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Vassilakopoulos TP, Arapaki M, Diamantopoulos PT, Liaskas A, Panitsas F, Siakantaris MP, Dimou M, Kokoris SI, Sachanas S, Belia M, Chatzidimitriou C, Konstantinou EA, Asimakopoulos JV, Petevi K, Boutsikas G, Kanellopoulos A, Piperidou A, Lefaki ME, Georgopoulou A, Kopsaftopoulou A, Zerzi K, Drandakis I, Dimopoulou MN, Kyrtsonis MC, Tsaftaridis P, Plata E, Variamis E, Tsourouflis G, Kontopidou FN, Konstantopoulos K, Pangalis GA, Panayiotidis P, Angelopoulou MK. Prognostic Impact of Serum β 2-Microglobulin Levels in Hodgkin Lymphoma Treated with ABVD or Equivalent Regimens: A Comprehensive Analysis of 915 Patients. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:238. [PMID: 38254729 PMCID: PMC10813286 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16020238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
The significance of serum beta-2 microglobulin (sβ2m) in Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is controversial. We analyzed 915 patients with HL, who were treated with ABVD or equivalent regimens with or without radiotherapy. Sβ2m levels were measured by a radioimmunoassay (upper normal limit 2.4 mg/L). Sequential cutoffs (1.8-3.0 by 0.1 mg/L increments, 3.5 and 4.0 mg/L) were tested along with ROC analysis. The median sβ2m levels were 2.20 mg/L and were elevated (>2.4 mg/L) in 383/915 patients (41.9%). Higher sβ2m was associated with inferior freedom from progression (FFP) at all tested cutoffs. The best cutoff was 2.0 mg/L (10-year FFP 83% vs. 70%, p = 0.001), which performed better than the 2.4 mg/L cutoff ("normal versus high"). In multivariate analysis, sβ2m > 2.0 mg/L was an independent adverse prognostic factor in the whole patient population. In multivariate overall survival analysis, sβ2m levels were predictive at 2.0 mg/L cutoff in the whole patient population and in advanced stages. Similarly, sβ2m > 2.0 mg/L independently predicted inferior HL-specific survival in the whole patient population. Our data suggest that higher sβ2m is an independent predictor of outcome in HL but the optimal cutoff lies within the normal limits (i.e., at 2.0 mg/L) in this predominantly young patient population, performing much better than a "normal versus high" cutoff set at 2.4 mg/L.
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Affiliation(s)
- Theodoros P. Vassilakopoulos
- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (P.T.D.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- First Department of Internal Medicine Propedeutic, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (P.T.D.)
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- Second Department of Surgery Propedeutic, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Ippokration General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece;
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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Defining the Inflammatory Plasma Proteome in Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12123603. [PMID: 33276546 PMCID: PMC7761312 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12123603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a common type of cancer that is characterized by rare, malignant cells among an inflammatory microenvironment. Specific systemic, inflammatory plasma proteins have demonstrated prognostic significance in adult HL; however, systemic inflammation has not been well-characterized in childhood HL. The aim of our study was to better define the inflammatory pre-therapy plasma proteome and identify plasma proteins associated with clinical features of childhood HL. We measured plasma concentrations of 135 proteins in 56 pediatric subjects with newly diagnosed HL and 47 healthy pediatric controls. We found that the plasma protein profile was distinct from controls, and unique proteins were associated with high-risk disease (IL-10, TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-8), slow early therapy response (CCL13, IFN-λ1, IL-8), and relapse (TNFSF10). These proteins could be used to improve risk stratification, and thus optimize outcomes and minimize unnecessary toxic exposures for those with childhood HL. Abstract Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) histopathology is characterized by rare malignant Reed–Sternberg cells among an inflammatory infiltrate. We hypothesized that characteristics of inflammation in pediatric HL lesions would be reflected by the levels of inflammatory cytokines or chemokines in pre-therapy plasma of children with HL. The study objectives were to better define the inflammatory pre-therapy plasma proteome and identify plasma biomarkers associated with extent of disease and clinical outcomes in pediatric HL. Pre-therapy plasma samples were obtained from pediatric subjects with newly diagnosed HL and healthy pediatric controls. Plasma concentrations of 135 cytokines/chemokines were measured with the Luminex platform. Associations between protein concentration and disease characteristics were determined using multivariate permutation tests with false discovery control. Fifty-six subjects with HL (mean age: 13 years, range 3–18) and 47 controls were analyzed. The cytokine/chemokine profiles of subjects with HL were distinct from controls, and unique cytokines/chemokines were associated with high-risk disease (IL-10, TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-8) and slow early response (CCL13, IFN-λ1, IL-8). TNFSF10 was significantly elevated among those who ultimately relapsed and was significantly associated with worse event-free survival. These biomarkers could be incorporated into biologically based risk stratification to optimize outcomes and minimize toxicities in pediatric HL.
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Nagpal P, Descalzi-Montoya DB, Lodhi N. The circuitry of the tumor microenvironment in adult and pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma: cellular composition, cytokine profile, EBV, and exosomes. Cancer Rep (Hoboken) 2020; 4:e1311. [PMID: 33103852 PMCID: PMC8451374 DOI: 10.1002/cnr2.1311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) is a unique lymphoid malignancy with a tumor microenvironment (TME) consisting of a small number of neoplastic-Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg (H-RS) cells (<1%), surrounded by a large number of nonneoplastic infiltrating immune cells (>90%). The TME of cHL critically depends on immune cells to support tumor growth as H-RS cells cannot survive and proliferate in isolation. RECENT FINDINGS Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) ligand expressed on H-RS cells inhibits the clearance of tumor by causing T-cell exhaustion. Nivolumab and pembrolizumab, PD-1 inhibitors, have been proven to be effective in treating adult and pediatric patients with R/R cHL. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are a central component of TME and are known to cause poor prognosis in adult HL. However, the prognostic impact of CD68+ TAMs in pediatric HL remains ambiguous. EBV modulates the tumor milieu of HL and plays a strategic role in immune escape by enrichment of the TME with Treg cells and associated immunosuppressive cytokines in adult HL. In contrast, EBV+ pediatric patients have increased infiltration of CD8+ T-cells and show a better therapeutic response suggesting viral-related TME is distinct in childhood HL. The role of CASP3 in apoptosis of H-RS cells and its correlation with response prediction in adult and pediatric HL suggest it may serve as a potential biomarker. In cHL, CD30, EBV, and NF-κB signaling employ exosomes for cell-cell communication that triggers the migration capacity of fibroblasts, stimulate to produce proinflammatory cytokines, and help to create a tumor-supportive microenvironment. CONCLUSION The cHL microenvironment is distinct in adult and pediatric HL. Future studies are required to understand the role of interplay between H-RS cells and EBV-associated microenvironment and their clinical outcome. They may present novel therapeutic targets for the development of antilymphoma therapy.
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- Poonam Nagpal
- College of Natural, Applied, and Health Sciences, Kean University, Union, New Jersey, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, The John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack-Meridian Health, Nutley, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Immunotherapeutics and Biotechnology, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Abilene, Texas, USA
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Serum levels of TARC, MDC, IL-10, and soluble CD163 in Hodgkin lymphoma: a SWOG S0816 correlative study. Blood 2019; 133:1762-1765. [PMID: 30723079 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-08-870915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Serum soluble chemokines/cytokines produced by Hodgkin cells and the tumor microenvironment might be of value as biomarkers in classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). We assessed serum thymus and activation-related chemokine (TARC), macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC), interleukin-10 (IL-10), and soluble CD163 (sCD163) levels at baseline, time of interim fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET), and after therapy in cHL patients treated on S0816, an intergroup phase 2 response-adapted study evaluating escalated therapy for interim PET (PET2)-positive patients (www.clinicaltrials.gov #NCT00822120). Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) status was assessed, and 559 serum samples were evaluated for TARC, MDC, IL-10, and sCD163 by immunoassay. EBV positivity correlated with higher sCD163 and IL-10 levels but lower TARC levels. While baseline biomarker levels were not associated with outcome, sCD163 levels at the time of PET2 were associated with favorable progression-free survival (PFS), adjusting for PET2 status. After therapy TARC, MDC, and IL-10 correlated with PFS and overall survival (OS) on univariable analysis, which remained significant adjusting for international prognostic score. When also adjusting for end-of-therapy PET results, TARC and IL-10 remained significantly associated with shorter PFS and OS. Exploratory analysis in PET2-negative patients showed that elevated posttherapy TARC and IL-10 levels were associated with PFS. Serum cytokine levels correlate with outcome in cHL and should be investigated further in risk-adapted cHL trials.
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Diefenbach CS, Connors JM, Friedberg JW, Leonard JP, Kahl BS, Little RF, Baizer L, Evens AM, Hoppe RT, Kelly KM, Persky DO, Younes A, Kostakaglu L, Bartlett NL. Hodgkin Lymphoma: Current Status and Clinical Trial Recommendations. J Natl Cancer Inst 2016; 109:2742050. [PMID: 28040700 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djw249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Revised: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The National Clinical Trials Network lymphoid malignancies Clinical Trials Planning Meeting (CTPM) occurred in November of 2014. The scope of the CTPM was to prioritize across the lymphoid tumors clinically significant questions and to foster strategies leading to biologically informed and potentially practice changing clinical trials. This review from the Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) subcommittee of the CTPM discusses the ongoing clinical challenges in HL, outlines the current standard of care for HL patients from early to advanced stage, and surveys the current science with respect to biomarkers and the landscape of ongoing clinical trials. Finally, we suggest areas of unmet need in HL and elucidate promising therapeutic strategies to guide future HL clinical trials planning across the NCTN.
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Affiliation(s)
- Catherine S Diefenbach
- Affiliations of authors: NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, NY (CSD); BC Cancer Agency Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada (JMC); Wilmot Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (JWF); Department of Medicine, Weil Cornell University, New York, NY (JPL); Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (BSK, NLB); Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (RFL) and Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials (LB), Tufts Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (AME); Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA (RTH); Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (KMK); Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ (DOP); Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (AY); Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY (LK)
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- Affiliations of authors: NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, NY (CSD); BC Cancer Agency Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada (JMC); Wilmot Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (JWF); Department of Medicine, Weil Cornell University, New York, NY (JPL); Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (BSK, NLB); Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (RFL) and Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials (LB), Tufts Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (AME); Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA (RTH); Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (KMK); Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ (DOP); Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (AY); Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY (LK)
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- Affiliations of authors: NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, NY (CSD); BC Cancer Agency Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada (JMC); Wilmot Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (JWF); Department of Medicine, Weil Cornell University, New York, NY (JPL); Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (BSK, NLB); Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (RFL) and Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials (LB), Tufts Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (AME); Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA (RTH); Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (KMK); Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ (DOP); Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (AY); Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY (LK)
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- Affiliations of authors: NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, NY (CSD); BC Cancer Agency Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada (JMC); Wilmot Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (JWF); Department of Medicine, Weil Cornell University, New York, NY (JPL); Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (BSK, NLB); Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (RFL) and Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials (LB), Tufts Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (AME); Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA (RTH); Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (KMK); Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ (DOP); Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (AY); Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY (LK)
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- Affiliations of authors: NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, NY (CSD); BC Cancer Agency Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada (JMC); Wilmot Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (JWF); Department of Medicine, Weil Cornell University, New York, NY (JPL); Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (BSK, NLB); Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (RFL) and Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials (LB), Tufts Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (AME); Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA (RTH); Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (KMK); Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ (DOP); Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (AY); Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY (LK)
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- Affiliations of authors: NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, NY (CSD); BC Cancer Agency Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada (JMC); Wilmot Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (JWF); Department of Medicine, Weil Cornell University, New York, NY (JPL); Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (BSK, NLB); Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (RFL) and Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials (LB), Tufts Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (AME); Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA (RTH); Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (KMK); Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ (DOP); Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (AY); Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY (LK)
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- Affiliations of authors: NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, NY (CSD); BC Cancer Agency Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada (JMC); Wilmot Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (JWF); Department of Medicine, Weil Cornell University, New York, NY (JPL); Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (BSK, NLB); Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (RFL) and Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials (LB), Tufts Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (AME); Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA (RTH); Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (KMK); Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ (DOP); Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (AY); Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY (LK)
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- Affiliations of authors: NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, NY (CSD); BC Cancer Agency Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada (JMC); Wilmot Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (JWF); Department of Medicine, Weil Cornell University, New York, NY (JPL); Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (BSK, NLB); Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (RFL) and Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials (LB), Tufts Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (AME); Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA (RTH); Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (KMK); Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ (DOP); Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (AY); Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY (LK)
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- Affiliations of authors: NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, NY (CSD); BC Cancer Agency Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada (JMC); Wilmot Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (JWF); Department of Medicine, Weil Cornell University, New York, NY (JPL); Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (BSK, NLB); Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (RFL) and Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials (LB), Tufts Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (AME); Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA (RTH); Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (KMK); Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ (DOP); Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (AY); Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY (LK)
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- Affiliations of authors: NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, NY (CSD); BC Cancer Agency Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada (JMC); Wilmot Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (JWF); Department of Medicine, Weil Cornell University, New York, NY (JPL); Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (BSK, NLB); Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (RFL) and Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials (LB), Tufts Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (AME); Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA (RTH); Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (KMK); Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ (DOP); Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (AY); Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY (LK)
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- Affiliations of authors: NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, NY (CSD); BC Cancer Agency Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada (JMC); Wilmot Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (JWF); Department of Medicine, Weil Cornell University, New York, NY (JPL); Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (BSK, NLB); Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (RFL) and Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials (LB), Tufts Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (AME); Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA (RTH); Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (KMK); Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ (DOP); Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (AY); Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY (LK)
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- Affiliations of authors: NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, NY (CSD); BC Cancer Agency Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada (JMC); Wilmot Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (JWF); Department of Medicine, Weil Cornell University, New York, NY (JPL); Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (BSK, NLB); Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (RFL) and Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials (LB), Tufts Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (AME); Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA (RTH); Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (KMK); Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ (DOP); Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (AY); Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY (LK)
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- Affiliations of authors: NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, NY (CSD); BC Cancer Agency Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada (JMC); Wilmot Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (JWF); Department of Medicine, Weil Cornell University, New York, NY (JPL); Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (BSK, NLB); Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (RFL) and Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials (LB), Tufts Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (AME); Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA (RTH); Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (KMK); Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ (DOP); Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (AY); Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY (LK)
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- Affiliations of authors: NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, NY (CSD); BC Cancer Agency Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada (JMC); Wilmot Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (JWF); Department of Medicine, Weil Cornell University, New York, NY (JPL); Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (BSK, NLB); Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (RFL) and Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials (LB), Tufts Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (AME); Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA (RTH); Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (KMK); Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ (DOP); Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (AY); Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY (LK)
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The prognosis of patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma following chemo- and radiotherapy has been excellent during the last 4 decades. However, the development of secondary malignancies is of major concern. Therefore, the reduction of radiotherapy application is a major objective of ongoing clinical trials. De-escalation of treatment may increase the risk of relapses and thus may lead to reappearance of prognostic factors. Prognostic biomarkers might help to identify patients who are at increased risk of relapse. This review summarizes the current knowledge about potential prognostic biomarkers for patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma.
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- Martin S Staege
- a Department of Pediatrics , Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , Halle , Germany
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- a Department of Pediatrics , Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , Halle , Germany
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- a Department of Pediatrics , Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , Halle , Germany
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- a Department of Pediatrics , Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , Halle , Germany
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- a Department of Pediatrics , Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , Halle , Germany
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Zhao S, Wu D, Wu P, Wang Z, Huang J. Serum IL-10 Predicts Worse Outcome in Cancer Patients: A Meta-Analysis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0139598. [PMID: 26440936 PMCID: PMC4595202 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background IL–10 is an important immunosuppressive cytokine which is frequently elevated in tumor microenvironment. Some studies have reported that overexpression of serous IL–10 is correlated with worse outcome in patients with malignant tumor. Here, we conducted a meta-analysis to assess the prognostic impact of serous IL–10 expression in cancer patients. Methods We searched PubMed and EBSCO for studies in evaluating the association of IL–10 expression—in serum and clinical outcome in cancer patients. Overall survival (OS) was the primary prognostic indicator and disease-free survival (DFS) was the secondary indicator. Extracted data were computed into odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence interval (CI) or a P value for survival at 1, 3 and 5 years. Pooled data were weighted using the Mantel–Haenszel Fixed-effect model. All statistical tests were two-sided. Results A total of 1788 patients with cancer from 21 published studies were incorporated into this meta-analysis. High level of serum IL–10 was significantly associated with worse OS at 1-year (OR = 3.70, 95% CI = 2.81 to 4.87, P < 0.00001), 3-year (OR = 3.33, 95% CI = 2.53 to 4.39, P < 0.0001) and 5-year (OR = 2.80, 95% CI = 1.90 to 4.10, P < 0.0001) of cancer. Subgroup analysis showed that the correlation between serous IL–10 expression and outcome of patients with solid tumors and hematological malignancies are consistent. The association of IL–10 with worse DFS at 1-year (OR = 3.34, 95% CI = 1.40 to 7.94, P = 0.006) and 2-year (OR = 3.91, 95% CI = 1.79 to 8.53, P = 0.0006) was also identified. Conclusions High expression of serous IL–10 leads to an adverse survival in most types of cancer. IL–10 is a valuable biomarker for prognostic prediction and targeting IL–10 treatment options for both solid tumors and hematological malignancies.
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- Shuai Zhao
- Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention & Intervention, National Ministry of Education; Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Medical Sciences), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Department of Oncology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention & Intervention, National Ministry of Education; Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Medical Sciences), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Department of Oncology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention & Intervention, National Ministry of Education; Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Medical Sciences), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention & Intervention, National Ministry of Education; Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Medical Sciences), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Department of Oncology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention & Intervention, National Ministry of Education; Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Medical Sciences), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Department of Oncology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma is associated with 2 major types of risk: that the treatment may fail to cure the disease or that the treatment will prove unacceptably toxic. Careful assessment of the amount of the lymphoma (tumor burden), its behavior (extent of invasion or specific organ compromise), and host related factors (age; coincident systemic infection; and organ dysfunction, especially hematopoietic, cardiac, or pulmonary) is essential to optimize outcome. Elaborately assembled prognostic scoring systems, such as the International Prognostic Factors Project score, have lost their accuracy and value as increasingly effective chemotherapy and supportive care have been developed. Identification of specific biomarkers derived from sophisticated exploration of Hodgkin lymphoma biology is bringing promise of further improvement in targeted therapy in which effectiveness is increased at the same time off-target toxicity is diminished. Parallel developments in functional imaging are providing additional potential to evaluate the efficacy of treatment while it is being delivered, allowing dynamic assessment of risk during chemotherapy and adaptation of the therapy in real time. Risk assessment in Hodgkin lymphoma is continuously evolving, promising ever greater precision and clinical relevance. This article explores the past usefulness and the emerging potential of risk assessment for this imminently curable malignancy.
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Lymphomagenesis in Hodgkin lymphoma. Semin Cancer Biol 2015; 34:14-21. [PMID: 25725205 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2015.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2014] [Revised: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) accounts for approximately 0.6% of all new cancer cases, 10% of all lymphomas in the USA, leading to an approximate 9000 new cases per year. It is very unique in that the neoplastic Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells of classical HL account for only 1% of the tumor tissue in most cases, with various inflammatory cells including B-cells, T-cells, mast cells, macrophages, eosinophils, neutrophils, and plasma cells comprising the tumor microenvironment. Recent research has identified germinal center B-cells to be the cellular origin of HRS cells. Various transcription factor dysregulation in these neoplastic cells that explains for the loss of B-cell phenotype as well as acquisition of survival and anti-apoptotic features of HRS cells has been identified. Aberrant activation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), Janus kinase (JAK)/signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT), and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) pathways play a central role in HL pathogenesis. Both intrinsic genetic mechanisms as well as extrinsic signals have been identified to account for the constitutive activation of these pathways. The extrinsic factors that regulate the activation of transcription pathways in HRS cells have also been studied in detail. Cytokines and chemokines produced both by the HRS cells as well as cells of the microenvironment of HL work in an autocrine and/or paracrine manner to promote survival of HRS cells as well as providing mechanisms for immune escape from the body's antitumor immunity. The understanding of various mechanisms involved in the lymphomagenesis of HL including the importance of its microenvironment has gained much interest in the use of these microenvironmental features as prognostic markers as well as potential treatment targets. In this article, we will review the pathogenesis of HL starting with the cellular origin of neoplastic cells and the mechanisms supporting its pathogenesis, especially focusing on the microenvironment of HL and its associated cytokines.
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Prognostic significance of serum beta-2 microglobulin level in Hodgkin lymphoma treated with ABVD-based therapy. Med Oncol 2014; 31:185. [DOI: 10.1007/s12032-014-0185-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2014] [Accepted: 08/12/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Prognostic factors in hodgkin lymphoma. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2014; 6:e2014053. [PMID: 25045461 PMCID: PMC4103502 DOI: 10.4084/mjhid.2014.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Accepted: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is among the neoplastic diseases that has the best long-term outcome after cytotoxic treatment. Cure rates approach 80–90%; however, 15–20% of patients will be resistant to therapy (primary refractory) or relapse after treatment. Prognostic factors should help to stratify treatment according to the risk profile and identify patients at risk for failure. Significance of prognostic factors partly depends on the efficacy of the treatments administered, since new effective therapies can variably counterbalance the adverse effects of some unfavorable clinical determinants. As a consequence, some prognostic factors thought to be important in the past may become meaningless when modern successful therapies are used. Therefore, the value of prognostic factors has to be updated periodically, and then adapted to new emerging biomarkers. Besides the prognostic role of PET imaging, tissue and circulating biomarkers, as the number of tumor-infiltrating macrophages, cytokine and chemokine levels and profiling of circulating nucleic acids (DNA and microRNAs) have shown promise.
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Ghesquières H, Maurer MJ, Casasnovas O, Ansell SM, Larrabee BR, Lech-Maranda E, Novak AJ, Borrel AL, Slager SL, Brice P, Allmer C, Brion A, Ziesmer SC, Morschhauser F, Habermann TM, Gaillard I, Link BK, Stamatoullas A, Fermé C, Dogan A, Macon WR, Audouin J, Cerhan JR, Salles G. Cytokine gene polymorphisms and progression-free survival in classical Hodgkin lymphoma by EBV status: results from two independent cohorts. Cytokine 2013; 64:523-31. [PMID: 24008079 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2013.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2013] [Revised: 06/18/2013] [Accepted: 08/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cytokines are important immune mediators of classical Hodgkin lymphoma (CHL) pathogenesis, and circulating levels at diagnosis may help predict prognosis. Germline single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in immune genes have been correlated with cytokine production and function. METHODS We investigated whether selected germline SNPs in IL10 (rs1800890, rs1800896, rs1800871, rs1800872), TNFA (rs1800629), IL6 (rs1800795), ILRN (rs419598), INFG (rs2430561) and CCL17 (rs223828) were associated with circulating levels of related cytokines at diagnosis and progression-free survival (PFS) in CHL. Patients were from France (GELA, N=464; median age=32years) and the United States (Iowa/Mayo Specialized Program Of Research Excellence [SPORE], N=239; median age=38years); 22% of 346 CHL cases with EBV tumor status were positive. RESULTS There was no association with any of the SNPs with cytokine levels. Overall, there was no association of any of the SNPs with PFS. In exploratory analyses by EBV status, TNFA rs1800629 (HRAA/AG=2.41; 95%CI, 1.17-4.94) was associated with PFS in EBV-negative GELA patients, with similar trends in the SPORE patients (HRAA/AG=1.63; 95%CI, 0.61-4.40). In a meta-analysis of the two studies, TNFA (HRAA/AG=2.11; 95%CI, 1.18-3.77; P=0.01) was statistically significant, and further adjustment for the international prognostic system did not alter this result. CONCLUSIONS This study showed that germline variation in TNFA was associated with CHL prognosis for EBV-negative patients, which will require confirmation. These results support broader studies on the differential impact of genetic variation in immune genes on EBV-positive vs. EBV-negative CHL pathogenesis.
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- Hervé Ghesquières
- Onco-Hematology, Centre Léon Bérard, UMR CNRS 5239, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France; Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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Jakovic LR, Mihaljevic BS, Jovanovic MDP, Bogdanovic AD, Andjelic BM, Bumbasirevic VZ. Prognostic Significance of Bcl-2, Tumor-Associated Macrophages, and Total Neoplastic and Inflammatory Lymph Node Involvement in Advanced Stage Classical Hodgkins Lymphoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1159/000343664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Rathore B, Kadin ME. Hodgkin's lymphoma therapy: past, present, and future. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2011; 11:2891-906. [PMID: 21050034 DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2010.515979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD The treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) with the use of radiotherapy and systemic chemotherapy has been one of the success stories of modern oncology. HL therapy has been the paradigm for the systematic evaluation of different curative modalities, resulting in cure for the majority of patients. The current focus is on designing initial therapeutic strategies that retain efficacy and minimize long-term toxicity. Appropriate use of pathologic, clinical, biologic and radiologic prognostic factors in identification of aggressive HL is paramount in designing a successful therapeutic strategy. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW This review addresses the current and future use of prognostic tools, including PET scanning and other biomarkers, in identifying patients with aggressive HL, with reference to publications from the last two decades. The current standard approaches with the use of combined modality therapy and systemic chemotherapy as well as the promising role of future response-adapted strategies is reviewed. WHAT THE READER WILL GAIN The reader will obtain a comprehensive review of risk assessment strategies as well as current and investigational therapeutic approaches in the management of HL. TAKE HOME MESSAGE In HL, appropriate utilization of risk assessment strategies is required to maximize therapeutic outcomes while minimizing toxicity, especially long-term toxicity. Response-adapted therapy utilizing PET has the potential to profoundly improve the therapeutic landscape in HL.
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- Bharti Rathore
- Department of Medicine, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence Rhode Island 02908, USA
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Prognostic analysis and a new risk model for Hodgkin lymphoma in Japan. Int J Hematol 2010; 91:446-55. [PMID: 20198461 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-010-0533-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2009] [Revised: 02/05/2010] [Accepted: 02/08/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The Japan Clinical Oncology Group conducted two multicenter phase II trials in 200 patients with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) in the 1990s. Among 181 patients whose histopathological specimens were available and reviewed by 6 hematopathologists, 167 (92.3%) were diagnosed with HL. Five-year overall survival (OS) among these 167 patients was 88.3%, including 89.2% among nodular sclerosis and 82.2% among mixed cellularity cases. International prognostic score was not closely associated with OS. Seven unfavorable prognostic factors for OS on univariate analysis were male, B symptoms, clinical stage of III or IV, elevated serum LDH, elevated alkaline phosphatase, elevated beta2-microglobulin, and pathological subtype (mixed cellularity and lymphocyte depletion). On multivariate analysis, male [HR 3.30 (95% CI 1.15-9.52, p = 0.027)] and elevated serum LDH [HR 2.41 (95% CI 1.07-5.43, p = 0.034)] were independent factors for OS. Based on these prognostic factors, the 5-year OS was 95.7% in the low-risk group (no adverse factor), 87.9% in the intermediate-risk group (1 adverse factor) and 73.3% in the high-risk group (2 adverse factors). This simple prognostic model for HL warrants further validation studies.
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Blum KA. Upcoming diagnostic and therapeutic developments in classical Hodgkin's lymphoma. HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2010; 2010:93-100. [PMID: 21239777 DOI: 10.1182/asheducation-2010.1.93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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With improvements in therapy, increasing dose intensity, early recognition of toxicity, and enhanced supportive care, current outcomes in patients with classical Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) may be superior to disease-free and overall survival (OS) predicted by existing prognostic models, including the International Prognostic Score (IPS). The addition of biologic markers to recognized clinical prognostic factors, including those of the IPS, may to improve patient risk stratification and guide therapy in the future. However, the identification of these markers has been problematic due to the lack of large, confirmatory prospective trials, reproducibility and feasibility of the assays, and failure to improve upon already recognized clinical risk factors. One biomarker in particular, CD68, present on tumor infiltrating macrophages and detectable by immunohistochemical staining, is significantly associated with both shortened progression-free and disease-specific survivals in patients with HL at diagnosis and at relapse. In addition, less than 5% CD68+ cells correlates with a 100% disease-specific survival in patients with early-stage HL. CD68 represents just one of the many prognostic markers that could eventually be used to risk-stratify therapy. In addition, biologic markers may not only serve as prognostic markers, but also as therapeutic targets in HL. This review examines current data using the IPS to determine patient outcome, discuss several potential biologic prognostic markers, and summarize new therapies that are currently in clinical development in HL.
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- Kristie A Blum
- Division of Hematology, The Arthur G. James Comprehensive Cancer Center and The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Analysis of 18F-FDG PET diffuse bone marrow uptake and splenic uptake in staging of Hodgkin’s lymphoma: a reflection of disease infiltration or just inflammation? Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2009; 36:1813-21. [DOI: 10.1007/s00259-009-1183-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2009] [Accepted: 05/14/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Clinical significance of interleukin-10 gene polymorphisms and plasma levels in Hodgkin lymphoma. Leuk Res 2009; 33:1352-6. [PMID: 19201467 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2009.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2008] [Revised: 12/17/2008] [Accepted: 01/14/2009] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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We studied plasma levels of IL-10 and five single nucleotide polymorphisms in the interleukin-10 (IL-10) gene promoter in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) to address potential genotype-phenotype correlations. Patients with elevated IL-10 levels were more likely to have advanced stage disease and inferior event-free survival. Homozygous carriers of the variant alleles at position -592 (AA) and -1082 (GG) of the IL-10 promoter had higher IL-10 plasma levels, independent of male gender and advanced stage of disease which also determined increased IL-10 production. This analysis indicates that the genetic background can modulate plasma levels of IL-10, and ultimately prognosis in HL.
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Hsi ED. Biologic features of Hodgkin lymphoma and the development of biologic prognostic factors in Hodgkin lymphoma: tumor and microenvironment. Leuk Lymphoma 2008; 49:1668-80. [PMID: 18798102 DOI: 10.1080/10428190802163339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Classical Hodgkin lymphoma is now recognised as a B-cell lymphoma. Improved therapy has increased cure rates dramatically; however, relapse and death still occurs in a minority of patients. Much has been learned about the biology of Hodgkin and Reed Sternberg cells and their interactions with the microenvironment, which has informed studies exploring biologic markers that may improve upon clinical prognostic models. This manuscript reviews recent advances in our understanding of the pathobiology of cHL with an emphasis on biologic prognostic markers.
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- Eric D Hsi
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Enblad G, Molin D, Glimelius I, Fischer M, Nilsson G. The Potential Role of Innate Immunity in the Pathogenesis of Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2007; 21:805-23. [PMID: 17908621 DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2007.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The innate immune system is our first line of defense against danger signals but in Hodgkin's lymphoma the role seems opposite, favoring malignant development. In this article we describe interactions between Hodgkin's and Reed-Sternberg cells and the cells of the innate immune system: eosinophils, mast cells, neutrophils, and macrophages. These cells clearly contribute to the pathogenesis of this disease and to the prognosis. Cytokines and chemokines released from the activated immune cells probably promote tumor cell growth and survival along with angiogenesis. Mast cells and eosinophils seem also to contribute to the fibrosis that is so characteristic for nodular sclerosis.
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- Gunilla Enblad
- Department of Oncology, Radiology, and Clinical Immunology, Section of Oncology, Uppsala University Hospital, Rudbeck Laboratory C11, S-75185 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Casasnovas RO, Mounier N, Brice P, Divine M, Morschhauser F, Gabarre J, Blay JY, Voillat L, Lederlin P, Stamatoullas A, Bienvenu J, Guiguet M, Intrator L, Grandjean M, Brière J, Ferme C, Salles G. Plasma Cytokine and Soluble Receptor Signature Predicts Outcome of Patients With Classical Hodgkin's Lymphoma: A Study From the Groupe d'Etude des Lymphomes de l'Adulte. J Clin Oncol 2007; 25:1732-40. [PMID: 17389336 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.08.1331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PurposeApproximately 15% of patients with localized and 30% with disseminated classical Hodgkin's lymphoma fail to respond or relapse after first-line treatment. Usual prognosis scoring systems are actually unable to identify this small subset of patients with good confidence, pointing out the need for additional prognostic biomarkers.Patients and MethodsWe prospectively analyzed the prognosis value of plasma levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), its soluble receptors TNF-R1 and TNF-R2, IL-10, IL1-RA, IL-6, and soluble CD30 (sCD30) when taken before any treatment in 519 consecutive patients with a first diagnosis of classical Hodgkin's lymphoma.ResultsLevels of TNFα higher than 46 pg/mL, TNF-R1 higher than 3 ng/mL, TNF-R2 higher than 5 ng/mL, IL-10 higher than 30 pg/mL, IL1-RA higher than 668 pg/mL, IL-6 higher than 30 pg/mL, and sCD30 higher than 80 U/mL were associated with poor event-free and overall survival. In multivariate analysis, high levels of IL1-RA, IL-6, and sCD30 were independent poor prognosis factors, and the cytokine signature based on their combination allowed the stratification of patients in four prognosis classes, reaching a 5-year event-free survival probability of 92%, 85%, 76%, and 15%, respectively. This index was more potent than other scoring systems to predict patient event-free survival, and remained independent from the international prognostic score (P < .001), adding significant prognostic information to its predictive power.ConclusionPlasma cytokine signature is sufficient to predict disease-related outcome in classical Hodgkin's lymphoma, and allows the identification of patients with very high risk of treatment failure.
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- René-Olivier Casasnovas
- Service d'hématologie clinique, Hôpital Le Bocage, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, Dijon, France.
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Visco C, Nadali G, Vassilakopoulos TP, Bonfante V, Viviani S, Gianni AM, Federico M, Luminari S, Peethambaram P, Witzig TE, Pangalis G, Cabanillas F, Medeiros LJ, Sarris AH, Pizzolo G. Very high levels of soluble CD30 recognize the patients with classical Hodgkin's lymphoma retaining a very poor prognosis. Eur J Haematol 2006; 77:387-94. [PMID: 16879607 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2006.00725.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the prognostic role of pretreatment serum levels of soluble CD30 (sCD30) in patients with advanced stage classical Hodgkin's lymphoma (cHL) treated with adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine or equivalent regimens. METHODS We identified 321 previously untreated patients with cHL who presented to the participating centers between 1985 and 2002, and had serum samples available for the determination of sCD30 levels. RESULTS With a median follow-up of 72 months, the actuarial 5-year overall survival was 82%, and failure-free survival (FFS) was 71%. The median serum level of sCD30 was 65 U/mL (range: 1-2230), and was significantly higher (P < 0.0001) when compared with a group of 113 healthy controls (4 U/mL, range: 0-20). Increasing level of sCD30 was associated with a continuous worsening of FFS and OS, and patients with sCD30 >or=200 U/mL had a 5-year FFS of 39%. With multivariate analysis, sCD30, Ann Arbor stage, and lactic acid dehydrogenase were significant independent factors in terms of FFS. The association of the above-mentioned three independent prognostic variables could discriminate 22% of patients with 5-year FFS of 40%. CONCLUSIONS Our data confirm the independent prognostic role of sCD30 in identifying the patients with high risk of treatment failure, and show that its association with other variables can recognize patients with FFS considerably lower than 50%.
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- Carlo Visco
- Department of Hematology, Ospedale S. Bortolo, Vicenza, Italy
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Cherif H, Landgren O, Konradsen HB, Kalin M, Björkholm M. Poor antibody response to pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination suggests increased susceptibility to pneumococcal infection in splenectomized patients with hematological diseases. Vaccine 2006; 24:75-81. [PMID: 16107293 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2005.07.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2005] [Accepted: 07/25/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Patients with hematological diseases undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic splenectomy are at increased risk of pneumococcal infections. Vaccination is a straightforward option in preventing these infections. A well-defined cohort of splenectomized patients with hematological disorders was followed according to response to 23-valent pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide (Pneumovax N) vaccination. A total of 76 splenectomized patients (Hodgkin lymphoma, HL 26, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, NHL 19, immune-mediated cytopenias 28, and others 3) with a median age of 52 years (range 18-82 years) were included. Pneumococcal polysaccharide (PS) antibodies were determined using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay before vaccination, at peak, and follow-up. A poor response to vaccination was observed in 21 (28%) patients and a good response in 55 (72%), respectively. During the follow-up period of 7.5 years (range 3.5-10.5 years) after vaccination, and despite repeated revaccination in many cases, a total of five episodes (in three patients) of pneumococcal infections were reported, all confined to the poor responder group. Revaccination did not improve antibody levels in this group. The median age at vaccination was significantly higher in the group of poor responders (p=0.0006). None of the following factors could predict a poor antibody response: gender, disease activity or aggressiveness in hematological malignancies, previous radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy, time between splenectomy and pneumococcal vaccination, time between chemotherapy/radiotherapy and study pneumococcal vaccination (1 year), or the presence of hypogammaglobulinemia. In conclusion, a substantial proportion of splenectomized patients with hematological diseases mounted a poor PS antibody response and remained at risk for pneumococcal infections despite vaccination. In the absence of apt indirect clinical predictors of antibody response, with the exception of age, measurement of antibody levels seems to be a feasible method for early identification of this patient subgroup. Poor responders do not benefit from revaccination, and should be offered other prophylactic measures.
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- Honar Cherif
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital and Institute, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Landgren O, Björkholm M, Konradsen HB, Söderqvist M, Nilsson B, Gustavsson A, Axdorph U, Kalin M, Grimfors G. A prospective study on antibody response to repeated vaccinations with pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide in splenectomized individuals with special reference to Hodgkin's lymphoma. J Intern Med 2004; 255:664-73. [PMID: 15147530 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2004.01312.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Splenectomy is accompanied by a life-long risk of overwhelming postsplenectomy infection (OPSI), mainly caused by polysaccharide (PS) encapsulated bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae. Despite extensive prophylactic efforts the mortality and morbidity rates remain high. The present study was based on a strategy with a predefined vaccination algorithm including repeated 23-valent pneumococcal vaccinations and monitoring of pneumococcal antibody levels. The antibody levels of splenectomized Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) patients were compared with those patients splenectomized due to immune-mediated cytopenias [autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) and immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)] and also individuals who were splenectomized because of trauma (TRAUMA). METHODS A total of 311 splenectomized individuals were included in this prospective study (208 HL; 15 AIHA; 60 ITP; 28 TRAUMA). Depending on their individual anti-PS antibody levels measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay technique the patients were revaccinated with 23-valent pneumococcal PS vaccine up to four times in accordance with the predefined algorithm. For each vaccination occasion, serum was collected at vaccination, after 1 month +/- 2 weeks (peak), and after 1 year +/- 6 months (follow-up). Patient files, a national population-based database, and microbiological databases were checked for 124 HL patients to identify OPSI. RESULTS A significant response was recorded on primary vaccination as well as on two revaccination occasions for HL, AIHA/ITP, as well as TRAUMA patients. None of the variables age, gender, or time elapsed between splenectomy and first pneumococcal vaccination was found to be associated with mean PS antibody levels at prevaccination, peak or follow-up. No severe adverse events were reported. Amongst 124 clinically monitored HL patients, 10 OPSI were recorded in seven patients during the study period. One of these patients, a middle-aged female, died as a result of fulminant pneumococcal bacteraemia, which was her third OPSI during a 7-year period. CONCLUSIONS A significant response to pneumococcal PS vaccination was found in all three groups (HL, AIHA/ITP and TRAUMA) of splenectomized patients. Importantly, both primary and repeated vaccinations were safe. Until further knowledge is gained regarding the protective concentration of serotype-specific antibody concentrations we believe that the value of vaccination and frequent revaccination (every 1-5 years) in combination with education of patients and health care professionals and clinical monitoring is beneficial for these patients at risk for OPSI.
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- O Landgren
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Hospital and Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Montalbán C, García JF, Abraira V, González-Camacho L, Morente MM, Bello JL, Conde E, Cruz MA, García-Sanz R, García-Laraña J, Grande C, Llanos M, Martínez R, Flores E, Méndez M, Ponderós C, Rayón C, Sánchez-Godoy P, Zamora J, Piris MA. Influence of Biologic Markers on the Outcome of Hodgkin's Lymphoma: A Study by the Spanish Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Study Group. J Clin Oncol 2004; 22:1664-73. [PMID: 15117989 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.06.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Purpose Current therapies fail to cure a significant proportion of patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL). Predictive systems for stratification of the disease and selection of treatment based on sets of clinical variables, such as the international prognostic score (IPS), are of relatively small practical value. The predictive use of biologic parameters has so far provided limited and inconsistent results. Here we explore the influence of a set of molecular markers on the outcome of HL. Patients and Methods Forty molecular markers involved in B-cell differentiation and activation, signal transduction, cell cycle, and apoptosis control were analyzed in 259 classic HL patient cases by using tissue microarrays. Univariate analysis was performed to evaluate the influence of markers on favorable outcome (complete remission of > 12 months). Significant variables were included in a multivariate logistic regression analysis, and the probability of favorable outcome was estimated. Results Univariate analysis revealed four molecular markers that predicted outcome, and the multivariate analysis showed p53, Bcl-XL, and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase–mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate-biotin nick-end labeling (TUNEL) to have independent significance. The combination of these factors determined two groups of patients (group I, zero to one factor; group II, two to three factors) with a probability of a favorable outcome of .948 and .687, respectively. A multivariate Cox's model shows that these biologic risk groups have special predictive power in low-IPS patients. Conclusion The data from this exploratory study suggest that the accumulation of molecular events seems to influence the outcome of HL, particularly in the low-IPS group.
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- Carlos Montalbán
- Medicina Interna, Hematología and Unidad de Bioestradistica Clínica, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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Su CC, Chiu HH, Chang CC, Chen JC, Hsu SM. CD30 Is Involved in Inhibition of T-Cell Proliferation by Hodgkin’s Reed-Sternberg Cells
1. Cancer Res 2004; 64:2148-52. [PMID: 15026356 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-03-1337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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CD30 is expressed on Hodgkin's Reed-Sternberg (H-RS) cells, the tumor cells in Hodgkin's disease. Increased levels of serum CD30 are observed in Hodgkin's disease patients and are a good marker for predicting a poor prognosis and a poor response to therapy. In this study, we addressed the effect of CD30 on T cells. We showed that CD30, either as a membranous protein on H-RS cells and Chinese hamster ovary cells or as a plate-bound chimeric protein, inhibited T-cell proliferation. Anti-CD3-stimulated T cells in the presence of CD30 failed to increase tritium uptake and failed to express CD25 and CD26 and to produce interleukin 2. The inhibition of T-cell proliferation was, however, reversed with addition of exogenous interleukin 2 or pretreatment of H-RS cells with anti-CD30. Inability of T cells to express CD25 and CD26 in cocultures with H-RS cells or a plate-bound CD30 chimeric protein is in accordance with the results of immunohistochemistry on disease-involved tissues. We conclude that H-RS cells are able to inhibit the proliferation and activation of T cells through CD30-related interaction. The outcome of CD30-related interaction is an ineffective antitumor immunity, which is clearly in favor of the growth and survival of the tumor cells.
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- Che-Chun Su
- Graduate Institute of Immunology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, 1 Jen-Ai Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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The sensitivity of pediatric Hodgkin disease to radiation and chemotherapy has resulted in cure for most children and adolescents who have been diagnosed in the past three decades. Identification of prognostic factors in clinical trials has allowed for tailoring of therapeutic approaches to improve outcome in sequential trials. Tumor burden, symptoms, clinical features, pathology, response to therapy, biology, and host factors are reviewed in this context. New developments should be directed toward identification of factors associated with biologic mechanisms of disease to facilitate the development of biologically targeted therapies that will be more efficacious and less toxic.
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- Cindy L Schwartz
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, CMSC 800, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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Fatigue is one of the most prevalent and distressing symptoms of cancer, and is a common side-effect of many of the treatments available for the management of malignant disease. We critically assess the evidence for cancer-related fatigue and its treatment in adults. Little is known about the cause and mechanisms of fatigue, and research into methods of alleviating the condition has focused on treatment for anaemia and behavioural interventions, such as exercise, both of which are effective in reducing fatigue. Although research into the condition has increased considerably in the past decade, important gaps in knowledge remain.
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- Karin Ahlberg
- The Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University, School of Health Caring Sciences, Institute of Nursing, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Wu C, Yang R, Zhou J, Bao S, Zou L, Zhang P, Mao Y, Wu J, He Q. Production and characterisation of a novel chicken IgY antibody raised against C-terminal peptide from human thymidine kinase 1. J Immunol Methods 2003; 277:157-69. [PMID: 12799048 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1759(03)00062-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Egg yolk is a good source of highly specific antibodies against mammalian antigens because of the phylogenetic distance between birds and mammals. Chicken egg yolk immunoglobulins (IgY) were generated to a synthetic 31-amino acid peptide from the C-terminal of human HeLa thymidine kinase 1 (TK1) enzyme. The anti-TK1 IgY antibody was purified using affinity chromatography against the 31-amino acid peptide. The purified antibody inhibited the catalytic activity of the TK1 enzyme in the CEM TK1(+) cells and recognized the 25-kDa subunit and tetrameric form of TK1, which has a pI value of 8.3. No immunoreaction was observed in CEM TK1(-) cells. Western blot of the serum TK1 (S-TK1) also showed that only a single band was found in the serum of patients with malignancies. No band was seen in healthy serum. Furthermore, dot blots and enhanced chemiluminescence (ECL) detection of S-TK1 performed on sera of preoperative patients with gastric cancer (GC) (n=31) and healthy controls (n=62) showed that the levels of S-TK1 in the sera of cancer patients were significantly different (P<0.01). Using ECL dot blots, 0.1 pg of TK1 in 3 microl sera could be detected. Immunohistostaining of tissues in the 11 advanced-stage cancer patients (four breast carcinomas, three hepatocarcinomas and four thyroid carcinomas) indicated that a strong staining of TK1 enzyme was found in the cytoplasm of malignant cells. No staining or weak staining was seen in normal tissues. We suggest that screening for TK1 using anti-TK1 IgY may be potentially useful for serological and immunohistochemical detection of TK1 as an early prognosis and for monitoring patients undergoing treatment.
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- Chuanjing Wu
- The Centre of Analysis and Testing, Wuhan University, China
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Vincent JL, Dubois MJ, Navickis RJ, Wilkes MM. Hypoalbuminemia in acute illness: is there a rationale for intervention? A meta-analysis of cohort studies and controlled trials. Ann Surg 2003; 237:319-34. [PMID: 12616115 PMCID: PMC1514323 DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000055547.93484.87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 361] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether hypoalbuminemia is an independent risk factor for poor outcome in the acutely ill, and to assess the potential of exogenous albumin administration for improving outcomes in hypoalbuminemic patients. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Hypoalbuminemia is associated with poor outcomes in acutely ill patients, but whether this association is causal has remained unclear. Trials investigating albumin therapy to correct hypoalbuminemia have proven inconclusive. METHODS A meta-analysis was conducted of 90 cohort studies with 291,433 total patients evaluating hypoalbuminemia as an outcome predictor by multivariate analysis and, separately, of nine prospective controlled trials with 535 total patients on correcting hypoalbuminemia. RESULTS Hypoalbuminemia was a potent, dose-dependent independent predictor of poor outcome. Each 10-g/L decline in serum albumin concentration significantly raised the odds of mortality by 137%, morbidity by 89%, prolonged intensive care unit and hospital stay respectively by 28% and 71%, and increased resource utilization by 66%. The association between hypoalbuminemia and poor outcome appeared to be independent of both nutritional status and inflammation. Analysis of dose-dependency in controlled trials of albumin therapy suggested that complication rates may be reduced when the serum albumin level attained during albumin administration exceeds 30 g/L. CONCLUSIONS Hypoalbuminemia is strongly associated with poor clinical outcomes. Further well-designed trials are needed to characterize the effects of albumin therapy in hypoalbuminemic patients. In the interim, there is no compelling basis to withhold albumin therapy if it is judged clinically appropriate.
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- Jean-Louis Vincent
- Department of Intensive Care, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium.
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Carde P, Koscielny S, Franklin J, Axdorph U, Raemaekers J, Diehl V, Aleman B, Brosteanu O, Hasenclever D, Oberlin O, Bonvin N, Björkholm M. Early response to chemotherapy: a surrogate for final outcome of Hodgkin's disease patients that should influence initial treatment length and intensity? Ann Oncol 2002; 13 Suppl 1:86-91. [PMID: 12078910 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/13.s1.86] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Early adjustment of treatment may benefit the patient. In order to guide treatment adjustment, use of early response (ER) or early complete response (ECR), judged after the few initial cycles of chemotherapy, is common in pediatric and also adult Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's studies. Paradoxically, almost no data support this strategy. PATIENTS AND METHODS The influence of ECR on outcome was evaluated in three series of advanced Hodgkin's disease (HD), leading to a series of questions. RESULTS The 1982 EORTC study assessed prospectively the time frame needed to reach an apparent complete response (CR) through repeated tumor measurements. In patients assessed at mid-treatment before the fifth cycle, both 15 year freedom from progression (FFP) and overall survival (OS) were superior in ECR patients compared with other patients continued on the same treatment (61% versus 37%; P < 0.001). A series of questions arise from these observations. Question 1: is the shortening of treatment detrimental? In a randomized Swedish trial, in one arm treatment was shortened in patients evaluated from the fifth cycle as ECR as compared with the standard eight cycles arm, 10 year cause-specific-survival (CSS) was 53 versus 69% [not significant (ns)]; 10 year OS 49% versus 58% (ns). Conversely, in the EORTC 20884 study, ECR patients given only six cycles did as well as patients entering CR later and, for this reason, given eight cycles (identical 6 year event-free survival 75%). Question 2: is early treatment adaptation in patients who failed to reach ER beneficial? In the French MDH 90 trial, 15% of children failed to reach ECR after four cycles; in these children only, anthracyclines plus alkylating agents were given and the dose of radiotherapy increased, improving the results observed in the previous trial. In the EORTC 20884 study, patients who failed to reach an ECR were switched earlier to involved field RT: their results matched those of ECR patients, at the difference of the previous trial. Question 3: is ER a predicting factor that can be used with any type of treatment? Probably not, based on the German Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group trial HD 9: ECR is highly dependent on specific interval from treatment start and on treatment intensity. DISCUSSION More general questions stem from these results. Question 4: is the definition of ER secured? With conventional imaging, the different methods for response assessment at end treatment also lead to different response rates; the assessment in the middle of treatment itself and the use of newer imaging techniques may further increase the variation. Indeed, question 5 is: is ER a concept based on any biology? Correlation to markers, 99mTc uptake, PET and hematological tolerance might help to pinpoint how and why ER represents a surrogate for final outcome. CONCLUSION ER is a surrogate for final outcome, reflecting both tumor burden and activity. This predictability may, and possibly should, impact on treatment.
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- P Carde
- Department of Medicine, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France.
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Risk-adapted treatment strategies have constituted a major issue since the beginning of clinical research into Hodgkin's disease (HD). Various prognostic factors have been identified and several of those considered for staging procedures, resulting in strictly stage-dependent treatment recommendations for patients suffering from HD. These factors may be subdivided in host-related (e.g. age, sex) and tumour-related (e.g. number of tumour cells, growth characteristics, spread of tumour cells, resistance to apoptosis) factors. Owing to the striking improvement of the overall prognosis in HD patients it may be difficult to identify novel prognostic factors analysing the minority of patients with a fatal outcome. However, especially in advanced-stage disease, improved treatment results were achieved by the introduction of more aggressive treatment regimens, resulting in an increased toxicity rate. Thus, partially in contrast to earlier work in this field, future prognostic factors are needed for identification of those patients that have a good prognosis and might be susceptible to overtreatment. During the Fifth International Symposium on Hodgkin's Lymphoma, promising results on several new prognostic markers were presented. Furthermore, a joint effort to design new studies on large, well characterised patient groups has been initiated.
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- T Zander
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Cologne, Germany
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Chronowski GM, Wilder RB, Tucker SL, Ha CS, Sarris AH, Hagemeister FB, Barista I, Hess MA, Cabanillas F, Cox JD. An elevated serum beta-2-microglobulin level is an adverse prognostic factor for overall survival in patients with early-stage Hodgkin disease. Cancer 2002; 95:2534-8. [PMID: 12467067 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.10998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND The relative importance of prognostic factors in patients with early-stage Hodgkin disease remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate prognostic factors among patients who received chemotherapy before radiotherapy. METHODS From 1987 to 1995, 217 consecutive patients ranging in age from 16 to 88 years (median, 28 years) with Ann Arbor Stage I (n = 55) or II (n = 162) Hodgkin disease underwent chemotherapy before radiotherapy at a single center. Most were treated on prospective studies. Patients received a median of three cycles of induction chemotherapy. Mitoxantrone, vincristine, vinblastine, and prednisone (NOVP), doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD), mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone (MOPP), cyclophosphamide, vinblastine, procarbazine, prednisone, doxorubicin, bleomycin, dacarbazine, and CCNU (CVPP/ABDIC), or other chemotherapeutic regimens were given to 160, 18, 15, 10, and 14 patients, respectively. The median radiotherapy dose was 40 Gy. Serum beta-2-microglobulin (beta-2M) levels ranged from 1.0 to 4.1 mg/L (median, 1.7 mg/L; upper limit of normal, 2.0 mg/L). We studied univariate and multivariate associations between survival and the following clinical features: serum beta-2M level above 1.25 times the upper limit of normal (n = 12), male gender (n = 113), hypoalbuminemia (n = 11), and bulky mediastinal disease (n = 94). RESULTS Follow-up of surviving patients ranged from 0.9 to 13.4 years (median, 6.6 years) and 92% were observed for 3.0 or more years. Nineteen patients have died. Only elevation of the serum beta-2M level was an independent adverse prognostic factor for overall survival (P = 0.0009). CONCLUSIONS The prognostic significance of a simple, widely available, and inexpensive blood test, beta-2M, has not been studied routinely in patients with Hodgkin disease and should be tested prospectively in large, cooperative group trials.
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- Gregory M Chronowski
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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Zanotti R, Trolese A, Ambrosetti A, Nadali G, Visco C, Ricetti MM, Benedetti F, Pizzolo G. Serum levels of soluble CD30 improve International Prognostic Score in predicting the outcome of advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma. Ann Oncol 2002; 13:1908-14. [PMID: 12453859 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdf333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The International Prognostic Score (IPS) and circulating levels of the soluble form of CD30 molecule (sCD30) have both been associated with poor outcome in patients with advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL). The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic power of the combined evaluation of sCD30 and IPS in these patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS We included 101 patients with advanced HL, treated with ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine) or MOPP (mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine and prednisone)/ABVD chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy. All were tested for pre-treatment sCD30 levels. RESULTS Six-year estimated overall survival (OS) and failure-free survival (FFS) was 89% +/- 3% and 75% +/- 4%, respectively. Thirty-three patients (33%) had IPS >2; their FFS was 60% compared with 82% in the remaining patients (P = 0.027). Serum sCD30 levels were > or =100 U/ml in 41 (41%) patients; their FFS at 6 years was 58%, compared with 87% in patients with sCD30 <100 U/ml (P = 0.003). In the 18 patients with both sCD30 > or =100 U/ml and IPS >2, FFS was significantly worse (44%) than in patients with low sCD30 and low IPS (89%) (P <0.001) or with only one of the two adverse prognostic factors (73%) (P = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS In our study, the combination of IPS >2 and serum sCD30 levels > or =100 U/ml identifies a sizeable subgroup (18%) of advanced HL patients with very poor FFS, who might take advantage of intensified up-front treatment strategies.
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- R Zanotti
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Hematology, University of Verona, Policlinico G.B. Rossi, Italy.
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Vassilakopoulos TP, Angelopoulou MK, Siakantaris MP, Kontopidou FN, Dimopoulou MN, Boutsis DE, Anargyrou K, Kokoris SI, Giannakakis A, Karkantaris C, Kyrtsonis MC, Tsaftaridis P, Rombos J, Variamis E, Korkolopoulou P, Kittas C, Pangalis GA. Hodgkin's lymphoma in first relapse following chemotherapy or combined modality therapy: analysis of outcome and prognostic factors after conventional salvage therapy. Eur J Haematol 2002; 68:289-98. [PMID: 12144535 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2002.01721.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the prognosis of patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) who relapse following a complete remission (CR) achieved by chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy (CT+/-RT), and to identify prognostic factors for freedom from second progression (FF2P). METHODS We analyzed the prognostic significance of the initial CT regimen (4 vs. 7-8 drugs), treatment-free interval (TFI), and demographic, clinical, and laboratory factors at the time of relapse and diagnosis, in 113 patients with HL, who relapsed after a CR achieved by CT+/-RT. RESULTS Conventional salvage CT+/-RT was administered in 107 patients, while six received RT only. The 5-yr FF2P was 24%, while the 10-yr survival after relapse (O2S) was 39% and was not afffected by the initial CT regimen. Multivariate analysis revealed that extranodal disease at relapse (P<0.001), TFI<6 month (P<0.001), > or =5 involved sites at diagnosis (P=0.04) and anemia at relapse (P=0.03) were independent predictors of FF2P. 55% of patients had 0 or 1 of these adverse prognostic factors. The 5-yr FF2P of patients with 0, 1 or 2 adverse factors was 58%, 34% and 5% (P<0.0001). The corresponding rates for 10-yr O2S were 68%, 51% and 25%, respectively (P=0.002). CONCLUSIONS Our data confirmed the significance of TFI and extranodal relapse and demonstrated a potential role for anemia at relapse and number of involved sites at diagnosis, for the prognosis of patients with HL relapsing after CT+/-RT. The combination of these prognostic factors defines a sizeable subgroup of patients with favorable outcome following conventional salvage therapy.
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- Theodoros P Vassilakopoulos
- Hematology Section, First Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 16 Sevastoupoleos Street, Athens, Greece
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Vassilakopoulos TP, Angelopoulou MK, Siakantaris MP, Kontopidou FN, Dimopoulou MN, Barbounis A, Grigorakis V, Karkantaris C, Anargyrou K, Chatziioannou M, Rombos J, Boussiotis VA, Vaiopoulos G, Kittas C, Pangalis GA. Prognostic factors in advanced stage Hodgkin's lymphoma: the significance of the number of involved anatomic sites. Eur J Haematol 2001; 67:279-88. [PMID: 11872075 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2001.00561.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is curable by conventional chemotherapy in 60--70% of patients. The pretreatment identification of a sizeable subgroup of patients with sufficiently low failure-free survival (FFS) to be eligible for investigational treatment is necessary. OBJECTIVES To determine the prognostic significance of the number of involved sites (NIS) in patients with advanced HL and its relationship to the International Prognostic Score (IPS). METHODS A retrospective review of patients with advanced HL, defined as Ann Arbor stage (AAS) IB, IIB, III or IV, treated with anthracycline-based regimens. The end-point was FFS. RESULTS We identified 277 patients with a median age of 32 yr (14--78), 57% of whom were males. AAS was I in 4% of patients, II in 29%, III in 38% and IV in 29%. B-symptoms were recorded in 81%. Most patients had nodular sclerosis (64%) and mixed cellularity (26%) histology. IPS was greater-than-or-equals 3 in 44% of 242 evaluable patients. The NIS was greater-than-or-equals 5 in 32% of the patients and 20% of all patients had both greater-than-or-equals 5 involved sites and IPS greater-than-or-equals 3. The 10-yr FFS was 67%, being 76% vs. 50% for patients with less-than-or-equals 4 vs. greater-than-or-equals 5 involved sites (P < 0.0001). The NIS (greater-than-or-equal 5), AAS IV and anemia were independent predictors of FFS in multivariate analysis. The NIS remained significant along with IPS, when the latter was included in the analysis. Patients with greater-than-or-equals 5 involved sites and IPS greater-than-or-equals 3 had 10-yr FFS overall, and relapse-free survival of 41%, 45% and 49%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The NIS was associated with FFS in advanced HL, was independent of IPS, and led to the identification of a sizeable subgroup of patients with 10-yr FFS of approximately 40%. This factor should be evaluated during the development of prognostic systems.
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- T P Vassilakopoulos
- Hematology Section, First Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Recent publications in hematological oncology. Hematol Oncol 2001. [PMID: 11438977 DOI: 10.1002/hon.672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In order to keep subscribers up-to-date with the latest developments in their field, John Wiley & Sons are providing a current awareness service in each issue of the journal. The bibliography contains newly published material in the field of hematological oncology. Each bibliography is divided into 14 sections: 1 Books, Reviews & Symposia; 2 General; Leukemias: 3 Lymphoblastic; 4 Myeloid & Myelodysplastic Syndromes; 5 Chronic; 6 Others; Lymphomas: 7 Hodgkin's; 8 Non-Hodgkin's; 9 Plasmacytomas/Multiple Myelomas; 10 Others; 11 Bone Marrow Transplantation; 12 Cytokines; 13 Diagnosis; 14 Cytogenetics. Within each section, articles are listed in alphabetical order with respect to author. If, in the preceding period, no publications are located relevant to any one of these headings, that section will be omitted.
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