TY - JOUR
T1 - Prognostic significance of day 14 bone marrow evaluation in adults with Philadelphia chromosome–negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia
AU - Short, Nicholas J.
AU - Kantarjian, Hagop M.
AU - Sasaki, Koji
AU - Cortes, Jorge E.
AU - Ravandi, Farhad
AU - Thomas, Deborah A.
AU - Garcia-Manero, Guillermo
AU - Khouri, Issa
AU - Kebriaei, Partow
AU - Champlin, Richard E.
AU - Pierce, Sherry
AU - Issa, Ghayas C.
AU - Konopleva, Marina
AU - Kadia, Tapan M.
AU - Bueso-Ramos, Carlos
AU - Khoury, Joseph D.
AU - Jain, Nitin
AU - O'Brien, Susan M.
AU - Jabbour, Elias
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 American Cancer Society
PY - 2016/12/15
Y1 - 2016/12/15
N2 - BACKGROUND: The role of day 14 (D14) bone marrow (BM) assessment in detecting increased blasts in patients undergoing induction for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is not well defined. METHODS: This study evaluated 389 adolescent and adult patients with previously untreated Philadelphia chromosome–negative ALL who received frontline induction chemotherapy and for whom a D14 BM assessment was performed. RESULTS: A D14 BM blast proportion < 10% (including blast-free aplastic BM) was observed in 319 patients (82%), 10% to 29% was observed in 31 patients (8%), and ≥30% was observed in 39 patients (10%). The composite complete remission (CR)/complete remission with inadequate platelet recovery (CRp) rates for these groups were 99.7%, 87%, and 79%, respectively. The median event-free survival (EFS) was 49, 33, and 9 months, respectively (P <.001). The median overall survival (OS) was 88, 37, and 21 months, respectively (P <.001). The D14 BM blast group was the only factor predictive for the achievement of CR/CRp (P <.001). According to a multivariate analysis, the D14 BM blast group was independently prognostic for both EFS (hazard ratio [HR], 1.44; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.12-1.85; P =.004) and OS (HR, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.14-1.85; P =.003). However, when minimal residual disease (MRD) assessment at the time of CR was added to the model, the D14 BM blast group was no longer prognostic for EFS or OS. CONCLUSIONS: An assessment of residual D14 BM blasts in patients with ALL is highly predictive of the achievement of CR with induction chemotherapy and of EFS and OS. However, the D14 BM blast assessment is less prognostic of long-term outcomes when an MRD assessment is also available. Cancer 2016;122:3812–3820.
AB - BACKGROUND: The role of day 14 (D14) bone marrow (BM) assessment in detecting increased blasts in patients undergoing induction for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is not well defined. METHODS: This study evaluated 389 adolescent and adult patients with previously untreated Philadelphia chromosome–negative ALL who received frontline induction chemotherapy and for whom a D14 BM assessment was performed. RESULTS: A D14 BM blast proportion < 10% (including blast-free aplastic BM) was observed in 319 patients (82%), 10% to 29% was observed in 31 patients (8%), and ≥30% was observed in 39 patients (10%). The composite complete remission (CR)/complete remission with inadequate platelet recovery (CRp) rates for these groups were 99.7%, 87%, and 79%, respectively. The median event-free survival (EFS) was 49, 33, and 9 months, respectively (P <.001). The median overall survival (OS) was 88, 37, and 21 months, respectively (P <.001). The D14 BM blast group was the only factor predictive for the achievement of CR/CRp (P <.001). According to a multivariate analysis, the D14 BM blast group was independently prognostic for both EFS (hazard ratio [HR], 1.44; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.12-1.85; P =.004) and OS (HR, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.14-1.85; P =.003). However, when minimal residual disease (MRD) assessment at the time of CR was added to the model, the D14 BM blast group was no longer prognostic for EFS or OS. CONCLUSIONS: An assessment of residual D14 BM blasts in patients with ALL is highly predictive of the achievement of CR with induction chemotherapy and of EFS and OS. However, the D14 BM blast assessment is less prognostic of long-term outcomes when an MRD assessment is also available. Cancer 2016;122:3812–3820.
KW - acute lymphoblastic leukemia
KW - blasts
KW - day 14
KW - minimal residual disease
KW - prognosis
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U2 - 10.1002/cncr.30262
DO - 10.1002/cncr.30262
M3 - Article
C2 - 27508525
AN - SCOPUS:84994289050
SN - 0008-543X
VL - 122
SP - 3812
EP - 3820
JO - Cancer
JF - Cancer
IS - 24
ER -