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Bröckelmann PJ. Treatment approaches for older Hodgkin lymphoma patients. Curr Opin Oncol 2024; 36:353-359. [PMID: 39005230 DOI: 10.1097/cco.0000000000001071] [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 Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) occurs at two age peaks around 25 and 60 years of age. Due to varying fitness and co-morbidities older patients are a heterogeneous group that has relatively poor treatment outcomes. The evolving therapeutic landscape for older HL is summarized herein. RECENT FINDINGS Due to lack of data from larger trials and approval of novel drugs, first-line treatment of limited-stage HL (i.e. early-stage favourable and unfavourable) remains largely A(B)VD and radiotherapy based. For patients with advanced-stage HL, the anti-CD30 antibody-drug conjugate brentuximab vedotin is approved in combination with AVD chemotherapy (BV-AVD). Due to toxicities such as febrile neutropenia or polyneuropathy and lack of improvement in progression-free and overall survival in the older subgroup, fully concomitant BV-AVD is however not used widely. More recently, promising early data was reported with the combination of nivolumab and AVD (N-AVD) in patients >60 years with advanced-stage HL. Second-line treatment depends on fitness and might include high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem-cell transplantation for selected patients. For unfit or multiply relapsed patients, anti-PD1 antibodies are the preferred treatment option. SUMMARY The increasing number of older HL patients constitutes a therapeutic challenge despite recent advances and the increased usage of targeted agents.
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- Paul J Bröckelmann
- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf (CIO ABCD)
- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG)
- Max Planck Research Group Mechanisms of DNA Repair, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany
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Lickefett B, Chu L, Ortiz-Maldonado V, Warmuth L, Barba P, Doglio M, Henderson D, Hudecek M, Kremer A, Markman J, Nauerth M, Negre H, Sanges C, Staber PB, Tanzi R, Delgado J, Busch DH, Kuball J, Luu M, Jäger U. Lymphodepletion - an essential but undervalued part of the chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy cycle. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1303935. [PMID: 38187393 PMCID: PMC10770848 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1303935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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Lymphodepletion (LD) or conditioning is an essential step in the application of currently used autologous and allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies as it maximizes engraftment, efficacy and long-term survival of CAR-T. Its main modes of action are the depletion and modulation of endogenous lymphocytes, conditioning of the microenvironment for improved CAR-T expansion and persistence, and reduction of tumor load. However, most LD regimens provide a broad and fairly unspecific suppression of T-cells as well as other hematopoietic cells, which can also lead to severe side effects, particularly infections. We reviewed 1271 published studies (2011-2023) with regard to current LD strategies for approved anti-CD19 CAR-T products for large B cell lymphoma (LBCL). Fludarabine (Flu) and cyclophosphamide (Cy) (alone or in combination) were the most commonly used agents. A large number of different schemes and combinations have been reported. In the respective schemes, doses of Flu and Cy (range 75-120mg/m2 and 750-1.500mg/m2) and wash out times (range 2-5 days) differed substantially. Furthermore, combinations with other agents such as bendamustine (benda), busulfan or alemtuzumab (for allogeneic CAR-T) were described. This diversity creates a challenge but also an opportunity to investigate the impact of LD on cellular kinetics and clinical outcomes of CAR-T. Only 21 studies explicitly investigated in more detail the influence of LD on safety and efficacy. As Flu and Cy can potentially impact both the in vivo activity and toxicity of CAR-T, a more detailed analysis of LD outcomes will be needed before we are able to fully assess its impact on different T-cell subsets within the CAR-T product. The T2EVOLVE consortium propagates a strategic investigation of LD protocols for the development of optimized conditioning regimens.
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- Benno Lickefett
- Department of Medicine I, Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Cell Therapy Clinical Pharmacology and Modeling, Takeda, Boston, MA, United States
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- Institut für Med. Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Hygiene, Technische Universität Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Hematology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Bayer Aktiengesellschaft (AG), Business Development & Licensing & Open Innovation (OI), Pharmaceuticals, Berlin, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Zelluläre Immuntherapie, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- ITTM S.A. (Information Technology for Translational Medicine), Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Cell Therapy Clinical Pharmacology and Modeling, Takeda, Boston, MA, United States
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- Institut für Med. Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Hygiene, Technische Universität Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier, Suresnes, France
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- Lehrstuhl für Zelluläre Immuntherapie, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier, Suresnes, France
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut für Med. Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Hygiene, Technische Universität Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Lehrstuhl für Zelluläre Immuntherapie, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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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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Wilson MR, Haynes E, Parsons K, Hopkins D, Robertson E, Ferguson G, Quinn D, Murray J, Osborne W, Leach M, McKay P. 'ACOPP' chemotherapy for older and less fit patients with Hodgkin lymphoma-A multicentre, retrospective study. Br J Haematol 2023; 202:796-800. [PMID: 37357380 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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Management of classical Hodgkin lymphoma in older patients is challenging due to poor tolerance of the chemotherapy regimens used in younger patients. We modified the BEACOPP regimen (bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine and prednisolone), whereby bleomycin and etoposide were removed and cyclophosphamide dose was reduced, for older patients with co-morbidities. Here we present data from the first 41 patients treated with 'ACOPP' across 3 centres, demonstrating that it can be delivered, with a favourable toxicity profile (TRM 2%) and promising efficacy (2-year PFS and OS, 73% (95% CI: 52-94) and 93% (95% CI: 80-100) respectively).
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- Matthew R Wilson
- Department of Haematology, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust, Bath, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, UK
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Goh Z, Latimer M, Lewis KL, Cheah CY, Ciaccio PD, Cushion T, Hawkes EA, Harrop S, Ku M, Campbell A, Hamad N, Wood EM, Chung E, Chen PY, Cochrane T. Characteristics and Outcomes of Older Patients With Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma: An Australasian Lymphoma Alliance, and Lymphoma and Related Diseases Registry Study. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA, MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2023; 23:370-378. [PMID: 36804727 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2023.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is no standard front-line therapy for older patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). We analyzed the clinical presentation and front-line management of older Australian patients with cHL and explored factors associated with unplanned hospital admission and survival. METHODS Patients aged ≥ 61 years and diagnosed between 2011 and 2020, were retrospectively identified through the Lymphoma and Related Diseases Registry (LaRDR) and Australasian Lymphoma Alliance (ALA) institutional databases. Descriptive statistics and Kaplan-Meier survival analyses were performed using STATA-v17. RESULTS 195 patients were identified, 72 from LaRDR,123 from ALA. Median age of the combined cohort was 72 years (range 61-93); 56.4% male, 35.3% had stage I-II, bulk present in 9.2%, 33.9% had extra-nodal disease and 48.2% had B-symptoms. Chemotherapy was commenced in 91.3% of patients, with an anthracycline-based regimen used in 81%. Median number of cycles given for stage I-II was 2 and for stage III-IV was 6. Radiotherapy was administered in 26.2% of patients. A complete remission to front-line chemotherapy was achieved in 60.7% of patients. During front-line therapy in the ALA cohort, 89 unplanned hospitalizations occurred in 58 patients, with infection accounting for 59.6% of admissions. Treatment-related mortality was 5.2%. Only performance status and anthracycline use correlated with unplanned hospitalizations. Estimated 2-year progression free survival was 63.7% and 2-year overall survival was 71.2%. Anthracycline use and younger age were independently associated with improved survival. CONCLUSION The management of older patients with cHL in Australia is diverse but aligns with international data. Anthracycline-based therapy improved survival but resulted in frequent unplanned hospitalizations.
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- Zhong Goh
- Department of Haematology, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Queensland, Australia; Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- ACT Pathology and Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia; Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia; Division Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia; WA Linear Clinical Research, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia; Division Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Australian National University, Canberra, Australia; Department of Haematology Sydney Adventist Hospital, Wahroonga NSW, Australia; University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- Olivia Newton John Cancer Research and Wellness Centre, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Olivia Newton John Cancer Research and Wellness Centre, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, St Vincent's hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, St Vincent's hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia; University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine and Health, Sydney, Australia; School of Medicine, Sydney, University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Queensland, Australia; Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia.
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Barrett A, Collins GP. Older patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma: Walking the tightrope of efficacy and toxicity. Front Oncol 2023; 12:1017787. [PMID: 36713561 PMCID: PMC9880490 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1017787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Since its initial description, classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) portends a greatly improved prognosis and the goal of treatment in most patients is cure with minimisation of toxicity from treatment. Outcomes in older patients (>60 years old) lag behind those of their younger counterparts however, and cure remains achievable mostly for those who can tolerate full doses of conventional chemotherapy. This review addresses the difference in biology between younger and older patients with cHL and examines the impact of frailty and comorbidities on outcomes. The toxicities of conventional chemotherapy in anthracycline-fit and -unfit patients are examined, with a particular focus on pulmonary toxicity associated with bleomycin in older patients. New advances are discussed, including the possibility of using more targeted therapies such as the anti-CD30 antibody brentuximab vedotin (BV) and checkpoint inhibitors as a method of reducing dependency on conventional chemotherapy for those less well able to tolerate it. Treatment of older patients with cHL remains an area of unmet need in hematological research, and efforts to rectify this knowledge gap should continue.
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Clinical Dilemmas in the Treatment of Elderly Patients Suffering from Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Review. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10112917. [PMID: 36428485 PMCID: PMC9687245 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10112917] [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: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Elderly patients make up a significant number of cases of newly diagnosed Hodgkin lymphoma. However, unlike in young patients, the outcomes of elderly patients are poor, and they are under-represented in phase III trials. Prior to treatment initiation, geriatric assessment should ideally be performed to address the patient's fitness and decide whether to pursue a curative or palliative approach. The ABVD regimen is poorly tolerated in unfit patients, with high treatment-related mortality. Alternative chemotherapy approaches have been explored, with mixed results obtained concerning their feasibility and toxicity in phase II trials. The introduction of brentuximab vedotin-based regimens led to a paradigm shift in first- and further-line treatment of elderly Hodgkin lymphoma patients, providing adequate disease control within a broader patient population. As far as checkpoint inhibitors are concerned, we are only just beginning to understand the role in the treatment of this population. In relapsed/refractory settings there are few options, ranging from autologous stem cell transplantation in selected patients to pembrolizumab, but unfortunately, palliative care is the most common modality. Importantly, published studies are frequently burdened with numerous biases (such as low numbers of patients, selection bias and lack of geriatric assessment), leading to low level of evidence. Furthermore, there are few ongoing studies on this topic. Thus, elderly Hodgkin lymphoma patients are hard to treat and represent an unmet need in hematologic oncology. In conclusion, treatment needs to be personalized and tailored on a case-by-case basis. In this article, we outline treatment options for elderly Hodgkin lymphoma patients.
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Concurrent Composite Lymphomas Collectively Bearing Three Diagnostic Entities of Shared Clonal Origin. Hemasphere 2022; 6:e705. [PMID: 35372792 PMCID: PMC8966960 DOI: 10.1097/hs9.0000000000000705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Torka P, Przespolewski E, Evens AM. Treatment Strategies for Advanced Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma in the Times of Dacarbazine Shortage. JCO Oncol Pract 2022; 18:491-497. [PMID: 35254922 DOI: 10.1200/op.21.00890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The shortage of dacarbazine (DTIC) has created an acute and unprecedented crisis in the management of patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma, with DTIC being an essential component of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and DTIC (ABVD) and prior attempts at omitting DTIC from ABVD leading to substantial loss of efficacy. In this review, we discuss the strategies to manage classical Hodgkin lymphoma during the DTIC shortage and propose a treatment algorithm on the basis of fitness and ability to receive anthracyclines safely.
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- Pallawi Torka
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
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Follows GA, Barrington SF, Bhuller KS, Culligan DJ, Cutter DJ, Gallop-Evans E, Kassam S, Osborne W, Sadullah S, Townsend W, Uttenthal BJ, Collins GP. Guideline for the first-line management of Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma - A British Society for Haematology guideline. Br J Haematol 2022; 197:558-572. [PMID: 35191541 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This guideline was compiled according to the British Society for Haematology (BSH) process at https://b-s-h.org.uk/media/16732/bsh-guidance-development-process-dec-5-18.pdf. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) nomenclature was used to evaluate levels of evidence and to assess the strength of recommendations. The GRADE criteria can be found at http://www.gradeworkinggroup.org. Recommendations are based on a review of the literature using Medline, PubMed/Medline and Cochrane searches beginning from 2013 up to January 2021. The following search terms were used: [Hodgkin lymphoma OR Hodgkin disease] NOT non-Hodgkin; AND [chemotherapy OR radiotherapy]; AND [elderly]; AND [teenage OR adolescent OR young adult]; AND [pregnancy]. Filters were applied to include only publications written in English, studies carried out in humans, clinical conferences, congresses, clinical trials, clinical studies, meta-analyses, multicentre studies and randomised controlled trials. References pre-2013 were taken from the previous version of this guideline.1 Review of the manuscript was performed by the British Society for Haematology (BSH) Guidelines Committee Haematology Oncology Taskforce, the BSH Guidelines Committee and the Haematology Oncology sounding board of BSH.
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- George A Follows
- Department of Haematology, Cambridge University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, 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, UK
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- Paediatric, Teenage & Young Adult (TYA) Haematology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Oncology, Oxford Cancer and Haematology Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Haematology, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle, UK
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- Department of Haematology, James Paget University Hospital, Great Yarmouth, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Cambridge University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Clinical Haematology, Oxford Cancer and Haematology Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Cochrane T, Campbell BA, Gangatharan SA, Latimer M, Khor R, Christie DRH, Gilbertson M, Ratnasingam S, Palfreyman E, Lee HP, Trotman J, Hertzberg M, Dickinson M. Assessment and management of newly diagnosed classical Hodgkin lymphoma: a consensus practice statement from the Australasian Lymphoma Alliance. Intern Med J 2021; 51:2119-2128. [PMID: 34505342 DOI: 10.1111/imj.15503] [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: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The management of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) has undergone significant changes in recent years. Due to the predilection of HL to affect younger patients, balancing cure and treatment-related morbidity is a constant source of concern for physicians and patients alike. Positron emission tomography adapted therapy has been developed for both early and advanced stage HL to try and improve the outcome of treatment, while minimising toxicities. The aim of this review is to digest the plethora of studies recently conducted and provide some clear, evidence-based practice statements to simplify the management of HL.
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- Tara Cochrane
- Department of Haematology, Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.,School of Medicine, Griffiths University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Clinical Pathology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.,University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- ACT Pathology and Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Genesiscare, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.,Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Haematology and Oncology, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Andrew Love Cancer Centre, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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- Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,University of NSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Wahlin BE, Övergaard N, Peterson S, Digkas E, Glimelius I, Lagerlöf I, Johansson A, Palma M, Hansson L, Linderoth J, Goldkuhl C, Molin D. Real‐world data on treatment concepts in classical Hodgkin lymphoma in Sweden 2000–2014, focusing on patients aged >60 years. EJHAEM 2021; 2:400-412. [PMID: 35844675 PMCID: PMC9175745 DOI: 10.1002/jha2.202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Treatment for patients > 60 years with classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) is problematic; there is no gold standard, and outcome is poor. Using the Swedish Lymphoma Registry, we analysed all Swedish patients diagnosed with cHL between 2000 and 2014 (N = 2345; median age 42 years; 691 patients were >60 years). The median follow‐up time was 6.7 years. Treatment for elderly patients consisted mainly of ABVD or CHOP, and the younger patients were treated with ABVD or BEACOPP (with no survival difference). In multivariable analysis of patients > 60 years, ABVD correlated with better survival than CHOP (p = 0.027), and ABVD became more common over time among patients aged 61–70 years (p = 0.0206). Coinciding with the implementation of FDG‐PET/CT, the fraction of advanced‐stage disease increased in later calendar periods, also in the older patient group. Survival has improved in cHL patients > 60 years (p = 0.027), for whom ABVD seems superior to CHOP.
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- Björn Engelbrekt Wahlin
- Division of Haematology, Department of Medicine, Huddinge Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Haematology unit Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
- Department of Haematology University Hospital of Linköping Linköping Sweden
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- Haematology unit Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
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- Haematology unit Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Oncology Sahlgrenska University Hospital Gothenburg Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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Hoppe RT, Advani RH, Ai WZ, Ambinder RF, Armand P, Bello CM, Benitez CM, Bierman PJ, Boughan KM, Dabaja B, Gordon LI, Hernandez-Ilizaliturri FJ, Herrera AF, Hochberg EP, Huang J, Johnston PB, Kaminski MS, Kenkre VP, Khan N, Lynch RC, Maddocks K, McConathy J, McKinney M, Metzger M, Morgan D, Mulroney C, Rabinovitch R, Rosenspire KC, Seropian S, Tao R, Winter JN, Yahalom J, Burns JL, Ogba N. Hodgkin Lymphoma, Version 2.2020, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2020; 18:755-781. [PMID: 32502987 DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2020.0026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology for Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) provide recommendations for the management of adult patients with HL. The NCCN panel meets at least annually to review comments from reviewers within their institutions, examine relevant data, and reevaluate and update their recommendations. Current management of classic HL involves initial treatment with chemotherapy alone or combined modality therapy followed by restaging with PET/CT to assess treatment response. Overall, the introduction of less toxic and more effective regimens has significantly advanced HL cure rates. This portion of the NCCN Guidelines focuses on the management of classic HL.
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- 2UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
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- 7Case Comprehensive Cancer Center/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute
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- 9Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
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- 13Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine
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- 18Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
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- 19The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
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- 22St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
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- 28Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah
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- 9Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
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Carter J, David KA, Kritharis A, Evens AM. Current Treatment Options for Older Patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma. Curr Treat Options Oncol 2020; 21:42. [PMID: 32328822 DOI: 10.1007/s11864-020-00745-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OPINION STATEMENT Older adults with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), commonly defined as age ≥ 60 years, represent approximately 20% of the total HL population. Historically, they have significantly inferior outcomes compared with younger patients. The cause of this is multifactorial, including biologic differences (e.g., mixed cellularity and EBV-related disease); high incidence of advanced stage disease; and frequency of comorbidities and decreased organ reserve leading to poorer tolerability of therapy with increased toxicity, including treatment-related mortality. Pretreatment evaluation for older HL patients should entail a geriatric assessment (GA), with evaluation of functional status and comorbidities (e.g., geriatric cumulative illness rating scale, CIRS-G) to determine fitness. Furthermore, treatment selection should be based in part on GA, with fit older patients receiving curative chemotherapy-based regimens and unfit or frail patients considering less intensive or non-chemotherapy-based platforms. Additionally, there may be consideration for pre-phase of therapy (e.g., pulse steroids) in order to improve performance status. The inclusion of anthracycline therapy appears important, while bleomycin-containing regimens (e.g., ABVD) may be associated with prohibitive pulmonary toxicity, and intensive therapies such as BEACOPP are too toxic. benefit ratio/benefit ratio, a priori omission of bleomycin may also be considered (i.e., AVD), especially for patients older than 70 years of age. In addition, newer regimens for older HL patients integrating novel therapeutic agents into frontline treatment have emerged as effective and tolerable options. Data incorporating brentuximab vedotin sequentially before and after AVD chemotherapy represent the best-reported outcomes in older HL patients to date. In the relapsed/refractory setting, salvage chemotherapy regimens followed by autologous stem cell transplantation should be considered for fit patients, while less intensive treatment, including the use of novel targeted agents, is an option for unfit or frail patients. In this review, we examine the epidemiology, importance of GA, and current treatment options for older HL patients.
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- Jordan Carter
- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08903, USA
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08903, USA
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08903, USA
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08903, USA.
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Sykorova A, Mocikova H, Lukasova M, Koren J, Stepankova P, Prochazka V, Belada D, Klaskova K, Gaherova L, Chroust K, Buresova L, Markova J. Outcome of elderly patients with classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Leuk Res 2020; 90:106311. [DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2020.106311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Revised: 01/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Evens AM, Carter J, Loh KP, David KA. Management of older Hodgkin lymphoma patients. HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2019; 2019:233-242. [PMID: 31808898 PMCID: PMC6913478 DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2019000028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) in older patients, commonly defined as ≥60 years of age, is a disease for which survival rates have historically been significantly lower compared with younger patients. Older HL patients appear to have different disease biology compared with younger patients, including increased incidence of mixed cellularity histology, Epstein-Barr virus-related, and advanced-stage disease. For prognostication, several studies have documented the significance of comorbidities and functional status in older HL patients, as well as the importance of achieving initial complete remission. Collectively, selection of therapy for older HL patients should be based in part on functional status, including pretreatment assessment of activities of daily living (ADL), comorbidities, and other geriatric measures (eg, cognition, social support). Treatment of fit older HL patients should be given with curative intent, regardless of disease stage. However, attention should be paid to serious treatment-related toxicities, including risk of treatment-related mortality. Although inclusion of anthracycline therapy is important, bleomycin-containing regimens (eg, doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine) may lead to prohibitive pulmonary toxicity, and intensive therapies (eg, bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, prednisone) are too toxic. Brentuximab vedotin given sequentially before and after doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine to fit, untreated advanced-stage older HL patients was recently shown to be tolerable and highly effective. Therapy for patients who are unfit or frail because of comorbidities and/or ADL loss is less clear and should be individualized with consideration of lower-intensity therapy, such as brentuximab vedotin with or without dacarbazine. Altogether, therapy for older HL patients should be tailored based upon a geriatric assessment, and novel targeted agents should continue to be integrated into treatment paradigms.
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- Andrew M Evens
- Division of Blood Disorders, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; and
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- Division of Blood Disorders, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; and
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
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- Division of Blood Disorders, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; and
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW We aim to summarize the current knowledge on the treatment of elderly Hodgkin lymphoma patients with a focus on evidence from clinical trials and novel drugs. RECENT FINDINGS For elderly Hodgkin lymphoma patients above 60 years without precluding comorbidities a curative treatment approach is warranted. Early favorable stage patients should receive two cycles of multiagent chemotherapy followed by 20 Gy localized radiotherapy. Early unfavorable stage patients should receive four cycles of multiagent chemotherapy followed by 30 Gy localized radiotherapy. For advanced stage patients six cycles of multiagent chemotherapy can be recommended and should be followed by localized radiotherapy on residual disease manifestations. Relapsed or refractory patients should be treated in an individually tailored approach that considers both the patient's objectives and comorbidities. The antibody-drug conjugate brentuximab vedotin is a very effective option for elderly patients with a high response rate albeit limited durability. Anti-programed cell death protein 1 antibodies might also be effective in elderly Hodgkin lymphoma patients with a mechanism of action distinct from chemotherapy. SUMMARY In conclusion, the goal of treatment in newly diagnosed elderly Hodgkin lymphoma patients is curative whenever possible and prospective and retrospective evidence has shown that this is feasible for all disease stages with a variety of multiagent chemotherapy regimen. Relapsed and refractory elderly Hodgkin lymphoma patients can mostly only be treated with the goal of palliation. However, it remains to be seen if novel substances and new combination regimen are able to change that.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Availability of highly effective novel agents has altered the approach to initial therapy in patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). We will review controversies in the following areas: (1) the role of radiation in early unfavorable disease and the optimal treatment strategies for (2) advanced-stage disease and (3) elderly patients. RECENT FINDINGS Strategies incorporating brentuximab vedotin into frontline treatment of cHL yielded favorable results in non-randomized elderly studies and were compared to ABVD in advanced disease among adults. Meanwhile, four cycles of escalated BEACOPP yielded unprecedented favorable results for the treatment of advanced disease in the German Hodgkin Study Group 18 study. The addition of novel agents to conventional treatment strategies has the potential to improve outcomes in high-risk groups of patients while reducing toxicity. The role of radiation therapy remains in question but may see diminished use with the incorporation of more effective agents in the frontline setting.
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Böll B, Plütschow A, Bürkle C, Atta J, Pfreundschuh M, Feuring‐Buske M, Vogelhuber M, Sökler M, Eichenauer DA, Thielen I, Tresckow B, Fuchs M, Engert A, Borchmann P. Doxorubicin, vinblastine, dacarbazine and lenalidomide for older Hodgkin lymphoma patients: final results of a German Hodgkin Study Group (
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) phase‐I trial. Br J Haematol 2018; 185:42-52. [DOI: 10.1111/bjh.15741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Boris Böll
- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) Department of Internal Medicine 1 University Hospital Cologne CologneGermany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) Department of Internal Medicine 1 University Hospital Cologne CologneGermany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) Department of Internal Medicine 1 University Hospital Cologne CologneGermany
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- Haematology Oncology University Hospital Frankfurt FrankfurtGermany
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- Haematology Oncology University Hospital Regensburg RegensburgGermany
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- Haematology Oncology University Hospital Tübingen Tübingen Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) Department of Internal Medicine 1 University Hospital Cologne CologneGermany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) Department of Internal Medicine 1 University Hospital Cologne CologneGermany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) Department of Internal Medicine 1 University Hospital Cologne CologneGermany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) Department of Internal Medicine 1 University Hospital Cologne CologneGermany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) Department of Internal Medicine 1 University Hospital Cologne CologneGermany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) Department of Internal Medicine 1 University Hospital Cologne CologneGermany
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Major A, Jackson MW, Smith DE, Kamdar M, Rabinovitch R. Inferior outcomes and treatment disparities in elderly patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma: a national cancer data base analysis. Leuk Lymphoma 2018; 60:1234-1243. [PMID: 30501432 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2018.1522435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Elderly patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) are understudied and poorly defined. The National Cancer Data Base was queried for adults with cHL diagnosed 2004-2013: 22,547 age 18-39, 12,841 age 40-59, and 10,873 age ≥60 were identified. Two-year overall survival (OS) was 97%, 91%, and 65% for the three age cohorts, respectively (p < .0001). Elderly patients age ≥60 had greater advanced comorbidity scores, stage III-IV disease, and lymphocyte-depleted histology. Elderly patients were treated less with chemotherapy, radiotherapy for stage I-II disease, and at academic/research centers (p < .001). There was improved OS in elderly patients who received chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy and were treated at academic/research centers. This largest analysis of elderly cHL demonstrates that patients ≥60 are distinct from those 40-59. Age ≥60 should be a stratification in future trials and merit distinct studies. Improving the poor rate of treatment delivery and directing care to academic centers may improve outcomes.
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- Ajay Major
- a Department of Medicine , Internal Medicine Residency Training Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine , Aurora , CO , USA
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- b Department of Radiation Oncology , University of Colorado School of Medicine , Aurora , CO , USA
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- c Department of Pediatrics , Cancer Center Biostatistics Core, University of Colorado School of Medicine , Aurora , CO , USA
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- d Department of Medicine , Division of Hematology, University of Colorado School of Medicine , Aurora , CO , USA
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- b Department of Radiation Oncology , University of Colorado School of Medicine , Aurora , CO , USA
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Arising from the immune system and located primarily in lymphoid organs, Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is one of the most common cancers in young adults. Risk-adapted first-line treatment usually consisting of multi-agent chemotherapy and often incorporating consolidative radiation therapy aims at long-term cure. Although this is achieved in the vast majority of patients, therapy-related side effects such as organ damage, second cancers, and fatigue constitute considerable sequelae and outweigh HL as the cause of mortality after successful first-line treatment. In addition, intensive conventional therapy is seldom feasible in elderly or frail patients, diminishing chances of cure in this growing population of patients. The rapidly growing understanding of HL biology, innovative clinical trials, and the incorporation of novel drugs might help to overcome these obstacles in the management of HL. In this review, recent advances in the understanding and care of HL will be summarized with a focus on ongoing and future strategies which might help move things forward.
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- Paul J. Bröckelmann
- German Hodgkin Study Group and Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, 50937, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group and Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, 50937, Germany
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- Boris Böll
- German Hodgkin Study Group and Department I of Internal Medicine; University Hospital of Cologne; Cologne Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group and Department I of Internal Medicine; University Hospital of Cologne; Cologne Germany
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Evens AM, Advani RH, Helenowski IB, Fanale M, Smith SM, Jovanovic BD, Bociek GR, Klein AK, Winter JN, Gordon LI, Hamlin PA. Multicenter Phase II Study of Sequential Brentuximab Vedotin and Doxorubicin, Vinblastine, and Dacarbazine Chemotherapy for Older Patients With Untreated Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 2018; 36:3015-3022. [PMID: 30179569 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.79.0139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To improve the curability of older patients with newly diagnosed Hodgkin lymphoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS We conducted a multicenter phase II study that administered brentuximab vedotin (Bv) sequentially before and after standard doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (AVD) for untreated patients with Hodgkin lymphoma age 60 years or older. After two lead-in doses of single-agent Bv (1.8 mg/kg once every 3 weeks), patients received six cycles of AVD chemotherapy followed by four consolidative doses of Bv in responding patients. RESULTS Patient characteristics included median age of 69 years (range, 60 to 88 years), 63% male, median Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 1, 81% stage III to IV disease, 60% International Prognostic Score 3 to 7, median Cumulative Illness Rating Scale-Geriatric comorbidity score of 7 (52% grade 3 to 4); and 12% had loss of instrumental activities of daily living at diagnosis. Thirty-seven (77%) of 48 patients completed six cycles of AVD, and 35 patients (73%) received at least one Bv consolidation. Overall response and complete remission rates after initial Bv lead-in dose were 18 (82%) of 22 and 8 (36%) of 22, respectively, and 40 (95%) of 42 and 34 (90%) of 42, respectively, after six cycles of AVD among 42 response-evaluable patients. Twenty (42%) of 48 patients experienced a grade 3 to 4 adverse event, most commonly neutropenia (44%), febrile neutropenia and pneumonia (8%), or diarrhea (6%); 33% had grade 2 peripheral neuropathy, which was reversible in a majority of patients. By intent-to-treat, the 2-year event-free survival, progression-free survival, and overall survival rates were 80%, 84%, and 93%, respectively. Furthermore, 2-year progression-free survival rates for patients with a Cumulative Illness Rating Scale-Geriatric comorbidity score of ≥ 10 versus < 10 were 45% versus 100%, respectively (P < .001), and with baseline loss versus no loss of instrumental activities of daily living were 25% versus 94% (P < .001), respectively, the latter persisting on multivariable analyses. CONCLUSION Altogether, sequential Bv-AVD was well tolerated and was associated with robust outcomes. Furthermore, geriatric-based measures were strongly associated with patient survival.
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- Andrew M Evens
- Andrew M. Evens, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; Ranjana H. Advani, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Irene B. Helenowski, Borko D. Jovanovic, Jane N. Winter, and Leo I. Gordon, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Jane N. Winter and Leo I. Gordon, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center; Sonali M. Smith, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Michelle Fanale, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Gregory R. Bociek, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE; Andreas K. Klein, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; and Paul A. Hamlin, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Andrew M. Evens, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; Ranjana H. Advani, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Irene B. Helenowski, Borko D. Jovanovic, Jane N. Winter, and Leo I. Gordon, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Jane N. Winter and Leo I. Gordon, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center; Sonali M. Smith, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Michelle Fanale, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Gregory R. Bociek, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE; Andreas K. Klein, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; and Paul A. Hamlin, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Andrew M. Evens, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; Ranjana H. Advani, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Irene B. Helenowski, Borko D. Jovanovic, Jane N. Winter, and Leo I. Gordon, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Jane N. Winter and Leo I. Gordon, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center; Sonali M. Smith, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Michelle Fanale, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Gregory R. Bociek, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE; Andreas K. Klein, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; and Paul A. Hamlin, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Andrew M. Evens, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; Ranjana H. Advani, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Irene B. Helenowski, Borko D. Jovanovic, Jane N. Winter, and Leo I. Gordon, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Jane N. Winter and Leo I. Gordon, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center; Sonali M. Smith, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Michelle Fanale, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Gregory R. Bociek, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE; Andreas K. Klein, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; and Paul A. Hamlin, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Andrew M. Evens, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; Ranjana H. Advani, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Irene B. Helenowski, Borko D. Jovanovic, Jane N. Winter, and Leo I. Gordon, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Jane N. Winter and Leo I. Gordon, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center; Sonali M. Smith, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Michelle Fanale, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Gregory R. Bociek, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE; Andreas K. Klein, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; and Paul A. Hamlin, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Andrew M. Evens, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; Ranjana H. Advani, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Irene B. Helenowski, Borko D. Jovanovic, Jane N. Winter, and Leo I. Gordon, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Jane N. Winter and Leo I. Gordon, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center; Sonali M. Smith, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Michelle Fanale, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Gregory R. Bociek, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE; Andreas K. Klein, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; and Paul A. Hamlin, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Andrew M. Evens, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; Ranjana H. Advani, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Irene B. Helenowski, Borko D. Jovanovic, Jane N. Winter, and Leo I. Gordon, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Jane N. Winter and Leo I. Gordon, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center; Sonali M. Smith, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Michelle Fanale, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Gregory R. Bociek, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE; Andreas K. Klein, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; and Paul A. Hamlin, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Andrew M. Evens, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; Ranjana H. Advani, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Irene B. Helenowski, Borko D. Jovanovic, Jane N. Winter, and Leo I. Gordon, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Jane N. Winter and Leo I. Gordon, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center; Sonali M. Smith, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Michelle Fanale, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Gregory R. Bociek, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE; Andreas K. Klein, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; and Paul A. Hamlin, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Andrew M. Evens, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; Ranjana H. Advani, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Irene B. Helenowski, Borko D. Jovanovic, Jane N. Winter, and Leo I. Gordon, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Jane N. Winter and Leo I. Gordon, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center; Sonali M. Smith, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Michelle Fanale, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Gregory R. Bociek, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE; Andreas K. Klein, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; and Paul A. Hamlin, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Andrew M. Evens, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; Ranjana H. Advani, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Irene B. Helenowski, Borko D. Jovanovic, Jane N. Winter, and Leo I. Gordon, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Jane N. Winter and Leo I. Gordon, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center; Sonali M. Smith, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Michelle Fanale, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Gregory R. Bociek, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE; Andreas K. Klein, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; and Paul A. Hamlin, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Andrew M. Evens, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; Ranjana H. Advani, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Irene B. Helenowski, Borko D. Jovanovic, Jane N. Winter, and Leo I. Gordon, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Jane N. Winter and Leo I. Gordon, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center; Sonali M. Smith, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Michelle Fanale, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Gregory R. Bociek, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE; Andreas K. Klein, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; and Paul A. Hamlin, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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Wróbel T, Biecek P, Rybka J, Szulgo A, Sorbotten N, Giza A, Tyczyńska A, Nowara E, Badora-Rybicka A, Adamowicz K, Kulikowski W, Kroll-Balcerzak R, Balcerzak A, Spychałowicz W, Kalinka-Warzocha E, Kumiega B, Drozd-Sokołowska J, Subocz E, Sałek A, Machaczka M, Hołojda J, Pogrzeba J, Dobrzyńska O, Chmielowska E, Jurczak W, Knopińska-Posłuszny W, Leśniewski-Kmak K, Maciej Zaucha J. Hodgkin lymphoma of the elderly patients: a retrospective multicenter analysis from the Polish Lymphoma Research Group. Leuk Lymphoma 2018; 60:341-348. [DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2018.1482539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Tomasz Wróbel
- Department of Hematology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Information Science, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Oncology, Center of Oncology of Professor Franciszek Łukaszczyk, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Oncology, Center of Oncology of Professor Franciszek Łukaszczyk, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Gdynia Oncology Center, Gdynia, Poland
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- Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Internal Medicine and Oncology Clinic, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Brzozow Oncology Center, Brzozów, Poland
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- Department of Haematology, Oncology and Internal Medicine, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Haematology, Military Institute of Medicine in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Hematology KSW No.1 and Medical Faculty, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Hematology KSW No.1 and Medical Faculty, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Provincial Specialist Hospital, Legnica, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Provincial Specialist Hospital, Opole, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Oncology, Center of Oncology of Professor Franciszek Łukaszczyk, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Gdynia Oncology Center, Gdynia, Poland
- Department of Oncological Propaedeutics, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Gdynia Oncology Center, Gdynia, Poland
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Björkholm M, Weibull CE, Eloranta S, Smedby KE, Glimelius I, Dickman PW. Greater attention should be paid to developing therapies for elderly patients with Hodgkin lymphoma-A population-based study from Sweden. Eur J Haematol 2018; 101:106-114. [PMID: 29727497 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Forty percent of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients are older than 50 years at diagnosis, a fact which is not commonly recognized. Older patients do significantly worse than younger patients and are rarely included in clinical trials. METHODS Using data from Swedish Cancer and Lymphoma Registries, we estimated relative survival ratios (RSRs) for 7997 HL patients (diagnosed 1973-2013; 45% ≥50 years). RESULTS The 1-year RSRs (95% confidence interval; CI) for males aged 45-59, 60-69, 70-80, and 81 years and over, diagnosed in 2013, were 0.95 (0.91-0.97), 0.88 (0.81-0.92), 0.74 (0.63-0.81), and 0.52 (0.35-0.67), respectively. The corresponding 1-year RSRs for females were 0.97 (0.94-0.98), 0.91 (0.85-0.95), 0.82 (0.73-0.88), and 0.66 (0.50-0.77). No improvements in 1-year of 5-year relative survival from 2000 to 2013 were observed for patients aged 45-59 or 60-69 but there were modest improvements for patients aged 70 years and older. Importantly, we saw no changes in the distribution of disease or patient characteristics between 2000 and 2013. CONCLUSIONS Elderly patients constitute a large group with clearly unmet medical needs. Our findings motivate a more active approach to including elderly patients in clinical trials. Our study provides a baseline for outcome comparison after the broader introduction of targeted drugs.
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- Magnus Björkholm
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital Solna and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Uppsala University and Uppsala Akademiska Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) presenting in patients with co-incidental advanced age, pregnancy, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is uniquely challenging to manage. In this article we integrate recent evidence and clinical expertise to present recommendations for diagnosis and therapeutic management. Older patients with HL need to be carefully evaluated for comorbidies after which judicious choice of chemotherapy should minimize functional compromise. A pregnant patient with concurrent HL should be staged with minimal use of imaging requiring ionizing radiation and treated in an individualized manner optimally combining the strategies of treatment deferral when appropriate, use of single-agent vinblastine for symptomatic disease and reservation of multi-agent chemotherapy for the small minority of patients with aggressive clinical presentation. Treatment of HL coincident with HIV infection requires a combination of highly active anti-retroviral agents (HAART), standard multi-agent chemotherapy with meticulous attention to drug-drug interactions, and vigorous supportive care to ensure the best chance of cure.
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- Veronika Bachanova
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is a relatively rare disease accounting for 15 % of all lymphoma. This disease has developed from an incurable disease to the adult malignancy with the most favorable prognosis. With current therapeutic approaches consisting of polychemo- and small-field radiotherapy, up to 80 % of all patients can be cured long term. In refractory or relapsed HL, intensified treatment including high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is associated with progression-free survival (PFS) of 50 %. Evaluation of novel drugs in multiple relapsed or refractory cases, better treatment options for elderly patients and reducing treatment-related side effects are the main focus of current research. Recent clinical developments and future approaches in the treatment of HL will be discussed in this review.
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Stamatoullas A, Brice P, Bouabdallah R, Mareschal S, Camus V, Rahal I, Franchi P, Lanic H, Tilly H. Outcome of patients older than 60 years with classical Hodgkin lymphoma treated with front line ABVD chemotherapy: frequent pulmonary events suggest limiting the use of bleomycin in the elderly. Br J Haematol 2015; 170:179-84. [PMID: 25891777 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.13419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Accepted: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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There is no standard of care in elderly classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) patients. ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine), the standard chemotherapy for younger patients, is also used in elderly patients but little is known about toxicity and efficacy. We retrospectively analysed 147 patients aged 60 years and over treated with ABVD in three French haematological centres. Treatment regimen modification was applied in 56 patients for toxicity or HL progression. Bleomycin was removed or reduced in 53 patients, mainly for pulmonary toxicity. Neither initial characteristics nor treatment characteristics were found to correlate with lung toxicity. One hundred and seventeen patients achieved a complete remission, 6 a partial remission, 16 had refractory disease and 8 were non-evaluable. Five-year overall survival was estimated at 67%. With a median follow-up of 58 months, 51 patients died and 14% of deaths were related to lung toxicity. Our study confirms the efficacy of ABVD in elderly patients even if results are inferior to those obtained in younger patients with the same regimen. ABVD can be proposed as front-line chemotherapy in selected elderly cHL patients. The frequency of pulmonary events leads us to propose to either reduce the dose of bleomycin or to remove it from the regimen.
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- Henri Becquerel Centre, Rouen University, Rouen, France
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- Henri Becquerel Centre, Rouen University, Rouen, France
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- Henri Becquerel Centre, Rouen University, Rouen, France
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The development of curative systemic treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma was recently voted one of the top 5 achievements of oncology in the last 50 years (http://cancerprogress.net/top-5-advances-modern-oncology). The high expectation of cure (above 80%) with initial therapy, even for advanced disease, is tempered by the recognition of some important limitations: not all patients are cured, especially those in older age groups, and patients have suffered debilitating or, in some cases, fatal long-term side effects. The challenge for modern treatment approaches is to improve the cure rate and, at the same time, minimize the long-term damage resulting from treatment. After several decades during which we have tested a variety of different ways to combine conventional cytotoxic treatments with or without radiotherapy but have identified no effective new approaches, the field is once again moving forward. The developments that hold the greatest promise in this respect are the application of functional imaging with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) to make an early judgment of the success of treatment and the introduction of some highly active new agents such as antibody-drug conjugates.
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Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Older Patients: an Orphan Disease? Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2014; 6:e2014050. [PMID: 25045458 PMCID: PMC4103506 DOI: 10.4084/mjhid.2014.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2014] [Accepted: 06/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Hodgkin Lymphoma HL can be cured in the large majority of younger patients, but prognosis for older patients, especially those with advanced-stage disease, has not improved substantially. The percentage of HL patients aged over 60 ranges between 15% and 35%. A minority of them is enrolled into clinical trials. HL in the elderly have some specificities: more frequent male sex, B-symptoms, advanced stage, sub diaphragmatic presentation, higher percentage of mixed cellularity, up to 50% of advanced cases associated to EBV. Very old age (>70) and comorbidities are factor of further worsening prognosis. Like in younger patients, ABVD is the most used protocol, but treatment outcome remains much inferior with more frequent, severe and sometimes specific toxicities. Few prospective studies with specific protocols are available. The main data have been published by the Italian Lymphoma Group with the VEPEMB schedule and the German Hodgkin Study Group with the PVAG regimen. Recently, the Scotland and Newcastle Lymphoma Study Group published the SHIELD program associating a prospective phase 2 trial with VEPEMB and a prospective registration of others patients. Patients over 60y with early-stage disease received three cycles plus radiotherapy and had 81% of 3-year overall survival (OS). Those with advanced-stage disease received six cycles, with 3-year OS of 66%. The role of geriatric and comorbidity assessment in the treatment’s choice for HL in the elderly is a major challenge. The combination of loss of activities of daily living combined with the age stratification more or less 70y has been shown as a simple and effective survival model. Hopes come from promising new agents like brentuximab-vedotin (BV) a novel antibody-drug conjugate. The use of TEP to adapt the combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy according to the metabolic response could also be way for prospective studies.
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Eichenauer DA, Böll B, Diehl V. Pharmacotherapy of Hodgkin lymphoma: standard approaches and future perspectives. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2014; 15:1139-51. [DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2014.909411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Jagadeesh D, Diefenbach C, Evens AM. XII. Hodgkin lymphoma in older patients: challenges and opportunities to improve outcomes. Hematol Oncol 2013; 31 Suppl 1:69-75. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.2070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- New York University School of Medicine; NYU Cancer Institute; New York City; NY; USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology; The University of Massachusetts Medical School; Worcester; MA; USA
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Böll B, Görgen H, Fuchs M, Pluetschow A, Eich HT, Bargetzi MJ, Weidmann E, Junghanß C, Greil R, Scherpe A, Schmalz O, Eichenauer DA, von Tresckow B, Rothe A, Diehl V, Engert A, Borchmann P. ABVD in Older Patients With Early-Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma Treated Within the German Hodgkin Study Group HD10 and HD11 Trials. J Clin Oncol 2013; 31:1522-9. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.45.4181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Purpose Older patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) account for approximately 20% of all HL patients. ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine) chemotherapy is regarded as standard of care in these patients. However, little is known on feasibility and efficacy of ABVD in this age group. Patients and Methods We analyzed the feasibility and efficacy of four cycles of ABVD in older patients age 60 to 75 years with early-stage HL who were treated within the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) HD10 and HD11 trials; results were compared with those of younger patients treated within these trials. Results In total, 1,299 patients received four cycles of ABVD, and 117 of those patients were older than age 60 years (median, 65 years). In 14% of older patients, treatment was not administered according to protocol, mainly because of excessive toxicity. The mean delay of treatment was twice as high in the older patients (2.2 v 1.2 weeks). Fifty-nine percent of older patients achieved a relative dose-intensity of at least 80% compared with 85% of younger patients. Major toxicity (WHO grade 3 and 4), including leucopenia, nausea, infection, and others, was documented in 68% of older patients with a treatment-related mortality of 5%. Complete response was achieved in 89% of older patients, 3% had progressive disease, and 11% relapsed. At a median observation time of 92 months, 28% of the patients had died, and the 5-year progression-free survival estimate was 75% (95% CI, 66% to 82%). Conclusion In patients age ≥ 60 years with HL, four cycles of ABVD is associated with substantial dose reduction, treatment delay, toxicity, and treatment-related mortality.
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- Boris Böll
- Boris Böll, Michael Fuchs, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, University Hospital Cologne; Boris Böll, Helen Goergen, Michael Fuchs, Annette Pluetschow, Hans T. Eich, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Volker Diehl, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne; Hans T. Eich, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster; Eckhart Weidmann, Nordwest Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Christian Junghanß,
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- Boris Böll, Michael Fuchs, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, University Hospital Cologne; Boris Böll, Helen Goergen, Michael Fuchs, Annette Pluetschow, Hans T. Eich, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Volker Diehl, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne; Hans T. Eich, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster; Eckhart Weidmann, Nordwest Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Christian Junghanß,
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- Boris Böll, Michael Fuchs, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, University Hospital Cologne; Boris Böll, Helen Goergen, Michael Fuchs, Annette Pluetschow, Hans T. Eich, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Volker Diehl, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne; Hans T. Eich, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster; Eckhart Weidmann, Nordwest Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Christian Junghanß,
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- Boris Böll, Michael Fuchs, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, University Hospital Cologne; Boris Böll, Helen Goergen, Michael Fuchs, Annette Pluetschow, Hans T. Eich, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Volker Diehl, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne; Hans T. Eich, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster; Eckhart Weidmann, Nordwest Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Christian Junghanß,
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- Boris Böll, Michael Fuchs, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, University Hospital Cologne; Boris Böll, Helen Goergen, Michael Fuchs, Annette Pluetschow, Hans T. Eich, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Volker Diehl, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne; Hans T. Eich, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster; Eckhart Weidmann, Nordwest Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Christian Junghanß,
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- Boris Böll, Michael Fuchs, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, University Hospital Cologne; Boris Böll, Helen Goergen, Michael Fuchs, Annette Pluetschow, Hans T. Eich, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Volker Diehl, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne; Hans T. Eich, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster; Eckhart Weidmann, Nordwest Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Christian Junghanß,
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- Boris Böll, Michael Fuchs, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, University Hospital Cologne; Boris Böll, Helen Goergen, Michael Fuchs, Annette Pluetschow, Hans T. Eich, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Volker Diehl, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne; Hans T. Eich, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster; Eckhart Weidmann, Nordwest Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Christian Junghanß,
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- Boris Böll, Michael Fuchs, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, University Hospital Cologne; Boris Böll, Helen Goergen, Michael Fuchs, Annette Pluetschow, Hans T. Eich, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Volker Diehl, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne; Hans T. Eich, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster; Eckhart Weidmann, Nordwest Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Christian Junghanß,
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- Boris Böll, Michael Fuchs, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, University Hospital Cologne; Boris Böll, Helen Goergen, Michael Fuchs, Annette Pluetschow, Hans T. Eich, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Volker Diehl, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne; Hans T. Eich, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster; Eckhart Weidmann, Nordwest Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Christian Junghanß,
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- Boris Böll, Michael Fuchs, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, University Hospital Cologne; Boris Böll, Helen Goergen, Michael Fuchs, Annette Pluetschow, Hans T. Eich, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Volker Diehl, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne; Hans T. Eich, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster; Eckhart Weidmann, Nordwest Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Christian Junghanß,
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- Boris Böll, Michael Fuchs, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, University Hospital Cologne; Boris Böll, Helen Goergen, Michael Fuchs, Annette Pluetschow, Hans T. Eich, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Volker Diehl, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne; Hans T. Eich, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster; Eckhart Weidmann, Nordwest Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Christian Junghanß,
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- Boris Böll, Michael Fuchs, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, University Hospital Cologne; Boris Böll, Helen Goergen, Michael Fuchs, Annette Pluetschow, Hans T. Eich, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Volker Diehl, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne; Hans T. Eich, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster; Eckhart Weidmann, Nordwest Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Christian Junghanß,
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- Boris Böll, Michael Fuchs, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, University Hospital Cologne; Boris Böll, Helen Goergen, Michael Fuchs, Annette Pluetschow, Hans T. Eich, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Volker Diehl, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne; Hans T. Eich, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster; Eckhart Weidmann, Nordwest Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Christian Junghanß,
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- Boris Böll, Michael Fuchs, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, University Hospital Cologne; Boris Böll, Helen Goergen, Michael Fuchs, Annette Pluetschow, Hans T. Eich, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Volker Diehl, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne; Hans T. Eich, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster; Eckhart Weidmann, Nordwest Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Christian Junghanß,
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- Boris Böll, Michael Fuchs, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, University Hospital Cologne; Boris Böll, Helen Goergen, Michael Fuchs, Annette Pluetschow, Hans T. Eich, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Volker Diehl, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne; Hans T. Eich, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster; Eckhart Weidmann, Nordwest Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Christian Junghanß,
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- Boris Böll, Michael Fuchs, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, University Hospital Cologne; Boris Böll, Helen Goergen, Michael Fuchs, Annette Pluetschow, Hans T. Eich, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Volker Diehl, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne; Hans T. Eich, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster; Eckhart Weidmann, Nordwest Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Christian Junghanß,
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- Boris Böll, Michael Fuchs, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, University Hospital Cologne; Boris Böll, Helen Goergen, Michael Fuchs, Annette Pluetschow, Hans T. Eich, Dennis A. Eichenauer, Bastian von Tresckow, Achim Rothe, Volker Diehl, Andreas Engert, and Peter Borchmann, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne; Hans T. Eich, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster; Eckhart Weidmann, Nordwest Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Christian Junghanß,
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Yri OE, Ekstrøm PO, Hilden V, Gaudernack G, Liestøl K, Smeland EB, Holte H. Polymorphisms in genes encoding interleukin-10 and drug metabolizing enzymes GSTP1, GSTT1, GSTA1 and UGT1A1 influence risk and outcome in Hodgkin lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2012; 53:1934-44. [DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2012.682307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Phase 2 study of PVAG (prednisone, vinblastine, doxorubicin, gemcitabine) in elderly patients with early unfavorable or advanced stage Hodgkin lymphoma. Blood 2011; 118:6292-8. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-07-368167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Approximately 20% of all Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients are older than 60 years and have a poor prognosis, mainly because of increased treatment-related toxicity resulting in reduced overall dose intensity and more treatment-related mortality. To possibly improve the treatment of elderly HL patients, the German Hodgkin Study Group developed a new regimen, PVAG (prednisone, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and gemcitabine). In this multicenter phase 2 study, elderly HL patients in early unfavorable and advanced stages received 6 to 8 cycles of PVAG and additional radiotherapy if they were not in complete remission (CR) after chemotherapy. Endpoints included feasibility, acute toxicity, and response rate. Fifty-nine patients 60 to 75 years of age (median, 68 years) were eligible for analysis; 93% had advanced stage disease. WHO grade 3/4 toxicities were documented in 43 patients; 46 patients responded with CR/CR uncertain (78%). Within 37 months median observation time, 15 progressions or relapses and 17 deaths were observed, of which 8 were related to HL and 1 was the result of treatment-related toxicity. The 3-year estimates for overall survival and progression-free survival were 66% (95% CI, 50%-78%) and 58% (95% CI, 43%-71%), respectively. We conclude that PVAG is safe and feasible in elderly HL patients. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT00147875.
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Halbsguth TV, Böll B, Borchmann P, Diehl V. The unique characteristics and management of patients over 60 years of age with classic Hodgkin lymphoma. Curr Hematol Malig Rep 2011; 6:164-71. [PMID: 21553348 DOI: 10.1007/s11899-011-0089-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In recent decades, the prognosis of Hodgkin lymphoma has been substantially improved, but these successes have been restricted to younger patients and could not be translated into a major benefit for older patients, especially those with advanced-stage disease. Major problems in treating older patients include a different biology, frailty, comorbidities, and poorer tolerance of therapy. Additionally, these patients are often excluded from randomized trials, so an evidence-based standard of care is lacking. Importantly, the proportion of older patients with HL will increase over the next 50 years. Currently, ABVD (Adriamycin [doxorubicin], bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine) is considered to be the gold standard, even though it has some toxicity in older patients and prospective data are not available. Thus, further studies are required, including the assessment of comorbidities and the incorporation of new drugs such as immunomodulatory agents, antibody-drug conjugates, mTOR inhibitors, or histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors.
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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Guo B, Zhu HL, Li SX, Lu XC, Fan H. Individualized Liposomal Doxorubicin-Based Treatment in Elderly Patients with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 34:184-8. [DOI: 10.1159/000327008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Phase 2 study of BACOPP (bleomycin, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone) in older patients with Hodgkin lymphoma: a report from the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG). Blood 2010; 116:2026-32. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-11-253211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AbstractFor older patients with early unfavorable or advanced stage Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) the prognosis is much worse than for younger HL patients. We thus developed a new regimen, BACOPP (bleomycin, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone), to improve both tolerability and efficacy of treatment for older HL patients. Between 2004 and 2005, 65 patients with early unfavorable or advanced stage HL aged between 60 and 75 years were enrolled in this phase 2 trial. Treatment consisted of 6 to 8 cycles of BACOPP. Residual tumor masses were irradiated. Primary endpoints were feasibility as determined by adherence to protocol and overall response rate. Secondary endpoints included toxicity, freedom from treatment failure, and progression free and overall survival. For the final analysis 60 patients (92%) were eligible; 75% of treatment courses were administered according to protocol. World Health Organization grade 3/4 toxicities occurred in 52 patients. Fifty-one patients (85%) achieved complete remission, 2 (3%) partial remission, and 4 (7%) developed progressive disease. With a median observation time of 33 months, 18 patients died (30%), including 7 treatment-associated deaths. Three patients died before response assessment. Thus, the BACOPP regimen is active in older HL patients but is compromised by a high rate of toxic deaths. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT00284271.
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Hodgkin lymphoma in the elderly: a clinical review of treatment and outcome, past, present and future. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2009; 71:222-32. [PMID: 19179093 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2008.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2008] [Revised: 11/28/2008] [Accepted: 12/10/2008] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a curable cancer in the vast majority of patients under the age of 60 years. Because of the rarity of the disease in older people, and age related factors such as co-morbidity, inability to tolerate aggressive chemotherapy, poor ECOG status at presentation and issues relating to frailty, the literature is sparse and no prospective randomised studies exist. The incidence of HL in the over 60s range between 10% and 20% of the disease overall and, as a potentially curable cancer, new specific treatment approaches designed for the elderly are necessary. This review discusses the available data in relation to treatments and outcome to date, and proposes how future studies and evaluations might be constructed for this disease. The SHIELD study (Study of Hodgkin lymphoma in the Elderly/Lymphoma Database) is a current example of an approach aimed at objectively defining some of the difficulties of this patient population.
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CHOP-21 for unfavorable Hodgkin’s lymphoma. An exploratory study. Med Oncol 2009; 27:262-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s12032-009-9202-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2009] [Accepted: 03/06/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Evens AM, Hutchings M, Diehl V. Treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma: the past, present, and future. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 5:543-56. [PMID: 18679394 DOI: 10.1038/ncponc1186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2007] [Accepted: 01/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ongoing improvement in long-term survival of patients with Hodgkin disease at all ages and recent catch-up of older patients. Blood 2008; 111:2977-83. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-10-115493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Since the breakthroughs in combination chemotherapy of patients with Hodgkin disease (HD) starting in the 1960s, prognosis of patients has been rising steadily. Trends in long-term survival of patients with HD on the population level should therefore be monitored in an as timely as possible manner. We assessed trends in age specific 5- and 10-year relative survival of patients with HD in the United States from 1980-1984 to 2000-2004 from the 1973-2004 database of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. Period analysis was used to disclose recent developments with minimum delay. Overall, 5-year relative survival steadily increased from 73.5% to 85.2% (+11.7 percentage units), and 10-year relative survival increased from 62.1% to 80.1% (+18.0 percentage units) between 1980-1984 and 2000-2004, according to period analysis. The increase was particularly pronounced for patients aged 45 to 59 years and 60 years and older (increases in 10-year relative survival by 24.8 and 23.3 percentage points, respectively). Nevertheless, a strong age gradient persisted, with 10-year relative survival of 92.7%, 88.7%, 84.9%, 76.2%, and 44.9% in patients aged 15 to 24 years, 25 to 34 years, 35 to 44 years, 45 to 54 years, and 60 years and older, respectively, in 2000-2004. Our period analysis discloses ongoing, major improvement in long-term survival of patients with HD in recent years, particularly among older patients.
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AbstractWith the application of modern chemotherapy and radiation techniques, most patients with Hodgkin lymphoma can be cured, regardless of initial extent of disease. However, the lymphoma sometimes presents coincident with certain other major conditions, including pregnancy, infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or older age, which complicate treatment and make management considerably more challenging. Specially crafted approaches to staging and treatment, including the addition of specific supportive care measures, are required in these situations. Pregnant patients with coincident Hodgkin lymphoma should be staged without the use of imaging requiring radiation and treated with an approach that includes initial treatment deferral when appropriate, single agent vinblastine and reservation of multi-agent chemotherapy for the small minority with very aggressive lymphoma. Patients with Hodgkin lymphoma and HIV infection can be given standard anti-lymphoma treatment but require intensive supportive care with highly active anti-retroviral treatment (HAART) and prophylactic anti-fungal and anti-Pneumocystis antibiotics plus neutrophil growth factors. Standard staging and full dose multi-agent chemotherapy are necessary if older patients with Hodgkin lymphoma are to be afforded the best chance of cure but the final choice of the individual elements of treatment must respect co-morbid conditions and age- or other disease-related organ compromise. If appropriately chosen, these special measures permit delivery of safe, effective treatment and frequent cure of the Hodgkin lymphoma despite complicating pregnancy, HIV infection or older age.
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Current Awareness in Hematological Oncology. Hematol Oncol 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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