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- Title
Efficacy of High Dose Chemotherapy in Adult Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Ewing Sarcoma.
- Authors
Aykan, Musa Baris; Keskin, Gul Sema; Ornek, Ece; Topal, Alper; Koseoglu, Caglar; Dumludag, Aysegul; Erturk, Ismail; Karadurmus, Nuri
- Abstract
A rare condition in adults, Ewing sarcoma (EWS) has no standard treatment during the relapse--refractory period. In our study, we aimed to identify the treatment-related side effects of high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) and salvage autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in adult patients with relapsed or refractory EWS and their survival rates. In a retrospective study, we recorded the clinical characteristics of patients with relapsed or refractory EWS treated with HDC in the hospital's patient registry to determine their objective response rate (ORR), progression-free survival (PFS), 6-month PFS rate, overall survival (OS), 6-month OS rate, transplantation-related mortality (TRM) and treatment-related side effects. In our sample of 29 patients (72.4% male), the mean age was 26.41 years (SD=9.35). The most common primary tumour site was the lower extremities (31%), 69% of patients had lung metastases, and 48.1% had undergone surgical resection, adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The ORR to HDC was 31%. Median PFS (IQR) was 5.35 (6.79) months (95% confidence interval =4.23--8.28), whereas the 6-month PFS rate was 38.9%. Median OS (IQR) was 9.46 (14.45) months (95% confidence interval = 8.52--15.82), whereas the 6-month OS rate was 68.1%. Mortality from HDC or other causes occurred in five patients within the first 100 days after ASCT. Grade 3 febrile neutropenia and thrombocytopenia were present in all patients until engraftment following ASCT. Amongst adults with relapsed or refractory EWS, HDC has successful survival and response rates and a manageable side-effects profile
- Subjects
CANCER chemotherapy; SARCOMA; DISEASE progression; RADIOTHERAPY; PROGRESSION-free survival
- Publication
Medicine Science, 2022, Vol 11, Issue 3, p1238
- ISSN
2147-0634
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5455/medscience.2022.05.106