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Nakao K, Nishikori M, Fujimoto M, Arima H, Haga H, Takaori-Kondo A. Concurrent development of small lymphocytic lymphoma and lung cancer: A report of two cases and a review of the literature. J Clin Exp Hematop 2023; 63:132-138. [PMID: 37245973 PMCID: PMC10410622 DOI: 10.3960/jslrt.22047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) is a rare disease subtype which has the same morphological and immunophenotypic features as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) but does not demonstrate lymphocytosis and grows mainly in the lymph nodes and spleen. As with CLL, SLL patients tend to present with immune abnormalities, and are associated with an increased risk for developing second primary malignancies. We report here two cases of SLL who developed lung cancer concurrently. The biological and clinical features of these two patients were very similar to each other; they both developed SLL with trisomy 12 and lacked lymphocytosis or cytopenia. SLL cells involved nodal areas adjacent to lung adenocarcinoma which expressed PD-L1. One patient received immunochemotherapy including nivolumab and ipilimumab against lung cancer, and notably, transient deterioration of SLL occurred after the second cycle of immunochemotherapy along with the development of immune related adverse events. Immunohistochemical analysis of the SLL samples of the patient revealed that the tumor cells were positive for CTLA-4, suggesting that ipilimumab might have potentially induced the activation of SLL cells by blocking the inhibitory signal mediated by CTLA-4. These clinical findings indicate the potential biological relationship between SLL and lung cancer. According to these observations, we would like to draw attention to the possibility of deterioration of SLL when immune checkpoint inhibitors are used for the treatment of malignancies developed in SLL patients.
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Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Immunocompromised Patients—A Comparison between Different Immunomodulating Conditions. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15061764. [PMID: 36980651 PMCID: PMC10046308 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15061764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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Background: Immunosuppression is strongly associated with an increased risk of developing cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). Studies on solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients have already demonstrated higher rates of aggressive cSCC tumors in these populations compared to immunocompetent controls. Studies on other immunosuppressed patient groups are scarce. This study was aimed at assessing the effects of different immunomodulating conditions on patients diagnosed with cSCC. We sought to compare the clinical features, treatments, and survival rates among the different study groups, as well as outcomes to those of immunocompetent controls with cSCC. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 465 cSCC patients, both immunosuppressed (IS) and immunocompetent controls. Etiologies for immunosuppression included SOTR, CLL, chronic kidney disease (CKD), psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematous (SLE). Results: Compared to the control group, IS patients demonstrated several significant differences. These include higher rates of positive resection margins, higher recurrence rates, and multiple SCC tumors. Patients in the IS group, who were also given immunomodulating agents, demonstrated even lower survival rates. Cox regression analysis demonstrated statistically significant decreased overall survival (OS) rates for IS patients compared to the controls (OR = 1.9, p = 0.031). SOTR patients tend to have multiple cSCC tumors (35%), with the highest number of primary tumors compared to controls (2.54 tumors per patient on average, p < 0.001), but also compared to all other IS groups. The average SCC lesion size in the SOTR group was the smallest, measuring at 13.5 mm, compared to the control group and all other IS groups. Decreased survival rates were seen on Cox regression analysis compared to controls (HR = 2.4, p = 0.001), but also to all other IS groups. CLL patients also had the highest rates of positive margins compared to controls (36% vs. 9%, p < 0.01) and to all other IS groups. They were also most likely to get adjuvant or definitive oncological treatments, either radiotherapy or chemotherapy, compared to controls (36% vs. 15%, p = 0.02) and to other IS groups. Patients in the CKD group demonstrated the highest rates for multiple cSCC (OR = 4.7, p = 0.001) and the worst rates of survival on Cox regression analysis (HR = 3.2, p = 0.001). Both rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis patients demonstrated the shortest disease-free survival rates (2.9y ± 1.1, 2.3y ± 0.7, respectively), compared to controls (4.1y ± 2.8) and to all other IS groups. Conclusions: Among cSCC patients, immunosuppression due to SOTR, CLL, CKD, RA, and psoriasis is associated with worse outcomes compared to controls and other IS groups. These patients should be regarded as high-risk for developing aggressive cSCC tumors. This study is the first to assess and compare cSCC outcomes among multiple IS patient groups.
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van der Straten L, Levin MD, Dinnessen MAW, Visser O, Posthuma EFM, Doorduijn JK, Langerak AW, Kater AP, Dinmohamed AG. Risk of second primary malignancies in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a population-based study in the Netherlands, 1989-2019. Blood Cancer J 2023; 13:15. [PMID: 36635262 PMCID: PMC9837130 DOI: 10.1038/s41408-023-00784-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The longevity of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has improved progressively over the past decades, making it essential to understand long-term health outcomes, such as second primary malignancies (SPMs). Therefore, this nationwide, population-based study assessed the risk of SPM development in CLL patients diagnosed during 1989-2019 in the Netherlands compared to the expected number of malignancies in an age-, sex-, and period-matched group from the general Dutch population. In 24,815 CLL patients followed for 162,698.49 person-years, 4369 SPMs were diagnosed with a standardized incidence ratio (SIR) of 1.63 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.59-1.68). This elevated risk was observed for solid (SIR, 1.67; 95% CI, 1.65-1.75) and hematological SPMs (SIR 1.42; 95% CI, 1.24-1.62). The highest risk for SPMs was noted beyond five years post-diagnosis (SIR, 1.70; 95% CI, 1.62-1.77), for male individuals (SIR, 1.70; 95% CI, 1.64-1.77), and patients aged 18-69 years (SIR, 1.92; 95% CI, 1.79-2.05). The risk of SPMs was higher in CLL patients who received anti-neoplastic therapy (SIR, 2.12; 95% CI, 1.96-2.28), as compared with those who did not (SIR, 1.58; 95% CI, 1.53-1.63). Routine surveillance activities and tailored interventions to counteract the increased morbidity and excess mortality associated with SPMs are essential for improving long-term outcomes in CLL patients.
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- Lina van der Straten
- Department of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands. .,Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. .,Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- grid.413972.a0000 0004 0396 792XDepartment of Internal Medicine, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
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- grid.470266.10000 0004 0501 9982Department of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands ,Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Hematology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Lymphoma and Myeloma Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.470266.10000 0004 0501 9982Department of Registration, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- grid.415868.60000 0004 0624 5690Department of Internal Medicine, Reinier The Graaf Hospital, Delft, The Netherlands ,grid.10419.3d0000000089452978Department of Hematology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XErasmus MC Cancer Institute, Department of Hematology, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Immunology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Hematology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Lymphoma and Myeloma Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.470266.10000 0004 0501 9982Department of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands ,Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Hematology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Lymphoma and Myeloma Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands ,grid.5645.2000000040459992XErasmus MC, Department of Public Health, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands ,grid.12380.380000 0004 1754 9227Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Hematology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Favini C, Talotta D, Almasri M, Andorno A, Rasi S, Adhinaveni R, Kogila S, Awikeh B, Schipani M, Boggione P, Mouhssine S, Ghanej J, Al Essa W, Mahmoud AM, Dondolin R, Alessa N, Margiotta Casaluci G, Boldorini R, Gattei V, Gaidano G, Moia R. Clonally unrelated Richter syndrome are truly de novo diffuse large B-cell lymphomas with a mutational profile reminiscent of clonally related Richter syndrome. Br J Haematol 2022; 198:1016-1022. [PMID: 35829664 PMCID: PMC9543999 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Richter syndrome (RS) is mostly due to the direct transformation of the chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) clone, as documented by the same immunoglobulin heavy‐chain variable region (IGHV) rearrangement in both CLL and RS cells. In rare cases characterized by a better outcome, the RS clone harbours a different IGHV rearrangement compared to the CLL phase. We investigated the CLL phase of clonally unrelated RS to test whether the RS clone was already identifiable prior to clinicopathologic transformation, albeit undetectable by conventional approaches. CLL cells of eight patients with unrelated RS were subjected to an ultra‐deep next‐generation sequencing (NGS) approach with a sensitivity of 10−6. In 7/8 cases, the RS rearrangement was not identified in the CLL phase. In one case, the RS clone was identified at a very low frequency in the CLL phase, conceivably due to the concomitance of CLL sampling and RS diagnosis. Targeted resequencing revealed that clonally unrelated RS carries genetic lesions primarily affecting the TP53, MYC, ATM and NOTCH1 genes. Conversely, mutations frequently involved in de novo diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma (DLBCL) without a history of CLL were absent. These results suggest that clonally unrelated RS is a truly de novo lymphoma with a mutational profile reminiscent, at least in part, of clonally related RS.
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- Chiara Favini
- Division of Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Clinical and Experimental Onco-Hematology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano, Pordenone, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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Akhtar OS, Groman A, Singh A, Ghione P, Lund I, Hernandez-Ilizaliturri FJ, Torka P. Frequency and timing of other primary cancers in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL): a 17-year longitudinal study. Leuk Lymphoma 2022; 63:1127-1136. [DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2021.2012662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Othman Salim Akhtar
- Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Statistical Genomics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA
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Hamer J, Alazizi M, Tahmasebi F. An Unusual Case of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Involving the Cervix. Cureus 2022; 14:e21823. [PMID: 35291544 PMCID: PMC8896842 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.21823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is a malignant monoclonal expansion of B lymphocytes, with accumulation of abnormal lymphocytes in the blood, bone marrow, spleen, lymph nodes and liver. It is mainly a disease of the elderly population. Though extra-nodal involvement is common, cervical and vulvovaginal involvement by CLL is particularly uncommon. In this case report, we discuss the case of cervical involvement of CLL in an 84-year-old patient who presented to rapid-access gynaecological clinic following concerns of persistent postmenopausal bleeding. Previously the patient was known to haematology with a well-controlled diagnosis of CLL since 2007. The initial examination was significant for an enlarged, irregular cervix, whereby a punch biopsy was then obtained. Histological analysis revealed evidence of CLL within the cervix.
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Chen RR, Zhu LX, Wang LL, Li XY, Sun JN, Xie MX, Zhu JJ, Zhou D, Li JH, Huang X, Xie WZ, Ye XJ. Synchronous diagnosis and treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia: Two case reports. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9:9144-9150. [PMID: 34786398 PMCID: PMC8567498 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i30.9144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The concurrence of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is rare. Previous reports of such cases have focused mainly on clinical diagnosis and characteristics, so the mechanism remains unclear, and therapy options have been poorly explored.
CASE SUMMARY Here, we report two cases of synchronous AML and CLL. Flow cytometry revealed two distinct abnormal cell populations (myeloblasts and lymphoid cells) according to scatter characteristics. CD5-positive B cell lymphoma with myeloid leukemia invasion was observed on lymph node biopsy. Chemotherapy regimens indicated for both AML and CLL were used in our patients, and our patients achieved complete response after chemotherapy. Next-generation sequencing of 88 genes was performed.
CONCLUSION We conclude that early mutation and dysregulation at the hematopoietic stem cell stage and the accumulation of multiple rearrangements may cause the concurrence of CLL and AML. The treatment of infection and combination therapy aimed at the CLL component are significant in the management of patients with concurrent CLL and AML.
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- Rong-Rong Chen
- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
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Cardoso Borges F, Ramos A, Lourenço A, Gomes da Silva M, Miranda A. Detailing the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in Portugal-Results from a population-based cancer registry cohort study. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0258423. [PMID: 34624053 PMCID: PMC8500441 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is the most common leukaemia among adults in western countries. Considering the increasing incidence and prevalence of this condition, it is highly relevant to better characterise these patients in Portugal, where data is still scarce. METHODS To determine incidence, clinical presentation, survival and second malignancies, a population-based historical cohort study was conducted. Cases of interest were identified through the South Region Cancer Registry database and additional data sources. Patients aged ≥18 years, with a confirmed diagnosis of CLL or small lymphocytic lymphoma between January 1st, 2013 and December 31st, 2014 were included. Patients were followed-up until death or cut-off date (December 31st, 2019). RESULTS A total of 496 patients were included and median follow-up time was 5.46 years. Crude incidence rates were 5.03 and 5.22 per 100,000 inhabitants for 2013 and 2014, respectively, and age-adjusted incidence rates were 3.18:100,000 European population for 2013 and 3.35:100,000 European population for 2014. Median age at diagnosis was 71 years and the male/female ratio was 1.40. The majority of patients had leukemic presentation of the disease (86.09%), was diagnosed in Binet stage A (75.58%) and did not present B symptoms (84.01%), anaemia (haemoglobin ≤10g/dL; 90.63%) nor thrombocytopenia (platelet count ≤100 000/μL; 91.73%). Five-year overall survival (OS) rate was 70.53% (95%CI 66.31-74.34) and age, lactate dehydrogenase, Binet stage and a ≥5 Charlson comorbidity index score were independently associated with OS. Standardised-incidence ratios for any second malignancy and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma were 1.59 (95%CI 1.19-2.08) and 10.15 (95%CI 6.28-15.51), respectively. CONCLUSION Incidence, clinical presentation and survival of CLL Portuguese patients are similar to those reported for other western countries. The increased risk of second malignancies raises concerns and needs adequate clinical watchfulness.
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- Fábio Cardoso Borges
- National Cancer Registry, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, EPE, Lisboa, Portugal
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- National Cancer Registry, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, EPE, Lisboa, Portugal
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- National Cancer Registry, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, EPE, Lisboa, Portugal
- NOVA Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Haematology Department, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, EPE, Lisboa, Portugal
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- National Cancer Registry, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, EPE, Lisboa, Portugal
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Kakos CD, Geropoulos G, Loufopoulos I, Martzivanou E, Nicolae R, Khiroya R, Panagiotopoulos N, Mitsos S. Small lymphocytic lymphoma and lung malignancy coincidence in a male patient: a case report and literature review. J Surg Case Rep 2021; 2021:rjab412. [PMID: 34594491 PMCID: PMC8478469 DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjab412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Lung carcinoma management secondary to chronic lymphocytic leukemia could be quite challenging. We report a case of a 60-year-old male with several co-morbidities, who presented with shortness of breath and persistent cough. A chest imaging showed a right pleural effusion and complete white-out of the right chest cavity. A computed tomography scan revealed consolidation of the right upper lobe with a 6-cm lesion in hilum with complete occlusion of right lobe bronchus. The patient underwent a video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, drainage of pleural effusion and pleural and lung biopsy. Talc pleurodesis as well as a flexible bronchoscopy of the endobronchial lesion was performed. Histopathological examination showed a small B-cell lymphoma of the right pleura and an invasive non-small cell carcinoma of the right lung. Dual neoplasms are challenging in terms of diagnosing, and they usually require a multidisciplinary team for the right treatment strategy, including surgery and chemotherapy.
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- Christos D Kakos
- Surgery Working Group, Society of Junior Doctors, Athens, Greece
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- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Fitzthum AD, Wakely PE. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia and second primary nonlymphoid malignancies: cytopathologic study of 17 cases. J Am Soc Cytopathol 2021; 10:321-327. [PMID: 33168473 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasc.2020.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Second primary nonlymphoid malignancies (SPNLM) have long been recognized as a complication of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). MATERIALS AND METHODS A search was made of our cytopathology database for cases of CLL that also contained a SPNLM. RESULTS Seventeen cases from 13 known CLL patients [M:F = 2.3:1; age range: 47-77 years, x = 67 years] met criteria for this study. SPNLMs consisted of different forms of metastatic carcinoma (10 patients) and malignant melanoma (3). Of 16 FNA biopsies and 1 pleural fluid, 82% had ancillary testing; 35% had the specimen subdivided for both flow cytometry (FCM) and immunohistochemistry (IHC). Lymph node was the most common site for FNA biopsy (12), followed by face (2), and soft tissue (2). Squamous cell carcinoma was the most common SPNLM (6), followed by melanoma (3), and there were single cases of adenocarcinoma, large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, and papillary thyroid carcinoma. A correct specific cytologic diagnosis was made in 15 (88%) cases. CONCLUSIONS Cytopathology is highly proficient in recognizing SPNLM in CLL patients. Utilization of cytologic material for FCM and IHC is feasible, and extremely helpful in achieving diagnostic accuracy.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma/diagnosis
- Adenocarcinoma/pathology
- Aged
- Biopsy, Fine-Needle/methods
- Carcinoma, Merkel Cell/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Merkel Cell/pathology
- Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine/pathology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology
- Female
- Flow Cytometry/methods
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry/methods
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/diagnosis
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/pathology
- Lymph Nodes/pathology
- Male
- Melanoma/diagnosis
- Melanoma/pathology
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/diagnosis
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/pathology
- Retrospective Studies
- Skin Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Skin Neoplasms/pathology
- Thyroid Cancer, Papillary/diagnosis
- Thyroid Cancer, Papillary/pathology
- Thyroid Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Thyroid Neoplasms/pathology
- Melanoma, Cutaneous Malignant
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- Alexander D Fitzthum
- Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Columbus, Ohio.
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BTLA/HVEM Axis Induces NK Cell Immunosuppression and Poor Outcome in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13081766. [PMID: 33917094 PMCID: PMC8067870 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13081766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) represents the most frequent B cell malignancy in Western countries and still remains as an incurable disease. Despite recent advances in targeted therapies including ibrutinib, idelalisib or venetoclax, resistance mechanisms have been described and patients develop a progressive immunosuppression. Since immune checkpoint blockade has demonstrated to reinvigorate T and NK cell-mediated anti-tumor responses, the aim of this work was to elucidate whether this immunosuppression relies, at least in part, in BTLA/HVEM axis in patients with CLL. Our results demonstrate that BTLA and HVEM expression is deeply dysregulated on leukemic and NK cells and correlates with poor outcome. Moreover, soluble BTLA levels correlated with adverse cytogenetics and shorter time to treatment. BTLA blockade restored, at least in part, NK cell-mediated responses in patients with CLL. Altogether, our results provide the rationale to further investigate the role of BTLA/HVEM axis in the pathogenesis of CLL. Abstract Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is characterized by progressive immunosuppression and diminished cancer immunosurveillance. Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB)-based therapies, a major breakthrough against cancer, have emerged as a powerful tool to reinvigorate antitumor responses. Herein, we analyzed the role of the novel inhibitory checkpoint BTLA and its ligand, HVEM, in the regulation of leukemic and natural killer (NK) cells in CLL. Flow cytometry analyses showed that BTLA expression is upregulated on leukemic cells and NK cells from patients with CLL, whereas HVEM is downregulated only in leukemic cells, especially in patients with advanced Rai-Binet stage. In silico analysis revealed that increased HVEM, but not BTLA, mRNA expression in leukemic cells correlated with diminished overall survival. Further, soluble BTLA (sBTLA) was found to be increased in the sera of patients with CLL and highly correlated with poor prognostic markers and shorter time to treatment. BTLA blockade with an anti-BTLA monoclonal antibody depleted leukemic cells and boosted NK cell-mediated responses ex vivo by increasing their IFN-γ production, cytotoxic capability, and antibody-dependent cytotoxicity (ADCC). In agreement with an inhibitory role of BTLA in NK cells, surface BTLA expression on NK cells was associated with poor outcome in patients with CLL. Overall, this study is the first to bring to light a role of BTLA/HVEM in the suppression of NK cell-mediated immune responses in CLL and its impact on patient’s prognosis, suggesting that BTLA/HVEM axis may be a potential therapeutic target in this disease.
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Pehalova L, Krejci D, Halamkova J, Smardova L, Snajdrova L, Dusek L. Significant current epidemiological trend: Haematological malignancies as subsequent primary tumours in cancer patients. Cancer Epidemiol 2021; 72:101929. [PMID: 33819838 DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2021.101929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Numbers of patients who develop subsequent primary tumours have markedly increased recently. This study aimed to carry out a comprehensive analysis documenting the risk of incidence of subsequent haematological malignancies. METHODS The Czech National Cancer Registry was the main data source, containing records of 126,822 haematological malignancies diagnosed in the period 1977-2016. Subsequent haematological malignancies were identified according to IACR rules. Joinpoint regression was employed to assess the time trends. The risk of development of subsequent haematological malignancy was evaluated by the standardised incidence ratio. The Kaplan-Meier curves were used to assess the differences in survival. RESULTS Age-standardised incidence of subsequent haematological malignancies increased from 0.5 in 1977 to 9.1 in 2016. In 1992, there was a significant change in the trend: a sharp increase by 7.7 % annually was revealed thereafter. The risk of development of a haematological malignancy was approximately 1.5 times higher in persons with history of any cancer than in the general Czech population. Patients with haematological malignancies - mainly myelodysplastic syndromes, polycythaemia vera and non-Hodgkin lymphoma - were shown to be at the highest risk of developing a subsequent haematological malignancy. While the median survival following a first haematological malignancy was 2.3 years, it was only 1.1 years for subsequent haematological malignancies (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Our study identified the highest-risk diagnoses in terms of development of subsequent haematological malignancy. The results might be useful to set up correctly follow-up procedures from which cancer patients could benefit.
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- Lucie Pehalova
- Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Comprehensive Cancer Care, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Comprehensive Cancer Care, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Medical Ethics, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Haematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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da Cunha-Bang C, Rostgaard K, Andersen MA, Rotbain EC, Grønbaek K, Frederiksen H, Niemann CU, Hjalgrim H. Risk of new malignancies among patients with CLL treated with chemotherapy: results of a Danish population-based study. Br J Haematol 2021; 193:339-345. [PMID: 33570184 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) have an increased risk of new malignancies. However, limited data have been published about the impact of CLL treatment on this risk. Here we followed a Danish population-based cohort of CLL patients for risks of new malignancies. Patients in the Danish CLL registry (2008-2017) were included. Up to 50 CLL-free matched comparators were identified. First-line treatment was categorized into four groups; bendamustine, chlorambucil, fludarabine or other. Patients were followed from CLL diagnosis for individual types of malignancy. Adjusted hazard ratios (HR) for new malignancies and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated. Overall, 4286 CLL patients and 214 150 controls developed 594 and 20 565 new malignancies respectively. Risk of new malignancies was increased for CLL patients. Chemotherapy treatment was registered for 1064 (25%) patients with CLL. Chemotherapy was associated with increased HR (1·51, 95% CI: 1·3-1·8) of any new malignancy. Specifically, fludarabine was associated with an increased risk of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) (HR 4·93, 95% CI: 1·2-19·8). Patients with CLL are at increased risk of other haematological and solid malignancies compared to the general population. Chemotherapy exposure is associated with increased risk of second malignancies and fludarabine is associated with increased risk of MDS.
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- Caspar da Cunha-Bang
- Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut - SSI, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut - SSI, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Hematology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut - SSI, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Cherng HJJ, Jain N, Thakral B, Muzzafar T, Miranda RN, Tan D, Rashid A, Kalhor N, Hahn AW, Byers LA, Parseghian CM, Ferrajoli A, Pemmaraju N. Metastatic lung adenocarcinoma mimicking Richter transformation in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Leuk Res 2020; 98:106445. [PMID: 32937250 PMCID: PMC9153129 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2020.106445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Hua-Jay J Cherng
- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Thoracic Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Thoracic Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States.
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Bond DA, Huang Y, Fisher JL, Ruppert AS, Owen DH, Bertino EM, Rogers KA, Bhat SA, Grever MR, Jaglowski SM, Maddocks KJ, Byrd JC, Woyach JA. Second cancer incidence in CLL patients receiving BTK inhibitors. Leukemia 2020; 34:3197-3205. [PMID: 32704159 PMCID: PMC7688551 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-020-0987-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is associated with perturbed immune function and increased risk for second primary malignancies (SPM). Ibrutinib and acalabrutinib (BTKi) are effective therapies for CLL resulting in partial restoration of immune function. The incidence of and risk factors for SPM in CLL patients receiving BTKi are not yet characterized. We retrospectively determined the incidence of SPM in CLL patients treated with ibrutinib or acalabrutinib at our institution between 2009 and 2017, assessed for association between baseline characteristics and SPM incidence, and compared the observed to expected cancer incidence among age, sex, and year matched controls without CLL. After a median of 44 months follow-up, 64/691 patients (9%) were diagnosed with SPM (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer [NMSC]). The three-year cumulative incidence rate was 16% for NMSC and 7% for other SPM. On multivariable analysis, smoking was associated with increased SPM risk (HR 2.8 [95% CI: 1.6–4.8]) and higher baseline CD8 count was associated with lower SPM risk (HR 0.9 for 2-fold increase [95% CI: 0.8–0.9]). The observed over expected rate of SPM was 2.2 [95% CI: 1.7–2.9]. CLL patients treated with BTKi remain at increased risk for SPM, and secondary cancer detection is an important consideration in this population.
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- David A Bond
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Arthur G James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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Head and neck squamous cell cancer associated with lymphoproliferative malignancies is aggressive. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology 2020; 134:460-462. [PMID: 32308160 DOI: 10.1017/s0022215120000729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia are at an elevated risk of further malignancy. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma often presents with cervical lymph node metastasis, and can pose a diagnostic challenge in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukaemia who may have pre-existing palpable neck nodes. METHODS A retrospective case review of a health board was conducted to identify patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma with a previous diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. RESULTS Four patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma that developed after non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukaemia were identified. Two patients had a background of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treated with chemotherapy. The remaining two patients had a background of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia under active surveillance. Three out of the four patients died within 30 months of diagnosis. CONCLUSION Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma following non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is aggressive. A heightened clinical suspicion is essential to facilitate early diagnosis and treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in patients with dual pathology.
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Kutsch N, Bahlo J, Robrecht S, Franklin J, Zhang C, Maurer C, De Silva N, Lange E, Weide R, Kiehl MG, Sökler M, Schlag R, Vehling-Kaiser U, Köchling G, Plöger C, Gregor M, Plesner T, Herling M, Fischer K, Döhner H, Kneba M, Wendtner CM, Klapper W, Kreuzer KA, Böttcher S, Stilgenbauer S, Fink AM, Hallek M, Eichhorst B. Long Term Follow-up Data and Health-Related Quality of Life in Frontline Therapy of Fit Patients Treated With FCR Versus BR (CLL10 Trial of the GCLLSG). Hemasphere 2020; 4:e336. [PMID: 32072150 PMCID: PMC7000471 DOI: 10.1097/hs9.0000000000000336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and rituximab (FCR) was compared to bendamustine and rituximab (BR) in an international, randomized, open label, phase 3 trial in 561 previously untreated, fit patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) without del (17p). Primary endpoint was progression free survival (PFS). The final primary endpoint analysis after 37.1 months median follow up failed to show the non-inferiority of BR as compared with FCR. With extended median follow up of 58.2 months, median PFS was 42.3 months in BR-treated patients versus 57.6 months for FCR-treated patients (Hazard Ratio [HR] 1.593; 95% CI 1.271-1.996; p < 0.0001). For patients > 65 years, median PFS was 48.5 months with BR versus 57.9 months with FCR without reaching statistical significance (HR 1.352; 95% CI 0.912-2.006; p = 0.134). Median OS was not reached for both arms with 5-year OS rates of 80.1% vs 80.9%, respectively (HR 1.108; 95% CI 0.755-1.627; p = 0.599). No statistically significant difference was found in the time to secondary malignancy between the 2 groups (at 5 years, 86.6% free from secondary malignancies in the BR group vs 83.8% in the FCR group [HR 0.801; 95% CI 0.507-1.267; p = 0.344]). In patients >65 years secondary neoplasia occurred more frequently after FCR treatment [28 of 86 (32.6%) patients] as compared with BR [18 of 107 (16.8%) patients; p = 0.011]. Health-related quality of life was similar in both treatments. Despite the improved PFS for FCR, OS did not differ. These results also suggest an increase in secondary neoplasia associated with FCR in elderly fit CLL patients.
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- Nadine Kutsch
- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf and German CLL Study Group, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf and German CLL Study Group, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf and German CLL Study Group, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf and German CLL Study Group, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf and German CLL Study Group, University of Cologne, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Hamm, Hamm, Germany
- Praxis fuer Haematologie und Onkologie, Koblenz, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine, Frankfurt (Oder) General Hospital, Frankfurt/Oder, Germany
- Department II of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Practice for Oncology, Würzburg, Germany
- Oncology and Palliative Care, Day clinic Landshut, Landshut, Germany
- Private Oncology Practice, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
- Private Oncology Practice, Mannheim, Germany
- Division of Hematology, Cantonal Hospital of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland
- SAKK (Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research), Berne, Switzerland
- Department of Hematology, Vejle Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
- CECAD and Department of Medicine I, Cologne University, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
- Department of Medicine II, University of Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Klinikum Schwabing, Munich, Germany
- Hematopathology Section, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Clinic III, Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf and German CLL Study Group, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf and German CLL Study Group, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Hamm, Hamm, Germany
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- Praxis fuer Haematologie und Onkologie, Koblenz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Frankfurt (Oder) General Hospital, Frankfurt/Oder, Germany
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- Department II of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Private Oncology Practice, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
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- Division of Hematology, Cantonal Hospital of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland
- SAKK (Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research), Berne, Switzerland
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- Department of Hematology, Vejle Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf and German CLL Study Group, University of Cologne, Germany
- CECAD and Department of Medicine I, Cologne University, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf and German CLL Study Group, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University of Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Klinikum Schwabing, Munich, Germany
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- Hematopathology Section, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf and German CLL Study Group, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University of Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
- Clinic III, Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf and German CLL Study Group, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf and German CLL Study Group, University of Cologne, Germany
- CECAD and Department of Medicine I, Cologne University, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf and German CLL Study Group, University of Cologne, Germany
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Parikh SA, Meacham PJ, Zent CS, Evans AG. Multiple B cell malignancies in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: epidemiology, pathology, and clinical implications. Leuk Lymphoma 2020; 61:1037-1051. [PMID: 31928278 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1709830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) is associated with increased risk for certain cancers, but relatively little is known about the risk for these patients to develop additional B cell malignancies. Here, we review the available epidemiological data on multiple B cell malignancies in CLL, discuss diagnostic methods and proper pathologic evaluation to distinguish CLL from other B cell malignancies, and address clinical challenges and unmet needs in caring for CLL patients with unrelated B cell malignancies and disease transformation. Considerations include CLL patients with unrelated monoclonal B cell lymphocytosis, biclonal CLL, secondary B cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas, and Richter syndrome - both clonally related transformation and de novo large B cell lymphoma. We address the challenges that remain in order to better understand the underlying risk factors and biology that may put CLL patients at increased risk of developing multiple B cell neoplasia.
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- Sameer A Parikh
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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Schonfeld SJ, Morton LM, Berrington de González A, Curtis RE, Kitahara CM. Risk of second primary papillary thyroid cancer among adult cancer survivors in the United States, 2000-2015. Cancer Epidemiol 2019; 64:101664. [PMID: 31884334 DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2019.101664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND While radiotherapy is a major risk factor for thyroid cancer after childhood cancer, factors contributing to increased thyroid cancer risk after adulthood cancer remain unclear. METHODS We evaluated second primary papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) risk among 3,175,216 ≥ 1-year adult survivors of non-thyroid malignancies from US population-based cancer registries (2000-2015), using standardized incidence ratios (SIRs). Because heightened surveillance may increase detection of indolent thyroid tumors and earlier detection of advanced tumors, we examined SIRs by PTC stage and time since first cancer (latency). RESULTS SIRs for second primary PTC (N = 4333) were statistically-significantly 1.2-3.5-fold elevated overall and after 23/27 first cancer types evaluated, with generally similar risks for localized and regional/distant PTC. SIRs for regional/distant PTC (N = 1501) were highest after pancreatic (SIR = 3.7; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.9-6.5) and soft tissue (SIR = 4.2; 95%CI = 2.8-6.2) cancers, followed by melanoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL), diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and larynx, kidney, and brain/central nervous system (SIRs = 2.0-2.9) cancers. SIRs typically decreased with increasing latency but remained statistically-significantly elevated for regional/distant-PTC ≥5 years after diagnosis of cancers of the rectum, pancreas, lung/bronchus, soft tissue, female breast, uterine corpus, prostate, and kidney, and after melanoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, CLL/SLL, and follicular lymphoma. Neither total nor regional/distant PTC were clearly associated with initial course of radiotherapy or chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS PTC risk was elevated after a range of first primary adult cancers but was not clearly related to treatment. Although surveillance may contribute to elevated short-term risks of PTC, longer-term elevations in regional/distant PTC may be attributable to shared risk factors.
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- Sara J Schonfeld
- Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, MSC 9778 Bethesda, MD, 20892-9778, United States.
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- Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, MSC 9778 Bethesda, MD, 20892-9778, United States
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- Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, MSC 9778 Bethesda, MD, 20892-9778, United States
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- Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, MSC 9778 Bethesda, MD, 20892-9778, United States
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- Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, MSC 9778 Bethesda, MD, 20892-9778, United States
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Trends in the risk of second primary malignancies among survivors of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Blood Cancer J 2019; 9:75. [PMID: 31570695 PMCID: PMC6768881 DOI: 10.1038/s41408-019-0237-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2019] [Revised: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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With improving survivorship in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), the risk of second primary malignancies (SPMs) has not been systematically addressed. Differences in risk for SPMs among CLL survivors from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database (1973–2015) were compared to risk of individual malignancies expected in the general population. In ~270,000 person-year follow-up, 6487 new SPMs were diagnosed with a standardized incidence ratio (SIR) of 1.2 (95% CI:1.17–1.23). The higher risk was for both solid (SIR 1.15; 95% CI:1.12–1.18) and hematological malignancies (SIR 1.61; 95% CI:1.5–1.73). The highest risk for SPMs was noted between 2 and 5 months after CLL diagnosis (SIR 1.57; 95% CI:1.41–1.74) and for CLL patients between 50- and 79-years-old. There was a significant increase in SPMs in years 2003–2015 (SIR 1.36; 95% CI:1.3–1.42) as compared to 1973–1982 (SIR 1.19; 95% CI:1.12–1.26). The risk of SPMs was higher in CLL patients who had received prior chemotherapy (SIR 1.38 95% CI:1.31–1.44) as compared to those untreated/treatment status unknown (SIR 1.16, 95% CI:1.13–1.19, p < 0.001). In a multivariate analysis, the hazard of developing SPMs was higher among men, post-chemotherapy, recent years of diagnosis, advanced age, and non-Whites. Active survivorship plans and long-term surveillance for SPMs is crucial for improved outcomes of patients with a history of CLL.
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Venous thromboembolism in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a Danish nationwide cohort study. Blood Adv 2019; 2:3025-3034. [PMID: 30425066 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018023895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is associated with inferior survival in cancer patients. The risk of VTE and its effect on survival in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients remains unclear. The present study investigated the impact of patient-related factors, CLL prognostic markers, and CLL treatment on the risk of VTE and assessed overall survival relative to VTE. All patients in the Danish National CLL Registry (2008-2015) were followed from the date of CLL diagnosis to death, VTE, emigration, or administrative censoring. Hazard ratios (HRs) were estimated using Cox models, and second primary cancers and anticoagulation treatment were included as time-varying exposures. During a median follow-up of 2.6 years, 92 VTEs occurred among 3609 CLL patients, corresponding to a total incidence rate of 8.2 VTEs per 1000 person-years (95% confidence interval [CI], 6.7-10.1). A history of VTE or second primary cancer was associated with HRs of VTE of 5.09 (95% CI, 2.82-9.17) and 3.72 (95% CI, 2.15-6.34), respectively, while β2-microglobulin >4 mg/L, unmutated immunoglobulin HV and unfavorable cytogenetics had lower HRs. CLL patients with VTE had marginally higher mortality, which was most pronounced among patients <60 years of age (HR, 7.74; 95% CI, 2.12-28.29). Our findings suggest that markers of unfavorable CLL prognosis contribute to an increased risk of VTE; however, previous VTE or a second primary cancer is more strongly associated with the risk of VTE than any CLL-specific marker. Focusing attention on this preventable complication may improve survival in young CLL patients.
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Kempin S, Sun Z, Kay NE, Paietta EM, Mazza JJ, Ketterling RP, Frankfurt O, Claxton DF, Saltzman JN, Srkalovic G, Callander NS, Gross G, Tallman MS. Pentostatin, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab Followed by Alemtuzumab for Relapsed or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Phase 2 Trial of the ECOG-Acrin Cancer Research Group (E2903). Acta Haematol 2019; 142:224-232. [PMID: 31336367 DOI: 10.1159/000500164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) may benefit from salvage chemoimmunotherapy (CIT). To explore further the use of CIT in the pre-novel agent era, ECOG-ACRIN undertook a phase 2 trial (E2903) for R/R CLL utilizing pentostatin, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab (PCR) followed by a consolidation course of alemtuzumab. This trial enrolled 102 patients with a median age of 64 years. Treatment consisted of 6 cycles of PCR followed by alemtuzumab for either 4 or 18 weeks depending on the initial response to PCR. The overall response after PCR (complete remission, CR, nodular partial remission, nPR, and partial remission, PR) was 55%. Major responses (CR or nPR) were achieved in 6%. The median overall survival (OS) and the median progression-free survival were 28 and 12 months, respectively. The most serious nonlethal adverse events were myelosuppression, febrile neutropenia, fatigue, nausea, and hyponatremia. PCR is an effective and well-tolerated nucleoside-based regimen for heavily pretreated CLL patients with R/R disease. The addition of alemtuzumab to CLL patients with a minor response (PR) or stable disease did not result in a significant number of higher responses (CR or nPR) nor an improvement in OS.
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- Sanford Kempin
- Beth Israel Comprehensive Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA,
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- Dana Farber Cancer Institute-ECOG-ACRIN Biostatistics Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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Zhu Y, Wang Y, Qian Z, Pan J, Liu Q, Dong B, Xue W. Extended lymphadenectomy for high-risk prostate cancer in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia may not be necessary: a report of two cases. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:676. [PMID: 31288785 PMCID: PMC6617590 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-5876-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is a malignancy with good prognosis. However, the incidence of secondary tumors increases every year after the diagnosis of chronic lymphotcytic leukemia. One of the induced secondary tumors is prostate cancer. For high-risk prostate cancer in particular, the standard therapy is radical prostatectomy and extended lymphadenectomy, which carries high risks of lymphatic leakage and reduced quality of life. Currently, there has been no study reporting the necessity of extended lymphadenectomy for high-risk prostate cancer in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Case presentation We reported two cases with concomitant high-risk prostate cancer and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The first patient was a 60-year-old male diagnosed with synchronous prostate cancer and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The second patient was a 70-year-old male initially presented with chronic lymphocytic leukemia alone but was then diagnosed with high-risk prostate cancer nine years later. Both patients received neoadjuvant androgen deprivation therapy and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. The first patient underwent extended lymphadenectomy and developed prolonged postoperative lymphatic cyst. Histology showed chronic lymphocytic leukemia infiltration in resected lymph nodes. Serum prostate-specific antigen levels at one and 13 months post-operation were both 0.01 ng/ml. The second patient received positron emission tomography/computed tomography before androgen deprivation therapy, which showed mild fluorodeoxyglucose-avidity in lymph nodes across the entire body. Lymph node biopsy showed only chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The patient experienced no postoperative complication. Serum prostate-specific antigen levels at one and nine months post-operation were both 0.02 ng/ml. Conclusions Extended lymphadenectomy may not be necessary for patients with concomitant high-risk prostate cancer and chronic lymphocytic leukemia, but such patients must undergo thorough preoperative assessment and mindful postoperative follow-up. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography may be valuable in detecting nodal metastases. A lymph node biopsy is necessary for patients with an ambiguous positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the metastatic involvement of lymph node.
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- Yinjie Zhu
- Department of Urology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1630 Dongfang Road, Pudong District, Shanghai, 200127, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1630 Dongfang Road, Pudong District, Shanghai, 200127, People's Republic of China
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Urology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1630 Dongfang Road, Pudong District, Shanghai, 200127, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1630 Dongfang Road, Pudong District, Shanghai, 200127, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Urology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1630 Dongfang Road, Pudong District, Shanghai, 200127, People's Republic of China.
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The contribution of second primary cancers to the mortality of patients with a gastric first primary cancer. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019; 31:471-477. [PMID: 30601339 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0000000000001348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Gastric first primary cancers (FPCs) have an increased risk of developing second primary cancers (SPCs). However, their effect on mortality remains poorly understood. Thus, we aimed to estimate the contribution of SPCs to the mortality of gastric FPCs. PATIENTS AND METHODS A population-based cohort of gastric FPCs diagnosed in 2000-2006 was followed for SPCs (31 December 2012) and vital status (31 December 2017). SPCs (138 synchronous and 205 metachronous, ≤1 and >1 year after the FPC, respectively) were matched (1 : 3, by sex, 5-year age group, and year of FPC diagnosis) with those without an SPC and alive when the corresponding SPC was diagnosed. RESULTS In synchronous SPCs, the hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) for death was 1.07 (0.81-1.40) in males and 0.86 (0.58-1.28) in females; the corresponding estimates for metachronous SPCs were 1.89 (1.49-2.41) and 2.08 (1.42-3.05). In synchronous SPCs, the 10-year cumulative mortality was similar to that of FPCs only; the estimates were higher in lung SPCs. The 10-year cumulative mortality was 75.5% in males and 65.5% in females with metachronous SPCs, which is more than 20% higher than for FPCs only. CONCLUSION Among patients with gastric FPCs who survive long enough for metachronous SPCs, the latter substantially increases mortality over 10 years, whereas the effect of synchronous SPCs is generally smaller.
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Herr MM, Schonfeld SJ, Dores GM, Withrow DR, Tucker MA, Curtis RE, Morton LM. Mutual Risks of Cutaneous Melanoma and Specific Lymphoid Neoplasms: Second Cancer Occurrence and Survival. J Natl Cancer Inst 2018; 110:1248-1258. [PMID: 29659938 PMCID: PMC6454551 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djy052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Revised: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background It is unclear whether the established association between cutaneous melanoma (CM) and lymphoid neoplasms (LNs) differs across LN subtypes. This study quantifies risk for developing CM after specific LNs and, conversely, for developing specific LNs after CM, as well as assessing clinical impact. Methods We identified a cohort of Caucasian adults (age 20-83 years) initially diagnosed with CM or LN, as reported to 17 US population-based cancer registries, 2000-2014. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) quantified second cancer risk. We assessed impact of second cancer development on risk of all-cause mortality using Cox regression. Results Among 151 949 one-or-more-year survivors of first primary LN, second primary CM risk was statistically significantly elevated after chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SIR = 1.96, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.74 to 2.21), follicular lymphoma (SIR = 1.32, 95% CI = 1.09 to 1.58), and plasma cell neoplasms (SIR = 1.33, 95% CI = 1.07 to 1.63). Risks for these same subtypes were statistically significantly elevated among 148 336 survivors of first primary CM (SIR = 1.44, 95% CI = 1.25 to 1.66; SIR = 1.47, 95% CI = 1.21 to 1.77; SIR = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.06 to 1.47; respectively). Risk for CM was statistically significantly elevated after diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (SIR = 1.22, 95% CI = 1.02 to 1.45) and Hodgkin lymphoma (SIR = 1.75, 95% CI = 1.33 to 2.26), but the reciprocal relationship was not observed. There were no statistically significant associations between marginal zone lymphoma and CM. Among survivors of most LN subtypes, CM statistically significantly increased risk of death (hazard ratio [HR] range = 1.52, 95% CI = 1.25 to 1.85, to 2.46, 95% CI = 1.45 to 4.16). Among survivors of CM, LN statistically significantly increased risk of death (HR range = 1.75, 95% CI = 1.15 to 2.65, to 6.28, 95% CI = 5.00 to 7.88), with the highest risks observed for the most aggressive LN subtypes. Conclusions Heterogeneous associations between CM and specific LN subtypes provide novel insights into the etiology of these malignancies, with the mutual association between CM and certain LN suggesting shared etiology. Development of second primary CM or LN substantially reduces overall survival.
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- Megan M Herr
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD
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Dłuski D, Lewkowicz D, Leszczyńska-Gorzelak B, Obrzut B, Rechberger T, Semczuk A. An Unusual Coexistence of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma with Endometrioid-Type Endometrial Cancer in a 58-Year-Old Woman: A Case Study with Literature Review. Case Rep Oncol 2018; 11:347-352. [PMID: 29928215 PMCID: PMC6006626 DOI: 10.1159/000489662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Introduction The coexistence of chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) with different gynecologic neoplasms is a rare phenomenon. Here, we report a case of simultaneously developed CLL/SLL with endometrioid-type uterine cancer. Case Report A 58-year-old woman was admitted to the 2nd Department of Gynecology, Lublin Medical University, Lublin, Poland, in June 2017, where the uterine cancer was diagnosed. After the surgery, pathological examination revealed a uterine moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma of endometrioid subtype (subtype I according to Bokhman) deeply infiltrating the myometrium as well as the uterine cervix. Surprisingly, CLL/SLL was subsequently diagnosed in all removed pelvic as well as para-aortic lymph nodes. Immunohistochemical analysis showed CD45 (++), CD20 (+), CD3 (–/+), CD19 (+), CD23 (+), CD5 (+), and CD34 (+). Proliferative activity, assessed by MIB-1 proliferative index immunostaining, reached 18%. The patient was admitted to radiotherapy and chemotherapy at the Oncology Hospital, Lublin, Poland, and is still on follow-up. Conclusions The coexistence of CLL/SLL with various gynecological malignancies, especially primary human endometrial cancer, is a rare entity. The detection of both tumors simultaneously, in general, is accidental, and the management should not be different from the situation in which malignancy appears de novo.
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- Dominik Dłuski
- Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Lublin Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pathology, Lublin Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
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- 2nd Department of Gynecology, Lublin Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- 2nd Department of Gynecology, Lublin Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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Kotchetkov R, El-Maraghi R, Narsinghani L. Leukoerythroblastosis with Cytopenia as an Initial Presentation of Lung Adenocarcinoma. Case Rep Oncol 2018; 11:567-572. [PMID: 30186141 PMCID: PMC6120374 DOI: 10.1159/000491920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A 74-year-old male with a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) previously treated with fludarabine/cyclophosphamide/rituximab (FCR) 5 years ago, presented with progressive fatigue, mucocutaneous bleeding, and cytopenias (hemoglobin 51 g/L, platelets 8.0 × 109/L, lymphocytes 0.4 × 109/L). He had normal respiratory findings, and no lymphadenopathy or hepatosplenomegaly. Further workup revealed a small spiculated lung nodule and multiple sclerotic bony lesions. Due to bleeding/profound thrombocytopenia, lung biopsy was not feasible. Peripheral smear revealed leukoerythroblastosis with few nucleated red blood cells and left shift of granulocytes. Bone marrow (BM) aspirate yielded a dry tap with clusters of extrinsic atypical cells on touch preparations. BM core biopsy showed infiltration and near complete replacement by a population of highly atypical cells with surrounding fibrosis. Cells were positive for cytokeratins CK7 and CK8/18, Napsin A, and thyroid transcription factor-1, specific for a primary poorly differentiated lung adenocarcinoma. Leukoerythroblastosis in association with cytopenia often indicates a BM infiltration and warrants an early BM biopsy to rule out hematological and solid malignancies, particularly in CLL patients treated with FCR. In our case, a diagnosis of a lung adenocarcinoma was established by BM examination, the only clinically feasible diagnostic modality.
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- Rouslan Kotchetkov
- Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Program, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
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- Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Program, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Regional Heath Centre, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
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Hallek M, Shanafelt TD, Eichhorst B. Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Lancet 2018; 391:1524-1537. [PMID: 29477250 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)30422-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Revised: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Important advances in understanding the pathogenesis of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in the past two decades have led to the development of new prognostic tools and novel targeted therapies that have improved clinical outcome. Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is the most common type of leukaemia in developed countries, and the median age at diagnosis is 72 years. The criteria for initiating treatment rely on the Rai and Binet staging systems and on the presence of disease-related symptoms. For many patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, treatment with chemotherapy and anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies is the standard of care. The impressive efficacy of kinase inhibitors ibrutinib and idelalisib and the BCL-2 antagonist venetoclax have changed the standard of care in specific subsets of patients. In this Seminar, we review the recent progress in the management of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and highlight new questions surrounding the optimal disease management.
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MESH Headings
- Adenine/analogs & derivatives
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic/therapeutic use
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/diagnosis
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/etiology
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/genetics
- Mutation
- Piperidines
- Prognosis
- Purines/therapeutic use
- Pyrazoles/therapeutic use
- Pyrimidines/therapeutic use
- Quinazolinones/therapeutic use
- Recurrence
- Risk Factors
- Sulfonamides/therapeutic use
- Survival Analysis
- Treatment Outcome
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- Michael Hallek
- Department of Internal Medicine, Center of Integrated Oncology Köln Bonn, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Center of Integrated Oncology Köln Bonn, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Soussi G, Daboussi S, Mhamdi S, Moatemri Z, Ghedira H, Aichaouia C, Khadhraoui M, El Mezni F, Cheikh R. Second lung malignancy and Richter syndrome in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: case report and literature review. Multidiscip Respir Med 2017; 12:24. [PMID: 28975027 PMCID: PMC5621112 DOI: 10.1186/s40248-017-0107-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most frequent lymphoproliferative disease. Transformation into Richter disease and occurrence of second malignancies involving the lungs are rare complications. The hallmarks of any thoracic involvement are still unknown. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of a 56-year-old male patient, with history of tobacco smoking, who presented with recurrent hemoptysis, fatigue and weight loss. Physical examination was normal except a slightly enlarged supraclavicular lymph node. Chest x-ray revealed a mediastinal widening due to enlarged paratracheal nodes and a left parahilar infiltrate. Blood tests showed a hyperlymphocytosis and a biological inflammatory syndrome. CT scan showed bilateral mediastinal and axillary lymphadenopathy, as well as left supraclavicular lymphadenopathy, with a left upper lobe alveolar attenuation and a solitary contralateral pulmonary nodule. Examination of Virchow's node and bone marrow biopsies confirmed metastasis of a pulmonary adenocarcinoma, as well as chronic lymphocytic leukemia with Richter's transformation. The clinical course was unfavorable since the first days of therapy as the patient passed away in a matter of a few days. CONCLUSIONS Steady surveillance of CLL patients and systematic screening for second solid tumors, particularly lung cancer, and Richter's transformation seem to be relevant more than ever. Early diagnosis might help us understand the pathways leading to these complications and adapt therapy.
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- Ghassen Soussi
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Military Hospital of Instruction of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Military Hospital of Instruction of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Military Hospital of Instruction of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Military Hospital of Instruction of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Hematology, Military Hospital of Instruction of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Military Hospital of Instruction of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Military Hospital of Instruction of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Pathology, Abderrahmen Mami Hospital, Ariana, Tunisia
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Military Hospital of Instruction of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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Mulcahy A, Mulligan SP, Shumack SP. Recommendations for skin cancer monitoring for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Leuk Lymphoma 2017; 59:578-582. [DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2017.1349903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Department of Haematology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia
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Hampras SS, Locke FL, Chavez JC, Patel NS, Giuliano AR, Miller K, Gheit T, Tommasino M, Rollison DE. Prevalence of cutaneous viral infections in incident cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma detected among chronic lymphocytic leukemia and hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Leuk Lymphoma 2017; 59:911-917. [PMID: 28679298 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2017.1342822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The role of cutaneous viral infections in the development of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), including cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), among chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and blood and marrow transplant (BMT) patients is not established. CLL (n = 977) and BMT (n = 3587) patients treated at the Moffitt Cancer Center were included in a retrospective cohort study. Human papillomavirus (HPV) and human polyomavirus (HPyV) DNA were examined in a subset of incident SCC tumors. Five-year cumulative incidence of NMSC was 1.42% in both BMT (n = 31 NMSCs) and CLL (n = 18 NMSCs) cohorts. Of the nine SCC tumors examined from each cohort, 22.2% and 33.3% were positive for viral DNA in the transplant (HPV 65, MCV) and CLL (HPV 38, HPV 15, HPyV6) cohort, respectively. Enhanced skin cancer screening of BMT/CLL patients should be conducted to better capture incident NMSCs and examine the role of viral infections in these tumors.
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- Shalaka S Hampras
- a Department of Cancer Epidemiology , Moffitt Cancer Center , Tampa , FL , USA
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- b Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy , Moffitt Cancer Center , Tampa , FL , USA
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- c Department of Malignant Hematology , Moffitt Cancer Center , Tampa , FL , USA
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- d Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, Morsani College of Medicine , University of South Florida , Tampa , FL , USA
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- a Department of Cancer Epidemiology , Moffitt Cancer Center , Tampa , FL , USA.,e Center for Infection Research in Cancer , Moffitt Cancer Center , Tampa , Florida , USA
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- f College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville , Tampa , FL , USA
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- g Infections and Cancer Biology Group , International Agency for Research on Cancer-World Health Organization , Lyon , France
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- g Infections and Cancer Biology Group , International Agency for Research on Cancer-World Health Organization , Lyon , France
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- a Department of Cancer Epidemiology , Moffitt Cancer Center , Tampa , FL , USA.,e Center for Infection Research in Cancer , Moffitt Cancer Center , Tampa , Florida , USA
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Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma in Mediastinum Lymph Nodes and Lung Associated to Histoplasmosis in a Patient with Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2017; 9:e2017044. [PMID: 28698787 PMCID: PMC5499492 DOI: 10.4084/mjhid.2017.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Suwa A, Shimoda T. Concurrent with T-zone lymphoma and high-grade gastrointestinal cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma in a dog. J Vet Med Sci 2017; 79:736-739. [PMID: 28302939 PMCID: PMC5402196 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.16-0542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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A 9-year-old, spayed female Golden Retriever dog was referred to us for lymphocytosis and
lymphadenopathy, secondary to suspected chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The dog had a
clinical history of anorexia, vomiting and melena lasting two days. The popliteal lymph
node contained small-to-intermediate lymphocytes, which led us to suspect low-grade
lymphoma. Thickened lesions in the stomach and small intestine were detected by
ultrasonography. Histopathology of the popliteal lymph node and small intestine revealed a
simultaneous presence of T-zone lymphoma (TZL) and high-grade gastrointestinal (GI)
cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma. Large granular lymphocytes (LGLs) were seen on cytological
examination. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) revealed that both lymphomas originated in
the T-cells. The dog died 15 days after diagnosis, despite chemotherapy.
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- Akihisa Suwa
- Sanyo Animal Medical Center, 357-1 Komoto, Akaiwa, Okayama 709-0821, Japan
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El-Fattah MA. Risk of second cancers in survivors of prolymphocytic leukemia: a SEER data analysis. Acta Oncol 2017; 56:115-117. [PMID: 27924652 DOI: 10.1080/0284186x.2016.1265667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Mohamed Abd El-Fattah
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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Trudel S, Ghamlouch H, Dremaux J, Delette C, Harrivel V, Marolleau JP, Gubler B. The Importance of an In-depth Study of Immunoglobulin Gene Rearrangements When Ascertaining the Clonal Relationship between Concomitant Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Multiple Myeloma. Front Immunol 2016; 7:625. [PMID: 28082975 PMCID: PMC5187371 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and multiple myeloma (MM) are hematological disorders that occur at different stages of B-cell development. It has been shown that CLL B-cells can differentiate into plasma cells in vitro and in vivo. CLL is the most frequent adult leukemia in the western world. It is a heterogeneous disease, characterized by clonal proliferation and the accumulation of mature CD5+ B lymphocytes (1). MM is a clonal plasma cell malignancy that accounts for more than 10% of all hematologic cancers (2). Although secondary cancers [particularly solid tumors (3-5)] can occur with CLL and MM, the concomitant occurrence of these two disorders in the same patient is rare [for a review of the few reported cases, see Ref. (6)]. The clonal relationship between these diseases has not always been clarified but is important in terms of understanding the pathogenesis and optimizing treatment. The clonal relationship between CLL and MM can be evaluated by (i) analyzing immunoglobulin (Ig) heavy chain and light chain (Ig kappa light chain and Ig lambda light chain) gene rearrangement, (ii) identifying and comparing somatic mutations, and (iii) studying chromosomic aberrations. Nevertheless, Ig rearrangements must always be interpreted in the light of specific phenomena such as allelic exclusion, B-cell receptor (BCR) revision (VH and DH gene replacement), BCR editing, and somatic mutations-events that were not considered in previous studies. These issues can be addressed by sequencing the rearranged Ig genes from sorted populations and interpreting the generated data. In the present study, we evaluated the putative clonal relationship between the two diseases by combining DNA copy number analysis with an assessment of Ig gene rearrangements [clonality assessment, V(D)J sequencing, and somatic hypermutation analysis] in highly enriched CD19+ CD5+ (CLL) and CD38+ CD138+ (MM) cell populations. Array comparative genomic hybridization data suggested a possible phylogenic progression from CLL to MM. Moreover, V(D)J sequencing indicated that both CLL and MM cells used the same VH and JH genes but different DH genes. However, in-depth analysis and interpretation of Ig gene rearrangements ultimately suggested that the two diseases had distinct clonal origins.
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- Stéphanie Trudel
- Laboratoire d'Oncobiologie Moléculaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens Picardie, Amiens, France; EA 4666 Lymphocyte Normal - Pathologique et Cancers, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
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- EA 4666 Lymphocyte Normal - Pathologique et Cancers, Université de Picardie Jules Verne , Amiens , France
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- Laboratoire d'Oncobiologie Moléculaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens Picardie, Amiens, France; EA 4666 Lymphocyte Normal - Pathologique et Cancers, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
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- Service d'Hématologie Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens Picardie , Amiens , France
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- Laboratoire d'Hématologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens Picardie , Amiens , France
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- EA 4666 Lymphocyte Normal - Pathologique et Cancers, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France; Service d'Hématologie Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens Picardie, Amiens, France
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- Laboratoire d'Oncobiologie Moléculaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens Picardie, Amiens, France; EA 4666 Lymphocyte Normal - Pathologique et Cancers, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
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Hock BD, McIntosh ND, McKenzie JL, Pearson JF, Simcock JW, MacPherson SA. Incidence of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in a New Zealand population of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients. Intern Med J 2016; 46:1414-1421. [DOI: 10.1111/imj.13261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Revised: 08/21/2016] [Accepted: 09/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- B. D. Hock
- Haematology Research Group; Christchurch Hospital; Christchurch New Zealand
- Department of Pathology; University of Otago; Christchurch New Zealand
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- Department of Pathology; University of Otago; Christchurch New Zealand
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- Haematology Research Group; Christchurch Hospital; Christchurch New Zealand
- Department of Pathology; University of Otago; Christchurch New Zealand
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- Biostatistics and Computational Biology Unit; University of Otago; Christchurch New Zealand
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Christchurch Hospital; Christchurch New Zealand
- Department of Surgery; University of Otago; Christchurch New Zealand
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- Department of Pathology; University of Otago; Christchurch New Zealand
- Haematology Department; Christchurch Hospital; Christchurch New Zealand
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Ye Y, Neil AL, Wills KE, Venn AJ. Temporal trends in the risk of developing multiple primary cancers: a systematic review. BMC Cancer 2016; 16:849. [PMID: 27814758 PMCID: PMC5097442 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2876-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background Cancer survivors are at risk of developing second and subsequent primary cancers, referred to as multiple primary cancers (MPCs). It is not clear whether the risk of MPCs has increased over recent decades, but increasing use of radiological imaging and potentially harmful effects of certain cancer treatments raise this possibility. A systematic review was undertaken to assess whether there has been a temporal change in the risk of developing MPCs. Methods A systematic search to identify population-based studies of MPCs was performed in Medline/PubMed and Embase databases from inception to August 2016. Included studies were those reporting risk of MPCs for all sites combined following a first cancer at any site or a specific site, using standard incidence ratios (SIRs) or equivalent, and with analysis stratified by calendar years. Results We identified 28 articles eligible for inclusion, comprising 26 population-based studies and two monographs. MPC incidence was reported in nearly 6.5 million cancer survivors. For all first cancer sites combined, a higher rate of MPCs was reported in more recent than earlier calendar periods in four of the six relevant studies. The SIRs ranged from 1.14 for a first cancer diagnosis in the early 1980s to 1.21–1.46 in the late 1990s in the USA and Australia. Two studies from Italy and France showed no significant difference in SIRs across time periods 1978–2010 and 1989–2004. The remaining 22 studies reported various temporal trends in the risk of developing MPCs after a first cancer at a specific site, but most showed little change. Conclusion Overall, the risk of developing MPCs appears to have increased since the 1980s when considering studies of all primary cancer sites combined from the USA and Australia but not from Europe. With the introduction of more routine nuclear medical imaging over the last 15 years, more studies are needed to confirm recent trends of MPC risk in adult cancer survivors. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12885-016-2876-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Yuanzi Ye
- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, Univeristy of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, Univeristy of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, Univeristy of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, Univeristy of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia.
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Maurer C, Langerbeins P, Bahlo J, Cramer P, Fink AM, Pflug N, Engelke A, von Tresckow J, Kovacs G, Stilgenbauer S, Wendtner CM, Müller L, Ritgen M, Seiler T, Fischer K, Hallek M, Eichhorst B. Effect of first-line treatment on second primary malignancies and Richter's transformation in patients with CLL. Leukemia 2016; 30:2019-2025. [PMID: 27133817 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2016.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Revised: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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This study aimed to assess the frequency of and the contributing factors for second primary malignancies (SPMs) and Richter's transformations (RTs) following first-line treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia within four phase II/III trials of the GCLLSG evaluating fludarabine (F) vs F+cyclophosphamide (FC), chlorambucil vs F, FC without or with rituximab, and bendamustine+R (BR). Among 1458 patients, 239 (16.4%) experienced either an SPM (N=191) or a RT (N=75). Solid tumors (N=115; 43.2% of all second neoplasias) appeared most frequently, followed by RTs (N=75; 28.2%). Patients showed a 1.23-fold increased risk of solid tumors in comparison to the age-matched general population from the German cancer registry. Age>65 (hazard ratio (HR) 2.1; P<0.001), male sex (HR 1.7; P=0.01), co-morbidities (HR 1.6; P=0.01) and number of subsequent treatments⩾1 (HR 12.1; P<0.001) showed an independent adverse prognostic impact on SPM-free survival. Serum thymidine kinase>10 U/l at trial enrollment (HR 3.9; P=0.02), non-response to first-line treatment (HR 3.6; P<0.001) and number of subsequent treatments⩾1 (HR 30.2; P<0.001) were independently associated with increased risk for RT.
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- C Maurer
- Department I of Internal Medicine and Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine and Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine and Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine and Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine and Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine and Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine and Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine and Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine and Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Immunology, Palliative Care, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Klinikum Schwabing, Munich, Germany
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- Oncology Leer, Practice for Hematology and Oncology, Leer, Germany
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- Second Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Großhadern/LMU München, Munich, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine and Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine and Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-associated Diseases, Univeristy of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine and Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Falchi L, Vitale C, Keating MJ, Lerner S, Wang X, Elhor Gbito KY, Strom S, Wierda WG, Ferrajoli A. Incidence and prognostic impact of other cancers in a population of long-term survivors of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Ann Oncol 2016; 27:1100-1106. [PMID: 26912560 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Information on the impact of other cancers (OCs) in long-term survivors (LTSs) of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is limited. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with CLL who survived >10 years were defined as LTSs of CLL. We calculated standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) to compare the incidence of OC in LTS of CLL versus the general population. A multivariable model was used to identify independent predictors of OC. Overall survival was analyzed as a function of the presence of OC. RESULTS Among 797 LTSs of CLL, the cumulative frequency of OC was 36%, similar between 570 patients (72%) who required treatment for CLL (TRT) and 227 (28%) who remained untreated (UT). The most common OC in both groups was non-melanoma skin cancer, followed by prostate cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, lung cancer, and leukemia in TRT patients, and by prostate cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, lung cancer, and gastrointestinal tumors in the UT group. The SIR for all OC was 1.2 (P = 0.034). It was higher in males (SIR 1.31; P = 0.013) and patients <60 years (SIR 1.27; P = 0.027). A higher SIR was shown for secondary leukemia, melanoma, and head-and-neck cancers, whereas a lower SIR was found for gastrointestinal and bladder cancers. Independent predictors of OC development were advanced age, male gender, and lower platelets. The survival of patients with OC was 16.2 months and that of patients without OC 22.9 years. CONCLUSIONS LTSs of CLL have an increased incidence of OC compared with the general population. CLL therapy is not a risk factor for OC in LTSs of CLL. The presence of an OC in these patients may be associated with shorter survival.
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- Department of Biostatistics
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- Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL) is usually diagnosed in asymptomatic patients with early-stage disease. The standard management approach is careful observation, irrespective of risk factors unless patients meet the International Workshop on CLL (IWCLL) criteria for "active disease," which requires treatment. The initial standard therapy for most patients combines an anti-CD20 antibody (such as rituximab, ofatumumab, or obinutuzumab) with chemotherapy (fludarabine/cyclophosphamide [FC], bendamustine, or chlorambucil) depending on multiple factors including the physical fitness of the patient. However, patients with very high-risk CLL because of a 17p13 deletion (17p-) with or without mutation of TP53 (17p-/TP53mut) have poor responses to chemoimmunotherapy and require alternative treatment regimens containing B-cell receptor (BCR) signaling pathway inhibitors. The BCR signaling pathway inhibitors (ibrutinib targeting Bruton's tyrosine kinase [BTK] and idelalisib targeting phosphatidyl-inositol 3-kinase delta [PI3K-delta], respectively) are currently approved for the treatment of relapsed/refractory CLL and all patients with 17p- (ibrutinib), and in combination with rituximab for relapsed/refractory patients (idelalisib). These agents offer great efficacy, even in chemotherapy refractory CLL, with increased tolerability, safety, and survival. Ongoing studies aim to determine the best therapy combinations with the goal of achieving long-term disease control and the possibility of developing a curative regimen for some patients. CLL is associated with a wide range of infectious, autoimmune, and malignant complications. These complications result in considerable morbidity and mortality that can be minimized by early detection and aggressive management. This active monitoring requires ongoing patient education, provider vigilance, and a team approach to patient care.
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- Stephan Stilgenbauer
- From Ulm University, Ulm, Germany; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY; University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
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- From Ulm University, Ulm, Germany; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY; University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
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- From Ulm University, Ulm, Germany; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY; University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
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Solomon BM, Chaffee KG, Moreira J, Schwager SM, Cerhan JR, Call TG, Kay NE, Slager SL, Shanafelt TD. Risk of non-hematologic cancer in individuals with high-count monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis. Leukemia 2016; 30:331-6. [PMID: 26310541 PMCID: PMC4839962 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2015.235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2015] [Revised: 08/10/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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It is unknown whether individuals with monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (MBL) are at risk for adverse outcomes associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), such as the risk of non-hematologic cancer. We identified all locally residing individuals diagnosed with high-count MBL at Mayo Clinic between 1999 and 2009 and compared their rates of non-hematologic cancer with that of patients with CLL and two control cohorts: general medicine patients and patients who underwent clinical evaluation with flow cytometry but who had no hematologic malignancy. After excluding individuals with prior cancers, there were 107 high-count MBL cases, 132 CLL cases, 589 clinic controls and 482 flow cytometry controls. With 4.6 years median follow-up, 14 (13%) individuals with high-count MBL, 21 (4%) clinic controls (comparison MBL P<0.0001), 18 (4%) flow controls (comparison MBL P=0.0001) and 16 (12%) CLL patients (comparison MBL P=0.82) developed non-hematologic cancer. On multivariable Cox regression analysis, individuals with high-count MBL had higher risk of non-hematologic cancer compared with flow controls (hazard ratio (HR)=2.36; P=0.04) and borderline higher risk compared with clinic controls (HR=2.00; P=0.07). Patients with high-count MBL appear to be at increased risk for non-hematologic cancer, further reinforcing that high-count MBL has a distinct clinical phenotype despite low risk of progression to CLL.
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- Benjamin M. Solomon
- University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
- Avera Medical Group Oncology and Hematology
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- Mayo Clinic Department of Medicine
- Division of Hematology
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Wojenski DJ, Bartoo GT, Merten JA, Dierkhising RA, Barajas MR, El-Azhary RA, Wilson JW, Plevak MF, Hogan WJ, Litzow MR, Patnaik MM, Wolf RC, Hashmi SK. Voriconazole exposure and the risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Transpl Infect Dis 2015; 17:250-8. [PMID: 25661996 DOI: 10.1111/tid.12367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Revised: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 01/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Voriconazole is a commonly used antifungal medication in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) patients. In solid organ transplantation, voriconazole use has been associated with the development of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). We sought to determine if voriconazole use was associated with SCC in patients undergoing allo-HSCT. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed consecutive adult patients who underwent allo-HSCT at Mayo Clinic from January 2007 through July 2012. Multivariable Cox models were created to assess the relationship of SCC with two time-dependent voriconazole exposure variables: (i) history of voriconazole exposure (yes/no), and (ii) cumulative days of voriconazole use. RESULTS In our cohort of 381 allo-HSCT patients, SCC developed in 26 of 312 patients exposed to voriconazole (25 post-voriconazole) and in 1 of 69 patients who received alternative antifungal agent(s). Cumulative incidence of SCC was estimated to be 19% at 5 years post allo-transplant. Cumulative days of voriconazole use was found to be a risk factor for SCC, and this relationship persisted in a multivariable model using previously identified risk factors as covariates (hazard ratio 1.859 for each 180 days of use, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION This is the first study, to our knowledge, to identify cumulative days of voriconazole use as a risk factor for SCC development following allo-HSCT, and may help guide appropriate antifungal use in this patient population.
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- D J Wojenski
- Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Antic D, Jelicic J, Vukovic V, Pupic G, Milovanovic Z, Mihaljevic B. Concomitant chronic lymphocytic leukemia and Merkel cell carcinoma. DERMATOL SIN 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dsi.2014.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Lam CJK, Curtis RE, Dores GM, Engels EA, Caporaso NE, Polliack A, Warren JL, Young HA, Levine PH, Elmi AF, Fraumeni JF, Tucker MA, Morton LM. Risk Factors for Melanoma Among Survivors of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 2015; 33:3096-104. [PMID: 26240221 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.60.2094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Previous studies have reported that survivors of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) have an increased risk of developing cutaneous melanoma; however, risks associated with specific treatments and immune-related risk factors have not been quantified. PATIENTS AND METHODS We evaluated second melanoma risk among 44,870 1-year survivors of first primary NHL diagnosed at age 66 to 83 years from 1992 to 2009 and included in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare database. Information on NHL treatments, autoimmune diseases, and infections was derived from Medicare claims. RESULTS A total of 202 second melanoma cases occurred among survivors of NHL, including 91 after chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) and 111 after other NHL subtypes (cumulative incidence by age 85 years: CLL/SLL, 1.37%; other NHL subtypes, 0.78%). Melanoma risk after CLL/SLL was significantly increased among patients who received infused fludarabine-containing chemotherapy with or without rituximab (n=18: hazard ratio [HR], 1.92; 95% CI, 1.09 to 3.40; n=10: HR, 2.92; 95% CI, 1.42 to 6.01, respectively). Significantly elevated risks also were associated with T-cell activating autoimmune diseases diagnosed before CLL/SLL (n=36: HR, 2.27; 95% CI, 1.34 to 3.84) or after CLL/SLL (n=49: HR, 2.92; 95% CI, 1.66 to 5.12). In contrast, among patients with other NHL subtypes, melanoma risk was not associated with specific treatments or with T-cell/B-cell immune conditions. Generally, infections were not associated with melanoma risk, except for urinary tract infections (CLL/SLL), localized scleroderma, pneumonia, and gastrohepatic infections (other NHLs). CONCLUSION Our findings suggest immune perturbation may contribute to the development of melanoma after CLL/SLL. Increased vigilance is warranted among survivors of NHL to maximize opportunities for early detection of melanoma.
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- Clara J K Lam
- Clara J.K. Lam, Rochelle E. Curtis, Graça M. Dores, Eric A. Engels, Neil E. Caporaso, Joan L. Warren, Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr, Margaret A. Tucker, and Lindsay M. Morton, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD; Clara J.K. Lam, Heather A. Young, Paul H. Levine, and Angelo F. Elmi, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC; Graça M. Dores, Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Aaron Polliack, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
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- Clara J.K. Lam, Rochelle E. Curtis, Graça M. Dores, Eric A. Engels, Neil E. Caporaso, Joan L. Warren, Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr, Margaret A. Tucker, and Lindsay M. Morton, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD; Clara J.K. Lam, Heather A. Young, Paul H. Levine, and Angelo F. Elmi, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC; Graça M. Dores, Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Aaron Polliack, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Clara J.K. Lam, Rochelle E. Curtis, Graça M. Dores, Eric A. Engels, Neil E. Caporaso, Joan L. Warren, Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr, Margaret A. Tucker, and Lindsay M. Morton, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD; Clara J.K. Lam, Heather A. Young, Paul H. Levine, and Angelo F. Elmi, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC; Graça M. Dores, Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Aaron Polliack, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Clara J.K. Lam, Rochelle E. Curtis, Graça M. Dores, Eric A. Engels, Neil E. Caporaso, Joan L. Warren, Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr, Margaret A. Tucker, and Lindsay M. Morton, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD; Clara J.K. Lam, Heather A. Young, Paul H. Levine, and Angelo F. Elmi, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC; Graça M. Dores, Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Aaron Polliack, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Clara J.K. Lam, Rochelle E. Curtis, Graça M. Dores, Eric A. Engels, Neil E. Caporaso, Joan L. Warren, Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr, Margaret A. Tucker, and Lindsay M. Morton, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD; Clara J.K. Lam, Heather A. Young, Paul H. Levine, and Angelo F. Elmi, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC; Graça M. Dores, Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Aaron Polliack, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Clara J.K. Lam, Rochelle E. Curtis, Graça M. Dores, Eric A. Engels, Neil E. Caporaso, Joan L. Warren, Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr, Margaret A. Tucker, and Lindsay M. Morton, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD; Clara J.K. Lam, Heather A. Young, Paul H. Levine, and Angelo F. Elmi, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC; Graça M. Dores, Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Aaron Polliack, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Clara J.K. Lam, Rochelle E. Curtis, Graça M. Dores, Eric A. Engels, Neil E. Caporaso, Joan L. Warren, Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr, Margaret A. Tucker, and Lindsay M. Morton, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD; Clara J.K. Lam, Heather A. Young, Paul H. Levine, and Angelo F. Elmi, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC; Graça M. Dores, Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Aaron Polliack, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Clara J.K. Lam, Rochelle E. Curtis, Graça M. Dores, Eric A. Engels, Neil E. Caporaso, Joan L. Warren, Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr, Margaret A. Tucker, and Lindsay M. Morton, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD; Clara J.K. Lam, Heather A. Young, Paul H. Levine, and Angelo F. Elmi, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC; Graça M. Dores, Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Aaron Polliack, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Clara J.K. Lam, Rochelle E. Curtis, Graça M. Dores, Eric A. Engels, Neil E. Caporaso, Joan L. Warren, Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr, Margaret A. Tucker, and Lindsay M. Morton, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD; Clara J.K. Lam, Heather A. Young, Paul H. Levine, and Angelo F. Elmi, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC; Graça M. Dores, Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Aaron Polliack, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Clara J.K. Lam, Rochelle E. Curtis, Graça M. Dores, Eric A. Engels, Neil E. Caporaso, Joan L. Warren, Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr, Margaret A. Tucker, and Lindsay M. Morton, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD; Clara J.K. Lam, Heather A. Young, Paul H. Levine, and Angelo F. Elmi, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC; Graça M. Dores, Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Aaron Polliack, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Clara J.K. Lam, Rochelle E. Curtis, Graça M. Dores, Eric A. Engels, Neil E. Caporaso, Joan L. Warren, Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr, Margaret A. Tucker, and Lindsay M. Morton, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD; Clara J.K. Lam, Heather A. Young, Paul H. Levine, and Angelo F. Elmi, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC; Graça M. Dores, Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Aaron Polliack, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Clara J.K. Lam, Rochelle E. Curtis, Graça M. Dores, Eric A. Engels, Neil E. Caporaso, Joan L. Warren, Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr, Margaret A. Tucker, and Lindsay M. Morton, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD; Clara J.K. Lam, Heather A. Young, Paul H. Levine, and Angelo F. Elmi, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC; Graça M. Dores, Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Aaron Polliack, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Clara J.K. Lam, Rochelle E. Curtis, Graça M. Dores, Eric A. Engels, Neil E. Caporaso, Joan L. Warren, Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr, Margaret A. Tucker, and Lindsay M. Morton, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD; Clara J.K. Lam, Heather A. Young, Paul H. Levine, and Angelo F. Elmi, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC; Graça M. Dores, Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Aaron Polliack, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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Chavez JC, Dalia S, Sandoval-Sus J, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Al-Ali N, Komrokji R, Padron E, Corrales-Yepez G, Rock-Klotz J, Pinilla-Ibarz J. Second Myeloid Malignancies in a Large Cohort of Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Single Institution Experience. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2015; 15 Suppl:S14-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2015.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is by far the most common mature B-cell leukemia in Western countries. Some patients with CLL present with manifestations of extra medullary disease. We report a case of biclonal CLL/small lymphocytic lymphoma in an elderly patient who initially presented with skin lesions, no other systemic symptoms, and normal white cell count. Skin biopsy revealed concurrence of basal cell carcinoma and a nodular dermal infiltrate with immunophenotype consistent with CLL/small lymphocytic lymphoma. Polymerase chain reaction assay for immunoglobulin heavy chain gene rearrangement revealed the presence of 2 distinct B-cell clones in the peripheral blood. The clinicopathological characterization of this case is presented here.
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Frankfurt O, Ma S, Gordon L, Winter JN, Horowitz JM, Rademaker A, Weitner BB, Peterson LC, Altman JK, Tallman MS, Petrich A, Rosen ST. Phase II study of alemtuzumab-rituximab therapy in previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: short- and long-term outcomes. Leuk Lymphoma 2014; 56:315-23. [PMID: 24707943 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2014.910654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We investigated the safety, efficacy, and long-term outcomes of alemtuzumab and rituximab (AR) combination therapy in previously untreated patients with CLL. Thirty patients, ages 28-80 years, 47% older than 60 years, 90% Rai clinical stages II-IV, and 67% without favorable cytogenetics received AR. Based on the NCI-WG 1996 criteria, OR was 100%, with 60% CR. With CT scans OR was 70%, with 23% CR, 47% PR, and 30% SD. Sixty-seven percent of patients showed no evidence of MRD in the bone marrow by 6-color flow cytometry. Median PFS, TFS, and 5-year OS were 24.4, 50.7 months, and 80%, respectively. Grade 3/4 neutropenia and thrombocytopenia were reported in 30% and 7% of patients, respectively. CMV reactivation, asymptomatic in all but one patient, occurred in 8 patients. Immunotherapy with alemtuzumab and rituximab results in robust responses and long asymptomatic therapy-free intervals. It is well tolerated with infrequent, predictable, and easily managed complications.
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- Olga Frankfurt
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center , Chicago, IL , USA
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Peripheral T-cell lymphomas with cytotoxic phenotype in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma. Am J Surg Pathol 2014; 38:279-88. [PMID: 24418862 DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000000140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) is relatively common, and patients occasionally develop other neoplasms; however, patients who develop other types of lymphomas are rare. We encountered 3 patients with CLL/SLL (one 59-y-old man and 2 women aged 56 and 66 y) who developed T-cell lymphomas. Both women developed ALK anaplastic large cell lymphomas (ALCLs), whereas the man developed CD8 peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified. All 3 T-cell lymphomas expressed granzyme B and perforin, indicating a cytotoxic immunophenotype. In 1 case, the first presentation was a lymph nodal composite lymphoma. In the other 2 cases, the T-cell lymphomas arose <1 year after the diagnosis of CLL/SLL and were identified in a lymph node in one case and in the spleen in the other. The patient with a composite lymphoma (SLL/ALK ALCL) was treated and was free of disease at last follow-up, whereas the other 2 patients succumbed to their disease, 1 month and 7 months after the diagnosis of T-cell lymphoma. Peripheral T-cell lymphomas rarely occur in CLL/SLL patients. On the basis of our small series, those with a cytotoxic phenotype appear to be more common in this setting. The occurrence of ALK ALCL in 2 older patients was especially surprising and suggested that CLL/SLL may have played a role in the development of ALCL.
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Gajendra S, Gogia A, Tanwar P, Sahoo MK, Bhethanabhotla S, Durgapal P, Gupta R. Synchronous metastatic pulmonary adenocarcinoma with small cell lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2013; 55:1678-80. [PMID: 24073807 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2013.850166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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