Table 1

GRAAPH-2005 treatments

Treatment phasesDrugsDosesSchedules
Initial treatments    
 Prephase PDN 60 mg/m2/d po Day −7 to day −1 
 MTX 15 mg IT Between day −7 and day −4 
 Cycle 1 arm A VCR 2 mg/d IV Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 
 DXM 40 mg/d po Days 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, and 22-23 
 Imatinib 400 mg bid po Days 1-28 
 Filgrastim 5 μg/kg/d sc/IV From day 15 to PMN recovery 
 Cycle 1 arm B VCR 2 mg/d IV Day 4 and day 11 
 DXM 40 mg/d po Days 1-4 and 11-14 
 DXR 50 mg/m2/d CIV Day 4 
 CPM 300 mg/m2/12 h IV Day 1-3 
 Imatinib 400 mg bid po Day 1-14 
 Filgrastim or pegfilgrastim 5 μg/kg/d sc/IV (filgrastim) or 6 mg sc (pegfilgrastim) From day 15 to PMN recovery (filgrastim) or day 6 (pegfilgrastim) 
 Cycle 2 (both arms) MTX 1000 mg/m2/d CIV Day 1 
 Ara-C 3000 mg/m2/12 h IV Days 2-3 
 Imatinib 400 mg bid po Days 1-14 
 Filgrastim or pegfilgrastim 5 μg/kg/d sc/IV (filgrastim) or 6 mg sc (pegfilgrastim) From day 9 to PMN recovery (filgrastim) or day 6 (pegfilgrastim) 
 Pre-SCT interphase (n = 2) MTX 25 mg/m2/d po Days 1 and 8 
 6-MP 60 mg/m2/d po Days 1-14 
 Imatinib 300 mg bid po Days 1-14 
Further treatments for non-SCT patients    
 Cycles 3, 5, and 7 Identical to cycle 1 arm B, with reduced 300 mg imatinib bid from day 1 to day 14 
 Cycles 4, 6, and 8 Identical to cycle 2, with reduced 300 mg imatinib bid from day 1 to day 14 
 Monthly maintenance cycles Replaced at month 6 by a cycle 9 (like cycles 3, 5 and 7) and at month 12 by a cycle 10 (like cycles 4, 6, and 8) 
 PDN 200 mg/d po Days 1-5, months 1-12 
 VCR 2 mg/d IV Day 1, months 1-12 
 Imatinib 300 mg bid po Months 1-24 
Post–autologous SCT maintenance    
 Months 1, 3, 5... to 23 Imatinib 300 mg bid po For 1 mo 
 Months 2, 4, 6... to 24 MTX 25 mg/m2/wk po For 1 mo 
 6-MP 60 mg/m2/d po For 1 mo 
CNS treatments    
 CNS prophylaxis Triple IT* n = 1 Days 1, 8, and 15 of cycle 1 
 Triple IT n = 1 Day 9 of cycle 2 
 Triple IT n = 1 Day 1 of the 2 interphase cycles 
 If initial CNS involvement Triple IT n = 8 Between day −7 and day 21 of cycle 1 
 Triple IT n = 1 per wk thereafter For a total of 12 ITs 
 Cranial irradiation 15 Gy before SCT or 24 Gy after cycle 8 in non-SCT patients  
 Imatinib 300 mg bid po During cranial irradiation 
Treatment phasesDrugsDosesSchedules
Initial treatments    
 Prephase PDN 60 mg/m2/d po Day −7 to day −1 
 MTX 15 mg IT Between day −7 and day −4 
 Cycle 1 arm A VCR 2 mg/d IV Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 
 DXM 40 mg/d po Days 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, and 22-23 
 Imatinib 400 mg bid po Days 1-28 
 Filgrastim 5 μg/kg/d sc/IV From day 15 to PMN recovery 
 Cycle 1 arm B VCR 2 mg/d IV Day 4 and day 11 
 DXM 40 mg/d po Days 1-4 and 11-14 
 DXR 50 mg/m2/d CIV Day 4 
 CPM 300 mg/m2/12 h IV Day 1-3 
 Imatinib 400 mg bid po Day 1-14 
 Filgrastim or pegfilgrastim 5 μg/kg/d sc/IV (filgrastim) or 6 mg sc (pegfilgrastim) From day 15 to PMN recovery (filgrastim) or day 6 (pegfilgrastim) 
 Cycle 2 (both arms) MTX 1000 mg/m2/d CIV Day 1 
 Ara-C 3000 mg/m2/12 h IV Days 2-3 
 Imatinib 400 mg bid po Days 1-14 
 Filgrastim or pegfilgrastim 5 μg/kg/d sc/IV (filgrastim) or 6 mg sc (pegfilgrastim) From day 9 to PMN recovery (filgrastim) or day 6 (pegfilgrastim) 
 Pre-SCT interphase (n = 2) MTX 25 mg/m2/d po Days 1 and 8 
 6-MP 60 mg/m2/d po Days 1-14 
 Imatinib 300 mg bid po Days 1-14 
Further treatments for non-SCT patients    
 Cycles 3, 5, and 7 Identical to cycle 1 arm B, with reduced 300 mg imatinib bid from day 1 to day 14 
 Cycles 4, 6, and 8 Identical to cycle 2, with reduced 300 mg imatinib bid from day 1 to day 14 
 Monthly maintenance cycles Replaced at month 6 by a cycle 9 (like cycles 3, 5 and 7) and at month 12 by a cycle 10 (like cycles 4, 6, and 8) 
 PDN 200 mg/d po Days 1-5, months 1-12 
 VCR 2 mg/d IV Day 1, months 1-12 
 Imatinib 300 mg bid po Months 1-24 
Post–autologous SCT maintenance    
 Months 1, 3, 5... to 23 Imatinib 300 mg bid po For 1 mo 
 Months 2, 4, 6... to 24 MTX 25 mg/m2/wk po For 1 mo 
 6-MP 60 mg/m2/d po For 1 mo 
CNS treatments    
 CNS prophylaxis Triple IT* n = 1 Days 1, 8, and 15 of cycle 1 
 Triple IT n = 1 Day 9 of cycle 2 
 Triple IT n = 1 Day 1 of the 2 interphase cycles 
 If initial CNS involvement Triple IT n = 8 Between day −7 and day 21 of cycle 1 
 Triple IT n = 1 per wk thereafter For a total of 12 ITs 
 Cranial irradiation 15 Gy before SCT or 24 Gy after cycle 8 in non-SCT patients  
 Imatinib 300 mg bid po During cranial irradiation 

Ara-C, cytarabine; bid, twice daily; CIV, continuous IV; CNS, central nervous system; CPM, cyclophosphamide; DXM, dexamethasone; DXR, doxorubicin; IT, intrathecal; 6-MP, 6-mercaptopurine; MTX, methotrexate; PDN, prednisone; PMN, polymorphonuclear neutrophil; po, by mouth; sc, subcutaneously; VCR, vincristine.

*

Triple IT consisted of 15 mg MTX, 40 mg Ara-C, and 40 mg PDN.

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