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. 2017 Dec 27;57(3):120–142. doi: 10.3960/jslrt.17023

Table 4. Cases of relapsed/refractory ALK+ALCL patients treated with ALK inhibitors.

No. Author Reference Agent Age/
Sex
Stage Previous therapy line Previous
SCT
SCT after
treatment
with
crizotinib
Best
response
Duration of
response (month)
Status at last observation
1 Gambacorti-
Passerini C
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2014
(#1,2: New Engl J Med. 2011)
Crizotinib 26F IIIB CHOP, DHAP, HD-VP16 No No CR >40 CR, on crizotinib
2 20M IVB CHOP, DHAP, BEAM autologous No CR 2 relapsed, dead
3 22 IIB CHOP, VAD, HyperCVAD/MA No No CR >35 CR, on crizotinib
4 20 IIB CHOP, DHAP, BEAM autologous No CR 2 relapsed after 2 months, alive in CR on BV
5 47 IIIBe IEV, DHAP, CHOP No No CR >30 CR, on crizotinib
6 28 IIIB CHOP, DHAP, mini-BEAM No allogeneic CR 2 Crizotinib was used as bridge to SCT.
CR with cGVHD
7 34 IVBe CHOP, ESHAP No allogeneic CR 3 Crizotinib was used as bridge to SCT and restarted upon relapse after SCT. It was stopped again 10 months after SCT.
CR with cGVHD
8 38 IVB CHOP, DHAP, VIM allogeneic No CR 8 Crizotinib was stopped.
CR with cGVHD
9 55 IIIB CHOP No No CR >21 CR, on crizotinib
10-18 Mossé YP Lancet Oncol. 2013 Crizotinib median
10
NR multiagent chemotherapy autologous
in 1
SCT in 3 CR: 7,
PR: 1,
SD: 1
5 patienes were on crizotinib
19 Ordemann R Ann Hematol. 2013 Crizotinib 29M IVB CHOP, DHAP, Dexa-BEAM No allogeneic PR? 1 relapsed and treated with BV and donor lymphocyte infusion
20 Cleary JM J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014 Crizotinib 34M IV CHOP, gemcitabine-based therapy,
pralatrexate, high-dose MTX
No allogeneic CR 3 Crizotinib was stopped.
alive in CR for 30 months
21 Conyers R Eur J Haematol. 2014 Crizotinib 22M IIIB CHOP, RT No allogeneic CR >21 Crizotinib was stopped, but restarted upon relapse after SCT.
CR for >21 months on crizotinib
22 Lawrence K BMC Res Notes. 2015 Crizotinib 32M IV CHOP, GDP, BV No allogeneic PD - died 6 months after SCT
23 Richly H Blood. 2015 Ceritinib 40M IV HyperCVAD No NR CR >26 CR, on ceritinib
24 48F IIIB CHOP No NR CR >24 CR, on ceritinib
25 24M IIIA CHOP No NR PR >20 PR, on ceritinib
26 Kothari S J Med Case Rep. 2016 Crizotinib 48M IVB CHOP, splenectomy, ICE No No CR >29 CR, on crizotinib
27 Mahuad CV Rare Tumors 2016 Crizotinib 16F IVBe CHOP, ESHAP autologous No CR >36 CR, on crizotinib

SCT, stem cell transplantation; CHOP, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone; DHAP, dexamethasone, cisplatin, cytarabine; HD-VP16, high-dose etoposide; BEAM, carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine, melphalan; VAD, vincristine, doxorubicin, high-dose dexamethasone; HyperCVAD/MA, alternate regimens of 1) cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, dexamethasone; 2) methotrexate and cytarabine; IEV, Ifosfamide, epirubicin, etoposide; ESHAP, etoposide, methylprednisolone, cytarabine, cisplatin; VIM, ifosfamide, mitoxantrone, etoposide; Dexa, dexamathasone; RT, radiotherapy; GDP, gemcitabine, dexamethasone, cisplatin; BV, brentuximab vedotin; ICE, ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide; CR, complete response; PR, partial response; SD, stable disease; PD, progressive disease; NR, not reported

cGVHD, graft versus host disease