Table 1.

Alemtuzumab in previously treated CLL


Study

Treatment and regimen

No. patients

Patients refractory to fludarabine, %

OR, %

CR, %

OR, % refractory
Osterborg et al (1997)47   Alemtuzumab 30 mg, 3× weekly intravenously, up to 12 w   29   —   42   4   —  
Kennedy et al (2001)48   Alemtuzumab 30 mg, 3× weekly intravenously until maximum response   77   99   44   25   44  
Rai et al (2002)49   Alemtuzumab 30 mg, 3× weekly intravenously, up to 16 w   24   71*  33   0   29  
Keating et al (2002)50   Alemtuzumab 30 mg, 3× weekly intravenously, up to 12 w   93   48*  33   2   29  
Stilgenbauer et al (2004)51   Alemtuzumab 30 mg, 3× weekly subcutaneously, up to 12 w   50   100   36   2   36  
Cortelezzi et al (2005)52   Alemtuzumab 10 mg, 3× weekly subcutaneously, up to 18 w   16   88   50   25   50  
Moreton et al (2005)53   Alemtuzumab 30 mg, 3× weekly intravenously until maximum response   91   48*  55   36   50  
Kennedy et al (2002)54   Alemtuzumab 30 mg, 3× weekly intravenously; fludarabine 25 mg/m2, 3× monthly until maximum response   6   100   83   16   83  
Nabhan et al (2004)55   Alemtuzumab 3-30 mg, 3× weekly intravenously, up to 4 w; rituximab 375 mg/m2 weekly intravenously, up to 4 w   12   100   8   0   8  
Faderl et al (2003)56   Alemtuzumab 30 mg, 2× weekly intravenously, up to 4 w; rituximab 375 mg/m2 weekly intravenously, up to 4 w   48  54   52   8   —  
Wierda et al (2004)57   Cyclophosphamide 250 mg/m2 days 3-5 intravenously; fludarabine 25 mg/m2 days 3-5 intravenously; alemtuzumab 30 mg/m2 days 1, 3, 5 intravenously; rituximab 375-500 mg/m2 day 2, (monthly, 6 cycles)   17   59   52   14   —  
Osuji et al (2005)58 
 
Alemtuzumab 30 mg, 3× weekly intravenously until maximum response
 
24
 
62
 
54
 
18
 

 

Study

Treatment and regimen

No. patients

Patients refractory to fludarabine, %

OR, %

CR, %

OR, % refractory
Osterborg et al (1997)47   Alemtuzumab 30 mg, 3× weekly intravenously, up to 12 w   29   —   42   4   —  
Kennedy et al (2001)48   Alemtuzumab 30 mg, 3× weekly intravenously until maximum response   77   99   44   25   44  
Rai et al (2002)49   Alemtuzumab 30 mg, 3× weekly intravenously, up to 16 w   24   71*  33   0   29  
Keating et al (2002)50   Alemtuzumab 30 mg, 3× weekly intravenously, up to 12 w   93   48*  33   2   29  
Stilgenbauer et al (2004)51   Alemtuzumab 30 mg, 3× weekly subcutaneously, up to 12 w   50   100   36   2   36  
Cortelezzi et al (2005)52   Alemtuzumab 10 mg, 3× weekly subcutaneously, up to 18 w   16   88   50   25   50  
Moreton et al (2005)53   Alemtuzumab 30 mg, 3× weekly intravenously until maximum response   91   48*  55   36   50  
Kennedy et al (2002)54   Alemtuzumab 30 mg, 3× weekly intravenously; fludarabine 25 mg/m2, 3× monthly until maximum response   6   100   83   16   83  
Nabhan et al (2004)55   Alemtuzumab 3-30 mg, 3× weekly intravenously, up to 4 w; rituximab 375 mg/m2 weekly intravenously, up to 4 w   12   100   8   0   8  
Faderl et al (2003)56   Alemtuzumab 30 mg, 2× weekly intravenously, up to 4 w; rituximab 375 mg/m2 weekly intravenously, up to 4 w   48  54   52   8   —  
Wierda et al (2004)57   Cyclophosphamide 250 mg/m2 days 3-5 intravenously; fludarabine 25 mg/m2 days 3-5 intravenously; alemtuzumab 30 mg/m2 days 1, 3, 5 intravenously; rituximab 375-500 mg/m2 day 2, (monthly, 6 cycles)   17   59   52   14   —  
Osuji et al (2005)58 
 
Alemtuzumab 30 mg, 3× weekly intravenously until maximum response
 
24
 
62
 
54
 
18
 

 

OR indicates overall response; —, not reported.

*

Definition of refractoriness to fludarabine: no CR or PR with such a treatment or progression within the 6 months from last course. These two series (Rai et al49  and Keating et al50 ) share some patients

Includes patients with CLL/prolymphocytic leukemia (PLL), PLL, and mantle-cell lymphoma (MCL)

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