PMID- 36881367 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230831 LR - 20230831 IS - 1899-5276 (Print) IS - 1899-5276 (Linking) VI - 32 IP - 8 DP - 2023 Aug TI - The outcome of ibrutinib-based regimens in relapsed/refractory central nervous system lymphoma and the potential impact of genomic variants. PG - 855-863 LID - 10.17219/acem/159288 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Relapsed/refractory (r/r) central nervous system lymphoma (CNSL) exhibits aggressive behavior and poor outcomes. As an effective bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, ibrutinib yields benefits in B-cell malignancies. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to explore the efficacy of ibrutinib in treating r/r CNSL patients, and whether genomic variants impact treatment outcomes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The ibrutinib-based regimens in 12 r/r primary CNSL (PCNSL) and 2 secondary CNSL (SCNSL) patients were analyzed retrospectively. The impact of genetic variants on the effects of treatments was examined using whole-exome sequencing (WES) technology. RESULTS: In PCNSL, the overall response rate was 75%, with median overall survival (OS) not reached (NR) and progression-free survival (PFS) of 4 months. Both SCNSL patients responded to ibrutinib, with median OS NR and PFS of 0.5-1.5 months. Infections were common during ibrutinib therapy (42.86%). The PCNSL patients harboring gene mutations in PIM1, MYD88 and CD79B, and the proximal BCR and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) pathways responded to ibrutinib. Patients who harbored simple genetic variants and those with a low tumor mutation burden (TMB; 2.39-5.56/Mb) responded swiftly and maintained remission for more than 10 months. A patient with a TMB of 11/Mb responded to ibrutinib but continued to experience disease progression. In contrast, patients with complex genomic features, especially extremely high TMB (58.39/Mb), responded poorly to ibrutinib. CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrates that ibrutinib-based therapy is effective and relatively safe for the treatment of r/r CNSL. Patients with less genomic complexity, especially with regard to TMB, might benefit more from ibrutinib regimens. FAU - Wang, Shu AU - Wang S AD - Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhu, Yuqi AU - Zhu Y AD - Department of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Qian, Xiaohan AU - Qian X AD - Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Ding, Tianling AU - Ding T AD - Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Yuan, Yan AU - Yuan Y AD - Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Li, Yuan AU - Li Y AD - Department of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Wu, Hanfeng AU - Wu H AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Gamma Hospital, China. FAU - Chen, Tong AU - Chen T AD - Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Poland TA - Adv Clin Exp Med JT - Advances in clinical and experimental medicine : official organ Wroclaw Medical University JID - 101138582 RN - 1X70OSD4VX (ibrutinib) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Retrospective Studies MH - *Lymphoma MH - *Central Nervous System Neoplasms/drug therapy/genetics/metabolism MH - *Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin MH - Genomics MH - Central Nervous System OTO - NOTNLM OT - central nervous system lymphoma OT - genomic variants OT - ibrutinib OT - relapsed/refractory OT - tumor mutation burden EDAT- 2023/03/08 06:00 MHDA- 2023/08/31 06:41 CRDT- 2023/03/07 11:23 PHST- 2023/08/31 06:41 [medline] PHST- 2023/03/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/03/07 11:23 [entrez] AID - 10.17219/acem/159288 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Adv Clin Exp Med. 2023 Aug;32(8):855-863. doi: 10.17219/acem/159288.