Burhan Ferhanoglu M.D.

Koç University Medical School Istanbul/TurkeyAegean Hematology Oncology Symposium 17-20 Sep 2015

Is R-CHOP the standart

treatment for high-risk DLBCL

Objectives• Introduction and risk assesment of DLBCL• Outcome of high risk DLBCL with R-CHOP• Outcome with other combined chemotherapy

regimens• High dose chemotherapy with stem cell support• PET guided treatment strategy• Moleculer subtypes driven therapies

• GEP based therapy• DHL and DEL

DLBCL, NOS and other Large B-cell Disorders:WHO 2008

• DLBCL is a heterogenous group of disorders with varied natural history, genetic abnormalities, and response to therapy

• Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), NOS 30%• Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma 3%• Variants: ~5%

• T-cell/histiocyte rich large B-cell lymphoma • Primary cutaneous DLBCL, leg type • EBV positive DLBCL of the elderly • DLBCL associated with chronic inflammation • Lymphomatoid granulomatosis (EBV) • Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma • ALK positive large B-cell lymphoma • Primary CNS large B cell lymphoma

Clinical predictors of outcome

Bachy and Salles. Seminars in Hematology, Vol 52, No 2, April 2015

Outcome of high risk DLBCL with R-CHOP

55%

Sehn et al. Blood 2007 Coiffie et al. Blood 2010

Age +16Newly diagnosed DLBCLTreated with R-CHOP

Age 60-80Newly diagnosed DLBCLTreated with CHOP vs R-CHOP

34 %

21%

Outcome of high risk DLBCL with R-CHOP

64%

29%

Ozturk et al. Leukemia&Lymphoma 2015

67 %

44%

Outcome with other combined chemotherapy regimens

• Is R-ACVBP more effective than R-CHOP?• Yes for only aaIPI:1 and age 18-59

92%

84%

Recher et al. Lancet 2011 Molina et al. JCO 2014

Frequent febrile neutropenia, secondary malignancy

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Is R-CHOEP more effective than R-CHOP?• There is no randomised study.• According to Danish population-based study

A.O. Gang et al. Annals of Oncology 2012 A.O. Gang et al. Leuk&Lymp 2015

Is Da-EPOCH-R more effective than R-CHOP?

• There is no randomised study.

68 DLBCLAge 18-75IPI>2, aaIPI>1

Purroy et al. BJH 2014

High dose chemotherapy with stem cell support

Study group n

CT protocol İnclusion crit outcome

Italian Lymphoma FoundVitolo UAnn Oncol. 2011;22. abst 072

399

R-CHOP+BEAMR-CHOP(8)

aaIPI: HI,H 2 year PFS(70 vs 59)P=0.0128OS.NS

SWOG.US/Canadian int Stiff PJ.NEJM 2013

397

R-CHOP+HDTR-CHOP(8)

aaIPI:HI,H 2yr PFS69 vs 56%P=0.02

Schmitz N.GHNHLLancet Oncol 2012

230

R-CHOEPX8R-mCHOEP(4)+OKIT

aaIPI:HI,H 3yrOS84.6vs 77%p:=Sign aaIPI:2

GOELAM 075Le GouilleS.JCO.2011;29,abstr 8003

340

R-CHOP14X82XR-CHOP+Mtx+ ARA-C+HDT

aaIPI1-2+bulkyaaIPI 3-4

OS%83NS

USA/Canada Phase III SWOG S9704 studyPhase III study, Intermediate-High and High risk IPI, DLBCLFirst line: 5 CHOP or 5 R-CHOPResponse ≥PR 1 R-CHOP + SCT vs 3 R-CHOP

IPI 2 years PFS % (SCT vs Standard)

2 years OS %(SCT vs Standart)

H-I 66 vs 63 70 vs 75

High 75 vs 41 82 vs 64

p 0.02 NS

Phase III Randomized Trials in Post-Riruximab Era

Stiff et al. NEJM 2013

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PET guided treatment

•PET guided Treatment of Aggressive Lymphomas (PETAL) Study

PETAL studyOBJECTIVES•To determine the effect of iPET guided therapy on the outcome of aggressive lymphomas•Between 2007-2012, age range 18-80•926 aggressive lymphoma patients recruited from 57 oncological centers and iPETs analyzed in 23 nuclear imaging centers

• 757 CD20+ lymphomas (DLBCL, mediastinal B cell, grade 3 Follicular lymphoma)• 13 CD20- lymphomas• 83 peripheralT cell lymphomas

METHODS•Treatment decided according to the iPET result following the second cycle of R-CHOP

• iPET evaluated 3 weeks after 2nd R-CHOP (to avoid inflammatory reactions)• No G-CSF after 2nd R-CHOP (to avoid altered glucose biodistribution)

•Objective evaluation regarding Standardized Uptake Value (SUV)•Favorable response defined as >66% decrease in maximum SUV

Duehrsen et al. ASH 2014 Abstract #391

PETAL – Study Design

Initial treatment:2 R-CHOP

Favorable iPET (n=746)

Unfavorable iPET (n= 107)

4 R-CHOP

4 R-CHOP + 2 R

6 R-CHOP

6 cycle of more complex and intensive treatment (Burkitt Protocol)

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PART

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RANDOMIZATION

•853 patients of 926 were evaluable in the intend to treat population at a median follow-up of 33 months

•No beneficial effect on • Treatment Failure, • CR rate and, • Overall Survival

in the unfavorable group switched from R-CHOP to Burkitt protocol

•Burkitt protocol associated with more severe

• Grade ¾ Leukopenia (p=0.043)

• Thrombocytopenia (p=0.007)

• Mucositis (p=0.002)

Duehrsen et al. ASH 2014 Abstract #391

Moleculer subtype driven therapies

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Rosenwald A et al. N Engl J Med. 2002;346:1937-1947.

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Cell-of-origin – a scaffold

Presented By David Scott at 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting

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Presented By David Scott at 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting

Agents targeting specific

subtypes of DLBCL

How can we improve R-CHOP?

• Bortezomib + R-CHOP• Ibrutinib + R-CHOP• Lenalidomide + R-CHOP (R2-CHOP)• ABT-199 + R-CHOP

• Phase 2 trial • 164 patients with non-GCP DLBCL • R-CHOP vs VR-CAP• No difference in OS, PFS and SAE

Ibrutinib R-CHOP

• 100% ORR in the DLBCL (18/18)

• 15 CR and 3 PR

• Non-GCB CR:4/4

• GCG CR:5/7

• PK not affected for either ibrutinib or vincristine

Younes et al. Lancet oncology 2014

Lenalidomide R-CHOP

R2CHOP:Safety

• Well tolerated including elderly patients• Neutropenia & thrombocytopenia common but

neutropenic or bleeding complications rare• Infrequent grade 3/4 nonhematologic toxicities• Infrequent thrombosis

Vitolo et al. Lancet Ocol 2014Nowakowski et al. JCO 2015