Infants with stage 4 neuroblastoma: the impact of the chimeric anti-GD2-antibody ch14.18 consolidation therapy.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Antibody treatment is considered tolerable and potentially effective in the therapy of neuroblastoma. We have analyzed the clinical data of infants < 1 year with stage 4 neuroblastoma with regard to the consolidation treatment.

PATIENTS AND METHODS:

Infants < 1 year with stage 4 neuroblastoma who completed initial treatment (6-8 chemotherapy cycles followed either by 4 cycles low dose oral chemotherapy or high dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplantation) without event were eligible for this trial. Consolidation therapy consisted of 6 cycles of antibody ch14.18 (20 mg/m(2) x d ch14.18 for 5 days every 2 months) or 12 months oral maintenance chemotherapy (MT).

RESULTS:

Of 59 evaluable patients, 31 received a total of 159 ch14.18 cycles, 16 received MT instead, and 12 had no further treatment. Fever (47 % of cycles), abnormal CRP without infection (25 %), rash (23 %), cough (16 %), and pain (8 %) were the main side effects. Univariate analysis found no difference in event free survival (3-year-EFS 80.5 +/- 7.1 %, 87.5 +/- 8.3 %, and 75.0 +/- 12.5 % for patients treated with antibody ch14.18, MT, and no further therapy, p = 0.433) and overall survival (3-year-OS 90.1 +/- 5.4 %, 93.8 +/- 6.0 %, and 91.7 +/- 8.0 % for patients treated with antibody ch14.18, MT, and no further therapy, p = 0.931). Multivariate analysis failed to demonstrate an advantage of antibody treatment.

CONCLUSION:

The outcome of infants with stage 4 neuroblastoma is good. Consolidation treatment with ch14.18 was tolerable but associated with fever, elevated CRP, rash, cough, and pain as side effects. Compared to oral maintenance chemotherapy and no consolidation treatment, ch14.18 treatment had no impact on the patients' outcome which confirms the results found in children > 1 year.

• Authors: T Simon, B Hero, A Faldum, R Handgretinger, M Schrappe, D Niethammer, F Berthold
• Journal: Klinische Padiatrie (Klin Padiatr) 2005 May-Jun Vol. 217 Issue 3 Pg. 147-52 ISSN: 0300-8630 [Print] Germany
• PMID: 15858706 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Antibodies, Monoclonal
• Antineoplastic Agents
• Tretinoin
• dinutuximab

Topics

• Administration, Oral
• Age Factors
• Antibodies, Monoclonal (administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Antineoplastic Agents (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Female
• Humans
• Immunotherapy
• Infant
• Infant, Newborn
• Male
• Multivariate Analysis
• Neuroblastoma (drug therapy, mortality, therapy)
• Retrospective Studies
• Stem Cell Transplantation
• Survival Analysis
• Treatment Outcome
• Tretinoin (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)