Protocol ALL-IC BFM 2002: Outcomes of Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment under Multi-Center Clinical Trial
Т. Т. Валиев, M. A. Shervashidze, И. В. Осипова, T. I. Burlutskaya, Н.М. Попова, N. S. Osmulskaya, G. A. Aleskerova, S. L. Sabantsev, Z. S. Gordeeva, V. Yu. Smirnov, O. A. Poberezhnaya, S. N. Yuldasheva, I. A. Babich, Н. А. Батманова, С. Р. Варфоломеева
Abstract
Background. Programs of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treatment, developed by the BFM (Berlin-Frankfurt-Munster) Group in 2002, remain one the most effective in the world. Long-term (10–15 years) overall survival in ALL children is above 90 %. Great progress in ALL treatment provided ground for including the ALL-IC BFM 2002 protocol into the Clinical Guidelines in 2020 (ID: 529). Aim. To present the outcomes of ALL treatment in children according to ALL-IC BFM 2002 under the multi-center clinical trial. Materials & Methods. From 01.11.2003 to 12.10.2021 the multi-center retrospective-prospective trial included 433 patients with newly diagnosed ALL, aged between 3 months and 21 years. The patients were aged from 0 to 12 (n = 344), from 12 to 18 (n = 70), and older than 12 years (n = 19). All of them were treated with ALL-IC BFM 2002. Overall (OS), disease-free (DFS), and event-free (EFS) survivals were estimated as of 01.12.2021. Results. In the vast majority of patients (97.9 %, n = 424) complete clinical hematological remission was reached by Day 33 of the ALL-IC BFM 2002 treatment. The 10-year OS was 91.8 ± 1.5 %, DFS was 87.4 ± 1.8 %, and EFS was 84.1 ± 1.9 %. The 10-year OS in the groups of standard- and intermediate-risk patients was 92.8 ± 1.7 % and 94.6 ± 2.6 %, respectively, whereas in high-risk ALL relapse patients it was 71.1 ± 11.1 %. Conclusion. The ALL-IC BFM 2002 protocol for treating pediatric ALL is reproducible in federal and regional clinics. The outcomes of the ALL-IC BFM 2002 treatment appeared to be impressive. They are comparable to those achieved in leading European and American clinics. To improve survival of high-risk patients, additional stratifying criteria are required, one of which should be the assessment of minimal residual disease (MRD). MRD detection became a basis for prognostic risk stratification under ALL-IC BFM 2009, the results of which will be presented in 2022–2023.