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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 15.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2010 Sep 7;117(2):238–249. doi: 10.1002/cncr.25489

Table 3.

ALL protocols currently used for Erwinia asparaginase (second- or third-line treatment)

Protocol Second-line treatment
NOPHO Erwinia asparaginase 20 000 IU/m2 two–three-times/week (×6)
AIEOP NB: Erwinia asparaginase as third-line
Erwinia asparaginase 20 000 IU/m2 every other day
GMALL 07/2003 and 01/2003 Erwinia asparaginase 20 000 IU/m2 three-times weekly (×5); IV (10 000 IU/m2 in patients older than 55 years)
COG Erwinia asparaginase 25 000 IU/m2 three-times weekly (×6); IM
COALL-07-03 Erwinia asparaginase 45 000 IU/m2 (×2)
Czech Republic NB: Erwinia asparaginase as third-line
Induction and late intensification
• Erwinia asparaginase 10 000 IU/m2 twice-weekly
HR blocks
• Erwinia asparaginase 10 000 IU/m2 twice-weekly
First relapse
• Erwinia asparaginase 10 000 IU/m2 twice-weekly
DCOG ALL-10 NB: Erwinia asparaginase as third-line
Induction
• Erwinia asparaginase 10 000 IU/m2 two–three times/week
Intensification (standard or medium risk)
• Erwinia asparaginase 10 000 IU/m2 two–three times/week
HR blocks
Erwinia asparaginase 10 000 IU/m2, two–three times/week
BFM-2000 Protocol 1
• Erwinia asparaginase 10 000 IU/m2 every 2 days IM/IV
Protocol II
• Erwinia asparaginase 10 000 IU/m2 every 2 days IM/IV
Block HR-1
Erwinia asparaginase 10 000 IU/m2 every 2 days IM/IV
EORTC-58951 Erwinia asparaginase 20 000 IU/m2 two–three times/week; IM
FRALLE- 2000 Induction, delayed intensification(s): Erwinia asparaginase 12 000 IU/m2 three times/week; IM, ie double dose compared to E.coli asparaginase
St Jude Induction:
Erwinia asparaginase 20 000 IU/m2 three times/week (×6) IM;
Post-remission: 30 000 or 42 000 IU/m2 twice-weekly IM for 30 weeks (standard-/high-risk patients), twice-weekly for 4 weeks during first and second reinduction (low-risk patients)
DFCI ALL Consortium Post-induction consolidation:
Erwinia Asparaginase 25 000 IU/m2 twice-weekly IM for 30 weeks

NOPHO, Nordic Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology; AIEOP, Associazione Italiana Ematologia Oncologia Pediatrica; GMALL, German Multicenter Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Study Group; COG, Children's Oncology Group; COALL, Cooperative Study Group for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; DCOG, Dutch Childhood Oncology Group; BFM, Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster; EORTC, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer; FRALLE, French Acute Lymphobalstic Leukemia group; DFCI, Dana-Faber Cancer Institute; IV, intravenous; IM, intramuscular; HR, high risk