Minimal Residual Disease Status Predicts Outcome in Patients With Previously Untreated Follicular Lymphoma : A Prospective Analysis of the Phase III GALLIUM Study

PURPOSE: We report an analysis of minimal residual/detectable disease (MRD) as a predictor of outcome in previously untreated patients with follicular lymphoma (FL) from the randomized, multicenter GALLIUM (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01332968) trial.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients received induction with obinutuzumab (G) or rituximab (R) plus bendamustine, or cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone (CHOP) or cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone (CVP) chemotherapy, followed by maintenance with the same antibody in responders. MRD status was assessed at predefined time points (mid-induction [MI], end of induction [EOI], and at 4-6 monthly intervals during maintenance and follow-up). Patients with evaluable biomarker data at diagnosis were included in the survival analysis.

RESULTS: MRD positivity was associated with inferior progression-free survival (PFS) at MI (hazard ratio [HR], 3.03 [95% CI, 2.07 to 4.45]; P < .0001) and EOI (HR, 2.25 [95% CI, 1.53 to 3.32]; P < .0001). MRD response was higher after G- versus R-chemotherapy at MI (94.2% v 88.9%; P = .013) and at EOI (93.1% v 86.7%; P = .0077). Late responders (MI-positive/EOI-negative) had a significantly poorer PFS than early responders (MI-negative/EOI-negative; HR, 3.11 [95% CI, 1.75 to 5.52]; P = .00011). The smallest proportion of MRD positivity was observed in patients receiving bendamustine at MI (4.8% v 16.0% in those receiving CHOP; P < .0001). G appeared to compensate for less effective chemotherapy regimens, with similar MRD response rates observed across the G-chemo groups. During the maintenance period, more patients treated with R than with G were MRD-positive (R-CHOP, 20.7% v G-CHOP, 7.0%; R-CVP, 21.7% v G-CVP, 9.4%). Throughout maintenance, MRD positivity was associated with clinical relapse.

CONCLUSION: MRD status can determine outcome after induction and during maintenance, and MRD negativity is a prerequisite for long-term disease control in FL. The higher MRD responses after G- versus R-based treatment confirm more effective tumor cell clearance.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 42(2024), 5 vom: 10. Feb., Seite 550-561

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pott, Christiane [VerfasserIn]
Jurinovic, Vindi [VerfasserIn]
Trotman, Judith [VerfasserIn]
Kehden, Britta [VerfasserIn]
Unterhalt, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Herold, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Jagt, Richard van der [VerfasserIn]
Janssens, Ann [VerfasserIn]
Kneba, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Mayer, Jiri [VerfasserIn]
Young, Moya [VerfasserIn]
Schmidt, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Knapp, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Nielsen, Tina [VerfasserIn]
Brown, Helen [VerfasserIn]
Spielewoy, Nathalie [VerfasserIn]
Harbron, Chris [VerfasserIn]
Bottos, Alessia [VerfasserIn]
Mundt, Kirsten [VerfasserIn]
Marcus, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Hiddemann, Wolfgang [VerfasserIn]
Hoster, Eva [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

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80168379AG
8N3DW7272P
981Y8SX18M
Bendamustine Hydrochloride
CH46OC8YV4
Cyclophosphamide
Doxorubicin
Gallium
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Prednisone
Randomized Controlled Trial
Rituximab
VB0R961HZT
Vincristine

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 12.02.2024

Date Revised 12.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01332968

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1200/JCO.23.00838

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365871400