PMID- 37748107 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230927 LR - 20231009 IS - 1365-2060 (Electronic) IS - 0785-3890 (Print) IS - 0785-3890 (Linking) VI - 55 IP - 2 DP - 2023 TI - Efficacy of ESHAP versus ICE plus dexamethasone (DICE) as salvage chemotherapy for relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. PG - 2261109 LID - 10.1080/07853890.2023.2261109 [doi] LID - 2261109 AB - OBJECTIVES: To compare the efficacy and side effects of salvage chemotherapy between etoposide, methylprednisolone, cytarabine and cisplatin (ESHAP) and ifosfamide, carboplatin and etoposide plus dexamethasone (DICE) for relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). METHODS: Medical records of patients with relapsed or refractory DLBCL receiving second-line ESHAP or DICE chemotherapy with or without rituximab from January 2007 to November 2022 were retrospectively reviewed. The primary objective was progression-free survival (PFS). The secondary objectives were overall survival (OS), overall response rate (ORR) and adverse events (AEs). RESULTS: Seventy patients were enrolled including 21 patients who received ESHAP and 49 patients who received the DICE regimen. Six patients (28.6%) and 19 patients (38.8%) in the ESHAP and DICE groups underwent ASCT, respectively. The ORR was 47.6% for ESHAP and 53.1% for DICE (p = .67). The two-year PFS was 14.3% for ESHAP and 26.5% for DICE (p = .33) with median PFS of 5 months and 14 months, respectively (hazard ratio 0.74; 95% CI 0.39-1.36, p = .330). The two-year OS was 14.3% for ESHAP and 26.5% for DICE (p = .37) with median OS of 8 months and 19 months, respectively. Patients in ESHAP group have more all-grade renal impairment than DICE group (23.8% vs. 6.1%, p = .047). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Efficacy between ESHAP and DICE regimens as salvage chemotherapy for relapsed or refractory DLBCL was not significantly different in terms of two-year PFS, two-year OS and ORR. DICE regimen had less renal AE than ESHAP. FAU - Boonlerd, Pattamaporn AU - Boonlerd P AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. FAU - Tantiworawit, Adisak AU - Tantiworawit A AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. FAU - Norasetthada, Lalita AU - Norasetthada L AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. FAU - Chai-Adisaksopha, Chatree AU - Chai-Adisaksopha C AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. FAU - Punnachet, Teerachat AU - Punnachet T AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. FAU - Hantrakun, Nonthakorn AU - Hantrakun N AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. FAU - Piriyakhuntorn, Pokpong AU - Piriyakhuntorn P AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. FAU - Rattanathammethee, Thanawat AU - Rattanathammethee T AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. FAU - Hantrakool, Sasinee AU - Hantrakool S AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. FAU - Rattarittamrong, Ekarat AU - Rattarittamrong E AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7819-5544 AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230925 PL - England TA - Ann Med JT - Annals of medicine JID - 8906388 RN - Q20Q21Q62J (Cisplatin) RN - 6PLQ3CP4P3 (Etoposide) RN - 04079A1RDZ (Cytarabine) RN - X4W7ZR7023 (Methylprednisolone) RN - 7S5I7G3JQL (Dexamethasone) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Cisplatin/adverse effects MH - Etoposide/adverse effects MH - Retrospective Studies MH - *Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/drug therapy MH - Cytarabine/adverse effects MH - Methylprednisolone MH - Dexamethasone/adverse effects PMC - PMC10521335 OTO - NOTNLM OT - DICE chemotherapy OT - ESHAP chemotherapy OT - ICE chemotherapy OT - Relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma OT - diffuse large B-cell lymphoma OT - lymphoma COIS- The authors report there are no competing interests to declare. EDAT- 2023/09/25 18:41 MHDA- 2023/09/27 06:42 PMCR- 2023/09/25 CRDT- 2023/09/25 16:03 PHST- 2023/09/27 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/09/25 18:41 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/09/25 16:03 [entrez] PHST- 2023/09/25 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 2261109 [pii] AID - 10.1080/07853890.2023.2261109 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ann Med. 2023;55(2):2261109. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2023.2261109. Epub 2023 Sep 25.