Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare, heterogeneous histiocytic disorder occurring in patients of all ages from neonates to the elderly. The current standard treatment protocol for children with de novo multisystem LCH is vinblastine plus prednisone. This regimen has never been proven effective for adults in a prospective study, since the only prospective trial evaluating the efficacy of a vinblastine/prednisone regimen in adults was prematurely closed due to unacceptable toxicities. A retrospective study showed an advantage for cytarabine monotherapy compared with vinblastine/prednisone in bone LCH patients. This phase 2, prospective, single-center study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of cytarabine monotherapy in adults with newly diagnosed MS-LCH or LCH with multifocal single system (SS-m) involvement.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
cytarabine 100mg/m2 d1-5 subcutaneous
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Beijing, China
RECRUITINGEvent-free survival (EFS)
Events were defined as a poor response to AraC, reactivation after AraC therapy and death from any cause.
Time frame: the duration from initiation of AraC treatment to the date of a first event or date of death from any cause, whichever come first, assessed up to 5 years
Overall response rate
the cumulative number of patients with either non-active disease or regressive disease (signs and symptoms were improved with no new lesions) after AraC therapy
Time frame: on 12 months
Overall survival
Overall survival
Time frame: the duration from initiation of AraC treatment to the date of death or last follow-up, assessed up to 5 years
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