Abstract
1/2015
vol. 19
Original paper
The use of Yttrium-90 Ibritumomab Tiuxetan (90Y-IT) as a consolidation therapy in high-risk patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma ineligible for autologous stem-cell transplantation
Contemp Oncol (Pozn) 2015; 19 (1): 43–47
Online publish date: 2015/03/26
Aim of the study: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Yttrium-90 Ibritumomab Tiuxetan (90Y-IT) as a consolidation therapy in the management of DLBCL.
Material and methods: Patients with primary refractory or high-risk DLBCL (n = 18), ineligible for autologous stem-cell transplantation, were included in a retrospective study performed at three centers by the Polish Lymphoma Research Group (PLRG). All patients (mean age 61, range 35–82) either didn’t achieve a complete response or didn’t complete the scheduled therapy due to its complications. Response rates (CR, PR, SD, PD) according to Cheson criteria, overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS) and adverse effects of radioimmunotherapy were analyzed.
Results: Consolidation radioimmunotherapy increased the CR rate from 38% (n = 7) to 82% (n = 15). One patient remained in PR, one patient remained in SD, while one patient remained in PD. During a median follow-up of five years, 11 patients (62%) were alive with no recurrence, 4 patients (22%) were alive with relapse while 3 patients (16%) died. There was no statistically significant difference in PFS between those in CR and those in PR before 90Y-IT.
Conclusions: Radioimmunotherapy is an effective consolidation therapy for high risk/refractory DLBCL patients and worthy of further investigation in prospective trials.
Material and methods: Patients with primary refractory or high-risk DLBCL (n = 18), ineligible for autologous stem-cell transplantation, were included in a retrospective study performed at three centers by the Polish Lymphoma Research Group (PLRG). All patients (mean age 61, range 35–82) either didn’t achieve a complete response or didn’t complete the scheduled therapy due to its complications. Response rates (CR, PR, SD, PD) according to Cheson criteria, overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS) and adverse effects of radioimmunotherapy were analyzed.
Results: Consolidation radioimmunotherapy increased the CR rate from 38% (n = 7) to 82% (n = 15). One patient remained in PR, one patient remained in SD, while one patient remained in PD. During a median follow-up of five years, 11 patients (62%) were alive with no recurrence, 4 patients (22%) were alive with relapse while 3 patients (16%) died. There was no statistically significant difference in PFS between those in CR and those in PR before 90Y-IT.
Conclusions: Radioimmunotherapy is an effective consolidation therapy for high risk/refractory DLBCL patients and worthy of further investigation in prospective trials.
Keywords
diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, radioimmunotherapy, Yttrium-90 Ibritumomab Tiuxetan, consolidation
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