Abstract

ObjectiveTo explore the effectiveness and safety of dexamethasone, vindesine, ifosfamide, pegaspargase, and etoposide combination (SVILE regimen) in the treatment of relapsed/refractory extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type (R/R-ENKTL). MethodsThis descriptive, retrospective medical chart review assessed data from 20 R/R-ENKTL patients treated with the SVILE regimen between November 2014 and August 2019. Complete response (CR) rate, overall response rate (ORR), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) since SVILE treatment were analysed. ResultsAfter receiving 1–5 SVILE regimen chemotherapy cycles (median 2 cycles), patients had ORR and CR rates of 70.0 % and 45.0 %, respectively. Stage Ⅰ/Ⅱ patients had CR rate of 100.0 % and stage Ⅲ/Ⅳ patients had ORR and CR rates of 60.0 % and 26.7 %, respectively. Three-year PFS and OS rates of the 20 patients were 43.8 % and 54.2 %, respectively. Three-year PFS and OS rates of stage Ⅰ/Ⅱ patients and stage Ⅲ/Ⅳ patients were 100.0 % vs. 26.7 % and 100.0 % vs. 40.0 % (P < 0.05), respectively. The PFS and OS of patients who achieved CR after SVILE chemotherapy were significantly better than those of non-CR patients. The main adverse events were reversible haematological toxicity. ConclusionsThe SVILE regimen is a new treatment option that is effective and safe for R/R-ENKTL patients.

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