Resum: |
Optimal post-remission therapy for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with Ph-negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in first complete remission (CR1) is not established. We compared overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), relapse, and non-relapse mortality (NRM) for patients receiving post-remission therapy on CALGB 10403 to a cohort undergoing myeloablative (MA) allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in CR1. In univariate analysis, OS was superior with chemotherapy compared to MA allogeneic HCT (3-year OS 77% vs. 53%, P < 0. 001). In multivariate analysis, allogeneic HCT showed inferior OS (HR 2. 00, 95% CI 1. 5-2. 66, P < 0. 001), inferior DFS (HR 1. 62, 95% CI 1. 25-2. 12, P < 0. 001), and increased NRM (HR 5. 41, 95% CI 3. 23-9. 06, P < 0. 001) compared to chemotherapy. A higher 5-year relapse incidence was seen with chemotherapy compared to allogeneic HCT (34% vs. 23%, P = 0. 011). Obesity was independently associated with inferior OS (HR 2. 17, 95% CI 1. 63-2. 89, P < 0. 001), inferior DFS (HR 1. 97, 95% CI 1. 51-2. 57, P < 0. 001), increased relapse (1. 84, 95% CI 1. 31-2. 59, P < 0. 001), and increased NRM (HR 2. 10, 95% CI 1. 37-3. 23, P < 0. 001). For AYA ALL patients in CR1, post-remission therapy with pediatric-style chemotherapy is superior to MA allogeneic HCT for OS, DFS, and NRM. |