Author, as appears in the article.: A Salar; R Martino; G Perea; JM Ribera; A Lopez-Guillermo; R Guardia; L Escoda; A Altes; J Sierra; E Montserrat

Department: Medicina i Cirurgia

e-ISSN: 1592-8721

URV's Author/s: Escoda Teigell, Maria Lourdes

Abstract: A salvage program including infusional high-dose ifosfamide plus etoposide (IFOVM) was evaluated in patients with refractory or relapsed aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. DESIGN AND METHODS: Forty-six patients were included. IFOVM consisted of ifosfamide (10 g/m2 as a 72-hour continuous infusion), etoposide (900 mg/m2) and methylprednisolone; responding patients underwent two cycles of DHAP and subsequently an autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (APBSCT) with BEAM as the conditioning regimen. RESULTS: All but one patient showed tumor regression following IFOVM. Myelosuppression was brief but 26 patients developed neutropenic fever. All but two patients proceeded to DHAP. Overall response rate to IFOVM/DHAP was 59% (29% CR and 30% PR). Refractory patients had a significantly lower response rate than relapsed patients (39% vs. 85% p=0.002). All refractory patients with intermediate-high or high IPI progressed during IFOVM/DHAP. Twenty-seven patients proceeded to APBSCT. Two-year overall survival of patients with low or low-intermediate IPI was 47% [95% CI 25-69%], which was significantly better than that obtained in patients with intermediate-high or high IPI (11% [95% CI 0-22%] p=0.0001). INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS: This sequential regimen of IFOVM, followed by DHAP and consolidated with BEAM is active in relapsed or refractory patients with low or low-intermediate IPI aggressive lymphoma. However, it has little activity in those patients with intermediate or high IPI, especially in refractory lymphomas.

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 0390-6078

Author's mail: marialourdes.escoda@urv.cat

Record's date: 2023-09-30

Journal volume: 87

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://haematologica.org/article/view/2516

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: 87 (10): 1028-1035

APA: A Salar; R Martino; G Perea; JM Ribera; A Lopez-Guillermo; R Guardia; L Escoda; A Altes; J Sierra; E Montserrat (2002). High-dose infusional ifosfamide, etoposide plus methylprednisolone followed by dexamethasone, high-dose ara-C and cisplatinum and autologous stem cell transplantation for refractory or relapsed aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Haematologica-The Hematology Journal, 87(10), 1028-1035. DOI: 10.3324/%25x

Article's DOI: 10.3324/%25x

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2002

Publication Type: Journal Publications