TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of rituximab on treatment outcomes of patients with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma
T2 - a population-based analysis
AU - Meeuwes, Frederik O.
AU - Brink, Mirian
AU - van der Poel, Marjolein W.M.
AU - Kersten, Marie José
AU - Wondergem, Mariëlle
AU - Mutsaers, Pim G.N.J.
AU - Böhmer, Lara
AU - Woei-A-Jin, Sherida
AU - Visser, Otto
AU - Oostvogels, Rimke
AU - Jansen, Patty M.
AU - Diepstra, Arjan
AU - Snijders, Tjeerd J.F.
AU - Plattel, Wouter J.
AU - Huls, Gerwin A.
AU - Vermaat, Joost S.P.
AU - Nijland, Marcel
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the registrars of the Netherlands Cancer Registry (NCR) for their dedicated data collection. The nationwide population-based NCR is maintained and hosted by the Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s)
PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - Background: Patients with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) are treated with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone with or without etoposide (CHO(E)P). In the majority of cases, Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)-positive B-cells are present in the tumour. There is paucity of research examining the effect of rituximab when added to CHO(E)P. In this nationwide, population-based study, we analysed the impact of rituximab on overall response rate (ORR), progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of patients with AITL.Methods: Patients with AITL diagnosed between 2014 and 2020 treated with ≥one cycle of CHO(E)P with or without rituximab were identified in the Netherlands Cancer Registry. Survival follow-up was up to 1st February 2022. Baseline characteristics, best response during first-line treatment and survival were collected. PFS was defined as the time from diagnosis to relapse or to all-cause-death. OS was defined as the time from diagnosis to all-cause-death. Multivariable analysis for the risk of mortality was performed using Cox regression.Findings: Out of 335 patients, 146 patients (44%) received R–CHO(E)P. Rituximab was more frequently used in patients with a B-cell infiltrate (71% versus 89%, p < 0·01). The proportion of patients who received autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) was similar between CHO(E)P and R–CHO(E)P (27% versus 30%, respectively). The ORR and 2-year PFS for patients who received CHO(E)P and R–CHO(E)P were 71% and 78% (p = 0·01), and 40% and 45% (p = 0·12), respectively. The 5-year OS was 47% and 40% (p = 0·99), respectively. In multivariable analysis, IPI-score 3–5, no B-cell infiltrate and no ASCT were independent prognostic factors for risk of mortality, whereas the use of rituximab was not.Interpretation: Although the addition of rituximab to CHO(E)P improved ORR for patients with AITL, the PFS and OS did not improve.
AB - Background: Patients with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) are treated with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone with or without etoposide (CHO(E)P). In the majority of cases, Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)-positive B-cells are present in the tumour. There is paucity of research examining the effect of rituximab when added to CHO(E)P. In this nationwide, population-based study, we analysed the impact of rituximab on overall response rate (ORR), progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of patients with AITL.Methods: Patients with AITL diagnosed between 2014 and 2020 treated with ≥one cycle of CHO(E)P with or without rituximab were identified in the Netherlands Cancer Registry. Survival follow-up was up to 1st February 2022. Baseline characteristics, best response during first-line treatment and survival were collected. PFS was defined as the time from diagnosis to relapse or to all-cause-death. OS was defined as the time from diagnosis to all-cause-death. Multivariable analysis for the risk of mortality was performed using Cox regression.Findings: Out of 335 patients, 146 patients (44%) received R–CHO(E)P. Rituximab was more frequently used in patients with a B-cell infiltrate (71% versus 89%, p < 0·01). The proportion of patients who received autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) was similar between CHO(E)P and R–CHO(E)P (27% versus 30%, respectively). The ORR and 2-year PFS for patients who received CHO(E)P and R–CHO(E)P were 71% and 78% (p = 0·01), and 40% and 45% (p = 0·12), respectively. The 5-year OS was 47% and 40% (p = 0·99), respectively. In multivariable analysis, IPI-score 3–5, no B-cell infiltrate and no ASCT were independent prognostic factors for risk of mortality, whereas the use of rituximab was not.Interpretation: Although the addition of rituximab to CHO(E)P improved ORR for patients with AITL, the PFS and OS did not improve.
KW - Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma
KW - Outcome
KW - Peripheral T-cell lymphoma
KW - Rituximab
KW - Treatment
U2 - 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.09.008
DO - 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.09.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 36208568
AN - SCOPUS:85139373118
SN - 0959-8049
VL - 176
SP - 100
EP - 109
JO - European Journal of Cancer
JF - European Journal of Cancer
ER -