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Testi AM, Moleti ML, Angi A, Bianchi S, Barberi W, Capria S. Pediatric Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Safety, Efficacy, and Patient Outcomes. Literature Review. Pediatric Health Med Ther 2023; 14:197-215. [PMID: 37284518 PMCID: PMC10239625 DOI: 10.2147/phmt.s366636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Autologous stem cell transplantation (auto-HSCT) is a part of the therapeutic strategy for various oncohematological diseases. The auto-HSCT procedure enables hematological recovery after high-dose chemotherapy, otherwise not tolerable, by the infusion of autologous hematopoietic stem cells. Unlike allogeneic transplant (allo-HSCT), auto-HSCT has the advantage of lacking acute-graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and prolonged immunosuppression, however, these advantages are counterbalanced by the absence of graft-versus-leukemia. Moreover, in hematological malignancies, the autologous hematopoietic stem cell source may be contaminated by neoplastic cells, leading to disease reappearance. In recent years, allogeneic transplant-related mortality (TRM) has progressively decreased, almost approaching auto-TRM, and many alternative donor sources are available for the majority of patients eligible for transplant procedures. In adults, the role of auto-HSCT compared to conventional chemotherapy (CT) in hematological malignancies has been well defined in many extended randomized trials; however, such trials are lacking in pediatric cohorts. Therefore, the role of auto-HSCT in pediatric oncohematology is limited, in both first- and second-line therapies and still remains to be defined. Nowadays, the accurate stratification in risk groups, according to the biological characteristics of the tumors and therapy response, and the introduction of new biological therapies, have to be taken into account in order to assign auto-HSCT a precise role in the therapeutic strategies, also considering that in the developmental age, auto-HSCT has a clear advantage over allo-HSCT, in terms of late sequelae, such as organ damage and second neoplasms. The purpose of this review is to report the results obtained with auto-HSCT in the different pediatric oncohematological diseases, focusing on the most significant literature data in the context of the various diseases and discussing this data in the light of the current therapeutic landscape.
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- Anna Maria Testi
- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Sheikh I, Nunez C, McCall D, Roth M, Cuglievan B. Programmed cell death protein blockade with pembrolizumab for classical Hodgkin lymphoma after autologous stem cell transplantation in an adolescent patient. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2022; 69:e29390. [PMID: 35077016 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Irtiza Sheikh
- Division of Pediatrics and Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Pediatrics and Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Pediatrics and Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Pediatrics and Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Pediatrics and Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Haveman LM, van Ewijk R, van Dalen EC, Breunis WB, Kremer LC, van den Berg H, Dirksen U, Merks JH. High-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous haematopoietic cell transplantation for children, adolescents, and young adults with primary metastatic Ewing sarcoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021; 9:CD011405. [PMID: 34472082 PMCID: PMC8428235 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd011405.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ewing sarcomas are solid tumours of the bone and soft tissue, that usually affect children, adolescents, and young adults. The incidence is about three cases per million a year, with a peak incidence at 12 years of age. Metastatic disease is detected in about 20 % to 30% of people, and is typically found in the lungs, bone, bone marrow, or a combination of these. Presence of metastatic disease at diagnosis (primary metastatic disease) is the most important adverse prognostic factor, and is associated with a five-year survival lower than 30%. High-dose chemotherapy (HDC) followed by autologous haematopoietic cell transplantation (AHCT) is used in various solid tumours with unfavourable prognoses in children, adolescents, and young adults. It has also been used as rescue after multifocal radiation of metastases. The hypothesis is that HDC regimens may overcome the resistance to standard multidrug chemotherapy and improve survival rates. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of high-dose chemotherapy with autologous haematopoietic cell transplantation compared with conventional chemotherapy in improving event-free survival, overall survival, quality-adjusted survival, and progression-free survival in children, adolescents, and young adults with primary metastatic Ewing sarcoma, and to determine the toxicity of the treatment. SEARCH METHODS We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, conference proceedings from major international cancer-related conferences, and ongoing trial registers until January 2020. We also searched reference lists of included articles and review articles. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) or (historical) controlled clinical trials (CCTs) comparing the effectiveness of HDC and AHCT with conventional chemotherapy for children, adolescents, and young adults (younger than 30 years at the date of diagnostic biopsy) with primary metastatic Ewing sarcoma. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We used standard methodological procedures expected by Cochrane. MAIN RESULTS We identified one RCT, which investigated the effects of HDC with AHCT versus conventional chemotherapy with whole lung irradiation (WLI) in people with Ewing sarcoma metastasised to the lungs only at diagnosis. Only a selection of the participants were eligible for our review (N = 267: HDC with AHCT group N = 134; control group N = 133). There may be no difference in event-free survival between the two treatment groups (hazard ratio (HR) 0.83, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.59 to 1.17; low-certainty evidence). We downgraded one level each because of study limitations and imprecision. Overall survival and toxicity were not reported separately for the participants eligible for this review, while quality-adjusted survival and progression-free survival were not reported at all. We did not identify any studies that addressed children, adolescents, and young adults with Ewing sarcoma with metastases to other locations. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS In people with Ewing sarcoma with primary metastases to locations other than the lungs, there is currently no evidence from RCTs or CCTs to determine the efficacy of HDC with AHCT compared to conventional chemotherapy. Based on low-certainty evidence from one study (267 participants), there may be no difference in event-free survival between children, adolescents, and young adults with primary pulmonary metastatic Ewing sarcoma who receive HDC with AHCT and those who receive conventional chemotherapy with WLI. Further high-quality research is needed. Results are anticipated for the EuroEwing 2008R3 study, in which the effects of HDC with treosulfan and melphalan followed by AHCT on survival, in people with Ewing sarcoma with metastatic disease to bone, other sites, or both were explored. Achieving high-quality studies in a selection of people with rare sarcoma requires long-term, multi-centre, international participant inclusion.
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- Lianne M Haveman
- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Oncology and Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Pediatrics III, Sarcoma Centre, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Hodgkin Lymphoma in Children and Adolescents: Advances in Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Strategies. Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_135_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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AbstractStrategies used for the treatment of children with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) over the last four decades have resulted in excellent long-term survivals. However, the short- and long-term treatment-associated morbidities were high. In an attempt to reduce complications, the current treatment strategies apply initial risk stratification principles based on certain host and tumor risk factors to help assign patients to the appropriate risk group and tailor therapy based on response to chemotherapy (CTR). Radiotherapy (RT) was only given to certain groups of patients who show suboptimal response to CTR. Enrollment of patients in clinical trials allowed testing newer treatment strategies, which has improved the outcome significantly. High-dose CTR with stem cell support remains the mainstay of treatment for relapsed and refractory HL. Newer targeted medications are being increasingly used for the treatment of patients with relapsed and refractory HL, but results are variable. In this review report, we give extensive account about the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, histopathological diagnosis, modern investigation techniques, the most recent risk adapted treatment strategies, and the use and effect of novel medications. In addition, we discuss in details the short- and long-term therapy-related complications and future prospects in the management of HL.
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Marr K, Ronsley R, Nadel H, Douglas K, Gershony S, Strahlendorf C, Davis JH, Deyell RJ. Ifosfamide, gemcitabine, and vinorelbine is an effective salvage regimen with excellent stem cell mobilization in relapsed or refractory pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2020; 67:e28167. [PMID: 31925920 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We describe 12 pediatric patients (8-16 years) with primary refractory (N = 6) or first relapse (N = 6) Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) treated with ifosfamide, gemcitabine, and vinorelbine (IGEV). The overall response rate to IGEV was 100%, with seven (58%) complete responses (CR) and five (42%) partial responses. Successful CD34+ stem cell mobilization was achieved in all patients. Following subsequent autologous stem cell transplantation, 10 patients (83%) achieved CR. At a median follow-up of 71 months, 11 patients had no evidence of disease. Five-year second event-free survival and overall survival were 83% ± 11.0% and 90.0% ± 9.5%, respectively. IGEV is an effective salvage regimen for children with relapsed/refractory HL.
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- Kristin Marr
- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, British Columbia Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, British Columbia Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, British Columbia Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, British Columbia Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program, Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, British Columbia Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, British Columbia Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program, Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Abdalla A, Hammad M, Hafez H, Zaghloul MS, Taha H, El-Hennawy G, El-Wakeel M, Khaled M, Mohamed Y, El-Haddad A. Outcome predictors of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children with relapsed and refractory Hodgkin lymphoma: Single-center experience in a lower-middle-income country. Pediatr Transplant 2019; 23:e13531. [PMID: 31271483 DOI: 10.1111/petr.13531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Children and adolescents with HL have excellent long-term survival exceeding 95% after combined modality treatment. However, about 20% will either relapse or have PRF. Salvage HDCT followed by AHSCT is considered to be the preferential treatment. OBJECTIVE To describe the outcome (OS and EFS) and prognostic factors in pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory HL (r/rHL) who underwent AHSCT. METHODS We retrospectively included 43 pediatric patients with r/rHL who underwent AHSCT from July 1, 2007, till December 31, 2016, at the Children's Cancer Hospital of Egypt. MAC regimen given was CMV. RESULTS Of the whole cohort, 88.4% of patients achieved CR, while 11.6% had a positive PET scan prior to transplantation. The 3-year OS and EFS were 85% and 70.6%, respectively. The 3-year OS for patients > 10 years was 94% versus 65.5% for patients 10 years of age or younger (P = 0.046). There is strong tendency toward better 3-year OS for patients with negative PET scan as compared to those with positive PET scan before AHSCT, 89.4% vs 60%, respectively (P = 0.059). This tendency is also applicable when looking at the 3-year EFS for the two groups, 78.3% vs 40%, respectively (P = 0.069). CONCLUSION Poor predictors of OS were younger age and positive PET scan before AHSCT. The latter, along with single modality treatment before AHSCT, were poor predictors of EFS.
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- Amr Abdalla
- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, Children Cancer Hospital Egypt (CCHE-57357), Cairo, Egypt.,Department of Pediatric Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo University, Egypt
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, Children Cancer Hospital Egypt (CCHE-57357), Cairo, Egypt.,Department of Pediatric Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo University, Egypt
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, Children Cancer Hospital Egypt (CCHE-57357), Cairo, Egypt.,Department of Pediatric Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo University, Egypt
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- Department of Radiation Therapy, Children Cancer Hospital Egypt (CCHE-57357), Cairo, Egypt.,Department of Radiation Therapy, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo University, Egypt
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- Department of Pathology, Children Cancer Hospital Egypt (CCHE-57357), Cairo, Egypt.,Department of Pathology, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Children Cancer Hospital Egypt (CCHE-57357), Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Children Cancer Hospital Egypt (CCHE-57357), Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Research, Children Cancer Hospital Egypt (CCHE-57357), Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Research, Children Cancer Hospital Egypt (CCHE-57357), Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, Children Cancer Hospital Egypt (CCHE-57357), Cairo, Egypt.,Department of Pediatric Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo University, Egypt
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Tinkle CL, Williams NL, Wu H, Wu J, Kaste SC, Shulkin BL, Talleur AC, Flerlage JE, Hudson MM, Metzger ML, Krasin MJ. Treatment patterns and disease outcomes for pediatric patients with refractory or recurrent Hodgkin lymphoma treated with curative-intent salvage radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol 2019; 134:89-95. [PMID: 31005229 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2019.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The use of radiotherapy (RT) for pediatric patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) experiencing disease progression or recurrence (15%) is controversial. We report treatment patterns and outcomes for pediatric patients with refractory/recurrent HL (rrHL) treated with curative-intent RT. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-six patients with rrHL treated with salvage RT at our institution were identified. All received risk-adapted, response-based frontline therapy and were retrieved with cytoreductive regimens followed by RT to failure sites, with or without autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (AHCT). Cumulative incidence (CIN) of local failure (LF) and survival were estimated after salvage RT and regression models determined predictors of LF after salvage RT. RESULTS RT was administered as part of frontline therapy in 70% of patients, omitted for early response assessment in 13%, or deferred for primary progression in 17%. AHCT was omitted in 20% of patients. Median initial and salvage dose/site were 25.5 Gy and 30.6 Gy, respectively. Eight patients experienced progression. Two died without progression (median follow-up from salvage RT = 3.8 years). The 5-year CIN of LF after salvage RT was 17.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 8.2-30.2%). The 5-year freedom from subsequent treatment failure and overall survival (OS) was 80.1% (95% CI, 69.2-92.6%) and 88.5% (95% CI, 79.5-98.6%), respectively. Inadequate response to salvage systemic therapy (p = 0.048) and male sex (p = 0.049) were significantly associated with LF after salvage RT. CONCLUSION rrHL is responsive to salvage RT, with low LF rates after moderate doses. OS is excellent, despite refractory disease. Initial salvage therapy response predicts subsequent LF.
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- Christopher L Tinkle
- Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Jude Children's Hospital, Memphis, United States.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, United States
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, United States; Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, United States; Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, United States
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, United States; Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, United States
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, United States
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- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, United States
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- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, United States
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- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Jude Children's Hospital, Memphis, United States
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Rosenfeld-Keidar H, Eshel R, Pinhasov A, Bitan M, Edelman S, Broitman M, Dvir R, Sadot E, Levin D, Manisterski M, Berger-Achituv S, Elhasid R. Significant correlation between peripheral blood CD34+ cell count in children prior to aphaeresis and CD34+ cell yield following aphaeresis: A single-center experience. Pediatr Transplant 2018; 22:e13150. [PMID: 29498177 DOI: 10.1111/petr.13150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Numerous adults' studies demonstrated that preaphaeresis CD34+ cells significantly correlate with the number of CD34+ cells collected by the aphaeresis procedure. Equivalent studies in children are scarce. We studied retrospectively 92 aphaeresis procedures performed following chemotherapy (44) or in steady state (48) in 60 pediatric patients (40 males, 20 females), median age of 7.5 years. Aphaeresis procedures were performed using a SPECTRA Optica (TERUMOBCT) continuous flow cell separator. CD34+ cell concentrations were assessed using flow cytometry. A highly significant correlation between peripheral CD34 cell count on the day of aphaeresis and CD34 cell yield per kg (R2 = .824, P < .0001) was demonstrated. A higher preaphaeresis CD34 cell count was demonstrated in patients with higher preaphaeresis white blood cell count, in patients with brain tumors, and in patients who received chemotherapy as part of their mobilization protocol. A threshold number of 20 peripheral CD34+ cell/μL was found to predict harvesting of 3 × 106 stem cells/kg, and 30 peripheral CD34+ cell/μL for harvesting of 5 × 106 stem cells/kg. This significant correlation between peripheral CD34 cell count and CD34 cell yield, and the threshold number of peripheral CD34 found to predict adequate harvesting can be useful in planning the optimal time for aphaeresis in children.
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- Hila Rosenfeld-Keidar
- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Kesik V, Ataş E, Karakükcü M, Aksoylar S, Erbey F, Taçyıldız N, Küpesiz A, Öniz H, Ünal E, Kansoy S, Öztürk G, Elli M, Kaya Z, Ünal E, Hazar V, Yılmaz Bengoa Ş, Karasu G, Atay D, Dağdemir A, Ören H, Koçak Ü, Yeşilipek MA. Prognostic Factors and a New Prognostic Index Model for Children and Adolescents with Hodgkin's Lymphoma Who Underwent Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Multicenter Study of the Turkish Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation Study Group. Turk J Haematol 2016; 33:265-272. [PMID: 27094103 PMCID: PMC5204179 DOI: 10.4274/tjh.2015.0280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Objective: The prognostic factors and a new childhood prognostic index after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) in patients with relapsed/refractory Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) were evaluated. Materials and Methods: The prognostic factors of 61 patients who underwent AHSCT between January 1990 and December 2014 were evaluated. In addition, the Age-Adjusted International Prognostic Index and the Childhood International Prognostic Index (CIPI) were evaluated for their impact on prognosis. Results: The median age of the 61 patients was 14.8 years (minimum-maximum: 5-20 years) at the time of AHSCT. There were single relapses in 28 patients, ≥2 relapses in eight patients, and refractory disease in 25 patients. The chemosensitivity/chemorefractory ratio was 36/25. No pretransplant radiotherapy, no remission at the time of transplantation, posttransplant white blood cell count over 10x103/µL, posttransplant positron emission tomography positivity at day 100, and serum albumin of <2.5 g/dL at diagnosis were correlated with progression-free survival. No remission at the time of transplantation, bone marrow positivity at diagnosis, and relapse after AHSCT were significant parameters for overall survival. Conclusion: The major factors affecting the progression-free and overall survival were clearly demonstrated. A CIPI that uses a lactate dehydrogenase level of 500 IU/L worked well for estimating the prognosis. We recommend AHSCT at first complete remission for relapsed cases, and it should also be taken into consideration for patients with high prognostic scores at diagnosis.
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- Vural Kesik
- Gülhane Training and Research Hospital Clinic of Pediatric Oncology, Ankara, Turkey Phone: +90 312 304 43 94 E-mail:
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Hazar V, Kesik V, Aksoylar S, Karakukcu M, Ozturk G, Kupesiz A, Atas E, Oniz H, Kansoy S, Unal E, Tanyeli A, Erbey F, Elli M, Tacyildiz N, Karasu GT, Kocak U, Anak S, Yilmaz Bengoa S, Sezgin G, Atay D, Unal E, Uygun V, Kurucu N, Kaya Z, Yesilipek A. Outcome of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children and adolescents with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma. Pediatr Transplant 2015; 19:745-52. [PMID: 26346042 DOI: 10.1111/petr.12573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This study evaluates the outcome of 66 pediatric patients with rrHL who underwent autoHSCT. Twenty-nine patients experienced early relapse, and 19 patients experienced late relapse. Of 18 newly diagnosed with HL, 13 were primary refractory disease and five had late responsive disease. At the time of transplantation, only 68% of the patients were chemosensitive. The majority of patients received BCNU + etoposide + ara-C + melphalan for conditioning (45/66), and peripheral blood (56/66) was used as a source of stem cells. After a median follow-up period of 39 months, 46 patients were alive. At five yr, the probabilities of OS, EFS, the relapse rate, and the non-relapse mortality rate were 63.1%, 54.3%, 36.4%, and 9.1%, respectively. The probability of EFS in chemosensitive and chemoresistant patients at five yr was 72.3% and 19%, respectively (p < 0.001). Multivariate analysis showed that chemoresistant disease at the time of transplantation was the only factor predicting limited both OS (hazard ratio = 4.073) and EFS (hazard ratio = 4.599). AutoHSCT plays an important role for the treatment of rrHL in children and adolescents, and survival rates are better for patients with chemosensitive disease at the time of transplantation.
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- Volkan Hazar
- Pediatric BMT Units, Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Medical Park Bahcelievler Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Tepecik Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Medical Park Bahcelievler Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, On Dokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Bahcesehir University Faculty of Medicine Medical Park Goztepe Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Bahcesehir University Faculty of Medicine, Medical Park Antalya Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Medical Park Bahcelievler Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Ankara Oncology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric BMT Units, Bahcesehir University Faculty of Medicine Medical Park Goztepe Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Ataş E, Kesik V, Babacan O, Korkmazer N, Akyüz C. The timing of autologous stem cell transplantation and the prognostic factors affecting the prognosis in children with relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma. Pediatr Transplant 2015; 19:380-4. [PMID: 25752654 DOI: 10.1111/petr.12449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Although ASCT is used as a standard treatment following second remission for adults in oncology practice, data are lacking for relapsed childhood HL. Therefore, we evaluated the exact timing of the ASCT treatment, as well as factors affecting the prognosis in children with relapsed HL who underwent ASCT. Patients were divided into two groups (Group 1: ASCT after second remission [n = 6], Group 2: ASCT after >2 remissions [n = 3]). Overall, DFS rate was 64.8% at 24 months after ASCT. In Group 1, post-transplant DFS and OS were 83.3% and 75%, respectively, and the post-transplant response without event rate was 5/6 (83.3%). However, in Group 2 this was 1/3 (33.3%). Nonetheless, the timing of ASCT was not a significant prognostic factor for DFS and OS in univariate analyses (p = 0.21 and p = 0.73, respectively). Median follow-up time was 21 months after transplant, and DFS and OS were 62.5% and 75% in early relapse group (n = 6) at 24 months. DFS and OS were both 66.7% in late relapse (n = 3). In addition, response rates of ASCT without event were 66.7% for both early and late relapse groups. Relapse types (early: 3-12 months, late: >12 months) was not a significant prognostic factor for DFS and OS in univariate analyses (p = 0.96 and p = 0.92). While we found ASCT to be a useful treatment following second remission, it does not demonstrate better success in early relapse cases, when compared to late relapse cases. Therefore, after second remission for relapsed HL, ASCT is advisable regardless of the time of relapse.
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- Erman Ataş
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
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Eroglu C, Kaynar L, Orhan O, Keklik M, Sahin C, Yildiz OG, Mentes S, Kurnaz F, Aslan D, Sivgin S, Soyuer S, Eser B, Cetin M, Unal A. Contribution of involved-field radiotherapy to survival in patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation. Am J Clin Oncol 2015; 38:68-73. [PMID: 23563207 DOI: 10.1097/coc.0b013e3182880b9f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the outcomes of overall survival and posttransplantation survival in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) because of the development of relapse or resistance after chemotherapy (CT) or CT plus radiotherapy (combined modality treatment, CMT). METHODS Forty-five patients undergoing ASCT because of the development of relapse or resistance after CT or CMT for HL were enrolled in the study. Radiotherapy was given as involved-field radiotherapy. Patients were treated with CT alone (n=25) or CMT (n=20). These 2 groups were further divided into 2 subgroups: the patients with early-stage (I to II) and advanced-stage (III to IV) HL. RESULTS Median patients age was 29 years (range, 16 to 60 y) and the median follow-up was 60 months (range, 12 to 172 mo). In the patients with advanced-stage HL, there was no statistically significant difference in overall survival between irradiated and nonirradiated patients (n=18, irradiated n=4 and nonirradiated n=14). However, in the patients with early-stage disease, there was a significant difference in 5- and 10-year overall survival between the irradiated and nonirradiated groups (81% vs. 48% and 66% vs. 24%, respectively, P=0.045; n=26, irradiated n=16 and nonirradiated n=10). In the univariate analysis, irradiated group and involvement of 1 to 2 nodal regions were found to be significant for overall survival, whereas irradiated group, early stage, and involvement of 1 to 2 nodal regions were found to be significant for posttransplantation survival. However, only irradiated group was found to be significant for posttransplantation survival in multivariate analysis (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Addition of involved-field radiotherapy to CT in patients undergoing ASCT after relapse or recurrence failed to provide survival benefit in patients with advanced HL, while a survival benefit was observed in patients with early-stage HL. Radiotherapy should be considered as part of CMT in the patients with early-stage HL, which should not be neglected.
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- Celalettin Eroglu
- Departments of *Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine †Hematology and Aphaeresis Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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Garfin PM, Link MP, Donaldson SS, Advani RH, Luna-Fineman S, Kharbanda S, Porteus M, Weinberg KI, Agarwal-Hashmi R. Improved Outcomes after Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation for Children with Relapsed or Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma: Twenty Years Experience at a Single Institution. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2015; 21:326-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 10/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Oba U, Koga Y, Suminoe A, Hara T. Donor lymphocyte infusion is an effective therapy for relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma after reduced-intensity allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Int J Hematol 2014; 100:511-3. [PMID: 25096222 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-014-1654-3] [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: 07/29/2013] [Revised: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 07/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A 3-year-old boy with Hodgkin lymphoma relapsed only 2 months after completion of first-line therapy. He received reduced-intensity conditioning and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (RIC allo-HSCT), but relapsed again. To treat the second relapse, donor lymphocyte infusions were performed four times. He showed no evidence of disease and his quality of life was maintained for 500 days after stem cell transplant. However, his condition worsened and he died 3 years and 3 months after onset. In high-risk patients fully intolerant to myeloablative regimens, RIC allo-HSCT followed by subsequent donor lymphocyte infusions must be considered an effective therapeutic approach.
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- Utako Oba
- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan,
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Shankar A, Hayward J, Kirkwood A, McCarthy K, Hewitt M, Morland B, Daw S. Treatment outcome in children and adolescents with relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma--results of the UK HD3 relapse treatment strategy. Br J Haematol 2014; 165:534-44. [PMID: 24754633 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.12768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2013] [Accepted: 12/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The purpose of this national retrospective study was to evaluate the outcome in children with relapsed or primary refractory Hodgkin lymphoma [HL] after a primary chemotherapy alone treatment strategy. Between 2000 and 2005, 80 children with relapsed [n = 69] or primary refractory [n = 11] HL were treated on a standardized treatment protocol of 4-6 cycles of EPIC [etoposide, prednisolone, ifosfamide and cisplatin] chemotherapy. Radiotherapy was recommended to all relapsed sites. High dose therapy with stem cell rescue [SCT] was recommended for patients with poor response. The 5-year overall survival [OS] and progression-free survival from relapse was 75·8% [64·8-83·9] and 59·9% [48·3-69·7] respectively. Duration of first remission was strongly associated with OS; risk of death was decreased by 53% [Hazard ratio (HR): 0·47, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0·19-1·18] for those with a time from end of treatment to relapse of 3-12 months (compared to <3 months) and reduced by 80% (HR 0·20, 95% CI: 0·04-0·90) for those >12 months after end of treatment. Other poor prognostic factors included advanced stage disease at relapse and B symptoms at first diagnosis. The most important factor associated with salvage failure was time to relapse. Survival outcome in children with primary refractory HL is poor.
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- Ananth Shankar
- Department Paediatric & Adolescent Oncology, University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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LaBelle JL, Cunningham JM. Stem cell transplant as an immunomodulatory tool for children with hematologic malignancies. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2013:0011300347. [PMID: 23714543 DOI: 10.14694/edbook_am.2013.33.e347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is the most common and effective form of immunotherapy used for treatment of pediatric leukemias. A combination of graft manipulation, donor selection, fine-tuning of conditioning regimens, and use of lower and novel forms of immunosuppression following transplant has maximized the tolerability of alloHSCT in children. This outcome has facilitated new advances in disease-specific transplant regimens that seek to amplify the antitumor effects of the allograft, while reducing transplant-related mortality. However, disease relapse remains the preeminent challenge to the success of transplantation as a modality for successful treatment of high-risk disease. Separating graft versus host disease (GVHD) from graft versus leukemia (GVL) remains the most significant obstacle to enhancing disease-free survival. However, with increased clarity and discrimination in the effector mechanisms responsible for GVHD and/or GVL in patients of all ages, a new wave of clinical trials has become feasible that harnesses GVL effects to treat patients with high-risk myeloid and lymphoid malignancies. Exciting progress is being made in the use of alloHSCT with donor lymphocyte infusions (DLIs) in almost all forms of pediatric hematologic malignancies. This advance sets the stage for the use of HSCT and/or DLI in conjunction with novel disease-specific post-transplant therapies using small molecule therapeutics, tumor vaccines, and novel antibody therapies.
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- James L LaBelle
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplantation, Comer Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, and Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Daw S, Wynn R, Wallace H. Management of relapsed and refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma in children and adolescents. Br J Haematol 2010; 152:249-60. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08455.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bouchlaka MN, Redelman D, Murphy WJ. Immunotherapy following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: potential for synergistic effects. Immunotherapy 2010; 2:399-418. [PMID: 20635904 DOI: 10.2217/imt.10.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a particularly important treatment for hematologic malignancies. Unfortunately, following allogeneic HSCT, graft-versus-host disease, immunosuppression and susceptibility to opportunistic infections remain among the most substantial problems restricting the efficacy and use of this procedure, particularly for cancer. Adoptive immunotherapy and/or manipulation of the graft offer ways to attack residual cancer as well as other transplant-related complications. Recent exciting discoveries have demonstrated that HSCT could be expanded to solid tissue cancers with profound effects on the effectiveness of adoptive immunotherapy. This review will provide a background regarding HSCT, discuss the complications that make it such a complex treatment procedure following up with current immunotherapeutic strategies and discuss emerging approaches in applying immunotherapy in HSCT for cancer.
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- Myriam N Bouchlaka
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA
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