A non-randomized risk-adjusted comparison of lenalidomide + R-CHOP versus R-CHOP for MYC-rearranged DLBCL patients

A. Vera de Jonge*, Erik van Werkhoven, Avinash G. Dinmohamed, Marcel Nijland, Aeilko H. Zwinderman, Patrick M. Bossuyt, Martine S. Veldhuis, Emma G.G.M. Rutten, Rogier Mous, Joost S.P. Vermaat, Yorick Sandberg, Eva de Jongh, Yavuz M. Bilgin, Rinske Boersma, Harry Koene, Marie José Kersten, Daphne de Jong, Martine E.D. Chamuleau

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Abstract

Patients with MYC rearranged (MYC-R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) have a poor prognosis. Previously, we demonstrated in a single-arm phase II trial (HOVON-130) that addition of lenalidomide to R-CHOP (R2CHOP) is well-tolerated and yields similar complete metabolic remission rates as more intensive chemotherapy regimens in literature. In parallel with this single-arm interventional trial, a prospective observational screening cohort (HOVON-900) was open in which we identified all newly diagnosed MYC-R DLBCL patients in the Netherlands. Eligible patients from the observational cohort that were not included in the interventional trial served as control group in the present risk-adjusted comparison. R2CHOP treated patients from the interventional trial (n = 77) were younger than patients in the R-CHOP control cohort (n = 56) (median age 63 versus 70 years, p = 0.018) and they were more likely to have a lower WHO performance score (p = 0.013). We adjusted for differences at baseline using 1:1 matching, multivariable analysis, and weighting using the propensity score to reduce treatment-selection bias. These analyses consistently showed improved outcome after R2CHOP with HRs of 0.53, 0.51, and 0.59, respectively, for OS, and 0.53, 0.59, and 0.60 for PFS. Thus, this non-randomized risk-adjusted comparison supports R2CHOP as an additional treatment option for MYC-R DLBCL patients. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

Original languageEnglish
Article number85
JournalBlood Cancer Journal
Volume13
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 May 2023

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
The authors thank all study investigators and coordinators of the participating site of the HOVON-130 and HOVON-900 studies, the data-managers of the Netherlands Cancer Registry who helped retrieve the data, in particular Henrike Bretveld, and the HOVON Data Center in Rotterdam. Celgene provided financial support of the HOVON-130 trial (004414). Dutch Cancer Society (KWF) provided financial support of the HOVON-900 (VUMC 2013-6269) and HOVON-130 (EMCR 2014-7436).

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