Efficacy of a dose-intensified CHOP (Double-CHOP) regimen for peripheral T-cell lymphomas

  • Authors:
    • Noriyoshi Iriyama
    • Hiromichi Takahashi
    • Yoshihiro Hatta
    • Katsuhiro Miura
    • Yujin Kobayashi
    • Daisuke Kurita
    • Yukio Hirabayashi
    • Atsuko Hojo
    • Hitomi Kodaira
    • Mai Yagi
    • Satomi Kiso
    • Yoshihito Uchino
    • Masaru Nakagawa
    • Machiko Kusuda
    • Sumiko Kobayashi
    • Akira Horikoshi
    • Yoshimasa Kura
    • Tetsuo Yamazaki
    • Umihiko Sawada
    • Jin Takeuchi
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  • Published online on: November 15, 2012     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2012.2143
  • Pages: 805-811
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Abstract

Peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCLs) are a rare and heterogeneous group of non-Hodgkin lymphomas, often resulting in poor prognoses. The CHOP chemotherapy regimen, which includes cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone, has been used previously to treat other types of lymphomas. Here, we examined the efficacy and safety of a dose-intensified CHOP regimen (Double-CHOP), which was followed by autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT) or high-dose methotrexate (HDMTX), in PTCL patients. Twenty-eight PTCL patients, who received 3 courses of Double-CHOP at our institution, were retrospectively studied from 1996 to 2012. Patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALK+-ALCL) were excluded from this study. The median age of patients was 58 years (range: 17-69). They had low-intermediate (n=11), high-intermediate (n=10) or high (n=7) risk according to the International Prognostic Index (IPI). The overall complete remission (CR) rate following Double-CHOP treatment was 68%. Of the CR patients, 10 successfully tolerated a consolidated high-dose chemotherapy followed by ASCT and 7 received HDMTX. A single case of treatment-related mortality was recorded during the study. On a median 31-month follow-up, the estimated 3- or 5-year overall survival (OS) rates were 68 or 63%, respectively, while 3- or 5-year relapse-free survival (RFS) rates after CR were 60 or 43%, respectively. Although this study included elderly and excluded low-risk IPI and ALK+-ALCL patients, OS results were superiorly favourable, indicating the efficacy of this Double-CHOP regimen. However, an effective treatment strategy for refractory or relapsing patients needs to be validated and established.

Introduction

Peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCLs) constitute a rare, heterogeneous class of non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) characterised by generally poor prognoses. The most common PTCL subtypes are angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL), peripheral T-cell lymphoma not-otherwise-specified (PTCL-NOS), and anaplastic-lymphoma-kinase (ALK)-positive or ALK-negative anaplastic large-cell lymphomas (ALCLs) (1).

PTCL patients are more likely to present with aggressive clinical features such as bone-marrow involvement, B symptoms, or other comorbidities (1,2). Moreover, most patients are elderly (median age: >60 years), usually presenting with extra-nodal lymphoma sites and high serum LDH levels (1,2).

A previously established, standard treatment for B-cell lymphomas is the R-CHOP combination chemotherapy, which includes rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (3,4). Although the CHOP regimen is the widely used first-line treatment for PTCLs, its effectiveness has not been established prospectively. Previous studies including relatively large numbers of cases have reported unfavourable prognoses with 5-year overall survival (OS) rates of <40% (1,911) with the exception of ALK+-ALCL and primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCLs). ALK+-ALCLs yield a more favourable outcome following conventional chemotherapy (5,6) and primary CTCLs mostly take an indolent clinical course (7,8). Because of reportedly low PTCL OS rates, many physicians strive to improve the results of CHOP or other comparable regimens, hoping to achieve better patient outcomes.

To establish effective treatment protocols for PTCLs and to improve patient outcomes, multiple clinical trials have been undertaken. For example, the SWOG clinical trials, which compared CHOP to second- or third-generation dose-intensive regimens indicated in aggressive lymphomas, established that CHOP was less toxic than, but as efficacious as, the new-generation intensive regimens. However, routine immunophenotyping was not performed in that study (12).

Autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT) is a promising, intensive, consolidating treatment option for refractory/relapsing patients who underwent salvage therapies (13,14). However, ASCT findings are controversial (1519). It has been difficult to ascertain the significance of ASCT because i) many relevant studies have used relatively small study case numbers; ii) some have included ALK+-ALCL, which are known to lead to better outcomes than other T-cell lymphomas; and iii) ASCT has been performed in relatively younger PTCL patients.

In this study, we treated consecutive PTCL patients with our original dose-intensified CHOP, Double-CHOP. Patients achieving complete remission (CR) were subsequently treated with high-dose therapy (HDT)/ASCT, or high-dose methotrexate (HDMTX) treatment. Herein, we present our Double-CHOP and ASCT treatment outcomes.

Patients and methods

Patients

From December 1996 to February 2012, newly diagnosed adult PTCL patients, aged 15–69 years, including those with ALK-ALCL, AITL, PTCL-NOS, and γ/δ T-cell lymphoma were included in this study. Patients with other subtypes of T-cell lymphomas, including ALK+-ALCL, CTCLs, adult T-cell lymphoma (ATL), and those with low-grade IPI risk or with localised lesions were excluded. Other exclusion criteria included Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) of 4; markedly impaired cardiac, renal, or pulmonary functions; and positivity for hepatitis-B surface antigen. All patients underwent systemic computed tomography (CT) scans, bone-marrow aspiration and/or biopsy, and either gallium scintigraphy or positron-emission tomography (PET) for lymphoma staging. The study was approved by the institutional review board of our hospital.

Treatment

The Double-CHOP regimen consisted of 3 courses of intravenous (i.v.) administration of cyclophosphamide (750 mg/m2, days 1–2, over 2 h), doxorubicin (50 mg/m2, days 1–2, >30 min), vincristine (1.4 mg/m2, day 1, max 2 mg/body), and per os (p.o.) prednisone (50 mg/m2, days 1–5). For patients aged >60, cyclophosphamide dose was modified as follows: course 1, 750 mg/m2, day 1; course 2, 500 mg/m2, days 1–2; and course 3, 750 mg/m2, days 1–2. Treatment intensity was augmented during every course unless leukocyte recovery (WBC count, <3,000 on day 23) was delayed or an adverse event (grade ≥3) other than haematological toxicities developed. When patients developed grade ≥3 neutropenia, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) was administered until neutrophil counts recovered. To administer subsequent courses of Double-CHOP, an absolute leukocyte count ≥3.0×109/l, neutrophil count ≥1.0×109/l, and platelet count ≥1×1011/l were required. If patients were i) 65 years or younger, ii) had an acceptable ECOG PS, and iii) achieved complete remission (CR) or unconfirmed CR (CRu) within 3 courses of Double-CHOP, their peripheral-blood stem-cells were collected and subsequent HDT and ASCT indicated. The third cycle of Double-CHOP regimen was used for stem cell mobilization. Consolidating HDT regimen consisted of cyclophosphamide (60 mg/kg, day -7 and -6, i.v. >3 h), etoposide (500 mg/m2; day -6, -5, and -4; i.v. >6–8 h), and ranimustine (250 mg/m2, day -3 and -2, i.v. >1 h). ASCT was performed on day 0 and G-CSF administered from day 1 until neutrophil engraftment. As an alternative to HDT/ASCT, HDMTX (8 g/m2, day 1, i.v. >4 h) was indicated for patients who could not yield a sufficient number of stem cells or were ineligible for HDC.

Treatment response and toxicity

Response to Double-CHOP regimen was assessed by physical examination, CT scanning, and either gallium scintigraphy or PET before ASCT indication. Patients were classified based on achieving CR/CRu, partial response (PR), stable disease (SD), or progressive disease (PD), according to the criteria previously reported by Cheson et al(20). Patients remained in the hospital until achieving haematological recovery in each chemotherapy cycle. Blood and physical examinations were performed more than twice per week. Toxicity related to the Double-CHOP regimen was evaluated according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, version 4.0.

Statistical analyses

The patients OS was calculated from treatment initiation to the date of death or until follow-up termination. Relapse-free survival (RFS) for patients who achieved CR was calculated from the date of the last treatment or ASCT to either the recurrence date or the follow-up termination. OS and RFS were calculated according to the Kaplan-Meier method. Prognostic factors likely affecting clinical outcomes were analysed by univariate Cox proportional-hazard regression model. Statistical analyses were performed using the JMP software, version 8.0.1 (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA).

Results

Patients

Twenty-eight consecutive PTCL patients, including 13 PTCL-NOS, 11 AITL, 3 ALK-ALCL patients, and 1 γ/δ T-cell lymphoma patient, were enrolled in this study. Misdiagnosed patients, patients with other T-cell lymphoma subtypes, or those treated with alternative regimens, were excluded. Patients were mostly male (20 men and 8 women) and aged 17–69 years (median: 58 years). Regarding IPI and PIT scores, 11 (39%), 10 (36%), and 7 (25%) patients were at low-intermediate, high-intermediate, and high IPI risk, respectively. Seven (25%) patients had ≥3 PIT scores. Patients who required immediate treatment because of a poor ECOG PS likely caused by an underlying disease or rapid disease progression, were indicated to receive the standard CHOP regimen before Double-CHOP treatment. Similarly, because many patients required immediate administration of therapeutic agents, we modified the treatment protocol to initiate standard CHOP followed with 3 courses of Double-CHOP, in 2003. Overall, 23 patients received standard CHOP before Double-CHOP. Patients characteristics are reported in Table I.

Table I

Patients characteristics.

Table I

Patients characteristics.

n=28%
Median age (range)58 (17–69)
Gender (male/female)20/8
PTCL type
 PTCL-NOS1346
 AITL1139
 ALK-ALCL311
 γ/δ T-cell lymphoma14
ECOG performance status
 0–11139
 2–31761
LDH
 Normal518
 High2382
Stage
 1–227
 3–42693
Extranodal sites
 0–12382
 ≥2518
Bone-marrow involvement
 Yes829
 No2071
IPI risk factor
 Low-intermediate (2)1139
 High-intermediate (3)1036
 High (4–5)725
PIT score
 Group 1725
 Group 21450
 Group 3–4725
CR rate and consolidation therapy

After Double-CHOP treatment, 19 (68%) patients achieved CR/CRu, 4 PR, 1 NC, and 3 PD. Unfortunately, 1 patient died of septicaemia during the treatment term. Of 19 patients with CR/CRu, 10 were given G-CSF to allow harvesting of CD34-positive cells. Eight (80%) patients yielded high numbers of CD34-positive stem cells (>2.0×106/kg) after Double-CHOP. Two patients were poorly mobilised by G-CSF, but yielded acceptable numbers of stem cells by a harvest regimen using VP-16. Overall, all patients aged ≤65 years underwent CR/CRu and received ASCT. For patients aged >65 years, HDMTX was administered instead of ASCT (n=7). Two patients with unacceptable ECOG PS experienced early relapse after CR and were excluded from HDMTX or ASCT treatment.

OS and risk factor

The follow-up term ranged from 4 to 123 months (median, 31 months). Since treatment initiation, the 3- and 5-year OS were 68 and 63%, respectively (Fig. 1A). No significant differences in OS were observed between low-intermediate and high-intermediate to high IPI-risk groups (Fig. 1B). Moreover, the PIT score did not affect OS or IPI risk factors (Fig. 1C). When comparing different PTCL subtypes, AITL tended to show a more favourable prognosis than did other subtypes, but this difference was statistically insignificant (Fig. 1D). The major cause of death was disease progression or treatment-related toxicity. One case treated with HDT/ASCT developed a secondary malignancy (acute leukaemia) after experienced lymphoma relapse and received salvage chemotherapy, and the patient died of leukaemia.

RFS

Among 19 patients in complete remission, the calculated 3- and 5-year RFS were 60 and 43% at treatment termination, respectively (Fig. 2A). No treatment-related mortality cases following HDMTX or HDT/ASCT ensued. RFS data for patients who underwent HDT/ASCT (n=10) or HDMTX (n=7) are shown in Fig. 2B. Three- and 5-year RFS estimations in the former and latter group were 68 and 58%, and 53 and 40%, respectively. No significant differences were observed between these 2 groups; however, the HDMTX group, including patients aged >65 years, likely relapsed earlier than those who received HDT/ASCT.

Prognosis for relapsing patients

It has been reported that in patients not receiving upfront ASCT, salvage regimen followed by ASCT is often a promising treatment strategy (13,14). However, patients who relapsed after treatment with intensive chemotherapy and upfront ASCT or HDMTX in our study showed poor prognoses (Fig. 3). Of 9 relapsing patients, 8 received salvage chemotherapy and 2 were subsequently treated with cord-blood transplantation (CBT). Nevertheless, of those undergoing CBT, 1 died of fungal infection and a second patient died of disease progression within 3 months. Only 1 of 9 relapsing cases was still alive with disease after follow-up termination.

Prognosis for non-CR patients

Apart from 19 patients achieving CR and a single case of treatment-related mortality, 4 underwent PR, 1 NC, and 3 experienced PD. One patient received ASCT after PR, but did not achieve CR after treatment completion while experiencing early PD (within 2 months). In contrast, 1 patient who received ASCT following CR after salvage therapy achieved RFS of over 2 years. Of 4 patients who received allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HSCT), 3 underwent BMT and 1 CBT. Three of 4 did not achieve CR following transplantation; however, all patients achieved and maintained CR after HSCT. Our results are particularly noteworthy because we showed clinical efficacy for allogeneic HSCT in PTCL patients who did not achieve CR after initial treatment.

Toxicity

Treatment-related toxicity was monitored in all patients throughout the Double-CHOP duration. The major Double-CHOP-related toxicity events were bone marrow suppression and infection. Grade 3 or grade 4 neutropaenia, anaemia, and thrombocytopaenia were also common. Thus, all patients required G-CSF administration. Some patients experienced febrile neutropaenia (n=18), pneumonia (n=3), or septicaemia (n=2), along with haematological toxicity. All but one septicaemic patient recovered after receiving wide-spectrum antibiotics. Non-haematological toxicities such as nausea, diarrhoea, electrolyte abnormalities, or liver dysfunctions were also reported, but these were reversible. Patients toxicity records are shown in Table II.

Table II

Significant toxicities associated with D-CHOP regimen.

Table II

Significant toxicities associated with D-CHOP regimen.

Total (n=28)%Age ≥60 (n=10)%
Leukopaenia
 Grade 42810010100
Neutropaenia
 Grade2810010100
Anaemia
 Grade 3248610100
 Grade 40000
Thrombocytopaenia
 Grade 31139550
 Grade 41346440
Liver dysfunction (AST/ALT/Total Bilirubin elevation)
 Grade 3518110
 Grade 40000
Electrolyte abnormality (serum Na and/or K)
 Grade 3621220
 Grade 414110
Febrile neutropaenia
 Grade 31864440
 Grade 40000
Septicaemia
 Grade 41400
 Grade 51400
Pneumonia
 Grade 331100
 Grade 40000
Gastrointestinal disorder
 Grade 327110
 Grade 40000
Peripheral neuropathy
 Grade 3310111
 Grade 40000

Discussion

CHOP or CHOP-like therapy regimes have previously been used to treat PTCLs. However, patients outcomes, particularly in high-intermediate or high-risk cases as defined by age-adjusted IPI, have reportedly been a poor 5-year OS of <40% (10,21). Furthermore, despite multiple retrospective studies, improving patients prognoses remains an eminent challenge. Major treatment strategies attempting to improve patient outcome have been classified into 4 groups: i) intensive treatment, ii) upfront ASCT, iii) allogeneic HSCT, and iv) use of novel agents. ASCT is often more effective when patient’s clinical status is documented and controlled well before therapy initiation (1518,22,23), indicating that chemotherapy-sensitive disease can be suppressed effectively with intensive consolidation therapies. Highly improved RFS and OS reported in our study support the fact that a well-documented disease status is quintessential for improving CR rates by administering Double-CHOP and intensive high-dose therapy regimens.

Contrarily, a previous German High-Grade Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Study Group (DSHNHL) report demonstrated that a dose-intensified CHOEP (CHOP plus etoposide) regimen followed by ASCT resulted in poor survival rates compared with a standard-dose CHOEP regimen (24). Although our protocol was similar to that used in this study, our recorded OS results appear to be better than those reported for standard CHOP regimens. The reasons for discordant results between this study and ours remain elusive, while case numbers in both studies were relatively small. Therefore, conducting large-scale studies is required to ascertain the efficacy of intensified regimens better. Our results also emphasise that the efficacy of dose-intensified regimen(s) for PTCLs should be re-evaluated to improve patients prognoses.

Our patients inclusion criteria are noteworthy because we included a broad age group (<70 years; median: 58 years) and excluded low-risk IPI and ALK+-ALCL patients. As shown in Table I, our patients clinical characteristics were worse than those in previous reports, which used multi-agent chemotherapy with or without ASCT (16,18). Dose-modified CHOP was well tolerated and effective in elderly patients included in our study, indicating the importance of individualised dose modifications or intensifications. Although our study could not determine an association between prognosis and IPI risk factor and PIT score, patients outcomes are altered expectedly with distinct treatment protocols. Consequently, the Double-CHOP regimen may be more effective for PTCL patients with likely poor prognostic factors.

We did not find a significant difference in relapse rate or other events between ASCT- and HDMTX-treated groups, which included patients younger or older than 65 years of age. Nevertheless, patients who received ASCT tended to relapse later than those who received HDMTX instead of ASCT. These different trends suggest that a more intensive consolidation therapy may be the means to sustain a prolonged disease-free status. On the contrary, it is uncertain whether an intensified treatment may increase the curative rates as shown by plateauing Kaplan-Meier curve in Figs. 1 and 2. In addition, an optimised treatment strategy should follow relapse when an intensified treatment regimen, including upfront ASCT, was previously applied. ASCT after disease control by salvage therapy has been shown to be a favourable treatment strategy in both B- and T-cell lymphomas (13,14). However, prognoses in our relapsing patients who received intensified treatment were unfavourable, showing a median 14-month OS following relapse. Most cases receiving salvage chemotherapy were refractory and finally died of disease progression. In such cases, rapid preparation for allogeneic HSCT should be explored. In addition, these patients, especially elderly patients who are not good HSCT candidates (e.g. over 65 years), are ideal candidates for trialling new agents.

We have previously demonstrated that refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is less favourable than relapsing DLBCL (25). Reportedly, the primary refractory and non-CR patients are likely better off than relapsing patients. Four of 7 patients received allogeneic HSCT on CR or non-CR and resulted only in a single case of treatment-related mortality while 3 survived. Despite a relatively small number of successful cases, we could surmise that rapid decision-making may significantly improve patients outcomes, if they were clinically resistant to chemotherapy. Previous studies demonstrated results of allogeneic HSCT for PTCLs showing that donor lymphocyte infusion was effective, indicating a graft versus T-cell lymphoma effect (26,27). Our cases achieved CR after allogeneic HSCT underscoring the presence of a graft versus T-cell lymphoma effect, and the need for lowering the decision-making threshold to indicate allogeneic HSCT under refractory settings. If patient’s status was well sustained and a donor was available, allogeneic HSCT may be a curative strategy for refractory PTCLs. Of note, no recommendations can be made regarding alternative donor transplants due to data paucity. Therefore, alternative donor transplants should be considered as a clinical trial.

In conclusion, our data suggest that 3 cycles of Double-CHOP regimen may improve complete remission in patients with PTCLs. According to our experience involving DLBCL (28,29), Double-CHOP followed by ASCT/HDMTX consolidations is safe and may achieve prolonged RFS, especially in patients with poor prognostic factors. Since case numbers are relatively small, we cannot confirm the ASCT impact. Moreover, prospective PTCL studies involving ASCT and allogeneic HSCT are needed. To address these issues further, well-designed, large-scale, prospective studies are required.

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Iriyama N, Takahashi H, Hatta Y, Miura K, Kobayashi Y, Kurita D, Hirabayashi Y, Hojo A, Kodaira H, Yagi M, Yagi M, et al: Efficacy of a dose-intensified CHOP (Double-CHOP) regimen for peripheral T-cell lymphomas. Oncol Rep 29: 805-811, 2013.
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Iriyama, N., Takahashi, H., Hatta, Y., Miura, K., Kobayashi, Y., Kurita, D. ... Takeuchi, J. (2013). Efficacy of a dose-intensified CHOP (Double-CHOP) regimen for peripheral T-cell lymphomas. Oncology Reports, 29, 805-811. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2012.2143
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Iriyama, N., Takahashi, H., Hatta, Y., Miura, K., Kobayashi, Y., Kurita, D., Hirabayashi, Y., Hojo, A., Kodaira, H., Yagi, M., Kiso, S., Uchino, Y., Nakagawa, M., Kusuda, M., Kobayashi, S., Horikoshi, A., Kura, Y., Yamazaki, T., Sawada, U., Takeuchi, J."Efficacy of a dose-intensified CHOP (Double-CHOP) regimen for peripheral T-cell lymphomas". Oncology Reports 29.2 (2013): 805-811.
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Iriyama, N., Takahashi, H., Hatta, Y., Miura, K., Kobayashi, Y., Kurita, D., Hirabayashi, Y., Hojo, A., Kodaira, H., Yagi, M., Kiso, S., Uchino, Y., Nakagawa, M., Kusuda, M., Kobayashi, S., Horikoshi, A., Kura, Y., Yamazaki, T., Sawada, U., Takeuchi, J."Efficacy of a dose-intensified CHOP (Double-CHOP) regimen for peripheral T-cell lymphomas". Oncology Reports 29, no. 2 (2013): 805-811. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2012.2143