RT Journal Article T1 Incidence and outcome after first molecular versus overt recurrence in patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia included in the ALL Ph08 trial from the Spanish PETHEMA Group. A1 Ribera, Josep-Maria A1 Garcia, Olga A1 Moreno, Maria-Jose A1 Barba, Pere A1 Garcia-Cadenas, Irene A1 Mercadal, Santiago A1 Montesinos, Pau A1 Barrios, Manuel A1 Gonzalez-Campos, Jose A1 Martinez-Carballeira, Daniel A1 Gil, Cristina A1 Ribera, Jordi A1 Vives, Susana A1 Novo, Andres A1 Cervera, Marta A1 Serrano, Josefina A1 Lavilla, Esperanza A1 Abella, Eugenia A1 Tormo, Mar A1 Amigo, Maria-Luz A1 Artola, Maria-Teresa A1 Genesca, Eulalia A1 Bravo, Pilar A1 Garcia-Belmonte, Daniel A1 Garcia-Guiñon, Antoni A1 Hernandez-Rivas, Jesus-Maria A1 Feliu, Evarist K1 Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia K1 Clinical disease recurrence K1 Molecular disease recurrence K1 Outcome AB Disease recurrence occurs in 20% to 40% of adults with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) who are treated with chemotherapy and tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). In the current study, the authors report the incidence, treatment, and outcome after first disease recurrence in young and older adults treated in the ALL Ph08 trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT01491763). Patients aged 18 to 55 years with de novo Ph+ ALL were treated with imatinib concurrently with standard-dose induction and consolidation therapy followed by allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) when possible. In patients with first disease recurrence, the authors analyzed the type of recurrence, timing, location, presence of kinase domain mutations, type of treatment, and outcomes. Of the 125 patients, 28 patients (22%) developed disease recurrence before (4 patients) or after (24 patients) HSCT, with the recurrences being molecular in 11 patients (39%) and overt in 17 patients (61%). T315I was the most common mutation noted at the time of disease recurrence. Change in TKI was the most frequent treatment for patients with molecular disease recurrence whereas rescue chemotherapy and TKI change followed by second allo-HSCT when possible were performed for the most part in patients with overt disease recurrence. A total of 20 patients (71%) achieved response. The median disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were 8.5 months and 15.3 months, respectively. A trend for better DFS and OS was observed in patients with molecular recurrence compared with those with overt recurrence (median of 16.9 months vs 6.3 months [P = .05] and 28.7 months vs 11.5 months [P = .05] for DFS and OS, respectively). Disease recurrence was frequent in young and older adults with Ph+ ALL who were treated with imatinib and chemotherapy with HSCT. Although the majority of patients responded to rescue therapy, their outcomes were poor, especially with regard to overt disease recurrence. PB Wiley YR 2019 FD 2019-07-29 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13867 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13867 LA en NO Ribera JM, García O, Moreno MJ, Barba P, García-Cadenas I, Mercadal S, et al. Incidence and outcome after first molecular versus overt recurrence in patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia included in the ALL Ph08 trial from the Spanish PETHEMA Group. Cancer. 2019 Aug 15;125(16):2810-2817 DS RISalud RD Apr 17, 2025