high-dose intensified multi-agent mNHL-BFM-90 program

Primary Bone Lymphomas: Long-Term Results of a Prospective Single-Center Trial

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AK Smol’yaninova, NG Gabeeva, VE Mamonov, SA Tatarnikova, LG Gorenkova, DS Badmadzhapova, AM Kovrigina, EG Gemdzhian, EE Zvonkov

National Medical Hematology Research Center, 4a Novyi Zykovskii pr-d, Moscow, Russian Federation, 125167

For correspondence: Anna Konstantinovna Smol’yaninova, MD, PhD, 4a Novyi Zykovskii pr-d, Moscow, Russian Federation, 125167; Tel.: +7(495)612-23-61, +7(926)912-31-16; e-mail: annmo8@mail.ru

For citation: Smol’yaninova AK, Gabeeva NG, Mamonov VE, et al. Primary Bone Lymphomas: Long-Term Results of a Prospective Single-Center Trial. Clinical oncohematology. 2019;12(3):247–62 (In Russ).

doi: 10.21320/2500-2139-2019-12-3-247-262

ABSTRACT

Background. Primary bone lymphomas (PBL) are rare extranodal lymphomas. In more than 90 % of cases they are reported as diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCL). At local (IE) stage of PBL the standard R-CHOP immunotherapy demonstrates efficacy over 90 %. If, however, such poor prognostic factors (PPF) as multiple bone lesions (IVЕ stage), increased lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity, B-symptoms, and large tumor mass are identified, R-CHOP efficacy tends to decrease. There is currently no optimal regimen for treatment of PBL patients with PPF. We suggest intensified multi-agent chemotherapy for this category of patients.

Aim. To assess long-term results of prospective single-center trial on the use of high-dose mNHL-BFM-90 program in patients with primary bone DLBCL and PPF.

Materials & Methods. The trial included 33 patients with primary bone DLBCL followed-up at the National Medical Hematology Research Center from 2006 to 2018. The median age of patients was 44 years (range 16–78 years). The spectrum of assessed data included main clinical, laboratory, X-ray and MRI tumor characteristics as well as survival rates and prognostic factors.

Results. PPF were identified in 29 (88 %) patients, out of them 20 (61 %) patients had an advanced stage (˃ IE), 20 (59 %) patients showed an increased LDH activity, B-symptoms were identified in 15 (45 %) patients, and large tumor mass was reported in 23 (71 %) patients. High-dose antitumor treatment (mNHL-BFM-90) was administered in 27 out of 33 patients. Overall and progression-free survival within the period of 5 years was 92 %. None of PPF significantly influenced survival rates.

Conclusion. The use of high-dose mNHL-BFM-90 program in PBL with poor prognosis achieves long-term remissions in 92 % patients. We recommend mNHL-BFM-90 as a therapy of choice for PBL patients with poor prognosis.

Keywords: primary bone lymphoma, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, high-dose intensified multi-agent mNHL-BFM-90 program.

Received: January 25, 2019

Accepted: May 12, 2019

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