TY - JOUR
T1 - Characteristics and outcomes of patients with blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm treated with frontline HCVAD
AU - Pemmaraju, Naveen
AU - Wilson, Nathaniel R.
AU - Garcia-Manero, Guillermo
AU - Sasaki, Koji
AU - Khoury, Joseph D.
AU - Jain, Nitin
AU - Borthakur, Gautam
AU - Ravandi, Farhad
AU - Daver, Naval
AU - Kadia, Tapan
AU - DiNardo, Courtney
AU - Jabbour, Elias
AU - Pierce, Sherry
AU - Qazilbash, Muzaffar
AU - Konopleva, Marina
AU - Kantarjian, Hagop
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by The American Society of Hematology.
PY - 2022/5/24
Y1 - 2022/5/24
N2 - Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a clinically aggressive blood cancer, often involving the skin, bone marrow, lymph nodes, and central nervous system (CNS) in 20% to 30% of patients. Despite significant progress in CD123- and BCL-2-targeted therapy, most patients are not cured without hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), and CNS relapses occur quite frequently. Combination approaches with targeted and chemotherapy agents plus incorporation of prophylactic CNS-directed therapy are urgently needed. In this setting, we sought to analyze outcomes using the cytotoxic chemotherapy backbone regimen hyperfractionated cyclophosphamide, vincristine, adriamycin, and dexamethasone (HCVAD). We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients with BPDCN (n = 100), evaluating complete remission (CR) and median overall survival (OS) among 3 groups: those who received frontline HCVAD-based therapy (n = 35), SL-401 (n = 37), or other regimens (n = 28). HCVAD-based regimens yielded higher CR (80% vs 59% vs 43%; P = .01). There was no significant difference in OS (28.3 vs 13.7 vs 22.8 months; P = .41) or remission duration probability among treatment groups (38.6 vs not reached vs 10.2 months; P = .24). HSCT was performed in 51% vs 49% vs 38%, respectively (P = .455). These results suggest a continued important role for HCVAD-based chemotherapy in BPDCN, even in the modern targeted-therapy era, with high CR rates in the frontline setting. Further studies must establish the clinical activity, feasibility, and safety of doublet/triplet combinations of targeted therapies plus cytotoxic agents and the addition of CNS prophylaxis, with the ultimate goal of durable long-term remission for patients with BPDCN.
AB - Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a clinically aggressive blood cancer, often involving the skin, bone marrow, lymph nodes, and central nervous system (CNS) in 20% to 30% of patients. Despite significant progress in CD123- and BCL-2-targeted therapy, most patients are not cured without hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), and CNS relapses occur quite frequently. Combination approaches with targeted and chemotherapy agents plus incorporation of prophylactic CNS-directed therapy are urgently needed. In this setting, we sought to analyze outcomes using the cytotoxic chemotherapy backbone regimen hyperfractionated cyclophosphamide, vincristine, adriamycin, and dexamethasone (HCVAD). We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients with BPDCN (n = 100), evaluating complete remission (CR) and median overall survival (OS) among 3 groups: those who received frontline HCVAD-based therapy (n = 35), SL-401 (n = 37), or other regimens (n = 28). HCVAD-based regimens yielded higher CR (80% vs 59% vs 43%; P = .01). There was no significant difference in OS (28.3 vs 13.7 vs 22.8 months; P = .41) or remission duration probability among treatment groups (38.6 vs not reached vs 10.2 months; P = .24). HSCT was performed in 51% vs 49% vs 38%, respectively (P = .455). These results suggest a continued important role for HCVAD-based chemotherapy in BPDCN, even in the modern targeted-therapy era, with high CR rates in the frontline setting. Further studies must establish the clinical activity, feasibility, and safety of doublet/triplet combinations of targeted therapies plus cytotoxic agents and the addition of CNS prophylaxis, with the ultimate goal of durable long-term remission for patients with BPDCN.
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U2 - 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021006645
DO - 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021006645
M3 - Article
C2 - 35061885
AN - SCOPUS:85130952451
SN - 2473-9529
VL - 6
SP - 3027
EP - 3035
JO - Blood Advances
JF - Blood Advances
IS - 10
ER -