Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor for primary central nervous system lymphoma:a clinical analysis of 16 cases
Objective:To analyze the clinical characteristics of patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma(PCNSL)treated with Bruton's tyrosine kinase(BTK)inhibitors and to explore the factors affecting the efficacy and the fol-low-up treatment experience of patients with poor efficacy.Methods:The clinical data of newly diagnosed PCNSL patients treated with BTK inhibitors(including orelabrutinib,zanubrutinib)combined with conventional chemotherapy were retro-spectively analyzed.Results:Among the 16 patients with PCNSL,13 were males and 3 were females,with a median age of 62.5 years.The lesions were mainly multiple,accounting for 56%.The main pathological type was non-germinal center B cell(62%),and double expression type(38%).The biochemical data of cerebrospinal fluid were found in 9 patients,and the protein level of cerebrospinal fluid was elevated in 78%.A total of 7 patients had gene sequencing results,including MYD88 mutation(57%)and CD79B mutation(43%).Among the 16 patients,9(56%)received orelabrutinib combined with conventional chemotherapy,and 7(44%)received zanubrutinib combined with conventional chemotherapy.The overall response rate(ORR)of the 16 patients was 69%.Among the 5 patients with poor efficacy,4 had multiple lesions,4 had double expression type,and 3 had MYD88 mutation.Two patients underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation followed by chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy(auto-HSCT+CAR-T)and achieved complete remission.Conclusion:The ORR of PCNSL patients treated with BTK inhibitor combined with conventional chemotherapy is 69%.Multiple lesions,double expression and MYD88 mutation may be the factors of poor efficacy.The auto-HSCT+CAR-T may be a feasible follow-up treatment for patients with poor response to PCNSL treated by BTK inhibitors combined with conventional chemotherapy.
Primary central nervous system lymphomaBruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitorsClinical features