Table 5. Standard Treatment Options for Burkitt and Burkitt-like Lymphoma/Leukemia and Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma

Trial StratumDisease Manifestations Treatment
POG-8314/POG-8719/POG 9219 [29]Grossly resected stage I and II (completely resected abdominal stage II disease) Three cycles of outpatient chemotherapy (no radiation or maintenance therapy)
COG-C5961 (FAB/LMB-96) [19,20,23] COG-ANHL1131 (Inter-B-NHL Ritux 2010) [28]ACompletely resected stage I and abdominal stage II Two cycles of chemotherapy
BMultiple extra-abdominal sites Prephase + four cycles of chemotherapy (reduced-intensity arm)
Nonresected stage I and II, III (normal LDH)
Stage III (elevated LDH), marrow <25% blasts, no stage IV CNS disease Prephase + four cycles of chemotherapy (reduced-intensity arm) + six doses of rituximab
CMature B-cell ALL (>25% blasts in marrow) and/or stage IV CNS disease Prephase + six cycles of chemotherapy (full-intensity arm) + six doses of rituximab
GER-GPOH-NHL-BFM-95 [18,24]R1 Completely resected stage I and abdominal stage IITwo cycles of chemotherapy
R2 Nonresected stage I/II and stage III with LDH <500 IU/LPrephase + four cycles of chemotherapy (4-hour methotrexate infusion)

ALL = acute lymphoblastic leukemia; BFM = Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster; CNS= central nervous system; COG = Children's Oncology Group; FAB = French-American-British; LDH = lactate dehydrogenase; LMB = Lymphomes Malins B; NHL = non-Hodgkin lymphoma; POG = Pediatric Oncology Group.

From: Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®)

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