Title
First-line treatment for primary testicular diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with rituximab-CHOP, CNS prophylaxis, and contralateral testis irradiation: Final results of an international phase II trial
Date Issued
10 July 2011
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Vitolo U.
Chiappella A.
Ferreri A.J.M.
Martelli M.
Baldi I.
Balzarotti M.
Bottelli C.
Conconi A.
Lopez-Guillermo A.
Martinelli G.
Merli F.
Novero D.
Orsucci L.
Pavone V.
Ricardi U.
Storti S.
Gospodarowicz M.K.
Cavalli F.
Sarris A.H.
Zucca E.
Abstract
Purpose: Primary testicular lymphoma (PTL) has poor prognosis with failures in contralateral testis, CNS, and extranodal sites. To prevent these events, we designed an international phase II trial (International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group 10 [IELSG-10]) that addressed feasibility and activity of conventional chemoimmunotherapy associated with CNS prophylaxis and contralateral testis irradiation. The trial was conducted by the IELSG and the Italian Lymphoma Foundation. Patients and Methods: Fifty-three patients (age 22 to 79 years) with untreated stage I or II PTL were treated with six to eight courses of rituximab added to cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP) every 21 days (R-CHOP21); four doses of intrathecal methotrexate (IT-MTX) and radiotherapy (RT) to the contralateral testis (30 Gy) for all patients and to regional lymph nodes (30 to 36 Gy) for stage II disease. Results: All patients received R-CHOP21, 50 received CNS prophylaxis, and 47 received testicular RT. With a median follow-up of 65 months, 5-year progression-free survival and overall survival rates were 74% (95% CI, 59% to 84%) and 85% (95% CI, 71% to 92%), respectively. Ten patients relapsed or progressed: two in lymph nodes, five in extranodal organs, and three in the CNS. The 5-year cumulative incidence of CNS relapse was 6% (95% CI, 0% to 12%). No contralateral testis relapses occurred. Ten patients died: lymphoma (n = 6), secondary leukemia (n = 2), heart failure (n = 1), and gastric cancer (n = 1). Grade 3 to 4 toxicities were neutropenia, 28%; infections, 4%; and neurologic, 13%. No deaths occurred as a result of toxicity. Conclusion: This international prospective trial shows that combined treatment with R-CHOP21, IT-MTX, and testicular RT was associated with a good outcome in patients with PTL. RT avoided contralateral testis relapses, but CNS prophylaxis deserves further investigation. © 2011 by American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Start page
2766
End page
2772
Volume
29
Issue
20
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Farmacología, Farmacia Oncología Urología, Nefrología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-79960239204
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Clinical Oncology
ISSN of the container
15277755
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