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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2017 Mar 7;17(5):252–262. doi: 10.1016/j.clml.2017.02.028

TABLE 2.

Studies with Treatment-Naïve WM patients

Study Regimen No. of Pt Med. Age (range) Risk group Treatment response (%) Survival rates Med F/U (mo)
Dimopoulos8
2002
R: 375mg/m2/weekly IV infusion total 4 consecutive weeks, repeat 4 weeks courses of R in patients without disease progression at 3 months 27 72
(39–85)
NR PR 12 (44)
MRR 44%
ORR 44%
PFS 33.3% 15.7
Gertz9
2004
R: 375mg/m2/weekly IV infusion total 4 consecutive weeks 34 66.4
(44.8–81.4)
NR MR 6 (18)
MRR 0%
ORR 18%
PFS NR
OS 97.1%
NR
Dimopoulos10
2002
Extended R: 375mg/m2/weekly IV total 8 cycles at weeks 1–4 and 12–16 (if no disease progression) 17 74
(39–84)
NR PR 6 (35)
MRR 35%
ORR 35%
PFS 41.2%
OS 94.1%
16–40
Treon11
2005
Extended R: 375mg/m2/weekly IV total 8 cycles at weeks 1–4 and 12–16 29 65
(43–90)
NR PR 14 (48)
MR 5 (17)
MRR 48%
ORR 65%
PFS 89.5%
OS NR
29
Furman12 P
2011
Ofatumumab: ofatumumab 300mg for week 1 and 1000mg for weeks 2–4 (G1) or 2000mg for weeks 2–5 (G2). If stable disease or minimal response at 16th week, additional 300mg for week 1 and 2000mg for weeks 2–5 37 63
(43–85)
NR PR 13 (35)
MR 9 (24)
ORR 66.7%£
NR NR
Ghobrial13
2011
Bortezomib + R: Bortezomib 1.6mg/m2 on days 1, 8, 15 every 28 days total 6 cycles with R 375mg/m2/weekly IV infusion on cycles 1 and 4 26 62.5
(43–85)
High 3(12) Int 11 (42) Low 10 (38) NA 2 (8) CR 2 (8)
PR 15 (58)
MR 9 (35)
MRR 65%
ORR 100%
1yr PFS 75%
1yr OS 96%
14
Treon14
2009
BDR: B 1.3mg/m2 IV, D 40mg on day 1,4, 8, 11, and R 375mg/m2 on day 11,4 consecutive cycles for induction, then 4 cycles, each 3 months apart, for maintenance therapy 23 66
(48–86)
NR CR 3 (13)/nCR 2 (9)
VGPR 3 (13)/PR 11 (48)
MR 3 (13)
MRR 83%
ORR 96%
PFS 78.3%
OS 100%
22.8
Dimopoulos15
2013
BDR: B 1.3mg/m2 IV on days 1,4, 8 and 11 followed by weekly B 1.6mg/m2 IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 every 35 days for 4 cycles, followed by D 40mg and R IV 375mg/m2 in cycle 2 and 5 60 70
(40–83)
Low 27 (45) Int 24 (40) High 9(15) CR 2 (3)
VGPR 4 (7)/PR 38 (65)
MR 10 (17)
MRR 40 (73)
ORR 54 (90)
3yr PFS 41%
3yr
OS 82%
42
Treon16
2014
KRD: carfilzomib 20mg/m2 IV for 1st cycle, then 36mg/m2 for 2nd cycle and beyond) + R 375mg/m2 on days 2 and 9 every 3 weeks for 6 cycles + D 20mg IV on days 1,2, 8, and 9 31 61
(47–75)
Low 11 (36) Int 15 (48) High 5(16) CR 1 (3)
VGPR 10 (32)
PR 10 (32)
MR 6 (19)
MRR 67.7%
ORR 87.1%
PFS 64.5%
OS 100%
15.4
Treon16
2014
KRD: carfilzomib 20mg/m2 IV (cycle 1), 36mg/m2 (cycle 2–6), D 20mg IV on days 1, 2, 8, and 9, R 375mg/m2 on days 2 and 9 every 21 days, followed by maintenance with C 36mg/m2 IV, D 20mg IV on days 1 and 2, R 375mg/m2 on day 2 every 8 weeks for 8 cycles. 31 61
(47–75)
Low 11 (36) Int 15 (48) High 5(16) CR 1 (4)
VGPR 10 (36)/PR 10 (36)
MR 6 (21)
MRR 67.7%
ORR 87.1%
PFS 64.5%
OS 100%
15.4
Dimopoulos17,18
2007
RCyD: D 20mg IV followed by R 375mg/m2 IV on day 1. Cy 100mg/m2 PO bid on days 1–5. Repeated treatment every 21 days for 6 cycles 72 69
(33–89)
NR CR 5 (7)
PR 48 (67)
MR 6 (9)
MRR 73.6%
ORR 81.9%
2yr PFS 67%
2yr OS 81%
23.4
Treon19
2009
R + Lenalidomide: 48 weeks of lenalidomide 25 mg/day PO for 3 weeks and then1week off along with R 375 mg/m2/wk IV dosed on weeks 2 to 5 and 13 to16 16 65
(49–85)
NR PR 4 (25)
MR 4 (25)
MRR 25%
ORR 50%
PFS 25% 31.3
Buske20
2009
CHOP: cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 IV, doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 IV, vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 IV on day 1, prednisone 100 mg/m2 PO on days 1–5, every 3 weeks, total 4–8 cycles 25 62
(37–74)
NR CR 1 (4)
PR 14 (56)
MRR 60%
ORR 60%
2yr PFS 47% NR
R + CHOP: R 375 mg/m2/day on the day before the CHOP 23 58
(40–78)
NR CR 2 (9)
PR 19 (83)
MRR 91.3%
ORR 91.3%
2yr PFS 78% NR
Treon21¥
2009
R + Fludarabine: R 375 mg/m2/week IV at weeks 1 to 4, 17, 18, and 30, 31 with 6 cycles of fludarabine 25 mg/m2 daily for 5 days at weeks 5, 9, 13, 19, 23, and 27 43 61
(52–75)
NR CR 2 (5)
VGPR 14 (33)/PR 21(49)
MR 4 (9)
MMR 88.9%£
ORR 96.3%£
2yr PFS 67% 40.3
Tedeschi22
2012
R + Fludarabine + Cyclophosphamide: R 375 mg/m2 IV on day 1, fludarabine 25 mg/m2, cyclophosphamide 250 mg/m2 IV on days 2–4, every 28 days, total 6 cycles 43 65
(36–77)
Low 14 (33) Int 16 (38) High 12 (29) CR 8 (19)
VGPR 6 (14)/PR 19 (44)
MR 1 (2)
MRR 76.7%
ORR 79.1%
PFS NR
2yr OS 88.4%
4yr OS 69.1%
38.8
Souchet23Ω
2016
FCR: R 375mg/m2 IV on day 1, F 40 mg/m2 PO on days days 1–3, C 250 mg/m2 PO on days 1–3, every 4 weeks for total 6 course. 82 61
(NR)
NR VGPR 10 (40)/PR 9 (36)
MR 3 (12)
MRR 76%£
ORR 88%£
3yr PFS 96%
3yr OS 96%
47
Rummel24
2013
RB: B 90 mg/m2 on days 1–2 of a 4 week cycle + R 375 mg/m2 on day 1 of each cycle 22λ 64
(56–69)
NR NR PFS
HR 0.33
(95%CI 0.110–0.64)
45
R-CHOP: cyclophosphamide 750mg/m2, doxorubicin 50 mg/m2, vincristine 1.4mg/m2 (up to dose of 2mg) on day 1, and prednisone 100mg on days 1–5, every 3 weeks + R 375mg/m2 on day 1 of each cycle 19λ NR NR 45
Tripsas25
2013
Everolimus: 10mg daily until progression or unacceptable toxicity 33 62
(41–80)
NR VGPR 2 (6)/PR 18 (55)
MR 4 (12)
MRR 60.6%
ORR 72.7%
NR 9

Risk stratification by International Prognostic Scoring System for WM (ISSWM);

A total of 15 patients (56%) had no prior therapy;

A total of 21 patients (41%) had no prior therapy;

Ψ

A total of 23 patients (82%) had previous treatment;

P

A total of 9 patients (24%) had no prior therapy;

A total of 4 patients (25%) had previous treatment;

¥

A total of 27 (63%) had no prior therapy;

Ω

A total of 25 (30%) had no prior therapy;

λ

This study included total 514 patients with indolent lymphoma (follicular lymphoma (n=279), marginal zone lymphoma (n=67), WM (n=41), SLL (n=21), unclassified (n=12)) and mantle cell lymphoma (n=94);

£

Values with treatment native patients only;

κ

Defined as at least 25% increase from the baseline.

Abbreviation: BDR (bortezomib, dexamethasone, rituximab), KRD (dexamethasone, rituximab, carfilzomib), RCyD (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, dexamethasone), BR (rituximab, bendamustine), FCR (fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, rituximab), MRR (major response rate), CR (complete response), nCR (near CR), PR (partial response), MR (minimal response), MRR (major response rate; defined as CR+VGPR+PR), ORR (overall response rate; defined as CR+VGPR+PR+MR), Int (intermediate), Pre (pre-treatment), Post (post-treatment), NR (not reported), CI (confidence interval), Tx (therapy), PFS (progression free survival), OS (overall survival), Mo (months).