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I Teodorovic

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PubMed2001

Randomized phase III trial of bleomycin, vindesine, mitomycin-C, and cisplatin (BEMP) versus cisplatin (P) in disseminated squamous-cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix: an EORTC Gynecological Cancer Cooperative Group study.

PURPOSE: Three previous mitomycin-cisplatin-based chemotherapy trials conducted within the EORTC Gynecological Cancer Cooperative Group (GCCG) in patients with disseminated squamous-cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix (SCCUC) suggested that with such regimens a higher overall response rate and a higher complete response rate could be obtained compared to what might have been expected from cisplatin alone. In that respect the combination of bleomycin, vindesine (Eldesine), mitomycin C and cisplatin (BEMP) was the most promising. In the present study BEMP has been compared with the best single agent, cisplatin (P) in the expectation that improved response rates might translate into a better survival. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eligible patients were those with SCCUC and disseminated measurable disease outside previously irradiated areas, aged < or = 75 years, with a WHO performance status < or = 2 and adequate bone marrow, renal, hepatic and pulmonary function, who gave consent according to regulations followed in individual institutions. Patients were randomized to BEMP: E 3 mg/m2 day 1, P 50 mg/m2 day 1, B 15 mg (24-hour infusion) day 2-4 and M 8 mg/m2 (at alternate cycles), or P 50 mg/m2. The first four cycles were given every 3 weeks (induction phase). Subsequent cycles were given every four weeks (maintenance phase), during which B was deleted from BEMP (MEP). Patients failing on P could be treated with BEM. Of the 287 patients entered, 235 were eligible and 201 evaluable for response. RESULTS: BEMP induced a significantly higher response rate than P (42% vs. 25%, P = 0.006). There was no difference in complete response rate (11% vs. 7%). BEMP was significantly more toxic than P (+/- BEM), both with respect to hematologic and nonhematologic toxicities. After a median follow-up of 6.1 years, survival curves were not significantly different. Median progression-free survival and overall survival were 5.3 and 10.1 months with BEMP and 4.5 and 9.3 months with P (+/- BEM), respectively. In a multivariate analysis of prognostic factors for survival, a lower age (P = 0.003), a lower performance status (P = 0.0001) and a short (<1 year) interval since diagnosis (P = 0.0152) were all associated with an increased risk of dying. For progression-free survival, lower age, prior radiotherapy, locoregional involvement and no prior surgery were associated with a high risk. Treatment with BEMP or P had no significant impact on survival, but for progression-free survival there was a trend in favor of BEMP (P = 0.0893). Adjusting for prognostic factors did not change the effect of treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Combination chemotherapy with BEMP produces more toxicity and more responses compared with cisplatin alone in patients with disseminated SCCUC, but this does not translate into a better survival. Therefore, in the palliative setting single-agent cisplatin should remain the standard therapy for these patients.

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PubMed2001

Among diffuse large B-cell lymphomas, T-cell-rich/histiocyte-rich BCL and CD30+ anaplastic B-cell subtypes exhibit distinct clinical features.

BACKGROUND: The EORTC clinical trial 20901, activated in 1990, was designed to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) of intermediate/high-grade malignancy according to the Working Formulation. Established in 1994, the R.E.A.L. Classification on NHL has now replaced all former classifications. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We reanalysed all cases (n = 273) documented by material available for review according to the R.E.A.L. Classification. In addition, we subdivided cases recognised as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) into three morphologically distinct categories, namely, large cleaved DLBCL (LC-DLBCL), T-cell-rich/histiocyte-rich B-cell lymphoma (T-cell-rich/histiocyte-rich BCL) and CD30+ DLBCL with anaplastic cell features (CD30+ DLBCL). Finally, T/NULL anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL) cases were subdivided into ALK+ and ALK- lymphomas. Review was performed independently by two pathologists from two different centres. RESULTS: DLBCL (61%), T/NULL ALCL (15%) and mantle-cell lymphoma (MCL, 50%) were the main NHL categories represented in the study. Fifty-seven of one hundred sixty DLBCL cases were further subclassified as LC-DLBCL (33 cases), T-cell-rich/histiocyte-rich BCL (13 cases) or CD30+ DLBCL (11 cases). The remaining cases were indicated as unspecified DLBCL. A clinico-pathological correlation confirmed the findings of previous studies suggesting that MCL, DLBCL and ALCL represent distinct entities with MCL being characterised by a short survival, in contrast with the longer survival and less frequent progression typical of ALK+ compared to ALK- ALCL. Within DLBCL, T-cell-rich/histiocyte-rich BCL showed distinctive features at presentation whereas CD30+ DLBCL showed a trend towards a more favourable prognosis, that might be comparable to that of ALK+ ALCL. CONCLUSIONS: Our data further support the usefulness of the R.E.A.L. Classification and illustrate the feasibility of DLBCL subtyping. Moreover, our results demonstrate the distinct clinical characteristics of T-cell-rich/histiocyte-rich BCL and CD30+ DLBCL with anaplastic cell features suggesting that they may represent clinico-pathologic entities.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1998

CHOP is the standard regimen in patients > or = 70 years of age with intermediate-grade and high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: results of a randomized study of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Lymphoma Cooperative Study Group.

PURPOSE: We report the results of a randomized study of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Lymphoma Group, which compared a chemotherapy regimen specifically devised for elderly patients, ie, etoposide, mitoxantrone, and prednimustine (VMP), versus the standard regimen of cyclophosphamide, doxorobucin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) in patients older than 70 years of age with intermediate- and high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients older than 70 years of age with stage II, III, or IV intermediate- and high-grade NHL, with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status less than 4 and acceptable cardiac, renal, and liver function were randomized to receive six courses of VMP or six courses of CHOP. Between February 1989 and June 1994, 130 patients aged 70 to 93 years (median, 75) were enrolled and 120 were assessable for response, 60 patients in each arm. RESULTS: Overall objective response rates were 50% and 77% in VMP- and CHOP-treated patients, respectively (P = .01), while complete response (CR) rates were borderline significant (27% v 45%; P = .06). At 2 years, the progression-free survival (PFS) rate was 25% with VMP versus 55% with CHOP (P = .002) and the overall survival (OS) rate was 30% with VMP versus 65% with CHOP (P = .004). Statistically significant more alopecia and neurologic and gastrointestinal toxicities were reported with CHOP. CONCLUSION: CHOP is the standard regimen for patients > or = 70 years of age with stage II to IV intermediate- and high-grade NHL.

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PubMed1997

Persistent improved results after adding vincristine and bleomycin to a cyclophosphamide/hydroxorubicin/Vm-26/prednisone combination (CHVmP) in stage III-IV intermediate- and high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The EORTC Lymphoma Cooperative Group.

CHOP has been and still is regarded by many as the 'standard' treatment of advanced non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. In 1980 the EORTC Lymphoma Cooperative Group started a study to evaluate the addition of vincristine and bleomycin to its standard four-drug combination chemotherapy, CHVmP (cyclophosphamide, hydroxorubicin, Vm-26, prednisone). Eligible patients were stage III or IV, intermediate- to high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (Working Formulation E-I). One-hundred-eighty-nine patients were entered, of whom 140 were eligible and evaluable. A previous report showed an improved response rate and failure-free survival (FFS) and overall survival for the combination CHVmP-VB. At ten years, the outcome still favors the addition of vincristine and bleomycin. The FFS was 34% vs. 23% and the overall survival 34% vs 22%. This difference was mainly due to a difference in CR rate (74% vs. 49%), Relapse-free survival for patients reaching a CR was the same in both arms. When the patients were grouped according to the International Prognostic Factor Index, no statistically significant difference could be observed in favor of one treatment within either group. This trial clearly demonstrates the benefit gained by the addition of vincristine and bleomycin to 'standard' chemotherapy for intermediate and high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1996

Clinical analysis of 670 cases in two trials of the European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Lymphoma Cooperative Group subtyped according to the Revised European-American Classification of Lymphoid Neoplasms: a comparison with the Working Formulation.

In the Working Formulation (WF), non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) are grouped according to their clinical behavior. These disorders are listed as entities defined by morphology, phenotype, and cytogenetics in the proposed Revised European-American Classification of Lymphoid Neoplasms (REAL), the clinical relevance of which is still debated. We analyzed 670 NHL cases included in two randomized clinical trials (EORTC 20855 WF-intermediate/high-grade and 20856 WF-low-grade malignancy) with histologic material available for review. Based on hematoxylin-eosin-stained sections, 77% of cases could be subtyped. Immunophenotyping was considered to be mandatory only in diagnosing T-cell lymphoma and anaplastic large-cell lymphoma. Of 522 cases subtyped, 11% were mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), 5% were marginal zone B-cell lymphoma (MZBCL), 46% were follicle center lymphoma, and 32% were diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Statistical analysis and comparisons between classifications were made only within each trial and treatment group. MCL and MZBCL were characterized by a shorter median survival (3.4 and 4.1 years, respectively) in comparison with low- and intermediate-grade WF groups (> 9.3 and 5.8 years, respectively). In terms of progression-free survival, MCL showed a behavior similar to the low-grade group, with frequent relapses. Follicle center cell lymphomas behaved as low-grade lymphomas as defined by the WF and diffuse large B-cell lymphomas as the WF-intermediate grade group. Because several NHL entities have a clinical behavior of their own, their recognition by the REAL classification offers clinicians additional information that is not obtained when the WF is used.

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols↗

PubMed1995

Efficacy of four different regimens in 64 mantle-cell lymphoma cases: clinicopathologic comparison with 498 other non-Hodgkin's lymphoma subtypes. European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Lymphoma Cooperative Group.

PURPOSE: Before recognizing mantle-cell lymphoma (MCL) as a distinct entity, these patients were grouped into low-grade (LG) or intermediate-/high-grade categories (IGHG) according to the Working Formulation and received various therapies. This was a unique opportunity to evaluate characteristics, behavior, response to treatment, and outcome of patients with MCL from two phase III trials conducted by the European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC): EORTC 20855 IGHG and EORTC 20856 LG. PATIENTS AND METHODS: After histologic review, 64 diagnosed MCL patients (29 IGHG and 35 LG) were compared with other patients in their respective trials. In the IGHG group, patients received cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, teniposide (VM26), prednisone, vincristine, and bleomycin (CHVmP-VB) or modified doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, etoposide (VP 16), mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone (ProMACE-MOPP). In the LG group, after receiving cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone (CVP) induction, patients were randomized between maintenance treatment with interferon alfa-2a (IFN) or no further treatment. RESULTS: MCL patients compared with IGHG subtypes showed a similar overall survival and response rate, but shorter duration of response and progression-free survival. Comparing with LG patients, their response rate, duration of response, and progression-free survival showed no difference, while their overall survival was nearly twice shorter. MCL patients treated with CHVmP-VB had the longest survival. No treatment showed any significant improvement in terms of progression-free survival. CONCLUSION: These data confirm that MCL represents a clinicopathologic entity. In terms of survival, it behaves like IGHG subtypes, while in terms of progression-free survival, it behaves like LG lymphoma. It is still not clear which first-line treatment offers patients with MCL the best chance to obtain both a complete response (CR) and a long-term survival.

Adolescent↗