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Norris R, Jones J, Mancini E, Chevassut T, Simoes FA, Pepper C, Pepper A, Mitchell S. Patient-specific computational models predict prognosis in B cell lymphoma by quantifying pro-proliferative and anti-apoptotic signatures from genetic sequencing data. Blood Cancer J 2024; 14:105. [PMID: 38965209 PMCID: PMC11224250 DOI: 10.1038/s41408-024-01090-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 06/18/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024] Open
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Genetic heterogeneity and co-occurring driver mutations impact clinical outcomes in blood cancers, but predicting the emergent effect of co-occurring mutations that impact multiple complex and interacting signalling networks is challenging. Here, we used mathematical models to predict the impact of co-occurring mutations on cellular signalling and cell fates in diffuse large B cell lymphoma and multiple myeloma. Simulations predicted adverse impact on clinical prognosis when combinations of mutations induced both anti-apoptotic (AA) and pro-proliferative (PP) signalling. We integrated patient-specific mutational profiles into personalised lymphoma models, and identified patients characterised by simultaneous upregulation of anti-apoptotic and pro-proliferative (AAPP) signalling in all genomic and cell-of-origin classifications (8-25% of patients). In a discovery cohort and two validation cohorts, patients with upregulation of neither, one (AA or PP), or both (AAPP) signalling states had good, intermediate and poor prognosis respectively. Combining AAPP signalling with genetic or clinical prognostic predictors reliably stratified patients into striking prognostic categories. AAPP patients in poor prognosis genetic clusters had 7.8 months median overall survival, while patients lacking both features had 90% overall survival at 120 months in a validation cohort. Personalised computational models enable identification of novel risk-stratified patient subgroups, providing a valuable tool for future risk-adapted clinical trials.
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- Richard Norris
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK.
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Truong HL, Barreto JN, Mara KC, Hampel PJ, Micallef IN, Nowakowski GS, Thanarajasingam G, Thompson CA, Wang Y, Witzig TE, Herrmann SM, Leung N. Rechallenge With High-Dose Methotrexate After Treatment With Glucarpidase in Adult Patients With Lymphoma. JCO Oncol Pract 2024; 20:797-807. [PMID: 38408299 DOI: 10.1200/op.23.00628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/28/2024] Open
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PURPOSE Limited evidence exists regarding methotrexate (MTX) resumption after patients with lymphoma receive glucarpidase for toxic MTX levels and acute kidney injury (AKI). METHODS This retrospective review included adults with lymphoma treated with glucarpidase after MTX at Mayo Clinic between January 31, 2020, and October 10, 2022. Descriptive statistics summarize patient characteristics and clinical outcomes. RESULTS Of 11 patients treated with glucarpidase after MTX, seven (64%) were rechallenged with MTX. Indications for MTX rechallenge included confirmed CNS disease (n = 6, 86%) and intravascular lymphoma (n = 1, 14%). Compared with the nonrechallenged subgroup, before receiving MTX that required glucarpidase rescue, the rechallenged patients had lower median pretreatment serum creatinine (Scr; 0.7 v 1.2 mg/dL), and none had AKI with previous MTX doses, n = 0 (0%) versus n = 2 (50%). During the MTX dose requiring glucarpidase rescue, the rechallenged group had lower median peak Scr (1.26 v 3.32 mg/dL) and lower incidence of AKI stage III (n = 1 [14%] v n = 3 [75%]), and none of the rechallenged patients required renal replacement therapy (RRT; n = 0 [0%] v n = 1 [25%]). At the first rechallenge after glucarpidase administration, the median MTX dose reduction was 56% (range, 46%-75%), and the lowest used dose when prescribed according to each treatment protocol schedule was 1.5 g/m2. Two (29%) patients experienced AKI (n = 1 stage I, n = 1 stage II) after MTX rechallenge. Zero patients required RRT, and zero required another glucarpidase administration. Six (86%) patients completed all recommended MTX doses. CONCLUSION In selected adults with lymphoma who required glucarpidase for toxic MTX levels after administration of high-dose MTX, resumption of MTX therapy at lower doses is safe. Patients selected for MTX resumption had experienced less severe AKI during the previous cycle compared with those not selected for MTX resumption.
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- Huong L Truong
- Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Loxo@Lilly, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Shimada K, Ohmachi K, Machida R, Ota S, Itamura H, Tsujimura H, Takayama N, Shimada T, Kurosawa M, Tabayashi T, Shimoyama T, Ohshima K, Miyazaki K, Maruyama D, Kinoshita T, Ando K, Hotta T, Tsukasaki K, Nagai H. Secondary central nervous system involvement in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma treated with rituximab combined CHOP therapy - a supplementary analysis of JCOG0601. Ann Hematol 2024; 103:2021-2031. [PMID: 38280061 PMCID: PMC11090957 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-024-05620-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/29/2024]
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Secondary central nervous system involvement (sCNSi) in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is fatal. However, its features in patients with sCNSi who are categorized as lower risk by international prognostic index (IPI) or CNS-IPI are not yet fully understood. In the present analysis, we evaluated DLBCL patients who developed sCNSi at their first progression and who participated in JCOG0601, most of whom were lower risk by IPI. Of 409 patients, 21 (5.1%) developed sCNSi during a median follow-up of 4.9 years. Five-year cumulative incidence of sCNSi were 5.1%; and 4.0%, 5.3%, and 11.5% at low, intermediate, and high risk of CNS-IPI, respectively. The most common locations of extranodal lesions at the time of registration in patients with sCNSi were the stomach (n = 4), paranasal cavity (n = 3), and bone marrow (n = 2). In univariable analysis, paranasal cavity lesion was a high-risk factor for sCNSi (subdistribution hazard ratio, 4.34 [95% confidence interval 1.28-14.73]). Median overall survival after sCNSi was 1.3 years, with a 2-year overall survival rate of 39.3%. The incidence of sCNSi in DLBCL patients at lower risk of CNS-IPI was low, as previously reported, but paranasal cavity lesion might indicate high risk for organ involvement. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: JCOG0601 was registered in the UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN000000929, date of registration; December 04, 2007) and the Japan Registry of Clinical Trials (jRCTs031180139, date of registration; February 20, 2019).
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- Kazuyuki Shimada
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-Cho, Showa-Ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8550, Japan.
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Japan Clinical Oncology Group Data Center, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Respiratory Medicine and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Chiba Cancer Center, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyorin University, Mitaka, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Oncology/Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Hematology Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Cell Therapy, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan
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Fischer T, Zing NP, Fortier SC, Schmidt J, Silveira TB, Chiattone CS. Application of the Central Nervous System International Prognostic Index (CNS-IPI) score in daily practice: a retrospective analysis apart from the clinical trial at two centers in Brazil. Hematol Transfus Cell Ther 2024; 46:137-145. [PMID: 37085346 DOI: 10.1016/j.htct.2023.02.003] [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: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and, despite all the progress in this field, central nervous system infiltration (CNSi) still occurs at an incidence of 2-10%. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the Central Nervous System International Prognostic Index (CNS-IPI) score in daily practice regarding the reproducibility in a heterogeneous cohort apart from a clinical trial. METHODS Primary DLBCL patients were eligible for this study, between January 2007 and January 2017. All patients were treated with rituximab-based chemotherapy, mostly R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone). The CNSi was diagnosed by liquor (positive cytology and/or immunophenotype), computerized tomography, magnetic resonance image and/or fluorodeoxy-glucose-positron emission tomography, requested only in symptomatic patients when the CNSi was clinically suspected. The CNS-IPI was assessed by graphical comparison and calibration. RESULTS After applying the inclusion/exclusion criteria, 322 patients were available for the analysis. The median follow-up was 60 months and the median age was 58 years. Seven patients experienced CNSi, characterizing an incidence of 2.17% (7/322). Comparing groups of patients with and without CNSi, we observed that the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), number of extranodal sites, IPI, kidney/adrenal and absence of complete response were statistically different. The CNS-IPI model stratified patients in a three-risk group model as low-, intermediate- and high-risk. In our cohort, using the same stratification, we obtained an equivalent the 2-year rate of CNS relapse of 0.0%, 0.8% and 13.8%, respectively. CONCLUSION Our study reinforces the reproducibility of the CNS-IPI, specifically apart from clinical trials, and suggests the CNS-IPI score as a tool to guide therapy.
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- Thais Fischer
- Santa Casa de Sao Paulo School of Medical Sciences, São Paulo SP, Brazil; Ac Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Santa Casa de Sao Paulo School of Medical Sciences, São Paulo SP, Brazil
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- Santa Casa de Sao Paulo School of Medical Sciences, São Paulo SP, Brazil
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- Santa Casa de Sao Paulo School of Medical Sciences, São Paulo SP, Brazil; Ac Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Santa Casa de Sao Paulo School of Medical Sciences, São Paulo SP, Brazil
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Conconi A, Chiappella A, Ferreri AJM, Stathis A, Botto B, Sassone M, Gaidano G, Balzarotti M, Merli F, Tucci A, Vanazzi A, Tani M, Bruna R, Orsucci L, Cabras MG, Celli M, Annibali O, Liberati AM, Zanni M, Ghiggi C, Pisani F, Pinotti G, Dore F, Esposito F, Pirosa MC, Cesaretti M, Bonomini L, Vitolo U, Zucca E. IELSG30 phase 2 trial: intravenous and intrathecal CNS prophylaxis in primary testicular diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Blood Adv 2024; 8:1541-1549. [PMID: 38181782 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023011251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024] Open
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ABSTRACT Primary testicular diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (PTL) is characterized by high risk of contralateral testis and central nervous system (CNS) relapse. Chemoimmunotherapy with intrathecal (IT) CNS prophylaxis and contralateral testis irradiation eliminates contralateral recurrences and reduces CNS relapses. The IELSG30 phase 2 study investigated feasibility and activity of an intensified IT and IV CNS prophylaxis. Patients with stage I/II PTL who had not received treatment received 2 cycles of IV high-dose methotrexate (MTX) (1.5 g/m2) after 6 cycles of the R-CHOP regimen (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone, every 21 days). IT liposomal cytarabine was administered on day 0 of cycles 2 to 5 of 21-day R-CHOP regimen. Contralateral testis radiotherapy (25-30 Gy) was recommended. Fifty-four patients (median age: 66 years) with stage I (n = 32) or II (n = 22) disease were treated with R-CHOP, 53 received at least 3 doses of IT cytarabine, 48 received at least 1 dose of IV MTX, and 50 received prophylactic radiotherapy. No unexpected toxicity occurred. At a median follow-up of 6 years, there was no CNS relapse; 7 patients progressed, and 8 died, with 5-year progression-free and overall survival rates of 91% (95% confidence interval [CI], 79-96) and 92% (95% CI, 81-97), respectively. Extranodal recurrence was documented in 6 patients (in 2 without nodal involvement). In 4 cases, the relapse occurred >6 years after treatment. Causes of death were lymphoma (n = 4), second primary malignancy (n = 1), cerebral vasculopathy (n = 1), unknown (n = 2). Intensive prophylaxis was feasible and effective in preventing CNS relapses. Late relapses, mainly at extranodal sites, represented the most relevant pattern of failure. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT00945724.
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- Haematology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona, Switzerland
- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
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- SC Ematologia, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Lymphoma Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- SCDU Ematologia, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont and AOU Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- UO Ematologia, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Division of Clinical Haemato-Oncology, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- UO Ematologia, Dipartimento Oncologia ed Ematologia, Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci, Ravenna, Italy
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- Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Lymphoma Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Ospedale degli Infermi, Hematology Unit, Rimini, Italy
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- Area Ematologia Medicina Trasfusionale e Terapia cellulare Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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- SC Oncoematologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria, Università degli studi di Perugia, Terni, Italy
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- Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Hospital, Hematology Unit, Alessandria, Italy
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino UO Ematologia e Terapie Cellulari, Genoa, Italy
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Regina Elena, Rome, Italy
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- Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona, Switzerland
- Institute of Oncology Research, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Medical Oncology, Candiolo Cancer Institute, Fondazione del Piemonte per l'Oncologia-IRCCS, Candiolo, Turin, Italy
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- Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona, Switzerland
- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
- Institute of Oncology Research, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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Suyama T, Matsui K, Makihara K, Tsuru M. Isolated Central Nervous System Involvement after Brentuximab Vedotin Treatment for HIV-Positive ALK-Negative Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma. Case Rep Hematol 2024; 2024:5534556. [PMID: 38434150 PMCID: PMC10904676 DOI: 10.1155/2024/5534556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated lymphoma poses a high mortality risk despite antiretroviral therapy (ART). Although intermediate- or high-grade B-cell lymphomas are common, anaplastic large-cell lymphomas (ALCLs) are rare and seldom affect the central nervous system (CNS). Herein, we present a case of HIV-associated ALCL with isolated CNS involvement that occurred following the discontinuation of ART that was administered after treatment with brentuximab vedotin (BV)-which does not cross the blood-brain barrier. At the time of CNS recurrence, the patient's CD4 count was 9 cells/mm3. This is the first report of CNS recurrence in HIV-associated ALCL. Considering the high risk of CNS relapse, we suggest initiating CNS prophylaxis in cases of HIV-associated ALCL, particularly in patients receiving CNS-impermeable agents such as BV.
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- Takuya Suyama
- Diabetes and Hematology Division, National Hospital Organization Kanmon Medical Center, 1-1, Sotouracho, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi 752-8510, Japan
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- Diabetes and Hematology Division, National Hospital Organization Kanmon Medical Center, 1-1, Sotouracho, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi 752-8510, Japan
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- Surgical Pathology, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, 1-1 Sonekitamachi, Kokura Minami-Ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 800-0296, Japan
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- Diabetes and Hematology Division, National Hospital Organization Kanmon Medical Center, 1-1, Sotouracho, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi 752-8510, Japan
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Chan CY, Ou CW, Chang H, Kuo MC, Lin TL, Hung YS, Wu JH, Shih LY, Kao HW. Primary breast diffuse large B-cell lymphoma characterized by CNS relapse and successful hematopoietic stem cell transplantation salvage therapy. J Formos Med Assoc 2024:S0929-6646(24)00053-6. [PMID: 38296697 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2024.01.020] [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: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Primary breast diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (PB-DLBCL) is rare, with a high incidence of central nervous system (CNS) relapse. This study aims to investigate clinical characteristics, prognostic factors, and outcomes in Taiwanese PB-DLBCL patients and review the literature on PB-DLBCL. METHODS Thirty-one PB-DLBCL patients diagnosed between 2000 and 2021 were retrospectively enrolled for analysis. RESULTS The median age was 49 (range 26-79) years. The complete remission (CR) rate was 90.3%. Nine (90%) of the ten patients who experienced relapse had CNS involvement at the time of relapse. The one-year, two-year, and five-year progression-free survival (PFS) rates were 86.6% (95% confidence interval [CI] 75.2-99.8), 75.8% (95% CI 61.6-93.2), and 45.1% (95% CI 29.5-68.9), respectively. The five-year overall survival (OS) rate was 64.1% (95 % CI 48.4-85.0). A stage-modified International Prognostic Index (mIPI) less than two (five-year PFS rate 52.5% vs. 17.1%, P = 0.02) and the achievement of CR after first-line treatment (two-year PFS rate 80.3% vs. 33.3%, P < 0.001) were significant favorable prognostic factors for PFS. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) after the first relapse was associated with significantly improved post-relapse OS (five-year OS rate 85.7% vs. 20.0%, P = 0.02) and PFS (five-year PFS rate 85.7% vs. 20.0%, P = 0.02). CONCLUSION Patients with low-risk mIPI scores, CR after first-line treatment, and those who underwent HSCT after the first relapse had significantly better survival. Intrathecal chemotherapy conferred no benefit in preventing CNS relapse. Further research is needed to assess frontline HSCT's effectiveness in improving outcomes and preventing CNS relapses in PB-DLBCL patients.
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- Chu-Yi Chan
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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Chua BJG, Low CE, Yau CE, Tan YH, Chiang J, Chang EWY, Chan JY, Poon EYL, Somasundaram N, Rashid MFBH, Tao M, Lim ST, Yang VS. Recent updates on central nervous system prophylaxis in patients with high-risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Exp Hematol Oncol 2024; 13:1. [PMID: 38173015 PMCID: PMC10765685 DOI: 10.1186/s40164-023-00467-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
Abstract
The use of central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) remains controversial. Although uncommon, CNS relapses are invariably fatal in this otherwise curable disease. Accurate identification of patients at risk and the optimal approach to CNS prophylaxis therefore remains an area of unmet need. The existing literature, largely retrospective in nature, provides mixed conclusions regarding the efficacy of CNS prophylaxis. The utility of CNS prophylaxis has itself been challenged. In this review, we dissect the issues which render the value of CNS prophylaxis uncertain. We first compare international clinical guidelines for CNS prophylaxis. We then interrogate the factors that should be used to identify high-risk patients accurately. We also explore how clinical patterns of CNS relapse have changed in the pre-rituximab and rituximab era. We then discuss the efficacy of CNS-directed approaches, intensification of systemic treatment and other novel approaches in CNS prophylaxis. Improved diagnostics for early detection of CNS relapses and newer therapeutics for CNS prophylaxis are areas of active investigation. In an area where prospective, randomized studies are impracticable and lacking, guidance for the use of CNS prophylaxis will depend on rigorous statistical review of retrospective data.
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- Bernard Ji Guang Chua
- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 10 Medical Dr, Singapore, 117597, Singapore
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 10 Medical Dr, Singapore, 117597, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Oncology Academic Clinical Program, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Oncology Academic Clinical Program, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Oncology Academic Clinical Program, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Oncology Academic Clinical Program, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Oncology Academic Clinical Program, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore.
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Oncology Academic Clinical Program, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore.
- Translational Precision Oncology Lab, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), 61 Biopolis Dr Proteos, Singapore, 138673, A*STAR, Singapore.
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Lewis KL, Jakobsen LH, Villa D, Smedby KE, Savage KJ, Eyre TA, Cwynarski K, Bishton MJ, Fox CP, Hawkes EA, Maurer MJ, El-Galaly TC, Cheah CY. High-Dose Methotrexate as CNS Prophylaxis in High-Risk Aggressive B-Cell Lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 2023; 41:5376-5387. [PMID: 37797284 DOI: 10.1200/jco.23.00365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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PURPOSE CNS progression or relapse is an uncommon but devastating complication of aggressive B-cell lymphoma. There is no consensus regarding the optimal approach to CNS prophylaxis. This study was designed to determine whether high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) is effective at preventing CNS progression in patients at high risk of this complication. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients age 18-80 years with aggressive B-cell lymphoma and high risk of CNS progression, treated with curative-intent anti-CD20-based chemoimmunotherapy, were included in this international, retrospective, observational study. Cause-specific hazard ratios (HRs) and cumulative risks of CNS progression were calculated according to use of HD-MTX, with time to CNS progression calculated from diagnosis for all patients (all-pts) and from completion of frontline systemic lymphoma induction therapy, for patients in complete response at completion of chemoimmunotherapy (CR-pts). RESULTS Two thousand four hundred eighteen all-pts (HD-MTX; n = 425) and 1,616 CR-pts (HD-MTX; n = 356) were included. CNS International Prognostic Index was 4-6 in 83.4% all-pts. Patients treated with HD-MTX had a lower risk of CNS progression (adjusted HR, 0.59 [95% CI, 0.38 to 0.90]; P = .014), but significance was not retained when confined to CR-pts (adjusted HR, 0.74 [95% CI, 0.42 to 1.30]; P = .29), with 5-year adjusted risk difference of 1.6% (95% CI, -1.5 to 4.4; all-pts) and 1.4% (95% CI, -1.5 to 4.1; CR-pts). Subgroups were underpowered to draw definitive conclusions regarding the efficacy of HD-MTX in individual high-risk clinical scenarios; however, there was no clear reduction in CNS progression risk with HD-MTX in any high-risk subgroup. CONCLUSION In this large study, high-risk patients receiving HD-MTX had a 7.2% 2-year risk of CNS progression, consistent with the progression risk in previously reported high-risk cohorts. Use of HD-MTX was not associated with a clinically meaningful reduction in risk of CNS progression.
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- Katharine L Lewis
- Linear Clinical Research, Nedlands, WA, Australia
- Division of Haematology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia
- Division of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- BC Cancer Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- BC Cancer Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research & Wellness Centre at Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
- Monash University School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Clinical Trials and Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Haematology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Linear Clinical Research, Nedlands, WA, Australia
- Division of Haematology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia
- Division of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- Department of Haematology, PathWest, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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Schaff L. Central Nervous System Lymphoma. Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2023; 29:1710-1726. [PMID: 38085895 DOI: 10.1212/con.0000000000001356] [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: 12/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This article reviews the clinical presentation, diagnostic workup, staging, and treatment of primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma and common manifestations of secondary CNS lymphoma. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS Lymphoma can arise in the CNS de novo (primary CNS lymphoma) or as the result of systemic disease (secondary CNS lymphoma). Symptoms may include focal neurologic deficits related to the disease site, cognitive decline, and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure. Standard treatment may differ based on lymphoma subtype and location. A majority of CNS lymphoma is diffuse large B-cell subtype and exhibits aggressive behavior. First-line treatment is generally methotrexate-based polychemotherapy. Response rates to treatment are high, approximately 80% to 90% for primary CNS lymphoma, but relapse is common. Consolidation approaches including myeloablative chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell rescue, nonmyeloablative chemotherapy, radiation, and medical maintenance regimens reduce rates of relapse. The recent development of targeted agents such as Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors and immunomodulatory strategies have shown promise in the treatment of CNS lymphoma. Immunotherapy in the form of checkpoint inhibitors and chimeric antigen receptor T cells is being studied. More indolent forms of lymphoma may be treated with radiation or targeted therapy. ESSENTIAL POINTS CNS lymphoma is an uncommon but clinically meaningful manifestation of extranodal lymphoma. The diagnosis requires a high level of suspicion for rapid initiation of potentially curative treatment.
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Cui JY, Liu YF, Gao B, Mi L, Deng LJ, Zhu J, Hou SL. Model for Predicting Central Nervous System Relapse in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma and Discussion of Prophylaxis Measures. World Neurosurg 2023; 179:e387-e396. [PMID: 37652134 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.08.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Relapse of the central nervous system (CNS) is a rare but fatal complication in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The purpose of this study is to learn how to identify high-risk patients and take effective preventive measures. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 1,290 adult patients with DLBCL at Peking University Cancer Hospital and Shanxi Bethune Hospital between 2010 and 2020. RESULTS There were 55 patients with CNS relapse who had a median follow-up of 5 years. The risk of CNS relapse was 1.58% in the low-risk group, 5.66% in the moderate-risk group, and 11.67% in the high-risk group based on CNS International Prognostic Index (CNS-IPI). We found that CNS-IPI and testicular involvement were risk factors for CNS relapse, with OR 1.913 (95% CI: 1.036∼3.531; P = 0.038) versus. OR 3.526 (95% CI: 1.335∼9.313; P = 0.011), respectively. Intrathecal MTX and/or cytarabine prophylaxis was used in 166 patients (13.94%), intravenous (IV) high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) prophylaxis in 8 patients (0.67%), and intrathecal plus intravenous prophylaxis in 15 patients (1.26%). There was no significant difference in CNS relapse risk between IT, HD-MTX, and no prophylaxis recipients (12.7% vs. 0% vs. 23.6%, respectively, P = 0.170). The risk of CNS relapse was similar whether or not patients accepted prophylaxis (5-year risk 4.1% vs. 2.2%, P = 0.140). CONCLUSIONS Central nervous system (CNS) relapse is associated with high risk CNS-IPI and testicular involvement. Therefore, it is necessary to pursue novel prophylactic strategies for CNS relapse.
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- Ju-Ya Cui
- Department of Lymphoma, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Lymphoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute (Beijing Cancer Hospital), Beijing, China
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- College of Mathematics, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Lymphoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute (Beijing Cancer Hospital), Beijing, China
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- Department of Lymphoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute (Beijing Cancer Hospital), Beijing, China
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- Department of Lymphoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute (Beijing Cancer Hospital), Beijing, China
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- Department of Lymphoma, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.
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Bobillo S, Wilson MR, Cwynarski K. Controversies in central nervous system prophylaxis of high-risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Curr Opin Oncol 2023; 35:382-388. [PMID: 37551947 DOI: 10.1097/cco.0000000000000973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Central nervous system (CNS) relapse in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an uncommon but devastating complication with an overall survival of less than 6 months. This article will review the recent updates on CNS prophylaxis including new potential advances in the identification of high-risk patients. RECENT FINDINGS The identification of patients at a high risk of CNS relapse is based on clinical and biological features has improved over recent years; however, the of different CNS prophylaxis strategies including intrathecal chemotherapy and high-dose methotrexate have been recently questioned in several large retrospective studies. The analysis of cell-free circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in the cerebrospinal fluid has been shown to identify patients with a high risk of CNS involvement and work is ongoing to identify how this can be used as a prognostic biomarker. SUMMARY Recent clinical retrospective data have questioned the effectiveness of intrathecal and high-dose methotrexate in the prevention of CNS relapse in high-risk DLBCL patients. The role of more sensitive methods to detect CNS involvement and the benefit of novel therapies in CNS relapse prevention are currently under evaluation.
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- Sabela Bobillo
- Department of Haematology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, University Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow
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- Department of Haematology, University College London Hospital, London, UK
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Lantz J, Portell CA, Ayers EC. Central nervous system prophylaxis in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: What does the evidence tell us? Blood Rev 2023; 61:101101. [PMID: 37258362 DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2023.101101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Secondary involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) by diffuse large b-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a rare yet often catastrophic event for DLBCL patients. As standard first-line therapy for DLBCL with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP) does not cross the blood-brain barrier, one approach to lessen the risk of CNS relapse has been to include additional agents, primarily methotrexate, directed at the CNS with standard R-CHOP although the timing, dose, and mode of administration differs widely across treating physicians. This practice derives from decades of non-randomized, often retrospective data with inconsistent outcomes. The current available tools and risk models are imprecise in their ability to predict which patients are truly at risk of secondary CNS relapse and more recent, large-scale real-world analyses call into question these longstanding practices. In a field lacking any prospective, randomized studies, this review synthesizes the available data investigating the utility of CNS prophylaxis in patients with DLBCL receiving 1st line therapy.
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- Jeffrey Lantz
- Division of Hematology and Oncology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine; Charlottesville, VA, USA.
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine; Charlottesville, VA, USA.
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine; Charlottesville, VA, USA.
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Thieblemont C, Altmann B, Frontzek F, Renaud L, Chartier L, Ketterer N, Récher C, Poeschel V, Fitoussi O, Held G, Casasnovas O, Haioun C, Morschhauser F, Glass B, Mounier N, Tilly H, Rosenwald A, Ott G, Lenz G, Molina T, Ziepert M, Schmitz N. Central nervous system relapse in younger patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a LYSA and GLA/DSHNHL analysis. Blood Adv 2023; 7:3968-3977. [PMID: 36716220 PMCID: PMC10410133 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022008888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Most patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) can be cured with immunochemotherapy such as R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone). Patients with progression or relapse in the central nervous system (CNS) face dismal outcomes. The impact of more aggressive regimens used in frontline therapy has not been systematically investigated in this context. To this end, we analyzed a large cohort of 2203 younger patients with DLBCL treated on 10 German (German Lymphoma Alliance [GLA]/The German High Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group [DSHNHL]) and French (The Lymphoma Study Association [LYSA]) prospective phase 2 and 3 trials after first-line therapy with R-CHOP, R-CHOEP (R-CHOP + etoposide), dose-escalated R-CHOEP followed by repetitive stem cell transplantation (R-MegaCHOEP), or R-ACVBP (rituximab, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vindesine, bleomycine, and prednisone) followed by consolidation including multiple drugs crossing the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Patients with DLBCL with an age-adjusted International Prognostic Index (aaIPI) of 0 to 1 showed very low cumulative incidence rates of CNS relapse regardless of first-line therapy and CNS prophylaxis (3-year cumulative incidences 0%-1%). Younger high-risk patients with aaIPI of 2 to 3 had 3-year cumulative incidence rates of 1.6% and 4% after R-ACVBP plus consolidation or R-(Mega)CHO(E)P, respectively (hazard ratio 2.4; 95% confidence interval: 0.8-7.4; P = .118). Thus, for younger high-risk patients, frontline regimens incorporating agents crossing the BBB may reduce often fatal CNS relapse.
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- Catherine Thieblemont
- Université de Paris, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hemato-oncologie, Saint-Louis Hôpital, Paris, France
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics, and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology, and Pneumonology, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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- Université de Paris, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hemato-oncologie, Saint-Louis Hôpital, Paris, France
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- Statistique, Lymphoma Academic Research Organisation, Pierre-Benite, France
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- Centre d’Oncologie-Hématologie, Bois-Cerf Clinique, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse Oncopole, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical School, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Oncologie-Hematologie, Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine, Bordeaux, France
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- Department for Hematology and Oncology, Westpfalz-Klnikum Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Service d'Hématologie Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, INSERM UMR1231, Dijon, France
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- APHP, Hematologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Creteil, France
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- Department for Hematology, Oncology, Tumor Immunology, and Palliative Care, Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany
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- Hematologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire L’Archet, Nice, France
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- INSERM U1245, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute for Clinical Pharmacology, Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology, and Pneumonology, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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- Université de Paris, APHP, Anatomo-pathologie, Necker Hôpital, Paris, France
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics, and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology, and Pneumonology, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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Ghione P, Lewis KL, Bobillo S, Nayak L, Schorb E, Nichelli L, Ng A, Savage KJ, McKay P, Nastoupil L, Soussain C, Cwynarski K. Central nervous system lymphomas-Assessment and treatment and prevention of central nervous system relapse. Hematol Oncol 2023. [PMID: 37381737 DOI: 10.1002/hon.3197] [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: 04/08/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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In this review focused on lymphoma and the central nervous system (CNS), we summarize recent developments in the management of primary (PCNSL) and secondary CNS lymphoma (SCNSL), treatment of CNS lymphoma in the older population, the neuroradiological assessment of CNS lymphoma and finally highlight the ongoing debate on optimal CNS prophylaxis. The section on PCNSL focuses on the different approaches available for frontline treatment in Europe and the United States and discusses consolidation strategies. We then highlight available strategies to treat PCNSL in the elderly population, an area of unmet need. New therapies aiming at minimizing toxicity and prioritizing quality of life are emerging for these patients. Secondary CNS lymphoma, especially in the relapsed/refractory setting is another area of unmet need, and the efficacy of CAR-T cell therapy is being explored. We provide an overview of the imaging challenges in the neuroradiological assessment of CNS lymphoma. Finally, the section on CNS prophylaxis summarizes recent findings from large retrospective studies challenging the efficacy of present approaches to prophylaxis in higher-risk patients with lymphoma.
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- Paola Ghione
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Linear Clinical Research, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Hôpitaux Universitaires La Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, Division of Medical Oncology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Bobillo S, Khwaja J, Ferreri AJM, Cwynarski K. Prevention and management of secondary central nervous system lymphoma. Haematologica 2023; 108:673-689. [PMID: 36384246 PMCID: PMC9973486 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2022.281457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Secondary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma (SCNSL) is defined by the involvement of the CNS, either at the time of initial diagnosis of systemic lymphoma or in the setting of relapse, and can be either isolated or with synchronous systemic disease. The risk of CNS involvement in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is approximately 5%; however, certain clinical and biological features have been associated with a risk of up to 15%. There has been growing interest in improving the definition of patients at increased risk of CNS relapse, as well as identifying effective prophylactic strategies to prevent it. SCNSL often occurs within months of the initial diagnosis of lymphoma, suggesting the presence of occult disease at diagnosis in many cases. The differing presentations of SCNSL create the therapeutic challenge of controlling both the systemic disease and the CNS disease, which uniquely requires agents that penetrate the blood-brain barrier. Outcomes are generally poor with a median overall survival of approximately 6 months in retrospective series, particularly in those patients presenting with SCNSL after prior therapy. Prospective studies of intensive chemotherapy regimens containing high-dose methotrexate, followed by hematopoietic stem cell transplantation have shown the most favorable outcomes, especially for patients receiving thiotepa-based conditioning regimens. However, a proportion of patients will not respond to induction therapies or will subsequently relapse, indicating the need for more effective treatment strategies. In this review we focus on the identification of high-risk patients, prophylactic strategies and recent treatment approaches for SCNSL. The incorporation of novel agents in immunochemotherapy deserves further study in prospective trials.
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- Sabela Bobillo
- Department of Hematology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona
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- Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London
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- Lymphoma Unit, Department of Onco-Haematology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan
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- Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London
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Zhang N, Xu D, Liu B, Shi X, Xie X, Wang Z. Prophylaxis strategies containing high dose intravenous methotrexate on preventing CNS relapse for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma at intermediate to high risk: A study based on 12 cohorts in the rituximab era. Int Immunopharmacol 2022; 113:109299. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2022.109299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Lewis KL, Cheah CY. About time: why central nervous system prophylaxis timing in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma matters and does the protocol need updating? Expert Rev Hematol 2022; 15:959-962. [PMID: 36278876 DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2022.2140138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Katharine Louise Lewis
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.,University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.,Linear Clinical Research, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.,University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.,Pathwest, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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Eyre TA, Savage KJ, Cheah CY, El-Galaly TC, Lewis KL, McKay P, Wilson MR, Evens AM, Bobillo S, Villa D, Maurer MJ, Cwynarski K, Ferreri AJM. CNS prophylaxis for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Lancet Oncol 2022; 23:e416-e426. [DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(22)00371-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lin Z, Chen X, Liu L, Zeng H, Li Z, Xu B. The role of central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis in preventing DLBCL patients from CNS relapse: A network meta-analysis. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2022; 176:103756. [PMID: 35809794 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2022.103756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Secondary central nervous system (CNS) relapses are an uncommon yet devastating complication in diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Although several prophylaxis attempts were employed clinically in order to reduce the CNS relapse rate, the optimal management remained uncertain. METHODS We employed conventional meta-analysis along with Network meta-analysis to investigate an optimal prophylactic strategy. The primary outcome was CNS relapse rate. RESULTS A total of thirty-six studies comprising 5 RCTs, one clinical trial and 30 observational studies were included. Rituximab overall was superior in reducing CNS relapse rate, and the statistical significance exists (RR 0.79(0.68-0.93), p = 0.004). In rituximab era, none of intravenous, intrathecal administration or novel target agents could significantly decrease CNS relapse rate in high CNS risk patients. Intensive chemotherapy regimen containing HD-MTX with HD-Ara-C (SUCRA 93.4 %) was ranked as the first in reducing CNS relapse rate followed by no prophylaxis (SUCRA 57.5 %), HD-MTX (SUCRA 53.1 %), IT (SUCRA 34.5 %) and lenalidomide maintenance (SUCRA 11.5 %). In addition, intercalated HD-MTX had a trend of reducing CNS relapse but without statistical significance (RR 0.86(0.44-1.68), p = 0.67). However, i-HD-MTX was associated with increased grade 3-4 toxicities and prolonged inpatient stay. Early HD-MTX exposure also increased the treatment related death. CONCLUSION Our network meta-analysis provides an overview of the relative efficacy of all available CNS prophylaxis strategies in DLBCL. In rituximab era, none of intravenous, intrathecal administration or novel target agents could significantly decrease CNS relapse rate in high CNS risk patients. Further studies with prospective, randomized clinical trials as well as with more focus on novel target agents that could spread blood-brain barriers are suggested.
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- Zhijuan Lin
- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University and Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Key Laboratory of Xiamen for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematological Malignancy, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University and Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Key Laboratory of Xiamen for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematological Malignancy, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University and Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Key Laboratory of Xiamen for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematological Malignancy, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University and Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Key Laboratory of Xiamen for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematological Malignancy, Xiamen, China.
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University and Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Key Laboratory of Xiamen for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematological Malignancy, Xiamen, China.
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Shichijo T, Tatetsu H, Nosaka K, Higuchi Y, Kikukawa Y, Inoue Y, Toyoda K, Yasunaga J, Matsuoka M. Predictive impact of soluble interleukin‐2 receptor and number of extranodal sites for identification of patients at very high risk of CNS relapse in diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma. EJHAEM 2022; 3:385-393. [PMID: 35846027 PMCID: PMC9175809 DOI: 10.1002/jha2.393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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There remains an unmet clinical need to identify which patients with diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma (DLBCL) would benefit from central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis, due to the low positive predictive value (PPV; 10%–15%) of the currently available predictive models. To stratify patients at high risk of developing CNS relapse, we retrospectively analyzed 182 patients with DLBCL initially treated with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R‐CHOP), or a R‐CHOP‐like regimen. Among them, 17 patients relapsed with CNS involvement, and the 2‐year rate of CNS relapse was 7.9%. Upon carrying out multivariate analysis, ≥3 extranodal sites and elevated soluble interleukin‐2 receptor (sIL‐2R) levels at diagnosis were identified as independent risk factors for CNS relapse. The 2‐year and 3.5‐year rates of CNS relapse were 57.1% and 78.6%, respectively, in patients with both elevated sIL‐2R and ≥3 extranodal sites. Furthermore, combined use of these risk factors of both elevated sIL‐2R and ≥3 extranodal sites resulted in a high PPV (71.4%), negative predictive value (93.1%), and overall accuracy (92.3%) for undergoing CNS relapse. In conclusion, we propose a simple and valuable tool to predict patients with DLBCL at very high risk of CNS relapse.
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- Takafumi Shichijo
- Department of Hematology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases Kumamoto University Hospital Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases Kumamoto University Hospital Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases Kumamoto University Hospital Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases Kumamoto University Hospital Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology Kumamoto City Hospital Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases Kumamoto University Hospital Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases Kumamoto University Hospital Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases Kumamoto University Hospital Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases Kumamoto University Hospital Kumamoto Japan
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Orellana-Noia VM, Reed DR, McCook AA, Sen JM, Barlow CM, Malecek MK, Watkins M, Kahl BS, Spinner MA, Advani R, Voorhees TJ, Snow A, Grover NS, Ayers A, Romancik J, Liu Y, Huntington SF, Chavez JC, Saeed H, Lazaryan A, Raghunathan V, Spurgeon SE, Ollila TA, Del Prete C, Olszewski A, Ayers EC, Landsburg DJ, Echalier B, Lee J, Kamdar M, Caimi PF, Fu T, Liu J, David KA, Alharthy H, Law J, Karmali R, Shah H, Stephens DM, Major A, Rojek AE, Smith SM, Yellala A, Kallam A, Nakhoda S, Khan N, Sohail MA, Hill BT, Barrett-Campbell O, Lansigan F, Switchenko J, Cohen J, Portell CA. Single-route CNS prophylaxis for aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphomas: real-world outcomes from 21 US academic institutions. Blood 2022; 139:413-423. [PMID: 34570876 PMCID: PMC8777199 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2021012888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Prophylaxis is commonly used to prevent central nervous sy stem (CNS) relapse in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), with no clear standard of care. We retrospectively evaluated 1162 adult patients across 21 US academic centers with DLBCL or similar histologies who received single-route CNS prophylaxis as part of frontline therapy between 2013 and 2019. Prophylaxis was administered intrathecally(IT) in 894 (77%) and using systemic high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) in 236 (20%); 32 patients (3%) switched route due to toxicity and were assessed separately. By CNS-International Prognostic Index (IPI), 18% were considered low-risk, 51% moderate, and 30% high. Double-hit lymphoma (DHL) was confirmed in 243 of 866 evaluable patients (21%). Sixty-four patients (5.7%) had CNS relapse after median 7.1 months from diagnosis, including 15 of 64 (23%) within the first 6 months. There was no significant difference in CNS relapse between IT and HD-MTX recipients (5.4% vs 6.8%, P = .4), including after propensity score matching to account for differences between respective recipient groups. Weighting by CNS-IPI, expected vs observed CNS relapse rates were nearly identical (5.8% vs 5.7%). Testicular involvement was associated with high risk of CNS relapse (11.3%) despite most having lower CNS-IPI scores. DHL did not significantly predict for CNS relapse after single-route prophylaxis, including with adjustment for treatment regimen and other factors. This large study of CNS prophylaxis recipients with DLBCL found no significant difference in CNS relapse rates between routes of administration. Relapse rates among high-risk subgroups remain elevated, and reconsideration of prophylaxis strategies in DLBCL is of critical need.
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- Victor Manuel Orellana-Noia
- Winship Cancer Institute, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
- Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Section on Hematology and Oncology, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Winship Cancer Institute, Department of Biostatistics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
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- Division of Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
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- Division of Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
- Division of Hematology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Winship Cancer Institute, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Winship Cancer Institute, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Hematology, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
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- Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Brown University, Providence, RI
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Brown University, Providence, RI
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
- Lymphoma Program, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Lymphoma Program, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Hematology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
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- Division of Hematology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
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- Adult Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplant Section, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, OH
- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
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- Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
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- Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
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- Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
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- Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Maryland Greenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- University of Utah/Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
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- Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA; and
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, NH
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- Winship Cancer Institute, Department of Biostatistics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Winship Cancer Institute, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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Timing of high dose methotrexate CNS prophylaxis in DLBCL: a multicenter international analysis of 1,384 patients. Blood 2022; 139:2499-2511. [DOI: 10.1182/blood.2021014506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Prophylactic high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) is often used for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients at high risk of central nervous system (CNS) relapse, despite limited evidence demonstrating efficacy or the optimal delivery method. We conducted a retrospective, international analysis of 1,384 patients receiving HD-MTX CNS prophylaxis either intercalated (i-HD-MTX) (n=749) or at the end (n=635) of R-CHOP/R-CHOP-like therapy (EOT). There were 78 CNS relapses (3-year rate 5.7%), with no difference between i-HD-MTX and EOT; 5.7% vs 5.8%, p=0.98, 3-year difference: 0.04% (-2.0% to 3.1%). Conclusions were unchanged on adjusting for baseline prognostic factors or on 6-month landmark analysis (n=1,253). In patients with high CNS international prognostic index (n=600), 3-year CNS relapse rate was 9.1% with no difference between i-HD-MTX and EOT. On multivariable analysis, increasing age and renal/adrenal involvement were the only independent risk factors for CNS relapse. Concurrent intrathecal prophylaxis was not associated with reduction in CNS relapse. R-CHOP delays of ≥7 days were significantly increased with i-HD-MTX versus EOT, with 308/1573 (19.6%) i-HD-MTX treatments resulting in delay to subsequent R-CHOP (median 8 days). Increased risk of delay occurred in older patients when delivery was later than day 10 in the R-CHOP cycle. In summary, we found no evidence that EOT delivery increases CNS relapse risk versus i-HD-MTX. Findings in high-risk subgroups were unchanged. Rates of CNS relapse in this HD-MTX-treated cohort were similar to comparable cohorts receiving infrequent CNS prophylaxis. If HD-MTX is still considered for certain high-risk patients, delivery could be deferred until R-CHOP completion.
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Fang Y, Su N, Ma S, Cai J, Zhong L, Li W, Huang H, Li Z, Huang H, Xia Y, Liu P, Guo L, Li Z, Wu Y, Tian X, Wang J, Zhang Y, Cai Q. Optimization of high-dose methotrexate prophylaxis for central nervous system relapse in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a multicenter analysis. Ann Hematol 2022; 101:595-605. [DOI: 10.1007/s00277-021-04739-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Sonnevi K, Ljungqvist M, Jóelsson JK, Harrysson S, Wästerlid T, Bernell P, Wahlin BE. Excellent survival after R‐Hyper‐CVAD in hospitalized patients with high‐risk large B‐cell lymphoma: The Karolinska experience. EJHAEM 2021; 2:774-784. [PMID: 35845206 PMCID: PMC9175941 DOI: 10.1002/jha2.296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Patients with high‐risk aggressive B‐cell lymphoma exhibit poor survival after R‐CHOP. More intensive regimens yield higher rates of remission but also of complication. We investigated all 401 patients < 70 years with high‐risk (age‐adjusted [aa] international prognostic index [IPI] ≥2, extranodal, or bulky) aggressive B‐cell lymphoma hospitalized at Karolinska for urgent start of immunochemotherapy (129 R‐Hyper‐CVAD; 261 R‐CHOP/R‐CHOEP). Patients showed IPI 3–5 (70%), WHO PS ≥2 (49%), bulky disease (70%), extranodal (75%) and CNS (8%) involvement. Five‐year overall/progression‐free survival (OS/PFS) was better in patients who started R‐Hyper‐CVAD (84%/77%) compared with R‐CHOP/R‐CHOEP (66%/55%). Differences were independent in multivariable analysis, seen in all patient categories, and accentuated in extreme high‐risk disease: R‐Hyper‐CVAD vs. R‐CHOP/R‐CHOEP showed 5‐year PFS 69% vs.40% in aaIPI 3 and 88% vs. 38% in CNS involvement. For validation, survival was compared between the two Karolinska sites and calendar periods. Survival was superior 2006–2010 at the site that introduced R‐Hyper‐CVAD/R‐MA 2006, identical at both sites 2011–2017 after the other site adopted R‐Hyper‐CVAD/R‐MA 2011, and excellent 2018–2020 when R‐Hyper‐CVAD/R‐MA use increased to 75% of patients. Despite considerable toxicity, also patients aged 61–69 years showed better survival with R‐Hyper‐CVAD/R‐MA. This is the largest single‐centre series of patients treated with R‐Hyper‐CVAD/R‐MA, showing favourable outcome in high‐risk aggressive B‐cell lymphoma.
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- Kristina Sonnevi
- Haematology Medical Unit Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
- Division of Haematology, Department of Medicine, Huddinge Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Haematology Medical Unit Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
- Division of Haematology, Department of Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Haematology Medical Unit Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
- Division of Haematology, Department of Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Haematology Medical Unit Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
- Division of Haematology, Department of Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Haematology Medical Unit Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
- Division of Haematology, Department of Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Haematology Medical Unit Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
- Division of Haematology, Department of Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Haematology Medical Unit Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
- Division of Haematology, Department of Medicine, Huddinge Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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Ho G, Tan C, de Mel S, Poon L, Chan EHL, Lee J, Liu X, Chng WJ, Chee YL, Soon YY, Jeyasekharan AD. Central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis in antiCD20-CHOP treated DLBCL at intermediate to high risk for CNS relapse: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2021; 167:103507. [PMID: 34656744 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2021.103507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 10/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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CNS prophylaxis is commonly used in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) patients with risk features for CNS relapse. This systematic review and meta-analysis compares CNS relapse rates with and without CNS prophylaxis, for patients at intermediate to high CNS relapse risk. Studies reporting CNS relapse risk category and CNS outcomes with and without CNS prophylaxis for antiCD20-CHOP treated DLBCL patients were included. 10 studies with 3770 patients at intermediate to high CNS relapse risk were analyzed. No significant difference in the pooled Absolute Risk Difference (ARD 0.01, 95 % CI -0.01 to 0.02, P = 0.61) or Risk (RR 1.22, 95 % CI 0.81-1.83, P = 0.34) was noted in patients with and without CNS prophylaxis. There were also no differences within pre-specified subgroups of IV Methotrexate or IT chemotherapy. However, the quality of evidence supporting these observations was low. A meta-analysis of individual patient data will help evaluate the benefit of CNS prophylaxis strategies.
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- Guiyi Ho
- Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Hospital, Singapore; Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National University Hospital, Singapore.
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- Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Hospital, Singapore; Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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Wight J, Hamad N, Campbell BA, Ku M, Lee K, Rose H, Armytage T, Latimer M, Lee HP, Lee ST, Dickinson M, Khor R, Verner E. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: A consensus practice statement from the Australasian Lymphoma Alliance. Intern Med J 2021; 52:1609-1623. [PMID: 34532916 DOI: 10.1111/imj.15533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common lymphoma subtype, accounting for 30-40% of lymphoma diagnoses. Though aggressive, cure is achievable in approximately 60% of cases with primary chemo-immunotherapy, and in a further substantial minority by salvage therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation. Despite promising activity in early phase clinical trials, no intensified or novel treatment regimen has improved outcomes over R-CHOP21 in randomised studies. However, there remain several areas of controversy including the most appropriate prognostic markers, CNS prophylaxis and the optimal treatment for patients with high-risk disease. This position statement presents an evidence-based synthesis of the literature for application in Australasian practice. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- J Wight
- Townsville University Hospital, Townsville, Australia.,Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia.,The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, Australia.,School of Medicine, Sydney, University of Notre Dame Australia.,St Vincent's Clinical School, Sydney, University of New South UK
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- Department of Radiation oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Parkville, Victoria.,Department of Clinical Pathology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria
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- St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria
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- School of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Anatomical Pathology Department, NSW Health Pathology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- University Hospital Geelong, Victoria.,School of Medicine, Deakin University Geelong, Victoria
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- Department of haematology, Gosford Hospital, Gosford, New South, UK
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- Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia.,Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia
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- Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia
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- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Haematology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Parkville, Victoria
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- Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia
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- School of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Haematology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Puckrin R, Stewart DA. Prophylactic high-dose methotrexate in diffuse large B cell lymphoma, authors' response. Am J Hematol 2021; 96:E339-E341. [PMID: 34050955 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- University of Calgary and Tom Baker Cancer Centre Calgary Alberta Canada
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Martinez‐Calle N, Wilson MR, Eyre TA, Cwynarski K, McKay P, Fox CP. Interpretation of retrospective data evaluating high-dose methotrexate as central nervous system prophylaxis in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; caution required. Am J Hematol 2021; 96:E338-E339. [PMID: 34050962 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Nicolas Martinez‐Calle
- Department of Clinical Haematology Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottingham UK
- School of Medicine University of Nottingham Nottingham UK
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- Department of Haematology Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre Glasgow UK
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- Department of Clinical Haematology Oxford Cancer and Haematology Centre, Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust Oxford UK
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- Department of Haematology University College Hospital London UK
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- Department of Haematology Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre Glasgow UK
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- Department of Clinical Haematology Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottingham UK
- School of Medicine University of Nottingham Nottingham UK
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Roschewski M. Preventing central nervous system spread in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma - novel approaches needed. Haematologica 2021; 106:2298-2300. [PMID: 34465081 PMCID: PMC8409019 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2021.278559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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- Mark Roschewski
- Lymphoid Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
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Xie J, Jang A, Uemura M, Nakazawa S, Calimeri T, Ferreri AJ, Chen SR, Schmid JL, Brown TC, Socola F, Safah H, Saba NS. Systemic vs. intrathecal central nervous system prophylaxis in primary adrenal/renal diffuse large b-cell LYMPHOMA: A multi-institution retrospective analysis and systematic review. Leuk Res Rep 2021; 16:100263. [PMID: 34401320 PMCID: PMC8355911 DOI: 10.1016/j.lrr.2021.100263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Primary adrenal lymphoma (PAL) and primary renal lymphoma (PRL) are rare extranodal lymphomas, predominantly of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma subtype. Primary adrenal and renal lymphomas (PARL) exhibit a high predilection for the central nervous system (CNS). Therefore, current guidelines support the use of CNS prophylaxis in PARL, particularly in cases of high-risk Central Nervous System International Prognostic Index (CNS-IPI). However, the route of administration (i.e. systemic vs. intrathecal chemotherapy) has not been clearly elucidated. With this in mind, we initiated an international collaboration and literature review to analyze 50 patient cases, 20 of which received CNS prophylaxis. Based on our analysis, we conclude that PARL may indicate a need for CNS chemo-prophylaxis in the form of systemic high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) over intrathecal methotrexate (IT-MTX), although IT-MTX may still have utility in certain cases.
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- John Xie
- Deming Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States
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- Deming Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States
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- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Lymphoma Unit, Dept of Onco-hematology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Lymphoma Unit, Dept of Onco-hematology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Deming Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, United States
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- Hayward Genetics Center, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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- Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Deming Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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- Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Deming Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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- Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Deming Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Incidence of central nervous system relapses in patients with DLBCL treated with lenalidomide as maintenance after R-CHOP. Blood Adv 2021; 5:2965-2968. [PMID: 34338754 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021004766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Faqah A, Asif S, Goksu SY, Sheikh HS. Real-World Data (RWD) on the 3-Year Follow-Up Outcomes of Different CNS Prophylaxis Strategies Across CNS-IPI Risk Groups in Patients With Diffuse Large B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. JCO Glob Oncol 2021; 7:486-494. [PMID: 33835825 PMCID: PMC8162514 DOI: 10.1200/go.20.00422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE CNS relapse in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is associated with poor prognosis with a median survival of about 2.5 months. Data demonstrating best prophylactic strategy remain controversial and need further definition. PATIENTS AND METHODS We present data of 110 patients with DLBCL treated with standard systemic therapy divided into four groups based on primary CNS prophylaxis strategy and CNS International Prognostic Index (IPI) risk categories. We compared their 3-year CNS relapse rate and overall survival in each group. RESULTS The CNS prophylaxis strategy consisted of intrathecal (IT) methotrexate (MTX) in group 1, high-dose (HD) MTX in group 2, combination IT and HD MTX in group 3, and IT and/or HD MTX with intensive chemotherapy in group 4. At 3 years, CNS relapse rate was 8.6% (4/46), 8.3% (1/12), 4.8% (2/42), and 18% (2/11) in groups 1-4 (P = .64), respectively. According to CNS IPI, the CNS relapse rate was 16.6%, 10.1%, and 0% in high-, intermediate-, and low-risk groups, respectively. The 3-year overall survival rate was 69%, 75%, 80%, and 45% in groups 1-4 (P = .71), respectively. CONCLUSION Our study while did not find statistical significance did indicate a lower incidence of CNS relapse with the addition of systemic HD MTX to IT MTX in the high-risk DLBCL population.
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- Anadil Faqah
- Department of Internal Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore, Pakistan
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Puckrin R, El Darsa H, Ghosh S, Peters A, Owen C, Stewart D. Ineffectiveness of high-dose methotrexate for prevention of CNS relapse in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Am J Hematol 2021; 96:764-771. [PMID: 33811794 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Central nervous system (CNS) relapse affects 5% of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients and portends a poor prognosis. Prophylactic intravenous high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) is frequently employed to reduce this risk, but there is limited evidence supporting this practice. We conducted a multicenter retrospective study to determine the CNS relapse risk with HD-MTX in DLBCL patients aged 18-70 years treated in Alberta, Canada between 2012 and 2019. Provincial guidelines recommended HD-MTX for patients at high-risk of CNS relapse based upon CNS-IPI score, double-hit lymphoma, or testicular involvement. Among 906 patients with median follow-up 35.3 months (range 0.29-105.7), CNS relapse occurred in 1.9% with CNS-IPI 0-1, 4.9% with CNS-IPI 2-3, and 12.2% with CNS-IPI 4-6 (p < .001). HD-MTX was administered to 115/326 (35.3%) high-risk patients, of whom 96 (83.5%) had CNS-IPI score 4-6, 45 (39.1%) had double-hit lymphoma, and four (3.5%) had testicular lymphoma. The median number of HD-MTX doses was two (range 1-3). Central nervous system relapse risk was similar with versus without HD-MTX (11.2% vs. 12.2%, p = .82) and comparable to previous reports of high-risk patients who did not receive CNS prophylaxis (10-12%). In multivariate and propensity score analyses, HD-MTX demonstrated no association with CNS relapse, progression-free survival, or overall survival. This study did not demonstrate a benefit of prophylactic HD-MTX in this high-risk patient population. Further study is required to determine the optimal strategy to prevent CNS relapse in DLBCL.
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- Robert Puckrin
- Postgraduate Medical Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Postgraduate Medical Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Alberta Health Services Cancer Control Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- University of Alberta and Cancer Cross Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- University of Calgary and Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- University of Calgary and Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Bobillo S, Joffe E, Sermer D, Mondello P, Ghione P, Caron PC, Hamilton A, Hamlin PA, Horwitz SM, Kumar A, Matasar MJ, Batlevi CL, Moskowitz A, Noy A, Owens CN, Palomba ML, Straus D, von Keudell G, Dogan A, Zelenetz AD, Seshan VE, Younes A. Prophylaxis with intrathecal or high-dose methotrexate in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and high risk of CNS relapse. Blood Cancer J 2021; 11:113. [PMID: 34135307 PMCID: PMC8209097 DOI: 10.1038/s41408-021-00506-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Although methotrexate (MTX) is the most widely used therapy for central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the optimal regimen remains unclear. We examined the efficacy of different prophylactic regimens in 585 patients with newly diagnosed DLBCL and high-risk for CNS relapse, treated with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP) or R-CHOP-like regimens from 2001 to 2017, of whom 295 (50%) received prophylaxis. Intrathecal (IT) MTX was given to 253 (86%) and high-dose MTX (HD-MTX) to 42 (14%). After a median follow-up of 6.8 years, 36 of 585 patients relapsed in the CNS, of whom 14 had received prophylaxis. The CNS relapse risk at 1 year was lower for patients who received prophylaxis than patients who did not: 2% vs. 7.1%. However, the difference became less significant over time (5-year risk 5.6% vs. 7.5%), indicating prophylaxis tended to delay CNS relapse rather than prevent it. Furthermore, the CNS relapse risk was similar in patients who received IT and HD-MTX (5-year risk 5.6% vs. 5.2%). Collectively, our data indicate the benefit of MTX for CNS prophylaxis is transient, highlighting the need for more effective prophylactic regimens. In addition, our results failed to demonstrate a clinical advantage for the HD-MTX regimen.
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- Sabela Bobillo
- Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Hematology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medicine, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Weill Cornell Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Weill Cornell Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Weill Cornell Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Weill Cornell Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Weill Cornell Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Weill Cornell Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Weill Cornell Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Weill Cornell Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Weill Cornell Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Weill Cornell Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Weill Cornell Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
- Weill Cornell Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
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Mercier M, Orvain C, Drieu La Rochelle L, Marchand T, Nunes Gomes C, Giltat A, Paillassa J, Clavert A, Farhi J, Rousselet MC, Gyan E, Houot R, Moles-Moreau MP, Hunault-Berger M. Impact of High-Dose Methotrexate on the Outcome of Patients with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma and Skeletal Involvement. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13122945. [PMID: 34204600 PMCID: PMC8231126 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13122945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) with extra nodal skeletal involvement is rare. It is currently unclear whether these lymphomas should be treated in the same manner as those without skeletal involvement. We retrospectively analyzed the impact of combining high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) with an anthracycline-based regimen and rituximab as first-line treatment in a cohort of 93 patients with DLBCL and skeletal involvement with long follow-up. Fifty patients (54%) received upfront HD-MTX for prophylaxis of CNS recurrence (high IPI score and/or epidural involvement) or because of skeletal involvement. After adjusting for age, ECOG, high LDH levels, and type of skeletal involvement, HD-MTX was associated with an improved PFS and OS (HR: 0.2, 95% CI: 0.1-0.3, p < 0.001 and HR: 0.1, 95% CI: 0.04-0.3, p < 0.001, respectively). Patients who received HD-MTX had significantly better 5-year PFS and OS (77% vs. 39%, p <0.001 and 83 vs. 58%, p < 0.001). Radiotherapy was associated with an improved 5-year PFS (74 vs. 48%, p = 0.02), whereas 5-year OS was not significantly different (79% vs. 66%, p = 0.09). A landmark analysis showed that autologous stem cell transplantation was not associated with improved PFS or OS. The combination of high-dose methotrexate and an anthracycline-based immunochemotherapy is associated with an improved outcome in patients with DLBCL and skeletal involvement and should be confirmed in prospective trials.
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- Mélanie Mercier
- Maladies du Sang, CHU d’Angers, 49000 Angers, France; (C.N.G.); (A.G.); (J.P.); (A.C.); (J.F.); (M.-P.M.-M.); (M.H.-B.)
- Service d’Hématologie, CH Bretagne Atlantique, 56000 Vannes, France
- Correspondence: (M.M.); (C.O.); Tel.: +33-(0)-241-35-44-72 (C.O.); Fax: +33-(0)-241-35-53-81 (C.O.)
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- Maladies du Sang, CHU d’Angers, 49000 Angers, France; (C.N.G.); (A.G.); (J.P.); (A.C.); (J.F.); (M.-P.M.-M.); (M.H.-B.)
- Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Grand-Ouest Acute Leukemia (FHU-GOAL), 49033 Angers, France; (L.D.L.R.); (E.G.)
- Université d’Angers, Inserm, CRCINA, 49000 Angers, France
- Correspondence: (M.M.); (C.O.); Tel.: +33-(0)-241-35-44-72 (C.O.); Fax: +33-(0)-241-35-53-81 (C.O.)
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- Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Grand-Ouest Acute Leukemia (FHU-GOAL), 49033 Angers, France; (L.D.L.R.); (E.G.)
- Service d’Hématologie et Thérapie Cellulaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Université de Tours, 37000 Tours, France
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- Service d’Hématologie Clinique, CHU de Rennes, 35000 Rennes, France; (T.M.); (R.H.)
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- Maladies du Sang, CHU d’Angers, 49000 Angers, France; (C.N.G.); (A.G.); (J.P.); (A.C.); (J.F.); (M.-P.M.-M.); (M.H.-B.)
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- Maladies du Sang, CHU d’Angers, 49000 Angers, France; (C.N.G.); (A.G.); (J.P.); (A.C.); (J.F.); (M.-P.M.-M.); (M.H.-B.)
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- Maladies du Sang, CHU d’Angers, 49000 Angers, France; (C.N.G.); (A.G.); (J.P.); (A.C.); (J.F.); (M.-P.M.-M.); (M.H.-B.)
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- Maladies du Sang, CHU d’Angers, 49000 Angers, France; (C.N.G.); (A.G.); (J.P.); (A.C.); (J.F.); (M.-P.M.-M.); (M.H.-B.)
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- Maladies du Sang, CHU d’Angers, 49000 Angers, France; (C.N.G.); (A.G.); (J.P.); (A.C.); (J.F.); (M.-P.M.-M.); (M.H.-B.)
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- Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Grand-Ouest Acute Leukemia (FHU-GOAL), 49033 Angers, France; (L.D.L.R.); (E.G.)
- Service d’Hématologie et Thérapie Cellulaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Université de Tours, 37000 Tours, France
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- Service d’Hématologie Clinique, CHU de Rennes, 35000 Rennes, France; (T.M.); (R.H.)
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- Maladies du Sang, CHU d’Angers, 49000 Angers, France; (C.N.G.); (A.G.); (J.P.); (A.C.); (J.F.); (M.-P.M.-M.); (M.H.-B.)
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- Maladies du Sang, CHU d’Angers, 49000 Angers, France; (C.N.G.); (A.G.); (J.P.); (A.C.); (J.F.); (M.-P.M.-M.); (M.H.-B.)
- Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Grand-Ouest Acute Leukemia (FHU-GOAL), 49033 Angers, France; (L.D.L.R.); (E.G.)
- Université d’Angers, Inserm, CRCINA, 49000 Angers, France
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Efficacy and safety of prophylactic high-dose MTX in high-risk DLBCL: a treatment intent-based analysis. Blood Adv 2021; 5:2142-2152. [PMID: 33881464 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Despite central nervous system (CNS) relapse occurring in >10% of high-risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients, the role of CNS-directed prophylaxis is controversial in the absence of randomized controlled trials. In this retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of prophylactic high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) on CNS relapse and survival outcomes in 258 newly diagnosed R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone)-treated high-risk DLBCL patients, based on the initial treatment intent (ITT) of the physician on the use of prophylactic HD-MTX. Patients were classified into an ITT HD-MTX group (n = 128) and a non-ITT HD-MTX group (n = 130). The CNS relapse rate was not significantly different between these groups, with 2-year CNS relapse rates of 12.4% and 13.9%, respectively (P = 0.96). Three-year progression-free survival and overall survival rates in the ITT HD-MTX and non-ITT HD-MTX groups were 62.4% vs 64.5% (P = 0.94) and 71.7% vs 71.4% (P = 0.7), respectively. Also, propensity score-matched analyses showed no significant differences in the time-to-CNS-relapse, progression-free survival, or overall survival. The ITT HD-MTX group showed a higher incidence of grade ≥ 3 oral mucositis and elevated alanine aminotransferase. Prophylactic HD-MTX does not improve CNS relapse rate or survival outcomes in high-risk DLBCL patients, and it is accompanied by increased toxicities.
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Patients with high-risk DLBCL benefit from dose-dense immunochemotherapy combined with early systemic CNS prophylaxis. Blood Adv 2021; 4:1906-1915. [PMID: 32380536 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Survival of patients with high-risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is suboptimal, and the risk of central nervous system (CNS) progression is relatively high. We conducted a phase 2 trial in 139 patients aged 18 to 64 years who had primary DLBCL with an age-adjusted International Prognostic Index (aaIPI) score of 2 to 3 or site-specific risk factors for CNS recurrence. The goal was to assess whether a dose-dense immunochemotherapy with early systemic CNS prophylaxis improves the outcome and reduces the incidence of CNS events. Treatment consisted of 2 courses of high-dose methotrexate in combination with biweekly rituximab (R), cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP-14), followed by 4 courses of R-CHOP-14 with etoposide (R-CHOEP) and 1 course of high-dose cytarabine with R. In addition, liposomal cytarabine was administered intrathecally at courses 1, 3, and 5. Coprimary endpoints were failure-free survival and CNS progression rates. Thirty-six (26%) patients experienced treatment failure. Progression occurred in 23 (16%) patients, including three (2.2%) CNS events. At 5 years of median follow-up, failure-free survival, overall survival, and CNS progression rates were 74%, 83%, and 2.3%, respectively. Treatment reduced the risk of progression compared with our previous trial, in which systemic CNS prophylaxis was given after 6 courses of biweekly R-CHOEP (hazard ratio, 0.49; 95% CI, 0.31-0.77; P = .002) and overcame the adverse impact of an aaIPI score of 3 on survival. In addition, outcome of the patients with BCL2/MYC double-hit lymphomas was comparable to the patients without the rearrangements. The results are encouraging, with a low toxic death rate, low number of CNS events, and favorable survival rates. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT01325194.
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Timing of high-dose methotrexate CNS prophylaxis in DLBCL: an analysis of toxicity and impact on R-CHOP delivery. Blood Adv 2021; 4:3586-3593. [PMID: 32761231 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020002421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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High-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) is increasingly used as prophylaxis for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) at high risk of central nervous system (CNS) relapse. However, there is limited evidence to guide whether to intercalate HD-MTX (i-HD-MTX) between R-CHOP-21 (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisolone given at 21-day intervals) or to give it at the end of treatment (EOT) with R-CHOP-21. We conducted a retrospective, multicenter analysis of 334 patients with DLBCL who received CNS prophylaxis with i-HD-MTX (n = 204) or EOT HD-MTX (n = 130). Primary end points were R-CHOP delay rates and HD-MTX toxicity. Secondary end points were CNS relapse rate, progression-free survival, and overall survival. The EOT group had more patients with a high CNS international prognostic index (58% vs 39%; P < .001) and more concurrent intrathecal prophylaxis (56% vs 34%; P < .001). Of the 409 cycles of i-HD-MTX given, 82 (20%) were associated with a delay of next R-CHOP (median, 7 days). Delays were significantly increased when i-HD-MTX was given after day 9 post-R-CHOP (26% vs 16%; P = .01). On multivariable analysis, i-HD-MTX was independently associated with increased R-CHOP delays. Increased mucositis, febrile neutropenia, and longer median inpatient stay were recorded with i-HD-MTX delivery. Three-year cumulative CNS relapse incidence was 5.9%, with no differences between groups. There was no difference in survival between groups. We report increased toxicity and R-CHOP delay with i-HD-MTX compared with EOT delivery but no difference in CNS relapse or survival. Decisions on HD-MTX timing should be individualized and, where i-HD-MTX is favored, we recommend scheduling before day 10 of R-CHOP cycles.
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Large B-cell lymphomas, with an estimated 150,000 new cases annually worldwide, represent almost 30% of all cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Patients typically present with progressive lymphadenopathy, extranodal disease, or both and require therapy. Despite the advanced stage at presentation in the majority of patients, more than 60% can be cured with R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) immunochemotherapy (Fig. 1A). Patients with treatment failure after R-CHOP often have a poor outcome — in particular, those with disease that is refractory to frontline or subsequent therapies — although some patients can have a durable remission and be cured after secondary therapies. Over the past two decades, improved insights into large B-cell lymphomas, in terms of epidemiology, prognostic factors, and biologic heterogeneity, have led to a refinement of disease classification and the development of new therapeutic approaches.
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- Laurie H Sehn
- From the BC Cancer Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (L.H.S.); and the Lymphoma Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.S.)
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- From the BC Cancer Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (L.H.S.); and the Lymphoma Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.S.)
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Pang Y, Chihara D. Primary and secondary central nervous system mature T- and NK-cell lymphomas. Semin Hematol 2021; 58:123-129. [PMID: 33906722 DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2021.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Primary central nervous system (CNS) mature T- and NK-cell lymphomas are rare, only comprising 2% to 3% of all primary CNS lymphomas. Among them, peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified, anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), and extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL) are the commonly reported histological subtypes. Secondary CNS T-cell lymphoma generally affects about 5% of patients with T- or NK-cell lymphoma, with some exceptions. Acute and lymphomatous subtypes of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) have high risk of CNS progression, may affect up to 20% of patients; ALK-positive ALCL with extranodal involvement >1 also has high risk of CNS progression. However, the impact and the optimal methodology of CNS prophylaxis remain unclear in systemic T-cell lymphomas. There are little data on the treatment strategy of primary and secondary CNS T-cell lymphoma. Treatment strategy derived from B-cell CNS primary lymphoma is generally used; this includes induction therapy with high-dose methotrexate-based regimens, followed by high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplant in fit patients. There are unmet needs for patients who are not fit for intensive chemotherapy. The prognosis after CNS progression in T-cell lymphoma is dismal with the median overall survival of less than 1 year. New agents targeting T-cell lymphomas are emerging and should be tested in patients with mature T- and NK-cell lymphoma who suffer from CNS involvement.
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- Yifan Pang
- Medical Oncology Service, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
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Bernard S, Hachon L, Diasonama JF, Madaoui C, Aguinaga L, Miekoutima E, Moatti H, Perrial E, Madelaine I, Brice P, Thieblemont C. Ambulatory high-dose methotrexate administration as central nervous system prophylaxis in patients with aggressive lymphoma. Ann Hematol 2021; 100:979-986. [PMID: 33608849 PMCID: PMC7960588 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-020-04341-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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High-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) at 3 g/m2 is one of the strategies for central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis in the first-line treatment of aggressive lymphomas, especially in diffuse large B cell lymphoma patients with high-risk CNS-International Prognostic Index. The objective of our study was to retrospectively analyze the safety of 2 cycles of systemic HD-MTX administered as an ambulatory regimen. Between January 2013 and December 2016, 103 patients were carefully selected on 6 criteria, including age < 60, albumin > 34, performance status 0 or 1, normal renal and hepatic functions, good understanding of practical medical guidance, and no loss of weight. Strict procedures of HD-MTX infusion were observed including alkalinization, urine pH monitoring, and leucovorin rescue. Renal and hepatic functions were monitored at days 2 and 7. MTX clearance was not monitored. Toxicities and grades of toxicity were collected according to the NCI-CTCAE (version 4.0). Among the 103 selected patients, 92 (89%) patients successfully completed the planned 2 cycles of HD-MTX on an outpatient basis. Eleven patients completed only 1 cycle, 3 because of lymphoma progression and 8 because of toxicity including 3 grade II hepatotoxicity, 2 grade I/II renal toxicity, 1 grade III neutropenia, 1 active herpetic infection, and 1 grade III ileus reflex. Reported adverse events (AE) included 92 (84%) grade I/II and 18 (16%) grade III/IV. Grade III hepatotoxicity, mostly cytolysis, was the most frequent AE observed with 8 (8%) events. Grade III/IV hematologic toxicities concerned 9 patients with 8 grade III/IV neutropenia and 1 thrombocytopenia. Renal toxicity was rare, mild, and transient, observed with 4 (4%) grade I/II events. Ambulatory administration of HD-MTX at 3 g/m2 without MTX clearance monitoring is safe with strict medical guidance. It requires careful selection of patients before administration, and a renal and hepatic monitoring after the administration.
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- S Bernard
- Service d'hémato-Oncologie, Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)- Hôpital Saint-Louis (SLS), 1, Avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010, Paris, France
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- Service de Pharmacie, Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)- Hôpital Saint-Louis (SLS), F-75010, Paris, France
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- Service d'hémato-Oncologie, Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)- Hôpital Saint-Louis (SLS), 1, Avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010, Paris, France
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- Service de Pharmacie, Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)- Hôpital Saint-Louis (SLS), F-75010, Paris, France
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- Service d'hémato-Oncologie, Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)- Hôpital Saint-Louis (SLS), 1, Avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, Paris Diderot, F-75010, Paris, France
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- Service d'hémato-Oncologie, Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)- Hôpital Saint-Louis (SLS), 1, Avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010, Paris, France
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- Service d'hémato-Oncologie, Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)- Hôpital Saint-Louis (SLS), 1, Avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, Paris Diderot, F-75010, Paris, France
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- Service de Pharmacie, Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)- Hôpital Saint-Louis (SLS), F-75010, Paris, France
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- Service d'hémato-Oncologie, Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)- Hôpital Saint-Louis (SLS), 1, Avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010, Paris, France
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- Service d'hémato-Oncologie, Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)- Hôpital Saint-Louis (SLS), 1, Avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010, Paris, France. .,Université de Paris, Paris Diderot, F-75010, Paris, France.
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Truong H, Leung N. Fixed-Dose Glucarpidase for Toxic Methotrexate Levels and Acute Kidney Injury in Adult Lymphoma Patients: Case Series. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA, MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2021; 21:e497-e502. [PMID: 33563580 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2021.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Huong Truong
- Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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- Division of Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Low Absolute Lymphocyte Counts in the Peripheral Blood Predict Inferior Survival and Improve the International Prognostic Index in Testicular Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12071967. [PMID: 32698344 PMCID: PMC7409117 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12071967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Low absolute lymphocyte counts (ALC) and high absolute monocyte counts (AMC) are associated with poor survival in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). We studied the prognostic impact of the ALC and AMC in patients with testicular DLBCL (T-DLBCL). T-DLBCL patients were searched using Southern Finland University Hospital databases and the Danish lymphoma registry. The progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were assessed using Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazards methods. We identified 178 T-DLBCL patients, of whom 78 (44%) had a low ALC at diagnosis. The ALC did not correlate with survival in the whole cohort. However, among the patients treated with rituximab (R) containing regimen, a pre-therapeutic low ALC was associated with an increased risk of progression (HR 1.976, 95% CI 1.267–3.086, p = 0.003). Conversely, intravenous (iv) CNS directed chemotherapy translated to favorable outcome. In multivariate analyses, the advantage of an iv CNS directed chemotherapy was sustained (PFS, HR 0.364, 95% CI 0.175–0.757, p = 0.007). The benefit of R and intravenous CNS directed chemotherapy was observed only in non-lymphopenic patients. The AMC did not correlate with survival. A low ALC is an adverse prognostic factor in patients with T-DLBCL. Alternative treatment options for lymphopenic patients are needed.
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McKay P, Wilson MR, Chaganti S, Smith J, Fox CP, Cwynarski K. The prevention of central nervous system relapse in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a British Society for Haematology good practice paper. Br J Haematol 2020; 190:708-714. [PMID: 32433789 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.16866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Pamela McKay
- Department of Haematology, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Clinical Haematology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.,Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital, London, UK
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Tedjaseputra A, Gilbertson M, Low M, Fedele PL, Kumar B, Simpson I, Grigoriadis G, Shortt J, Opat S, Gregory GP. Excellent outcomes of transformed lymphomas in the rituximab era without autologous stem cell transplantation: an Australian, single-centre experience. Intern Med J 2020; 51:1825-1834. [PMID: 32609419 DOI: 10.1111/imj.14965] [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: 01/17/2020] [Revised: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Histologic transformation (HT) is an important event with adverse prognosis in the natural history of indolent lymphomas. There is minimal data on HT in the Australian setting. AIM To characterise patients with biopsy-proven HT and their outcomes identified at a tertiary Australian Hospital. METHODS All patients with biopsy-proven HT during a 15-year period (2002-2017) were included. Clinico-pathological data were systematically collected from review of patient records. Survival estimates were assessed by the Kaplan-Meier method and compared using the log-rank test. Associations between variables and clinical outcomes were evaluated using Cox's proportional hazards model. RESULTS A cohort of 45 patients was identified with a median age of 66 years and the majority (59%) having high-risk disease (Revised-International Prognostic Index score ≥ 3). R-CHOP induction was used in 69% with an overall response rate of 82% (complete response (CR), 75%). 61% of these induction-responders received consolidation, with autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) performed in only 17% and rituximab maintenance given to 31%. With a median follow-up of 47 months (range: 4-136), the 5-year overall survival (OS) was 69% (95% CI: 52%, 81%). Chemotherapy-naivety at HT was associated with a superior rate of CR (84% vs. 54%, p = 0.057) and 5-year OS (82% vs. 46%, p = 0.012). Rituximab maintenance was associated with a durable progression-free survival in induction-responders. CONCLUSIONS Excellent OS was observed in this modern cohort of patients treated with rituximab-containing induction and low rate of consolidation by ASCT, particularly in those who were chemotherapy-naïve at HT. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Department of Clinical Haematology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia.,School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University
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- Department of Clinical Haematology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia.,School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University
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- Department of Clinical Haematology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia.,School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University
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- School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University.,Department of Anatomical Pathology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University.,Department of Anatomical Pathology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Haematology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia.,School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University
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- Department of Clinical Haematology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia.,School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University
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- Department of Clinical Haematology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia.,School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University
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- Department of Clinical Haematology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia.,School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University
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Kuitunen H, Kaprio E, Karihtala P, Makkonen V, Kauppila S, Haapasaari KM, Kuusisto M, Jantunen E, Turpeenniemi-Hujanen T, Kuittinen O. Impact of central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis on the incidence of CNS relapse in patients with high-risk diffuse large B cell/follicular grade 3B lymphoma. Ann Hematol 2020; 99:1823-1831. [PMID: 32577843 PMCID: PMC7340636 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-020-04140-0] [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: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Although overall survival in diffuse large B cell lymphomas (DLBCL) has improved, central nervous system (CNS) relapse is still a fatal complication of DLBCL. For this reason, CNS prophylaxis is recommended for patients at high risk of CNS disease. However, no consensus exists on definition of high-risk patient and optimal CNS prophylaxis. Systemic high-dose methotrexate in combination with R-CHOP has been suggested as a potential prophylactic method, since methotrexate penetrates the blood-brain barrier and achieves high concentration in the CNS. In this retrospective analysis, we report treatment outcome of 95 high-risk DLBCL/FL grade 3B patients treated with R-CHOP or its derivatives with (N = 57) or without (N = 38) CNS prophylaxis. At a median follow-up time (51 months), CNS relapses were detected in twelve patients (12.6%). Ten out of twelve (83%) of CNS events were confined to CNS system only. Median overall survival after CNS relapse was 9 months. Five-year isolated CNS relapse rates were 5% in the prophylaxis group and 26% in the group without prophylaxis. These findings suggest that high-dose methotrexate-containing prophylaxis decreases the risk of CNS failure.
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- Hanne Kuitunen
- Medical Research Center, Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, P.O. Box 5000, 900l4, Oulu, Finland.,Cancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, P.O. Box 5000, 900l4, Oulu, Finland
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- Medical Research Center, Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, P.O. Box 5000, 900l4, Oulu, Finland. .,Cancer Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Puijonlaaksontie 2, 70210, Kuopio, Finland.
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- Medical Research Center, Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, P.O. Box 5000, 900l4, Oulu, Finland.,Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, P.O. Box 100, FI-00029, Helsinki, Finland
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- Medical Research Center, Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, P.O. Box 5000, 900l4, Oulu, Finland.,The North Karelia Central Hospital, Tikkamäentie 16, 80210, Joensuu, Finland
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- Cancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, P.O. Box 5000, 900l4, Oulu, Finland.,Medical Research Center, Department of Pathology, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, P.O. Box 5000, 900l4, Oulu, Finland
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- Cancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, P.O. Box 5000, 900l4, Oulu, Finland.,Medical Research Center, Department of Pathology, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, P.O. Box 5000, 900l4, Oulu, Finland
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- Medical Research Center, Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, P.O. Box 5000, 900l4, Oulu, Finland.,The North Karelia Central Hospital, Tikkamäentie 16, 80210, Joensuu, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Puijonlaaksontie 2, 70210, Kuopio, Finland
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- Medical Research Center, Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, P.O. Box 5000, 900l4, Oulu, Finland.,Cancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, P.O. Box 5000, 900l4, Oulu, Finland
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- Medical Research Center, Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, P.O. Box 5000, 900l4, Oulu, Finland.,Cancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, P.O. Box 5000, 900l4, Oulu, Finland.,Cancer Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Puijonlaaksontie 2, 70210, Kuopio, Finland.,Faculty of Health Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Yang L, Wu H, de Winter BCM, Sheng CC, Qiu HQ, Cheng Y, Chen J, Zhao QL, Huang J, Jiao Z, Xie RX. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenetics of high-dose methotrexate in Chinese adult patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a population analysis. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2020; 85:881-897. [PMID: 32246190 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-020-04058-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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PURPOSE High-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) is widely used in the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), but the pharmacokinetic properties of HD-MTX in Chinese adult patients with NHL have not yet been established through an approach that integrates genetic covariates. The purposes of this study were to identify both physiological and pharmacogenomic covariates that can explain the inter- and intraindividual pharmacokinetic variability of MTX in Chinese adult patients with NHL and to explore a new sampling strategy for predicting delayed MTX elimination. METHODS A total of 852 MTX concentrations from 91 adult patients with NHL were analyzed using the nonlinear mixed-effects modeling method. FPGS, GGH, SLCO1B1, ABCB1 and MTHFR were genotyped using the Sequenom MassARRAY technology platform and were screened as covariates. The ability of different sampling strategies to predict the MTX concentration at 72 h was assessed through maximum a posteriori Bayesian forecasting using a validation dataset (18 patients). RESULTS A two-compartment model adequately described the data, and the estimated mean MTX clearance (CL) was 6.03 L/h (9%). Creatinine clearance (CrCL) was identified as a covariate for CL, whereas the intercompartmental clearance (Q) was significantly affected by the body surface area (BSA). However, none of the genotypes exerted a significant effect on the pharmacokinetic properties of MTX. The percentage of patients with concentrations below 0.2 µmol/L at 72 h decreased from 65.6 to 42.6% when the CrCL decreased from 90 to 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 with a scheduled dosing of 3 g/m2, and the same trend was observed with dose regimens of 1 g/m2 and 2 g/m2. Bayesian forecasting using the MTX concentrations at 24 and 42 h provided the best predictive performance for estimating the MTX concentration at 72 h after dosing. CONCLUSIONS The MTX population pharmacokinetic model developed in this study might provide useful information for establishing personalized therapy involving MTX for the treatment of adult patients with NHL.
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- Lin Yang
- Department of Pharmacy, Fujian Cancer Hospital & Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fuma Road 420, Fuzhou, 350014, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fujian Cancer Hospital & Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Middle Urumqi Road, Shanghai, 200040, China.,Department of Pharmacy, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Fujian Cancer Hospital & Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fuma Road 420, Fuzhou, 350014, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Fujian Cancer Hospital & Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fuma Road 420, Fuzhou, 350014, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Fujian Cancer Hospital & Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fuma Road 420, Fuzhou, 350014, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Middle Urumqi Road, Shanghai, 200040, China. .,Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 241 West Huaihai Road, Shanghai, 200030, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Fujian Cancer Hospital & Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fuma Road 420, Fuzhou, 350014, China.
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Al-Juhaishi T, Mckay J, Sindel A, Yazbeck V. Perspectives on chemotherapy for the management of double-hit lymphoma. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2020; 21:653-661. [PMID: 32066288 DOI: 10.1080/14656566.2020.1727445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION . Unlike most B-cell lymphomas, they have poor response to standard R-CHOP therapy, tend to quickly develop resistance to cytotoxic chemotherapies, and are associated with higher central nervous system (CNS) infiltration. This can lead to increased risk of relapse and worse prognosis. DHL/THL represent a subset of lymphomas with unmet medical need. AREA COVERED The authors present the available data for the current treatment regimens including intensive chemotherapy regimens, hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT), and CNS prophylaxis. They also discuss treatment for relapsed disease including targeted therapies. EXPERT OPINION There is currently no accepted standard of care for DHL/THL. For frontline therapy, we recommend enrollment in a well-designed clinical trial if possible, otherwise DA-EPOCH-R with CNS prophylaxis is a commonly used first-line therapy. The authors recommend close surveillance for patients achieving complete response, but for those who fail to achieve a complete response, then clinical trials, more aggressive salvage chemotherapy regimens, or cellular therapies are usually considered.
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- Taha Al-Juhaishi
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond, VA, USA
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- Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond, VA, USA.,Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond, VA, USA
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Ma J, Li Q, Shao J, Ma Y, Lin Z, Kang H, Chen B. Central Nervous System Involvement in Patients with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma: Analysis of the Risk Factors and Prognosis from a Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study. Cancer Manag Res 2019; 11:10175-10185. [PMID: 31819650 PMCID: PMC6896928 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s225372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 11/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors for central nervous system (CNS) involvement in systemic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients and to explore prognostic for DLBCL patients with CNS involvement (relapse or progression). Patients and methods This was a retrospective cohort study in our hospital. Data were collected from all DLBCL patients diagnosed in our institutes from January 2013 to June 2018. Clinical information was collected from medical records. Results The participants included 138 patients with DLBCL. Among them, 38 patients were diagnosed as CNS lymphoma, including 15 patients exhibited CNS involvement while DLBCL was pathologically confirmed, and 23 patients developed CNS lymphoma during or after initial chemotherapy. The median disease-free interval to CNS involvement was 13 months. Multivariate analysis identified elevated serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level [hazard ratio (HR)=4.035; 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 1.147-14.195] was an independent predictor of CNS involvement. The median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) time of DLBCL patients with CNS involved were 12.5 months and 22 months, respectively. Multivariate prognostic analysis showed that eastern cooperative oncology group (ECOG) score>2(P=0.018; HR=7.333; 95% CI: 1.424-42.002), elevated serum LDH level (P=0.046; HR=6.510; 95% CI: 1.035-40.949), deep lesion (P=0.005; HR=10.957; 95% CI: 2.050-58.569), and CNS with systemic involvement (P=0.023; HR=2.730; 95% CI: 1.151-6.479) were independent poor prognostic factors for the patients. The cases with lymphocyte absolute count >0.75×109/L (HR=0.047; 95% CI: 0.003-0.732) had better prognosis. The OS of DLBCL patients with secondary CNS lymphoma was inferior to DLBCL patients without CNS involvement. There was no significant difference between the patients with CNS and extra-CNS involvement. There was no significant difference between the patients with CNS involvement and stage III-IV DLBCL cases without CNS lymphoma. Conclusion In conclusion, elevated serum LDH was independent high-risk factor for secondary CNS lymphoma. For DLBCL patients with CNS involvement, ECOG score>2, elevated serum LDH level, deep lesion, lymphocyte absolute count ≤0.75×109/L and CNS with systemic involvement retained a significant association with outcome.
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- Jingjing Ma
- Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, People's Republic of China
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