Anaplastic large cell lymphoma

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9 regimens on this page 12 variants on this page

Untreated

DA-EPOCH

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DA-EPOCH: Dose Adjusted Etoposide, Prednisone, Oncovin (Vincristine), Cyclophosphamide, Hydroxydaunorubicin (Doxorubicin)

Regimen

Study	Evidence
Dunleavy et al. 2016	Phase II

Chemotherapy

• Etoposide (Vepesid) 50 mg/m²/day IV continuous infusion over 96 hours on days 1 to 4 (total dose per cycle: 200 mg/m2)
• Prednisone (Sterapred) 60 mg/m² PO BID on days 1 to 5
• Vincristine (Oncovin) 0.4 mg/m²/day IV continuous infusion over 96 hours on days 1 to 4 (total dose per cycle: 1.6 mg/m2; dose was not capped)
• Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) 750 mg/m² IV over 2 hours once on day 5
• Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) 10 mg/m²/day IV continuous infusion over 96 hours on days 1 to 4 (total dose per cycle: 40 mg/m2)

Supportive medications

• Filgrastim (Neupogen) 300 mcg SQ once per day, starting on day 6 and continuing until ANC greater than 5,000/uL past nadir
• Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim DS) 160/800 mg (or equivalent if allergic) PO once per day on 3 days per week
  • Note: It's assumed this is what the supplement for Dunleavy et al. 2013 meant by "Baxtrim (sulphametoxazole and trimethoprim)"
• Omeprazole (Prilosec) 20 mg (or equivalent) PO once per day
• Docusate (Colace) (dose not specified) and Sennosides (Senna) 2 tablets PO BID as needed for constipation
• Lactulose 20 g PO Q6H as needed for constipation
• Hepatitis B surface antigen positive patients received daily antiviral therapy until 8 weeks after completion of chemotherapy

21-day cycle for 6 to 8 cycles

Dose adjustments

• Start cycle 1 as described above.
• Obtain CBCs twice per week for nadir measurements.
• If nadir ANC greater than 500, increase etoposide, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide by one level (20%) compared to previous cycle.
• If nadir ANC less than 500, use same doses as last cycle.
• If nadir platelet count less than 25,000, decrease etoposide, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide by 20% compared to the previous cycle.

References

1. Dunleavy K, Pittaluga S, Shovlin M, Roschewski M, Lai C, Steinberg SM, Jaffe ES, Wilson WH. Phase II trial of dose-adjusted EPOCH in untreated systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma. Haematologica. 2016 Jan;101(1):e27-9. link to original article refers to protocol in Dunleavy et al. 2013 PubMed

CHOEP

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CHOEP: Cyclophosphamide, Hydroxydaunorubicin (Doxorubicin), Oncovin (Vincristine), Etoposide, Prednisone

Synonyms: CHOPE, VACOP

Structured Concept: C9702 (NCI-T), C0212922(NCI-MT/UMLS)

Example orders

• Example orders for CHOEP in lymphoma

Regimen

Study	Evidence	Comparator	Efficacy	Toxicity
Pfreundschuh et al. 2004 (NHL-B1)	Phase III	CHOP-21 CHOP-14	Not reported by subgroup	Not reported by subgroup

This regimen was used in 20 ALCL patients (CHOEP-21) and 16 ALCL patients (CHOEP-14) in the NHL-B1 trial. The authors did not report a subgroup analysis for this minority population.

Chemotherapy

• Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) 750 mg/m² IV once on day 1
• Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) 50 mg/m² IV once on day 1
• Vincristine (Oncovin) 2 mg IV once on day 1
• Prednisone (Sterapred) 100 mg PO once per day on days 1 to 5
• Etoposide (Vepesid) 100 mg/m² IV once per day on days 1 to 3
• Patients with initial bulky disease (mass conglomerate at least 7.5 cm) received 36 Gy radiation therapy and to extranodal sites of disease when possible

Supportive medications

• For 14-day cycles: Filgrastim (Neupogen) 300 mcg (for patients less than 75 kg) or 480 mcg (for patients at least 75 kg) SC once per day on days 4 to 13
• Filgrastim (Neupogen) use for 21-day cycles is by discretion of ordering physician

14 or 21-day cycles for 6 cycles, next cycle to start as long as WBC is greater than 2.5 and platelets greater than 80

• CHOEP-14 uses 14-day cycles; CHOEP-21 uses 21-day cycles

References

1. Pfreundschuh M, Trümper L, Kloess M, Schmits R, Feller AC, Rudolph C, Reiser M, Hossfeld DK, Metzner B, Hasenclever D, Schmitz N, Glass B, Rübe C, Loeffler M; German High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group. Two-weekly or 3-weekly CHOP chemotherapy with or without etoposide for the treatment of young patients with good-prognosis (normal LDH) aggressive lymphomas: results of the NHL-B1 trial of the DSHNHL. Blood. 2004 Aug 1;104(3):626-33. Epub 2004 Feb 24. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed

CHOP

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CHOP: Cyclophosphamide, Hydroxydaunorubicin (Doxorubicin), Oncovin (Vincristine), Prednisone

Synonyms: CHOP-21, ACOP, CAVP, COPA, VACP, VCAP

Structured Concept: C9549 (NCI-T), C0055598 (NCI-MT/UMLS)

Regimen

Study	Evidence	Comparator	Efficacy	Toxicity
Pfreundschuh et al. 2004 (NHL-B1)	Phase III, <20 pts in arm	CHOEP CHOP-14	Not reported by subgroup	Not reported by subgroup

This regimen was used in 14 ALCL patients in the NHL-B1 trial. The authors did not report a subgroup analysis for this minority population.

Chemotherapy

• Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) 750 mg/m² IV once on day 1
• Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) 50 mg/m² IV once on day 1
• Vincristine (Oncovin) 2 mg IV once on day 1
• Prednisone (Sterapred) 100 mg PO once per day on days 1 to 5

Supportive medications

• At the discretion of ordering physician: Filgrastim (Neupogen) 300 mcg (for patients less than 75 kg) or 480 mcg (for patients at least 75 kg) SC once per day on days 4 to 13

21-day cycle for 6 cycles

References

1. Pfreundschuh M, Trümper L, Kloess M, Schmits R, Feller AC, Rudolph C, Reiser M, Hossfeld DK, Metzner B, Hasenclever D, Schmitz N, Glass B, Rübe C, Loeffler M; German High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group. Two-weekly or 3-weekly CHOP chemotherapy with or without etoposide for the treatment of young patients with good-prognosis (normal LDH) aggressive lymphomas: results of the NHL-B1 trial of the DSHNHL. Blood. 2004 Aug 1;104(3):626-33. Epub 2004 Feb 24. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed

Relapsed/refractory

Brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris)

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Regimen

Study	Evidence
Pro et al. 2012 (SG035-0004)	Phase II
Bartlett et al. 2014	Phase II, <20 pts in subgroup

Note: Bartlett et al. 2014 is a re-treatment trial; all patients were previously exposed to brentuximab vedotin. Patients who had received the 1.2 mg/kg dose on a prior trial also received that dose at re-treatment.

Chemotherapy

• Brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) 1.8 mg/kg IV over 30 minutes on day 1

3-week cycle for up to 16 infusions (SG035-0004) or until progression (Bartlett et al. 2014)

References

1. Pro B, Advani R, Brice P, Bartlett NL, Rosenblatt JD, Illidge T, Matous J, Ramchandren R, Fanale M, Connors JM, Yang Y, Sievers EL, Kennedy DA, Shustov A. Brentuximab vedotin (SGN-35) in patients with relapsed or refractory systemic anaplastic large-cell lymphoma: results of a phase II study. J Clin Oncol. 2012 Jun 20;30(18):2190-6. Epub 2012 May 21. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed
   1. Update: Abstract: Barbara Pro, MD, Ranjana Advani, MD, Pauline Brice, MD, Nancy L. Bartlett, MD, Joseph D. Rosenblatt, MD, Tim Illidge, Jeffrey Matous, MD, Radhakrishnan Ramchandern, MD, Michelle A. Fanale, MD, Joseph M. Connors, MD, Yinghui Wang, MS, Dirk Huebner, MD, Dana A. Kennedy, PharmD, BCOP and Andrei R. Shustov, MD. Four-Year Survival Data from an Ongoing Pivotal Phase 2 Study of Brentuximab Vedotin in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Systemic Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma. ASH Annual Meeting 2014, Abstract 3095 link to abstract
2. Gibb A, Jones C, Bloor A, Kulkarni S, Illidge T, Linton K, Radford J. Brentuximab vedotin in refractory CD30+ lymphomas: a bridge to allogeneic transplantation in approximately one quarter of patients treated on a Named Patient Programme at a single UK center. Haematologica. 2013 Apr;98(4):611-4. Epub 2012 Oct 12. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed
3. Retrospective: Gopal AK, Bartlett NL, Forero-Torres A, Younes A, Chen R, Friedberg JW, Matous JV, Shustov AR, Smith SE, Zain J, O'Meara MM, Fanale MA. Brentuximab vedotin in patients aged 60 years or older with relapsed or refractory CD30-positive lymphomas: a retrospective evaluation of safety and efficacy. Leuk Lymphoma. 2014 Oct;55(10):2328-34. Epub 2014 Feb 24. link to original article PubMed
4. Bartlett NL, Chen R, Fanale MA, Brice P, Gopal A, Smith SE, Advani R, Matous JV, Ramchandren R, Rosenblatt JD, Huebner D, Levine P, Grove L, Forero-Torres A. Retreatment with brentuximab vedotin in patients with CD30-positive hematologic malignancies. J Hematol Oncol. 2014 Mar 19;7:24. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed

DHAP

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DHAP: Dexamethasone, High-dose Ara-C (cytarabine), Platinol (cisplatin)

Regimen

Study	Evidence	Comparator	Efficacy
Crump et al. 2014 (NCIC-CTG LY.12)	Phase III, <20 in this arm	GDP	Non-inferior ORR

Chemotherapy

• Dexamethasone (Decadron) 40 mg PO once per day on days 1 to 4
• Cytarabine (Cytosar) 2000 mg/m² IV over 3 hours Q12H for 2 doses on day 2 (total of 2 doses)
• Cisplatin (Platinol) 100 mg/m² IV continuous infusion over 24 hours on day 1

21-day cycle for up to 3 cycles

References

1. Crump M, Kuruvilla J, Couban S, MacDonald DA, Kukreti V, Kouroukis CT, Rubinger M, Buckstein R, Imrie KR, Federico M, Di Renzo N, Howson-Jan K, Baetz T, Kaizer L, Voralia M, Olney HJ, Turner AR, Sussman J, Hay AE, Djurfeldt MS, Meyer RM, Chen BE, Shepherd LE. Randomized Comparison of Gemcitabine, Dexamethasone, and Cisplatin Versus Dexamethasone, Cytarabine, and Cisplatin Chemotherapy Before Autologous Stem-Cell Transplantation for Relapsed and Refractory Aggressive Lymphomas: NCIC-CTG LY.12. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Nov 1;32(31):3490-6. Epub 2014 Sep 29. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed

GDP

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GDP: Gemcitabine, Dexamethasone, Platinol

Regimen

Study	Evidence	Comparator	Efficacy
Crump et al. 2014 (NCIC-CTG LY.12)	Phase III, <20 pts in this arm	DHAP	Non-inferior ORR

Chemotherapy

• Gemcitabine (Gemzar) 1000 mg/m² IV once per day on days 1 & 8
• Dexamethasone (Decadron) 40 mg PO once per day on days 1 to 4
• Cisplatin (Platinol) 75 mg/m² IV once on day 1

21-day cycle for up to 3 cycles

References

1. Crump M, Kuruvilla J, Couban S, MacDonald DA, Kukreti V, Kouroukis CT, Rubinger M, Buckstein R, Imrie KR, Federico M, Di Renzo N, Howson-Jan K, Baetz T, Kaizer L, Voralia M, Olney HJ, Turner AR, Sussman J, Hay AE, Djurfeldt MS, Meyer RM, Chen BE, Shepherd LE. Randomized Comparison of Gemcitabine, Dexamethasone, and Cisplatin Versus Dexamethasone, Cytarabine, and Cisplatin Chemotherapy Before Autologous Stem-Cell Transplantation for Relapsed and Refractory Aggressive Lymphomas: NCIC-CTG LY.12. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Nov 1;32(31):3490-6. Epub 2014 Sep 29. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed