Report of consensus panel 2 from the 12th international workshop on the management of Bing-Neel syndrome in patients with Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia

Abstract

Consensus panel 2 from the 12th International Workshop on Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia was tasked with updating the guidelines on the diagnosis and management of patients with Bing-Neel syndrome (BNS). In this panel we have summarized the clinical symptoms that may be present with BNS, discussed the criteria required for diagnosis of BNS, made recommendations for follow-up imaging, and proposed revised guidelines for response assessment in BNS. The key recommendations from the 12th International Workshop on WM (IWWM-12) Consensus panel 2 include: (1) the establishment of zanubrutinib as a standard therapy for treatment of BNS; (2) recommendations on imaging and CSF evaluation during treatment and follow-up of BNS; and (3) revised response criteria in view of new data showing that malignant cells can persist in the CSF of many patients treated with BTK-inhibitors. New categorical response categories proposed include that for a Clinical Complete Response and Progressive Disease.