Table 1

AYA treatment regimens

ALL-96 (PETHEMA)29 DFCI Adult ALL 01-17532 C1040334 
Patient population    
 Number of patients 81 92 318 
 Median age at diagnosis (range) 20 years (15-30) 28 years (18-50) 24 years (17-39) 
 Gender Male: 62% Male: 61% Male: 61% 
 Immunophenotype Precursor B- and T-cell ALL Precursor B cell (80%) and precursor T cell (20%) Precursor B cell (76%) and precursor T cell (24%) 
Regimen 
 Induction Vincristine: 2 mg IV (d 1, 8, 15, 22)
Daunorubicin: 30 mg/m2 IV (d 1, 8, 15, 22)
Prednisone: 60 mg/m2 (d 1-27), 30 mg/m2 (d 28-35) PO/IV
Asparaginase: 10 000 U/m2 IV, (d 10-12, 17-19, 24-26)
Cyclophosphamide: 1000 mg/m2 (d 36) 
Vincristine: 2 mg IV (d 1, 8, 15, 22)
Doxorubicin: 30 mg/m2 IV (d 1, 2)
Prednisone: 40 mg/m2 PO (d 1-28)
Methotrexate: 4 g/m2 IV (d 3, 8 to 24 h after doxorubicin)
E colil-asparaginase 25 000 IU/m2 IM (d 5)
Followed by CNS therapy (see below) 
Vincristine: 1.5 mg/m2 - maximum 2 mg IV (d 1, 8, 15, 22)
Daunorubicin: 25 mg/m2 IV (d 1, 8, 15, 22)
Prednisone: 60 mg/m2 IV/PO (d 1-28)
PEG-asparaginase: 2500 IU/m2 IM/IV (d 4)
Extended remission induction (2 wk) administered if failure to achieve morphologic remission on d 29 bone marrow biopsy 
 Consolidation-1/
intensification 
Mercaptopurine: 50 mg/m2 PO (d 1-7) Vincristine: 2 mg (d 1) Vincristine: 1.5 mg/m2 - maximum 2 mg IV (d 15, 22, 43, 50) 
Methotrexate: 3 g/m2 IV (d 1, 28, 56) Methotrexate: 30 m/m2 IV/IM weekly Cyclophosphamide: 1000 mg/m2 (d 1, 29) 
VM-26: 150 mg/m2 IV (d 14, 42) Dexamethasone: 18 mg/m2 PO (d 1-5) Cytarabine: 75 mg/m2 IV/SC (d 1-4, 8-11, 29-32, 36-39) 
Cytarabine: 500 mg/m2 IV (d 14-15, 42, 43) Mercaptopurine: 50 mg/m2 PO (d 1-14) Mercaptopurine: 60 mg/m2 PO (d 1-14, 29-42) 
 E coli asparaginase: 12 500 IU/m2 starting dose PEG-asp: 2500 IU/m2 IM/IV (d 15, 43) 
  Doxorubicin: 30 mg/m2 IV (d 1)   
 Consolidation-2/interim
maintenance 
Dexamethasone: 10 mg/m2 (d 1-14), 5 mg/m2 (d 15-21) PO/IV
Vincristine: 1.5 mg/m2 - maximum 2 mg IV (d 1, 8, 15)
Daunorubicin: 30 mg/m2 IV (d 1, 2, 8, 9)
Cyclophosphamide: 600 mg/m2 (d 1, 15)
Asparaginase: 10 000 U/m2 IV, (d 1-3, 15-17) 
N/A Vincristine: 1.5 mg/m2 - maximum 2 mg IV (d 1, 11, 21, 31, 41)
Methotrexate: 100 m/m2 IV starting, with dose escalation (d 1, 11, 21, 31, 41)
PEG-asp: 2500 IU/m2 IM/IV (d 2, 22) 
 Delayed intensification N/A N/A Vincristine: 1.5 mg/m2 - maximum 2 mg IV (d 1, 8, 15, 43, 50) 
  Dexamethasone: 10 mg/m2 PO/IV (d 1-7, 15-21) 
  Doxorubicin: 25 mg/m2 IV (d 1, 8, 15) 
  PEG-asp: 2500 IU/m2 IM/IV (d 4, 43) 
  Cyclophosphamide: 1000 mg/m2 (d 29) 
  Cytarabine: 75 mg/m2 IV/SC (d 29-32, 36-39) 
  Thioguanine (6-TG): 60 mg/m2 PO (d 29-42) 
 Maintenance/continuation Maintenance-1 (until wk 52)
Methotrexate IM: 20 mg/m2 per wk
Mercaptopurine: PO 50 mg/m2 daily
Reinduction (every 4 wk)
Vincristine: 1.5 mg/m2 - maximum 2 mg IV (d 1)
Prednisone: 60 mg/m2 daily
Asparaginase: 20 000 U/m2 IV (d 1)
Maintenance-2 (wks 53-104)
Methotrexate IM: 20 mg/m2 per wk
Mercaptopurine PO: 50 mg/m2 daily 
Cycles every 3 wk × 74 wk
Vincristine: 2 mg (d 1)
Methotrexate: 30 mg/m2 IV/IM weekly
Dexamethasone: 6 mg/m2 PO (d 1-5)
Mercaptopurine: 50 mg/m2 PO (d 1-14)
Doxorubicin: 30 mg/m2 IV (d 1) 
Duration: Females 2 y, males 3 y (12-wk courses)
Vincristine: 1.5 mg/m2 - maximum 2 mg IV (d 1, 29, 57)
Dexamethasone: 6 mg/m2 PO/IV (d 1-5, 29-33, 57-61)
Mercaptopurine: 75 mg/m2 PO (d 1-84)
Methotrexate: 20 mg/m2 PO weekly (d 8-78) – held on d 29 during 1st 4 courses (when IT methotrexate given) 
 CNS prophylaxis Induction/Consolidation (d 1, 29)
Methotrexate: 15 mg IT
Cytarabine: 30 mg IT
Hydrocortisone: 20 mg IT
Maintenance/reinduction (d 1)
Methotrexate: 15 mg IT
Cytarabine: 30 mg IT
Hydrocortisone: 20 mg IT 
Induction
Cytarabine: 50 mg IT (d 0)
Cytarabine: 40 mg /methotrexate 12 mg/ hydrocortisone 50 mg IT (d 15 and 29)
CNS therapy (3 wk)
Vincristine: 2 mg IV (d 1)
Mercaptopurine: 50 mg/m2 PO × 14 d
Doxorubicin: 30 mg/m2 IV × 1 dose
IT methotrexate/cytarabine twice weekly × 4 doses
Cranial radiation (18-24 Gy)
Intensification (30 wk) and continuation (74 wk)
IT methotrexate/cytarabine/hydrocortisone at start of cycle 
Induction
Methotrexate: 15 mg IT (d 8, 29)
Cytarabine: 70 mg IT (d 1)
Consolidation
Methotrexate: 15 mg IT (d 1, 8, 15, 22)
Interim maintenance
Methotrexate: 15 mg IT (d 1, 31)
Delayed intensification
Methotrexate: 15 mg IT (d 1, 29, 36)
Maintenance
Methotrexate: 15 mg IT (d 1), also given d 29 for first 4 courses 
Outcomes    
 EFS 61% (6-y) 58% (4-y) 66% (2-y) 
 OS 69% (6-y) 67% (4-y) 78% (2-y) 
ALL-96 (PETHEMA)29 DFCI Adult ALL 01-17532 C1040334 
Patient population    
 Number of patients 81 92 318 
 Median age at diagnosis (range) 20 years (15-30) 28 years (18-50) 24 years (17-39) 
 Gender Male: 62% Male: 61% Male: 61% 
 Immunophenotype Precursor B- and T-cell ALL Precursor B cell (80%) and precursor T cell (20%) Precursor B cell (76%) and precursor T cell (24%) 
Regimen 
 Induction Vincristine: 2 mg IV (d 1, 8, 15, 22)
Daunorubicin: 30 mg/m2 IV (d 1, 8, 15, 22)
Prednisone: 60 mg/m2 (d 1-27), 30 mg/m2 (d 28-35) PO/IV
Asparaginase: 10 000 U/m2 IV, (d 10-12, 17-19, 24-26)
Cyclophosphamide: 1000 mg/m2 (d 36) 
Vincristine: 2 mg IV (d 1, 8, 15, 22)
Doxorubicin: 30 mg/m2 IV (d 1, 2)
Prednisone: 40 mg/m2 PO (d 1-28)
Methotrexate: 4 g/m2 IV (d 3, 8 to 24 h after doxorubicin)
E colil-asparaginase 25 000 IU/m2 IM (d 5)
Followed by CNS therapy (see below) 
Vincristine: 1.5 mg/m2 - maximum 2 mg IV (d 1, 8, 15, 22)
Daunorubicin: 25 mg/m2 IV (d 1, 8, 15, 22)
Prednisone: 60 mg/m2 IV/PO (d 1-28)
PEG-asparaginase: 2500 IU/m2 IM/IV (d 4)
Extended remission induction (2 wk) administered if failure to achieve morphologic remission on d 29 bone marrow biopsy 
 Consolidation-1/
intensification 
Mercaptopurine: 50 mg/m2 PO (d 1-7) Vincristine: 2 mg (d 1) Vincristine: 1.5 mg/m2 - maximum 2 mg IV (d 15, 22, 43, 50) 
Methotrexate: 3 g/m2 IV (d 1, 28, 56) Methotrexate: 30 m/m2 IV/IM weekly Cyclophosphamide: 1000 mg/m2 (d 1, 29) 
VM-26: 150 mg/m2 IV (d 14, 42) Dexamethasone: 18 mg/m2 PO (d 1-5) Cytarabine: 75 mg/m2 IV/SC (d 1-4, 8-11, 29-32, 36-39) 
Cytarabine: 500 mg/m2 IV (d 14-15, 42, 43) Mercaptopurine: 50 mg/m2 PO (d 1-14) Mercaptopurine: 60 mg/m2 PO (d 1-14, 29-42) 
 E coli asparaginase: 12 500 IU/m2 starting dose PEG-asp: 2500 IU/m2 IM/IV (d 15, 43) 
  Doxorubicin: 30 mg/m2 IV (d 1)   
 Consolidation-2/interim
maintenance 
Dexamethasone: 10 mg/m2 (d 1-14), 5 mg/m2 (d 15-21) PO/IV
Vincristine: 1.5 mg/m2 - maximum 2 mg IV (d 1, 8, 15)
Daunorubicin: 30 mg/m2 IV (d 1, 2, 8, 9)
Cyclophosphamide: 600 mg/m2 (d 1, 15)
Asparaginase: 10 000 U/m2 IV, (d 1-3, 15-17) 
N/A Vincristine: 1.5 mg/m2 - maximum 2 mg IV (d 1, 11, 21, 31, 41)
Methotrexate: 100 m/m2 IV starting, with dose escalation (d 1, 11, 21, 31, 41)
PEG-asp: 2500 IU/m2 IM/IV (d 2, 22) 
 Delayed intensification N/A N/A Vincristine: 1.5 mg/m2 - maximum 2 mg IV (d 1, 8, 15, 43, 50) 
  Dexamethasone: 10 mg/m2 PO/IV (d 1-7, 15-21) 
  Doxorubicin: 25 mg/m2 IV (d 1, 8, 15) 
  PEG-asp: 2500 IU/m2 IM/IV (d 4, 43) 
  Cyclophosphamide: 1000 mg/m2 (d 29) 
  Cytarabine: 75 mg/m2 IV/SC (d 29-32, 36-39) 
  Thioguanine (6-TG): 60 mg/m2 PO (d 29-42) 
 Maintenance/continuation Maintenance-1 (until wk 52)
Methotrexate IM: 20 mg/m2 per wk
Mercaptopurine: PO 50 mg/m2 daily
Reinduction (every 4 wk)
Vincristine: 1.5 mg/m2 - maximum 2 mg IV (d 1)
Prednisone: 60 mg/m2 daily
Asparaginase: 20 000 U/m2 IV (d 1)
Maintenance-2 (wks 53-104)
Methotrexate IM: 20 mg/m2 per wk
Mercaptopurine PO: 50 mg/m2 daily 
Cycles every 3 wk × 74 wk
Vincristine: 2 mg (d 1)
Methotrexate: 30 mg/m2 IV/IM weekly
Dexamethasone: 6 mg/m2 PO (d 1-5)
Mercaptopurine: 50 mg/m2 PO (d 1-14)
Doxorubicin: 30 mg/m2 IV (d 1) 
Duration: Females 2 y, males 3 y (12-wk courses)
Vincristine: 1.5 mg/m2 - maximum 2 mg IV (d 1, 29, 57)
Dexamethasone: 6 mg/m2 PO/IV (d 1-5, 29-33, 57-61)
Mercaptopurine: 75 mg/m2 PO (d 1-84)
Methotrexate: 20 mg/m2 PO weekly (d 8-78) – held on d 29 during 1st 4 courses (when IT methotrexate given) 
 CNS prophylaxis Induction/Consolidation (d 1, 29)
Methotrexate: 15 mg IT
Cytarabine: 30 mg IT
Hydrocortisone: 20 mg IT
Maintenance/reinduction (d 1)
Methotrexate: 15 mg IT
Cytarabine: 30 mg IT
Hydrocortisone: 20 mg IT 
Induction
Cytarabine: 50 mg IT (d 0)
Cytarabine: 40 mg /methotrexate 12 mg/ hydrocortisone 50 mg IT (d 15 and 29)
CNS therapy (3 wk)
Vincristine: 2 mg IV (d 1)
Mercaptopurine: 50 mg/m2 PO × 14 d
Doxorubicin: 30 mg/m2 IV × 1 dose
IT methotrexate/cytarabine twice weekly × 4 doses
Cranial radiation (18-24 Gy)
Intensification (30 wk) and continuation (74 wk)
IT methotrexate/cytarabine/hydrocortisone at start of cycle 
Induction
Methotrexate: 15 mg IT (d 8, 29)
Cytarabine: 70 mg IT (d 1)
Consolidation
Methotrexate: 15 mg IT (d 1, 8, 15, 22)
Interim maintenance
Methotrexate: 15 mg IT (d 1, 31)
Delayed intensification
Methotrexate: 15 mg IT (d 1, 29, 36)
Maintenance
Methotrexate: 15 mg IT (d 1), also given d 29 for first 4 courses 
Outcomes    
 EFS 61% (6-y) 58% (4-y) 66% (2-y) 
 OS 69% (6-y) 67% (4-y) 78% (2-y) 

CCR, continuous complete remission; d, day; E coli, Escherichia coli; IM, intramuscular; IT, intrathecal; PO, by mouth; SC, subcutaneous; wk, weeks; y, years.

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