 22 FL Lenalidomide (20 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) + rituximab ORR 77% 
PFS (all) 12.4 mo 
  Chong et al34  2015 30 FL, 14 MCL, Lenalidomide 10 mg daily (× five 28-d cycles) and 4 wk rituximab (cycle 3) ORR with len: 30%; after len + ritux: 63% 
4 SLL, 2 MZL (all rituximab-refractory) DOR len + ritux: 25 mo, PFS 22 mo 
Aggressive B-cell NHL: untreated 
 Phase 2 
  Reddy et al35 * 2013 43 DLBCL Maint lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21) vs lenalidomide (20 mg d 1-21) + rituximab len vs len + ritux: 
2-y PFS: 90% vs 86% 
2-y OS: 95% vs 81% 
  Vitolo et al36  (REAL-07) 2014 45 DLBCL Lenalidomide (15 mg d 1-14) + R-CHOP CR 86%, PR 6% 
2-y PFS 80% 
2-y OS 92% 
  Nowakowski et al37  2014 60 DLBCL Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-10) + R-CHOP ORR 98%, CR 80%, 
EFS 59% OS 78% 
Aggressive B-cell NHL: relapsed/refractory 
 Phase1/2 
  Feldman et al38  2014 16 DLBCL Lenalidomide (dose escalation) + RICE; then maint len 25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d × 12 mo MTD: 25mg d1-4 q 14 d 
ORR 73%, CR 60% 
 Phase 2 
  Wiernick et al39  (NHL-002) 2008 5 FLG3, 26 Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) ORR: FL 60%, DLBCL, 19% TL 33% 
DLBCL, 3 TL PFS (all) 4 mo 
  Hernandez et al40  2011 DLBCL 23 Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) ORR: Non-GCB: 53%, GCB 9% 
GCB, 17 PFS 6.2 mo vs 1.7 mo OS 14 mo vs 13.5 mo 
non-GCB  
  Witzig et al27  (NHL-003) 2011 19 FLG3, Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) ORR: FL 42%, DLBCL 28%, TL 45% 
108 DLBCL, PFS: FL 8.9 mo, DLBCL 2.7 mo, TL 5.4 mo 
33 TL  
  Zinzani et al41  2013 23 DLBCL Lenalidomide (20 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) + rituximab ORR 35% 
DOR 32 mo 
  Wang et al42  2013 4 FLG3, 32 Lenalidomide (20 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) + rituximab ORR: FL 25%, DLBCL 28%, TL 56% DLBCL: PFS 2.8 mo, OS 10.2 mo, TL: PFS 4.3 mo, OS 11.5 mo 
DLBCL, 9 TL 
Aggressive T-cell NHL: relapsed/refractory 
 Phase 2 
  Zinzani et al43  2011 10 PTCL NOS Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) ORR 30% 
  Morschhauser et al44  (EXPECT) 2013 54 PTCL Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) ORR 22%, 
DOR 3.6 mo, PFS 2.5 mo (4.6 mo in AITL) 
  Querfeld et al45  2013 32 MF/Sézary Initially lenalidomide 25 mg d 1-21; amended to 10 mg with incremental (5 mg) dose escalation ORR 28%, 
DOR 10 mo, PFS 8 mo, OS 43 mo 
  Toumishey et al46  2014 40 TCL Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) Rel/ref PTCL: ORR 24%, 
DOR 5 mo, PFS 4 mo, OS 12 mo 
Untreated PTCL: ORR 50%, 
DOR 21 mo, PFS 4 mo, OS 12 mo 
Series/AuthorYearNo. patientsArmsConclusions
Mantle cell: untreated 
Phase 1/2 
  Jerkeman et al23 * 2011 12 BR + lenalidomide (dose escalated) induction; len maint 10-15 mg, d 1-21 × 5 mo Lenalidomide MTD 10 mg d 1-14; (cycle 1 tox: allergic/cutaneous), ORR 100%, CR 90% 
2-y PFS 74%, 2-y OS 87% 
  Ruan et al24 * 2013 38 Lenalidomide (20 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) + rituximab; len maint 10 mg, d 1-21 until PD ORR 84%, 53% CR 
DOR: NR; 2-y PFS 84% 
Mantle cell: relapsed/refractory 
 Phase 1/2 
  Wang et al25  2012 52 Lenalidomide (dose escalated) + rituximab Lenalidomide MTD 20 mg, ORR 57%, CR 36%, 
DOR 19 mo, PFS 11mo, OS 24 mo 
 Phase 2 
  Habermann et al26  2009 15 Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) ORR 53%, CR 20% 
DOR 13.7 mo, PFS 5.6 mo 
  Witzig et al27  (NHL-003) 2011 57 Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) ORR 42%, CR 21% 
DOR: NR, PFS 5.7 mo 
  Zaja et al28  2012 33 Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) + dexamethasone ORR 52%, CR 24% 
DOR 18 mo, PFS 12 mo, OS 20 mo 
  Eve et al29  2012 26 Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) × 6 cycle; then len maint ORR 31%, CR 8% 
DOR 22 mo, PFS 3.9 mo; maint len PFS 14.6 mo 
  Goy et al30  (MCL-001) 2013 134 Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) (all pts pretreated with bortezomib) ORR 28%, CR 8%, 
DOR 17 mo, PFS 4 mo, OS 19 mo 
Indolent NHL: untreated 
 Phase 2 
  Fowler et al31  2014 50 FL, 30 MZL, 30 SLL Lenalidomide (20 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) + rituximab ORR 98%, PFS 89% 
Indolent NHL: relapsed/refractory 
 Phase 2 
  Witzig et al (NHL-001)32  2009 22 Lenalidomide (20 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) ORR 27% 
DOR: NR (>17 mo), PFS 4.4 mo 
  Tuscano et al33  2014 22 FL Lenalidomide (20 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) + rituximab ORR 77% 
PFS (all) 12.4 mo 
  Chong et al34  2015 30 FL, 14 MCL, Lenalidomide 10 mg daily (× five 28-d cycles) and 4 wk rituximab (cycle 3) ORR with len: 30%; after len + ritux: 63% 
4 SLL, 2 MZL (all rituximab-refractory) DOR len + ritux: 25 mo, PFS 22 mo 
Aggressive B-cell NHL: untreated 
 Phase 2 
  Reddy et al35 * 2013 43 DLBCL Maint lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21) vs lenalidomide (20 mg d 1-21) + rituximab len vs len + ritux: 
2-y PFS: 90% vs 86% 
2-y OS: 95% vs 81% 
  Vitolo et al36  (REAL-07) 2014 45 DLBCL Lenalidomide (15 mg d 1-14) + R-CHOP CR 86%, PR 6% 
2-y PFS 80% 
2-y OS 92% 
  Nowakowski et al37  2014 60 DLBCL Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-10) + R-CHOP ORR 98%, CR 80%, 
EFS 59% OS 78% 
Aggressive B-cell NHL: relapsed/refractory 
 Phase1/2 
  Feldman et al38  2014 16 DLBCL Lenalidomide (dose escalation) + RICE; then maint len 25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d × 12 mo MTD: 25mg d1-4 q 14 d 
ORR 73%, CR 60% 
 Phase 2 
  Wiernick et al39  (NHL-002) 2008 5 FLG3, 26 Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) ORR: FL 60%, DLBCL, 19% TL 33% 
DLBCL, 3 TL PFS (all) 4 mo 
  Hernandez et al40  2011 DLBCL 23 Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) ORR: Non-GCB: 53%, GCB 9% 
GCB, 17 PFS 6.2 mo vs 1.7 mo OS 14 mo vs 13.5 mo 
non-GCB  
  Witzig et al27  (NHL-003) 2011 19 FLG3, Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) ORR: FL 42%, DLBCL 28%, TL 45% 
108 DLBCL, PFS: FL 8.9 mo, DLBCL 2.7 mo, TL 5.4 mo 
33 TL  
  Zinzani et al41  2013 23 DLBCL Lenalidomide (20 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) + rituximab ORR 35% 
DOR 32 mo 
  Wang et al42  2013 4 FLG3, 32 Lenalidomide (20 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) + rituximab ORR: FL 25%, DLBCL 28%, TL 56% DLBCL: PFS 2.8 mo, OS 10.2 mo, TL: PFS 4.3 mo, OS 11.5 mo 
DLBCL, 9 TL 
Aggressive T-cell NHL: relapsed/refractory 
 Phase 2 
  Zinzani et al43  2011 10 PTCL NOS Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) ORR 30% 
  Morschhauser et al44  (EXPECT) 2013 54 PTCL Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) ORR 22%, 
DOR 3.6 mo, PFS 2.5 mo (4.6 mo in AITL) 
  Querfeld et al45  2013 32 MF/Sézary Initially lenalidomide 25 mg d 1-21; amended to 10 mg with incremental (5 mg) dose escalation ORR 28%, 
DOR 10 mo, PFS 8 mo, OS 43 mo 
  Toumishey et al46  2014 40 TCL Lenalidomide (25 mg d 1-21 q 28 d) Rel/ref PTCL: ORR 24%, 
DOR 5 mo, PFS 4 mo, OS 12 mo 
Untreated PTCL: ORR 50%, 
DOR 21 mo, PFS 4 mo, OS 12 mo 

AITL, angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma; autoSCT, autologous stem cell transplantation; CHOP, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, oncovin, and prednisone; CR, complete remission; d, days; DLBCL, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; FL, follicular lymphoma; FLG3, follicular lymphoma grade 3; GCB, germinal center B-cell; ICE, ifosfamide carboplatin, etoposide; Len, lenalidomide; maint, maintenance; MF, mycoses fungoides; mo, months; MZL, marginal zone lymphoma; NR, not reached; ORR, overall response rate; OS, overall survival; PD, progressive disease; PFS, progression-free survival; PR, partial remission; PTCL NOS, peripheral T-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified; pts, patients; R, rituximab; rel/ref: relapsd/refractory; SLL, small lymphocytic lymphoma; TCL, T-cell lymphoma; TL, transformed lymphoma; yr, year.

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All survival times are medians, unless otherwise specified.

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