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Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerance of Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin Combined with FLAG/FLAG-Ida or Azacitidine in Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia

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IG Budaeva, DV Zaitsev, AA Shatilova, EN Tochenaya, AV Petrov, RI Vabishchevich, DV Motorin, RSh Badaev, DB Zammoeva, VV Ivanov, SV Efremova, KV Bogdanov, YuV Mirolyubova, TS Nikulina, YuA Alekseeva, AYu Zaritskey, LL Girshova

VA Almazov National Medical Research Center, 2 Akkuratova str., Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, 197341

For correspondence: Irina Garmaevna Budaeva, 2 Akkuratova str., Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, 197341; Tel.: +7(931)351-07-06; e-mail: irina2005179@mail.ru

For citation: Budaeva IG, Zaitsev DV, Shatilova AA, et al. Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerance of Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin Combined with FLAG/FLAG-Ida or Azacitidine in Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia. Clinical oncohematology. 2021;14(3):299–307. (In Russ).

DOI: 10.21320/2500-2139-2021-14-3-299-307

ABSTRACT

Aim. To assess the efficacy, safety, and tolerance of gemtuzumab ozogamicin (GO) combined with FLAG/FLAG-Ida chemotherapy or azacitidine in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) in clinical practice.

Materials & Methods. The study included 32 patients (16 men and 16 women). The median age was 44 years (range 23–83 years). Among them there were 15 (46.8 %) patients with refractory and 17 (53.2 %) patients with relapsed AML. GO combined with FLAG/FLAG-Ida was administered to 15 (46.8 %) patients, whereas 17 (53.2 %) patients were treated with GO and azacitidine combination. Therapy safety was assessed according to CTCAE v. 5.0.

Results. Overall response rate including complete remission (CR), CR MRD–, CR with incomplete hematologic recovery, and morphologic leukemia-free status was 59.4 % (19/32). Refractoriness was observed in 31.25 % (10/32) of patients. Early mortality was 9.4 % (3/32). Overall response was 64.7 % (11/17) in the azacitidine and 53.3 % (8/15) in the FLAG/FLAG-Ida groups. In 4 (80 %) out of 5 patients with prior to FLAG treatment refractoriness, the response was achieved after GO + azacitidine therapy. In 58.9 % (10/17) of patients who received GO + azacitidine therapy, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) could be performed. The incidence of GO infusion complications in the tested groups did not significantly differ (p = 0.72) and was 46.7 % (7/15) (40 % with grade 1/2 and 6.7 % with grade 3) in the GO + FLAG/FLAG-Ida group and 35.3 % (6/17) (29.4 % with grade 1/2 and 5.9 % with grade 4) in the GO + azacitidine group. In the GO + FLAG/FLAG-Ida group 5 (33.3 %) patients experienced serious adverse events (SAE) of sepsis. In the GO + azacitidine group SAEs were reported in 6 (35.3 %) patients: 4 (66.6 %) with sepsis, 1 (16.7 %) with acute cardiovascular failure, and 1 (16.7 %) with acute respiratory failure. The median (range) duration was 23 (10–39) days for neutropenia grade 4, 24 (11–38) days for neutropenia grade 3, 21 (11–41) days for thrombocytopenia grade 4, 26 (16–45) days for thrombocytopenia grade 3, and 25 (22–45) days for thrombocytopenia grade 1/2. Thrombocytopenia duration was longer in patients with GO + FLAG/FLAG-Ida therapy, however, no significant differences were identified. No cases of veno-occlusive liver disease were reported. Median overall survival (OS) for both groups (n = 32) was 31.4 months, median disease-free survival (n = 21) was 13.3 months. In the group of patients with effective treatment, the median OS was not reached. In non-responders, it was 18 months (p = 0.0442).

Conclusion. GO combined with FLAG/FLAG-Ida chemotherapy or azacitidine proved effective in relapsed/refractory AML patients. Remission did not appear to be associated with ELN risk, gender, age, CD33 expression, number of prior therapy lines, or number of relapses. GO + azacitidine combination showed efficacy, safety, and good tolerance in patients with prior high-dose chemotherapy refractoriness as well as low ECOG performance status. That allowed for the subsequent allo-HSCT administration to these patients. There was no significant difference between the groups of patients in the incidence of hematologic, non-hematologic toxicity, and time to hematologic recovery. Thrombocytopenia duration was longer in patients with GO + FLAG/FLAG-Ida therapy which is consistent with literature data. GO-based effective treatment in relapsed/refractory AML considerably improves OS: during 36 months of follow-up the median was not reached.

Keywords: acute myeloblastic leukemia, relapse, refractoriness, gemtuzumab ozogamicin, FLAG/FLAG-Ida regimens, azacitidine, efficacy, safety, toxicity.

Received: February 5, 2021

Accepted: May 15, 2021

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Prediction of FLAG ± Ida Regimen Efficacy in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia

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IG Budaeva, EG Ovsyannikova, EN Goryunova, OV Kulemina, DV Zaitsev, DV Motorin, RSh Badaev, DB Zammoeva, VV Ivanov, KV Bogdanov, OS Pisotskaya, YuV Mirolyubova, TS Nikulina, YuA Alekseeva, AYu Zaritskey, LL Girshova

VA Almazov National Medical Research Center, 2 Akkuratova str., Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, 197341

For correspondence: Irina Garmaevna Budaeva, 2 Akkuratova str., Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, 197341; Tel.: +7(931)351-07-06; e-mail: irina2005179@mail.ru

For citation: Budaeva IG, Ovsyannikova EG, Goryunova EN, et al. Prediction of FLAG ± Ida Regimen Efficacy in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Clinical oncohematology. 2019;12(3):289-96 (In Russ).

doi: 10.21320/2500-2139-2019-12-3-289-296

ABSTRACT

Aim. To assess the efficacy of FLAG/FLAG-Ida regimen and to identify factors that influence remission, duration of disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) of patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Materials & Methods. The trial included 54 patients (28 men and 26 women), median age was 37 years (range 18–70 years). 27 (50 %) out of 54 patients had refractory AML and 27 (50 %) patients had relapsed AML. FLAG and FLAG-Ida regimens were administered as induction therapy. 37 (68.5 %) patients received bone marrow transplantation. Molecular genetic and cytogenetic examinations were performed prior to therapy and on the 28th day after the start of treatment. WT1 gene expression was evaluated on the 14th–16th day of treatment.

Results. Complete remission (CR) was achieved in 42 (77.8 %) out of 54 patients. Refractoriness to therapy was observed in 9 (16.7 %) out of 54 patients, mortality was 5.5 % (3/54). Remission rate was higher in patients with relapsed AML compared with refractory AML: 85.2 % (23/27) and 70.4 % (19/27), respectively. On the 14th–16th day of treatment patients with blast cell count ≥ 10 % in bone marrow (BM) showed significantly lower CR rate (60 %) compared with the group of patients with < 10 % blast cells in BM (89.6 %; p = 0.024) and shorter DFS (median 7.6 vs. 17.6 months, respectively; p = 0.03). Median DFS in patients with WT1 expression reduction to < 1 log on the 14th–16th day was 5 vs. 18 months in patients without WT1 expression reduction (p = 0.01). DFS varied in groups of patients with blast cell count < 10 % in BM on the 14th–16th day of treatment based on the level of WT1 expression reduction (p = 0.04). MRD-negative patients (57.1 %) showed significantly longer DFS and OS compared with MRD-positive patients (median DFS was 17.6 vs. 5.2 months, respectively, p = 0.02; median OS was 19 vs. 6.9 months, p = 0.0002). Median DFS and OS were different only in ELN low- and high-risk groups (median not reached vs. 5.2 months, respectively, p = 0.039; median not reached vs. 10.2 months, p = 0.039).

Conclusion. FLAG and FLAG-Ida are effective and safe regimens in the treatment of relapsed/refractory AML. Achieving remission depends on neither the risk group nor the time of relapse occurrence. The blast cell count in BM on the 14th–16th day of FLAG/FLAG-Ida treatment is a prognostic factor determining achievement and duration of remission. WT1 expression level in the early post-induction period is a sensitive DFS marker. MRD status and molecular genetic risk (ELN) group affiliation are essential prognostic factors determining DFS and OS.

Keywords: acute myeloid leukemia, relapse, refractoriness, FLAG and FLAG-Ida regimens.

Received: November 2, 2018

Accepted: May 28, 2019

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The Use of Ibrutinib in Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and in High-Risk Patients

LYMPHOID TUMORS , , ,

NV Kurkina1,2, EA Repina1, NN Mashnina2

1 NP Ogarev Mordovia National Research State University, 68 Bol’shevistskaya str., Saransk, Republic of Mordovia, Russian Federation, 430032

2 Republican Clinical Hospital No. 4, 32 Ul’yanova str., Saransk, Republic of Mordovia, Russian Federation, 430032

For correspondence: Nadezhda Viktorovna Kurkina, MD, PhD, 68 Bol’shevistskaya str., Saransk, Republic of Mordovia, Russian Federation, 430032; e-mail: nadya.kurckina@yandex.ru

For citation: Kurkina NV, Repina EA, Mashnina NN. The Use of Ibrutinib in Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and in High-Risk Patients. Clinical oncohematology. 2019;12(3):278–81 (In Russ).

doi: 10.21320/2500-2139-2019-12-3-278-281

ABSTRACT

Despite advances in chemo-immunotherapy of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a choice of therapy is a frequent challenge in patients with a refractory form of the disease, autoimmune hemolytic complications, and also in high-risk patients with cytogenetic changes. The use of ibrutinib, one of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitors, allows to overcome the resistance to anticancer therapy without adverse effects on patients’ quality of life.

Keywords: chronic lymphocytic leukemia, chemo-immunotherapy, ibrutinib, refractoriness, relapse.

Received: January 21, 2018

Accepted: May 10, 2019

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Intermediate Results of Prospective Observational Study: The 2-year Experience of Ibrutinib Therapy in Relapsed/Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma in Clinical Practice

LYMPHOID TUMORS , , ,

VI Vorob’ev, VA Zherebtsova, EI Dubrovin, LA Bychenkova, YuB Kochkareva, LA Mukha, VL Ivanova, NK Khuazheva, VV Ptushkin

SP Botkin Municipal Clinical Hospital, 5 2-i Botkinskii pr-d, Moscow, Russian Federation, 125284

For correspondence: Vladimir Ivanovich Vorob’ev, MD, PhD, 5 2-i Botkinskii pr-d, Moscow, Russian Federation, 125284; e-mail: morela@mail.ru

For citation: Vorob’ev VI, Zherebtsova VA, Dubrovin EI, et al. Intermediate Results of Prospective Observational Study: The 2-year Experience of Ibrutinib Therapy in Relapsed/Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma in Clinical Practice. Clinical oncohematology. 2019;12(2):165-72.

DOI: 10.21320/2500-2139-2019-12-2-165-172

ABSTRACT

Aim. To assess efficacy and toxicity of ibrutinib monotherapy in patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).

Materials & Methods. In this group of patients ibrutinib has been used since April 2016. Ibrutinib administration criteria were the age > 18 years and the confirmed MCL diagnosis with nuclear hyperexpression of cyclin D1 and t(11;14)(q13;q32) translocation. Poor physical status, pancytopenia, infectious complications (except for life-threatening conditions), blastoid variant, and the number of previous treatment lines were not regarded as contraindications to ibrutinib therapy. Oral ibrutinib was administered once a day at a dose of 560 mg before progression and until intolerable toxicity was observed.

Results. From April 20, 2016 to April 6, 2018 ibrutinib therapy was provided to 42 patients with relapsed/refractory MCL. The median age was 69 years (range 40–81); 64 % of patients were men; ECOG > 2 was registered in 14 % of patients; 38 % of patients had blastoid variant; the median number of previous treatment lines was 2 (range 1–11). The overall response rate was 85 % (35 % were in complete remission); 57 % (24/42) of patients remain on ibrutinib treatment for the period of 4–667 days. The median event-free survival (EFS) was 365 days (95% confidence interval was 31–698 days). The median overall survival was not achieved. In blastoid variant the median EFS was 92 days, in the alternative group the median was not achieved and EFS was 76 % for 12 months (p < 0.001). In the majority of cases ibrutinib was well tolerated by patients. The most common complications were myalgia and muscle cramps (57 % cases), diarrhea (46 %, and grade 3 in 5 % cases), hemorrhagic complications (63 %, all of them of grade 1–2), and arrhythmia (7 %). Infectious complications were reported in 31 % of patients. In one case the start of ibrutinib treatment appeared to be problematic due to neutropenia of grade 4. Relative dose intensity was > 98 % (range 91.6–100 %). In 10 (24 %) patients ibrutinib treatment had to be adjusted (dose reduction or treatment interruption) due to toxicity and planned surgeries. None of ibrutinib recipients had to completely discontinue ibrutinib therapy due to complications.

Conclusion. These data on the use of ibrutinib in actual clinical practice are comparable with the results of international multicenter studies (PCYC-1104, SPARK, and RAY). Reduced toxicity profile and rather high speed of antitumor response allow for ibrutinib administration in cases of poor physical status, low blood count, and even infectious complications. However, some adverse effects are manifested not earlier than after 6-month treatment, which calls for continuous monitoring, especially when preparing for surgeries.

Keywords: mantle cell lymphoma, ibrutinib, relapse, refractory course, targeted therapy.

Received: November 4, 2018

Accepted: February 11, 2019

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PD-1 Blockade with Nivolumab as a New Immunotherapy for Classical Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

NOVEL DRUGS , , ,

EA Demina

NN Blokhin National Medical Cancer Research Center, 24 Kashirskoye sh., Moscow, Russian Federation, 115478

For correspondence: Prof. Elena Andreevna Demina, MD, PhD, 24 Kashirskoye sh., Moscow, Russian Federation, 115478; e-mail: drdemina@yandex.ru

For citation: Demina EA. PD-1 Blockade with Nivolumab as a New Immunotherapy for Classical Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Clinical oncohematology. 2018;11(3):213–19.

DOI: 10.21320/2500-2139-2018-11-3-213-219

ABSTRACT

During the last two decades individualization of programmed treatment combined with intensified chemotherapy has proven to be effective treatment for the majority of classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma (cHL) patients. However, in 10–30 % of cases relapses and resistance to therapy still occur. Further intensification of therapy induces toxicity that leads to decrease in overall survival and quality of life. The standard second-line treatment with high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HSCT) allows for the achievement of long-term 5-year progression-free survival only in 50–60 % of patients with relapsed disease and not more than 40–45 % of patients with refractory disease. Approximately 50 % of patients relapse after HDCT and auto-HSCT. The median overall survival of relapsed patients does not exceed 2 years. Allogeneic HSCT improves treatment results to some extent, but is not an optimal strategy in all patients. A search for new treatment options has been made to improve effectiveness of relapsed and refractory cHL treatment and to reduce toxicity of highly effective programs. А new CD30-targeted conjugate brentuximab vedotin was developed to use anti-CD30 monoclonal antibodies against a specific marker of tumor Reed-Sternberg cells allowing for the transfer of the highly effective antitumor compound of monomethyl auristatin E directly to tumor cells. This drug showed high effectiveness, although failed to provide a complete solution to the problem. The development of anti-PD1 antibody nivolumab opened up new opportunities for cHL treatment. This paper reviews literature information on pharmacological data and antitumor mechanisms of the drug as well as the results of significant international randomised studies.

Keywords: nivolumab, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, relapse, resistance, treatment.

Received: February 5, 2018

Accepted: April 30, 2018

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The Use of Brentuximab Vedotin in Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in the Kransnodar Region

NOVEL DRUGS , , ,

OD Serdyuk, DA Yaskul’skii

Clinical Oncology Dispensary No. 1 of the Krasnodar region, 146 Dimitrova str., Krasnodar, Russian Federation, 350040

For correspondence: Ol’ga Dmitrievna Serdyuk, 146 Dimitrova str., Krasnodar, Russian Federation, 350040; Tel.: +7(918)441-08-33; e-mail: 7-18@mail.ru

For citation: Serdyuk OD, Yaskul’skii DA. The Use of Brentuximab Vedotin in Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in the Kransnodar Region. Clinical oncohematology. 2018;11(1):50-3.

DOI: 10.21320/2500-2139-2018-11-1-50-53

ABSTRACT

The treatment of relapsed/refractory Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) remains to be a challenging issue. The morbidity of HL is reported to increase in the Krasnodar region. While considerable progress in the treatment of HL has been achieved, the relapse rate still remains high. The standard second-line treatment allows for the disease control in only half of cases of relapsed HL. Until recently, however, relapses after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (autoHSCT) could be treated only by polychemotherapy aimed at slowing the tumor growth. The use of anti-CD30 conjugated monoclonal antibodies and cytotoxic agent was shown to control the relapsed disease after high dose chemotherapy followed by autoHSCT. The present study provides pharmacological characteristics of brentuximab vedotin, its antineoplastic mechanism as well as the author’s own clinical experience in the management of a female patient with HL after autoHSCT.

Keywords: Hodgkin’s lymphoma, brentuximab vedotin, targeted therapy, relapse.

Received: November 25, 2017

Accepted: January 8, 2018

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Brentuximab Vedotin: New Possibilities for Treatment of Relapses and Refractory Hodgkin’s Lymphomas

LYMPHOID TUMORS , , ,

EA Demina

NN Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, 24 Kashirskoye sh., Moscow, Russian Federation, 115478

For correspondence: Elena Andreevna Demina, DSci, Professor, 24 Kashirskoye sh., Moscow, Russian Federation, 115478; Tel: +7 (499)324-90-89; e-mail: drdemina@yandex.ru

For citation: Demina EA. Brentuximab Vedotin: New Possibilities for Treatment of Relapses and Refractory Hodgkin’s Lymphomas. Clinical oncohematology. 2016;9(4):398–405 (In Russ).

DOI: 10.21320/2500-2139-2016-9-4-398-405

ABSTRACT

The concept of total curability of Hodgkin’s lymphoma was introduced as early as in 1970s. However, 10–30 % of patients develop relapses; in addition, resistant tumors cannot be excluded. A high-dose chemotherapy with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is a modern treatment standard for relapses and refractory Hodgkin’s lymphomas. However, long-term remissions are achieved only in a half of these patients. The toxicity of effective first-line treatment regimens and insufficient effectiveness of regimens prescribed for relapses and refractory disease are the reason for further search of new therapeutic options for this malignant tumor. Invention of an immunoconjugate, brentuximab vedotin, became one of the new steps in the treatment of Hodgkin’s lymphomas. This review presents data on the pharmacological properties of the drug, the mechanism of the anti-tumor effect, as well as results of large international, randomized clinical trials.

Keywords: brentuximab vedotin, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, relapse, treatment.

Received: June 14, 2016

Accepted: June 17, 2016

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Brentuximab Vedotin: New Possibilities for Treatment of Relapses and Refractory Hodgkin’s Lymphomas

LYMPHOID TUMORS , , ,

EA Demina

NN Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, 24 Kashirskoye sh., Moscow, Russian Federation, 115478

For correspondence: Elena Andreevna Demina, DSci, Professor, 24 Kashirskoye sh., Moscow, Russian Federation, 115478; Tel: +7 (499)324-90-89; e-mail: drdemina@yandex.ru

For citation: Demina EA. Brentuximab Vedotin: New Possibilities for Treatment of Relapses and Refractory Hodgkin’s Lymphomas. Clinical oncohematology. 2016;9(4):398–405 (In Russ).

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21320/2500-2139-2016-9-4-398-405

ABSTRACT

The concept of total curability of Hodgkin’s lymphoma was introduced as early as in 1970s. However, 10–30 % of patients develop relapses; in addition, resistant tumors cannot be excluded. A high-dose chemotherapy with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is a modern treatment standard for relapses and refractory Hodgkin’s lymphomas. However, long-term remissions are achieved only in a half of these patients. The toxicity of effective first-line treatment regimens and insufficient effectiveness of regimens prescribed for relapses and refractory disease are the reason for further search of new therapeutic options for this malignant tumor. Invention of an immunoconjugate, brentuximab vedotin, became one of the new steps in the treatment of Hodgkin’s lymphomas. This review presents data on the pharmacological properties of the drug, the mechanism of the anti-tumor effect, as well as results of large international, randomized clinical trials.

Keywords: brentuximab vedotin, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, relapse, treatment.

Received: June 14, 2016

Accepted: June 17, 2016

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Low Dose Cytarabine and Cladribine for Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Clinical Experience

MYELOID TUMORS , , , , ,

SV Gritsaev, II Kostroma, AA Kuzyaeva, IM Zapreeva, EV Litvinskaya, LV Stel’mashenko, SA Tiranova, IS Martynkevich, NA Potikhonova, KM Abdulkadyrov

Russian Scientific Research Institute of Hematology and Transfusiology, 16 2-ya Sovetskaya str., Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, 191024

For correspondence: Sergei Vasil’evich Gritsaev, 16 2-ya Sovetskaya str., Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, 191024; Tel.: +7(812)717-54-68; e-mail: gritsaevsv@mail.ru

For citation: Gritsaev SV, Kostroma II, Kuzyaeva AA, et al. Low Dose Cytarabine and Cladribine for Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Clinical Experience. Clinical oncohematology. 2016;9(1):48–53 (In Russ).

DOI: 10.21320/2500-2139-2016-9-1-48-53

ABSTRACT                                      

Aim. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of low dose cytarabine (Ara-C) combined with cladribine for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and to determine clinical and lab factors associated with response to the therapy.

Methods. Data of 10 patients aged 26–58 years (median 48 years) were analyzed. The diagnoses were de novo AML (7 patients), secondary AML (sAML) (2 patients) and refractory anemia with excess of blasts (RAEB-2) (1 patient). Four patients had primary refractory AML. Relapse was diagnosed in 3 patients. The induction scheme 7+3 was ineffective in patient with RAEB-2. There was no response to any kind of therapy in sAML patients. The treatment scheme under trial consisted of Ara-C 10–15 mg/m2 subcutaneously twice a day for 1–14 days and cladribine 5 mg/m2 intravenously once a day for 1–5 days. The course was repeated in case of at least two-fold decrease in bone marrow blasts level in a punctate versus baseline. Medical examination and maintenance therapy were performed in accordance with protocols approved by the clinic.

Results. According to the protocol, the patients received 1–2 courses. Response was achieved in 5 patients: 2 patients achieved complete response (CR) and 3 achieved partial response (PR). The most common complication was hematologic toxicity. All patients received transfusions of blood components. No lethal outcomes were observed within 8 weeks. The duration of the response was 2 to 3 months. During this period of time, allogeneic stem cell transplantation was performed in 2 patients with CR; however, in one patient, the conditioning regimen began at the same time with the increase in blast cell count in the bone marrow. The search for unrelated donors of hematopoietic stem cells for 2 patients with CR was begun. The distinct features of all patients with CR and PR were the following factors: de novo AML, absence of FLT3 or c-KIT mutations and the course duration was not less than 10 days.

Conclusion. Low dose Ara-C in combination with cladribine may be considered a treatment option for some patients with relapsed or refractory de novo AML.

Keywords: acute myeloid leukemia, relapse, refractory, chemotherapy, low dose cytarabine, cladribine.

Received: June 4, 2015

Accepted: October 8, 2015

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Treatment of Relapsed and Refractory Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in Children

LYMPHOID TUMORS , , , ,

NS Kulichkina, ES Belyaeva, GL Mentkevich, VK Boyarshinov, AS Levashov, IV Glekov, AV Popa

Scientific Research Institute of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, 24 Kashirskoye sh., Moscow, Russian Federation, 115478

For correspondence: Aleksandr Valentinovich Popa, DSci, 24 Kashirskoye sh., Moscow, Russian Federation, 115478; Tel.: +7(499)324-55-03; e-mail: apopa@list.ru

For citation: Kulichkina NS, Belyaeva ES, Mentkevich GL, et al. Treatment of Relapsed and Refractory Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in Children. Clinical oncohematology. 2016;9(1):13–21 (In Russ).

DOI: 10.21320/2500-2139-2016-9-1-13-21

ABSTRACT

Background & Aims. Most children with Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) can be cured irrespective of the disease stage using modern risk adapted protocols. But 3–5 % of children develop relapse of the disease or refractoriness to the treatment performed. The aim of the study was to perform a comparative analysis of ViGePP vs ICE antitumor treatment regimens in patients with relapsed and refractory Hodgkin’s lymphoma, as well as to evaluate the need in auto-HSCT and the site for a combined chemoradiation therapy in this patient population.

Methods. From June, 2003, till December, 2014, 35 patients with relapsed (18) and refractory (17) HL received chemotherapy based on two regimes: ICE (n = 14; 40 %) and ViGePP (n = 14; 40 %). 7 (20 %) children were switched to another regimen due to a poor antitumor response to the first two courses of chemotherapy.

Results. The direct effectiveness of the therapy was significantly higher in patients on ViGePP as compared to ICE irrespective of the disease status (relapsed or refractory). A complete response was achieved more often in those children with relapse HL whose initial treatment included radiation therapy. Higher survival rates were registered in girls, as well as in children with a complete overall response to the antirelapse therapy. In case of relapses, delayed treatment effects (disease free survival and overall survival) were higher in children treated with 4 courses of ViGePP than 2 courses of ICE. High-dose chemotherapy with subsequent auto-HSCT is not able to overcome refractoriness to the chemotherapy.

Conclusion. Children with relapsed and refractory HL need an intensive antirelapse chemotherapy with subsequent HDC and auto-HSCT to achieve CR.

Keywords: Hodgkin’s lymphoma, children, relapse, refractoriness, auto-HSCT.

Received: November 9, 2015

Accepted: December 25, 2015

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