FDA Approval Alert: The Need-to-Know | Acalabrutinib Plus Bendamustine/Rituximab in Previously Untreated MCL
In January 2025, the FDA approved acalabrutinib plus bendamustine and rituximab for patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma who are not eligible for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
“Some of the early data that came out of the [ECHO] trial that led to this approval does suggest that it may be beneficial in some high-risk patients,” Tycel Phillips, MD, said.