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Original Article

Upfront radiation is essential for high-risk early-stage extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type: comparison of two sequential treatment modalities combining radiotherapy and GDP (gemcitabine, dexamethasone, and cisplatin) in the modern era

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Pages 2679-2688 | Received 16 Jan 2019, Accepted 16 Mar 2019, Published online: 12 Jul 2019
 

Abstract

Early/upfront radiation was associated with improved survivals compared with late radiation for early-stage NK/T-cell lymphoma (NKTCL) in the old era when anthracycline-base chemotherapy (CT) prevailed. However, in the modern era of effective l-asparaginase/gemcitabine-based CT, the optimal timing of radiation is unclear. In this study, 75 patients with newly diagnosed NKTCL, who were treated with combined involved-field intensity-modulated radiotherapy and GDP (gemcitabine, dexamethasone, and cisplatin) were retrospectively reviewed, including 45 from the RT + CT group and 30 from the CT + RT ± CT group. Compared with CT + RT ± CT, RT + CT sequence achieved superior progression-free survival (5-year PFS: 81.6% vs. 56.0%, p = .017) and locoregional control (LRC) (90.8% vs. 66.9%; p = .020). Responses, overall survivals or adverse event incidences did not differ across the groups. Upfront RT was a powerful prognostic variable for favorable PFS (HR 0.302; 95% CI: 0.125–0.729; p = .008). It indicated that upfront RT administration remains vital in enhancing LRC and survival for localized NKTCL in the modern era.

Acknowledgements

We thank all the participants of this study, and gratefully acknowledge the nurses and doctors in the Radiation Oncology Department and Medical Oncology Department in National Cancer Center/Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.

Potential conflict of interest

Disclosure forms provided by the authors are available with the full text of this article online at https://doi.org/10.1080/10428194.2019.1599111.

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by the Cancer Foundation of China, Beijing Hope Marathon Project Fund under Grant (LC2014L11).

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