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<big>Note that many of the regimens used to treat this disease are generic to '''[[B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia]]'''; this page contains regimens that are specific to T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (a.k.a. T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma when primarily nodal-based).</big>
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<big>'''Note: certain regimens have been moved to dedicated pages:
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*'''[[T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, pediatric|Pediatric T-cell ALL]]
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=Guidelines=
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=="How I Treat"==
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*'''2020:''' Aldoss I, Douer D. How I treat the toxicities of pegasparaginase in adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood. 2020 Mar 26;135(13):987-995. [https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.2019002477 link to original article] [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31977001 PubMed]
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==[https://www.nccn.org/ NCCN]==
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*[https://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/t-cell.pdf NCCN Guidelines - T-cell Lymphomas]
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*[https://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/ped_all.pdf NCCN Guidelines - Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia]
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=Pre-phase=
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==Prednisone monotherapy {{#subobject:30c275|Regimen=1}}==
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===Regimen {{#subobject:af8a3d|Variant=1}}===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 40%; text-align:center;"
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!style="width: 25%"|Study
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!style="width: 25%"|[[Levels_of_Evidence#Evidence|Evidence]]
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|[https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2015.61.5385 Lepretre et al. 2015 (GRAALL-LYSA LL03)]
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|style="background-color:#91cf61"|Phase 2
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====Glucocorticoid therapy====
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*[[Prednisone (Sterapred)]] 60 mg/m<sup>2</sup>/day PO on days -7 to -1
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====CNS therapy, prophylaxis====
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*[[Methotrexate (MTX)]] 15 mg IT once at some point between days -7 and -4
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'''7-day course'''
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====Subsequent treatment====
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*[[#Cyclophosphamide.2C_Daunorubicin.2C_L-Asparaginase.2C_Vincristine.2C_Prednisone|Cyclophosphamide, daunorubicin, L-asparaginase, vincristine, prednisone]] re-induction
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</div></div>
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===References===
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<!-- Presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology, San Francisco, CA, December 6-9, 2014. -->
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#'''GRAALL-LYSA LL03:''' Lepretre S, Touzart A, Vermeulin T, Picquenot JM, Tanguy-Schmidt A, Salles G, Lamy T, Béné MC, Raffoux E, Huguet F, Chevallier P, Bologna S, Bouabdallah R, Benichou J, Brière J, Moreau A, Tallon-Simon V, Seris S, Graux C, Asnafi V, Ifrah N, Macintyre E, Dombret H. Pediatric-Like Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Therapy in Adults With Lymphoblastic Lymphoma: The GRAALL-LYSA LL03 Study. J Clin Oncol. 2016 Feb 20;34(6):572-80. Epub 2015 Dec 7. [https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2015.61.5385 link to original article] [https://ascopubs.org/doi/suppl/10.1200/JCO.2015.61.5385 link to data supplement] '''contains dosing details in abstract''' [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26644537 PubMed] NCT00195871
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=Upfront induction therapy=
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==Cyclophosphamide, Daunorubicin, L-Asparaginase, Vincristine, Prednisone {{#subobject:b90dc3|Regimen=1}}==
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===Regimen, "Pediatric-like GRAALL reinforced induction" {{#subobject:56ea06|Variant=1}}===
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!style="width: 25%"|Study
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!style="width: 25%"|[[Levels_of_Evidence#Evidence|Evidence]]
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|[https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2015.61.5385 Lepretre et al. 2015 (GRAALL-LYSA LL03)]
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|style="background-color:#91cf61"|Phase 2
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''Note: This regimen was meant for patients less than 60 years old (up to age 59). Regimen is as per the [[Acute_lymphocytic_leukemia#Pediatric-like_GRAALL_induction|GRAALL-2003 Study]] with some minor differences. High-risk patients with an HLA sibling-matched donor or a fully matched (10/10) unrelated donor who achieved CR1 were offered allogeneic stem cell transplant.''
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====Preceding treatment====
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*[[#Prednisone_monotherapy|Prednisone pre-phase]]
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====Chemotherapy====
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*[[Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan)]] 750 mg/m<sup>2</sup> IV over 3 hours once on day 1, then 500 mg/m<sup>2</sup> IV every 12 hours on days 15 & 16
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*[[Daunorubicin (Cerubidine)]] 50 mg/m<sup>2</sup> IV once per day on days 1 to 3, then 30 mg/m<sup>2</sup> IV once per day on days 15 & 16
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*[[Asparaginase (Elspar)]] 6000 units/m<sup>2</sup>/day (route not specified) on days 8, 10, 12, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28
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*[[Vincristine (Oncovin)]] 2 mg IV once per day on days 1, 8, 15, 22
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====Glucocorticoid therapy====
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*[[Prednisone (Sterapred)]] 60 mg/m<sup>2</sup>/day PO on days 1 to 14
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====Supportive therapy====
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*[[Lenograstim (Granocyte)]] 150 mcg/m<sup>2</sup> SC once per day from day 17 until myeloid recovery
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====CNS therapy, prophylaxis====
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*[[Methotrexate (MTX)]] 15 mg IT once per day on days 1 & 8
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*[[Cytarabine (Ara-C)]] 40 mg IT once per day on days 1 & 8
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*[[Methylprednisolone (Solumedrol)|Methylprednisolone (Depo-Medrol)]] 40 mg IT once per day on days 1 & 8
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'''28-day course'''
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====Subsequent treatment====
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*See paper for details beyond induction
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</div></div>
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===References===
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<!-- Presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology, San Francisco, CA, December 6-9, 2014. -->
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#'''GRAALL-LYSA LL03:''' Lepretre S, Touzart A, Vermeulin T, Picquenot JM, Tanguy-Schmidt A, Salles G, Lamy T, Béné MC, Raffoux E, Huguet F, Chevallier P, Bologna S, Bouabdallah R, Benichou J, Brière J, Moreau A, Tallon-Simon V, Seris S, Graux C, Asnafi V, Ifrah N, Macintyre E, Dombret H. Pediatric-Like Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Therapy in Adults With Lymphoblastic Lymphoma: The GRAALL-LYSA LL03 Study. J Clin Oncol. 2016 Feb 20;34(6):572-80. Epub 2015 Dec 7. [https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2015.61.5385 link to original article] [https://ascopubs.org/doi/suppl/10.1200/JCO.2015.61.5385 link to data supplement] '''contains dosing details in abstract''' [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26644537 PubMed] NCT00195871
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==Daunorubicin, Pegaspargase, Vincristine, Dexamethasone {{#subobject:516f7b|Regimen=1}}==
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===Regimen, modified ABFM {{#subobject:88f520|Variant=1}}===
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!style="width: 50%"|Study
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!style="width: 50%"|[[Levels_of_Evidence#Evidence|Evidence]]
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|[https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(12)70600-9 Vora et al. 2013 (UKALL 2003)]
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| style="background-color:#91cf61" |Non-randomized portion of RCT
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====Chemotherapy====
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*[[Daunorubicin (Cerubidine)]] 25 mg/m<sup>2</sup> IV over 1 to 15 minutes once per day on days 1, 8, 15, 22
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*[[Pegaspargase (Oncaspar)]] 2500 units/m<sup>2</sup> IV over 1 to 2 hours once per day on days 4 & 18
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*[[Vincristine (Oncovin)]] 1.5 mg/m<sup>2</sup> (maximum dose of 2 mg) IV once per day on days 1, 8, 15, 22
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====Glucocorticoid therapy====
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*[[Dexamethasone (Decadron)]] 3 mg/m<sup>2</sup> IV or PO twice per day on days 1 to 28
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====CNS therapy, prophylaxis====
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*[[Cytarabine (Ara-C)]] by the following age-based criteria:
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**Ages 1 to 1.99: 30 mg IT once on day 1
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**Ages 2 to 2.99: 50 mg IT once on day 1
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**Age 3 and older: 70 mg IT once on day 1
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*[[Methotrexate (MTX)]] by the following age-based criteria:
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**Ages 1 to 1.99: 8 mg IT once per day on days 8 & 29
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**Ages 2 to 2.99: 10 mg IT once per day on days 8 & 29
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**Ages 3 to 8.99: 12 mg IT once per day on days 8 & 29
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**Age 9 and older: 15 mg IT once per day on days 8 & 29
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'''4-week course'''
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====Subsequent treatment====
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*[[#Cyclophosphamide.2C_Cytarabine.2C_Mercaptopurine.2C_Pegaspargase.2C_Vincristine|Cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, mercaptopurine, pegaspargase, vincristine]] consolidation
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</div></div>
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===References===
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# '''UKALL 2003:''' Vora A, Goulden N, Wade R, Mitchell C, Hancock J, Hough R, Rowntree C, Richards S. Treatment reduction for children and young adults with low-risk acute lymphoblastic leukaemia defined by minimal residual disease (UKALL 2003): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Oncol. 2013 Mar;14(3):199-209. [https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(12)70600-9 link to original article] [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23395119 PubMed] ISRCTN07355119
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=Consolidation after upfront therapy=
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==Etoposide & TBI, then allo HSCT {{#subobject:b389e1|Regimen=1}}==
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===Regimen {{#subobject:e4216b|Variant=1}}===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 40%; text-align:center;"
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!style="width: 25%"|Study
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!style="width: 25%"|[[Levels_of_Evidence#Evidence|Evidence]]
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|[http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/106/12/3760.long Rowe et al. 2005 (MRC UKALL XII/ECOG E2993)]
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| style="background-color:#91cf61" |Non-randomized portion of RCT
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{{#lst:Allogeneic HSCT|e4216b}}
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====Immunotherapy====
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*[[Allogeneic stem cells]]
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'''Stem cells transfused on day 0'''
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===References===
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# '''MRC UKALL XII/ECOG E2993:''' Rowe JM, Buck G, Burnett AK, Chopra R, Wiernik PH, Richards SM, Lazarus HM, Franklin IM, Litzow MR, Ciobanu N, Prentice HG, Durrant J, Tallman MS, Goldstone AH; ECOG; MRC/NCRI Adult Leukemia Working Party. Induction therapy for adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: results of more than 1500 patients from the international ALL trial: MRC UKALL XII/ECOG E2993. Blood. 2005 Dec 1;106(12):3760-7. Epub 2005 Aug 16. [http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/106/12/3760.long link to original article] '''contains dosing details in manuscript''' [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16105981 PubMed] NCT00002514
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## '''Update:''' Goldstone AH, Richards SM, Lazarus HM, Tallman MS, Buck G, Fielding AK, Burnett AK, Chopra R, Wiernik PH, Foroni L, Paietta E, Litzow MR, Marks DI, Durrant J, McMillan A, Franklin IM, Luger S, Ciobanu N, Rowe JM. In adults with standard-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the greatest benefit is achieved from a matched sibling allogeneic transplantation in first complete remission, and an autologous transplantation is less effective than conventional consolidation/maintenance chemotherapy in all patients: final results of the International ALL Trial (MRC UKALL XII/ECOG E2993). Blood. 2008 Feb 15;111(4):1827-33. Epub 2007 Nov 29. [http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/111/4/1827.long link to original article] [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18048644 PubMed]
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## '''Update:''' Fielding AK, Rowe JM, Richards SM, Buck G, Moorman AV, Durrant IJ, Marks DI, McMillan AK, Litzow MR, Lazarus HM, Foroni L, Dewald G, Franklin IM, Luger SM, Paietta E, Wiernik PH, Tallman MS, Goldstone AH. Prospective outcome data on 267 unselected adult patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia confirms superiority of allogeneic transplantation over chemotherapy in the pre-imatinib era: results from the International ALL Trial MRC UKALLXII/ECOG2993. Blood. 2009 May 7;113(19):4489-96. Epub 2009 Feb 24. [http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/113/19/4489.long link to original article] [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4188540/ link to PMC article] [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19244158 PubMed]
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## '''Update:''' Fielding AK, Rowe JM, Buck G, Foroni L, Gerrard G, Litzow MR, Lazarus H, Luger SM, Marks DI, McMillan AK, Moorman AV, Patel B, Paietta E, Tallman MS, Goldstone AH. UKALLXII/ECOG2993: addition of imatinib to a standard treatment regimen enhances long-term outcomes in Philadelphia positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood. 2014 Feb 6;123(6):843-50. Epub 2013 Nov 25. [http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/123/6/843.full link to original article] '''contains dosing details in manuscript''' [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3916877/ link to PMC article] [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24277073 PubMed]
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=Relapsed or refractory=
 
==Nelarabine monotherapy {{#subobject:bb7a38|Regimen=1}}==
 
==Nelarabine monotherapy {{#subobject:bb7a38|Regimen=1}}==
 
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Revision as of 23:51, 22 October 2022

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Saint Louis University
St. Louis, MO

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Bhagirathbhai Dholaria, MBBS
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Note that many of the regimens used to treat this disease are generic to B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia; this page contains regimens that are specific to T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (a.k.a. T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma when primarily nodal-based). Note: certain regimens have been moved to dedicated pages:

5 regimens on this page
6 variants on this page


Guidelines

"How I Treat"

  • 2020: Aldoss I, Douer D. How I treat the toxicities of pegasparaginase in adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood. 2020 Mar 26;135(13):987-995. link to original article PubMed

NCCN

Pre-phase

Prednisone monotherapy

Regimen

Study Evidence
Lepretre et al. 2015 (GRAALL-LYSA LL03) Phase 2

Glucocorticoid therapy

CNS therapy, prophylaxis

7-day course

References

  1. GRAALL-LYSA LL03: Lepretre S, Touzart A, Vermeulin T, Picquenot JM, Tanguy-Schmidt A, Salles G, Lamy T, Béné MC, Raffoux E, Huguet F, Chevallier P, Bologna S, Bouabdallah R, Benichou J, Brière J, Moreau A, Tallon-Simon V, Seris S, Graux C, Asnafi V, Ifrah N, Macintyre E, Dombret H. Pediatric-Like Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Therapy in Adults With Lymphoblastic Lymphoma: The GRAALL-LYSA LL03 Study. J Clin Oncol. 2016 Feb 20;34(6):572-80. Epub 2015 Dec 7. link to original article link to data supplement contains dosing details in abstract PubMed NCT00195871

Upfront induction therapy

Cyclophosphamide, Daunorubicin, L-Asparaginase, Vincristine, Prednisone

Regimen, "Pediatric-like GRAALL reinforced induction"

Study Evidence
Lepretre et al. 2015 (GRAALL-LYSA LL03) Phase 2

Note: This regimen was meant for patients less than 60 years old (up to age 59). Regimen is as per the GRAALL-2003 Study with some minor differences. High-risk patients with an HLA sibling-matched donor or a fully matched (10/10) unrelated donor who achieved CR1 were offered allogeneic stem cell transplant.

Preceding treatment

Chemotherapy

Glucocorticoid therapy

Supportive therapy

CNS therapy, prophylaxis

28-day course

Subsequent treatment

  • See paper for details beyond induction

References

  1. GRAALL-LYSA LL03: Lepretre S, Touzart A, Vermeulin T, Picquenot JM, Tanguy-Schmidt A, Salles G, Lamy T, Béné MC, Raffoux E, Huguet F, Chevallier P, Bologna S, Bouabdallah R, Benichou J, Brière J, Moreau A, Tallon-Simon V, Seris S, Graux C, Asnafi V, Ifrah N, Macintyre E, Dombret H. Pediatric-Like Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Therapy in Adults With Lymphoblastic Lymphoma: The GRAALL-LYSA LL03 Study. J Clin Oncol. 2016 Feb 20;34(6):572-80. Epub 2015 Dec 7. link to original article link to data supplement contains dosing details in abstract PubMed NCT00195871

Daunorubicin, Pegaspargase, Vincristine, Dexamethasone

Regimen, modified ABFM

Study Evidence
Vora et al. 2013 (UKALL 2003) Non-randomized portion of RCT

Chemotherapy

Glucocorticoid therapy

CNS therapy, prophylaxis

  • Cytarabine (Ara-C) by the following age-based criteria:
    • Ages 1 to 1.99: 30 mg IT once on day 1
    • Ages 2 to 2.99: 50 mg IT once on day 1
    • Age 3 and older: 70 mg IT once on day 1
  • Methotrexate (MTX) by the following age-based criteria:
    • Ages 1 to 1.99: 8 mg IT once per day on days 8 & 29
    • Ages 2 to 2.99: 10 mg IT once per day on days 8 & 29
    • Ages 3 to 8.99: 12 mg IT once per day on days 8 & 29
    • Age 9 and older: 15 mg IT once per day on days 8 & 29

4-week course

References

  1. UKALL 2003: Vora A, Goulden N, Wade R, Mitchell C, Hancock J, Hough R, Rowntree C, Richards S. Treatment reduction for children and young adults with low-risk acute lymphoblastic leukaemia defined by minimal residual disease (UKALL 2003): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Oncol. 2013 Mar;14(3):199-209. link to original article PubMed ISRCTN07355119

Consolidation after upfront therapy

Etoposide & TBI, then allo HSCT

Regimen

Study Evidence
Rowe et al. 2005 (MRC UKALL XII/ECOG E2993) Non-randomized portion of RCT

Chemotherapy

Radiotherapy

Immunotherapy

One course

Immunotherapy

Stem cells transfused on day 0

References

  1. MRC UKALL XII/ECOG E2993: Rowe JM, Buck G, Burnett AK, Chopra R, Wiernik PH, Richards SM, Lazarus HM, Franklin IM, Litzow MR, Ciobanu N, Prentice HG, Durrant J, Tallman MS, Goldstone AH; ECOG; MRC/NCRI Adult Leukemia Working Party. Induction therapy for adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: results of more than 1500 patients from the international ALL trial: MRC UKALL XII/ECOG E2993. Blood. 2005 Dec 1;106(12):3760-7. Epub 2005 Aug 16. link to original article contains dosing details in manuscript PubMed NCT00002514
    1. Update: Goldstone AH, Richards SM, Lazarus HM, Tallman MS, Buck G, Fielding AK, Burnett AK, Chopra R, Wiernik PH, Foroni L, Paietta E, Litzow MR, Marks DI, Durrant J, McMillan A, Franklin IM, Luger S, Ciobanu N, Rowe JM. In adults with standard-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the greatest benefit is achieved from a matched sibling allogeneic transplantation in first complete remission, and an autologous transplantation is less effective than conventional consolidation/maintenance chemotherapy in all patients: final results of the International ALL Trial (MRC UKALL XII/ECOG E2993). Blood. 2008 Feb 15;111(4):1827-33. Epub 2007 Nov 29. link to original article PubMed
    2. Update: Fielding AK, Rowe JM, Richards SM, Buck G, Moorman AV, Durrant IJ, Marks DI, McMillan AK, Litzow MR, Lazarus HM, Foroni L, Dewald G, Franklin IM, Luger SM, Paietta E, Wiernik PH, Tallman MS, Goldstone AH. Prospective outcome data on 267 unselected adult patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia confirms superiority of allogeneic transplantation over chemotherapy in the pre-imatinib era: results from the International ALL Trial MRC UKALLXII/ECOG2993. Blood. 2009 May 7;113(19):4489-96. Epub 2009 Feb 24. link to original article link to PMC article PubMed
    3. Update: Fielding AK, Rowe JM, Buck G, Foroni L, Gerrard G, Litzow MR, Lazarus H, Luger SM, Marks DI, McMillan AK, Moorman AV, Patel B, Paietta E, Tallman MS, Goldstone AH. UKALLXII/ECOG2993: addition of imatinib to a standard treatment regimen enhances long-term outcomes in Philadelphia positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood. 2014 Feb 6;123(6):843-50. Epub 2013 Nov 25. link to original article contains dosing details in manuscript link to PMC article PubMed

Relapsed or refractory

Nelarabine monotherapy

Regimen variant #1, 5-day dosing

Study Years of enrollment Evidence Efficacy
Berg et al. 2005 1997-2002 Phase 2 (RT) ORR: 14-55%
Zwaan et al. 2017 (GSK 111081) 2009-2014 Phase 4 ORR: 39%

Chemotherapy

21-day cycles


Regimen variant #2, intermittent dosing

Study Years of enrollment Evidence Efficacy
DeAngelo et al. 2007 (CALGB 19801) 1998-2001 Phase 2 (RT) ORR: 41% (95% CI, 15-43)

Note: See paper for details about the schedule.

Chemotherapy

21-day cycle for 3 to 4 cycles (or delayed for count recovery)

References

  1. Berg SL, Blaney SM, Devidas M, Lampkin TA, Murgo A, Bernstein M, Billett A, Kurtzberg J, Reaman G, Gaynon P, Whitlock J, Krailo M, Harris MB; Children's Oncology Group. Phase II study of nelarabine (compound 506U78) in children and young adults with refractory T-cell malignancies: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol. 2005 May 20;23(15):3376-82. link to original article contains dosing details in abstract PubMed
  2. CALGB 19801: DeAngelo DJ, Yu D, Johnson JL, Coutre SE, Stone RM, Stopeck AT, Gockerman JP, Mitchell BS, Appelbaum FR, Larson RA. Nelarabine induces complete remissions in adults with relapsed or refractory T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia or lymphoblastic lymphoma: Cancer and Leukemia Group B study 19801. Blood. 2007 Jun 15;109(12):5136-42. Epub 2007 Mar 7. link to original article contains dosing details in manuscript link to PMC article PubMed
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