APPENDIX II Treatment According to DCLSG Protocol ALL-7

Drug Dose Applied on Days*
Protocol I 
 Prednisone (prephase orally)  60 mg/m2 −7-0 
 Prednisone (orally)  60 mg/m2 1-28 
 Vincristine (IV)  1.5 mg/m2 (max. 2 mg)  8, 15, 22, 29  
 Daunorubicin (IV)  40 mg/m2 8, 15, 22, 29  
 L-Asparaginase (IV)  10,000 IU/m2 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 37, 40 
 Cyclophosphamide (IV)  1,000 mg/m2 43, 71 
 Cytosine arabinoside  75 mg/m2 45-48, 52-55, 59-62, 66-69  
 6-Mercaptopurine (orally)  60 mg/m2 43-70  
 Methotrexate (ith) According to age* −7, 1, 45, 59  
Protocol M 
 6-Mercaptopurine (orally)  25 mg/m2 1-56 
 Methotrexate (24-h infusion) 5 g/m2 8, 22, 36, 50  
 Methotrexate (ith)  According to age* 8, 22, 36, 50 
Protocol E  
 Prednisone (orally)  100 mg/m2 1-7, 15-21, 29-35, 43-49  
 Cytosine arabinoside 2,000 mg/m2 every 12 h  1, 2, 29, 30 
 Ifosfamide (1-h infusion)  1,000 mg/m2 every 12 h 15, 16, 43, 44  
 Mitoxantrone (IV)  10 mg/m2 1, 15, 29, 43  
 Methotrexate (24-h infusion)  5 g/m2 8, 22, 36, 50  
 Methotrexate (ith) According to age* 8, 22, 36, 50  
Protocol II 
 Dexamethasone (orally)  10 mg/m2 1-21 
 Vincristine (IV)  1.5 mg/m2 (max. 2 mg)  8, 15, 22, 29  
 Doxorubicin (IV)  30 mg/m2 8, 15, 22, 29  
 L-Asparaginase (IV)  10,000 IU/m2 8, 11, 15, 18  
 Cyclophosphamide (IV)  1,000 mg/m2 36 
 Cytosine arabinoside  75 mg/m2 38-41, 45-48 
 6-Thioguanin (orally)  60 mg/m2 36-49 
 Methotrexate (ith)  According to age* 38, 45  
Protocol S (late intensification)  
 Prednisone (orally)  100 mg/m2 1-7, 15-21  
 Vindesine (IV)  3 mg/m2 (max. 5 mg)  1, 8, 15, 22  
 Teniposide (IV) 150 mg/m2 1, 8, 15, 22  
 Ifosfamide (IV) 1,000 mg/m2 1, 2  
 Cytosine arabinoside (3-h infusion)  2,000 mg/m2 every 12 h  15, 16 
 Maintenance treatment up to 18 mo after diagnosis:  6-Mercaptopurine 50 mg/m2 daily (orally) and methotrexate 20 mg/m2 weekly (orally) 
Drug Dose Applied on Days*
Protocol I 
 Prednisone (prephase orally)  60 mg/m2 −7-0 
 Prednisone (orally)  60 mg/m2 1-28 
 Vincristine (IV)  1.5 mg/m2 (max. 2 mg)  8, 15, 22, 29  
 Daunorubicin (IV)  40 mg/m2 8, 15, 22, 29  
 L-Asparaginase (IV)  10,000 IU/m2 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 37, 40 
 Cyclophosphamide (IV)  1,000 mg/m2 43, 71 
 Cytosine arabinoside  75 mg/m2 45-48, 52-55, 59-62, 66-69  
 6-Mercaptopurine (orally)  60 mg/m2 43-70  
 Methotrexate (ith) According to age* −7, 1, 45, 59  
Protocol M 
 6-Mercaptopurine (orally)  25 mg/m2 1-56 
 Methotrexate (24-h infusion) 5 g/m2 8, 22, 36, 50  
 Methotrexate (ith)  According to age* 8, 22, 36, 50 
Protocol E  
 Prednisone (orally)  100 mg/m2 1-7, 15-21, 29-35, 43-49  
 Cytosine arabinoside 2,000 mg/m2 every 12 h  1, 2, 29, 30 
 Ifosfamide (1-h infusion)  1,000 mg/m2 every 12 h 15, 16, 43, 44  
 Mitoxantrone (IV)  10 mg/m2 1, 15, 29, 43  
 Methotrexate (24-h infusion)  5 g/m2 8, 22, 36, 50  
 Methotrexate (ith) According to age* 8, 22, 36, 50  
Protocol II 
 Dexamethasone (orally)  10 mg/m2 1-21 
 Vincristine (IV)  1.5 mg/m2 (max. 2 mg)  8, 15, 22, 29  
 Doxorubicin (IV)  30 mg/m2 8, 15, 22, 29  
 L-Asparaginase (IV)  10,000 IU/m2 8, 11, 15, 18  
 Cyclophosphamide (IV)  1,000 mg/m2 36 
 Cytosine arabinoside  75 mg/m2 38-41, 45-48 
 6-Thioguanin (orally)  60 mg/m2 36-49 
 Methotrexate (ith)  According to age* 38, 45  
Protocol S (late intensification)  
 Prednisone (orally)  100 mg/m2 1-7, 15-21  
 Vindesine (IV)  3 mg/m2 (max. 5 mg)  1, 8, 15, 22  
 Teniposide (IV) 150 mg/m2 1, 8, 15, 22  
 Ifosfamide (IV) 1,000 mg/m2 1, 2  
 Cytosine arabinoside (3-h infusion)  2,000 mg/m2 every 12 h  15, 16 
 Maintenance treatment up to 18 mo after diagnosis:  6-Mercaptopurine 50 mg/m2 daily (orally) and methotrexate 20 mg/m2 weekly (orally) 

Abbreviations: ith, intrathecally; IV, intravenously; IU, international units.

*

Less than 1 year: 6 mg; 1 year: 8 mg; 2 years: 10 mg; ≥3 years: 12 mg.

Leukovorin rescue: 36 to 72 hours after the start of MTX infusion: 15 mg/m2 leukovorin, every 3 hours; IV (6×) and orally or IV (4×), respectively.

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