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Husi K, Szabó R, Pinczés LI, Földeák D, Dudley R, Szomor Á, Koller B, Gopcsa L, Illés Á, Miltényi Z. Improved survival of autologous stem cell transplantation in primary refractory and relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma in the brentuximab vedotin era - real-world data from Hungary. Ann Hematol 2023; 102:2555-2563. [PMID: 37428200 PMCID: PMC10444678 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-023-05354-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is the standard treatment of primary refractory or relapsed Hodgkin-lymphoma, which can provide a cure rate of about 50%. The aim of our study was to analyze the data of 126 HL patients undergoing AHSCT in Hungary between 01/01/2016 and 31/12/2020. We assessed the progression-free and overall survival, the prognostic role of PET/CT performed before transplantation and effect of brentuximab vedotin (BV) treatment on survival outcomes. The median follow-up time from AHSCT was 39 (1-76) months. The 5-year OS comparing PET- and PET + patients was 90% v. 74% (p = 0.039), and 5-year PFS was 74% v. 40% (p = 0.001). There was no difference in either OS or PFS compared to those who did not receive BV before AHSCT. We compared BV treatments based on their indication (BV only after AHSCT as maintenance therapy, BV before and after AHSCT as maintenance treatment, BV only before AHSCT, no BV treatment). There was statistically significant difference in the 5-year PFS based on the inication of BV therapy. Recovery rates of our R/R HL patient population, who underwent AHSCT, improved significantly. Our positive results can be attributed to the PET/CT directed, response-adapted treatment approach, and the widespread use of BV.
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- Kata Husi
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei Krt. 98, 4032, Debrecen, Hungary
- Doctoral School of Clinical Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei Krt. 98, 4032, Debrecen, Hungary
- Doctoral School of Clinical Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei Krt. 98, 4032, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Division of Hematology, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Division of Hematology, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Division of Hematology, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Central Hospital of Southern Pest National Institute of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Central Hospital of Southern Pest National Institute of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, Budapest, Hungary
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei Krt. 98, 4032, Debrecen, Hungary
- Doctoral School of Clinical Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei Krt. 98, 4032, Debrecen, Hungary.
- Doctoral School of Clinical Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
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Ahmed R, Tariq F, Ashfaq J, Thakur W, Zafar S, Danish A, Borhany M. The Outcome of Hodgkin Lymphoma With Reference to Prognostic Markers. Cureus 2022; 14:e28421. [PMID: 36176827 PMCID: PMC9512312 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.28421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Objectives: This study aimed to determine the impact of prognostic markers on the outcomes of Hodgkin lymphoma. Methods: It is a cross-sectional, single-center study. A total of 60 patients diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma were recruited for the study over five years between 2016 to 2020. The study setting was the National Institute of Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant in Pakistan. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) was used for statistical analysis. Results: In the study population, 63.3% of the patients were male (38/60), and 36.7% were female (22/60). Hodgkin lymphoma was divided into four stages: stage I (18.3%), stage II (18.3%), stage III (46.7%), and stage IV (16.7%). Patients in stage III had a higher value of hemoglobin (Hb) than in other stages of the disease. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate was high in 56.7% of stage III patients than in patients of the other stages. The lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels were not under the normal range in 51.6% of patients. Only 20% of patients in stage III had LDH values within the normal range, whereas 26.6% did not. Conclusion: There was a significant impact of prognostic factors on the survival of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma.
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Berro M, Chhabra S, Piñana JL, Arbelbide J, Rivas MM, Basquiera AL, Vitriu A, Requejo A, Milovic V, Yantorno S, Bentolila G, Garcia JJ, Castro M, Palmer S, Saslavsky M, Duarte P, Cerutti A, Jarchum G, Tisi Baña M, Thapa B, Solano C, Sureda A, Rovira M, Shaw BE, Kusminsky G. Predicting Mortality after Autologous Transplant: Development of a Novel Risk Score. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2020; 26:1828-1832. [PMID: 32640312 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2020.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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There have been several efforts to predict mortality after autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), such as the hematopoietic cell transplant-comorbidity index (HCT-CI), described for allogeneic stem cell transplantation and validated for ASCT, but there is no composite score in the setting of ASCT combining comorbidities with other clinical characteristics. Our aim is to describe a comprehensive score combining comorbidities with other clinical factors and to analyze the impact of this score on nonrelapse mortality (NRM), overall survival (OS), and early morbidity endpoints (mechanical ventilation, shock or dialysis) after ASCT. For the training cohort, we retrospectively reviewed data of 2068 adult patients who received an ASCT in Argentina (October 2002 to June 2017) for multiple myeloma or lymphoma. For the validation cohort, we analyzed 2168 ASCTs performed in the Medical College of Wisconsin and Spanish stem cell transplant group (Grupo Español de Trasplante Hematopoyético (GETH)) (January 2012 to December 2018). We first performed a multivariate analysis for NRM in order to select and assign weight to the risk factors included in the score (male patients, aged 55 to 64 and ≥65 years, HCT-CI ≥3, Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma). The hazard ratio for NRM increased proportionally with the score. Patients were grouped as low risk (LR) with a score of 0 to 1 (686, 33%), intermediate risk (IR) with a score of 2 to 3 (1109, 53%), high risk (HR) with a score of 4 (198, 10%), and very high risk (VHR) with a score of ≥5 (75, 4%). The score was associated with a progressive increase in all the early morbidity endpoints. Moreover, the score was significantly associated with early NRM (day 100: 1.5% versus 2.4% versus 7.6% versus 17.6%) as well as long term (1 to 3 years; 1.8% to 2.3% versus 3.8% to 4.9% versus 11.7% to 14.5% versus 25.0% to 27.4%, respectively; P< .0001) and OS (1 to 5 years; 94% to 73% versus 89% to 75% versus 76% to 47% versus 65% to 52% respectively; P < .0001). The score was validated in an independent cohort (N = 2168) and was significantly associated with early and late events. In conclusion, we developed and validated a novel score predicting NRM and OS in 2 large cohorts of more than 2000 autologous transplant patients. This tool can be useful for tailoring conditioning regimens or defining risk for transplant program decision making.
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- Mariano Berro
- Hematology Transplant Unit, Hospital Universitario Austral, Derqui, Argentina.
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; CIBMTR, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Clinical Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain; CIBERONC, Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Grupo Español de Trasplante Hematopoyético, Spain
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- Hematology, Transplant Unit, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hematology Transplant Unit, Hospital Universitario Austral, Derqui, Argentina
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- Hematology, Transplant Unit, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hematology, Transplant Unit, Instituto Alexandre Fleming, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hematology, Transplant Unit, Fundacion Favaloro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hematology, Transplant Unit, Hospital Aleman, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hematology, Transplant Unit, Hospiital Italiano La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Hematology, Transplant Unit, Hospital Privado de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Hematology, Transplant Unit, Sanatorio Anchorena, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hematology, Transplant Unit, Hospital Britanico, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hematology, Transplant Unit, Sanatorio Británico, Rosario, Argentina
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- Hematology, Transplant Unit, Sanatorio Allende, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario Austral, Derqui, Argentina
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Grupo Español de Trasplante Hematopoyético, Spain; Clinical Hematology Department, Hospital Clínica universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Grupo Español de Trasplante Hematopoyético, Spain; Clinical Hematology Department, Institut Català d'Oncologia-Hospitalet, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
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- Grupo Español de Trasplante Hematopoyético, Spain; Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, IDIBAPS, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; CIBMTR, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Hematology Transplant Unit, Hospital Universitario Austral, Derqui, Argentina
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Outcome after autologous stem cell transplantation in primary refractory or relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma-a long-term follow-up single center experience. Ann Hematol 2020; 99:265-276. [PMID: 31897675 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-019-03900-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Autologous stem cell transplantation (autoSCT) can achieve long-term remission in primary refractory or relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma (r/r HL); however, still up to 50% of patients relapse after autoSCT. In this retrospective analysis, we investigated the impact of autologous stem cell transplantation in a consecutive, unselected cohort of primary refractory and relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma patients (n = 66) with the majority of patients treated in the pre-brentuximab vedotin and immune checkpoint inhibitor era. In our cohort, a 5-year overall survival (OS) from autoSCT of 59.5% and a 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) after autoSCT of 46.1% was achieved. Multivariate analysis revealed primary refractory disease and early relapse (< 12 months) after initial therapy as well as the presence of B symptoms at relapse as independent risk factors associated with a higher risk for relapse and an inferior PFS and OS. Several other clinical factors, including the presence of extranodal disease at relapse and failure to achieve a complete response to salvage chemotherapy, were associated with a trend towards an inferior survival. Patients relapsing after autoSCT had a particularly poor outcome, regardless of eligibility to undergo allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT). We further evaluated recently published prognostic models for r/r HL patients undergoing autoSCT and could validate several risk scores in our independent "real world" cohort.
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Classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) is one of the most common lymphomas in the Western world. Advances in the management of cHL have led to high cure rates exceeding 80%. Nevertheless, relapse or refractory disease in a subset of patients and treatment-related toxicity still represents unsolved clinical problems. The introduction of targeted treatments such as PD-1 blockade and the CD30 antibody drug conjugate, brentuximab vedotin, has broadened treatment options in cHL, emphasizing the critical need to identify biomarkers with the goal to provide rationales for treatment selection, increase effective drug utilization, and minimize toxicity. The unique biology of cHL featuring low abundant tumor cells and numerous nonmalignant immune cells in the tumor microenvironment can provide various types of promising biomarkers related to the tumor cells directly, tumor microenvironment cross-talk, and host immune response. Here, we comprehensively review novel biomarkers including circulating tumor DNA and gene expression-based prognostic models that might guide the ideal management of cHL in the future.
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Patterns of Failure and Survival Outcomes after Total Lymphoid Irradiation and High-Dose Chemotherapy with Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019; 104:436-446. [PMID: 30763660 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Revised: 12/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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PURPOSE The patterns of failure and long-term outcomes of patients with relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma treated with total lymphoid irradiation (TLI) and high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (aSCT) are reported. METHODS AND MATERIALS Patients with biopsy-proven primary refractory or relapsed classical Hodgkin lymphoma who received salvage chemotherapy and accelerated hyperfractionated TLI before high-dose chemotherapy and aSCT were included. Patterns of failure were delineated after fusing pretransplant planning computed tomography to the scan reporting the first failure. Survival rates were computed using the Kaplan-Meier method. Multivariate analysis using proportional hazards regression was done to determine prognostic factors for overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). RESULTS Between 1993 and 2016, 89 patients underwent salvage treatments. Twenty patients failed at a median of 6.1 months after aSCT. Posttreatment scans were available for 16 patients who failed in a combined 43 different sites, 11 of which were extranodal. Patients failed at multiple sites, mostly within radiation fields. The 5-, 10-, and 15-year OS rates were 72.8%, 68.0%, and 58.3%; PFS rates were 73.3%, 68.5%, and 58.7%; event-free survival rates were 72.3%, 67.5%, and 57.8% respectively. The 5- and 10- year actuarial local control rates were both 77.6%. Complete response (CR) to salvage chemotherapy was associated with statistically significant improvements in OS and PFS. Eight patients developed secondary malignancies; 5 were hematologic and 3 were solid tumors. CONCLUSIONS Most failures were within the irradiated volume, which reflects the treatment-resistant disease biology. As part of a conditioning regimen, TLI yields good survival outcomes, particularly in patients achieving CR before transplant. However, need for RT in this setting should be assessed and new strategies should be developed to combat the treatment-resistant biology, especially in patients with less than CR after salvage chemotherapy.
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Wirth A, Prince HM, Roos D, Gibson J, O'Brien P, Zannino D, Khodr B, Stone JM, Davis S, Hertzberg M. A Prospective, Multicenter Study of Involved-Field Radiation Therapy With Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients With Hodgkin Lymphoma and Aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (ALLG HDNHL04/TROG 03.03). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019; 103:1158-1166. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2018] [Revised: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Passam F, Alexandrakis M, Moschandrea J, Sfiridaki A, Roussou P, Siafakas N. Angiogenic Molecules in Hodgkin's Disease: Results from Sequential Serum Analysis. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/205873920601900116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Increased angiogenic activity has been demonstrated in lymphoproliferative diseases including Hodgkin's disease. In the current study, the levels of circulating angiogenic molecules in 60 Hodgkin's patients were determined prior to and after treatment and correlated to disease stage and prognostic score. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were increased in Hodgkin's patients in comparison to healthy controls (p<0.001). Angiogenin and angiopoietin-2 levels did not differ from controls. HGF, VEGF, TNF-α and angiogenin decreased significantly in Hodgkin's patients after standard treatment (p<0.001 for HGF, p<0.05 for VEGF, TNF-α and angiogenin). Furthermore, HGF and TNF-α increased with advancing stage of disease (p<0.05). HGF and VEGF correlated significantly with IL-6 (r=0.56, p<0.0005 and r=0.57, p<0.001 respectively). In conclusion, Hodgkin's disease displays an angiogenic activity as depicted by the increased serum levels of a number of angiogenic cytokines. HGF seems to be the prominent molecule in Hodgkin's disease, which may be used to monitor the disease status and the response to treatment.
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- F.H. Passam
- III Dept of Internal Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, Medical School of Athens, University of Athens
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- Dept of Social Medicine, Medical School of Crete, University of Crete
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- Dept of Hematology, Venizelion General Hospital, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- III Dept of Internal Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, Medical School of Athens, University of Athens
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- Thoracic Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete
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Constine LS, Yahalom J, Ng AK, Hodgson DC, Wirth A, Milgrom SA, Mikhaeel NG, Eich HT, Illidge T, Ricardi U, Dieckmann K, Moskowitz CH, Advani R, Mauch PM, Specht L, Hoppe RT. The Role of Radiation Therapy in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma: Guidelines From the International Lymphoma Radiation Oncology Group. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018; 100:1100-1118. [PMID: 29722655 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Revised: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Relapsed and refractory Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) challenges clinicians to devise treatment strategies that are effective and safe. This problem is particularly prominent in an era when de-escalation trials are designed to minimize therapeutic toxicities in both early- and advanced-stage disease. Radiation therapy is the single most effective treatment modality for HL, and its integration into salvage regimens, or its independent use in select patients, must be understood to maximize our success in treating these patients. The complexity of treating relapsed or refractory HL derives from the spectrum of primary treatment approaches currently in use that creates heterogeneity in both treatment exposure and the potential toxicities of salvage therapy. Patients can have relapsed or refractory disease after limited or aggressive primary therapy (with or without radiation therapy), at early or delayed time points, with limited or extensive disease volumes, and with varying degrees of residual morbidity from primary therapy. Their response to salvage systemic therapy can be partial or complete, and the use of consolidative stem cell transplantation is variably applied. New biologics and immunotherapeutic approaches have broadened but also complicated salvage treatment approaches. Through all of this, radiation therapy remains an integral component of treatment for many patients, but it must be used effectively and judiciously. The purpose of this review is to describe the different treatment scenarios and provide guidance for radiation dose, volume, and timing in patients with relapsed or refractory HL.
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- Louis S Constine
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York; Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto and Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, East Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Guy's Cancer Centre and King's College London University, London, UK
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, The Christie National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Hematologic Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Died September 8, 2017
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- Department of Oncology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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Chan FC, Mottok A, Gerrie AS, Power M, Nijland M, Diepstra A, van den Berg A, Kamper P, d'Amore F, d'Amore AL, Hamilton-Dutoit S, Savage KJ, Shah SP, Connors JM, Gascoyne RD, Scott DW, Steidl C. Prognostic Model to Predict Post-Autologous Stem-Cell Transplantation Outcomes in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 2017; 35:3722-3733. [PMID: 28898161 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.72.7925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Purpose Our aim was to capture the biology of classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) at the time of relapse and discover novel and robust biomarkers that predict outcomes after autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT). Materials and Methods We performed digital gene expression profiling on a cohort of 245 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tumor specimens from 174 patients with cHL, including 71 with biopsies taken at both primary diagnosis and relapse, to investigate temporal gene expression differences and associations with post-ASCT outcomes. Relapse biopsies from a training cohort of 65 patients were used to build a gene expression-based prognostic model of post-ASCT outcomes (RHL30), and two independent cohorts were used for validation. Results Gene expression profiling revealed that 24% of patients exhibited poorly correlated expression patterns between their biopsies taken at initial diagnosis and relapse, indicating biologic divergence. Comparative analysis of the prognostic power of gene expression measurements in primary versus relapse specimens demonstrated that the biology captured at the time of relapse contained superior properties for post-ASCT outcome prediction. We developed RHL30, using relapse specimens, which identified a subset of high-risk patients with inferior post-ASCT outcomes in two independent external validation cohorts. The prognostic power of RHL30 was independent of reported clinical prognostic markers (both at initial diagnosis and at relapse) and microenvironmental components as assessed by immunohistochemistry. Conclusion We have developed and validated a novel clinically applicable prognostic assay that at the time of first relapse identifies patients with unfavorable post-ASCT outcomes. Moving forward, it will be critical to evaluate the clinical use of RHL30 in the context of positron emission tomography-guided response assessment and the evolving cHL treatment landscape.
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- Fong Chun Chan
- Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Alina S. Gerrie, Maryse Power, Kerry J. Savage, Sohrab P. Shah, Joseph M. Connors, Randy D. Gascoyne, David W. Scott, and Christian Steidl, British Columbia Cancer Agency; Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Sohrab P. Shah, and Christian Steidl, University of British Columbia, Canada; Marcel Nijland, Arjan Diepstra, and Anke van den Berg, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; and Peter Kamper, Francesco d'Amore, Alexander Lindholm d'Amore, and Stephen Hamilton-Dutoit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Alina S. Gerrie, Maryse Power, Kerry J. Savage, Sohrab P. Shah, Joseph M. Connors, Randy D. Gascoyne, David W. Scott, and Christian Steidl, British Columbia Cancer Agency; Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Sohrab P. Shah, and Christian Steidl, University of British Columbia, Canada; Marcel Nijland, Arjan Diepstra, and Anke van den Berg, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; and Peter Kamper, Francesco d'Amore, Alexander Lindholm d'Amore, and Stephen Hamilton-Dutoit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Alina S. Gerrie, Maryse Power, Kerry J. Savage, Sohrab P. Shah, Joseph M. Connors, Randy D. Gascoyne, David W. Scott, and Christian Steidl, British Columbia Cancer Agency; Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Sohrab P. Shah, and Christian Steidl, University of British Columbia, Canada; Marcel Nijland, Arjan Diepstra, and Anke van den Berg, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; and Peter Kamper, Francesco d'Amore, Alexander Lindholm d'Amore, and Stephen Hamilton-Dutoit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Alina S. Gerrie, Maryse Power, Kerry J. Savage, Sohrab P. Shah, Joseph M. Connors, Randy D. Gascoyne, David W. Scott, and Christian Steidl, British Columbia Cancer Agency; Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Sohrab P. Shah, and Christian Steidl, University of British Columbia, Canada; Marcel Nijland, Arjan Diepstra, and Anke van den Berg, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; and Peter Kamper, Francesco d'Amore, Alexander Lindholm d'Amore, and Stephen Hamilton-Dutoit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Alina S. Gerrie, Maryse Power, Kerry J. Savage, Sohrab P. Shah, Joseph M. Connors, Randy D. Gascoyne, David W. Scott, and Christian Steidl, British Columbia Cancer Agency; Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Sohrab P. Shah, and Christian Steidl, University of British Columbia, Canada; Marcel Nijland, Arjan Diepstra, and Anke van den Berg, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; and Peter Kamper, Francesco d'Amore, Alexander Lindholm d'Amore, and Stephen Hamilton-Dutoit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Alina S. Gerrie, Maryse Power, Kerry J. Savage, Sohrab P. Shah, Joseph M. Connors, Randy D. Gascoyne, David W. Scott, and Christian Steidl, British Columbia Cancer Agency; Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Sohrab P. Shah, and Christian Steidl, University of British Columbia, Canada; Marcel Nijland, Arjan Diepstra, and Anke van den Berg, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; and Peter Kamper, Francesco d'Amore, Alexander Lindholm d'Amore, and Stephen Hamilton-Dutoit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Alina S. Gerrie, Maryse Power, Kerry J. Savage, Sohrab P. Shah, Joseph M. Connors, Randy D. Gascoyne, David W. Scott, and Christian Steidl, British Columbia Cancer Agency; Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Sohrab P. Shah, and Christian Steidl, University of British Columbia, Canada; Marcel Nijland, Arjan Diepstra, and Anke van den Berg, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; and Peter Kamper, Francesco d'Amore, Alexander Lindholm d'Amore, and Stephen Hamilton-Dutoit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Alina S. Gerrie, Maryse Power, Kerry J. Savage, Sohrab P. Shah, Joseph M. Connors, Randy D. Gascoyne, David W. Scott, and Christian Steidl, British Columbia Cancer Agency; Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Sohrab P. Shah, and Christian Steidl, University of British Columbia, Canada; Marcel Nijland, Arjan Diepstra, and Anke van den Berg, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; and Peter Kamper, Francesco d'Amore, Alexander Lindholm d'Amore, and Stephen Hamilton-Dutoit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Alina S. Gerrie, Maryse Power, Kerry J. Savage, Sohrab P. Shah, Joseph M. Connors, Randy D. Gascoyne, David W. Scott, and Christian Steidl, British Columbia Cancer Agency; Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Sohrab P. Shah, and Christian Steidl, University of British Columbia, Canada; Marcel Nijland, Arjan Diepstra, and Anke van den Berg, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; and Peter Kamper, Francesco d'Amore, Alexander Lindholm d'Amore, and Stephen Hamilton-Dutoit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Alina S. Gerrie, Maryse Power, Kerry J. Savage, Sohrab P. Shah, Joseph M. Connors, Randy D. Gascoyne, David W. Scott, and Christian Steidl, British Columbia Cancer Agency; Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Sohrab P. Shah, and Christian Steidl, University of British Columbia, Canada; Marcel Nijland, Arjan Diepstra, and Anke van den Berg, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; and Peter Kamper, Francesco d'Amore, Alexander Lindholm d'Amore, and Stephen Hamilton-Dutoit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Alina S. Gerrie, Maryse Power, Kerry J. Savage, Sohrab P. Shah, Joseph M. Connors, Randy D. Gascoyne, David W. Scott, and Christian Steidl, British Columbia Cancer Agency; Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Sohrab P. Shah, and Christian Steidl, University of British Columbia, Canada; Marcel Nijland, Arjan Diepstra, and Anke van den Berg, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; and Peter Kamper, Francesco d'Amore, Alexander Lindholm d'Amore, and Stephen Hamilton-Dutoit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Alina S. Gerrie, Maryse Power, Kerry J. Savage, Sohrab P. Shah, Joseph M. Connors, Randy D. Gascoyne, David W. Scott, and Christian Steidl, British Columbia Cancer Agency; Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Sohrab P. Shah, and Christian Steidl, University of British Columbia, Canada; Marcel Nijland, Arjan Diepstra, and Anke van den Berg, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; and Peter Kamper, Francesco d'Amore, Alexander Lindholm d'Amore, and Stephen Hamilton-Dutoit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Alina S. Gerrie, Maryse Power, Kerry J. Savage, Sohrab P. Shah, Joseph M. Connors, Randy D. Gascoyne, David W. Scott, and Christian Steidl, British Columbia Cancer Agency; Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Sohrab P. Shah, and Christian Steidl, University of British Columbia, Canada; Marcel Nijland, Arjan Diepstra, and Anke van den Berg, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; and Peter Kamper, Francesco d'Amore, Alexander Lindholm d'Amore, and Stephen Hamilton-Dutoit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Alina S. Gerrie, Maryse Power, Kerry J. Savage, Sohrab P. Shah, Joseph M. Connors, Randy D. Gascoyne, David W. Scott, and Christian Steidl, British Columbia Cancer Agency; Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Sohrab P. Shah, and Christian Steidl, University of British Columbia, Canada; Marcel Nijland, Arjan Diepstra, and Anke van den Berg, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; and Peter Kamper, Francesco d'Amore, Alexander Lindholm d'Amore, and Stephen Hamilton-Dutoit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Alina S. Gerrie, Maryse Power, Kerry J. Savage, Sohrab P. Shah, Joseph M. Connors, Randy D. Gascoyne, David W. Scott, and Christian Steidl, British Columbia Cancer Agency; Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Sohrab P. Shah, and Christian Steidl, University of British Columbia, Canada; Marcel Nijland, Arjan Diepstra, and Anke van den Berg, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; and Peter Kamper, Francesco d'Amore, Alexander Lindholm d'Amore, and Stephen Hamilton-Dutoit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Alina S. Gerrie, Maryse Power, Kerry J. Savage, Sohrab P. Shah, Joseph M. Connors, Randy D. Gascoyne, David W. Scott, and Christian Steidl, British Columbia Cancer Agency; Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Sohrab P. Shah, and Christian Steidl, University of British Columbia, Canada; Marcel Nijland, Arjan Diepstra, and Anke van den Berg, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; and Peter Kamper, Francesco d'Amore, Alexander Lindholm d'Amore, and Stephen Hamilton-Dutoit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Alina S. Gerrie, Maryse Power, Kerry J. Savage, Sohrab P. Shah, Joseph M. Connors, Randy D. Gascoyne, David W. Scott, and Christian Steidl, British Columbia Cancer Agency; Fong Chun Chan, Anja Mottok, Sohrab P. Shah, and Christian Steidl, University of British Columbia, Canada; Marcel Nijland, Arjan Diepstra, and Anke van den Berg, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; and Peter Kamper, Francesco d'Amore, Alexander Lindholm d'Amore, and Stephen Hamilton-Dutoit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Karantanos T, Politikos I, Boussiotis VA. Advances in the pathophysiology and treatment of relapsed/refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma with an emphasis on targeted therapies and transplantation strategies. BLOOD AND LYMPHATIC CANCER-TARGETS AND THERAPY 2017; 7:37-52. [PMID: 28701859 PMCID: PMC5502320 DOI: 10.2147/blctt.s105458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) is highly curable with first-line therapy. However, a minority of patients present with refractory disease or experience relapse after completion of frontline treatment. These patients are treated with salvage chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), which remains the standard of care with curative potential for refractory or relapsed HL. Nevertheless, a significant percentage of such patients will progress after ASCT, and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation remains the only curative approach in that setting. Recent advances in the pathophysiology of refractory or relapsed HL have provided the rationale for the development of novel targeted therapies with potent anti-HL activity and favorable toxicity profile, in contrast to cytotoxic chemotherapy. Brentuximab vedotin and programmed cell death-1-based immunotherapy have proven efficacy in the management of refractory or relapsed HL, whereas several other agents have shown promise in early clinical trials. Several of these agents are being incorporated with transplantation strategies in order to improve the outcomes of refractory or relapsed HL. In this review we summarize the current knowledge regarding the mechanisms responsible for the development of refractory/relapsed HL and the outcomes with current treatment strategies, with an emphasis on targeted therapies and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
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- Theodoros Karantanos
- General Internal Medicine Section, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Beth Israel Deaconess Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Pingali SR, Saliba RM, Anderlini P, Hosing C, Khouri I, Alousi AM, Nieto Y, Qazilbash MH, Champlin R, Popat UR. Age over Fifty-Five Years at Diagnosis Increases Risk of Second Malignancies after Autologous Transplantation for Patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2017; 23:1059-1063. [PMID: 28389254 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The impact of age at diagnosis on outcomes of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) undergoing autologous hematopoietic transplantation (auto-HCT) is unclear. We retrospectively evaluated the impact of age on outcomes of 310 consecutive patients with relapsed/refractory HL who underwent auto-HCT between January 1996 and December 2010 with carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine, and melphalan conditioning therapy. Patients were stratified into ≤ 55 and >55-year-age groups based on age at diagnosis. At a median follow-up of 80 (range, 1 to 180) months, progression-free survival was similar between both age groups. However, age older than 55 years at diagnosis was associated with significantly poor overall survival with a hazard ratio [HR] of 2.3 (P = .003) from higher rate of second malignancies (HR, 3.8; P = .015) compared with patients 55 years or younger. In conclusion age > 55 years at diagnosis increases risk of second malignancies after auto-HCT.
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Houston, Texas
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Houston, Texas
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Houston, Texas
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Houston, Texas
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Houston, Texas
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Houston, Texas
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Houston, Texas
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Houston, Texas
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Houston, Texas.
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High-dose chemotherapy and peripheral hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in relapsed/refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma. TUMORI JOURNAL 2016; 104:471-475. [PMID: 28009428 DOI: 10.5301/tj.5000591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE High-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is used to treat patients with relapsed Hodgkin's lymphoma. In this retrospective study we report our experience with patients who underwent HDCT and ASCT. METHODS All patients ≥15 years old with relapsed/refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma who underwent HDCT and ASCT between June 2001 and December 2013 were included. RESULTS Fifty-four patients were identified. Median age at transplant was 22 years (range 15-49 years); 26 were men and 28 were women. Forty-eight patients (89%) underwent HDCT and ASCT after achieving a radiological response to salvage chemotherapy. The rate of radiological complete response to salvage chemotherapy was 13% and reached 50% within 3 months of ASCT in assessable patients. After a median follow-up of 25 months, 31 patients (57%) were still alive with no evidence of relapse or progression. Median event-free survival (EFS) was 24 months (95% CI 8.7-39.3) and 3-year EFS was 56%. Median overall survival (OS) was not reached and 3-year OS was 82.5%. Bulky mediastinal disease at relapse, hemoglobin level, and number of salvage regimens did not significantly impact EFS in univariate and multivariate analyses. After transplantation there was a trend towards longer EFS (30 vs. 24 months; p = 0.36) in patients with a longer time from the end of first-line treatment until relapse (≥12 vs. <12 months). The 100-day transplant-related mortality was 5.5%. CONCLUSIONS HDCT and ASCT for relapsed/refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma is safe. Our findings are consistent with published phase III results. Longer follow-up is warranted.
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Adams HJA, Kwee TC. Prognostic value of pretransplant FDG-PET in refractory/relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma treated with autologous stem cell transplantation: systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Hematol 2016; 95:695-706. [PMID: 26931115 PMCID: PMC4819743 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-016-2619-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This study aimed to systematically review the prognostic value of pretransplant 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in refractory/relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma treated with autologous stem cell transplantation (SCT). MEDLINE was systematically searched for appropriate studies. Included studies were methodologically appraised. Results of individual studies were meta-analyzed, if possible. Eleven studies, comprising a total of 745 refractory/relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma patients who underwent FDG-PET before autologous SCT, were included. The overall methodological quality of these studies was moderate. The proportion of pretransplant FDG-PET positive patients ranged between 25 and 65.2 %. Progression-free survival ranged between 0 and 52 % in pretransplant FDG-PET positive patients, and between 55 and 85 % in pretransplant FDG-PET negative patients. Overall survival ranged between 17 and 77 % in pretransplant FDG-PET positive patients, and between 78 and 100 % in FDG-PET negative patients. Based on five studies that provided sufficient data for meta-analysis, pooled sensitivity and specificity of pretransplant FDG-PET in predicting treatment failure (i.e., either progressive, residual, or relapsed disease) were 67.2 % (95 % confidence interval [CI] 58.2–75.3 %) and 70.7 % (95 % CI 64.2–76.5 %), respectively. Based on two studies that provided sufficient data for meta-analysis, pooled sensitivity and specificity of pretransplant FDG-PET in predicting death during follow-up were 74.4 % (95 % CI 58.8–86.5 %) and 58.0 % (95 % CI 49.3–66.3 %), respectively. In conclusion, the moderate quality evidence suggests pretransplant FDG-PET to have value in predicting outcome in refractory/relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma patients treated with autologous SCT. Nevertheless, a considerable proportion of pretransplant FDG-PET positive patients remains disease free and a considerable proportion of pretransplant FDG-PET negative patients develops disease relapse after autologous SCT.
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- Hugo J A Adams
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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The role of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET in prognosis evaluation for stem cell transplantation of lymphoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nucl Med Commun 2016; 37:338-47. [PMID: 26741290 DOI: 10.1097/mnm.0000000000000468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The role of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET (F-FDG PET) in prognostic evaluation of pre-stem cell transplantation (SCT) and post-SCT is still uncertain. A systematic review and meta-analysis were carried out to detect the prognostic power of F-FDG PET. 'PubMed', EMBASE, and Springer were searched for relevant articles. Subgroup analysis was carried out to evaluate the F-FDG PET in predicting the prognosis between Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Finally, 17 studies that included 1192 patients were eligible, 16 studies for progression-free survival (PFS) and 12 studies for overall survival (OS). For the pre-SCT PET or PET/computed tomography scan, the combined hazard ratios (HRs) of PET for PFS and OS were 2.32 and 2.64, respectively. Subgroup analysis showed that the HRs of PFS for HL and non-Hodgkin lymphoma were 3.28 and 2.00, respectively. For the post-SCT PET scan, the combined HR for PFS was 4.61. The sensitivity analysis showed that exlcusion of any single study had no significant effect on HR. We found that F-FDG PET was especially effective in predicting pre-STC and post-STC prognosis. The patients with a negative PET scan had a better prognosis compared with those with a positive scan in PFS and OS. In the subgroup analysis, F-FDG PET had a higher value in predicting prognosis before SCT for HL patients.
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Musso M, Messina G, Di Renzo N, Di Carlo P, Vitolo U, Scalone R, Marcacci G, Scalzulli PR, Moscato T, Matera R, Crescimanno A, Santarone S, Orciuolo E, Merenda A, Pavone V, Pastore D, Donnarumma D, Carella AM, Ciochetto C, Cascavilla N, Mele A, Lanza F, Di Nicola M, Bonizzoni E, Pinto A. Improved outcome of patients with relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma with a new fotemustine-based high-dose chemotherapy regimen. Br J Haematol 2016; 172:111-21. [PMID: 26458240 PMCID: PMC5053328 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.13803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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High-dose chemotherapy (HDT) with autologous stem cell transplantation is the standard of care for relapsed/refractory (RR) Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). Given that HDT may cure a sizeable proportion of patients refractory to first salvage, development of newer conditioning regimens remains a priority. We present the results of a novel HDT regimen in which carmustine was substituted by a third-generation chloroethylnitrosourea, fotemustine, with improved pharmacokinetics and safety (FEAM; fotemustine, etoposide, cytarabine, melphalan) in 122 patients with RR-HL accrued into a prospective registry-based study. Application of FEAM resulted in a 2-year progression-free survival (PFS) of 73·8% [95% confidence interval (CI), 0·64-0·81] with median PFS, overall survival and time to progression yet to be reached. The 2-year risk of progression adjusted for the competitive risk of death was 19·4% (95% CI, 0·12-0·27) for the entire patient population. Most previously established independent risk factors, except for fluorodeoxyglucose ((18) (F) FDG)-uptake, were unable to predict for disease progression and survival after FEAM. Although 32% of patients had (18) (F) FDG-positrin emission tomography-positive lesions before HDT, the 2-year risk of progression adjusted for competitive risk of death was 19·4% (95% CI; 0·12-0·27). No unusual acute toxicities or early/late pulmonary adverse events were registered. FEAM emerges as an ideal HDT regimen for RR-HL patients typically pre-exposed to lung-damaging treatments.
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- Maurizio Musso
- Dipartimento Oncologico “La Maddalena”UOC di Oncoematologia e TMOPalermoItaly
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- Azienda Ospedaliera ‘Bianchi Melacrino Morelli’C.T.M.O. Centro Unico Regionale Trapianti di Cellule Staminali e Terapie CellulariReggio CalabriaItaly
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- UOC di Ematologia e Trapianto di Cellule StaminaliP.O. “Vito Fazzi”LecceItaly
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- Unità Terapia Intensiva Ematologica per il Trapianto EmopoieticoOspedale CivilePescaraItaly
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- Dipartimento di Oncologia ed EmatologiaA.O. U.Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino San Giovanni BattistaS.C. EmatologiaTorinoItaly
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- Dipartimento Oncologico “La Maddalena”UOC di Oncoematologia e TMOPalermoItaly
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- Dipartimento di EmatologiaIstituto Nazionale TumoriFondazione ‘G. Pascale’IRCCSUOC di Ematologia Oncologica e Trapianto di Cellule StaminaliNapoliItaly
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- Divisione di EmatologiaIRCSS Casa Sollievo della SofferenzaSan Giovanni RotondoItaly
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- Azienda Ospedaliera ‘Bianchi Melacrino Morelli’C.T.M.O. Centro Unico Regionale Trapianti di Cellule Staminali e Terapie CellulariReggio CalabriaItaly
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- UOC di Ematologia e Trapianto di Cellule StaminaliP.O. “Vito Fazzi”LecceItaly
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- Unità Terapia Intensiva Ematologica per il Trapianto EmopoieticoOspedale CivilePescaraItaly
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- Dipartimento di Oncologia, Trapianti e Tecnologie AvanzateAzienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria PisanaPisaItaly
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- ARNAS Ospedale Civico BenfratelliU.O. di EmatologiaPalermoItaly
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- Ospedale Generale Provinciale “Cardinale G. Panico”S.C. di Ematologia e Trapianto di Cellule StaminaliTricase, LecceItaly
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- Dipartimento di EmatologiaIstituto Nazionale TumoriFondazione ‘G. Pascale’IRCCSUOC di Ematologia Oncologica e Trapianto di Cellule StaminaliNapoliItaly
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- U.O. Complessa di EmatologiaIRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino‐ISTGenovaItaly
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- Dipartimento di Oncologia ed EmatologiaA.O. U.Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino San Giovanni BattistaS.C. EmatologiaTorinoItaly
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- Divisione di EmatologiaIRCSS Casa Sollievo della SofferenzaSan Giovanni RotondoItaly
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- Ospedale Generale Provinciale “Cardinale G. Panico”S.C. di Ematologia e Trapianto di Cellule StaminaliTricase, LecceItaly
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- Unità Operativa di EmatologiaIstituti Ospitalieri di CremonaCremonaItaly
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- Dipartimento di Oncologia MedicaFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale TumoriMilanoItaly
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- Sezione di Statistica Medica e Biometria ‘GA Maccaro’Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e di ComunitàUniversità di MilanoMilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di EmatologiaIstituto Nazionale TumoriFondazione ‘G. Pascale’IRCCSUOC di Ematologia Oncologica e Trapianto di Cellule StaminaliNapoliItaly
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How I treat relapsed classical Hodgkin lymphoma after autologous stem cell transplant. Blood 2015; 127:287-95. [PMID: 26576863 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2015-10-671826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Despite the success of standard front-line chemotherapy for classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), a subset of these patients, particularly those with poor prognostic factors at diagnosis (including the presence of B symptoms, bulky disease, advanced stage, or extranodal disease), relapse. For those patients who relapse following autologous stem cell transplant (SCT), multiple treatment options are available, including single-agent chemotherapy, combination chemotherapy strategies, radiotherapy, the immunoconjugate brentuximab, checkpoint inhibitors nivolumab and pembrolizumab, lenalidomide, everolimus, or observation in selected patients. In patients with an available donor, allogeneic SCT may also be considered. With numerous treatment options available, we advocate for a tailored therapeutic approach for patients with relapsed cHL guided by patient-specific characteristics including age, comorbidities, sites of disease (nodal or organ), previous chemosensitivity, and goals of treatment (long-term disease control vs allogeneic SCT).
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Perales MA, Ceberio I, Armand P, Burns LJ, Chen R, Cole PD, Evens AM, Laport GG, Moskowitz CH, Popat U, Reddy NM, Shea TC, Vose JM, Schriber J, Savani BN, Carpenter PA. Role of cytotoxic therapy with hematopoietic cell transplantation in the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma: guidelines from the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2015; 21:971-83. [PMID: 25773017 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The role of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in the therapy of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) in pediatric and adult patients is reviewed and critically evaluated in this systematic evidence-based review. Specific criteria were used for searching the published literature and for grading the quality and strength of the evidence and the strength of the treatment recommendations. Treatment recommendations based on the evidence are included and were reached unanimously by a panel of HL experts. Both autologous and allogeneic HCT offer a survival benefit in selected patients with advanced or relapsed HL and are currently part of standard clinical care. Relapse remains a significant cause of failure after both transplant approaches, and strategies to decrease the risk of relapse remain an important area of investigation.
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- Miguel-Angel Perales
- Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.
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- Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Donostia, Donostia, Spain
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- Division of Hematological Malignancies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Hematology/Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
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- Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Cancer Transplant Institute, Virginia G Piper Cancer Center, Scottsdale, Arizona
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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Isidori A, Piccaluga PP, Loscocco F, Guiducci B, Barulli S, Ricciardi T, Picardi P, Visani G. High-dose therapy followed by stem cell transplantation in Hodgkin's lymphoma: past and future. Expert Rev Hematol 2014; 6:451-64. [PMID: 23991931 DOI: 10.1586/17474086.2013.814451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) has been a fascinating challenge for physicians and investigators since its recognition during the 19th century. However, many questions still remain unanswered. One issue regards high-dose therapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), which has yet to find its place among several guidelines. Other topics are still controversial with respect to transplantation for HL, including its role for newly diagnosed patients with advanced stage disease, the optimal timing of transplantation, the best conditioning regimen and the role of allogeneic/haploidentical SCT. Moreover, the potential use of localized radiotherapy or immunologic methods to decrease post-transplant recurrence, the role of novel agents such as brentuximab vedotin and their positioning in the treatment algorithm of resistant/relapsed HL patients, either before transplant to boost salvage therapy or after transplant as consolidation/maintenance, are burning questions without an answer. In this review, the authors try to give an answer to some of these dilemmas.
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- Alessandro Isidori
- Haematology and Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Center, AORMN Marche Nord Hospital, Via Lombroso, 61100 Pesaro, Italy.
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Midtreatment evaluation of lymphoma response to chemotherapy by volume perfusion computed tomography. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2014; 38:123-30. [PMID: 24378894 DOI: 10.1097/rct.0b013e3182a90ee7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to search for chemotherapy-induced perfusion changes of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, and Hodgkin lymphoma at midtreatment versus baseline volume perfusion computed tomography (VPCT). METHODS Forty-five consecutive patients with untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, and Hodgkin lymphoma received VPCT examinations of the tumor bulk at baseline and during chemotherapy (midtreatment). Blood flow (BF), blood volume (BV), and transit constant (K-trans) were determined. Treatment response was categorized according to the Cheson criteria into complete or partial remission and stable or relapsed/progressive disease. RESULTS Midtreatment follow-up showed a reduction in BF, BV, and K-trans in all lymphoma subtypes compared with baseline. The reduction in BV was less pronounced in larger tumors. Notably, BF, BV, and K-trans decreased in the responders (complete remission/partial remission) when compared with the nonresponders (stable or relapsed/progressive disease). Less than 10% reduction in BF was shown to be the best VPCT criterion for the identification of nonresponse. CONCLUSIONS Chemotherapy-induced perfusion changes in responders are recognizable at midtreatment VPCT.
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Gaudio F, Perrone T, Mestice A, Curci P, Giordano A, Delia M, Pastore D, Specchia G. Peripheral blood CD4/CD19 cell ratio is an independent prognostic factor in classical Hodgkin lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2014; 55:1596-601. [DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2013.854889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Managing Hodgkin lymphoma relapsing after autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation: a not-so-good cancer after all! Bone Marrow Transplant 2014; 49:599-606. [PMID: 24442246 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2013.226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2013] [Accepted: 11/27/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) relapsing after an autologous hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) poses a therapeutic challenge. In this setting, salvage chemotherapy (for example, gemcitabine-based, ifosfamide-containing and others) or immunotherapy (for example, brentuximab vedotin) is essential as a bridging-cytoreduction strategy to an allogeneic HCT. Myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in relapsed HL is associated with high rates of non-relapse mortality. In carefully selected patients with chemosensitive disease, allografting following lower-intensity conditioning regimens can provide durable disease control rates of about 25-35%. Promising early results with haploidentical and umbilical cord transplantation are noteworthy and are expanding this procedure to patients for whom HLA-matched related or unrelated donors are not available. Unfortunately, a significant number of HL patients relapsing after an autologous HCT are not candidates for allografting because of the presence of resistant disease, donor unavailability or comorbidities. Brentuximab vedotin is approved for HL relapsing after a prior autograft. Rituximab and bendamustine are also active in this setting, albeit with short durations of remission. Histone deacetylase inhibitors (for example, panobinostat, mocetinostat), mTOR inhibitors (for example, everolimus) and immunomodulatory agents (lenalidomide) have shown activity in phase II trials, but currently are not approved for this indication. Second autologous HCT are rarely performed but this approach should not be considered standard practice at this time. The need for effective agents for post autograft failures of HL largely remains unmet. Continuous efforts to ensure early referral of such patients for allogeneic HCT or investigational therapies are the key to improving outcomes of this not-so-good lymphoma.
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Akhtar S, Al-Sugair AS, Abouzied M, AlKadhi Y, Dingle M, Abdelsalam M, Soudy H, Darwish A, Eltigani A, Elhassan TAM, Nabil-Ahmed M, Maghfoor I. Pre-transplant FDG-PET-based survival model in relapsed and refractory Hodgkin’s lymphoma: outcome after high-dose chemotherapy and auto-SCT. Bone Marrow Transplant 2013; 48:1530-6. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2013.88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2013] [Revised: 02/11/2013] [Accepted: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Prognostic factors and long-term outcome of autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation following a uniform-modified BEAM-conditioning regimen for patients with refractory or relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma: a single-center experience. MEDICAL ONCOLOGY (NORTHWOOD, LONDON, ENGLAND) 2013. [PMID: 23702734 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-013-0611y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Despite the well-defined role of autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (autoHCT) in the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), relapse remains the main cause of transplant failure. We retrospectively evaluated long-term outcome and prognostic factors affecting survival of 132 patients with refractory (n = 89) or relapsed HL (n = 43) treated with autoHCT following modified BEAM. With a median follow-up of 68 months, the 10-year overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were 76 and 66 %, respectively. The 10-year cumulative incidence of second malignancies was 7 %. In multivariate analysis, age ≥45 years, more than one salvage regimens and disease status at transplant worse than CR were factors predictive for poor OS. In relapsed HL, age at transplant, response duration (<12 vs. ≥12 months) and the number of salvage regimens were independent predictors for PFS. In the refractory setting, disease status at autoHCT and the number of salvage regimens impacted PFS. The number of risk factors was inversely correlated with PFS in both relapsed and refractory HL (p = 0.003 and <0.001, respectively). The median PFS for patients with >1 risk factor in the relapsed and refractory setting was 5 and 11 months, respectively, in comparison with the median PFS not reached for patients with 0-1 risk factor in both settings. We conclude that high proportion of patients with relapsed/refractory HL can be cured with autoHCT. However, the presence of two or more risk factors helps to identify poor prognosis patients who may benefit from novel treatment strategies.
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Prognostic factors and long-term outcome of autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation following a uniform-modified BEAM-conditioning regimen for patients with refractory or relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma: a single-center experience. Med Oncol 2013; 30:611. [PMID: 23702734 PMCID: PMC3755217 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-013-0611-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2013] [Accepted: 05/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Despite the well-defined role of autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (autoHCT) in the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), relapse remains the main cause of transplant failure. We retrospectively evaluated long-term outcome and prognostic factors affecting survival of 132 patients with refractory (n = 89) or relapsed HL (n = 43) treated with autoHCT following modified BEAM. With a median follow-up of 68 months, the 10-year overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were 76 and 66 %, respectively. The 10-year cumulative incidence of second malignancies was 7 %. In multivariate analysis, age ≥45 years, more than one salvage regimens and disease status at transplant worse than CR were factors predictive for poor OS. In relapsed HL, age at transplant, response duration (<12 vs. ≥12 months) and the number of salvage regimens were independent predictors for PFS. In the refractory setting, disease status at autoHCT and the number of salvage regimens impacted PFS. The number of risk factors was inversely correlated with PFS in both relapsed and refractory HL (p = 0.003 and <0.001, respectively). The median PFS for patients with >1 risk factor in the relapsed and refractory setting was 5 and 11 months, respectively, in comparison with the median PFS not reached for patients with 0–1 risk factor in both settings. We conclude that high proportion of patients with relapsed/refractory HL can be cured with autoHCT. However, the presence of two or more risk factors helps to identify poor prognosis patients who may benefit from novel treatment strategies.
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Moscato T, Fedele R, Messina G, Irrera G, Console G, Martino M. Hematopoietic progenitor cells transplantation for recurrent or refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2013; 13:1013-27. [PMID: 23586758 DOI: 10.1517/14712598.2013.779250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Advanced-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) has become a curable disease in the majority of patients. Despite this, about 20% of these patients relapsed or are primary refractory to the first-line treatment and high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) and autologous (Auto) hematopoietic progenitor cells transplantation (HPCT) are considered a therapeutic option. AREAS COVERED The authors reviewed HDC and HPCT treatment strategies in recurrent or refractory HL patients, with the goal of providing an overview of this approach. EXPERT OPINION Patients younger than 60-65 years with relapsed disease or refractory to first-line therapy should receive a second-line chemotherapy, followed by HDC and Auto-HPCT. Progression-free and overall survival results are significantly better when a second remission or a minimal disease status is achieved before Auto-HPCT, and demonstrate that this strategy is able to cure more than half of the advanced HL patients. Myeloablative allogeneic HPCT (Allo-HPCT) has been employed in advanced phases of the disease, but there have been significant concerns due to treatment-related mortality (TRM). The safety of allogeneic transplantation has improved with the use of reduced-intensity allogeneic (RIC-Allo) HPCT strategies. Despite early favorable results, mature results of RIC-Allo available in the literature are consistent in demonstrating a lack of long-term disease control.
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- Tiziana Moscato
- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera BMM, Via Melacrino n.1, 89100 Reggio Calabria, Italy.
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Sucak GT, Çakar MK, Suyanı E, Akı Z, Altındal Ş, Acar K. Outcome of autologous stem-cell transplantation in relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma patients in a centre from Turkey. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 18:269-76. [PMID: 23394351 DOI: 10.1179/1607845412y.0000000063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study is to assess the predictors of outcome in patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) receiving autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT) MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty-two consecutive patients who received ASCT at the Stem Cell Transplantation Unit of Gazi University Hospital from February 2005 through June 2011 for relapsed or refractory HL were analysed retrospectively RESULTS Fifty-one patients could be evaluated after transplantation, as one of the patients died in the early post-transplantation period. Complete remission was obtained in 36 (71%), partial remission in 9 (18%), stable disease in 4 (8%), and progressive disease in 2 (3%) patients. After a median follow-up of 22 (range, 0.5-75) months, 46 (88%) patients were alive. The probability of overall survival (OS), progression free survival (PFS) and transplantation related mortality at 5 years were 87, 53, and 2%, respectively. Chemosensitive relapse had a positive impact on both OS and PFS CONCLUSION: ASCT remains to be the standard treatment of relapsed or refractory HL patients. Chemosensitive relapse is the most important prognostic factor determining the outcome of the ASCT.
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Mitrovic Z, Perry AM, Suzumiya J, Armitage JO, Au WY, Coiffier B, Holte H, Jaffe ES, Monserrat E, Rajan SK, Savage KJ, Tobinai K, Vose JM, Weisenburger DD. The prognostic significance of lymphopenia in peripheral T-cell and natural killer/T-cell lymphomas: a study of 826 cases from the International Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma Project. Am J Hematol 2012; 87:790-4. [PMID: 22488678 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2012] [Accepted: 03/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Lymphopenia is a marker of inferior survival in patients with various malignancies. However, the prognostic significance of lymphopenia in peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) is unclear. We analyzed the prognostic significance of lymphopenia in 826 patients with different types of PTCL and natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (NKTCL) from the International Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma Project. Lymphopenia was defined as an absolute lymphocyte count of less than 1,000 cells per microliter. The overall frequency of lymphopenia was 35.3%, ranging from 21.1% in ALK(+) anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) to 47.5% in angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL). Lymphopenia was independently associated with an inferior overall survival (OS) in patients with the lymphoma type of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL), with a 2-year OS of 15% versus 40% for those without lymphopenia (P < 0.001). Lymphopenia was also an adverse predictor of survival in PTCL, not otherwise specified, but was associated with other unfavorable prognostic factors. A trend toward inferior survival for lymphopenic patients was also observed in AITL, ALK(-) ALCL and extranasal NKTCL lymphoma, whereas no difference in survival was found in nasal NKTCL, ALK(+) ALCL, or enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma. In this study, lymphopenia was identified as a new adverse prognostic factor in the lymphoma type of ATLL.
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- Zdravko Mitrovic
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, 68198-3135, USA
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Régent A, Kluger N, Bérezné A, Lassoued K, Mouthon L. [Lymphocytopenia: aetiology and diagnosis, when to think about idiopathic CD4(+) lymphocytopenia?]. Rev Med Interne 2012; 33:628-34. [PMID: 22658164 PMCID: PMC7115373 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2012.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2012] [Accepted: 04/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Une lymphopénie est définie par un nombre de lymphocytes circulants inférieur à 1500/mm3 chez l’adulte et 4500/mm3 chez l’enfant avant huit mois. La lymphopénie peut être globale ou sélective, affectant une population lymphocytaire particulière. Le diagnostic étiologique doit tenir compte de l’âge, du contexte, des manifestations clinicobiologiques associées et des thérapeutiques reçues. Les lymphopénies de l’adulte peuvent être liées schématiquement à : (1) une insuffisance de production (carence en zinc, corticothérapie, déficits immunitaires primitifs…), (2) un excès de catabolisme (radiothérapie, chimiothérapie, traitements immunosuppresseurs, infection par le VIH ou lupus systémique, etc.), (3) une modification de la répartition des lymphocytes (infections virales, choc septique, brûlures étendues, hypersplénisme, granulomatoses, etc.), (4) les étiologies multifactorielles ou non identifiées (insuffisance rénale chronique, certaines hémopathies lymphoïdes, tumeur solide, causes ethniques, etc.). Chez l’enfant, à ces étiologies s’ajoutent d’autres déficits immunitaires primitifs d’expression sévère (défaut des précurseurs thymiques, déficit cytokinique, défaut de synthèse des récepteurs des lymphocytes B et T et défaut de la transduction du signal ou des interactions cellulaires). La lymphopénie CD4+ idiopathique de l’adulte est un diagnostic d’élimination. Cette affection rare se définit par une lymphopénie T CD4+ inférieure ou égale à 300/mm3 ou inférieure ou égale à 20 % des lymphocytes totaux, persistante en l’absence de diagnostic alternatif. Elle peut être asymptomatique, s’associer à des infections à germes opportunistes, ou se compliquer de symptômes auto-immuns (en particulier cytopénies) ainsi que de néoplasies. Le traitement, calqué sur la prise en charge des patients infectés par le VIH, peut nécessiter le recours à une immunothérapie spécifique dont le bénéfice clinique reste à évaluer.
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- A Régent
- Université Paris Descartes, 12, rue de l'École de médecine, 75270 Paris cedex 06, France
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Shafey M, Duan Q, Russell J, Duggan P, Balogh A, Stewart DA. Double high-dose therapy with dose-intensive cyclophosphamide, etoposide, cisplatin (DICEP) followed by high-dose melphalan and autologous stem cell transplantation for relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2012; 53:596-602. [DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2011.624227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cocorocchio E, Peccatori F, Vanazzi A, Piperno G, Calabrese L, Botteri E, Travaini L, Preda L, Martinelli G. High-dose chemotherapy in relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma patients: a reappraisal of prognostic factors. Hematol Oncol 2012; 31:34-40. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2011] [Revised: 03/05/2012] [Accepted: 03/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- E Cocorocchio
- Haematoncology Division; European Institute of Oncology; Milan; Italy
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- Haematoncology Division; European Institute of Oncology; Milan; Italy
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- Haematoncology Division; European Institute of Oncology; Milan; Italy
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- Radiotherapy Division; European Institute of Oncology; Milan; Italy
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- Haematoncology Division; European Institute of Oncology; Milan; Italy
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Division; European Institute of Oncology; Milan; Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Division; European Institute of Oncology; Milan; Italy
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- Radiology Division; European Institute of Oncology; Milan; Italy
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- Haematoncology Division; European Institute of Oncology; Milan; Italy
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Kaloyannidis P, Voutiadou G, Baltadakis I, Tsirigotis P, Spyridonidis A, Repousis P, Balta A, Tsimberis S, Karakasis D, Sakellari I, Dervenoulas I, Harhalakis N, Anagnostopoulos A. Outcomes of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Patients with Relapse or Progression following Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2012; 18:451-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2011.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2011] [Accepted: 07/21/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Colpo A, Hochberg E, Chen YB. Current status of autologous stem cell transplantation in relapsed and refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma. Oncologist 2011; 17:80-90. [PMID: 22210089 PMCID: PMC3267827 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2011-0177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2011] [Accepted: 10/13/2011] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Despite the relatively high long-term disease-free survival (DFS) rate for patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) with modern combination chemotherapy or combined modality regimens, ∼20% of patients die from progressive or relapsed disease. The standard treatment for relapsed and primary refractory HL is salvage chemotherapy followed by high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), which has shown a 5-year progression-free survival rate of ∼50%-60%. Recent developments in a number of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities have begun to improve these results. Functional imaging, refinement of clinical prognostic factors, and development of novel biomarkers have improved the predictive algorithms, allowing better patient selection and timing for ASCT. In addition, these algorithms have begun to identify a group of patients who are candidates for more aggressive treatment beyond standard ASCT. Novel salvage regimens may potentially improve the rate of complete remission prior to ASCT, and the use of maintenance therapy after ASCT has become a subject of current investigation. We present a summary of developments in each of these areas.
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- Anna Colpo
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Hematology and Clinical Immunology Branch, University of Padua School of Medicine, Padua, Italy
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Keller SF, Kelly JL, Sensenig E, Andreozzi J, Oliva J, Rich L, Constine L, Becker M, Phillips G, Liesveld J, Fisher RI, Bernstein SH, Friedberg JW. Late relapses following high-dose autologous stem cell transplantation (HD-ASCT) for Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) in the ABVD therapeutic era. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2011; 18:640-7. [PMID: 21871246 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2011.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2011] [Accepted: 08/13/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Salvage chemotherapy followed by high-dose autologous stem cell transplantation (HD-ASCT) is the standard of care for patients who have relapsed or refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL). Few trials have had long-term follow-up post-HD-ASCT in the ABVD (adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine) era of treatment. We reviewed 95 consecutive patients who received HD-ASCT for relapsed or refractory HL following ABVD failure between 1990 and 2006 at the University of Rochester. Median follow-up for survivors was 8.2 years. All patients received HD-ASCT following upfront ABVD (or equivalent) failure. At 5 years, overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS) were 54% and 37%, respectively. In total, 54 patients have died; 37 of these patients died directly of HL. Notably, there were 19 deaths >3 years post-HD-ASCT and 13 of these late deaths are directly attributable to HL. Furthermore, there were 51 documented relapses, 9 of which occurred >3 years post-HD-ASCT. In contrast to other studies, we did not observe a plateau in EFS following transplantation. Patients appear to be at continuous risk of recurrence beyond 3 years after HD-ASCT. Our results emphasize the importance of long-term follow-up for both toxicity and recurrence, and have important implications in defining success of posttransplantation maintenance strategies.
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- Sarah F Keller
- James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
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Prognostic significance of FDG-PET in relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma treated with standard salvage chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2011; 17:1646-52. [PMID: 21601641 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2011.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2011] [Accepted: 04/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Positron emission tomography using [(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG-PET) has emerged as the standard response assessment tool in frontline therapy for classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). The ability of FDG-PET to predict outcomes in patients with relapsed cHL treated with modern standard salvage chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) remains uncertain. Forty-six patients with relapsed/refractory cHL treated from 2001 to 2007 with standard salvage/ASCT therapy had FDG-PET available for blinded review. The results of pre-ASCT FDG-PET interpreted by the international harmonization project (IHP) criteria were compared with published prognostic models for prediction of event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS). Overall, 3-year EFS was 62% and OS was 78%, with a median follow-up of 38 months. Pre-ASCT FDG-PET response significantly predicted 3-year EFS in FDG-PET-negative (82%) versus FDG-PET-positive (41%) patients (P = .02). A trend was observed for 3-year OS comparing FDG-PET-negative (91%) versus -positive (64%) patients (P = .08). Multivariate analysis demonstrated the independent prognostic significance of pre-ASCT FDG-PET for EFS with a hazard ratio (HR) of 3.2 (confidence interval [CI] 1.1-9.0, P = .03). Pre-ASCT FDG-PET scans predict EFS in patients with relapsed cHL patients treated with modern salvage/ASCT therapy and warrant prospective evaluation.
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Rathore B, Kadin ME. Hodgkin's lymphoma therapy: past, present, and future. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2011; 11:2891-906. [PMID: 21050034 DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2010.515979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD The treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) with the use of radiotherapy and systemic chemotherapy has been one of the success stories of modern oncology. HL therapy has been the paradigm for the systematic evaluation of different curative modalities, resulting in cure for the majority of patients. The current focus is on designing initial therapeutic strategies that retain efficacy and minimize long-term toxicity. Appropriate use of pathologic, clinical, biologic and radiologic prognostic factors in identification of aggressive HL is paramount in designing a successful therapeutic strategy. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW This review addresses the current and future use of prognostic tools, including PET scanning and other biomarkers, in identifying patients with aggressive HL, with reference to publications from the last two decades. The current standard approaches with the use of combined modality therapy and systemic chemotherapy as well as the promising role of future response-adapted strategies is reviewed. WHAT THE READER WILL GAIN The reader will obtain a comprehensive review of risk assessment strategies as well as current and investigational therapeutic approaches in the management of HL. TAKE HOME MESSAGE In HL, appropriate utilization of risk assessment strategies is required to maximize therapeutic outcomes while minimizing toxicity, especially long-term toxicity. Response-adapted therapy utilizing PET has the potential to profoundly improve the therapeutic landscape in HL.
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- Bharti Rathore
- Department of Medicine, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence Rhode Island 02908, USA
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Castillo JJ, Morales D, Quinones P, Cotrina E, Desposorio C, Beltran B. Lymphopenia as a prognostic factor in patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified. Leuk Lymphoma 2011; 51:1822-8. [PMID: 20849388 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2010.508189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified (PTCLU) is the most common T-cell lymphoma variant. The molecular heterogeneity of PTCLU is reflected by a diverse clinical course. Several prognostic factors have been studied, but further refinement is needed. The aim of our study was to retrospectively evaluate the presence of lymphopenia, defined as a lymphocyte count of<1000 cells/mm³, as a prognostic factor for survival in patients with PTCLU. Sixty-nine cases with a pathological diagnosis of PTCLU were included in our analysis. Lymphopenia was seen in 38% of the patients and was statistically associated with a worse response to chemotherapy. In univariate analysis, lymphopenia, IPI score>2, and Prognostic Index for PTCLU (PIT) score>2 were associated with a worse overall survival. In multivariate analysis, lymphopenia and a PIT score>2 were the only independent poor prognostic factors, implying an important role of the patient's immune system in both response to therapy and survival.
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- Jorge J Castillo
- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Division of Hematology and Oncology, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
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Relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma is a challenging problem for clinicians who treat hematologic malignancies. The standard management of these patients should include the use of salvage chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) in patients who are chemotherapy sensitive. Open issues in this area include the role of functional imaging, the specific chemotherapy regimen to be used before ASCT, and the role of consolidative radiotherapy. Some patients will not be eligible for ASCT, and alternative approaches with conventional chemotherapy alone or with salvage radiotherapy should be considered. Prognostic factors for relapsed/refractory disease have been identified but generally are not used as a part of risk-adapted therapy. Allogeneic transplantation may offer the potential of a graft-versus-lymphoma effect, but this therapy has significant toxicity and results in few long-term disease-free survivors; hence, it should only be offered in the context of disease-specific clinical trials. An expanding list of novel drugs has exhibited promising single-agent activity. Patients have effective options beyond primary therapy, and continued progress through controlled trials remains a tangible goal in the treatment of relapsed and refractory disease.
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Hodgkin lymphoma is one of the few cancers that affect both adults and children. Cure rates for Hodgkin lymphoma remain among the best for pediatric cancers. However, cure is often associated with significant delayed effects of therapy, including an elevated risk for second malignancies, cardiotoxicity, pulmonary toxicity, and gonadal and non-gonadal endocrine dysfunction. Therefore, the aim of current treatment strategies is to further improve outcomes while minimizing therapy-related complications. At diagnosis, patients are classified into risk groups based on disease stage, and the presence of clinical, biologic, and serologic risk factors. In general, the most recent trials have intensified therapy in those patients with high-risk disease to improve disease control, and have limited therapy in those patients with low-risk disease to avoid secondary effects. In low-risk patients, multiple studies have been conducted to investigate limiting either radiation therapy or chemotherapy to prevent long-term side effects without affecting the excellent cure rate. In intermediate- and high-risk patients, many studies have examined intensifying therapy to improve event-free survival rates. In addition, response assessment by fluorine-18-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) may be particularly important in pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma; it may allow modification of treatment to maximize treatment efficacy and minimize late effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Despite the improvements in treatment for all stages of Hodgkin lymphoma, there is still a subgroup of patients who do not enter remission with initial therapy or relapse after initial response to therapy. Unfortunately, standard-dose salvage chemotherapy for relapsed disease has disappointing results in terms of overall survival since patients have typically already received intensive therapy. While there is no standard of care in terms of salvage chemotherapy, high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) rescue has become the standard of care for the majority of children with relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma. The use of allogeneic transplantation is controversial in relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma; because of the high transplant-related mortality, allogeneic transplant has not been associated with improved overall survival over ASCT. As more has been learned about the biologic mechanisms involved in Hodgkin lymphoma, biologically-based therapies are being investigated for use in this disease, both at initial diagnosis and relapse. Both immunotherapy and small molecules are being studied as possible therapeutic agents in Hodgkin lymphoma. Unfortunately, the vast majority of investigations of novel agents have occurred exclusively in adult patients. However, since pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma and adult Hodgkin lymphoma are similar, these results may potentially be extrapolated to pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma.
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- Jennifer Freed
- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201, USA.
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Canioni D, Deau-Fischer B, Taupin P, Ribrag V, Delarue R, Bosq J, Rubio MT, Roux D, Vasiliu V, Varet B, Brousse N, Hermine O. Prognostic significance of new immunohistochemical markers in refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma: a study of 59 cases. PLoS One 2009; 4:e6341. [PMID: 19623262 PMCID: PMC2710003 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2009] [Accepted: 06/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Although most classical Hodgkin lymphoma patients are cured, a significant minority fail after primary therapy and may die as result of their disease. To date, there is no consensus on biological markers that add value to usual parameters (which comprise the International Prognostic Score) used at diagnosis to predict outcome. We evaluated 59 patients (18 with primary refractory or early relapse disease and 41 responders) for bcl2, Ki67, CD20, TiA1 and c-kit expression by semi-quantitative immunohistochemical study and correlated the results with the response to treatment. The results showed that expression of bcl2 and CD20 in Hodgkin and Reed Sternberg cells, and expression of TiA1 in micro-environmental lymphocytes, and c-kit positive mast cells in microenvironment, were independent prognostic markers. These novel cHL markers could be used in association with clinical parameters to identify newly diagnosed patients with favorable or unfavorable prognosis and to better tailor treatment for different risk groups.
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- Danielle Canioni
- Department of Pathology, Necker Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, University Paris-Descartes, Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France.
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Engelhardt BG, Holland DW, Brandt SJ, Chinratanalab W, Goodman SA, Greer JP, Jagasia MH, Kassim AA, Morgan DS, Ruffner KL, Schuening FG, Wolff S, Bitting R, Sulur P, Stein RS. High-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation for relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma: Prognostic features and outcomes. Leuk Lymphoma 2009; 48:1728-35. [PMID: 17786708 DOI: 10.1080/10428190701534374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Between January 1990 and April 2001, 115 patients received high-dose chemotherapy (HDT) followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) for relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). With a median follow-up of 58 months (range, 1 - 175 months), 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 46% and 58%, respectively. Twelve patients with primary refractory disease had a 5-year PFS of 41% and OS of 58%, not significantly different from those of the remaining cohort. Early and overall regimen related mortality were 7% and 16%, respectively. Male gender (P = 0.04) and a time to relapse (TTR) < 12 months (P = 0.03) were associated with decreased OS by univariate analysis. In multivariate analysis, TTR < 12 months remained statistically significant (P = 0.04). We have confirmed that HDT and ASCT result in long-term survival for a proportion of patients with relapsed or refractory HL. All patients, including those with primary refractory disease, benefited from HDT and ASCT.
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- Brian G Engelhardt
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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Martínez C, Salamero O, Arenillas L, Duque J, López-Guillermo A, Rovira M, Urbano-Ispízua Á, Fernández-Avilés F, Carreras E, Montserrat E. Autologous stem cell transplantation for patients with active Hodgkin's lymphoma: Long-term outcome of 61 patients from a single institution. Leuk Lymphoma 2009; 48:1968-75. [DOI: 10.1080/10428190701573265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Talaulikar D, Choudhury A, Shadbolt B, Brown M. Lymphocytopenia as a prognostic marker for diffuse large B cell lymphomas. Leuk Lymphoma 2008; 49:959-64. [PMID: 18464115 DOI: 10.1080/10428190801959026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Lymphocytopenia has been reported to confer adverse outcomes in a number of hematological malignancies. Recently, it has been reported to be associated with poor outcome in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of lymphocytopenia at diagnosis in patients with DLBCL, and to confirm its significance as a prognostic factor, particularly in relation to the international prognostic index (IPI). Medical and laboratory records of 165 patients diagnosed with DLBCL were retrieved and analysed. Lymphocyte counts were correlated with overall survival and role as a prognostic marker independent of IPI was determined. Lymphocytopenia (lymphocyte count <or=1x10(9)/L) was noted in 35.8%; it correlated adversely with overall survival (3.4 years vs. 10.3 years, p=0.002). A Cox regression model established that the prognostic significance was independent of the IPI.
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- Dipti Talaulikar
- Department of Haematology, ACT Pathology, The Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australia
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Crump M. Management of Hodgkin lymphoma in relapse after autologous stem cell transplant. HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2008; 2008:326-333. [PMID: 19074105 DOI: 10.1182/asheducation-2008.1.326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Recurrence of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) occurs in about 50% of patients after autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), usually within the first year, and represents a significant therapeutic challenge. The natural history of recurrent HL in this setting may range from a rapidly progressive to a more indolent course. Patients in this setting are often young, without comorbidities and able to tolerate additional therapies: expectations are often still high. The approach to treatment depends on clinical variables (time to relapse, perceived sensitivity to additional cytotoxic therapy, disease stage), prior history of radiation therapy, the availability of an HLA-identical donor, and the availability of new agents via clinical trials. Although very few of these patients can be cured, results from reported series, albeit often small and sometimes with relatively short follow-up, document that excellent disease control can be achieved with radiation, single or multiagent chemotherapy, and reduced-intensity allogeneic transplantation. The results of these approaches will be reviewed, and a treatment algorithm incorporating the use of standard or investigational agents or approaches will be discussed.
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- Michael Crump
- Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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Moskowitz CH. An Evidence-Based Approach to the Management of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Oncology 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/0-387-31056-8_67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The majority of patients who are diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) will be cured with primary chemotherapy. For those who relapse, autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) has become the standard of care. Randomized clinical trials have demonstrated that approximately 50% of patients with chemosensitive relapsed HL can achieve long term disease free survival with ASCT. However, optimal therapy of those who have chemorefractory disease or who relapse after an ASCT has not been established. Reduced intensity allogeneic stem cell transplantation may benefit these patients, although a definite graft versus HL effect has not been demonstrated and treatment-related mortality remains relatively high. New salvage regimens that incorporate gemcitabine, vinorelbine, rituximab, and/or monoclonal antibodies against CD30 are being investigated.
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- Amanda F Cashen
- Division of Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Chaidos A, Kanfer E, Apperley JF. Risk assessment in haemotopoietic stem cell transplantation: disease and disease stage. Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 2007; 20:125-54. [PMID: 17448953 DOI: 10.1016/j.beha.2006.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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This chapter addresses the impact of the disease and disease status on the outcome of stem-cell transplantation. In consideration of the other topics addressed within this volume we have elected to focus on allogeneic rather than autologous transplantation. Furthermore we have not tried to be comprehensive and discuss the role of disease status in all conditions amenable to allografting, but rather to review the evidence that exists for selected haematological malignancies. Where possible we have made some clear recommendations, but where evidence is less clear we have indicated the ongoing controversies.
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MESH Headings
- Acute Disease
- Adult
- Benzamides
- Female
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/mortality
- Humans
- Imatinib Mesylate
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/therapy
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/therapy
- Leukemia, Myeloid/therapy
- Male
- Multiple Myeloma/therapy
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes/therapy
- Neoplasm Staging
- Neoplasms/therapy
- Piperazines/therapeutic use
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/therapy
- Prognosis
- Pyrimidines/therapeutic use
- Recurrence
- Risk Assessment
- Survival Analysis
- Transplantation, Homologous
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- Aristeidis Chaidos
- Department of Haematology, Hammersmith Hospital, DuCane Road, London W12 0NN, UK
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is an effective treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma. Treatment outcome is better among patients who demonstrate sensitivity to salvage chemotherapy. Approximately half of the patients undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation will be cured and sequential high-dose therapy has been proposed as a means of improving these results further. Lifelong medical surveillance is required following transplantation to monitor for late toxicity, including second malignancy. For young patients who relapse following transplantation, reduced-intensity allogeneic transplantation has shown encouraging response rates, while second autologous stem cell transplantation, radiotherapy and palliative single-agent chemotherapy are other options. For patients with multiple relapses and chemotherapy refractory disease, novel approaches are necessary.
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- Felicity Murphy
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5PT, UK.
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Escobar IG, Barrigon DC, Tamayo P, Perez-Simon JA, Mateos MV, Garcia JR, San Miguel JF. Prognostic impact of pretransplantation computed tomography and gallium scans in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma with poor prognosis undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 7:217-25. [PMID: 17229338 DOI: 10.3816/clm.2006.n.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The present study evaluated computed tomography (CT) and Gallium-67 scanning (67Ga) before transplantation as prognostic factors for overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS) in patients with relapsed or primary refractory Hodgkin lymphoma undergoing high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation. PATIENTS AND METHODS Forty-five patients were included. Of these, 10 (22%) had positive CT and 67Ga scan results, 21 (47%) had negative results of both techniques, 12 (27%) had positive CT/negative 67Ga scan results, and 2 (5%) had negative CT/positive 67Ga scan results. RESULTS Patients with positive CT/67Ga scan results had a significantly worse EFS and OS at 5 years than those with negative 67Ga scan results, whether it was associated with positive or negative CT scan results (0 and 25% vs. 83% and 90% vs. 74% and 83%, respectively; P < 0.001). With a median follow-up of 59 months (range, 6-150 months), no differences were observed between patients with negative CT/67Ga scan results and those with positive CT/negative 67Ga scan results, with an EFS and OS at 5 years of 74% vs. 83% and 83% vs. 90%, respectively. In multivariate analysis, the presence of pretransplantation positive CT/67Ga scan results adversely influenced EFS and OS (hazard ratio, 39; 95% confidence interval, 8-202 [P < 0.001] and hazard ratio, 24; 95% confidence interval, 4-135 [P < 0.001], respectively). CONCLUSION Gallium-67 scans help to identify pretransplantation CT-positive patients with a different outcome. A group of patients with positive CT/negative 67Ga scan results before transplantation who showed a favorable outcome with a low rate of relapse and another group of patients with positive CT/67Ga scan results before transplantation who showed poor prognosis did not benefit from autologous stem cell transplantation. They should be offered other therapeutic strategies.
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- Ignacio Garcia Escobar
- Department of Hematology and Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Salamanca, Spain.
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