Data of 235 unselected MCL patients from the Czech Lymphoma Group Database were analysed. MIPI divided all patients into subgroups of low-risk (22%), intermediate-risk (29%) and high-risk (49%) with median overall survival:105.8 vs. 54.1 vs. 24.6 months (p < 0.001).
We confirmed Ki-67 index to be a powerful single prognostic factor for overall survival (64.4 vs. 20.1 months, p < 0.001) for all patients. Our results confirmed clinical relevance of MIPI and Ki-67 for risk stratification in MCL also in the rituximab era.