NHL16: Study For Newly Diagnosed Patients With Acute Lymphoblastic Lymphoma

TREATMENT PLAN

Treatment will consist of 3 main phases: remission induction, consolidation [only for patients with any central nervous system (CNS) disease and/or testicular involvement], and continuation.

• Induction (6-7 weeks).
• Consolidation for participants with CNS involvement or those with testicular disease only (10 weeks).
• Reintensification - Participants with residual disease any time after induction therapy may receive 1-2 cycles of re-intensification therapy and may proceed to allogeneic stem cell transplant if suitable donor is available.
• Continuation Therapy (98-120 weeks).
• Intrathecal Chemotherapy (days 1 and 15; if needed also on days 8 and 22)

TREATMENT SCHEME

T lymphoblastic lymphoma: bone marrow/peripheral blood (BM/PB) involvement (MDD/MRD): Diagnosis: less than 1%; Day 8: +/- (Stratum 1)

• Induction

• Single dose of Cyclophosphamide
• Steroid: prednisone
• Continuation: 98 weeks

T lymphoblastic lymphoma: BM/PB involvement (MDD/MRD): Diagnosis: equal to or greater than 1%; Day 8: - (Stratum 2)

• Induction

• Fractionated Cyclophosphamide
• Steroid: prednisone
• Continuation : 98 weeks

T lymphoblastic lymphoma: BM/PB involvement (MDD/MRD): Diagnosis: equal to or greater than 1%; Day 8: + (Stratum 3)

• Induction

• Fractionated Cyclophosphamide
• Steroid: prednisone and dexamethasone
• Continuation: 120 weeks

B lymphoblastic lymphoma: Stage I-III (Stratum 1)

• Induction

• Single dose of Cyclophosphamide
• Steroid: prednisone
• Continuation: 98 weeks

B lymphoblastic lymphoma: Stage IV or testicular (Stratum 2)

• Induction

• Fractionated Cyclophosphamide
• Steroid: prednisone
• Continuation: 98 weeks

Patients with CNS or testicular involvement will receive Consolidation therapy prior to continuation therapy and receive extended maintenance therapy (120 weeks).

Any patient with detectable disease (MRD, bone marrow or biopsy of residual mass) at the end of induction may be considered for reintensification and/or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of newly diagnosed lymphoblastic lymphoma (patients must have <25% tumor cells in bone marrow by morphology)
• Age ≤ 21 years
• Limited prior therapy, including systemic glucocorticoids for 1 week or less, 1 dose of vincristine, emergency radiation therapy to the mediastinum, and 1 dose of IT chemotherapy. Other circumstances must be cleared by PI or co-PI.
• Written, informed consent and assent following guidelines of the Institutional Review Board, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP).

Exclusion criteria

• Participants with prior therapy, other than therapy specified in 3 above.
• Participants who are pregnant or lactating.
• Inability or unwillingness of research participant or legal guardian/representative to give written informed consent.