Pediatric-inspired therapy compared to allografting for Philadelphia chromosome-negative adult ALL in first complete remission

Matthew D. Seftel, Donna Neuberg, Mei Jie Zhang, Hai Lin Wang, Karen Kuhn Ballen, Julie Bergeron, Stephen Couban, César O. Freytes, Mehdi Hamadani, Mohamed A. Kharfan-Dabaja, Hillard M. Lazarus, Taiga Nishihori, Kristjan Paulson, Wael Saber, Stephen E. Sallan, Robert Soiffer, Martin S. Tallman, Ann E. Woolfrey, Daniel J. Deangelo, Daniel J. WeisdorfGorgun Akpek, Ulrike Bacher, Veronika Bachanova, Frederic Baron, Asad Bashey, Jean Yves Cahn, Bruce M. Camitta, Edward A. Copelan, Marcos De Lima, Abhinav Deol, Robert Peter Gale, Usama Gergis, William J. Hogan, Partow Kebriaei, Mark R. Litzow, Alison W. Loren, Alan M. Miller, Maxim Norkin, Richard F. Olsson, Ran Reshef, Mitchell Sabloff, Brenda M. Sandmaier, Bipin N. Savani, Harry C. Schouten, Ravi Vij, Peter H. Wiernik, Baldeep Wirk, William Allen1 Wood

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Abstract

For adults with Philadelphia chromosome-negative (Ph-) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in first complete remission (CR1), allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is an established curative strategy. However, pediatric-inspired chemotherapy may also offer durable leukemia-free survival in the absence of HCT. We compared 422 HCT recipients aged 18-50 years with Ph-ALL in CR1 reported to the CIBMTR with an age-matched concurrent cohort of 108 Ph- ALL CR1 patients who received a Dana-Farber Consortium pediatric-inspired non-HCT regimen. At 4 years of follow-up, incidence of relapse after HCT was 24% (95% CI 19-28) versus 23% (95% CI 15-32) for the non-HCT (chemo) cohort (P=0.97). Treatment-related mortality (TRM) was higher in the HCT cohort [HCT 37% (95% CI 31-42) versus chemo 6% (95% CI 3-12), P<0.0001]. DFS in the HCT cohort was 40% (95% CI 35-45) versus 71% (95% CI 60-79) for chemo, P<0.0001. Similarly, OS favored chemo [HCT 45% (95% CI 40-50)] versus chemo 73% [(95% CI 63-81), P<0.0001]. In multivariable analysis, the sole factor predictive of shorter OS was the administration of HCT [hazard ratio 3.12 (1.99-4.90), P<0.0001]. For younger adults with Ph- ALL, pediatric-inspired chemotherapy had lower TRM, no increase in relapse, and superior overall survival compared to HCT.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)322-329
Number of pages8
JournalAmerican Journal of Hematology
Volume91
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2016

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