This study provides an updated report of the consecutive multicenter Gruppo Italiano Trapianto Midollo Osseo trial employing an intensified, purging-free, total body irradiation-free, high-dose sequential chemotherapy schedule with peripheral blood stem cell autograft (i-HDS) in advanced-stage follicular lymphoma (FL). Special interest has been devoted to late toxicities and outcome in terms of molecular status. Ninety-two untreated FL patients aged ≤60 were enrolled by 20 Italian centers and evaluated on an intention-to-treat basis. Main findings are as follows: (1) 5.5-years overall survival projection of 80% (median follow-up: 68months), with no differences related to age-adjusted IPI score; (2) 46 (50%) of 92 patients presently in continuous complete remission; (3) projected long-term progression-free survival exceeding 80% for patients collecting PCR-negative stem cell harvests or achieving molecular remission within the first 2 years from the end of therapy; (4) actuarial 5-years risk of developing secondary myelodysplasia and acute myeloid leukemia of 3.7%, with most of these events occurring in patients re-treated for recurrent lymphoma. These results demonstrate that i-HDS is feasible, effective and safe even in terms of long-term outcome. As the HDS schedule can be easily supplemented with Rituximab, it is one of the best options for random comparison with Rituximab-supplemented conventional chemotherapy.

Prolonged survival and low incidence of late toxic sequelae in advanced follicular lymphoma treated with a TBI-free autografting program: updated results of the multicenter consecutive GITMO trial / S. Vallet, F. Benedetti, U. Vitolo, M. Martelli, V. Callea, C. Patti, P. Coser, A. Perrotti, M. Sorio, C. Boccomini, A. Pulsoni, C. Stelitano, R. Scimè, M. Boccadoro, R. Rosato, F. De Marco, M. Zanni, P. Corradini, C. Tarella. - In: LEUKEMIA. - ISSN 0887-6924. - 20:10(2006 Oct), pp. 1840-1847. [10.1038/sj.leu.2404346]

Prolonged survival and low incidence of late toxic sequelae in advanced follicular lymphoma treated with a TBI-free autografting program: updated results of the multicenter consecutive GITMO trial

P. Corradini
Penultimo
;
C. Tarella
2006

Abstract

This study provides an updated report of the consecutive multicenter Gruppo Italiano Trapianto Midollo Osseo trial employing an intensified, purging-free, total body irradiation-free, high-dose sequential chemotherapy schedule with peripheral blood stem cell autograft (i-HDS) in advanced-stage follicular lymphoma (FL). Special interest has been devoted to late toxicities and outcome in terms of molecular status. Ninety-two untreated FL patients aged ≤60 were enrolled by 20 Italian centers and evaluated on an intention-to-treat basis. Main findings are as follows: (1) 5.5-years overall survival projection of 80% (median follow-up: 68months), with no differences related to age-adjusted IPI score; (2) 46 (50%) of 92 patients presently in continuous complete remission; (3) projected long-term progression-free survival exceeding 80% for patients collecting PCR-negative stem cell harvests or achieving molecular remission within the first 2 years from the end of therapy; (4) actuarial 5-years risk of developing secondary myelodysplasia and acute myeloid leukemia of 3.7%, with most of these events occurring in patients re-treated for recurrent lymphoma. These results demonstrate that i-HDS is feasible, effective and safe even in terms of long-term outcome. As the HDS schedule can be easily supplemented with Rituximab, it is one of the best options for random comparison with Rituximab-supplemented conventional chemotherapy.
Settore MED/15 - Malattie del Sangue
ott-2006
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