Table 1.

Chemotherapy according to the GMALL protocols 06/99 and 07/03


Treatment phase

Dose

Route (duration)

Time administered
Prephase    
   Dexamethasone   10 mg/m2  By mouth   Days 1-5* 
   Cyclophosphamide   200 mg/m2  Intravenously   Days 3-5  
   MTX   15 mg   Intrathecally   Day 1 
Remission induction (INDI)    
   Dexamethasone   10 mg/m2  By mouth   Days 6-7, 13-16* 
   Vincristine   2 mg   Intravenously   Days 6, 13, 20  
   Daunorubicin   45 mg/m2  Intravenously   Days 6 + 7, 13 + 14  
   PEG-asparaginase   1000 U/m2  Intravenously (2 h)   Day 20* 
   G-CSF   5 μg/kg   Subcutaneously   Starting day 6  
Remission induction (INDII)    
   Cyclophosphamide   1000 mg/m2  Intravenously   Days 26, 46  
   AraC   75 mg/m2  Intravenously   Days 28-31, 35-38, 42-45  
   6-MP   60 mg/m2  By mouth   Days 26-46  
   MTX   15 mg   Intrathecally   Days 28, 35, 42  
   G-CSF   5 μg/kg   Subcutaneously   Until ANC > 1 × 109/L  
   CNS-irradiation   24 Gy   NA   12 days, during INDII  
Consolidation    
   Dexamethasone   10 mg/m2  By mouth   Days 1-5  
   Vindesine   3 mg/m2  Intravenously   Day 1  
   MTX     
      Age up to 55 y   1.5 g/m2  Intravenously (24 h)   Day 1  
      Age more than 55 y   1.0 g/m2  Intravenously (24 h)   Day 1  
   VP16   250 mg/m2  Intravenously (1 h)   Days 4 + 5  
   AraC     
      Age up to 55 y   2 g/m2 × 2   Intravenously (3 h)   Day 5  
      Age more than 55 y   1 g/m2 × 2   Intravenously (3 h)   Day 5  
   G-CSF   5 μg/kg   Subcutaneously   Starting day 7  
   MTX, AraC, DEX
 
15 mg/40 mg/4 mg
 
Intrathecally
 
Day 12
 

Treatment phase

Dose

Route (duration)

Time administered
Prephase    
   Dexamethasone   10 mg/m2  By mouth   Days 1-5* 
   Cyclophosphamide   200 mg/m2  Intravenously   Days 3-5  
   MTX   15 mg   Intrathecally   Day 1 
Remission induction (INDI)    
   Dexamethasone   10 mg/m2  By mouth   Days 6-7, 13-16* 
   Vincristine   2 mg   Intravenously   Days 6, 13, 20  
   Daunorubicin   45 mg/m2  Intravenously   Days 6 + 7, 13 + 14  
   PEG-asparaginase   1000 U/m2  Intravenously (2 h)   Day 20* 
   G-CSF   5 μg/kg   Subcutaneously   Starting day 6  
Remission induction (INDII)    
   Cyclophosphamide   1000 mg/m2  Intravenously   Days 26, 46  
   AraC   75 mg/m2  Intravenously   Days 28-31, 35-38, 42-45  
   6-MP   60 mg/m2  By mouth   Days 26-46  
   MTX   15 mg   Intrathecally   Days 28, 35, 42  
   G-CSF   5 μg/kg   Subcutaneously   Until ANC > 1 × 109/L  
   CNS-irradiation   24 Gy   NA   12 days, during INDII  
Consolidation    
   Dexamethasone   10 mg/m2  By mouth   Days 1-5  
   Vindesine   3 mg/m2  Intravenously   Day 1  
   MTX     
      Age up to 55 y   1.5 g/m2  Intravenously (24 h)   Day 1  
      Age more than 55 y   1.0 g/m2  Intravenously (24 h)   Day 1  
   VP16   250 mg/m2  Intravenously (1 h)   Days 4 + 5  
   AraC     
      Age up to 55 y   2 g/m2 × 2   Intravenously (3 h)   Day 5  
      Age more than 55 y   1 g/m2 × 2   Intravenously (3 h)   Day 5  
   G-CSF   5 μg/kg   Subcutaneously   Starting day 7  
   MTX, AraC, DEX
 
15 mg/40 mg/4 mg
 
Intrathecally
 
Day 12
 

Days of administration of remission induction counted from start of prephase.

MTX indicates methotrexate; VP16, etoposide; AraC, cytarabine; 6-MP, 6-mercaptopurine; NA, not appliable; DEX, dexamethasone

*

Slight variations in number of applications and total dose (DEX) and timing (PEG-Asp)

Delay in case of high PB blast count

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