Table 3.

Chemotherapeutic regimens for newly diagnosed advanced-stage or relapsed/refractory ENKL

ReferenceStudy designTreatmentDisease stateNo. of patientsORR, %CR, %Med. f/u, mo (range)OS, %PFS, %Leukopenia grade 3, %/grade 4, %Other adverse events grade 3, %/grade 4, %
Prospective clinical trials 
63 Phase 2 AspaMetDex ×3 Relapsed (n = 11), refractory (n = 8) 19 78 (n = 18) 61 (n = 18) 26 (17-49) 12 mo* 12 mo* n = 8, Liver, n = 3
Anemia, n = 4
Allergy, n = 1 
52 Phase 2 SMILE ×2 N-d stage IV (n = 20), first relapse (n = 14), first refractory (n = 4) 38 79 (n = 38)
80 (N-d stage IV) 
45 (n = 38)
40 (N-d stage IV) 
24 (13-35) 55 (1 y) 53 (1 y) 24/76 Infection, 45/16
Anemia, 47/3 Thrombocytopenia, 24/40 
Retrospective studies 
69 Multicenter MEDA Med., 4 (range, 1-6) Relapsed (n = 7) or refractory (n = 6) with advanced disease 13 77 62 25 (20-30) 69 (1 y) 62 (1 y) 46, Infection, 15 
Thrombocytopenia, 31 
70 Single center P-GEMOX
Med., 5 (range, 2-8)
→ RT or HD-AHSCT 
N-d advanced (n = 19), relapsed or refractory (n = 16) 35 94§ 26§ 28 (9-50) 65 (2 y) 39 (2 y) 31/9 Anemia, 20/6
Thrombocytopenia, 14/17Hypertriglyceridemia, 9/11 
73 Single center GDP
Med., 6 (range, 2-8) 
N-d stage IV (n = 15), relapsed or refractory (n = 26) 41 83 42 16 (2-96) 73 (1 y) 55 (1 y) 34, Anemia, 15Thrombocytopenia, 20 
ReferenceStudy designTreatmentDisease stateNo. of patientsORR, %CR, %Med. f/u, mo (range)OS, %PFS, %Leukopenia grade 3, %/grade 4, %Other adverse events grade 3, %/grade 4, %
Prospective clinical trials 
63 Phase 2 AspaMetDex ×3 Relapsed (n = 11), refractory (n = 8) 19 78 (n = 18) 61 (n = 18) 26 (17-49) 12 mo* 12 mo* n = 8, Liver, n = 3
Anemia, n = 4
Allergy, n = 1 
52 Phase 2 SMILE ×2 N-d stage IV (n = 20), first relapse (n = 14), first refractory (n = 4) 38 79 (n = 38)
80 (N-d stage IV) 
45 (n = 38)
40 (N-d stage IV) 
24 (13-35) 55 (1 y) 53 (1 y) 24/76 Infection, 45/16
Anemia, 47/3 Thrombocytopenia, 24/40 
Retrospective studies 
69 Multicenter MEDA Med., 4 (range, 1-6) Relapsed (n = 7) or refractory (n = 6) with advanced disease 13 77 62 25 (20-30) 69 (1 y) 62 (1 y) 46, Infection, 15 
Thrombocytopenia, 31 
70 Single center P-GEMOX
Med., 5 (range, 2-8)
→ RT or HD-AHSCT 
N-d advanced (n = 19), relapsed or refractory (n = 16) 35 94§ 26§ 28 (9-50) 65 (2 y) 39 (2 y) 31/9 Anemia, 20/6
Thrombocytopenia, 14/17Hypertriglyceridemia, 9/11 
73 Single center GDP
Med., 6 (range, 2-8) 
N-d stage IV (n = 15), relapsed or refractory (n = 26) 41 83 42 16 (2-96) 73 (1 y) 55 (1 y) 34, Anemia, 15Thrombocytopenia, 20 

f/u, follow-up; med., median; MEDA, high-dose methotrexate, etoposide, dexamethasone, and pegaspargase; N-d, newly diagnosed.

*

Median survival time.

Grades 3 and 4.

Neutropenia.

§

After 2 cycles of P-GEMOX.

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