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Karantanos T, Politikos I, Boussiotis VA. Advances in the pathophysiology and treatment of relapsed/refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma with an emphasis on targeted therapies and transplantation strategies. BLOOD AND LYMPHATIC CANCER-TARGETS AND THERAPY 2017; 7:37-52. [PMID: 28701859 PMCID: PMC5502320 DOI: 10.2147/blctt.s105458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) is highly curable with first-line therapy. However, a minority of patients present with refractory disease or experience relapse after completion of frontline treatment. These patients are treated with salvage chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), which remains the standard of care with curative potential for refractory or relapsed HL. Nevertheless, a significant percentage of such patients will progress after ASCT, and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation remains the only curative approach in that setting. Recent advances in the pathophysiology of refractory or relapsed HL have provided the rationale for the development of novel targeted therapies with potent anti-HL activity and favorable toxicity profile, in contrast to cytotoxic chemotherapy. Brentuximab vedotin and programmed cell death-1-based immunotherapy have proven efficacy in the management of refractory or relapsed HL, whereas several other agents have shown promise in early clinical trials. Several of these agents are being incorporated with transplantation strategies in order to improve the outcomes of refractory or relapsed HL. In this review we summarize the current knowledge regarding the mechanisms responsible for the development of refractory/relapsed HL and the outcomes with current treatment strategies, with an emphasis on targeted therapies and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
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- Theodoros Karantanos
- General Internal Medicine Section, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Beth Israel Deaconess Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Martino M, Festuccia M, Fedele R, Console G, Cimminiello M, Gavarotti P, Bruno B. Salvage treatment for relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma: role of allografting, brentuximab vedotin and newer agents. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2015; 16:347-64. [PMID: 26652934 DOI: 10.1517/14712598.2015.1130821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Second-line, salvage chemotherapy followed by high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (AUTO-SCT) is the standard of care for patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). Approximately 50% of patients relapse after AUTO-SCT and their prognosis is generally poor. Brentuximab Vedotin (BV) has demonstrated efficacy in this setting and allogeneic (ALLO)-SCT represents an option with curative potential in this subgroup of patients. AREAS COVERED A systematic review has been conducted to explore the actual knowledge on ALLO-SCT, BV and newer agents in R/R HL. EXPERT OPINION The introduction of BV in clinical practice has significantly improved the management of post-AUTO-SCT relapses and the drug can induce durable remissions in a subset of R/R HL. Allografting select patients has been used to improve clinical outcomes and recent case series have begun to explore BV as a potential 'bridge' to allo-SCT, even though the optimal timing of ALLO-SCT after BV response remains undetermined. However, reduced tumor burden at the time of ALLO-SCT is a key factor to decrease relapse risk. Based on the unique composition of the tumor, more recently new agents such as PD-1 inhibitors have been developed. The potential role of PD-1 inhibitors with ALLO-SCT remains to be explored.
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- Massimo Martino
- a Hematology and Stem Cells Transplantation Unit , CTMO, Azienda Ospedaliera 'BMM' , Reggio , Italy
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- b Division of Hematology, A.O.U. Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino - Presidio Molinette, and Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences , University of Torino , Torino , Italy
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- a Hematology and Stem Cells Transplantation Unit , CTMO, Azienda Ospedaliera 'BMM' , Reggio , Italy
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- a Hematology and Stem Cells Transplantation Unit , CTMO, Azienda Ospedaliera 'BMM' , Reggio , Italy
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- c Hematology and Stem Cell Transplant Unit , Azienda Ospedaliera San Carlo , Potenza , Italy
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- b Division of Hematology, A.O.U. Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino - Presidio Molinette, and Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences , University of Torino , Torino , Italy
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- b Division of Hematology, A.O.U. Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino - Presidio Molinette, and Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences , University of Torino , Torino , Italy
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Perales MA, Ceberio I, Armand P, Burns LJ, Chen R, Cole PD, Evens AM, Laport GG, Moskowitz CH, Popat U, Reddy NM, Shea TC, Vose JM, Schriber J, Savani BN, Carpenter PA. Role of cytotoxic therapy with hematopoietic cell transplantation in the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma: guidelines from the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2015; 21:971-83. [PMID: 25773017 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The role of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in the therapy of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) in pediatric and adult patients is reviewed and critically evaluated in this systematic evidence-based review. Specific criteria were used for searching the published literature and for grading the quality and strength of the evidence and the strength of the treatment recommendations. Treatment recommendations based on the evidence are included and were reached unanimously by a panel of HL experts. Both autologous and allogeneic HCT offer a survival benefit in selected patients with advanced or relapsed HL and are currently part of standard clinical care. Relapse remains a significant cause of failure after both transplant approaches, and strategies to decrease the risk of relapse remain an important area of investigation.
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- Miguel-Angel Perales
- Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.
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- Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Donostia, Donostia, Spain
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- Division of Hematological Malignancies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Hematology/Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
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- Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Cancer Transplant Institute, Virginia G Piper Cancer Center, Scottsdale, Arizona
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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Patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) who relapse following effective front-line therapy are offered salvage second-line chemotherapy regimens followed by high-dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (HDT/ASCT). Randomized studies comparing HDT/ASCT with conventional chemotherapy in patients with relapsed refractory HL have shown significant improvement in progression-free survival and freedom from treatment failure but were not powered to show improvements in overall survival. For patients who relapse after salvage HDT/ASCT, novel therapies exist as a bridge to allogeneic SCT. In this article, we review indications and results of autologous and allogeneic SCT in HL.
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- Nishitha M Reddy
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 3927 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, Box 298, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Isidori A, Piccaluga PP, Loscocco F, Guiducci B, Barulli S, Ricciardi T, Picardi P, Visani G. High-dose therapy followed by stem cell transplantation in Hodgkin's lymphoma: past and future. Expert Rev Hematol 2014; 6:451-64. [PMID: 23991931 DOI: 10.1586/17474086.2013.814451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) has been a fascinating challenge for physicians and investigators since its recognition during the 19th century. However, many questions still remain unanswered. One issue regards high-dose therapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), which has yet to find its place among several guidelines. Other topics are still controversial with respect to transplantation for HL, including its role for newly diagnosed patients with advanced stage disease, the optimal timing of transplantation, the best conditioning regimen and the role of allogeneic/haploidentical SCT. Moreover, the potential use of localized radiotherapy or immunologic methods to decrease post-transplant recurrence, the role of novel agents such as brentuximab vedotin and their positioning in the treatment algorithm of resistant/relapsed HL patients, either before transplant to boost salvage therapy or after transplant as consolidation/maintenance, are burning questions without an answer. In this review, the authors try to give an answer to some of these dilemmas.
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- Alessandro Isidori
- Haematology and Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Center, AORMN Marche Nord Hospital, Via Lombroso, 61100 Pesaro, Italy.
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Holmberg L, Maloney DG. The role of autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for Hodgkin lymphoma. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2012; 9:1060-71. [PMID: 21917627 DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2011.0087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Patients with Hodgkin lymphoma are usually cured by primary therapy using chemotherapy alone or combined modality therapy with external beam radiation. Patients who do not experience a complete remission or those who experience relapse may by salvaged by high-dose therapy and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT). Success of this approach is largely dependent on the tumor being sensitive to salvage chemotherapy before transplant. More studies are showing the predictive value of functional imaging in this setting. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has greater risk of nonrelapse mortality and is generally reserved for patients who experience relapse post-ASCT, but may provide long-term survival for some patients through graft-versus-tumor immune effects.
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- Leona Holmberg
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98104-1029, USA
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Arakelyan N, Berthou C, Desablens B, de Guibert S, Delwail V, Moles MP, Quittet P, Jais JP, Colonna P, Andrieu JM. Early versus late intensification for patients with high-risk Hodgkin lymphoma-3 Cycles of intensive chemotherapy plus low-dose lymph node radiation therapy versus 4 cycles of combined doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine plus myeloablative chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation. Cancer 2008; 113:3323-30. [DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Vorwerk H, Obenauer S, Schmidberger H, Hess CF, Weiss E. The significance of a uniform definition of pathological lymph nodes in Hodgkin lymphoma: Impact of different thresholds for positive lymph nodes in CT imaging on staging and therapy. Radiother Oncol 2008; 87:74-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.10.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2007] [Revised: 10/17/2007] [Accepted: 10/29/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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