title: Long-term follow up of high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell rescue in adults with Ewing tumor.
abstract: Ewing tumors remain of poor prognosis, with 5-year overall survival of 55% to 65% in localized patients and not exceeding 25% in primarily metastatic disease. Several reports, mainly in children, have reported that some patients with poor-risk Ewing tumors may benefit from high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) with autologous stem cell rescue. This retrospective study analyzed 46 patients treated in our institution between 1987 and 2000 for localized or primary metastatic Ewing tumors by HDCT followed by stem cell rescue. Median follow up was 7.1 years. Median age was 21 years (range, 15-46 years). Twenty-two percent of patients had metastases at diagnosis. The tumor site was axial in 56% of patients. Median tumor size was 9.5 cm. The treatment regimen consisted of induction chemotherapy, local treatment, maintenance chemotherapy, and consolidation HDCT based on alkylating agents. No toxic death was observed in the intensive therapy phase. Five-year overall survival and progression-free survival were 63 +/- 7.7% and 47 +/- 7.6%, respectively. Pejorative prognostic factors in this population were metastases at diagnosis (5-year overall survival 34% vs.71%, P = 0.017) and poor pathologic response (5-year overall survival 44% vs.77%, P = 0.03). This retrospective study shows a high long-term survival rate with high-dose chemotherapy in adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Curie, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Laurence
authors.forename: Jean-Yves
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Pierga
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barthier
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Babinet
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alapetite
authors.forename: Thao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Palangié
authors.forename: Gonzagues
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: de Pinieux
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Anract
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pouillart
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002066:Busulfan / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002330:Carmustine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007069:Ifosfamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015993:Life Tables; D008297:Male; D008558:Melphalan / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D036102:Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D019172:Transplantation Conditioning; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; D014750:Vincristine; D005047:Etoposide; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D002066:Busulfan; D002945:Cisplatin; D008558:Melphalan; D002330:Carmustine; D007069:Ifosfamide