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High-Dose Chemotherapy and Blood Autologous Stem-Cell Rescue Compared With Standard Chemotherapy in Localized High-Risk Ewing Sarcoma: Results of Euro-E.W.I.N.G.99 and Ewing-2008.


ABSTRACT: Purpose For over 30 years, the place of consolidation high-dose chemotherapy in Ewing sarcoma (ES) has been controversial. A randomized study was conducted to determine whether consolidation high-dose chemotherapy improved survival in patients with localized ES at high risk for relapse. Methods Randomization between busulfan and melphalan (BuMel) or standard chemotherapy (vincristine, dactinomycin, and ifosfamide [VAI], seven courses) was offered to patients if they were younger than 50 years of age with poor histologic response (≥ 10% viable cells) after receiving vincristine, ifosfamide, doxorubicin, and etoposide (six courses); or had a tumor volume at diagnosis ≥ 200 mL if unresected, or initially resected, or resected after radiotherapy. A 15% improvement in 3-year event-free survival (EFS) was sought (hazard ratio [HR], 0.60). Results Between 2000 and 2015, 240 patients classified as high risk (median age, 17.1 years) were randomly assigned to VAI (n = 118) or BuMel (n = 122). Seventy-eight percent entered the trial because of poor histologic response after chemotherapy alone. Median follow-up was 7.8 years. In an intent-to-treat analysis, the risk of event was significantly decreased by BuMel compared with VAI: HR, 0.64 (95% CI, 0.43 to 0.95; P = .026); 3- and 8-year EFS were, respectively, 69.0% (95% CI, 60.2% to 76.6%) versus 56.7% (95% CI, 47.6% to 65.4%) and 60.7% (95% CI, 51.1% to 69.6%) versus 47.1% (95% CI, 37.7% to 56.8%). Overall survival (OS) also favored BuMel: HR, 0.63 (95% CI, 0.41 to 0.95; P = .028); 3- and 8-year OS were, respectively, 78.0% (95% CI, 69.6% to 84.5%) versus 72.2% (95% CI, 63.3% to 79.6%) and 64.5% (95% CI, 54.4% to 73.5%) versus 55.6% (95% CI, 45.8% to 65.1%). Results were consistent in the sensitivity analysis. Two patients died as a result of BuMel-related toxicity, one after standard chemotherapy. Significantly more BuMel patients experienced severe acute toxicities from this course of chemotherapy compared with multiple VAI courses. Conclusion BuMel improved EFS and OS when given after vincristine, ifosfamide, doxorubicin, and etoposide induction in localized ES with predefined high-risk factors. For this group of patients, BuMel may be an important addition to the standard of care.

SUBMITTER: Whelan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6209090 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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High-Dose Chemotherapy and Blood Autologous Stem-Cell Rescue Compared With Standard Chemotherapy in Localized High-Risk Ewing Sarcoma: Results of Euro-E.W.I.N.G.99 and Ewing-2008.

Whelan Jeremy J   Le Deley Marie-Cecile MC   Dirksen Uta U   Le Teuff Gwénaël G   Brennan Bernadette B   Gaspar Nathalie N   Hawkins Douglas S DS   Amler Susanne S   Bauer Sebastian S   Bielack Stefan S   Blay Jean-Yves JY   Burdach Stefan S   Castex Marie-Pierre MP   Dilloo Dagmar D   Eggert Angelika A   Gelderblom Hans H   Gentet Jean-Claude JC   Hartmann Wolfgang W   Hassenpflug Wolf-Achim WA   Hjorth Lars L   Jimenez Marta M   Klingebiel Thomas T   Kontny Udo U   Kruseova Jarmila J   Ladenstein Ruth R   Laurence Valerie V   Lervat Cyril C   Marec-Berard Perrine P   Marreaud Sandrine S   Michon Jean J   Morland Bruce B   Paulussen Michael M   Ranft Andreas A   Reichardt Peter P   van den Berg Hendrik H   Wheatley Keith K   Judson Ian I   Lewis Ian I   Craft Alan A   Juergens Heribert H   Oberlin Odile O  

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 20180906


Purpose For over 30 years, the place of consolidation high-dose chemotherapy in Ewing sarcoma (ES) has been controversial. A randomized study was conducted to determine whether consolidation high-dose chemotherapy improved survival in patients with localized ES at high risk for relapse. Methods Randomization between busulfan and melphalan (BuMel) or standard chemotherapy (vincristine, dactinomycin, and ifosfamide [VAI], seven courses) was offered to patients if they were younger than 50 years of  ...[more]

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