An Italian retrospective study on the routine clinical use of low-dose alemtuzumab in relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients

A Cortelezzi, G Gritti, Luca Laurenti, A Cuneo, S Ciolli, N Di Renzo, P Musto, Fr Mauro, N Cascavilla, L Falchi, F Zallio, V Callea, F Maura, S Martinelli, A Piciocchi, G Reda, R. Foà

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Abstract

Low-dose alemtuzumab has shown a favourable toxicity profile coupled with good results in terms of efficacy in relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). We conducted a multicentre retrospective study on the routine clinical use of low-dose alemtuzumab in this patient setting. One hundred and eight relapsed/refractory CLL patients from 11 Italian centres were included in the analysis. All patients had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status ≤2 and the majority (84%) had adenopathies <5 cm. Low-dose alemtuzumab was defined as a total weekly dose ≤45 mg and a cumulative dose ≤600 mg given for up to 18 weeks. The overall response rate was 56% (22% complete remissions). After a median follow-up of 42.2 months, the median overall survival and progression-free survival were 39.0 and 19.4 months, respectively. In univariate analysis, response was inversely associated with lymph node (P = 0.01) and spleen (P = 0.02) size, fludarabine-refractoriness (P = 0.01) and del(11q) (P = 0.009). Advanced age and del(17p) were not associated with a worse outcome. Cumulative dose of alemtuzumab was not associated to response. Toxicities were usually mild and manageable; severe infections occurred in seven patients (7%) during therapy. This retrospective analysis confirms that low-dose alemtuzumab is a valid and currently used therapeutic option for the treatment of relapsed/refractory CLL.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)481-489
Numero di pagine9
RivistaBritish Journal of Haematology
Volume156
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2012

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Recurrence
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Survival Analysis
  • Treatment Outcome

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