Consolidation Radiotherapy Could Be Safely Omitted in Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma With Large Nodal Mass in Complete Metabolic Response After ABVD: Final Analysis of the Randomized GITIL/FIL HD0607 Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (33) ◽  
pp. 3905-3913
Author(s):  
Andrea Gallamini ◽  
Andrea Rossi ◽  
Caterina Patti ◽  
Marco Picardi ◽  
Alessandra Romano ◽  
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PURPOSE To investigate the role of consolidation radiotherapy (cRT) in advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) presenting at baseline with a large nodal mass (LNM) in complete metabolic response after doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD) chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Advanced-stage (IIB-IVB) HL patients, enrolled in the HD 0607 trial (Clinicaltrial.gov identifier NCT00795613 ), with both a negative PET after two (PET-2) and six (PET-6) ABVD cycles, who presented at baseline with an LNM, defined as a nodal mass with the largest diameter ≥ 5 cm, were prospectively randomly assigned to receive cRT over the LNM or no further treatment (NFT). RESULTS Among 296 randomly assigned patients, the largest diameter of LNM at baseline was 5-7 cm in 101 (34%; subgroup A) and 8-10 cm in 96 (32%; subgroup B), whereas classic bulky (diameter > 10 cm) was detected in 99 (33%; subgroup C). Two hundred eighty patients (88%) showed a postchemotherapy RM. The median dose of cRT was 30.6 Gy (range, 24-36 Gy). After a median follow-up of 5.9 years (range, 0.5-10 years), the 6-year progression-free survival rate of patients who underwent cRT or NFT was, respectively, 91% (95% CI, 84% to 99%) and 95% (95% CI, 89% to 100%; P = .62) in subgroup A; 98% (95% CI, 93% to 100%) and 90% (95% CI, 80% to 100%; P = .24) in subgroup B; 89% (95% CI, 81% to 98%) and 86% (95% CI, 77% to 96%; P = .53) in subgroup C (classic bulky). CONCLUSION cRT could be safely omitted in patients with HL presenting with an LNM and a negative PET-2 and PET-6 scan, irrespective from the LNM size detected at baseline.

Author(s):  
Stefano Luminari ◽  
Martina Manni ◽  
Sara Galimberti ◽  
Annibale Versari ◽  
Alessandra Tucci ◽  
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PURPOSE We compared 2 years of rituximab maintenance (RM) with a response-adapted postinduction approach in patients with follicular lymphoma who responded to induction immunochemotherapy. METHODS We randomly assigned treatment-naïve, advanced-stage, high-tumor burden follicular lymphoma patients to receive standard RM or a response-adapted postinduction approach on the basis of metabolic response and molecular assessment of minimal residual disease (MRD). The experimental arm used three types of postinduction therapies: for complete metabolic response (CMR) and MRD-negative patients, observation; for CMR and MRD-positive (end of induction or follow-up) patients, four doses of rituximab (one per week, maximum three courses) until MRD-negative; and for non-CMR patients, one dose of ibritumomab tiuxetan followed by standard RM. The study was designed as noninferiority trial with progression-free survival (PFS) as the primary end point. RESULTS Overall, 807 patients were randomly assigned. After a median follow-up of 53 months (range 1-92 months), patients in the standard arm had a significantly better PFS than those in the experimental arm (3-year PFS 86% v 72%; P < .001). The better PFS of the standard vs experimental arm was confirmed in all the study subgroups except non-CMR patients (n = 65; P = .274). The 3-year overall survival was 98% (95% CI, 96 to 99) and 97% (95% CI, 95 to 99) in the reference and experimental arms, respectively ( P = .238). CONCLUSION A metabolic and molecular response-adapted therapy as assessed in the FOLL12 study was associated with significantly inferior PFS compared with 2-year RM. The better efficacy of standard RM was confirmed in the subgroup analysis and particularly for patients achieving both CMR and MRD-negative.


Biomedicines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 971
Author(s):  
Cecilia Marini ◽  
Matteo Bauckneht ◽  
Anna Borra ◽  
Rita Lai ◽  
Maria Isabella Donegani ◽  
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Genome sharing between cancer and normal tissues might imply a similar susceptibility to chemotherapy toxicity. The present study aimed to investigate whether curative potential of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD) is predicted by the metabolic response of normal tissues in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). METHODS: According to current guidelines, 86 patients with advanced-stage (IIB-IVB) HL, prospectively enrolled in the HD0607 trial (NCT00795613), underwent 18 F-fluorodeoyglucose PET/CT imaging at diagnosis and, at interim, after two ABVD courses, to decide regimen maintenance or its escalation. In both scans, myocardial FDG uptake was binarized according to its median value. Death and disease relapse were recorded to estimate progression-free survival (PFS) during a follow-up with median duration of 43.8 months (range 6.97–60). RESULTS: Four patients (4.6%) died, while six experienced disease relapse (7%). Complete switch-off of cancer lesions and cardiac lighting predicted a favorable outcome at Kaplan–Mayer analyses. The independent nature and additive predictive value of their risk prediction were confirmed by the multivariate Cox regression analysis. CONCLUSION: Susceptibility of HL lesions to chemotherapy is at least partially determined by factors featuring the host who developed it.


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. 302-302
Author(s):  
Yoshihiko Tomita ◽  
Robert J. Motzer ◽  
Toni K. Choueiri ◽  
Brian I. Rini ◽  
Hideaki Miyake ◽  
...  

302 Background: In the phase III JAVELIN Renal 101 trial (NCT02684006), A + Ax demonstrated progression-free survival (PFS) and objective response rate (ORR) benefit across IMDC risk groups (favorable, intermediate, and poor) vs S in patients with previously untreated aRCC. Here we report efficacy of A + Ax vs S by number of IMDC risk factors (0, 1, 2, 3, and 4-6) and target tumor sites (1, 2, 3, and ≥4) at baseline from the second interim analysis of overall survival (OS). Methods: Patients were randomized 1:1 to receive A 10 mg/kg intravenously every 2 wk + Ax 5 mg orally twice daily or S 50 mg orally once daily for 4 wk (6-wk cycle). PFS and ORR per independent central review (RECIST 1.1) and OS were assessed. Results: At data cut-off (Jan 2019), median (m) follow-up for OS and PFS was 19.3 vs 19.2 mo and 16.8 vs 15.2 mo for the A + Ax vs S arm, respectively. The table shows OS, PFS, and ORR by number of IMDC risk factors and target tumor sites at baseline. A + Ax generally demonstrated efficacy benefit vs S across subgroups. Conclusions: With extended follow-up, A + Ax generally demonstrated efficacy benefit vs S across the number of IMDC risk factors and tumor sites at baseline in aRCC. OS was still immature; follow-up for the final analysis is ongoing. Clinical trial information: NCT02684006 . [Table: see text]


Author(s):  
S. Karimi ◽  
P.D. Tonge ◽  
L. Gonen ◽  
R. Tabasinejad ◽  
G. Zadeh ◽  
...  

Factors which might influence outcome in patients with meningioma are not well-understood. Previous studies have examined associations of laboratory blood values including hemoglobin levels with patient outcomes in cancer. We hypothesized those changes in CBC before tumor resection can be used as one of the prognostic factors for tumor recurrence/progression in meningioma. To address this, we gathered the clinical and pre-operative CBC results for final analysis from 226 patients (64 males and 162 females) who underwent craniotomy for primary meningioma (grades: 157 WHO GI, 59 GII, 10 GIII) at our institution between 2001 and 2015.Individual parameters were analyzed for correlation with progression-free survival. The median recurrence free survival (RFS) was not reached and follow-up ranged 0.3-14 years. Fifty-six patients (25%) had anemia and 30% of the patients showed leukocytosis using standard cut-offs. On univariate analyses, low hemoglobin (Hb) level, as well as high leukocytes (Lkc), neutrophil (Neutro) and monocyte counts correlated with worse RFS. As expected, tumor grade was correlated with RFS. Low Hb level, high Lkc and Neutro counts were all significantly associated with RFS after adjusting for grade. Strikingly, 32% of patients with pre-operative anemia experienced a recurrence at 5 years, compared with only 11% of non-anemic patients. Conclusion: In this exploratory study, we find that pre-operative CBC data, which is readily available, may contain prognostic information relevant to subsequent risk of recurrence or progression in meningioma. While the biological mechanism for these associations is not clear, they represent hypotheses for further investigation.


Blood ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 110 (11) ◽  
pp. 212-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Volker Diehl ◽  
Carsten Kobe ◽  
Heinz Haverkamp ◽  
Markus Dietlein ◽  
Andreas Engert

Abstract Introduction The prospectively randomized HD15 multicenter trial of the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) included advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma patients comparing 8 cycles of BEACOPPescalated with 6 cycles or 8 cycles time-condensed BEACOPPbaseline. One other main study endpoint was the prognostic value of 18F-fluorodesoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) following chemotherapy. The aim was to specify the negative predictive value of PET (NPV) in patients with residual tumour mass after chemotherapy. Methods Entry criteria for the PET question were partial remission (PR) after the end of chemotherapy with at least one involved nodal site measuring more than 2.5 cm in diameter by computed tomography (CT). Exclusion criteria included diabetes, elevated blood sugar levels and skeletal involvement with risk of instability. Calculations were restricted to those cases with either progressive disease (PD) or relapse within 12 months after PET or at least 12 months of follow-up. A total of 275 patients were eligible for this analysis. The assessment was based on those patients confirmed by an expert panel as being PET-negative. CT verification was performed to identify false positive PET findings. The NPV was defined as the proportion of patients without progression or relapse within 12 months. Results 9/216 patients with PET-negative residues and 9/59 patients with PET-positive residues had PD or relapse within one year of follow-up. The NPV was 0.958% (95% CI 0.931 – 0.985%). In 244/245 cases with PET-negative residual masses, no irradiation was given. In the 62/66 cases with PET-positive residues, additional radiotherapy was performed. Progression/relapse rates were significantly different between those patients with residual mass being PET-negative or PET-positive (p=0.0053). PET-negative patients, who were assessed as partial response by CT, had a prognosis similar to those in complete remission. There was no significant difference in the progression free survival in this trial and the prior GHSG trials HD12 (arms pooled) and HD9 (arm C) for advanced-stage HL (p=0.266). Importantly, the proportion of patients receiving radiotherapy decreased from 70% (HD9-C) to 39% (HD12) and 12% (HD15). Discussion The high NPV of PET suggests that radiotherapy following 6 or 8 cycles of BEACOPP might be restricted to those patients who are PET-positive after chemotherapy.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (5_suppl) ◽  
pp. 145-145
Author(s):  
Ignacio Gil-Bazo ◽  
Ainhoa Castillo ◽  
Maria E. Zudaire ◽  
Estefania Arevalo ◽  
Omar Esteban Carranza ◽  
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145 Background: ACRPC causes >30,000 deaths/year in the USA. The front-line treatment consists of docetaxel-based chemotherapy (D). 50% of patients (pts) show at least a 50% PSA decline during D and >15% show a partial response (R) in measurable disease. However, most of these pts present progression (P) after a median of 6-8 months (m). mCRPC remains driven by ligand-dependent androgen (A) receptor signaling. Ketoconazole (K) is a nonspecific cytochrome-P 17 inhibitor (CYP17i) able to block adrenal A synthesis. Low-dose K (LDK), (200 mg, t.d.s) has shown interesting activity in mCRPC after P to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). The FDA recently granted approval to Abiraterone acetate, a selective CYP17i showing a survival benefit after P to D. The role of a CYP17i in the maintenance setting after response/stabilization to D has never been studied. Methods: 38 mCRPC pts starting D after P to ADT maintained LHRHa and additionally received a median of 7 cycles (3-12) of front-line three-weekly D (75 mg/m2) plus daily prednisone (10 mg). 20/38 pts showing no progression to D were enrolled. One month after the last D cycle 10 pts were assigned to MT with LDK plus prednisone (10 mg daily) and continued to receive LHRHa while the 10 pts in the control arm continued on LHRHa alone. Progression-free survival (PFS) was the primary endpoint of the study. Results: After a median follow-up of 27 m, all pts in the control arm progressed after D treatment while 8/10 pts progressed to MT. PFS from D initiation was 11.4 m for MT and 8.9 m for control arm (p=0.025). Toxicity profiles showed no significant differences between both arms. No pts discontinued LDK for toxicity reasons. Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the first study testing a CYP17i for MT after response/stabilization to D in mCRPC. Although this is a small cohort of pts and a longer follow-up is needed, these preliminary data show a significant benefit in PFS of more than 2 months with LDK MT compared to no MT after D with a favorable toxicity profile. Thus, a further analysis in a larger series and the potential impact of this PFS benefit on the overall survival is warranted.


2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 46-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Lim ◽  
J. Yun ◽  
J. Lee ◽  
S. Park ◽  
J. Park ◽  
...  

46 Background: We previously reported results of a randomized study showing that CX is equally active to ECX in terms of progression-free survival (PFS) (Yun et al. Eur J Cancer. 2010). Here we report updated overall survival (OS) results with an additional 12 months' follow-up. Methods: Ninety-one chemotherapy-naïve patients with histologically-confirmed, measurable AGC were randomized to receive CX (cisplatin 75 mg/m2 iv on day 1 and capecitabine 1,000 mg/m2 bid po on days 1-14, n=45) or ECX (epirubicin 50 mg/m2 plus CX, n=44) every 3 weeks. After CX or ECX had failed, second-line chemotherapy (SLC) was recommended for all patients if their performance status was preserved. Results: Treatment duration was similar for both arms (4.4 for CX v 4.2 months for ECX). There was no relevant difference in the occurrence of overall grade 3 or 4 toxicities between the CX and ECX arms (80% v 78%, respectively; p=0.516). However, none in the CX and 12% in the ECX arm discontinued treatment because of toxicity. There were no significant differences in therapeutic efficacy between CX and ECX with respect to the response rate (38% v 37%, respectively), PFS (6.4 v 6.5 months), as well as OS (12.7 v 13.8 months; p=0.51). After failure, 60% of patients (26 CX and 28 ECX patients) received SLC. However, OS was not differed whether a patient was treated with SLC or not (13.1 v 11.2 months; p=0.94). Conclusions: The present analysis confirms previous findings that both CX and ECX appear to be comparatively active as first-line chemotherapy for AGC. Furthermore, the role of SLC in AGC warrants further evaluation. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


2021 ◽  
Vol 100 (4) ◽  
pp. 1049-1058 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Russell ◽  
Angela Collins ◽  
Alexis Fowler ◽  
Mamatha Karanth ◽  
Chandan Saha ◽  
...  

AbstractTreatment with ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine) or escalated(e)-BEACOPP (bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisolone) remains the international standard of care for advanced-stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). We performed a retrospective, multicentre analysis of 221 non-trial (“real-world”) patients, aged 16–59 years, diagnosed with advanced-stage HL in the Anglia Cancer Network between 2004 and 2014, treated with ABVD or eBEACOPP, and compared outcomes with 1088 patients in the Response-Adjusted Therapy for Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma (RATHL) trial, aged 18–59 years, with median follow-up of 87.0 and 69.5 months, respectively. Real-world ABVD patients (n=177) had highly similar 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) compared with RATHL (PFS 79.2% vs 81.4%; OS 92.9% vs 95.2%), despite interim positron-emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT)-guided dose-escalation being predominantly restricted to trial patients. Real-world eBEACOPP patients (n=44) had superior PFS (95.5%) compared with real-world ABVD (HR 0.20, p=0.027) and RATHL (HR 0.21, p=0.015), and superior OS for higher-risk (international prognostic score ≥3 [IPS 3+]) patients compared with real-world IPS 3+ ABVD (100% vs 84.5%, p=0.045), but not IPS 3+ RATHL patients. Our data support a PFS, but not OS, advantage for patients with advanced-stage HL treated with eBEACOPP compared with ABVD and suggest higher-risk patients may benefit disproportionately from more intensive therapy. However, increased access to effective salvage therapies might minimise any OS benefit from reduced relapse rates after frontline therapy.


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