ヨシナガ ケンタロウ   KENTARO YOSHINAGA
  吉永 健太郎
   所属   医学部 医学科(東京女子医科大学病院)
   職種   講師
論文種別 原著
言語種別 英語
査読の有無 査読あり
表題 Fractionated ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide with rituximab as a safe and effective treatment for relapsed/refractory diffuse large B cell lymphoma with severe comorbidities.
掲載誌名 正式名:Annals of hematology
略  称:Ann Hematol
ISSNコード:14320584/09395555
掲載区分国外
巻・号・頁 99(11),pp.2577-2586
著者・共著者 Tanaka Norina†, Imai Yoichi, Yoshinaga Kentaro, Shiseki Masayuki, Tanaka Junji
発行年月 2020/11
概要 Although treatment outcomes for diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) have improved with the introduction of rituximab, approximately half of patients experience relapsed/refractory (r/r) disease. Furthermore, no standard salvage therapy has yet been established to date, while limitations in treatment options exist due to toxicity and restricted tolerability among elderly patients and/or those with comorbidities. The ICE (ifosfamide, cyclophosphamide, and etoposide) regimen is often used as salvage therapy for r/r DLBCL. Several modified ICE regimens not requiring continuous ifosfamide infusion are available, which can be used in outpatient clinics. This study analyzed the efficacy and toxicity of fractionated ICE with rituximab (f-R-ICE) as a salvage regimen among 47 patients with relapsed/refractory DLBCL (median age upon f-R-ICE initiation, 71 years). The whole cohort had an overall (ORR) and complete response rate of 53.1% (n = 25) and 25.5% (n = 12), respectively, and an estimated 1-year overall survival after f-R-ICE initiation of 57%. Comorbidities were evaluated using the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) upon f-R-ICE initiation. Patients with low CCI scores (68%) had a higher ORR than those with high CCI scores (36.4%) upon f-R-ICE initiation (P = 0.042). In contrast, no significant differences in overall survival (OS) were observed between the low and high CCI groups (1-year OS 56.6% vs. 52.2%; median OS 24 vs. 22.8 months) after initiating f-R-ICE. Our results suggest that f-R-ICE is a safe and effective salvage therapy for r/r DLBCL and can be used for older patients and/or those with high CCI scores in outpatient clinics.
DOI 10.1007/s00277-020-04267-0
PMID 32945942