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Withofs N, Bonnet C, Hustinx R. 2-deoxy-2-[ 18F]FDG PET Imaging for Therapy Assessment in Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas. PET Clin 2024; 19:447-462. [PMID: 38945737 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpet.2024.05.001] [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] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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The 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography combined with computed tomography (PET/CT) has contributed to outcome improvement of patients with lymphoma. The use of [18F]FDG PET/CT for staging and response assessment is successfully applied both in routine clinical practice and in clinical trials. The challenges lie in enhancing the outcomes of lymphoma patients, particularly those with advanced or refractory/relapsed disease, and to minimize the long-term toxicity associated with treatments, including radiation therapy. The objective of this review article is to present contemporary data on the use of [18F]FDG PET/CT for treatment assessment of aggressive lymphomas.
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- Nadia Withofs
- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Oncological Imaging, Department of Medical Physics, CHU of Liege, Quartier Hopital, Avenue de l'hopital 1, Liege, Belgium; GIGA-Nuclear Medicine Lab, University of Liege, CHU - B34 Quartier Hôpital, Avenue de l'Hôpital 11, Liège, BELGIQUE.
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- Department of Hematology, CHU of Liege, Quartier Hôpital, Avenue de l'hôpital 1, 4000 Liege 1, Belgium
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Oncological Imaging, Department of Medical Physics, CHU of Liege, Quartier Hopital, Avenue de l'hopital 1, Liege, Belgium; GIGA-Nuclear Medicine Lab, University of Liege, CHU - B34 Quartier Hôpital, Avenue de l'Hôpital 11, Liège, BELGIQUE
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Rossi C, Casasnovas RO. How to treat advanced Hodgkin lymphoma? Curr Opin Oncol 2024; 36:339-345. [PMID: 39007300 DOI: 10.1097/cco.0000000000001070] [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: 07/16/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW In this review, we analyzed the different therapy options in patients with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). RECENT FINDINGS The treatment of advanced HL has greatly evolved during the last decade even still based on polychemotherapy. Mature data established that the better strategies require Positron emission tomography (PET)-driven treatments which allow to optimize the balance between disease control and both immediate and late treatment adverse effects, leading to cure most patients while minimizing the risk of toxicity. Indeed, PET-driven deescalated strategies offer the better treatment option. The recent incorporation of targeted therapies, anti-CD30 or anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) in combination with chemotherapy should quickly change the game and be a step forward to still decrease the risk of treatment toxicity and improve the cure rate. SUMMARY The standard of care for advanced HL remains currently PET-driven chemotherapy and should rapidly evolve with the addition of targeted therapy combined with chemotherapy.
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- Cédric Rossi
- Department of Hematology, CHU Dijon Bourgogne
- INSERM 1231 Team Epi2THM ((Epi)genetics, Epidemiology and Targeted Therapy in Hematological Malignancies), Dijon, France
- Stanford University School of Medicine, Ash Alizadeh Lab, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Hematology, CHU Dijon Bourgogne
- INSERM 1231 Team Epi2THM ((Epi)genetics, Epidemiology and Targeted Therapy in Hematological Malignancies), Dijon, France
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Yılmaz U, Zulfaliyeva G, Güzelli AN, Özmen D, Elverdi T, Salihoğlu A, Eskazan AE, Öngören Ş, Başlar Z, Ar MC. Does discontinuing bleomycin due to toxicity increase the risk of lymphoma progression? Real-life data from a homogeneous population of advanced stage Hodgkin lymphoma. J Chemother 2024; 36:403-410. [PMID: 37974409 DOI: 10.1080/1120009x.2023.2281089] [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: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) is often curable with ABVD therapy and improving outcomes is a main goal of ongoing research. Bleomycin-associated pneumonitis (BAPT) is a potentially life-threatening complication that necessitates bleomycin discontinuation. We conducted this study on a homogenous cohort of advanced stage HL treated only with ABVD for frontline therapy to assess if bleomycin discontinuation increases the risk of lymphoma progression. After the exclusion of patients who received radiotherapy or other drugs, 106 and 28 patients in the six-cycle ABVD and BAPT groups respectively had similar survival curves for progression and death with a 49-month median follow-up. PFS rates were also very similar at two and four years from diagnosis with 2-year PFS rates of 83.9% and 82.1% (RR = 1.1 95%CI = 0.45-2.2). Outcome comparisons were also similar between the two groups when stratified according to early response assessment with PET/CT. Patients who discontinued bleomycin due to toxicity did not experience an increased risk of progression compared to patients who completed six ABVD cycles.
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- Umut Yılmaz
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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Bernard W, André M, Crochet G. How to treat localized Hodgkin lymphoma? Curr Opin Oncol 2024; 36:333-338. [PMID: 39007328 DOI: 10.1097/cco.0000000000001081] [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: 07/16/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW We aim to summarize the current knowledge on the management of early-stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma, with a focus on conventional strategies, incorporation of immunotherapies and exploration of novel prognostic markers. RECENT FINDINGS Long-term data on combined modalities (associating chemotherapy and radiotherapy) still supports their benefit in terms of progression free survival compared to chemotherapy alone in both early favourable and early unfavourable interim PET-negative classical Hodgkin Lymphoma. Novel agents, such as Brentuximab Vedotin and checkpoints inhibitors show promising and impressive results when added to first-line treatment. Various strategies have been used, mainly in phase 2 non randomized clinical trials. Interim PET-scan has limited prognostic value and its role in regimens incorporating immunotherapies is yet unknown. Other prognosis markers emerge, such as metabolic tumour volume and circulating tumour DNA. By reflecting tumour burden pretreatment and minimal residual disease on treatment, they might be useful tools guiding treatment decisions. SUMMARY Novel immunotherapy agents are likely to change the landscape in front-line management of classical early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma by combined modality treatment. Despite encouraging recent data, proof of their efficacy and safety on the longer term are still needed. Treatment decisions might be guided by new promising prognosis markers but their use in clinical practice is still to be determined.
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Giertz M, Aarnivala H, Wilk Michelsen S, Björklund C, Englund A, Grönroos M, Hjalgrim LL, Huttunen P, Niinimäki T, Penno E, Pöyhönen T, Raittinen P, Ranta S, Svahn JE, Törnudd L, Niinimäki R, Harila A. Symptomatic osteonecrosis in children treated for Hodgkin lymphoma: A population-based study in Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2024:e31250. [PMID: 39140964 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.31250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Revised: 07/22/2024] [Accepted: 07/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024]
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BACKGROUND Osteonecrosis (ON) is a potentially disabling skeletal complication of cancer treatment. Although symptomatic osteonecrosis (sON) is well-known in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), with an incidence around 6%, studies on sON in pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) are scarce. The aim of this study was to examine the incidence, risk factors, and outcome of sON in children treated for HL. PROCEDURE A total of 490 children under 18, diagnosed with HL between 2005 and 2019 in Sweden, Finland, and Denmark were eligible for the study. Data on patient characteristics, HL treatment, and development of sON were collected from patients' medical records. Magnetic resonance imaging scans were used to establish ON diagnosis and grade ON according to the Niinimäki grading system. RESULTS Cumulative 2-year incidence of sON among the 489 included patients was 5.5% (n = 30). The risk for developing sON was higher for those with older age (odds ratio [OR] 1.25, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.05-1.49, p < .010), female sex (OR 4.45, CI 1.87-10.58, p < .001), high total cumulative glucocorticoid (GC) doses (OR 1.76, 95% CI: 1.21-2.56, p = 0.003), and advanced HL (OR 2.19, 95% CI: 1.03-4.65, p = .042). Four (13.3%) patients underwent major surgical procedures and 13 (43.3%) had persistent symptoms due to ON at follow-up. CONCLUSIONS This study shows that sON is as common in pediatric HL as in pediatric ALL, with risk factors such as older age, female sex, high cumulative GC doses, and advanced HL. Future HL protocol development should aim to reduce the burden of ON by modifying GC treatment.
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- Mia Giertz
- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Paediatrics, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
- Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatric and Adolescence Medicine, Juliane Marie Centret, University Hospital Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatric and Adolescence Medicine, Juliane Marie Centret, University Hospital Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, New Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Unit of Radiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Centre for Child Health Research, Tampere University and University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Children's and Women's Health, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Pediatrics, H.R.H Crown Princess Victoria's Children's and Youth Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Paediatrics, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
- Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Jieting Z, Shuyi X, Xiaolin C, Hai Y. Bleomycin overdose in a patient with stage II Hodgkin lymphoma: A case report of a medication error. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2024; 90:1811-1815. [PMID: 37060160 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.15744] [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: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/16/2023] Open
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Bleomycin is an antibiotic with cytotoxic properties that is commonly used in combination regimens for the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma. The inconsistency in the dosage nomenclature of bleomycin appears universally, which increases the risk of medication errors. However, to the best of our knowledge, no such cases have been reported. Herein, we present a rare case report of a medication error caused by a bleomycin overdose. At the third cycle of chemotherapy, a 25-year-old patient with stage II Hodgkin lymphoma received a 10 times higher dose of bleomycin (150 USP) than that usually used as part of the doxorubicin, bleomycin, vindesine and dacarbazine protocol (ABVD). After the medication error was discovered, the patient was immediately treated with intravenous rehydration and furosemide to promote drug clearance. Additionally, methylprednisone and acetylcysteine were administered to prevent lung injury. However, the patient developed slight nausea and mild rash, which gradually improved after treatment. After evaluation with positron emission spectrometry-computed tomography (PET-CT), the patient received four cycles of AVD chemotherapy. No other obvious abnormalities were observed during the treatment and 1-year follow-up period. Hence, the toxicities, clinical management and selection of further chemotherapy after bleomycin overdose in such cases deserved serious attention. More importantly, management measures after this error may be used as a reference in other hospitals.
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- Zhang Jieting
- The Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Qingdao Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Qing Dao, China
- The Department of Pharmacy, Qingdao Cancer Hospital, Qing Dao, China
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- The Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Qingdao Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Qing Dao, China
- The Department of Pharmacy, Qingdao Cancer Hospital, Qing Dao, China
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- The Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Qingdao Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Qing Dao, China
- The Department of Pharmacy, Qingdao Cancer Hospital, Qing Dao, China
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- The Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Qingdao Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Qing Dao, China
- The Department of Pharmacy, Qingdao Cancer Hospital, Qing Dao, China
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Vandtved JH, Øvlisen AK, Baech J, Weinrich UM, Severinsen MT, Maksten EF, Jakobsen LH, Glimelius I, Kamper P, Hutchings M, Specht L, Dahl-Sørensen R, Christensen JH, El-Galaly TC. Pulmonary diseases in patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma relative to a matched background population: A Danish national cohort study. Br J Haematol 2024; 205:542-551. [PMID: 38685596 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.19475] [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: 12/17/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Late toxicities can impact survivorship in patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) with pulmonary toxicity after bleomycin-containing chemotherapy being a concern. The incidence of pulmonary diseases was examined in this Danish population-based study. A total of 1474 adult patients with cHL treated with ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine) or BEACOPP (bleomycin, vincristine, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, procarbazine and prednisone) between 2000 and 2018 were included along with 7370 age- and sex-matched comparators from the background population. Median follow-up was 8.6 years for the patients. Patients with cHL had increased risk of incident pulmonary diseases (HR 2.91 [95% CI 2.30-3.68]), with a 10-year cumulative risk of 7.4% versus 2.9% for comparators. Excess risks were observed for interstitial lung diseases (HR 15.84 [95% CI 9.35-26.84]) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (HR 1.99 [95% CI 1.43-2.76]), with a 10-year cumulative risk of 4.1% and 3.5% respectively for patients. No excess risk was observed for asthma (HR 0.82 [95% CI 0.43-1.56]). Risk factors for interstitial lung diseases were age ≥60 years, the presence of B-symptoms and low albumin. These findings document a significant burden of pulmonary diseases among patients with cHL and emphasize the importance of diagnostic work-up of pulmonary symptoms.
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- Julie Haugaard Vandtved
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Hematology, Clinical Cancer Research Center, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Hematology, Clinical Cancer Research Center, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Hematology, Clinical Cancer Research Center, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Hematology, Clinical Cancer Research Center, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Hematology, Clinical Cancer Research Center, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Clinical Cancer Research Center, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Hematology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Hematology, Clinical Cancer Research Center, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Hematology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Medicine Solna, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Flerlage JE, Waters-Banker C, Fanale M, Beckerman R, Castellino SM, Liu N. A systematic literature review of clinical evidence and treatment burden in newly diagnosed high-risk pediatric patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2024; 71:e31027. [PMID: 38761013 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.31027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
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This systematic literature review evaluated frontline treatment burden in pediatric and adolescent/young adult (AYA) patients with high-risk classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) among studies originating from the United States. Data were extracted from 32 publications (screened: total, n = 3115; full-text, n = 98) representing 12 studies (randomized controlled trials [RCTs], n = 2; non-comparative, non-randomized, n = 7; observational, n = 3). High-risk disease definitions varied across studies. Five-year event-free survival (EFS)/progression-free survival (PFS) was 86%-100% and 79%-94%, and complete response rates were 35%-100% and 5%-64% for brentuximab vedotin (BV)-containing and chemotherapy-alone regimens, respectively. In identified RCTs, BV-containing compared with chemotherapy-alone regimens demonstrated significantly longer 3-year EFS/5-year PFS. Hematological and peripheral neuropathy were the most commonly reported adverse events of interest, although safety data were inconsistently reported. Few studies evaluated humanistic and no studies evaluated economic burden. Results from studies with the highest quality of evidence indicate an EFS/PFS benefit for frontline BV-containing versus chemotherapy-alone regimens for pediatric/AYA patients with high-risk cHL.
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- Jamie E Flerlage
- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Borchmann P, Ferdinandus J, Schneider G, Moccia A, Greil R, Hertzberg M, Schaub V, Hüttmann A, Keil F, Dierlamm J, Hänel M, Novak U, Meissner J, Zimmermann A, Mathas S, Zijlstra JM, Fosså A, Viardot A, Hertenstein B, Martin S, Giri P, Scholl S, Topp MS, Jung W, Vucinic V, Beck HJ, Kerkhoff A, Unger B, Rank A, Schroers R, Zum Büschenfelde CM, de Wit M, Trautmann-Grill K, Kamper P, Molin D, Kreissl S, Kaul H, von Tresckow B, Borchmann S, Behringer K, Fuchs M, Rosenwald A, Klapper W, Eich HT, Baues C, Zomas A, Hallek M, Dietlein M, Kobe C, Diehl V. Assessing the efficacy and tolerability of PET-guided BrECADD versus eBEACOPP in advanced-stage, classical Hodgkin lymphoma (HD21): a randomised, multicentre, parallel, open-label, phase 3 trial. Lancet 2024; 404:341-352. [PMID: 38971175 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(24)01315-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2024] [Revised: 06/20/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/08/2024]
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BACKGROUND Intensified systemic chemotherapy has the highest primary cure rate for advanced-stage, classical Hodgkin lymphoma but this comes with a cost of severe and potentially life long, persisting toxicities. With the new regimen of brentuximab vedotin, etoposide, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, dacarbazine, and dexamethasone (BrECADD), we aimed to improve the risk-to-benefit ratio of treatment of advanced-stage, classical Hodgkin lymphoma guided by PET after two cycles. METHODS This randomised, multicentre, parallel, open-label, phase 3 trial was done in 233 trial sites across nine countries. Eligible patients were adults (aged ≤60 years) with newly diagnosed, advanced-stage, classical Hodgkin lymphoma (ie, Ann Arbor stage III/IV, stage II with B symptoms, and either one or both risk factors of large mediastinal mass and extranodal lesions). Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to four or six cycles (21-day intervals) of escalated doses of etoposide (200 mg/m2 intravenously on days 1-3), doxorubicin (35 mg/m2 intravenously on day 1), and cyclophosphamide (1250 mg/m2 intravenously on day 1), and standard doses of bleomycin (10 mg/m2 intravenously on day 8), vincristine (1·4 mg/m2 intravenously on day 8), procarbazine (100 mg/m2 orally on days 1-7), and prednisone (40 mg/m2 orally on days 1-14; eBEACOPP) or BrECADD, guided by PET after two cycles. Patients and investigators were not masked to treatment assignment. Hierarchical coprimary objectives were to show (1) improved tolerability defined by treatment-related morbidity and (2) non-inferior efficacy defined by progression-free survival with an absolute non-inferiority margin of 6 percentage points of BrECADD compared with eBEACOPP. An additional test of superiority of progression-free survival was to be done if non-inferiority had been established. Analyses were done by intention to treat; the treatment-related morbidity assessment required documentation of at least one chemotherapy cycle. This trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02661503). FINDINGS Between July 22, 2016, and Aug 27, 2020, 1500 patients were enrolled, of whom 749 were randomly assigned to BrECADD and 751 to eBEACOPP. 1482 patients were included in the intention-to-treat analysis. The median age of patients was 31 years (IQR 24-42). 838 (56%) of 1482 patients were male and 644 (44%) were female. Most patients were White (1352 [91%] of 1482). Treatment-related morbidity was significantly lower with BrECADD (312 [42%] of 738 patients) than with eBEACOPP (430 [59%] of 732 patients; relative risk 0·72 [95% CI 0·65-0·80]; p<0·0001). At a median follow-up of 48 months, BrECADD improved progression-free survival with a hazard ratio of 0·66 (0·45-0·97; p=0·035); 4-year progression-free survival estimates were 94·3% (95% CI 92·6-96·1) for BrECADD and 90·9% (88·7-93·1) for eBEACOPP. 4-year overall survival rates were 98·6% (97·7-99·5) and 98·2% (97·2-99·3), respectively. INTERPRETATION BrECADD guided by PET after two cycles is better tolerated and more effective than eBEACOPP in first-line treatment of adult patients with advanced-stage, classical Hodgkin lymphoma. FUNDING Takeda Oncology.
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- Peter Borchmann
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany; German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany.
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany; German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany; German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany
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- Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern, Switzerland; Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, EOC, Medical Oncology, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- 3rd Medical Department, Paracelcus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria; Salzburg Cancer Research Institute, Cancer Cluster Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria; Arbeitsgemeinschaft Medikamentöse Tumortherapie, Salzburg, Austria
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- Prince of Wales Hospital Department of Haematology and University NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Australasian Leukaemia & Lymphoma Group, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, University Hospital, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Haematology, Hanusch Krankenhaus, Vienna, Austria
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- Department III of Internal Medicine, Klinikum Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany
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- Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Klinikum Leverkusen, Leverkusen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Cancer Immunology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany; Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC), Biology of Malignant Lymphomas, Berlin, Germany; Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC), a joint cooperation between Charité and MDC, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Cancer Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Nordic Lymphoma Group, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Klinikum Bremen Mitte, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Haematology and Oncology, Robert Bosch Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant, Royal-Adelaide-Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of Haematology and Oncology, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Cellular Therapy, Hemostaseology and Infectious Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department for Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Hämatologie, Onkologie und Tumorimmunologie, HELIOS Klinikum Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
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- Clinic for Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine, Vivantes Klinikum Neukölln, Berlin, Germany
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- Nordic Lymphoma Group, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany; Department of Hematology, University Hospital of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Nordic Lymphoma Group, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany; Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Cancer Immunotherapy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany; German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany; German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany; Department of Haematology, University Hospital, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany; German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany; German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany; German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Pathology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Karl Lennert Cancer Center, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, University Hospital of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Marien Hospital Herne, Herne, Germany
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- Global Medical Lead for Lymphoma & Leukemia at Takeda Oncology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, Cologne, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany; German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany
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Gallamini A, Filippi A, Camus V, Vassilakopoulos TP. Toward a paradigm shift in prognostication and treatment of early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma. Br J Haematol 2024. [PMID: 39039814 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.19657] [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: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024]
Abstract
Twenty years after the conceptual revolution that occurred in the millennium turnaround upon the introduction of PET/CT in lymphoma staging, restaging, and prognostication, a number of new parameters for PET reading have been proposed: (1) the shift from a qualitative to a semi-quantitative reading for PET reporting, (2) an international consensus on these novel interpretation keys, (3) a standardized and agreed procedure to measure the total metabolic tumour volume (TMTV), and (4) the proposition of new indexes to portray the tumour spread: (D-Max and Total Lesion Surface -TLS). These proved to be very powerful prognosticators, able to revolutionize the traditional Ann Arbor four-stage lymphoma staging. During the 17° Lugano meeting on lymphoma, one main question was asked to experts attending a closed workshop dedicated to new metrics for lymphoma diagnosis, staging, restaging, and prognostication: "Should the traditional 4-stage anatomic staging system be simplified to a more clinically relevant 2-stage system (e.g., limited vs. extensive disease)?" Early-stage HL is an example of how these new metrics could fit with this proposal.
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- Andrea Gallamini
- Research and Clinical Innovation, Antoine Lacassagne Cancer Centre, Nice, France
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- Radiation Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Oncology Research, Bellinzona, Switzerland
- Department of Haematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Laikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Kusumoto S, Munakata W, Machida R, Terauchi T, Onaya H, Oguchi M, Iida S, Nosaka K, Suzuki Y, Harada Y, Miyazaki K, Maruta M, Fukuhara N, Toubai T, Kubota N, Ohmachi K, Saito T, Rai S, Mizuno I, Fukuhara S, Takeuchi M, Tateishi U, Maruyama D, Tsukasaki K, Nagai H. Interim PET-guided ABVD or ABVD/escalated BEACOPP for newly diagnosed advanced-stage classic Hodgkin lymphoma (JCOG1305). Cancer Sci 2024. [PMID: 39034771 DOI: 10.1111/cas.16281] [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: 02/18/2024] [Revised: 06/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024] Open
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This single-arm confirmatory study (JCOG1305) aimed to evaluate the utility of interim positron emission tomography (iPET)-guided therapy for newly diagnosed advanced-stage classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). Patients aged 16-60 years with cHL received two cycles of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD) and then underwent an iPET scan (PET2), which was centrally reviewed using a five-point Deauville scale. PET2-negative patients continued an additional four cycles of ABVD, whereas PET2-positive patients switched to six cycles of escalated bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone (eBEACOPP). The co-primary endpoints were 2-year progression-free survival (PFS) among all eligible and PET2-positive patients. Ninety-three patients were enrolled between January 2016 and December 2019. One patient was ineligible because of a diagnostic error. The median age of the 92 eligible patients was 35 (interquartile range, 28-48) years. Forty (43%) patients had stage III disease, and 43 (47%) had stage IV disease. The remaining nine (10%) patients had stage IIB disease with risk factors. Nineteen PET2-positive (21%) patients received eBEACOPP, 18 completed six cycles of eBEACOPP, 73 PET2-negative (79%) patients continued ABVD, and 70 completed an additional four cycles of ABVD. With a median follow-up period of 41.1 months, the 2-year PFS of 92 eligible patients and 19 PET2-positive patients were 84.8% (80% confidence interval [CI], 79.2-88.9) and 84.2% (80% CI, 69.7-92.1), respectively. Both primary endpoints were met at the prespecified threshold. This study demonstrates that iPET-guided therapy is a useful treatment option for younger patients with newly diagnosed advanced-stage cHL. Registration number: jRCTs031180218.
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- Shigeru Kusumoto
- Department of Hematology and Cell Therapy, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Cancer Institute Hospital, The Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Toyota Kosei Hospital, Toyota, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Ehime University Hospital, Toon, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Hematology and Cell Therapy, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Saitama Cancer Center, Ina, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Isehara, 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 Rheumatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hyogo Cancer Center, Akashi, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, 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, International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan
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Rossetti S, Juul SJ, Eriksson F, Warming PE, Glinge C, El-Galaly TC, Haaber Christensen J, Kamper P, de Nully Brown P, Gislason GH, Vestmø Maraldo M, Tfelt-Hansen J, Hutchings M. Long-term cause-specific mortality in adolescent and young adult Hodgkin lymphoma patients treated with contemporary regimens-A nationwide Danish cohort study. Br J Haematol 2024. [PMID: 38867552 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.19586] [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: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
Abstract
The documented treatment-induced excess mortality in Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) has spurred important treatment changes over recent decades. This study aimed to examine mortality among young HL patients treated with contemporary strategies, including historical data comparison. This nationwide study included 1348 HL patients, diagnosed in 1995-2015 and aged 15-40 at diagnosis. Among the patients, 66.5% had Ann Arbor stage I-II and 33.5% had stage III-IV disease. With a median follow-up of 14.76 years, 139 deaths occurred, yielding a 5-year overall survival of 94.6%. Older age, advanced disease, earlier treatment periods and extensive regimens were associated with higher overall mortality risk. The cumulative risk of HL-related death showed an initial sharp rise, with a plateau at 5.3% 10-year post-diagnosis. Deaths due to cardiovascular or pulmonary diseases and second cancers initially had minimal risk, gradually reaching 1.2% and 2.0% at the 20-year mark respectively. HL cases had a 7.5-fold higher mortality hazard than the background population. This study suggests that contemporary HL treatment still poses excess mortality risk, but recent changes have notably reduced overall and cause-specific mortality compared to earlier eras. Balancing treatment efficacy and toxicity remains crucial, but our findings highlight improved outcomes with modern treatment approaches.
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- Sára Rossetti
- Department of Hematology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Hematology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospital of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Malaih AA, Kirkwood AA, Johnson P, Radhakrishnan V, Fischer BM, Barrington SF. Healthy tissue metabolism assessed by [ 18F]FDG PET/CT as a marker of prognosis and adverse events in advanced Hodgkin lymphoma patients. Sci Rep 2024; 14:12613. [PMID: 38824206 PMCID: PMC11144227 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63349-5] [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: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024] Open
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The aim of the study was to assess healthy tissue metabolism (HTM) using 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose ([18F]FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) during chemotherapy in Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and the association of HTM with baseline metabolic tumour volume (MTV), haematological parameters, adverse events (AEs), early response and progression-free survival (PFS). We retrospectively identified 200 patients with advanced HL from the RATHL trial with [18F]FDG-PET/CT before (PET0) and following 2 cycles of chemotherapy (PET2). [18F]FDG-uptake was measured in bone marrow (BM), spleen, liver and mediastinal blood pool (MBP). Deauville score (DS) 1-3 was used to classify responders and DS 4-5, non-responders. [18F]FDG-uptake decreased significantly in BM and spleen and increased in liver and MBP at PET2 (all p < 0.0001), but was not associated with MTV. Higher BM uptake at PET0 was associated with lower baseline haemoglobin and higher absolute neutrophil counts, platelets, and white blood cells. High BM, spleen, and liver uptake at PET0 was associated with neutropenia after cycles 1-2. BM uptake at PET0 was associated with treatment failure at PET2 and non-responders with higher BM uptake at PET2 had significantly inferior PFS (p = 0.023; hazard ratio = 2.31). Based on these results, we concluded that the change in HTM during chemotherapy was most likely a direct impact of chemotherapy rather than a change in MTV. BM uptake has prognostic value in HL.
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- Afnan A Malaih
- King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' PET Centre, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, Kings Health Partners, London, UK
- Radiologic Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Cancer Research UK and UCL Cancer Trials Centre, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' PET Centre, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, Kings Health Partners, London, UK
- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' PET Centre, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, Kings Health Partners, London, UK.
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Burton C, Allen P, Herrera AF. Paradigm Shifts in Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment: From Frontline Therapies to Relapsed Disease. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2024; 44:e433502. [PMID: 38728605 DOI: 10.1200/edbk_433502] [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: 05/12/2024]
Abstract
Combination chemotherapy with or without radiation has served as the primary therapeutic option for classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), leading to durable remission in a majority of patients with early- and advanced-stage cHL. Patients with relapsed/refractory (RR) cHL could still be cured with salvage chemotherapy and autologous stem-cell transplantation. Brentuximab vedotin (BV) and the anti-PD-1-blocking antibodies, nivolumab and pembrolizumab, are highly effective treatments for cHL and have revolutionized the management of the disease. Recent studies incorporating BV and PD-1 blockade into salvage therapy for RR cHL and into frontline treatment regimens have changed the cHL treatment paradigm. The novel agents are also useful in the treatment of older patients who have poor outcomes with traditional therapy. This manuscript will review current strategies for approaching the management of previously untreated, RR, and challenging populations with cHL, including how to incorporate the novel agents.
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- Cathy Burton
- Department of Haematology, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Lymphoma, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
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Kishida M, Fujisawa M, Steidl C. Molecular biomarkers in classic Hodgkin lymphoma. Semin Hematol 2024:S0037-1963(24)00069-6. [PMID: 38969539 DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2024.05.005] [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: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/07/2024]
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Classic Hodgkin lymphoma is a unique B-cell derived malignancy featuring rare malignant Hodgkin and Reed Sternberg (HRS) cells that are embedded in a quantitively dominant tumor microenvironment (TME). Treatment of classic Hodgkin lymphoma has significantly evolved in the past decade with improving treatment outcomes for newly diagnosed patients and the minority of patients suffering from disease progression. However, the burden of toxicity and treatment-related long-term sequelae remains high in a typically young patient population. This highlights the need for better molecular biomarkers aiding in risk-adapted treatment strategies and predicting response to an increasing number of available treatments that now prominently involve multiple immunotherapy options. Here, we review modern molecular biomarker approaches that reflect both the biology of the malignant HRS cells and cellular components in the TME, while holding the promise to improve diagnostic frameworks for clinical decision-making and be feasible in clinical trials and routine practice. In particular, technical advances in sequencing and analytic pipelines using liquid biopsies, as well as deep phenotypic characterization of tissue architecture at single-cell resolution, have emerged as the new frontier of biomarker development awaiting further validation and implementation in routine diagnostic procedures.
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- Makoto Kishida
- Centre for Lymphoid Cancer department, BC Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Lymphoid Cancer department, BC Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Centre for Lymphoid Cancer department, BC Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Dann EJ, Casasnovas RO. Treatment Strategies in Advanced-Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:2059. [PMID: 38893177 PMCID: PMC11171059 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16112059] [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: 04/08/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/25/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
Abstract
The last 3 decades have witnessed a major evolution in the treatment of advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). The most prominent of these developments include the introduction of the international prognostic scoring (IPS) system; therapeutic decision-making based on both IPS and interim PET/CT data; the finding that a negative interim PET/CT result could be safely used for treatment de-escalation; the introduction of intensive combination chemotherapy like escalated BEACOPP (bleomycin, etoposide, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, oncovin (vincristine), procarbazine, and prednisone); and further modification of this protocol with the incorporation of a conjugated anti-CD30 antibody brentuximab vedotin (BV) into first-line regimens, like BV-AVD (BV+ adriamycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine) and BrECADD (brentuximab vedotin, etoposide, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, dacarbazine, and dexamethasone). The accruing data about the toxicity of the escalated BEACOPP protocol have led to decreasing the number of therapeutic cycles, substitution of toxic agents like procarbazine with dacarbazine (e.g., BEACOPDac), and reduction/omission of radiation therapy. Lately, a significant advancement has been made by the integration of checkpoint inhibitors in the first-line treatment, with preliminary results demonstrating the superiority of anti-PD1 combined with chemotherapy (nivolumab-AVD) compared to the BV-AVD regimen. This review aims to analyze recently published studies whose findings could change the treatment practice in advanced-stage HL.
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- Eldad J. Dann
- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa 3109601, Israel
- Blood Bank and Apheresis Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa 3109601, Israel
- The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3109601, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, 21000 Dijon, France;
- INSERM 1231 Team Epi2THM ((Epi)genetics, Epidemiology and Targeted Therapy in Hematological Malignancies), 21000 Dijon, France
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Fatima I, Mahadevia H, Madhusudhana S, Shrestha A. Vanishing bile duct syndrome as a presentation of Hodgkin's lymphoma. BMJ Case Rep 2024; 17:e256818. [PMID: 38772873 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2023-256818] [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] [Indexed: 05/23/2024] Open
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Vanishing bile duct syndrome is an uncommon condition characterised by the progressive loss and disappearance of bile ducts. It is an acquired form of cholestatic liver disease presenting with hepatic ductopenia (loss of >50% bile ducts in the portal areas). We present a case of vanishing bile duct syndrome as a presentation of Hodgkin's lymphoma who was treated with standard-of-care chemotherapy-doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine (along with brief administration of rituximab), which led to complete response and normalisation of liver function.
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- Ifrah Fatima
- Internal Medicine, University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Internal Medicine, University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Medicine, Section of Hematology and Oncology, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Medicine, Section of Hematology and Oncology, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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Parsons SK, Rodday AM, Upshaw JN, Scharman CD, Cui Z, Cao Y, Tiger YKR, Maurer MJ, Evens AM. Harnessing multi-source data for individualized care in Hodgkin Lymphoma. Blood Rev 2024; 65:101170. [PMID: 38290895 DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2024.101170] [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: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Hodgkin lymphoma is a rare, but highly curative form of cancer, primarily afflicting adolescents and young adults. Despite multiple seminal trials over the past twenty years, there is no single consensus-based treatment approach beyond use of multi-agency chemotherapy with curative intent. The use of radiation continues to be debated in early-stage disease, as part of combined modality treatment, as well as in salvage, as an important form of consolidation. While short-term disease outcomes have varied little across these different approaches across both early and advanced stage disease, the potential risk of severe, longer-term risk has varied considerably. Over the past decade novel therapeutics have been employed in the retrieval setting in preparation to and as consolidation after autologous stem cell transplant. More recently, these novel therapeutics have moved to the frontline setting, initially compared to standard-of-care treatment and later in a direct head-to-head comparison combined with multi-agent chemotherapy. In 2018, we established the HoLISTIC Consortium, bringing together disease and methods experts to develop clinical decision models based on individual patient data to guide providers, patients, and caregivers in decision-making. In this review, we detail the steps we followed to create the master database of individual patient data from patients treated over the past 20 years, using principles of data science. We then describe different methodological approaches we are taking to clinical decision making, beginning with clinical prediction tools at the time of diagnosis, to multi-state models, incorporating treatments and their response. Finally, we describe how simulation modeling can be used to estimate risks of late effects, based on cumulative exposure from frontline and salvage treatment. The resultant database and tools employed are dynamic with the expectation that they will be updated as better and more complete information becomes available.
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- Susan K Parsons
- Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America; Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America.
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- Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America; The CardioVascular Center and Advanced Heart Failure Program, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America; Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America; Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Division of Blood Disorders, Rutgers Cancer Institute New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States of America
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- Division of Clinical Trials and Biostatistics and Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Division of Blood Disorders, Rutgers Cancer Institute New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States of America
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Zilioli VR, Cencini E, Lorenzo SD, Pezzullo L, Merli M, Rivellini F, Muzi C, Emiliano B, Marcheselli L, Luminari S. Real-life study on the use of response adapted therapy in patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma: Results from a multicenter experience. Hematol Oncol 2024; 42:e3273. [PMID: 38661120 DOI: 10.1002/hon.3273] [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: 02/13/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Few data are known regarding the use of interim positron emission tomography (iPET) after the first two cycles (iPET2) of chemotherapy in treatment-naïve classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) in routine clinical practice, and about the real-life adoption of intensification strategies for iPET positive patients. We conducted a multicenter retrospective study on cHL to investigate the use of iPET in the real-life setting, its prognostic role and outcomes of patients early shifted to intensification. Six hundreds and forty-one patients were enrolled (62% had advanced stage). iPET2 was positive in 89 patients (14%) including 8.7% and 17% early and advanced stage patients, respectively (p = 0.003). Among iPET 2 positive cases treatment was immediately modified in 19 cases; in 14 cases treatment was modified after an additional positive iPET4. Overall 56 iPET2 positive patients never received intensified therapies. Most frequently used intensified therapy was autologous stem cell transplantation followed by BEACOPP. After a median follow-up of 72 months, the 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) was 82% with iPET2 positive patients showing a worse PFS compared with iPET2 negative cases: 31% versus 85%. Focusing on advanced stage patients with a positive iPET2, the 5-year PFS was 59% for patients shifted to intensified therapy at any time point versus 61% for patients who never received intensified therapy. Our study confirmed the higher curability of naïve cHL patients in a real-world setting, and the prognostic role of iPET2 in this setting. A poor adherence to response-adapted strategy which however did not translate into a difference in patient outcomes.
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- Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese & University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- U.O.C. Ematologia e T.M.O., AORN "S.G. Moscati", Avellino, Italy
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- U.O.C. di Ematologia con Trapianto di Midollo Osseo, A.U.O. "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona", Salerno, Italy
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- Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Italy
- Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
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- U.O.C. Ematologia e T.M.O., AORN "S.G. Moscati", Avellino, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milano, Italy
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- Doctorate School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
- Chimomo Department, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Gates P, Green HJ, Gough K, Dhillon H, Vardy JL, Dickinson M, Guarnera J, Krishnasamy M, Livingston PM, White V, Ugalde A, Caeyenberghs K. Web-based cognitive rehabilitation intervention for cancer-related cognitive impairment following chemotherapy for aggressive lymphoma: protocol for a randomised pilot trial. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e081084. [PMID: 38653511 PMCID: PMC11043699 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Cancer-related cognitive impairment is common among people diagnosed with and treated for cancer. This can be a distressing and disabling side effect for impacted individuals. Interventions to mitigate cognitive dysfunction are available, but, to date, most have been trialled in samples that are largely or exclusively composed of people with solid tumours. Intervention strategies to support cognitive functioning are needed, but there is a paucity of research in this area. The main aim of this study is to test the feasibility and acceptability of methods and procedures intended for use in a definitive trial of a web-based cognitive rehabilitation programme, Responding to Cognitive Concerns (eReCog), in people who have received chemotherapy for aggressive lymphoma. METHODS AND ANALYSIS The proposed study is a single-site, parallel-group, pilot randomised controlled trial, with one baseline and one follow-up (or postintervention) assessment. 38 people from the target population with low perceived cognitive function based on the Cognitive Change Screen will be recruited from a specialist cancer centre between July 2023 and June 2024. After baseline assessment, participants will be randomised one-to-one to receive usual care only (a factsheet about changes in memory and thinking for people with cancer) or eReCog plus usual care. The 4-week eReCog intervention consists of four online modules offering psychoeducation on cognitive impairment associated with cancer and its treatment, skills training for improving memory, and attention and relaxation training. Study outcomes will include the feasibility of recruitment and retention at follow-up assessment (primary outcomes), as well as adherence to, usability of and intrinsic motivation to engage with eReCog, and compliance with study measures. The potential efficacy of eReCog will also be evaluated. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval was granted by the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Human Research Ethics Committee in Victoria, Australia (HREC/97384/PMCC). Study findings will be disseminated via peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, ACTRN12623000705684.
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- Priscilla Gates
- Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
- Health Services Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Health Services Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Science, School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Concord Cancer Centre, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Clinical Haematology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- Health Services Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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Milrod CJ, Pelcovits A, Ollila TA. Immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced and relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma: current applications and future prospects. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1397053. [PMID: 38699638 PMCID: PMC11063339 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1397053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
Abstract
Classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) treatment paradigms are undergoing a shift with the integration of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) into both first-line and relapsed/refractory (R/R) regimens. In first-line therapy, the synergy between ICIs and chemotherapy may surpass the previous standards of ABVD and BV-AVD established by landmark trials including RATHL and ECHELON-1. In R/R disease, the combination of ICIs with chemotherapy has begun to challenge the paradigm of chemotherapy as a bridge to consolidative autologous stem cell transplantation. The clinical advances heralded by ICI offer unique challenges to management. ICI treatment and the associated inflammatory response can make the traditional timing and modalities of treatment response assessment difficult to interpret. In contrast to ABVD and BV-AVD, pembrolizumab-AVD results in PET2 positivity rates that are higher and less predictive of treatment response even when ultimate outcomes may be superior. This suggests that the predictive value of PET2 may be less reliable in the ICI era, prompting a reevaluation of response assessment strategies. Looking forward, circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) may be a promising tool in response-adapted therapy. Its potential to complement or even supersede PET scans in predicting response to ICIs represents a critical advancement. The integration of ctDNA analysis holds the promise of refining response-adapted approaches and enhancing precision in therapeutic decision-making for patients with cHL. This review navigates the evolving landscape of cHL therapy, emphasizing the paradigmatic shift brought about by ICIs. This article explores the impact of combining ICIs with chemotherapy in both relapsed/refractory and first-line settings, scrutinizes the challenges posed to response-adapted therapy by ICIs, and highlights the potential role of ctDNA as an adjunct in refining response-adapted strategies for cHL.
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Parihar AS, Pant N, Subramaniam RM. Quarter-Century PET/CT Transformation of Oncology: Lymphoma. PET Clin 2024; 19:281-290. [PMID: 38403384 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpet.2023.12.014] [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] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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The clinical landscape of lymphomas has changed dramatically over the last 2 decades, including significant progress made in the understanding and utilization of imaging modalities and the available treatment options for both indolent and aggressive lymphomas. Since the introduction of hybrid PET/CT scanners in 2001, the indications of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT in the management of lymphomas have grown rapidly. In today's clinical practice, FDG PET/CT is used in successful management of the vast majority patients with lymphomas.
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- Ashwin Singh Parihar
- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology; Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery & Health Sciences, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, Australia; Department of Radiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Pearse WB, Reid EG. Current Multidisciplinary Lymphoma and Myeloma Management for Surgeons. Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2024; 33:447-466. [PMID: 38401918 DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2023.12.009] [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] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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Although there are more than 100 clinically distinct lymphoid neoplasms with varied prognoses and treatment approaches, they generally share high sensitivity to glucocorticoids, cytotoxic chemotherapy, and radiation. The disease control rates for lymphoid malignancies are higher than many solid tumors, and many are curable even when presenting with extensive involvement. Novel targeted therapies have improved disease control and cure rates for nearly all subtypes of lymphoid neoplasms. Surgical oncologists will primarily be involved in obtaining biopsies of sufficient quality to allow accurate diagnosis. However, there are scenarios in which surgical intervention may be necessary to address an oncologic emergency.
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- William B Pearse
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center, 3855 Health Sciences Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center, 3855 Health Sciences Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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Rask Kragh Jørgensen R, Bergström F, Eloranta S, Tang Severinsen M, Bjøro Smeland K, Fosså A, Haaber Christensen J, Hutchings M, Bo Dahl-Sørensen R, Kamper P, Glimelius I, E Smedby K, K Parsons S, Mae Rodday A, J Maurer M, M Evens A, C El-Galaly T, Hjort Jakobsen L. Machine Learning-Based Survival Prediction Models for Progression-Free and Overall Survival in Advanced-Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma. JCO Clin Cancer Inform 2024; 8:e2300255. [PMID: 38608215 PMCID: PMC11161240 DOI: 10.1200/cci.23.00255] [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: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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PURPOSE Patients diagnosed with advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma (aHL) have historically been risk-stratified using the International Prognostic Score (IPS). This study investigated if a machine learning (ML) approach could outperform existing models when it comes to predicting overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). PATIENTS AND METHODS This study used patient data from the Danish National Lymphoma Register for model development (development cohort). The ML model was developed using stacking, which combines several predictive survival models (Cox proportional hazard, flexible parametric model, IPS, principal component, penalized regression) into a single model, and was compared with two versions of IPS (IPS-3 and IPS-7) and the newly developed aHL international prognostic index (A-HIPI). Internal model validation was performed using nested cross-validation, and external validation was performed using patient data from the Swedish Lymphoma Register and Cancer Registry of Norway (validation cohort). RESULTS In total, 707 and 760 patients with aHL were included in the development and validation cohorts, respectively. Examining model performance for OS in the development cohort, the concordance index (C-index) for the ML model, IPS-7, IPS-3, and A-HIPI was found to be 0.789, 0.608, 0.650, and 0.768, respectively. The corresponding estimates in the validation cohort were 0.749, 0.700, 0.663, and 0.741. For PFS, the ML model achieved the highest C-index in both cohorts (0.665 in the development cohort and 0.691 in the validation cohort). The time-varying AUCs for both the ML model and the A-HIPI were consistently higher in both cohorts compared with the IPS models within the first 5 years after diagnosis. CONCLUSION The new prognostic model for aHL on the basis of ML techniques demonstrated a substantial improvement compared with the IPS models, but yielded a limited improvement in predictive performance compared with the A-HIPI.
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- Rasmus Rask Kragh Jørgensen
- Department of Hematology, Clinical Cancer Research Centre, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Hematology, Clinical Cancer Research Centre, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Cancer Precision Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Department of Medicine, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Department of Qualitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Blood Disorders, Rutgers Cancer Institute New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
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- Department of Hematology, Clinical Cancer Research Centre, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Clinical Cancer Research Centre, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Mathematical Sciences, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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Viviani S, Vanazzi A, Frassoni S, Rusconi C, Rossi A, Romano A, Patti C, Schiavotto C, Sorasio R, Marasco V, Lissandrini L, Rapezzi D, Gottardi D, Cocito F, Mulè A, Leotta S, Gini G, Sorio M, Derenzini E, Rambaldi A, Bagnardi V, Tarella C. High-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplant as first salvage treatment for relapsed or refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma in the era of PET-adapted strategies. Leuk Lymphoma 2024; 65:460-471. [PMID: 38164812 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2023.2298273] [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: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Data on the efficacy of high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) for classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) patients who failed a PET-driven first-line therapy are limited.We retrospectively evaluated 220 adult cHL patients who underwent ASCT from 2009 to 2021 at 11 centers in Italy. Overall, 49.5% had refractory disease, 23.2% relapsed < 12 and 27.3% ≥12 months from the end of first-line chemotherapy. The 3-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 73.8% and 89.4%. In univariable analysis for PFS events PET-2+ (HR 2.69, p = .001), anemia (HR 2.22, p = .019), refractory disease (HR 1.76, p = .045), less than CR before ASCT (HR 3.24, p < .001) and >2 lines of salvage therapy (HR 2.52; p = .004) were associated with a higher risk of failure after ASCT. In multivariable analysis, >2 lines of salvage therapy (HR 3.28, p = .004) and RT before ASCT (HR 3.00, p = 0.041) retained significance.ASCT is an effective salvage approach for cHL patients treated in the era of PET-adapted therapies.
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- Simonetta Viviani
- Division of Onco-Hematology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milano, Italy
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- Division of Onco-Hematology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Division of Haematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele, University of Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology 1, Azienda Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia-Cervello Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, S. Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Presidio Ospedaliero S. Bortolo, Vicenza, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, S. Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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- University Division of Hematology and Cellular Therapy, A.O. Ordine Mauriziano, Torino, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy
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- Division of Hematology 1, Azienda Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia-Cervello Palermo, Italy
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- Division of Haematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele, University of Catania, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, AUO Ospedali Riuniti, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Division of Medicine, Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Onco-Hematology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milano, Italy
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Milano, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University of Milano, Italy
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- Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- Division of Onco-Hematology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milano, Italy
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Milano, Italy
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Ulaner GA, Vaz SC, Groheux D. Quarter-Century Transformation of Oncology: Positron Emission Tomography for Patients with Breast Cancer. PET Clin 2024; 19:147-162. [PMID: 38177052 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpet.2023.12.002] [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] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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PET radiotracers have become indispensable in the care of patients with breast cancer. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose has become the preferred method of many oncologists for systemic staging of breast cancer at initial diagnosis, detecting recurrent disease, and for measuring treatment response after therapy. 18F-Sodium Fluoride is valuable for detection of osseous metastases. 18F-fluoroestradiol is now FDA-approved with multiple appropriate clinical uses. There are multiple PET radiotracers in clinical trials, which may add utility of PET imaging for patients with breast cancer in the future. This article will describe the advances during the last quarter century in PET for patients with breast cancer.
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- Gary A Ulaner
- Molecular Imaging and Therapy, Hoag Family Cancer Institute, Irvine, CA, USA; Departments of Radiology and Translational Genomics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Nuclear Medicine-Radiopharmacology, Champalimaud Clinical Center, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal; Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Nuclear Department of Nuclear Medicine, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France; Centre d'Imagerie Radio-Isotopique (CIRI), La Rochelle, France; University Paris-Diderot, INSERM U976, HIPI, Paris, France
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Singuluri LS, Jayachandran PK, Goenka L, Shenoy PK, Rathnam KK, Seshachalam A, Mehra N, Kumar MR, Suseela MM, Raghavan V, Nair CK, Dubashi B, Dhanushkodi M, Ganesan P. Prognostic Factors and Outcomes of Early-Stage Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Multi-Institutional Data From South India. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 2024; 40:237-245. [PMID: 38708161 PMCID: PMC11065829 DOI: 10.1007/s12288-023-01692-9] [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: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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Early-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma (ESHL) is highly curable, usually with a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. Real-world data may show differences in survival and prognostic factors when compared to clinical trials. There is limited published literature on ESHL from India. The data on the baseline characters, treatment, and outcomes of patients with ESHL (stage IA, IB, and IIA) were obtained from five institutions' medical records and entered in a common database. Event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) were estimated using the Kaplan Meier method, and cox-regression analysis was used to identify prognostic factors. There were 258 patients [median age was 37 (18-75) years; [males:160 (62%); stage I: 41%; B symptoms: 17 (6%); bulky disease:19 (15%)] treated between 2000 and 2020 who were evaluable. The common chemotherapies used were ABVD [N = 180 (70%)], COPP-ABVD hybrid [N = 52 (21%)], and COPP [N = 14 (5%)]. Median number of cycles were 4 (2-8) and 93 (47%) received radiation at end of treatment. After a median follow-up of 60 months, the 5 years EFS was 87% and OS was 92%. On multivariate analysis, the following factors adversely affected the EFS: Male gender [hazard ratio (HR) = 2.23, P = 0.02] and Hemoglobin < 10.5g/dL [hazard ration (HR) = 2.20, P = 0.02], and the following adversely affected the OS: Hemoglobin < 10.5g/dL [hazard ratio (HR) = 4.05, P = 0.001], Male gender [hazard ratio (HR) = 3.59, P = 0.004], Stage 2 [hazard ratio (HR) = 2.65, P = 0.002] and ECOG PS (2-3) [hazard ratio (HR) = 3.35, P = 0.01]. Using the hemoglobin, stage and gender a 3-item prognostic score could identify patients with very good outcomes (score 0; 5 years OS:100%) and poor outcomes (score 3; 5 years OS; 49%). This is one of the first multi-center real-world data exclusively focusing on ESHL from India. Though the survival of the entire population was good, there are subsets of patients who have poor outcomes, which may be identified using simple parameters. These parameters need validation in a larger dataset. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12288-023-01692-9.
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- Lakshmi Sandhya Singuluri
- Department of Medical Oncology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), 3rd Floor, SSB, Dhanvantari Nagar, Puducherry, 605006 India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), 3rd Floor, SSB, Dhanvantari Nagar, Puducherry, 605006 India
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- Department of Clinical Hematology and Medical Oncology, Malabar Cancer Center, Thalassery, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Madurai Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Center, Madurai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, India
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- Department of Clinical Hematology and Medical Oncology, Malabar Cancer Center, Thalassery, India
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- Department of Clinical Hematology and Medical Oncology, Malabar Cancer Center, Thalassery, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), 3rd Floor, SSB, Dhanvantari Nagar, Puducherry, 605006 India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), 3rd Floor, SSB, Dhanvantari Nagar, Puducherry, 605006 India
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Evens AM, Yu KS, Liu N, Surinach A, Holmes K, Flores C, Fanale MA, Flora DR, Parsons SK. Physician frontline treatment preferences for stage III/IV classic Hodgkin lymphoma: the real-world US CONNECT study. Future Oncol 2024; 20:749-760. [PMID: 37665273 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2023-0358] [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] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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Aim: To understand US physicians' frontline (1L) treatment preferences/decision-making for stage III/IV classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). Materials & methods: Medical oncologists and/or hematologists (≥2 years' practice experience) who treat adults with stage III/IV cHL were surveyed online (October-November 2020). Results: Participants (n = 301) most commonly considered trial efficacy/safety data and national guidelines when selecting 1L cHL treatments. Most physicians (91%) rated overall survival (OS) as the most essential attribute when selecting 1L treatment. Variability was seen among regimen selection for hypothetical newly diagnosed patients, with OS cited as the most common reason for regimen selection. Conclusion: While treatment selection varied based on patient characteristics, US physicians consistently cited OS as the top factor considered when selecting a 1L treatment for cHL.
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- Andrew M Evens
- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA
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Lee NY, Sherman EJ, Schöder H, Wray R, Boyle JO, Singh B, Grkovski M, Paudyal R, Cunningham L, Zhang Z, Hatzoglou V, Katabi N, Diplas BH, Han J, Imber BS, Pham K, Yu Y, Zakeri K, McBride SM, Kang JJ, Tsai CJ, Chen LC, Gelblum DY, Shah JP, Ganly I, Cohen MA, Cracchiolo JR, Morris LG, Dunn LA, Michel LS, Fetten JV, Kripani A, Pfister DG, Ho AL, Shukla-Dave A, Humm JL, Powell SN, Li BT, Reis-Filho JS, Diaz LA, Wong RJ, Riaz N. Hypoxia-Directed Treatment of Human Papillomavirus-Related Oropharyngeal Carcinoma. J Clin Oncol 2024; 42:940-950. [PMID: 38241600 PMCID: PMC10927322 DOI: 10.1200/jco.23.01308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2024] Open
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PURPOSE Standard curative-intent chemoradiotherapy for human papillomavirus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal carcinoma results in significant toxicity. Since hypoxic tumors are radioresistant, we posited that the aerobic state of a tumor could identify patients eligible for de-escalation of chemoradiotherapy while maintaining treatment efficacy. METHODS We enrolled patients with HPV-related oropharyngeal carcinoma to receive de-escalated definitive chemoradiotherapy in a phase II study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03323463). Patients first underwent surgical removal of disease at their primary site, but not of gross disease in the neck. A baseline 18F-fluoromisonidazole positron emission tomography scan was used to measure tumor hypoxia and was repeated 1-2 weeks intratreatment. Patients with nonhypoxic tumors received 30 Gy (3 weeks) with chemotherapy, whereas those with hypoxic tumors received standard chemoradiotherapy to 70 Gy (7 weeks). The primary objective was achieving a 2-year locoregional control (LRC) of 95% with a 7% noninferiority margin. RESULTS One hundred fifty-eight patients with T0-2/N1-N2c were enrolled, of which 152 patients were eligible for analyses. Of these, 128 patients met criteria for 30 Gy and 24 patients received 70 Gy. The 2-year LRC was 94.7% (95% CI, 89.8 to 97.7), meeting our primary objective. With a median follow-up time of 38.3 (range, 22.1-58.4) months, the 2-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) rates were 94% and 100%, respectively, for the 30-Gy cohort. The 70-Gy cohort had similar 2-year PFS and OS rates at 96% and 96%, respectively. Acute grade 3-4 adverse events were more common in 70 Gy versus 30 Gy (58.3% v 32%; P = .02). Late grade 3-4 adverse events only occurred in the 70-Gy cohort, in which 4.5% complained of late dysphagia. CONCLUSION Tumor hypoxia is a promising approach to direct dosing of curative-intent chemoradiotherapy for HPV-related carcinomas with preserved efficacy and substantially reduced toxicity that requires further investigation.
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- Nancy Y. Lee
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Finance, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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Patra PC. Invited commentary on "The impact of bleomycin deficit on survival in Hodgkin's lymphoma patients: A retrospective study". Cancer Treat Res Commun 2024; 40:100806. [PMID: 38490928 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2024.100806] [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: 02/09/2024] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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The article "The impact of bleomycin deficit on survival in Hodgkin's lymphoma patients: A retrospective study" have presented the experience of AVD chemotherapy regimen in newly diagnosed Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) in a single center in Brazil. Though being a small retrospective study, results from this study have provided the medical community a real-world data on HL in Brazil. ABVD has remained the standard of care for patients of newly diagnosed HL both in early and advance stages. Newer targeted molecules have also come for use in novel combinations with existing drugs. However, in a situation of temporary scarcity of bleomycin due to lack of supply during 2017 in Brazil led to use of incomplete ABVD regimen without bleomycin, i.e. AVD for HL. However, Soldi et al. utilized the opportunity to retrospectively study if the omission of bleomycin leads to subnormal treatment or unwarranted effects.
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- Pritish Chandra Patra
- Department of Clinical Hematology, Institute of Medical Sciences & SUM Hospital, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar 751003, Odisha, India; Department of Clinical Hematology, SUM Ultimate Medicare, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University, Kalinga Nagar,Bhubaneswar 751003, Odisha, India.
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Kelly KM, Friedberg JW. Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma in Adolescents and Young Adults. J Clin Oncol 2024; 42:653-664. [PMID: 37983570 DOI: 10.1200/jco.23.01799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023] Open
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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) represents one of the more common cancers occurring in adolescent and young adults (AYAs) age 15-39 years. Despite a generally high cure rate, age-related differences in HL biology and the optimal therapeutic approaches including supportive care and risks for long-term adverse effects in the AYA population remain understudied. After an overview of HL epidemiology and biology in the AYA population, this review will cover frontline pediatric and adult treatment approaches. Recently completed and ongoing studies will foster harmonization of risk group definition and trial eligibility criteria across the AYA spectrum, enabling more rapid progress. In addition to treatment approaches, an evolving holistic care approach to AYA HL will result in enhanced understanding of unique challenges, and continued improved short- and long-term outcome for these patients.
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- Kara M Kelly
- Department of Pediatrics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center., Buffalo, NY
- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY
- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Oishei Children's Hospital, Buffalo, NY
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Milunović V. How I Follow Hodgkin Lymphoma in First Complete (Metabolic) Remission? MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2024; 60:344. [PMID: 38399631 PMCID: PMC10890383 DOI: 10.3390/medicina60020344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Hodgkin lymphoma is characterized by a high cure rate in the modern era of medicine regardless of stage, but patients suffer from a high risk of comorbidity associated with the administered therapy. The main aim of this review article is to assess and analyze the various comorbidities associated with Hodgkin lymphoma and address the survivorship of patients, including fertility, secondary cancers due to cardiovascular toxicity, and quality of life. Furthermore, this review explores the optimal strategy for detecting relapse. The treatment paradigm of Hodgkin lymphoma has shifted, with a paradigm shift toward achieving a high cure rate and low toxicity as a standard of care in this patient population. Checkpoint inhibitors, especially nivolumab, in combination with chemotherapy are increasingly being studied in the first line of therapy. However, their long-term toxicity remains to be assessed in longer follow-up. In conclusion, Hodgkin lymphoma survivors, regardless of their treatment, should be followed up individually by a multidisciplinary survivorship team in order to detect and properly treat the long-term side effects of therapy.
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- Vibor Milunović
- Division of Hematology, Clinical Hospital Merkur, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Ollivier L, Debbi K, To NH, Cailleteau A, Supiot S, Mervoyer A, Guimas V, Belkacémi Y. Is oligometastatic disease an applicable and useful concept in haematologic malignancies? A narrative review of radiation therapy standards, modern techniques, and innovations. Cancer Radiother 2024; 28:119-130. [PMID: 38143233 DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2023.08.008] [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: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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PURPOSE Haematologic malignancies are particular in that they can generally be cured, even when distant metastases are present at diagnosis, unlike solid malignancies. Systemic treatments, including chemotherapy, targeted therapies, and immunotherapy, are the standard of care with excellent results. The considerable progress made in the management of these diseases in the last 20years has redefined the role of radiation therapy as minor in many clinical situations. We propose a literature review of data, showing that radiation therapy still has a role in curative, salvage, and palliative therapy situations. MATERIAL AND METHODS A document and literature search was carried out in the following databases: Medline and ClinicalTrial.gov, for the terms "radiotherapy", "haematologic malignancies", "Hodgkin lymphoma", "non-Hodgkin lymphoma", "CAR T cells", "multiple myeloma", "solitary plasmocytoma", "intensity-modulated radiotherapy", "extracranial stereotactic body radiation therapy" and "proton therapy references". RESULTS Haemopathological malignancies include a wide range of diseases and radiation therapy indications have been assessed over the past 20years. Currently, radiation therapy is indicated for localized disease (solitary plasmocytoma), as an adjuvant (Hodgkin lymphoma), in palliative settings, or after systemic treatment in relapsed patients (chimeric antigen receptor [CAR] T-cells) with a low recurrence burden, which can therefore be considered "oligorecurrence". Radiation therapy, through total body irradiation, has important indications, thanks to its immunomodulatory and/or myeloablative effects. Moreover, recent technological developments have made possible significant improvement in safety, contributing to radiation therapy being positioned in the treatment strategy of several indications. CONCLUSIONS Given the effectiveness of systemic treatments in hematologic malignancies, the oligometastasis stage is of little importance. A curative intent after local radiation therapy, even advanced stage, is possible, both with residual disease for advanced Hodgkin lymphoma, aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or solitary plasmocytoma, and even without evidence of disease after chemotherapy for Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The role of new treatments, such as CAR T cells, allows us to consider radiation therapy after systemic treatment of relapsed diseases with low volume recurrence, which can be considered oligorecurrence.
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- L Ollivier
- Service d'oncologie radiothérapie, Institut de cancérologie de l'Ouest, centre René-Gauducheau, Saint-Herblain, France.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, centre Sein Henri-Mondor, CHU Henri-Mondor, AP-HP, university Paris Est Créteil (Upec), Créteil, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, centre Sein Henri-Mondor, CHU Henri-Mondor, AP-HP, university Paris Est Créteil (Upec), Créteil, France; Institut Mondor de recherche biomédicale (IMRB), Inserm U955, i-Biot, Créteil, France
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- Service d'oncologie radiothérapie, Institut de cancérologie de l'Ouest, centre René-Gauducheau, Saint-Herblain, France
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- Service d'oncologie radiothérapie, Institut de cancérologie de l'Ouest, centre René-Gauducheau, Saint-Herblain, France
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- Service d'oncologie radiothérapie, Institut de cancérologie de l'Ouest, centre René-Gauducheau, Saint-Herblain, France
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- Service d'oncologie radiothérapie, Institut de cancérologie de l'Ouest, centre René-Gauducheau, Saint-Herblain, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, centre Sein Henri-Mondor, CHU Henri-Mondor, AP-HP, university Paris Est Créteil (Upec), Créteil, France; Institut Mondor de recherche biomédicale (IMRB), Inserm U955, i-Biot, Créteil, France
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Chugh S, Panda G, Mokal S, Jain H, Bagal B, Khanna N, Epari S, Punatar S, Nayak L, Gokarn A, Khattry N, Sengar M, Laskar S, Goda JS. Long-term clinical outcomes of combined modality therapy for advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma in the PET era: A retrospective study. Indian J Med Res 2024; 159:193-205. [PMID: 38577858 PMCID: PMC11050758 DOI: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_3459_21] [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: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND OBJECTIVES The role of consolidation radiation therapy (CRT) after complete metabolic response to chemotherapy in advanced-stage (stage III and IV) Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is controversial. This study was undertaken to assess the clinical outcomes in terms of event free survival, local failure free survival and overall survival in individuals with advanced HL treated with chemotherapy and CRT. METHODS A retrospective review was conducted to study the long-term clinical outcomes in individuals diagnosed with HL and treated with chemotherapy and CRT from 2012 to 2016 at a tertiary cancer care hospital in India. RESULTS Data from 203 study participants with advanced-stage HL were analyzed. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) was done at baseline and after 2 cycles for response assessment. The median age at presentation was 32 yr [interquartile range (IQR): 26-46]. Early metabolic response (after 2 cycles) and delayed metabolic response (after 4 or 6 cycles) were observed in 74.4 and 25.6 per cent of individuals, respectively. With a median follow up of 52 months (IQR: 40-67), the five-year event-free survival (EFS), local failure-free survival (LFFS) and overall survival (OS) were 83.2, 95.1 and 94.6 per cent, respectively. On univariate analysis, extranodal disease was associated with inferior EFS (P=0.043). Haemoglobin <10.5 g/dl (P=0.002) and Hasenclever index >3 (P=0.00047) were associated with poorer OS. Relapses were observed in 28/203 (13.8%) study participants with predominance at central nodal stations. The median time to relapse was 19.4 months (IQR: 13-33). Local relapse alone (at the irradiated site) was observed in 5/28 study participants, systemic (distant) relapse in 14/28 individuals, while both systemic and local relapse was observed in 9/28 participants. Extranodal disease (P=0.05), bulky disease (P=0.005) and haemoglobin concentration ≤10.5 g/dl (P=0.036) were significant predictors for disease relapse. INTERPRETATION CONCLUSIONS Individuals with advanced-stage HL treated with anthracycline-based chemotherapy (anthracycline-based chemotherapy with doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine regimen) and CRT had excellent long-term outcomes. As isolated infield failures are uncommon, selective consolidation with conformal RT to high-risk sites improves final disease outcomes.
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- Swati Chugh
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hematolymphoid Disease Management Group, Tata Memorial Center, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hematolymphoid Disease Management Group, Tata Memorial Center, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pathology, Hematolymphoid Disease Management Group, Tata Memorial Center, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hematolymphoid Disease Management Group, Tata Memorial Center, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hematolymphoid Disease Management Group, Tata Memorial Center, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hematolymphoid Disease Management Group, Tata Memorial Center, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Clinical Research Secretariat, Tata Memorial Centre, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hematolymphoid Disease Management Group, Tata Memorial Center, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hematolymphoid Disease Management Group, Tata Memorial Center, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hematolymphoid Disease Management Group, Tata Memorial Center, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hematolymphoid Disease Management Group, Tata Memorial Center, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hematolymphoid Disease Management Group, Tata Memorial Center, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hematolymphoid Disease Management Group, Tata Memorial Center, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hematolymphoid Disease Management Group, Tata Memorial Center, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, BARC Training School Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Soldi LR, Rabelo DH, da Silva PHR, Silva VLC, Silva MJB. The Impact of Bleomycin Deficit on Survival in Hodgkin's Lymphoma Patients: A Retrospective Study. Cancer Treat Res Commun 2024; 38:100790. [PMID: 38241969 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2024.100790] [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: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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PURPOSE Hodgkin's lymphoma is currently treated with a chemotherapy protocol consisting of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine. Due to Brazil facing a bleomycin shortage in 2017, and this drug's high toxicity, this retrospective study evaluates the effect that the absence of bleomycin had on treatment response and overall survival of Hodgkin's lymphoma patients. METHODS The medical records of 126 HL patients treated between 2007 and 2021 were reviewed and their data collected, followed by grouping into ABVD and AVD groups according to bleomycin use. Data concerning the patient's characteristics, cancer type, and treatment plan were analyzed with proportion tests, Kaplan-Meier curves. univariate Cox regression, and χ2 tests. RESULTS No discernible differences were found in this study between the overall survival and recurrence rate of patients treated with bleomycin compared to those without. Additionally, there was an increased risk of death in each subsequent cycle of chemotherapy of the complete ABVD protocol, demonstrating a risk of toxicity. Among the variables analyzed, hypertension and the presence of B symptoms were also associated with an increased risk of death, while the use of radiotherapy significantly improved survival. CONCLUSION The results of this study suggest that bleomycin did not impact the outcome of Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment. Moreover, the increased risk of death associated with its toxicity during each cycle of treatment raises concerns about its role as an essential component of the gold standard for Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment. Therefore, further research and consideration are needed to reassess the use of bleomycin in Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment protocols.
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- Luiz Ricardo Soldi
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil; Tumor Biomarkers and Osteoimmunology Laboratory, Av. Pará - 1720 - Block 6T, Room 07 - District Umuarama, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil; Student of the Graduate Program in Applied Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil..
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil; Tumor Biomarkers and Osteoimmunology Laboratory, Av. Pará - 1720 - Block 6T, Room 07 - District Umuarama, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil; Student of the Graduate Program in Applied Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil..
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil; Tumor Biomarkers and Osteoimmunology Laboratory, Av. Pará - 1720 - Block 6T, Room 07 - District Umuarama, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil; Student of the Graduate Program in Applied Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil..
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil; Tumor Biomarkers and Osteoimmunology Laboratory, Av. Pará - 1720 - Block 6T, Room 07 - District Umuarama, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil; Tumor Biomarkers and Osteoimmunology Laboratory, Av. Pará - 1720 - Block 6T, Room 07 - District Umuarama, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
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Luminari S, Fossa A, Trotman J, Molin D, d'Amore F, Enblad G, Berkahn L, Barrington SF, Radford J, Federico M, Kirkwood AA, Johnson PW. Long-Term Follow-Up of the Response-Adjusted Therapy for Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma Trial. J Clin Oncol 2024; 42:13-18. [PMID: 37883739 PMCID: PMC10730066 DOI: 10.1200/jco.23.01177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Clinical trials frequently include multiple end points that mature at different times. The initial report, typically based on the primary end point, may be published when key planned co-primary or secondary analyses are not yet available. Clinical Trial Updates provide an opportunity to disseminate additional results from studies, published in JCO or elsewhere, for which the primary end point has already been reported.We analyzed long-term results of the response-adapted trial for adult patients with advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma. The aim was to confirm noninferiority of treatment de-escalation by omission of bleomycin from doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD) for interim fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (iPET)-negative patients and assess efficacy and long-term safety for iPET-positive patients who underwent treatment intensification with escalated bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisolone (BEACOPP/BEACOPP14). The median follow-up is 7.3 years. For all patients, the 7-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) are 78.2% (95% CI, 75.6 to 80.5) and 91.6% (95% CI, 89.7 to 93.2), respectively. The 1.3% difference in 3-year PFS (95% CI, -3.0 to 4.7) between ABVD and doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (AVD) now falls within the predefined noninferiority margin. Among 172 patients with positive iPET, the 7-year PFS was 65.9% (95% CI, 58.1 to 72.6) and the 7-year OS was 83.2% (95% CI, 76.2 to 88.3). The cumulative incidence of second malignancies at 7 years was 5.5% (95% CI, 4.0 to 7.5) for those receiving ABVD/AVD and 2.5% (95% CI, 0.8 to 7.7) for those escalated to BEACOPP. With extended follow-up, these results confirm noninferiority of treatment de-escalation after a negative iPET. Escalation with BEACOPP for iPET-positive patients is effective and safe, with no increase in second malignancies.
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- Stefano Luminari
- Hematology, Azienda USL IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
- Department CHIMOMO, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Concord Repatriation General Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Oncology, Radiology, and Clinical Immunology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Hematology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics, and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Haematology, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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- King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' PET Centre, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, King's Health Partners, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Christie Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department CHIMOMO, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Cancer Research UK and University College London Cancer Trials Centre, UCL Cancer Institute, UCL, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Cancer Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Harrison M, Kavanagh G, Corte TJ, Troy LK. Drug-induced interstitial lung disease: a narrative review of a clinical conundrum. Expert Rev Respir Med 2024; 18:23-39. [PMID: 38501199 DOI: 10.1080/17476348.2024.2329612] [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: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Drug-induced interstitial lung disease (DI-ILD) is increasing in incidence, due to the use of many new drugs across a broad range of cancers and chronic inflammatory diseases. The presentation and onset of DI-ILD are variable even for the same drug across different individuals. Clinical suspicion is essential for identifying these conditions, with timely drug cessation an important determinant of outcomes. AREAS COVERED This review provides a comprehensive and up-to-date summary of epidemiology, risk factors, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of DI-ILD. Relevant research articles from PubMed and Medline searches up to September 2023 were screened and summarized. Specific drugs including immune checkpoint inhibitors, CAR-T cell therapy, methotrexate, and amiodarone are discussed in detail. The potential role of pharmacogenomic profiling for lung toxicity risk is considered. EXPERT OPINION DI-ILD is likely to be an increasingly important contributor to respiratory disability in the community. These conditions can negatively impact quality of life and patient longevity, due to associated respiratory compromise as well as cessation of evidence-based therapy for the underlying disease. This clinical conundrum is relevant to all areas of medicine, necessitating increased understanding and greater vigilance for drug-related lung toxicity.
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- Megan Harrison
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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Santos FM, Marin JFG, Lima MS, Silva-Junior WF, Alves LBO, Moreira FR, Velasques RD, Atanazio MJ, Maia ACA, Buchpiguel CA, Buccheri V, Rocha V. Impact of baseline and interim quantitative PET parameters on outcomes of classical Hodgkin Lymphoma. Ann Hematol 2024; 103:175-183. [PMID: 37796339 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-023-05461-6] [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: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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Currently, analysis of interim PET (iPET) according to the Deauville score (DS) is the most important predictive factor in Hodgkin lymphoma (HL); however, there is room for improvement in its prognostic power. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of quantitative PET analysis (maximum standard uptake value [SUVmax], total metabolic tumor volume [TMTV] and total lesion glicolysis [TLG]) at baseline (PET0) and iPET in a retrospective cohort of newly diagnosed classical HL. For positive iPET (+ iPET), the reduction of quantitative parameters in relation to PET0 (ΔSUVmax, ΔTMTV and ΔTLG) was calculated. Between 2011 and 2017, 234 patients treated with ABVD were analyzed. Median age was 30 years-old, 59% had advanced stage disease, 57% a bulky mass and 25% a + iPET (DS 4-5). At baseline, high TLG was associated with an increased cumulative incidence of failure (CIF) (p = 0.032) while neither SUVmax, TMTV or TLG were associated with overall survival (OS) or progression-free survival (PFS). In multivariate analysis, only iPET was associated with CIF (p < 0.001). Among ΔSUVmax, ΔTMTV and ΔTLG, only a ΔSUVmax ≥ 68.8 was significant for PFS (HR: 0.31, CI95%: 0.11-0.86, p = 0.024). A subset of patients with improved PFS amongst + iPET was identified by the quantitative (ΔSUVmax ≥ 68.8%) analysis. In this real-world Brazilian cohort, with prevalent high-risk patients, quantitative analysis of PET0 did not demonstrate to be prognostic, while a dynamic approach incorporating the ΔSUVmax to + iPET succeeded in refining a subset with better prognosis. These findings warrant validation in larger series and indicate that not all patients with + iPET might need treatment intensification.
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- Fernanda Maria Santos
- Instituto Do Cancer Do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil.
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- Nuclear Medicine Medical Investigation Laboratory LIM43, Hospital das Clinicas, FMUSP (HCFMUSP), Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
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- Instituto Do Cancer Do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
- Nuclear Medicine Medical Investigation Laboratory LIM43, Hospital das Clinicas, FMUSP (HCFMUSP), Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
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- Instituto Do Cancer Do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
- Division of Hematology and Cell Therapy, HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
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- Instituto Do Cancer Do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
- Division of Hematology and Cell Therapy, HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
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- Instituto Do Cancer Do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
- Division of Hematology and Cell Therapy, HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
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- Instituto Do Cancer Do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
- Division of Hematology and Cell Therapy, HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
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- Nuclear Medicine Medical Investigation Laboratory LIM43, Hospital das Clinicas, FMUSP (HCFMUSP), Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
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- Instituto Do Cancer Do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
- Division of Hematology and Cell Therapy, HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
- Laboratory of Medical Investigation in Pathogenesis and Targeted Therapy in Onco-Immuno-Hematology (LIM-31), Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
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- Instituto Do Cancer Do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
- Division of Hematology and Cell Therapy, HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
- Laboratory of Medical Investigation in Pathogenesis and Targeted Therapy in Onco-Immuno-Hematology (LIM-31), Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
- Department of Hematology, Churchill Hospital, NHS BT, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
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Ferdinandus J, van Heek L, Roth K, Dietlein M, Eich HT, Baues C, Borchmann P, Kobe C. Patterns of PET-positive residual tissue at interim restaging and risk of treatment failure in advanced-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma: an analysis of the randomized phase III HD18 trial by the German Hodgkin Study Group. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2024; 51:490-495. [PMID: 37735258 PMCID: PMC10774157 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-023-06431-w] [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: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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PURPOSE Response-adapted treatment using early interim functional imaging with PET after two cycles of chemotherapy (PET-2) for advanced-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma (AS-HL) is the standard of care in several countries. However, the distribution of residual metabolic disease in PET-2 and the prognostic relevance of multiple involved regions have not been reported to date. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed data from all PET-2-positive patients included in HD18. Residual tissue was visually compared with reference regions according to the Deauville score (DS). PET-2 positivity was defined as residual tissue with uptake above the liver (DS4). PFS was defined as the time from staging until progression, relapse, or death from any cause, or to the day when information was last received on the patient's disease status and analyzed using Kaplan-Meier and Cox regressions. Comparisons were made between patients with 1-2 and >2 positive regions in PET-2 as well as patients without PET-2-positive regions randomized into comparator arms of HD18. RESULTS Between 2008 and 2014, 1964 patients with newly diagnosed AS-HL were recruited in HD18 and randomized following their PET-2 scan. Of these, 480 patients had a positive PET-2 and were eligible for this analysis. Upper and lower mediastinum in almost half of all patients: 230 (47.9%) and 195 (40.6%), respectively. 372 (77.5%) of patients have 1-2 positive regions in PET-2. 5y-PFS for patients with 1-2 regions was 91.7% (CI95: 88.7-94.6) vs. 81.8% (CI95: 74.2-90.1) for those with >2 regions with a corresponding hazard ratio (HR) of 2.2 (CI95: 1.2-4.0). Compared with patients without PET-2-positive disease receiving 6-8 cycles of chemotherapy, patients with 1-2 had a higher risk for a PFS event (HR 1.35; CI95 0.81-2.28), but it was not statistically significant (p=0.25). Patients with >2 PET-2-positive lesions had a significantly higher risk (HR 2.95; CI95: 1.62-5.37; p<0.001). CONCLUSION PET-2-positive residuals of AS-HL are mostly located in the mediastinum, and a majority of patients have few affected regions. The risk of progression was twofold higher in patients with more than two positive regions in PET-2.
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- Justin Ferdinandus
- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Cologne, Gleueler Straße 269-273, 50935, Cologne, Germany.
- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Cologne, Germany.
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Cologne, Germany
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Cologne, Germany
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Cologne, Germany
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Cologne, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Cologne, Germany
- Department of Radiotherapy and Cyberknife Center, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Radiooncology, Marienhospital Herne, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Cologne, Gleueler Straße 269-273, 50935, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Cologne, Germany
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Puranik AD, Choudhury S, Ghosh S, Dev ID, Ramchandani V, Uppal A, Bhosale V, Palsapure A, Rungta R, Pandey R, Khatri S, George G, Satamwar Y, Maske R, Agrawal A, Shah S, Purandare NC, Rangarajan V. Tata Memorial Centre Evidence Based Use of Nuclear medicine diagnostic and treatment modalities in cancer. Indian J Cancer 2024; 61:S1-S28. [PMID: 38424680 DOI: 10.4103/ijc.ijc_52_24] [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: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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ABSTRACT PET/CT and radioisotope therapy are diagnostic and therapeutic arms of Nuclear Medicine, respectively. With the emergence of better technology, PET/CT has become an accessible modality. Diagnostic tracers exploring disease-specific targets has led the clinicians to look beyond FDG PET. Moreover, with the emergence of theranostic pairs of radiopharmaceuticals, radioisotope therapy is gradually making it's way into treatment algorithm of common cancers in India. We therefore would like to discuss in detail the updates in PET/CT imaging and radionuclide therapy and generate a consensus-driven evidence based document which would guide the practitioners of Oncology.
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- Ameya D Puranik
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Hospital and Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Radhakrishnan VS, Longley J, Johnson PWM. Antibody based therapies in Hodgkin lymphoma. Cancer Treat Rev 2024; 122:102647. [PMID: 37988820 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2023.102647] [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: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 10/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Multimodality treatment approaches, with systemic therapies at their core, have made Hodgkin Lymphoma a highly curable cancer. Unmet needs remain. Resistance to therapy manifested by refractory and relapsed disease, and treatment related short- and long-term morbidity are the key challenges. Patient outcomes have improved in the recent past with the advent of novel therapies and are borne out of a better understanding of the disease biology and translational medicine. Antibody based therapies, more broadly immunotherapies, are leading the change in the way we treat this disease. This review looks at the tumor antigen-directed immunotherapies, and immune checkpoint inhibitors that are attempting to overcome the unmet challenges.
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- Vivek S Radhakrishnan
- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK; School of Cancer Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK; School of Cancer Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
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Steiner RE, Hwang SR, Khurana A, Habermann TM, Epperla N, Annunzio K, Allen PB, Baird K, Paulino D, Alderuccio JP, Lossos IS, David K, Evens AM, Pandya K, Bair SM, Kamdar M, Ba Aqeel S, Torka P, Lynch R, Smith S, Feng L, Noorani M, Ahmed S, Nair R, Vega F, Wu S, Fang P, Pinnix CC, Gunther JR, Dabaja BS, Lee HJ. Impact of cumulative dose of brentuximab vedotin on outcomes of frontline therapy for advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma. Blood Adv 2023; 7:7485-7493. [PMID: 37603594 PMCID: PMC10758726 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023010700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023] Open
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In the pivotal study ECHELON-1, brentuximab vedotin (BV), doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (A + AVD) demonstrated superior efficacy compared with bleomycin + AVD for the treatment of advanced-stage classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). However, there are minimal available data regarding the frequency of dose reductions or omission of BV during curative therapy and the potential impact on patient outcomes. In a real-world analysis, we retrospectively reviewed the characteristics and outcomes of 179 patients with stage III or IV cHL treated with frontline A + AVD from January 2010 to April 2022. Treatment consisted of up to 1.2 mg/kg of BV and standard dose AVD IV on days 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle for up to 6 cycles. At the time of treatment, the median patient age was 37 years, and a high-risk International Prognostic Score was observed in 46% of patients. Overall, 91% of patients received 6 cycles of AVD; 55% of patients did not receive the intended cumulative dose of BV (CDB); 28% of patients received two-thirds or less than the planned CDB. At a median follow-up time of 27.4 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 24.8-29), the median progression-free survival (PFS) was not reached, and the 12-month PFS was 90.3% (95% CI, 85.9-95.0). The impact of CDB on PFS was not significant (P = .15), nor was high CDB significantly associated with increased adverse events. In real-world experience, A + AVD is a highly effective treatment for patients with advanced-stage cHL, including for patients with prominent dose reductions of BV.
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- Raphael E. Steiner
- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rochester, MN
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- The Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH
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- The Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH
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- Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Hematology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miami, FL
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- Division of Hematology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miami, FL
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- University of Washington Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- University of Washington Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Hematopathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Al-Juhaishi T, Ahmed S. Management of limited-stage Hodgkin lymphoma. HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2023; 2023:500-509. [PMID: 38066938 PMCID: PMC10905319 DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2023000511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a rare type of B-cell malignancy with bimodal age distribution targeting young adults and elderly. Prognostic models are available to identify risk of recurrence and response to treatment. Currently, positron emission tomography scanning is most useful in optimizing therapy. Outcomes are generally excellent with standard chemotherapy or combined modality therapy. Balancing efficacy and the risk of late effects in Hodgkin lymphoma is essential, including early detection of potential complications. Incorporation of novel therapies such as brentuximab vedotin and checkpoint inhibitors are being explored in the frontline setting, having already demonstrated improved survival and tolerable toxicity in advanced HL. Furthermore, the addition of these agents have the potential to transform treatment paradigms for early-stage HL and may result in improved outcomes with decreased risks of late toxicities that continue to afflict long-term survivors. However, the patient population, sequencing, and combinations with cytotoxic chemotherapy all remain still standing questions as results of current and upcoming randomized trials are awaited. In this article, we discuss the current data on the approach to initial treatment of early-stage classical HL, review toxicity profiles, and examine upcoming novel therapy trials.
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- University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Evens AM. Hodgkin lymphoma treatment for older persons in the modern era. HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2023; 2023:483-499. [PMID: 38066840 PMCID: PMC10727079 DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2023000449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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There has been a renewed effort globally in the study of older Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients, generating a multitude of new data. For prognostication, advancing age, comorbidities, altered functional status, Hispanic ethnicity, and lack of dose intensity (especially without anthracycline) portend inferior survival. Geriatric assessments (GA), including activities of daily living (ADL) and comorbidities, should be objectively measured in all patients. In addition, proactive multidisciplinary medical management is recommended (eg, geriatrics, cardiology, primary care), and pre-phase therapy should be considered for most patients. Treatment for fit older HL patients should be given with curative intent, including anthracyclines, and bleomycin should be minimized (or avoided). Brentuximab vedotin given sequentially before and after doxorubicin, vinblastine, dacarbazine (AVD) chemotherapy for untreated patients is tolerable and effective, and frontline checkpoint inhibitor/AVD platforms are rapidly emerging. Therapy for patients who are unfit or frail, whether due to comorbidities and/or ADL loss, is less clear and should be individualized with consideration of attenuated anthracycline-based therapy versus lower-intensity regimens with inclusion of brentuximab vedotin +/- checkpoint inhibitors. For all patients, there should be clinical vigilance with close monitoring for treatment-related toxicities, including neurotoxicity, cardiopulmonary, and infectious complications. Finally, active surveillance for "postacute" complications 1 to 10 years post therapy, especially cardiac disease, is needed for cured patients. Altogether, therapy for older HL patients should include anthracycline-based therapy in most cases, and novel targeted agents should continue to be integrated into treatment paradigms, with more research needed on how best to utilize GAs for treatment decisions.
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- Andrew M. Evens
- Division of Blood Disorders, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
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Goenka L, Kumar SM, Essakky S, Rajasulochana SR, Sivanantham P, Ayiraveetil R, Kar SS, Ganesan P. Cost-effectiveness of response-adapted therapy (RAT) for advanced Hodgkin's Lymphoma compared with conventional treatment in India: a Markov-model based analysis. Leuk Lymphoma 2023; 64:2188-2194. [PMID: 37667967 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2023.2249154] [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: 08/14/2022] [Revised: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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Cost effectiveness analysis of interim positron emission tomography (PET-2, done after 2 cycles of chemotherapy) based response adaptive therapy (RAT) approaches in advanced Hodgkin lymphoma (aHL) are not available from an Indian perspective. We used a five-year decision analytics model to assess the cost-effectiveness of the two RAT approaches [(escalation (RAT-1) or de-escalation (RAT-2)] compared with standard care (SOC) in aHL (mean age:35 years). Modelling data was derived from secondary sources and sensitivity analyses were performed to assess the robustness of the model. Net monetary benefit (NMB) gained from RAT2 in Indian rupees (INR) (INR 2,26,896) was higher than the RAT1 (INR 1,83,138) when compared with SOC. Proportion achieving the complete response after initial treatment (CR1) was the key determining factor for the RAT1/2 dominance over SOC. Despite higher initial input costs, response-adapted therapy of aHL was cost-effective by minimizing the cost incurred and disutility experienced during relapse and salvage.
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- Luxitaa Goenka
- Department of Medical Oncology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
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- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
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- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
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- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
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- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
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- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
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Kahn J, Dabaja B, Wu S, Kelly K, Berkahn L, Pavlovsky A, Sureda A, LaCasce A. Classic Hodgkin lymphoma. Hematol Oncol 2023. [PMID: 38037872 DOI: 10.1002/hon.3239] [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: 04/09/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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Classic Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is rare disease, with an incidence of approximately 85,000 patients globally per year and a predilection for adolescents and young adults (ages 15-39). Since the introduction of combination chemotherapy in the 1960's and radiation dating back to the early 1900's, therapeutic options and by extension, clinical outcomes have improved dramatically with 5-year overall survival (OS) approaching 90% today. [1](#ref-0001) Advances in understanding HL biology have additionally facilitated development of targeted agents and immunotherapy which have further improved short and long-term outcomes. Despite continued improvements in up-front and salvage therapy, long-term survivors of HL experience several treatment-associated late toxicities, thus, along with efforts to improve therapeutic efficacy, efforts to reduce late effects remain a high-priority in the field.
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- Justine Kahn
- Columbia University Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Institut Catala D'Oncologia Badalona, Badalona, Spain
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Kumar AJ, Pearson LK, Wong JB, Friedberg JW, Parsons SK, LeClair AM. Understanding treatment decisions for Hodgkin lymphoma: a qualitative study. Leuk Lymphoma 2023; 64:2249-2257. [PMID: 37897330 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2023.2256913] [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: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/30/2023]
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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) affects older and younger patients and includes multiple options for initial treatment. We sought to examine the decision processes of practicing oncologists caring for patients with newly diagnosed HL. Through semi-structured interviews, we explored their perspectives about treatment decisions. We completed thematic analysis using the Anderson Behavioral Model of Health Services framework to identify factors associated with initial decisions. We completed 22 interviews, grouping findings into contextual factors, individual characteristics, and physician preferences. Paternalism was widely cited, along with collaboration between community and academic colleagues. Participants used sequential therapy but not geriatric assessment in care for older patients. Physicians had varied responses about use of frontline brentuximab vedotin (Bv)-based therapy based on perceptions about benefit versus toxicity. Our work suggests a need to further understand the heterogeneity of clinical practices, especially in the post-approval setting of new therapies.
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- Anita J Kumar
- Tufts Medical Center Institute of Clinical Research & Health Policy Studies, Boston, MA, USA
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- Tufts Medical Center Institute of Clinical Research & Health Policy Studies, Boston, MA, USA
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- Tufts Medical Center Institute of Clinical Research & Health Policy Studies, Boston, MA, USA
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Masel R, Roche ME, Martinez-Outschoorn U. Hodgkin Lymphoma: A disease shaped by the tumor micro- and macroenvironment. Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 2023; 36:101514. [PMID: 38092473 DOI: 10.1016/j.beha.2023.101514] [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: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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The tumor microenvironment (TMicroE) and tumor macroenvironment (TMacroE) are defining features of classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). They are of critical importance to clinicians since they explain the common signs and symptoms, allow us to classify these neoplasms, develop prognostic and predictive biomarkers, bioimaging and novel treatments. The TMicroE is defined by effects of cancer cells to their immediate surrounding and within the tumor. Effects of cancer cells at a distance or outside of the tumor define the TMacroE. Paraneoplastic syndromes are signs and symptoms due to effects of cancer at a distance or the TMacroE, which are not due to direct cancer cell infiltration. The most common paraneoplastic symptoms are B-symptoms, which manifest as fevers, chills, drenching night sweats, and/or weight loss. Less common paraneoplastic syndromes include those that affect the central nervous system, skin, kidney, and hematological autoimmune phenomena including hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). Paraneoplastic signs such as leukocytosis, lymphopenia, anemia, and hypoalbuminemia are prognostic biomarkers. The neoplastic cells in cHL are the Hodgkin and Reed Sternberg (HRS) cells, which are preapoptotic germinal center B cells with a high mutational burden and almost universal genetic alterations at the 9p24.1 locus primarily through copy gain and amplification with strong activation of signaling via PD-L1, JAK-STAT, NFkB, and c-MYC. In the majority of cases of cHL over 95% of the tumor cells are non-neoplastic. In the TMicroE, HRS cells recruit and mold non-neoplastic cells vigorously via extracellular vesicles, chemokines, cytokines and growth factors such as CCL5, CCL17, IL6, and TGF-β to promote a feed-forward inflammatory loop, which drives cancer aggressiveness and anti-cancer immune evasion. Novel single cell profiling techniques provide critical information on the role in cHL of monocytes-macrophages, neutrophils, T helper, Tregs, cytotoxic CD8+ T cells, eosinophils, mast cells and fibroblasts. Here, we summarize the effects of EBV on the TMicroE and TMacroE. In addition, how the metabolism of the TMicroE of cHL affects bioimaging and contributes to cancer aggressiveness is reviewed. Finally, we discuss how the TMicroE is being leveraged for risk adapted treatment strategies based on bioimaging results and novel immune therapies. In sum, it is clear that we cannot effectively manage patients with cHL without understanding the TMicroE and TMacroE and its clinical importance is expected to continue to grow rapidly.
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- Rebecca Masel
- Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University-Philadelphia, USA; Department of Medicine, Cardeza Foundation for Hematological Research, Thomas Jefferson University-Philadelphia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cardeza Foundation for Hematological Research, Thomas Jefferson University-Philadelphia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cardeza Foundation for Hematological Research, Thomas Jefferson University-Philadelphia, USA.
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Roswarski JL, Longo DL. Hodgkin lymphoma: Focus on evolving treatment paradigms. Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 2023; 36:101510. [PMID: 38092470 DOI: 10.1016/j.beha.2023.101510] [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: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a highly curable B-cell malignancy of germinal center origin. Biologically it is a hematologic malignancy that is highly dependent on the immune microenvironment and utilizes immune escape through upregulation of the programmed-death ligands on the neoplastic cells. Despite being highly curable, consensus is lacking nationally and internationally about the optimal approach to management, particularly in limited-stage disease. The addition of brentuximab vedotin and checkpoint inhibitors for the management of HL has led to a rapidly changing treatment landscape. Further studies should be done to include these novel agents at all stages of disease to determine improvements in frontline cure rates and long-term toxicity.
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- Joseph L Roswarski
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Phillips T, Liu N, Bloudek B, Migliaccio-Walle K, Reynolds J, Burke JM. Estimated impact of ECHELON-1 overall survival on productivity costs in stage III/IV classical Hodgkin lymphoma in the United States. J Manag Care Spec Pharm 2023; 29:1312-1320. [PMID: 37921077 PMCID: PMC10701259 DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2023.23101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND A 2010 study on the impact of cancer mortality on productivity costs found Hodgkin lymphoma to have the second largest productivity cost lost per death in the United States. The ECHELON-1 trial demonstrated that frontline brentuximab vedotin, doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (A+AVD) improves overall survival (OS) vs doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD) in stage III/IV classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), reducing the risk of death to 41% (hazard ratio = 0.59; 95% CI = 0.40-0.88; P = 0.009). OBJECTIVES To assess the estimated impact of frontline treatment choice on mortality and productivity using an oncology simulation model informed by ECHELON-1 data. METHODS Individual productivity was estimated using the human capital approach and reported via present value lifetime earnings (PVLE) estimates. Deaths avoided and lifeyears saved without and with A+AVD were calculated using a model informed by realworld treatment use, treatment-specific OS, and expert clinicians' opinions. A+AVD use in the base case was 27% (range: 0%-80%). Stage III/IV cHL prevalence over a 10-year period was estimated; downstream lifetime productivity costs were projected without and with A+AVD. RESULTS In 2031, 3,645 patients were estimated to be newly diagnosed with stage III/IV cHL. Over 10 years with 27% A+AVD vs no A+AVD use, estimates predicted 14% fewer deaths (2,290 vs 2,650) and 14% less total PVLE losses ($1.438 vs $1.664 billion). Results from scenario analyses (40%-80% vs no A+AVD use) showed 20% to 32% decreases in PVLE losses ($1.331-$1.137 billion vs $1.664 billion), saving up to $527 million over 10 years. CONCLUSIONS Productivity cost losses due to mortality in stage III/IV cHL are high. Increasing A+AVD use for patients with stage III/IV cHL would reduce productivity cost losses as deaths are avoided, based on ECHELON-1 OS results.
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- Tycel Phillips
- Department of Hematology, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- US Oncology Hematology Research Program, Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, Aurora, CO
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