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Zusammenfassung: <jats:sec><jats:title>Purpose</jats:title><jats:p> Genomic features including unmutated immunoglobulin variable region heavy chain (IgV<jats:sub>H</jats:sub>) genes, del(11q22.3), del(17p13.1), and p53 mutations have been reported to predict the clinical course and overall survival of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). In addition, ZAP-70 and Bcl-2 family proteins have been explored as predictors of outcome. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Patients and Methods</jats:title><jats:p> We prospectively evaluated the prognostic significance of a comprehensive panel of laboratory factors on both response and progression-free survival (PFS) using samples and data from 235 patients enrolled onto a therapeutic trial. Patients received either fludarabine (FL; n = 113) or fludarabine plus cyclophosphamide (FC; n = 122) as part of a US Intergroup randomized trial for previously untreated CLL patients. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p> Complete response (CR) rates were 24.6% for patients receiving FC and 5.3% for patients receiving FL (P = .00004). PFS was statistically significantly longer in patients receiving FC (median, 33.5 months for patients receiving FC and 19.9 months for patients receiving FL; P &lt; .0001). The occurrence of del(17p13.1) (hazard ratio, 3.428; P = .0002) or del(11q22.3) (hazard ratio, 1.904; P = .006) was associated with reduced PFS. CR and overall response rates were not significantly different based on cytogenetics, IgV<jats:sub>H</jats:sub> mutational status, CD38 expression, or p53 mutational status. Expression of ZAP-70, Bcl-2, Bax, Mcl-1, XIAP, Caspase-3, and Traf-1 was not associated with either clinical response or PFS. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion</jats:title><jats:p> These results support the use of interphase cytogenetic analysis, but not IgV<jats:sub>H</jats:sub>, CD38 expression, or ZAP-70 status, to predict outcome of FL-based chemotherapy. Patients with high-risk cytogenetic features should be considered for alternative therapies. </jats:p></jats:sec>
Umfang: 799-804
ISSN: 1527-7755
0732-183X
DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.08.3089