Radiotherapy in younger patients with advanced aggressive B-cell lymphoma-long-term results from the phase 3 R-MegaCHOEP trial

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The role of consolidative radiotherapy (RT) for patients with aggressive B-cell lymphoma has not been fully elucidated. The R-MegaCHOEP trial investigated the use of high-dose chemotherapy and rituximab with subsequent autologous stem cell transplantations compared to conventional immunochemotherapy (R-CHOEP) for high-risk patients up to 60 years. The study protocol included RT for patients with bulky (maximum diameter ≥7.5 cm) or extranodal disease. Two-hundred sixty-one patients were analyzed, 120 of whom underwent RT. The most frequently irradiated regions were mediastinum (n = 50) and paraaortic (n = 27). Median RT dose was 36 Gray in median fractions of 1.8 Gray. Acute toxicities were mostly mild to moderate, with only 24 and 8 grade 3 and 4 toxicities reported during RT. Patients with bulky disease who received RT showed significantly better 10-year EFS, PFS and OS (EFS: 64% vs. 35%; p < 0.001; PFS 68% vs. 47%; p = 0.003; OS: 72% vs. 59%; p = 0.011). There was no significant increase in secondary malignancies with the use of RT. RT administered for consolidation of bulky disease after immunochemotherapy improved the prognosis of young high-risk patients with aggressive B-cell lymphoma and should be considered part of first-line therapy. The trial was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00129090.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Leukemia - (2024) vom: 27. März

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Englisch

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Oertel, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Ziepert, Marita [VerfasserIn]
Frontzek, Fabian [VerfasserIn]
Nacke, Nina [VerfasserIn]
Altmann, Bettina [VerfasserIn]
Nickelsen, Maike [VerfasserIn]
Glass, Bertram [VerfasserIn]
Poeschel, Viola [VerfasserIn]
Ruebe, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Lenz, Georg [VerfasserIn]
Schmitz, Norbert [VerfasserIn]
Eich, Hans Theodor [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 28.03.2024

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ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00129090

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10.1038/s41375-024-02231-9

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NLM370284070