[NHL-BFM 90 therapy study in treatment of malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphomas in children and adolescents. Part 2: An intermediate term analysis of the non-B-NHL therapy group. BFM Study group].
The goals of study NHL-BFM 90 for the therapy group Non-B NHL are to prospectively evaluate the dynamic of tumor regression and the persistence of a residual mass after induction therapy for its prognostic impact. Patients (pts) of stages I and II receive induction composed of prednisone, vincristine (VCR), daunorubicin, L-asparaginase (L-ASP), cyclophosphamide (CP), cytarabine (ARA-C), 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) and intrathecally (i.th.) methotrexate (MTX), followed by consolidation (6-MP,MTX 5 g/m2 x 4, MTX i.th.), and maintenance up to 24 months. Pts of stages III and IV receive additionally reinduction (Dexamethasone, VCR, doxorubicin, L-ASP, CP, ARA-C, 6-thioguanine, MTX i.th.) and cranial irradiation. Pts with < 70% tumor regression at day 33 of induction receive an intensified chemotherapy. Pts with > 70% tumor regression at day 33 but a persistent mass at the end of induction have a surgical resection. Pts with a completely necrotic residual mass continue with consolidation therapy. Pts with active residual lymphoma receive an intensified chemotherapy. No local radiotherapy is given. From 4/1990 to 12/1992, 80 pts were registered; 71 pts are evaluable for response. The distribution of stages is as follows: 6, 1, 47, 17 pts of stage I, II, III, IV, respectively. The probability of event free survival at 3 years is 87 +/- 4% for the whole group (median observation time 21 months). 66 pts are evaluable for the dynamic of response.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Abt. Päd. Hämatologie/Onkologie, Med. Hochschule Hannover.
Schrappe
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Yakisan
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Sauter
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Henzler
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Zimmermann
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Graf
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Fengler
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Kühl
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Fleischhack
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D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012074:Remission Induction; D015996:Survival Rate
Therapiestudie NHL-BFM 90 zur Behandlung maligner Non-Hodgkin-Lymphome bei Kindern und Jugendlichen. Teil 2: Eine Zwischenanalyse der Therapiegruppe Non-B-NHL. BFM Studiengruppe.