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Metzner B, Pott C, Müller TH, Casper J, Kimmich C, Petershofen EK, Renzelmann A, Rosien B, Thole R, Voß A, Köhne CH, Wellnitz D. Long-term outcome in patients with follicular lymphoma following high-dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation. Eur J Haematol 2021; 107:543-552. [PMID: 34288114 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To contribute data on long-term outcome and potential curative impact of ASCT in FL, especially following HDT with the BEAM protocol (BCNU, etoposide, cytarabine and melphalan), given very limited data on this topic in the literature. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with FL (n = 76) were treated in our institution with HDT and ASCT. In the case of long-term remission (≥8 years), peripheral blood was tested for minimal residual disease by t(14;18)- and IGH-PCR, including the last follow-up. RESULTS 10-year overall survival, progression-free survival, and freedom from progression (FFP) after first-line ASCT (n = 20) were 80%, 60%, and 69%, after second-line ASCT (n = 48, following BEAM) 66%, 38%, and 41%, after third/fourth-line ASCT (n = 8) 33%, 25%, and 25%, respectively. Prognostic factors for FFP were treatment line and FLIPI (Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index). 10-year FFP for second-line ASCT and low-risk FLIPI at relapse was 69%, intermediate-risk 28%, and high-risk 25% (P < .05). 26 patients developed sustained long-term clinical and molecular remissions of up to 27 years. CONCLUSIONS Sustained long-term clinical and molecular complete remissions up to 27 years can be achieved following ASCT (including HDT with BEAM in second treatment line), indicating a potential curative impact of ASCT in FL.
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- Bernd Metzner
- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Klinikum Oldenburg, University Clinic, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University of Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service NSTOB, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Klinikum Oldenburg, University Clinic, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Klinikum Oldenburg, University Clinic, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Klinikum Oldenburg, University Clinic, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Klinikum Oldenburg, University Clinic, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Klinikum Oldenburg, University Clinic, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Klinikum Oldenburg, University Clinic, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Klinikum Oldenburg, University Clinic, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University of Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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Fonseca-Hial AMR, Parisio K, Oliveira JSR. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with advanced indolent lymphoproliferative disorders. Rev Bras Hematol Hemoter 2016; 38:99-105. [PMID: 27208567 PMCID: PMC4877659 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjhh.2016.02.006] [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: 05/09/2015] [Revised: 02/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The role of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for advanced indolent lymphoproliferative disorders remains to be established. OBJECTIVE This paper aims to describe the results of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with advanced indolent lymphoproliferative disorders. METHODS This article reports on 29 adult patients submitted to allogeneic transplantations from 1997 to 2010. RESULTS Most had follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma (n=14) or chronic lymphocytic leukemia (n=12). The median age was 44 years (range: 24-53 years) and 65% of patients were male. Only 21% had had access to rituximab and 45% to fludarabine. All had advanced disease (stage IV) with partial response or stable disease. Most underwent myeloablative conditioning n=17-59%). In this scenario, refractory disease was observed in seven (24%) patients, the 100-day mortality rate was 17% (n=5) and relapse occurred in four patients (18%). The main cause of death throughout the follow up was refractory disease in six of the 12 patients who died. Moderate and severe chronic graft-versus-host disease was frequent; about 41% of 24 patients analyzed. The overall survival rates and disease free survival at 42 months were 56.7% and 45.4%, respectively. According to Kaplan-Meyer analysis, the median time from diagnosis to transplant predicted the overall survival; however age, gender and conditioning regimen did not predict the prognosis. It was impossible to reach other conclusions because of the small sample size in this study. CONCLUSIONS The role of allogeneic transplantations should be re-evaluated in the era of targeted therapy.
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- Ana Marcela Rojas Fonseca-Hial
- Hospital São Paulo, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Hospital Santa Marcelina, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Hospital São Paulo, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Hospital Santa Marcelina, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Comparison of non-myeloablative conditioning regimens for lymphoproliferative disorders. Bone Marrow Transplant 2014; 50:367-74. [PMID: 25437248 PMCID: PMC4351124 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2014.269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Revised: 09/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) with non-myeloablative conditioning (NMA) for lymphoproliferative diseases (LD) includes fludarabine with and without low-dose total body irradiation (TBI). Transplant outcomes were compared among patients ≥40 years with LD who received a HCT with TBI (N=382) and no-TBI (N=515) NMA from 2001 to 2011. The groups were comparable except for donor, graft, prophylaxis for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), disease status and year of HCT. Cumulative incidences of grades II–IV GVHD at 100 days, were 29% and 20% (p=0.001), and chronic GVHD at 1 year were 54% and 44% (p=0.004) for TBI and no-TBI, respectively. Multivariate analysis of progression/relapse, treatment failure and mortality showed no outcome differences by conditioning. Full donor chimerism at day 100 was observed in 82% vs. 64% in the TBI and no-TBI groups, respectively (p=0.006). Subset of four most common conditioning/ GVHD prophylaxis combinations demonstrated higher rates of grades II–IV acute (p<0.001) and chronic GVHD (p<0.001) among recipients of TBI-mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) compared to other combinations. TBI-based NMA conditioning induces faster full donor chimerism but overall survival outcomes are comparable to no-TBI regimens. Combination of TBI and MMF are associated with higher rates of GVHD without impact on survival outcomes in patients with LD.
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Paulson K, Szwajcer D, Raymond CB, Seftel MD. The role of hematopoietic cell transplantation in adult ALL: clinical equipoise persists. Leuk Res 2013; 38:176-9. [PMID: 24314630 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2013.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Revised: 10/21/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in first complete remission (CR1) may be treated either with ongoing systemic chemotherapy or with allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT). Despite the presence of phase III trials to support clinical decision-making, we hypothesized that physicians who treat adult ALL would demonstrate wide practice variation. Canadian hematologists who treat ALL were surveyed electronically. Overall, 69 of 173 physicians responded (40%). There was high agreement with offering alloHCT for ALL with high-risk cytogenetics or induction failure after a single chemotherapy cycle. However, only a minority of respondents felt that age >35 years was an indication for alloHCT in CR1. Almost all respondents (96%) felt that a well-matched unrelated donor was an acceptable alternative to a sibling donor. There was uncertainty about the role of cord blood (53% agree) and the utility of reduced intensity conditioning HCT (41% agree). In contrast to the results of the MRC/ECOG study, respondents considered alloHCT to be particularly helpful in high-risk patients. Consensus was lacking on the use of cord blood, RIC alloHCT, and the application of MRD. Equipoise exists on the role of alloHCT in CR1 in ALL, suggesting that further trials in this area are required.
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- K Paulson
- Section of Haematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
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- Section of Haematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology&Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Reddy NM, Oluwole O, Greer JP, Engelhardt BG, Jagasia MH, Savani BN. Outcomes of autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplantation for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Exp Hematol 2013; 42:39-45. [PMID: 24096123 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2013.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2013] [Revised: 08/26/2013] [Accepted: 09/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Transplant outcomes of autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) have not been elucidated as a single cohort in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). We analyzed the outcomes of 270 adult recipients receiving autologous (auto) SCT (n = 198) or allogeneic (allo) SCT (n = 72) for NHL between the years 2000 and 2010. Five-year overall survival rates for B and T cell NHL were 58% and 50%, respectively (allo-SCT 51% vs. 54% for B and T-cell NHL, and auto-SCT 60% vs. 47% for B and T cell lymphoma, respectively). In multivariate analysis, the number of chemotherapy regimens and disease status pre-SCT were independently associated with long-term outcome after SCT (for both auto- and allo-SCT). We conclude that the type of transplantation offered to patients, based on patient selection and disease-related factors, can achieve long-term survival, highlighting the importance of further improvement in disease control and reducing procedure-related mortality. The role of transplantation needs to be reevaluated in the era of targeted therapy.
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- Nishitha M Reddy
- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Section, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Section, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Section, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Section, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Section, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Section, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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Controversies and recent advances in hematopoietic cell transplantation for follicular non-hodgkin lymphoma. BONE MARROW RESEARCH 2012; 2012:897215. [PMID: 23097707 PMCID: PMC3477524 DOI: 10.1155/2012/897215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2012] [Revised: 09/19/2012] [Accepted: 09/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Commonly designated as an indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma, follicular lymphoma (FL) presents with striking pathobiological and clinical heterogeneity. Initial management strategies for FL have evolved to involve combination chemoimmunotherapy and/or radio-immunoconjugates. Unfortunately even with the best available nontransplant treatment, which nowadays results in higher frequency of response, FL remains incurable. Although considered a feasible therapeutic option, the use of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) remains controversial. The appropriate timing, graft source, and intensity of HCT conditioning regimens in FL are often matters of debate. Herein we review the available published data pertaining to the use of autologous or allogeneic HCT in patients with FL across different stages of the disease, discuss major recent advances in the field, and highlight avenues for future research. The current literature does not support a role of HCT for FL in first remission, but in the relapsed setting autologous HCT remains appropriate for patients with early chemosensitive relapses, while allogeneic transplantation remains the sole curative modality for this disease, in relatively younger patients without significant comorbidities.
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Current World Literature. Curr Opin Oncol 2012; 24:197-202. [DOI: 10.1097/cco.0b013e32835164ff] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Long-term outcome after autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplantation in patients with recurrent follicular lymphoma. Bone Marrow Transplant 2012; 47:1318-20. [PMID: 22327132 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2012.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Thirty-five consecutive patients with follicular lymphoma (FL) receiving SCT at our institution between January 2000 and December 2010 were included in this study. At the time of presentation, 30 (86%) had advanced stage disease and 25 (71%) received three or more chemotherapy regimens prior to transplantation. In all, 12 (34%) patients were in complete response pre-SCT following salvage therapy. At the time of analysis (median follow-up 6 years from diagnosis and 4 years from transplantation), 24 patients were alive with an estimated 5-year OS and PFS of 66.5 and 53%, respectively. OS and PFS in patients receiving auto-SCT (91.7%, 73.3%) were superior compared with patients receiving allo-SCT (53.9%, 43%). Our data support early use of auto-SCT in patients with FL and suggest the need to improve allo-SCT outcome. Integrating novel agents in a combined modality approach may improve long-term outcome in FL.
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