Outcome for Children and Young Adults With T-Cell ALL and Induction Failure in Contemporary Trials

PURPOSE: Historically, patients with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) who fail to achieve remission at the end of induction (EOI) have had poor long-term survival. The goal of this study was to examine the efficacy of contemporary therapy, including allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in first remission (CR1).

METHODS: Induction failure (IF) was defined as the persistence of at least 5% bone marrow (BM) lymphoblasts and/or extramedullary disease after 4-6 weeks of induction chemotherapy. Disease features and clinical outcomes were reported in 325 of 6,167 (5%) patients age 21 years and younger treated in 14 cooperative study groups between 2000 and 2018.

RESULTS: With a median follow-up period of 6.4 years (range, 0.3-17.9 years), the 10-year overall survival (OS) was 54.7% (SE = 2.9), which is significantly higher than the 27.6% (SE = 2.9) observed in the historical cohort from 1985 to 2000. There was no significant impact of sex, age, white blood cell count, central nervous system disease status, T-cell maturity, or BM disease burden at EOI on OS. Postinduction complete remission (CR) was achieved in 93% of patients with 10-year OS of 59.6% (SE = 3.1%) and disease-free survival (DFS) of 56.3% (SE = 3.1%). Among the patients who achieved CR, 72% underwent HSCT and their 10-year DFS (with a 190-day landmark) was significantly better than nontransplanted patients (63.8% [SE = 3.6] v 45.5% [SE = 7.1]; P = .005), with OS of 66.2% (SE = 3.6) versus 50.8% (SE = 6.8); P = .10, respectively.

CONCLUSION: Outcomes for patients age 21 years and younger with T-ALL and IF have improved in the contemporary treatment era with a DFS benefit among those undergoing HSCT in CR1. However, outcomes still lag considerably behind those who achieve remission at EOI, warranting investigation of new treatment approaches.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

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Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 41(2023), 32 vom: 10. Nov., Seite 5025-5034

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Englisch

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Raetz, Elizabeth A [VerfasserIn]
Rebora, Paola [VerfasserIn]
Conter, Valentino [VerfasserIn]
Schrappe, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Devidas, Meenakshi [VerfasserIn]
Escherich, Gabriele [VerfasserIn]
Imai, Chihaya [VerfasserIn]
De Moerloose, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Schmiegelow, Kjeld [VerfasserIn]
Burns, Melissa A [VerfasserIn]
Elitzur, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Pieters, Rob [VerfasserIn]
Attarbaschi, Andishe [VerfasserIn]
Yeoh, Allen [VerfasserIn]
Pui, Ching-Hon [VerfasserIn]
Stary, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Cario, Gunnar [VerfasserIn]
Bodmer, Nicole [VerfasserIn]
Moorman, Anthony V [VerfasserIn]
Buldini, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Vora, Ajay [VerfasserIn]
Valsecchi, Maria Grazia [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 09.11.2023

Date Revised 16.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1200/JCO.23.00088

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NLM359873618