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  • Titel: Efficacy and safety of lipegfilgrastim versus pegfilgrastim in elderly patients with aggressive B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL): results of the randomized, open-label, non-inferiority AVOID neutropenia study
  • Beteiligte: Link, Hartmut [VerfasserIn]; Illerhaus, Gerald [VerfasserIn]; Martens, Uwe Marc [VerfasserIn]; Salar, Antonio [VerfasserIn]; Depenbusch, Reinhard [VerfasserIn]; Köhler, Andreas [VerfasserIn]; Engelhardt, Monika [VerfasserIn]; Mahlmann, Stefan [VerfasserIn]; Zaiss, Matthias [VerfasserIn]; Lammerich, Andreas [VerfasserIn]; Bias, Peter [VerfasserIn]; Buchner, Anton [VerfasserIn]
  • Erschienen: Berlin; Heidelberg; New York,NY: Springer Nature, 2021
  • Erschienen in: Supportive care in cancer ; 29 (2021), 2519–2527
  • Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (9 Seiten); Diagramme; Electronic supplementary material
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00520-020-05711-7
  • ISSN: 1433-7339
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  • Beschreibung: Abstract: Background<br>Lipegfilgrastim has been shown to be non-inferior to pegfilgrastim for reduction of the duration of severe neutropenia (DSN) in breast cancer patients. This open-label, non-inferiority study assessed the efficacy and safety of lipegfilgrastim versus pegfilgrastim in elderly patients with aggressive B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) at high risk for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia.<br><br>Patient and methods<br>One hundred and one patients (median age, 75 years) were randomized to lipegfilgrastim or pegfilgrastim (6 mg/cycle) during six cycles of R-CHOP21.<br><br>Results<br>Lipegfilgrastim was non-inferior to pegfilgrastim for the primary efficacy endpoint, reduction of DSN in cycle 1. In the per-protocol population, mean (standard deviation) DSN was 0.8 (0.92) and 0.9 (1.11) days in the two groups, respectively; the adjusted mean difference between groups was − 0.3 days (95% confidence interval, − 0.70 to 0.19). Non-inferiority was also demonstrated in the intent-to-treat population. The incidence of severe neutropenia in cycle 1 was 51% (21/41) in the lipegfilgrastim group and 52% (23/44) in the pegfilgrastim group. Very severe neutropenia (ANC < 0.1 × 109/L) in cycle 1 was reported by 5 (12%) patients in the lipegfilgrastim group and 8 (18%) patients in the pegfilgrastim group. However, over all cycles, febrile neutropenia (strict definition) was reported by only 1 (2%) patient in each treatment group (during cycle 1 in the lipegfilgrastim group and cycle 6 in the pegfilgrastim group). The mean time to absolute neutrophil count recovery (defined as ≥ 2.0 × 109/L) was 8.3 and 9.4 days in the two groups, respectively. Serious adverse events occurred in 46% of patients in each group; none were considered treatment-related. Eight patients died during the study (2 in the lipegfilgrastim group, 5 in the pegfilgrastim group, and 1 who died before starting study treatment). No deaths occurred during the treatment period, and all were considered to be related to the underlying disease.<br><br>Conclusions<br>This study shows lipegfilgrastim to be non-inferior to pegfilgrastim for the reduction of DSN in elderly patients with aggressive B cell NHL receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy, with a comparable safety profile.<br><br>Trial registration number<br>ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT02044276; EudraCT number 2013-001284-23
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