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Predicting Hematologic Toxicity in Patients Undergoing Radioimmunotherapy with 90Y-Ibritumomab Tiuxetan or 131I-Tositumomab

Sébastien Baechler, Robert F. Hobbs, Heather A. Jacene, François O. Bochud, Richard L. Wahl and George Sgouros
Journal of Nuclear Medicine December 2010, 51 (12) 1878-1884; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.110.079947
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    Measured platelet counts (A) and ANCs (B) for patient 25 treated with 90Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan. All counts were normalized to baseline counts at beginning of radioimmunotherapy. PLT = platelet; RIT = radioimmunotherapy.

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    Linear regression of PBN on TLC for platelets (A) and neutrophils (B). (C and D) Results of linear regression of PBN on TLC performed separately for 90Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan and 131I-tositumomab groups. PLT = platelet.

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    Relationship between PBP and PBN for platelets (A) and neutrophils (B) in whole radioimmunotherapy patient population.

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    Fourteen Patient Characteristics (Variables) Considered as Potential Predictors of Hematologic Toxicity (32 Patients)

    VariableMean ± SDRangen
    Age at radioimmunotherapy (y)63 ± 1040–80
    Number of prior chemotherapy regimens at radioimmunotherapy (including rituximab)3.1 ± 1.71–8
    Time since last chemotherapy (mo)8.9 ± 6.41–26
    Bone marrow dose (Gy)1.6 ± 0.4*1.0–2.0*
    2.1 ± 0.4†1.2–2.8†
    Baseline at time of radioimmunotherapy
        Platelets (103/mm3)206 ± 10067–535
        Absolute neutrophil count (1/mm3)3,860 ± 1,8801,530–11,080
    Male sex23 (72%)
    Type of radioimmunotherapy agent
        90Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan14 (44%)
        131I-tositumomab18 (56%)
    Disease stage at radioimmunotherapy
        I–II5 (16%)
        III–IV27 (84%)
    Prior treatment with rituximab
        Alone8 (25%)
        With chemotherapy23 (72%)
    Refractory to rituximab14 (44%)
    Bone marrow involvement at radioimmunotherapy7 (22%)
    History of prior bone marrow transplant4 (13%)
    History of prior radiation therapy7 (22%)
    History of prior treatment with fludarabine9 (28%)
    • ↵* For patients treated with 90Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan, BMDs were obtained from BMD per unit activity reported in package insert provided by the manufacturer (11).

    • ↵† For patients treated with 90Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan, BMDs were obtained from BMD per unit activity reported by Fisher et al. (12).

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    Patients Predicted with Thrombocytopenia Grade I or IV for Whom Dosing Regimens Were Reevaluated According to Toxicity-Prediction Model

    Dosing regimen
    Patient no.ActualProposed
    2HH+
    3*HL
    6HH+
    10LL−
    11LL−
    12HH+
    15LL−
    18HH+
    20HL
    21HH+
    23LL−
    25*LH
    28LL−
    29LH
    • ↵* Patient with presence of bone marrow involvement.

    • H = high-dosing regimen (15 MBq/kg for 90Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan and whole-body dose of 75 cGy with 131I-tositumomab); H+ = increased high-dosing regimen (above 15 MBq/kg for 90Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan and whole-body dose of 75 cGy with 131I-tositumomab); L = low-dosing regimen (11 MBq/kg for 90Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan and whole-body dose of 65 cGy with 131I-tositumomab); L− = reduced low-dosing regimen (below 11 MBq/kg for 90Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan and whole-body dose of 65 cGy with 131I-tositumomab).

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Sébastien Baechler, Robert F. Hobbs, Heather A. Jacene, François O. Bochud, Richard L. Wahl, George Sgouros
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Dec 2010, 51 (12) 1878-1884; DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.110.079947

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Journal of Nuclear Medicine Dec 2010, 51 (12) 1878-1884; DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.110.079947
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