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Expanding the armory for treating lymphoma: Targeting redox cellular status through thioredoxin reductase inhibition. Pharmacol Res 2022; 177:106134. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Liu X, Shang Y, Li L, Zhang X, Li Z, Zhang M. Gemcitabine, cisplatin, prednisone, and thalidomide for relapse and refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma: a retrospective study from China. Cancer Manag Res 2019; 11:8277-8284. [PMID: 31571985 PMCID: PMC6749983 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s215585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) is often prone to relapse and progression even after formal first-line treatment, and there is no standard regimen for second-line treatment. What is more, the activity of thalidomide against this type of lymphoma is unknown. Purpose The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of GDPT regimen in the treatment of relapsed/refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma. Patients and methods In this retrospective study, gemcitabine, cisplatin, prednisone, and thalidomide (GDPT) combination regimen was used as salvage protocol for PTCL that failed in first-line treatment for 29 patients and it was scheduled to give 6 cycles of GDPT therapy in order to better evaluate the efficacy unless there was evidence of disease progression, unacceptable toxicities, or refusal by the patient. Results After a total of 106 cycles of GDPT regimen were administered, the result showed that the disease control rate (DCR) achieved 82.8% and overall response rate (ORR) reached 69.0% with 34.5% complete remission (CR) and 34.5% partial remission (PR). The median progression-free survival (PFS) was 10.0 months (95% CI 6.6-13.4) and median OS was 28.0 months (95% CI 19.2-36.8). And the 1-year PFS rate and 1-year OS rate were 43.6% and 64.6%, respectively. Both hematologic and non-hematologic toxicities were moderate and well tolerated. There was no treatment-related death. Conclusion Thalidomide in combination with gemcitabine, cisplatin, prednisone regimen is a new promising approach to treating patients with relapse and refractory PTCL.
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- Xiangli Liu
- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, People's Republic of China
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Avilés A, Nambo MJ, Neri N, Cleto S, Silva L. A new therapeutic approach in very refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Clin Transl Oncol 2019; 22:703-707. [PMID: 31359338 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-019-02172-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Patients with diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, who relapse after stem cell transplant (SCT) or are no candidates to SCT, have a poor prognosis and no current treatment is available. Thus, we conduct a rotatory chemotherapy schedule that employed low doses of chemotherapy agents to assess efficacy and toxicity in this setting of patients; the end point was the improved outcome. METHODS Retrospectively we revised an analysis of 461 patients who were treated with a low-doses regimen of cytotoxic agents, who were treated in a single institution, all patients has been treated with at least two salvage regimens, including SCT, > 18 years, performance status < 3, and that were informed about the possibility of severe toxicities,, were considered candidates to the study. They received a weekly rotatory scheme including low doses of cytotoxic agents during 2 years. RESULTS Overall response rate was achieved in 314 patients (68%, 95% Confidence interval (CI) 59-76%) and complete response was achieved in 151 cases (32%, 95% CI 25-38%); actuarial curves at 10 years show that progression-free survival was 58% (95% CI 51-66%) and OS was 50% (95% CI 43-57%). Dose reduction was not necessary; toxicity was minimal and well controlled. No death related to acute or late toxicities has been observed. CONCLUSION Low doses of cytotoxic agents for continuous, prolonged periods, with minimal drug-free intervals, represent a novel, active, and easily tolerated approach to management of patients with DLBCL in a terminal phase and improved outcome.
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- A Avilés
- Oncology Research Unit, Oncology Hospital, National Medical Center, IMSS, Avenida Cuauhtemoc 330, Colonia Doctores, ZIP 06725, Mexico, DF, Mexico.
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- Hematology Department, Oncology Hospital, National Medical Center, IMSS, Mexico, DF, Mexico
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- Hematology Department, Oncology Hospital, National Medical Center, IMSS, Mexico, DF, Mexico
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- Hematology Department, Oncology Hospital, National Medical Center, IMSS, Mexico, DF, Mexico
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- Hematology Department, Oncology Hospital, National Medical Center, IMSS, Mexico, DF, Mexico
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Jo JC, Baek JH, Lee JH, Joo YD, Bae SH, Lee JL, Lee JH, Kim DY, Lee WS, Ryoo HM, Choi Y, Kim H, Lee KH. Biweekly dose-dense gemcitabine-oxaliplatin and dexamethasone for relapsed/refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma: A multicenter, single-arm, phase II trial. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol 2016; 12:159-66. [PMID: 26956432 DOI: 10.1111/ajco.12462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM We performed a phase II study to evaluate the efficacy of combination chemotherapy consisting of gemcitabine, dexamethasone and oxaliplatin (GemDOx) as a biweekly regimen and salvage therapy in patients with relapsed or refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). METHODS Gemcitabine (1000 mg/m(2) ) and oxaliplatin (85 mg/m(2) ) were administered intravenously on days 1 and 15, and dexamethasone (40 mg) was administered orally on days 1-4. RESULTS Twenty-nine patients were enrolled, and most patients had diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (n = 18). The median age of the patients and median prior number of chemotherapy cycles were 53 (range, 26-74) years and 1 (range, 1-4) cycle, respectively. Only 17 (58.6%) and 9 (31.0%) patients completed two or more and four or more cycles, respectively, and the median number of received cycles was two (range, 1-8). Overall response rates were 27.6% (complete response in 13.8%) among intent-to-treat patients and 47.1% (complete response in 23.5%) among patients who had received at least two GemDOx cycles. Median progression-free survival and median overall survival were 3.9 and 20.5 months, respectively. The most-frequent grade 3 or 4 toxicity was neutropenia (22.9%), and no grade 3 or 4 peripheral neurotoxicity was noted. CONCLUSION GemDOx chemotherapy, therefore, showed modest activity against relapsed or refractory aggressive NHL, although toxicities were acceptable.
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- Jae-Cheol Jo
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Daegu Catholic University Hospital, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Daegu Catholic University Hospital, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Park BB, Kim WS, Suh C, Shin DY, Kim JA, Kim HG, Lee WS. Salvage chemotherapy of gemcitabine, dexamethasone, and cisplatin (GDP) for patients with relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphomas: a consortium for improving survival of lymphoma (CISL) trial. Ann Hematol 2015; 94:1845-51. [PMID: 26251158 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-015-2468-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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There is no standard salvage chemotherapy for relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCLs). Gemcitabine combined with cisplatin has been known as an effective regimen for lymphoma treatment in the salvage setting. We investigated the efficacy and toxicity of gemcitabine, dexamethasone, and cisplatin (GDP) for relapsed or refractory PTCLs in search of a more effective and less toxic therapy. Patients with relapsed or refractory PTCLs with more than one previous regimen were eligible. Treatment consisted of gemcitabine 1000 mg/m(2) intravenously (i.v.) on days 1 and 8, dexamethasone 40 mg orally on days 1-4, and cisplatin 70 mg/m(2) i.v. on day 1, and then every 21 days. Patients could proceed to autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) after four cycles of GDP or receive up to six treatment cycles. Twenty-five eligible patients were evaluated for toxicity and response. The diagnoses of participants included 14 cases of PTCL-not otherwise specified (NOS) (56 %) and four cases of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (16 %) among others. The median age of the patients was 59 years (range 20-75 years). After treatments with GDP, which delivered a median of four GDP cycles, there were 12 patients with complete responses (CR; 48 %) and six with partial responses (PR; 24 %). The overall response rate (RR) was 72 %. Four patients preceded to ASCT, and three patients finally achieved CR. The median progression free survival was 9.3 months (95 % confidence interval (CI); 4.1-14.6) with a median follow-up duration of 27.1 months. In a total of 86 cycles of GDP, grade 3 or 4 neutropenia and thrombocytopenia occurred in 16.3 and 12.8 % of cycles, respectively. Three patients (3.3 %) experienced febrile neutropenia. GDP is a highly effective and optimal salvage regimen for relapsed or refractory PTCLs and can be administered with acceptable toxicity.
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- Byeong-Bae Park
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, 50 Ilwon-dong, Kangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-710, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical sciences, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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Hawkes EA, Barton S, Cunningham D, Peckitt C, Chua S, Wotherspoon A, Horwich A, Potter M, Ethel M, Dearden C, Chau I. GEM-P chemotherapy is active in the treatment of relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma. Ann Hematol 2014; 93:827-34. [PMID: 24158386 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-013-1930-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2013] [Accepted: 10/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a relatively chemosensitive malignancy. However, for those who relapse, high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplant is the treatment of choice which relies on adequate disease control with salvage chemotherapy. Regimens commonly used often require inpatient administration and can be difficult to deliver due to toxicity. Gemcitabine and cisplatin have activity in HL, non-overlapping toxicity with first-line chemotherapeutics, and may be delivered in an outpatient setting. In this retrospective single-centre analysis, patients with relapsed or refractory HL treated with gemcitabine 1,000 mg/m(2) day (D)1, D8 and D15; methylprednisolone 1,000 mg D1-5; and cisplatin 100 mg/m(2) D15, every 28 days (GEM-P) were included. Demographic, survival, response and toxicity data were recorded. Forty-one eligible patients were identified: median age 27. One hundred and twenty-two cycles of GEM-P were administered in total (median 3 cycles; range 1-6). Twenty of 41 (48 %) patients received GEM-P as second-line treatment and 11/41 (27 %) as third-line therapy. Overall response rate (ORR) to GEM-P in the entire cohort was 80 % (complete response (CR) 37 %, partial response 44 %) with 14/15 CR confirmed as a metabolic CR on PET and ORR of 85 % in the 20 second-line patients. The most common grade 3/4 toxicities were haematological: neutropenia 54 % and thrombocytopenia 51 %. Median follow-up from the start of GEM-P was 4.5 years. Following GEM-P, 5-year progression-free survival was 46 % (95 % confidence interval (CI), 30-62 %) and 5-year overall survival was 59 % (95 % CI, 43-74 %). Fourteen of 41 patients proceeded directly to autologous transplant. GEM-P is a salvage chemotherapy with relatively high response rates, leading to successful transplantation in appropriate patients, in the treatment of relapsed or refractory HL.
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- Eliza A Hawkes
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Downs Rd Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5PT, UK
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Hou Y, Wang HQ, Ba Y. Rituximab, gemcitabine, cisplatin, and dexamethasone in patients with refractory or relapsed aggressive B-cell lymphoma. Med Oncol 2012; 29:2409-16. [DOI: 10.1007/s12032-012-0211-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2012] [Accepted: 03/05/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Reagan JL, Rosmarin A, Butera JN, Nadeem A, Schiffman FJ, Sikov WM, Winer E, Mega AE. Phase I trial examining addition of gemcitabine to CHOP in intermediate grade NHL. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2011; 68:1075-80. [DOI: 10.1007/s00280-011-1702-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2011] [Accepted: 06/29/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Aurer I, Eghbali H, Raemaekers J, Khaled HM, Fortpied C, Baila L, van der Maazen RWM. Gem-(R)CHOP versus (R)CHOP: a randomized phase II study of gemcitabine combined with (R)CHOP in untreated aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma--EORTC lymphoma group protocol 20021 (EudraCT number 2004-004635-54). Eur J Haematol 2010; 86:111-6. [PMID: 20942843 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2010.01540.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite recent improvements, many patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) ultimately succumb to their disease. Therefore, improvements in front-line chemotherapy of aggressive NHL are needed. Gemcitabine is active in lymphoma. METHODS We performed a randomized phase II trial of the addition of gemcitabine to standard CHOP chemotherapy with or without rituximab [(R)CHOP]. The trial was also designed to determine the maximal tolerated dose (MTD) of gemcitabine in this combination. Patients with previously untreated aggressive NHL were randomized to receive either eight cycles of (R)CHOP given every 3 wk or (R)CHOP combined with gemcitabine [Gem-(R)CHOP]. RESULTS Twenty-five patients were enrolled in the trial before early closure. Twelve were randomized to Gem-(R)CHOP and 13 to (R)CHOP. MTD of gemcitabine was 800 mg/m(2) given on days 1 and 8; dose-limiting toxicity was hematologic. Five patients (42%) treated with Gem-(R)CHOP achieved complete response in comparison with 10 (77%) treated with (R)CHOP. Median time to treatment failure was 1.5 yr for Gem-(R)CHOP and 3.1 yr for (R)CHOP. Three patients receiving Gem-(R)CHOP had serious pulmonary toxicity, when compared to none receiving (R)CHOP. One patient died of pneumonitis. CONCLUSIONS In this group of patients, addition of gemcitabine did not seem to improve outcomes. Gem-(R)CHOP in previously untreated patients with aggressive NHL occasionally results in severe, potentially fatal, pulmonary toxicity.
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- Igor Aurer
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Kispaticeva 12, Zagreb, Croatia.
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Gobbi PG, Villano L, Pozzoli D, Bergonzi M. Role of conventional salvage multiple-drug chemotherapy in relapsed and refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Oncol Lett 2010; 1:679-683. [PMID: 22966363 DOI: 10.3892/ol_00000119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2010] [Accepted: 04/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Autologous stem cell transplantation is the standard care for patients with relapsed or refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Of the patients who are sensitive to second-line chemotherapy, approximately 40-50% are likely to be cured using this approach. The optimal salvage regimen for pre-transplant debulking is controversial and these second-line chemotherapies are particularly important for patients who cannot undergo transplantation for various reasons including age, comorbidity and insufficient stem cell collection. Numerous reports regarding this topic are available. This study evaluated reports published in the last 5 years, focusing on conventional multiple-drug second-line chemotherapies (with or without rituximab), and disregarding single-agent investigational phase-II trials. Results are encouraging, particularly when considering that the more recent and less toxic combinations appear to be equivalent to or even more favourable than previous, more aggressive approaches. Previous results obtained using a combination of mitoxantrone, carboplatin, cytarabine and methylprednisolone, are further updated and included in this study. In conclusion, the most effective conventional chemotherapy currently available for patients with relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin lymphomas obtains complete remission rates of up to 50-70%; the achievement of a complete remission is the most important factor associated with a better outcome. Although the addition of rituximab is beneficial and safe, it is more effective in patients who have previously not been exposed to this monoclonal antibody. The addition of cycles of salvage chemotherapy to those strictly required for mobilization of peripheral blood stem cells ultimately improves the response rate.
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- Paolo G Gobbi
- Medicina Interna e Gastroenterologia, Università di Pavia, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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Avilés A, Neri N, Huerta-Guzmán J, de Jesús Nambo M. ESHAP Versus Rituximab-ESHAP in Frail Patients With Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA AND LEUKEMIA 2010; 10:125-128. [DOI: 10.3816/clml.2010.n.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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Park BB, Kim WS, Eom HS, Kim JS, Lee YY, Oh SJ, Lee DH, Suh C. Salvage therapy with gemcitabine, ifosfamide, dexamethasone, and oxaliplatin (GIDOX) for B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: a consortium for improving survival of lymphoma (CISL) trial. Invest New Drugs 2009; 29:154-60. [DOI: 10.1007/s10637-009-9320-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2009] [Accepted: 09/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Seshadri T, Kuruvilla J, Crump M, Keating A. Salvage therapy for relapsed/refractory diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2008; 14:259-67. [PMID: 18275892 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2007.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2007] [Accepted: 11/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the most common subtype of aggressive lymphoma, has considerable biologic and clinical heterogeneity. Despite recent therapeutic advances, up to 50% of patients relapse after standard chemoimmunotherapy. The International Prognostic Index (IPI) at relapse is of value in providing prognostic information on response to salvage chemotherapy and outcome after autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (aHCT). Predictive biologic and gene expression markers, however, remain undefined, and require further clarification from additional molecular studies. To date, the standard of care in the management of relapsed/refractory DLBCL is salvage chemotherapy followed by an aHCT for those with chemotherapy-sensitive disease. Currently, there is no standard salvage chemotherapy regimen, and the use of immunotherapy for relapsed disease requires further evaluation. This review focuses on prognostic markers, current salvage therapies, and discusses the role of novel treatment in the management of relapsed/refractory DLBCL.
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- Tara Seshadri
- Autologous Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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El Gnaoui T, Dupuis J, Belhadj K, Jais JP, Rahmouni A, Copie-Bergman C, Gaillard I, Diviné M, Tabah-Fisch I, Reyes F, Haioun C. Rituximab, gemcitabine and oxaliplatin: an effective salvage regimen for patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell lymphoma not candidates for high-dose therapy. Ann Oncol 2007; 18:1363-8. [PMID: 17496309 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdm133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND High-dose therapy (HDT) with stem-cell support is the reference treatment for relapsed lymphoma, but is not appropriate for all patients. Conventional salvage chemotherapies have been used with limited efficacy and significant toxicity. Rituximab, gemcitabine and oxaliplatin are active as single agents in relapsed or refractory lymphoma, and have demonstrated synergistic effects in vitro and in vivo. PATIENTS AND METHODS Forty-six patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell lymphoma received up to eight cycles of R-GemOx (rituximab 375 mg/m(2) on day 1, gemcitabine 1000 mg/m(2) and oxaliplatin 100 mg/m(2) on day 2). The majority (72%) had diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. RESULTS After four cycles of R-GemOx, the overall response rate was 83% [50% complete response (CR)/unconfirmed CR (CRu)]. High CR/CRu rates were observed in all histological subtypes. In patients who had previously received rituximab, the CR/CRu rate after eight cycles was 65%. The 2-year event-free and overall survival rates (median follow-up of 28 months) were 43% and 66%, respectively. Among responders, the probability of being disease free for 2 years was 62%. Treatment was generally well tolerated. CONCLUSION R-GemOx shows promising activity with acceptable toxicity in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell lymphoma who are not eligible for HDT.
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- T El Gnaoui
- Department of Clinical Hematology, Henri Mondor Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris XII University, Créteil, France
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Corazzelli G, Russo F, Capobianco G, Marcacci G, Della Cioppa P, Pinto A. Gemcitabine, ifosfamide, oxaliplatin and rituximab (R-GIFOX), a new effective cytoreductive/mobilizing salvage regimen for relapsed and refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: results of a pilot study. Ann Oncol 2006; 17 Suppl 4:iv18-24. [PMID: 16702180 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdj994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The prognosis of patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) relapsing or progressing after front-line therapy remains poor. Since high-dose therapy (HDT) with autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) can cure a proportion of such patients, provided that a substantial tumor shrinkage is achieved, the development of more effective and less toxic salvage regimens remains a major challenge. We evaluated the clinical activity, toxicity and mobilizing capacity of a new salvage regimen, which combines gemcitabine and oxaliplatin with ifosfamide and rituximab (R-GIFOX) in patients with relapsed and refractory CD20(+) NHL. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients were scheduled to receive three courses of therapy followed by mobilization and ASCT or three more courses if ineligible for ASCT. R-GIFOX consisted of rituximab (375 mg/m(2) on day 1), gemcitabine (1000 mg/m(2) on day 2), oxaliplatin (130 mg/m(2) on day 3) and ifosfamide (5 g/m(2) on day 3) as a 24-h single infusion in patients aged < or =65 years, or fractionated over 3 days (days 3-5) in patients aged >65 years. Treatment was given every 2 weeks with G-CSF support (5 microg/kg/day or 10 microg/kg/day at the end of the third course for stem cell mobilization). Responses were evaluated by the integrated FDG-PET/IWC criteria after the third course and at the end of the entire program. RESULTS Fourteen patients (median age 63 years, range 37-78 years) with relapsed (n = 9) or primary progressive (n = 5) aggressive (diffuse large cell, mantle cell, follicular G3), advanced (stage IV 71%), poor risk (IPI 3-5 50%) NHL were accrued in this pilot study. Patients had received a median of two previous treatment lines (range 1-4). The median number of R-GIFOX courses delivered was 4 (range 1-6). Thirteen patients completed at least three courses of therapy and were evaluable for response. The overall response rate assessed after three courses of R-GIFOX was 77%, with seven complete responses and three partial responses. Effective CD34(+) cell mobilization was obtained in four of six eligible patients and two had ASCT. Hematologic and extra-hematologic toxicity was tolerable. Failure-free survival was 79.6% at median follow-up of 6 months (range 2-12). Molecular remissions were documented in two patients with mantle cell NHL. CONCLUSIONS Based on the results of this pilot study, we conclude that the R-GIFOX regimen is feasible, tolerable, effective and able to mobilize peripheral stem cells in patients with relapsed and refractory aggressive NHL.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Deoxycytidine/administration & dosage
- Deoxycytidine/analogs & derivatives
- Disease-Free Survival
- Female
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization
- Humans
- Ifosfamide/administration & dosage
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/therapy
- Lymphoma, Follicular/pathology
- Lymphoma, Follicular/therapy
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/therapy
- Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell/therapy
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/therapy
- Organoplatinum Compounds/administration & dosage
- Oxaliplatin
- Pilot Projects
- Remission Induction
- Rituximab
- Salvage Therapy
- Stem Cell Transplantation
- Survival Rate
- Transplantation, Autologous
- Treatment Outcome
- Gemcitabine
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Affiliation(s)
- G Corazzelli
- Hematology-Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy
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Papageorgiou ES, Tsirigotis P, Dimopoulos M, Pavlidis N, Fountzilas G, Papageorgiou S, Economopoulos T. Combination chemotherapy with gemcitabine and vinorelbine in the treatment of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a phase-II trial by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group. Eur J Haematol 2005; 75:124-9. [PMID: 16000128 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2005.00482.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
To investigate the efficacy and toxicity of the combination of gemcitabine and vinorelbine in patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBL), 22 patients with relapsed or refractory DLBL were treated with gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 and vinorelbine 30 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8 every 3 wk for a maximum of six cycles. Fourteen patients were considered chemosensitive while eight patients were considered chemoresistant to the last treatment regimen. All 22 patients were assessed for response to treatment. Three patients (14%) achieved complete remission and eight patients (36%) had partial remission of their disease, with an overall response rate of 50%. With a median follow up of 44 months, the median time to progression (TTP) for all patients was 8.1 months while the median overall survival (OS) was 12.9 months. Toxicity was minimal and all patients were treated on an outpatient basis. The combination of gemcitabine and vinorelbine is an effective and well-tolerated regimen for patients with relapsed of refractory DLBL.
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Affiliation(s)
- Efstathios S Papageorgiou
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Athens University, University General Hospital Attikon, Haidari, Greece.
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Ng M, Waters J, Cunningham D, Chau I, Horwich A, Hill M, Norman AR, Wotherspoon A, Catovsky D. Gemcitabine, cisplatin and methylprednisolone (GEM-P) is an effective salvage regimen in patients with relapsed and refractory lymphoma. Br J Cancer 2005; 92:1352-7. [PMID: 15812553 PMCID: PMC2361993 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
There is currently no standard salvage chemotherapy regimen in relapsed and refractory lymphoma. Gemcitabine is a novel nucleoside analogue, which acts synergistically with cisplatin both in vitro and in clinical studies. We evaluated the combination of gemcitabine, cisplatin and methylprednisolone (GEM-P) in 41 heavily pretreated patients with relapsed and refractory Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The best-achieved response rate (RR) was 79% (95% CI 64-91), with a complete RR of 21%. In patients with chemo-resistant disease, the RR was 63%. Myelosuppression was the main toxicity, the incidence of Grade 3 or 4 anaemia, neutropenia and thrombocytopenia was 17.1, 61.0 and 53.7% respectively. Only one patient had neutropenic sepsis and none of the patients suffered from haemorrhage. Grade 3 or 4 nonhaematological toxicity was minimal and stem cell mobilisation was not inhibited. GEM-P is an effective salvage regimen and its use prior to autologous stem cell transplant warrants further investigation.
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Affiliation(s)
- M Ng
- Department of Medicine, Royal Marsden Hospital, London and Surrey, UK
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Kent Oncology Centre, Maidstone, Kent, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Royal Marsden Hospital, London and Surrey, UK
- Department of Medicine, Royal Marsden Hospital, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, UK. E-mail:
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- Department of Medicine, Royal Marsden Hospital, London and Surrey, UK
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Royal Marsden Hospital, London and Surrey, UK
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Kent Oncology Centre, Maidstone, Kent, UK
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- Department of Computing, Royal Marsden Hospital, London and Surrey, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, Royal Marsden Hospital, London and Surrey, UK
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- Academic Department of Haematology, Royal Marsden Hospital, London and Surrey, UK
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Marchi E, Alinari L, Tani M, Stefoni V, Pimpinelli N, Berti E, Pagano L, Bernengo MG, Zaja F, Rupoli S, Pileri S, Baccarani M, Zinzani PL. Gemcitabine as frontline treatment for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Cancer 2005; 104:2437-41. [PMID: 16216001 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Based on the activity of gemcitabine in heavily pretreated patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), the objective of the current study was to determine the role of gemcitabine in the treatment of patients with advanced, untreated CTCL. METHODS Between June 2002 and February 2004, 32 untreated patients with mycosis fungoides (MF) (n = 26 patients); peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified (PTCLU) with exclusive skin involvement (n = 5 patients); and Sezary syndrome (SS) (n = 1 patient) were enrolled in a 7-institution, Phase II trial and treated with gemcitabine. This drug was given on Days 1, 8, and 15 of a 28-day schedule at a dose of 1200 mg/m2 intravenously over 30 minutes for a total of 6 cycles. RESULTS Of the 32 patients studied, 7 (22%) achieved a complete response (CR) and 17 (53%) achieved a partial response (PR), whereas the remaining 8 patients showed no benefit from the treatment. Five of the CRs were confirmed histologically. The CR and PR rates were found to be the same for patients with MF and PTCLU, respectively. The median duration of CR was 10 months (range, 4-22 mos). Treatment appeared to be well tolerated; hematologic toxicity was mild and no nausea/emesis or organ toxicity was noted. CONCLUSIONS The results of the current Phase II study demonstrate the activity of gemcitabine as a single agent in untreated CTCL patients. Further studies using gemcitabine in combination, either contemporary or sequentially, with other drugs in patients with advanced stage, untreated CTCL are needed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Enrica Marchi
- Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology "Seragnoli," University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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