| Literature DB >> 28194060 |
Yi-Yun Yao1, Yong Tang1, Yan Zhuang1, Li-Fang Zou1, Hong-Ju Dou1, Lei Wang1, Qi Zhu1.
Abstract
This study was conducted to retrospectively investigate the efficacy and safety of pegaspargase, gemicitabine, oxaliplatin and dexamethasone (Peg-GemOD) combination chemotherapy as a first-line therapy for advanced-stage extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma (ENKTL). Eighteen patients with newly diagnosed stage III/IV ENKTL were subjected to 3-6 cycles of Peg-GemOD chemotherapy. After 3 cycles of therapy, the overall response rate was 67 % (12/18) with a complete response rate of 28 % (5/18) and a partial response rate of 39 % (7/18). The median overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) time were 10 and 8.5 months respectively. For those responders, the median OS and PFS time were significantly better than those of non-responders (median OS, 15 vs. 10 months; P = 0.001 and median PFS, 15 vs. 7 months; P = 0.001). Furthermore, patients with low plasma EBV-DNA levels after induction chemotherapy had a remarkably longer OS and PFS time. The toxicity of Peg-GemOD regimen was acceptable.Entities:
Keywords: Extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma; Gemicitabine; Induction chemotherapy; Oxaliplatin; Pegaspargase; Prognostic factors
Year: 2016 PMID: 28194060 PMCID: PMC5280855 DOI: 10.1007/s12288-016-0670-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus ISSN: 0971-4502 Impact factor: 0.900