Eighty-one percent event-free survival in advanced Burkitt's lymphoma/leukemia: No differences in outcome between pediatric and adult patients treated with the same intensive pediatric protocol

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Todeschini, G ^a,b   Tecchio, C ^a   Degani, D ^a   Meneghini, V ^a   Marradi, P ^a   Balter, R ^a   Zanotti, R ^a   Ricetti, M ^a   Franchini, M ^a   Perona, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Burkitt's lymphoma leukemia; intensive pediatric treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DACARBAZINE; DOXORUBICIN; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; BRAIN LEUKEMIA; BRAIN LYMPHOMA; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8244222291     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/8.suppl_1.S77     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (21)

1. Magrath IT, Janus C, Edwards BK et al. An effective therapy for both undifferentiated (including Burkitt's) lymphomas and lymphoblastic lymphomas in children and young adults. Blood 1984: 63: 1102-11.
2. Sullivan MP, Ramirez I. Curability of Burkitt's lymphoma with high-dose cyclophosphamide high-dose methotrexate therapy and intrathecal chemoprophylaxis. J Clin Oncol 1985; 3: 627-36.
3. Patte C, Philip T, Rodary C et al. Improved survival rate in children with stage III and IV B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and leukemia using multiagent chemotherapy: Results of a study of 114 children from French Pediatric Oncology Society. J Clin Oncol 1986; 4: 1219-26.
4. + acute lymphoblastic leukemia with high-dose fractionated cyclophosphamide and coordinated high-dose methotrexate and cytarabine. J Clin Oncol 1986; 4: 1732-9.
5. Patte C, Philip T, Rodary C et al. High survival rate in advancedstage B-cell lymphomas and leukemias without CNS involvement with a short intensive polychemotherapy: Results from the French Pediatric Oncology Society of a randomized trial of 216 children. J Clin Oncol 1991; 9: 123-32.
6. Schwenn MR, Blattner SR, Lynch E et al. Hi C-COM: A 2-month intensive chemotherapy regimen for children with stage III and IV Burkitt's lymphoma and B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J Clin Oncol 1991; 9: 133-8.
7. Reiter A, Schrappe M, Ludwig WD et al. Favorable outcome of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in childhood: A report of three consecutive studies of the BFM Group. Blood 1992; 80: 2471-8.
8. Jost LM, Jacky E, Domman-Scherrer C, et al. Short-term weekly chemotherapy followed by high-dose therapy with autologous bone marrow transplantation for lymphoblastic and Burkitt's lymphomas in adult patients. Ann Oncol 1995; 6: 445-51.
9. Lopez TM, Hagemeister FB, McLaughlin P et al. Small non-cleaved cell lymphoma in adults: Superior results for stages 1-III disease. J Clin Oncol 1990; 8: 615-22.
10. Divine M, Lepage E, Briè J et al. Is the small non-cleaved-cell lymphoma histologic subtype a poor prognostic factor in adult patients? A case-controlled analysis. J Clin Oncol 1996; 14: 240-8.
11. Bernstein JI, Coleman CN, Strickler JC et al. Combined modality therapy for adults with small noncleaved cell lymphoma (Burkitt's and non-Burkitt's types). J Clin Oncol 1986; 4: 847-58.
12. Straus DJ, Wong GY, Liu J et al. Non-cleaved-cell lymphoma (undifferentiated lymphoma. Burkitt's type) in American adults: Results with treatment designed for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Am J Med 1991; 90: 328-37.
13. Fenaux P, Lai JL, Miaux O et al. Burkitt cell acute leukemia (L3 ALL) in adults: A report of 18 cases. Br J Haematol 1989; 7: 371-6.
14. Coiffier B, Byron PA, Ffrench M et al. Intensive chemotherapy in aggressive lymphomas: Updated results of LNH-80 protocol and prognostic factors affecting response and survival. Blood 1987; 70: 1394-9.
15. Coiffer B, Gisselbrecht C, Herbrect R et al. LNH-84 regimen: A multicenter study of intensive chemotherapy in 737 patients with aggressive malignant lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 1989; 1018-26.
16. Philip T, Meckenstock R, Deconnick E et al. Treatment of poor prognosis Burkitt's lymphoma in adults with the Société Française d'Oncologie Pédiatrique LMB protocol: A study of the Federation Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre le Cancer (FNLCC). Eur J Cancer 1992; 28A: 1954-9.
17. McMaster ML, Greer JP, Greco FA et al. Effective treatment of small-noncleaved-cell lymphoma with high-intensity, brief-duration chemotherapy. J. Clin Oncol 1991; 9: 941-6.
18. Hoelzer D, Ludwig WD, Thiel E et al. Improved outcome in adult B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood 1996; 87: 495-508.
19. Troussard X, Leblond V, Kuentz M et al. Allogenic bone marrow transplantation in adults with Burkitt's lymphoma or acute lymphoblastic leukemia in first complete remission. J Clin Oncol 1990; 8: 809-12.
20. Philip T. Lymphoblastic lymphoma and Burkitt's lymphoma in Caucasian adults: Please don't forget the pediatric experience. Ann Oncol 1995; 6: 414-6 (Editorial).
21. Magrath IT, Adde M, Eliad A et al. Adults and children with small non-cleaved-cell lymphoma have a similar excellent outcome when treated with the same chemotherapy regimen. J Clin Oncol 1996; 14: 925-34.