Outcomes in pediatric relapsed/refractory anaplastic large cell lymphoma: A multi-institutional retrospective analysis.

Authors

Lianna Marks

Lianna Jean Marks

Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA

Lianna Jean Marks , Victor Ritter , Liora M. Schultz , Eric J. Lowe , Catherine Aftandilian

Organizations

Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters Surgical Group, Norfolk, VA

Research Funding

Other
Stanford Maternal & Child Health Research Institute Award

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.

CharacteristicOverall
N = 82
Not transplanted
N = 23
Transplanted
N = 59
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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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Pediatric Oncology

Track

Pediatric Oncology

Sub Track

Leukemia/Lymphoma

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 16; abstr 10032)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_suppl.10032

Abstract #

10032

Poster Bd #

338

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