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Clinical Trial
. 2021 Feb;10(4):1314-1326.
doi: 10.1002/cam4.3730. Epub 2021 Jan 25.

R-COMP versus R-CHOP as first-line therapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in patients ≥60 years: Results of a randomized phase 2 study from the Spanish GELTAMO group

Juan-Manuel Sancho  1 , Rubén Fernández-Alvarez  2 , Francisco Gual-Capllonch  3 , Esther González-García  2 , Carlos Grande  4 , Norma Gutiérrez  5 , María-Jesús Peñarrubia  6 , Ana Batlle-López  7 , Eva González-Barca  8 , José-María Guinea  9 , Eva Gimeno  10 , Francisco-Javier Peñalver  11 , Miguel Fuertes  12 , Mariana Bastos  13 , José-Ángel Hernández-Rivas  14 , José-María Moraleda  15 , Olga García  1 , Marc Sorigué  1 , Alejandro Martin  5
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R-COMP versus R-CHOP as first-line therapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in patients ≥60 years: Results of a randomized phase 2 study from the Spanish GELTAMO group

Juan-Manuel Sancho et al. Cancer Med. 2021 Feb.

Abstract

The use of non-pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (Myocet® ) in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) has been investigated in retrospective and single-arm prospective studies. This was a prospective phase 2 trial of DLBCL patients ≥60 years old with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥55% randomized to standard R-CHOP or investigational R-COMP (with Myocet® instead of conventional doxorubicin). The primary end point was to evaluate the differences in subclinical cardiotoxicity, defined as decrease in LVEF to <55% at the end of treatment. Secondary objectives were efficacy, safety, and variations of troponin and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and LVEF along follow-up. Ninety patients were included, 45 in each group. No differences were observed in the percentage of patients with LVEF <55% at end of treatment (11% in R-CHOP arm vs. 7% in R-COMP arm, p = 0.697) or at 4 months (10% vs. 6%, respectively, p = 0.667) and 12 months (8% vs. 7%, respectively, p = 1). However, a higher percentage of R-CHOP compared with R-COMP patients showed increased troponin levels in cycle 6 (100% vs. 63%, p = 0.001) and at 1 month after treatment (88% vs. 56%, respectively, p = 0.015). Cardiovascular adverse events were seen in five R-CHOP patients (nine episodes, four grade ≥3) and in four R-COMP patients (five episodes, all grade 1-2). No significant differences in efficacy were observed. In conclusion, R-COMP is a feasible immunochemotherapy schedule for DLBCL patients ≥60 years, with similar efficacy to R-CHOP. However, the use of non-pegylated doxorubicin instead of conventional doxorubicin was not associated with less early cardiotoxicity, although some reduced cardiac safety signals were observed. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02012088.

Keywords: N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; cardiotoxicity; diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; liposomal doxorubicin; troponin.

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Conflict of interest statement

JMS has received honoraria from Roche, Gilead, Janssen, Celgene, Servier, Novartis, Mundipharma, Sanofi, Kern‐Pharma, and Takeda, and was a Member of the Board of Directors or advisory committees for Roche, Janssen, Gilead, Celgene, Novartis, Bristol Myers, and Celltrion. NG has received honoraria from Roche and Janssen. EG has participated in advisory committees for Abbvie, Janssen, and Gilead. JAHR received honoraria and research funding from Roche, Janssen, Celgene, and Gilead. JMGDC received honoraria from Novartis and Alexion y Pfizer.

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Flowchart of patients
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Event‐free survival (EFS), progression‐free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) probabilities for the overall series
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Event‐free survival (EFS), progression‐free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) probabilities by treatment group (RCHOP and R‐COMP groups represented in the continuous and dashed lines, respectively)
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