title: Factors of prognostic importance in childhood non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treated with two modified LSA2-L2 protocols. A multivariate analysis approach.
abstract: The results of therapy given to 74 children with advanced disease, abdominal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma were retrospectively evaluated with respect to the major prognostic factors related to disease outcome. The first 36 patients admitted in the study were treated with a modified LSA2-L2 protocol, and the remaining patients received the same regimen with the addition of intermediate-dose methotrexate (MTX) intravenously during the induction phase (LSA2-L2-MTX). The last ten patients admitted were given a leucovorin rescue along with the administration of MTX. The relative efficacy of the LSA2-L2-MTX over the baseline LSA2-L2 regimen was analyzed by multivariate statistical methods taking into consideration several candidate coprognostic factors. The risk of treatment failure was substantially reduced (55%) with the use of the LSA2-L2-MTX regimen. Rescue with leucovorin did not contribute a further significant gain in treatment efficacy, although fewer toxicity-related problems were observed as compared to the no-rescue period. Five prognostic factors emerged as significantly explanatory of the risk of treatment failure in addition to protocol type: lymphocyte count, disease stage, surgical debulking, sex, and nutritional status. Based on these variables, a logistic regression equation could be derived to identify groups that were at risk for treatment failure.
authors: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors: M L
authors: ML
authors: de Andrea
authors: B
authors: B
authors: de Camargo
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Correa Alves
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Machado
authors: E L
authors: EL
authors: Franco
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D002330:Carmustine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003630:Daunorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D002330:Carmustine; D011241:Prednisone; D008727:Methotrexate; D003630:Daunorubicin