Vincristine, irinotecan, and temozolomide in patients with relapsed and refractory neuroblastoma.

Authors

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Jia Zhu

Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China

Jia Zhu , Zijun Zhen , Juan Wang , Tingting Chen , Suying Lu , Feifei Sun , Junting Huang , Yi Que , Lian Zhang , Yizhuo Zhang , Xiaofei Sun

Organizations

Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China

Research Funding

No funding received
None

Background: The combination of irinotecan, temozolomide and vincristine has been proposed as an effective salvage regimen for some pediatric malignancies. Thus, we sought to evaluate this combination for patients with relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma (NB). Methods: Forty-six patients with relapsed or refractory NB were treated with the combination of vincristine (1.5 mg/m2 i.v. day 1), irinotecan (50 mg/m2 /day i.v. days 1–5) and temozolomide (100 mg/m2 /day p.o. days 1–5) (VIT) during the period 2011–2019. All toxicities were documented. Results: A total of 251 cycles (median 6 cycles/patient) were administered. A complete response (CR) was achieved in 5 patients, partial response (PR) in 27 patients, stable disease (SD) in 8 patients, and progression disease (PD) in 6 patients, with an overall objective response rate (CR+PR) of 69.6%. Eighteen patients developed diarrhea with Grade III or less. Grade 1-2 hematologic toxicity occurred in 10 patients. Grade 3-4 hematologic toxicity developed in 32 patients. VIT was an effective regimen for different metastatic sites. Overall objective response rates to VIT combination for patients with mediastinum, bone marrow/bone, lymph node, abdomen and brain involvement were 100.0%, 80.0%, 77.8%, 50.0%, 42.9%, respectively. UGT1A*28 genotyping performed in 7 patients revealed wild type. Diarrhea occurred in 4 of them. Conclusions: The shorter, 5-day VIT regimen is an active and well-tolerated salvage regimen in relapse/refractory NB.

Characteristics
Number
Total courses
251
Median(range)
6 (2-10)
VIT as salvage therapy

 First-line
39
 Second-line
6
 Third-line
1
Response

 CR
5
 PR
27
 SD
8
 PD
6
 CR+PR (%)
69.6
 Courses of best response

  (median, range)
4 (0-9)

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2021 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Publication Only: Pediatric Oncology

Track

Pediatric Oncology

Sub Track

Pediatric Solid Tumors

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 15; abstr e22009)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.e22009

Abstract #

e22009

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