In Adults with Ph-Negative Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Age-Adapted Chemotherapy Intensity and MRD-Driven Transplant Indication Significantly Reduces Treatment-Related Mortality (TRM) and Improves Overall Survival - Results from the Graall-2014 Trial
- Type de publi. : Article dans une revue
- Date de publi. : 15/11/2022
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Auteurs :
Nicolas BoisselFrancoise HuguetThibaut LeguayHunault-Berger MathildeCarlos GrauxYves ChalandonEric DelabesseYosr HicheriPatrice ChevallierMarie BalsatCedric PastoretMartine Escoffre-BarbeFlorence PasquierJean-Pierre MarolleauAnne Thiebaut-BertrandAnne HuynhNathalie DhedinEmilie LemasleCaroline BonmatiSébastien MauryGaëlle GuillermAnna BerceanuUrs SchanzThomas CluzeauPascal TurlurePhilippe RousselotBernard J.M. de PrijckNathalie GrardelMarie BeneMarine LafageNorbert IfrahVeronique LheritierVahid AsnafiEmmanuelle ClappierHerve Dombret
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Organismes :
Hopital Saint-Louis [AP-HP]
Recherche clinique appliquée à l'hématologie
Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis - Hématologie Immunologie Oncologie (Département de recherche de l’UFR de médecine ; ex- Institut Universitaire Hématologie-IUH)
Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse - Oncopole
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers
CHU UCL Namur
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève = University Hospital of Geneva [Genève]
Service Hématologie - IUCT-Oncopole [CHU Toulouse]
Institut Paoli-Calmettes
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes = Nantes University Hospital
Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud [CHU - HCL]
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes [CHU Rennes] = Rennes University Hospital [Pontchaillou]
Microenvironment and B-cells: Immunopathology,Cell Differentiation, and Cancer
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes [CHU Rennes] = Rennes University Hospital [Pontchaillou]
Dynamique moléculaire de la transformation hématopoïétique
Institut Gustave Roussy
Département d'hématologie [Gustave Roussy]
CHU Amiens-Picardie
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire [CHU Grenoble]
Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse - Oncopole
Hopital Saint-Louis [AP-HP]
Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer Henri Becquerel Normandie Rouen
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nancy
Hôpital Henri Mondor
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Besançon
University hospital of Zurich [Zurich]
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Université Côte d'Azur
CHU Limoges
Centre Hospitalier de Versailles André Mignot
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sart Tilman
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [CHU Lille]
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes = Nantes University Hospital
Hôpital de la Timone [CHU - APHM]
Aix Marseille Université
CHU d'Angers [Département Urgences]
Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud [CHU - HCL]
Coordination du Groupe GRAALL [CH Lyon-Sud]
Institut Necker Enfants-Malades
Hôpital Necker - Enfants Malades [AP-HP]
Hopital Saint-Louis [AP-HP]
Recherche clinique appliquée à l'hématologie
Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis - Hématologie Immunologie Oncologie (Département de recherche de l’UFR de médecine ; ex- Institut Universitaire Hématologie-IUH)
Hopital Saint-Louis [AP-HP]
- Publié dans Blood le 28/10/2020
Résumé : Background During the 2005-2014 period, the GRAALL conducted the GRAALL-2005 trial in patients (pts) with Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)-negative ALL aged 18-59y. In this trial, all pts received a pediatric-inspired chemotherapy, whatever their age. Post-hoc analysis revealed an unacceptable TRM in pts aged 45-59y (Huguet et al. J Clin Oncol 2018; 36:2514-23). Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) was offered in first complete remission (CR) to most CR pts, defined at high-risk (HR) by at least one baseline clinical or biological HR factor (CNS involvement, complex karyotype [≥5 abns.], low hypodiploidy/near triploidy, poor early blast clearance, late CR, as well as WBC ≥ 30x109/L, lack of CD10 expression, KMT2A rearrangement or TCF3::PBX1 fusion for B-cell precursor [BCP] ALL). Minimal residual disease (MRD) response was not considered for HSCT indication at that time. In the next GRAALL-2014 trial conducted in a similar population, we introduced two major changes in the treatment strategy. First, chemotherapy intensity (steroids, anthracycline and L-asparaginase) was reduced in pts aged 45-59y to decrease excessive TRM. Secondly, the indication for HSCT was modified, relying on IG/TR MRD response only (post-induction MRD ≥10-3 and/or post-consolidation MRD ≥10-4) while not on any former baseline HR criterion. Here, we compare the outcomes of the two trials, focusing on the impact of these two major evolutions. Patients & Methods A total of 743 pts treated in the GRAALL-2014 trial between 2015 and 2020 were compared to the 787 pts from the historical GRAALL-2005 trial, in terms of CR and induction death rates, rate of HSCT in CR1, cumulative incidence of TRM (CITRM) and relapse (CIR), relapse-free (RFS) and overall (OS) survival. It should be noted that two nested Phase 2 trials were introduced by amendment during the GRAALL-2014 course (in 2017 and 2018, respectively), aiming to evaluate post-remission addition of nelarabine and blinatumomab in 87 T-ALL and 94 BCP-ALL selected pts, respectively. Results Main patient characteristics, including age, gender, BCP/T-ALL, WBC, and historical baseline HR features, did not significantly differ between the two trial cohorts, even if CNS disease at diagnosis was more frequent in the 2014 cohort (12 vs 7%, p= 0.001). Outcome comparisons are shown in Table 1. Overall, the induction death rate was significantly reduced in the GRAALL-2014 (3 vs 6%, p= 0.005). As expected, this was only observed in pts aged 44-59y (3 vs 11%, p= 0.001), in whom dose-intensity reduction also translated into a higher need for second induction course (9 vs 5%, p= 0.05) eventually resulting in a higher CR rate (92 vs 86%, p= 0.05). Due to the newly introduced MRD-based stratification, the rate of pts with HSCT indication was markedly reduced (30 vs 65%, p<0.001), especially in pts aged 18-44y (21 vs 40%, p<0001). Consequently, the rate of pts transplanted in CR1 dropped down from 38 to 23% (p<0.001). The GRAALL-2014 strategy also yielded a significant reduction in CITRM (5 vs 11% at 3 years; p<0.001; Figure 1B) after CR achievement. This reduction was more pronounced in pts aged 45-59y (7 vs 17%, p<0.001 compared to 4 vs 8%, p= 0.02 in 18-44y pts). This was associated with an increased CIR (35% vs 28% at 3 years; p= 0.01), with more late relapses as depicted in Figure 1A. Even if the resulting RFS was similar in both cohorts (59 vs 62% at 3 years; p= 0.77), OS was significantly longer in the GRAALL-2014 (71 vs 64%; p= 0.002) (Figure 1C) likely due to better post-relapse outcomes. When censoring those GRAALL-2014 pts who received nelarabine or blinatumomab in CR1, observations were basically unchanged, even if the difference in CIR was even more marked. Finally, using a 3-month RFS landmark in the 211 GRAALL-2014 pts eligible for HSCT in CR1 based on their poor early MRD response, HSCT significantly prolonged RFS (HR= 0.46 [95% CI, 0.27-0.78]; p= 0.004). Conclusions In adults with Ph-negative ALL enrolled in the GRAALL-2014, age-adapted chemotherapy intensity and MRD-driven indication for HSCT significantly reduced induction and post-remission TRM. This translated into a prolonged OS, indicating that this strategy was safe, despite a higher incidence of late relapses. Newly available salvage options along with HSCT in CR2 might also have played a role.
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