Table 3.

Pediatric NHL trials

ReferenceTrial acronymStageTreatmentEFSOS
Survival%Survival%
B-cell NHL (BL, DLBCL, PMBCL)        
 103  FAB LMB96 I and II (localized disease) COPAD × 2 4-y 98.3   
    COP, COPADM 1-2, CYM, M1 4-y 91.9   
    COP, COPADM 1-2, CYM, no M1 4-y 92.5   
 104  FAB LMB96 III and IV (advanced CNS negative) COP, COPADM 1-2, CYVE, M1-M4 4-y 90   
    COP, COPADM 1-2, mini-CYVE, M1 4-y 80   
 105  FAB LMB96 All advanced, including CNS positive COP, COPADM1+2, CYVE 1+2, M1, M2, M3, M4, CNS-positive patients received 13 IT injections plus an additional course of high-dose methotrexate between CYVE cycles 4-y 79 4-y 82 
 106  NHL-BFM 95 I, II (R1, resected) A, B 3-y 94   
   I, II (R2, not resected), III (LDH <500 U/L) VA, B, A, B 3-y 94   
   III (R3, LDH 500 to <1000 U/L) V, AA, BB, CC, AA, BB 3-y 85   
   IV (LDH <1000 U/L, CNS negative) 
   III, IV (R4, LDH ≥1000 U/L and/or CNS positive) V, AA, BB, CC, AA, BB, CC 3-y 81   
 104  FAB LMB96 PMBCL  5-y 66 5-y 73 
 66  NHL-BFM 04 PMBCL DA-EPOCH-R 2-y 92 2-y 92 
T-cell NHL (ALCL)        
 83,107  NHL-BFM 90 I, II-r I-, II-nr, III, IV Prophase: dexamethasone, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, doxorubicin, high-dose methotrexate (5 g/m2) vs methotrexate (0.5 g/m2), cytarabine, etoposide ± vinblastine 2-y 75   
ReferenceTrial acronymStageTreatmentEFSOS
Survival%Survival%
B-cell NHL (BL, DLBCL, PMBCL)        
 103  FAB LMB96 I and II (localized disease) COPAD × 2 4-y 98.3   
    COP, COPADM 1-2, CYM, M1 4-y 91.9   
    COP, COPADM 1-2, CYM, no M1 4-y 92.5   
 104  FAB LMB96 III and IV (advanced CNS negative) COP, COPADM 1-2, CYVE, M1-M4 4-y 90   
    COP, COPADM 1-2, mini-CYVE, M1 4-y 80   
 105  FAB LMB96 All advanced, including CNS positive COP, COPADM1+2, CYVE 1+2, M1, M2, M3, M4, CNS-positive patients received 13 IT injections plus an additional course of high-dose methotrexate between CYVE cycles 4-y 79 4-y 82 
 106  NHL-BFM 95 I, II (R1, resected) A, B 3-y 94   
   I, II (R2, not resected), III (LDH <500 U/L) VA, B, A, B 3-y 94   
   III (R3, LDH 500 to <1000 U/L) V, AA, BB, CC, AA, BB 3-y 85   
   IV (LDH <1000 U/L, CNS negative) 
   III, IV (R4, LDH ≥1000 U/L and/or CNS positive) V, AA, BB, CC, AA, BB, CC 3-y 81   
 104  FAB LMB96 PMBCL  5-y 66 5-y 73 
 66  NHL-BFM 04 PMBCL DA-EPOCH-R 2-y 92 2-y 92 
T-cell NHL (ALCL)        
 83,107  NHL-BFM 90 I, II-r I-, II-nr, III, IV Prophase: dexamethasone, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, doxorubicin, high-dose methotrexate (5 g/m2) vs methotrexate (0.5 g/m2), cytarabine, etoposide ± vinblastine 2-y 75   

All medications are part of systemic therapy unless otherwise indicated. Treatment course A: dexamethasone, vincristine, ifosfamide, cytarabine, etoposide, methotrexate (1 g/m2), and intrathecal methotrexate (12 mg) + intrathecal cytarabine (30 mg) + intrathecal prednisolone (10 mg); intrathecal doses adjusted for age in patients <3 years. Treatment course B: dexamethasone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, methotrexate (1 g/m2), and intrathecal methotrexate (12 mg) + intrathecal cytarabine (30 mg) + intrathecal prednisolone (10 mg); intrathecal doses adjusted for age in patients <3 years. Treatment courses AA and BB are the same as A and B, respectively, with the following dose adjustments: methotrexate (5 g/m2) and intrathecal methotrexate (6 mg) + intrathecal cytarabine (15 mg) + intrathecal prednisolone (5 mg); intrathecal doses adjusted for age in patients <3 years. Treatment course CC: dexamethasone, vindesine, cytarabine, etoposide, intrathecal methotrexate (12 mg) + intrathecal cytarabine (30 mg) + intrathecal prednisolone (10 mg).

COP, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone; COPAD, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone, and doxorubicin; COPADM, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone, doxorubicin, and high-dose methotrexate (8 g/m2); CYM, cyclophosphamide, high-dose cytarabine, and high-dose methotrexate; CYVE, cytarabine, high-dose cytarabine (3 g/m2), etoposide (200 mg/m2), and dexamethasone; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; LMB, Lymphoma Malins de Burkitt; M1, COPADM plus intrathecal methotrexate, cytarabine, and hydrocortisone; M2, cytarabine and etoposide; M3, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone, and doxorubicin; M4, cytarabine and etoposide; mini-CYVE, cytarabine, high-dose cytarabine (2 g/m2), etoposide (100 mg/m2), and dexamethasone; NR, not resected; R, resected; R1, stage I + II resected; R2, stage I + II not resected, stage III: LDH <500 U/L; R3, stage III: LDH 500 to <1000 U/L, stage IV: BM+ and LDH <1000 U/L; R4, stage III + IV: LDH ≥1000 U/L and/or CNS+; V, dexamethasone, and cyclophosphamide.

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