Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Lianna Jean Marks , Victor Ritter , Liora M. Schultz , Eric J. Lowe , Catherine Aftandilian
Background: Treatment options for relapsed or refractory (R/R) anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) have increased in the era of targeted therapies such as brentuximab vedotin (BV) and Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK)-inhibitors. However, there is no standard treatment and limited published data evaluating their use in this patient population. Methods: We conducted a retrospective, multi-institutional study of patients <22 yrs old at initial diagnosis with R/R ALCL treated between 2011-2021 across 18 institutions. Results: We identified 85 patients with R/R ALCL (median age at initial diagnosis 12 yrs, 67% male, 96% ALK+). Treatment for initial diagnosis included ALCL99 (31%), ANHL12P1 + BV (32%), ANHL12P1 + crizotinib (CZ) (11%), ANHL0131 (14%), or other (13%). Median time from diagnosis to relapse was 0.7 yrs (range 0.2-10.8 yrs) with sixteen patients (18%) relapsing on initial chemotherapy. Stage at relapse for 82 ALK+ patients: I (9%), II (15%), III (41%), IV (35%). Initial re-induction regimens shown in the table. Fifty-nine (72%) patients received a hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), 11 autologous and 49 allogeneic with one receiving both. Of 59 transplanted patients, 10 relapsed (6 allo 4 auto) and 7 died. All but one of the patients who relapsed post-HSCT responded to additional therapy and remain alive. Of 23 ALK+ patients who never had a transplant, 4 patients died and 19 are alive in remission. Eleven remain on active therapy (6 CZ, 3 BV, 1 BV+CZ, 1 vinblastine) with eight off therapy. Patients who received a transplant more likely to be off therapy and alive. Duration of treatment for patients receiving BV or the ALK-inhibitor CZ varied widely (BV 1-11 yrs; CZ 2-10 yrs) with 20 patients continuing on therapy at the time of data collection. Five-year overall survival for patients with or without transplant was 91% (CI 84-99%) and 86% (CI 73-100%) respectively. Conclusions: This is the largest collection of patients with R/R ALK+ ALCL treated in the era of targeted therapy. Patients achieved excellent responses to ALK-inhibitor or BV monotherapy, but questions remain about duration of therapy. Transplant may not be necessary for all R/R patients including those with high-risk disease.
Characteristic | Overall N = 82 | Not transplanted N = 23 | Transplanted N = 59 |
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Time to first relapse in yrs, Median (IQR) | 0.7 (0.5 – 1.2) | 0.8 (0.5 – 2.0) | 0.7 (0.5 – 1.1) |
First re-induction regimen, n (%) ALK-inhibitor Brentuximab Chemo Chemo + Targeted Vinblastine | - 39 (48) 17 (21) 13 (16) 9 (11) 4 (4.9) | - 11 (48) 5 (22) 4 (17) 2 (8.7) 1 (4.3) | - 28 (47) 12 (20) 9 (15) 7 (12) 3 (5.1) |
Achieved CR, n (%) | 76 (93) | 19 (83) | 57 (97) |
Second relapse, n (%) | 14 (17) | 4 (17) | 10 (17) |
Treatment outcome, n (%) Alive off Alive on Dead | - 51 (62) 20 (24) 11 (13) | - 8 (35) 11 (48) 4 (17) | - 43 (73) 9 (15) 7 (12) |
Death, n (%) Death due to ALCL progression Death due to treatment toxicity Death due to other cause | - 4 (4.9) 4 (4.9) 3 (3.7) | - 3 (13) 0 (0) 1 (4.3) | - 1 (1.7) 4 (6.8) 2 (3.4) |
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