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Follows GA, Barrington SF, Bhuller KS, Culligan DJ, Cutter DJ, Gallop-Evans E, Kassam S, Osborne W, Sadullah S, Townsend W, Uttenthal BJ, Collins GP. Guideline for the first-line management of Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma - A British Society for Haematology guideline. Br J Haematol 2022; 197:558-572. [PMID: 35191541 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This guideline was compiled according to the British Society for Haematology (BSH) process at https://b-s-h.org.uk/media/16732/bsh-guidance-development-process-dec-5-18.pdf. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) nomenclature was used to evaluate levels of evidence and to assess the strength of recommendations. The GRADE criteria can be found at http://www.gradeworkinggroup.org. Recommendations are based on a review of the literature using Medline, PubMed/Medline and Cochrane searches beginning from 2013 up to January 2021. The following search terms were used: [Hodgkin lymphoma OR Hodgkin disease] NOT non-Hodgkin; AND [chemotherapy OR radiotherapy]; AND [elderly]; AND [teenage OR adolescent OR young adult]; AND [pregnancy]. Filters were applied to include only publications written in English, studies carried out in humans, clinical conferences, congresses, clinical trials, clinical studies, meta-analyses, multicentre studies and randomised controlled trials. References pre-2013 were taken from the previous version of this guideline.1 Review of the manuscript was performed by the British Society for Haematology (BSH) Guidelines Committee Haematology Oncology Taskforce, the BSH Guidelines Committee and the Haematology Oncology sounding board of BSH.
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- George A Follows
- Department of Haematology, Cambridge University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' PET Centre, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College, London, UK
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- Paediatric, Teenage & Young Adult (TYA) Haematology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Oncology, Oxford Cancer and Haematology Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Haematology, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle, UK
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- Department of Haematology, James Paget University Hospital, Great Yarmouth, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College Hospital London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Cambridge University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Clinical Haematology, Oxford Cancer and Haematology Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Lee JM, Choi JY, Hong KT, Kang HJ, Shin HY, Baek HJ, Kook H, Kim S, Lee JW, Chung NG, Cho B, Cho SG, Park KM, Yang EJ, Lim YT, Suh JK, Kang SH, Kim H, Koh KN, Im HJ, Seo JJ, Cho HW, Ju HY, Lee JW, Yoo KH, Sung KW, Koo HH, Park KD, Hah JO, Kim MK, Han JW, Hahn SM, Lyu CJ, Shim YJ, Kim HS, Do YR, Yoo JW, Lim YJ, Jeon IS, Chueh HW, Oh SY, Choi HS, Park JE, Lee JA, Park HJ, Park BK, Kim SK, Lim JY, Park ES, Park SK, Choi EJ, Choi YB, Yoon JH. Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes in Children, Adolescents, and Young-adults with Hodgkin's Lymphoma: a KPHOG Lymphoma Working-party, Multicenter, Retrospective Study. J Korean Med Sci 2020; 35:e393. [PMID: 33258329 PMCID: PMC7707923 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) constitutes 10%-20% of all malignant lymphomas and has a high cure rate (5-year survival, around 90%). Recently, interest has increased concerning preventing secondary complications (secondary cancer, endocrine disorders) in long-term survivors. We aimed to study the epidemiologic features and therapeutic outcomes of HL in children, adolescents, and young adults in Korea. METHODS We performed a multicenter, retrospective study of 224 patients aged < 25 years diagnosed with HL at 22 participating institutes in Korea from January 2007 to August 2016. RESULTS A higher percentage of males was diagnosed at a younger age. Nodular sclerosis histopathological HL subtype was most common, followed by mixed cellularity subtype. Eighty-one (36.2%), 101 (45.1%), and 42 (18.8%) patients were classified into low, intermediate, and high-risk groups, respectively. Doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine was the most common protocol (n = 102, 45.5%). Event-free survival rate was 86.0% ± 2.4%, while five-year overall survival (OS) rate was 96.1% ± 1.4%: 98.7% ± 1.3%, 97.7% ± 1.6%, and 86.5% ± 5.6% in the low, intermediate, and high-risk groups, respectively (P = 0.021). Five-year OS was worse in patients with B-symptoms, stage IV disease, high-risk, splenic involvement, extra-nodal lymphoma, and elevated lactate dehydrogenase level. In multivariate analysis, B-symptoms and extra-nodal involvement were prognostic factors for poor OS. Late complications of endocrine disorders and secondary malignancy were observed in 17 and 6 patients, respectively. CONCLUSION This is the first study on the epidemiology and treatment outcomes of HL in children, adolescents, and young adults in Korea. Future prospective studies are indicated to develop therapies that minimize treatment toxicity while maximizing cure rates in children, adolescents, and young adults with HL.
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- Jae Min Lee
- Department of Pediatrics, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Seoul National University Cancer Institute, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Seoul National University Cancer Institute, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Seoul National University Cancer Institute, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Seoul National University Cancer Institute, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University School of Medicines, Yangsan, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University School of Medicines, Yangsan, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University School of Medicines, Yangsan, Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University-Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Korea
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- Division of Hemato-oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Center for Pediatric Oncology, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea
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- Center for Pediatric Oncology, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea
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- Center for Pediatric Oncology, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Comparison of Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Children and Adolescents. A Twenty Year Experience with MH'96 and LH2004 AIEOP (Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology) Protocols. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12061620. [PMID: 32570974 PMCID: PMC7352443 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12061620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) represent a distinct group of patients. The objectives of this study were: To compare adolescent prognosis to that of younger children; to compare the results achieved with the two consecutive protocols in both age groups; to analyze clinical characteristics of children and adolescents. Between 1996 and 2017, 1759 patients aged <18 years were evaluable for the study. Five hundred and sixty patients were treated with the MH’96 protocol and 1199 with the LH2004 protocol. Four hundred and eighty-two were adolescents aged ≥15 years. Patients in both age groups showed very favorable prognoses. In particular, OS improved with the LH2004 protocol, especially in the adolescent group and in the low risk group, where radiation therapy was spared. Adolescent characteristics differed significantly from the children’s according to sex, histology, and the presence of symptoms. Remarkable is the decrease both in mixed cellularity in the children and in low stages in both age groups in the LH2004 protocol with respect to MH’96 protocol. Based on our experience, adopting pediatric protocols for AYA does not compromise patient outcomes.
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Zawati I, Adouni O, Finetti P, Manai M, Manai M, Gamoudi A, Birnbaum D, Bertucci F, Mezlini A. Adolescents and young adults with classical Hodgkin lymphoma in northern Tunisia: insights from an adult single-institutional study. Cancer Radiother 2020; 24:206-214. [PMID: 32171674 DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2020.01.004] [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: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to extensively describe the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic outcomes of adolescents and young adults (AYA) population with classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (cHL). Then, a comparison between AYAs and adults and between the subgroups of AYAs treated with the same adult protocol was accomplished to further inform on optimal therapy approach of choice for adolescent patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this mono-centric, retrospective study, we reviewed the medical records. We analyzed 112 consecutive North Tunisian patients, including 66 AYAs (15 to 39 years) and 46 adults (≥40years) affected by cHL treated from 2000 to 2015 at Salah Azaiez Institute. Then, we performed a comparative analysis between AYA and 46 adult patients and a subgroup analysis between adolescents and young adults. All patients were treated according to the national protocol for HL, edited by the Tunisian Society of Hematology. The treatment included chemotherapy and involved-field radiotherapy (RT) at a dose of 20 or 30 Grays (Gy) for responders and 36Gy for non-responders. RESULTS AYA patients presented with adverse features with nodular sclerosis subtype (p=3.88×10-02) and mediastinal mass involvement (p=9.40×10-04). At a median follow-up of 51 and 32 months for AYAs and adults, respectively, no statistical difference in terms of 3 and 5-years overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS) was shown. Using the Kaplan-Meier method, in AYAs, the ABVD regimen has an impact on 3-years EFS (p=4.63×10-02). The 36Gy RT was associated with the best 3-years EFS (p=9.24×10-03). Besides, AYA patients with advanced-stage had the worst 3-years OS (76%) (p=2.41×10-02). Although the adolescents and young adults shared similar clinical presentation, we noted that the adolescent group had the worst 3-years EFS (48%), but the best 3-years OS (91%). We identified 15% of primary refractory patients and a rate of toxicity of 5.3% in AYA. CONCLUSION The treatment approach used is well tolerated by adult patients. However, the AYA patients and particularly adolescent subgroup had more advanced disease at diagnosis and should be treated more intensively in dedicated units. RT dose<36Gy and ABVD chemotherapy were associated with lower EFS in this population.
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- I Zawati
- Department of Immunohistocytology, Salah Azaiez Institute, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia; Department of Biology, Mycology, Pathologies and Biomarkers Laboratory (LR16ES05), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092 Ariana, Tunisia.
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- Department of Immunohistocytology, Salah Azaiez Institute, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia; Department of Biology, Mycology, Pathologies and Biomarkers Laboratory (LR16ES05), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092 Ariana, Tunisia
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- Predictive Oncology Laboratory, Cancer Research Center of Marseille, Aix Marseille University, 13009 Marseille, Tunisia
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- Department of Immunohistocytology, Salah Azaiez Institute, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia; Predictive Oncology Laboratory, Cancer Research Center of Marseille, Aix Marseille University, 13009 Marseille, Tunisia; Human Genetics Laboratory (LR99ES10), Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis, El Manar, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Biology, Mycology, Pathologies and Biomarkers Laboratory (LR16ES05), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092 Ariana, Tunisia
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- Department of Immunohistocytology, Salah Azaiez Institute, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Predictive Oncology Laboratory, Cancer Research Center of Marseille, Aix Marseille University, 13009 Marseille, Tunisia
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- Predictive Oncology Laboratory, Cancer Research Center of Marseille, Aix Marseille University, 13009 Marseille, Tunisia; Department of Medical Oncology, Paoli-Calmettes Institute, 13009 Marseille, France; Training and Research Unit of Medicine, Aix Marseille University, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Salah Azaiez Institute, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia
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The Utility of PET/CT in Guiding Radiotherapy Reduction for Children With Hodgkin Lymphoma Treated With ABVD. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2020; 42:e87-e93. [PMID: 31259825 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000001534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine) is standard upfront chemotherapy for adults diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), but positron emission tomography (PET)-based response data following ABVD is lacking for pediatrics. Among children who received ABVD for HL, we document interim and end of therapy PET-computed tomography (CT) response by Deauville criteria, and survival outcomes following a response-based reduction in involved field radiotherapy (IFRT). Children 18 years of age or below with HL treated with ABVD between 2006 and 2015 who had interim PET/CT scans after 2 cycles of chemotherapy were included. Interim and end of therapy PET/CT scans were retrospectively re-evaluated using Deauville criteria by 3 radiologists. Among 45 children, 32 (71%) met criteria for intermediate risk, 86% achieved rapid early response (RER) and only 4 (9%) received upfront IFRT. Patients achieving RER had superior 5-year event-free survival (EFS) 95%±4% versus 50%±18% (P≤0.001) and overall survival (OS) 100% versus 83%±15% (P=0.025). Patients with bulk who achieved RER and received no IFRT achieved 5-year EFS of 92%±6% and OS 100%. Low, intermediate, and high risk patients had 5-year EFS of 100%, 94%±4%, and 50%±18% (P=0.002) and 5-year OS of 100%, 100%, and 75%±15% (P=0.03). RER following 2 cycles of ABVD is predictive of survival outcomes in children and adolescents with HL and may identify a group who may omit IFRT.
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Glimelius I, Englund A, Rostgaard K, Smedby KE, Eloranta S, de Nully Brown P, Johansen C, Kamper P, Ljungman G, Hjalgrim LL, Hjalgrim H. Distribution of hospital care among pediatric and young adult Hodgkin lymphoma survivors-A population-based cohort study from Sweden and Denmark. Cancer Med 2019; 8:4918-4927. [PMID: 31264807 PMCID: PMC6712477 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.2363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2019] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The burden of late effects among Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivors treated according to contemporary protocols remains poorly characterized. We used nation‐wide registers to assess number of inpatient bed‐days and specialist outpatient visits among 1048 HL‐patients (<25 years, diagnosed 1990‐2010) and 5175 country‐, sex‐, and age‐matched comparators. We followed them for up to 24 years, with time‐dependent assessment of relapse status. International Classification of Diseases (ICD‐10) chapter‐specific hazard ratios (HRs) were assessed in Cox regression analyses, and nonparametric statistics described patterns of health‐care‐use. Relative to comparators, relapse‐free survivors were at increased risk of infections, diseases of the blood, endocrine, circulatory and respiratory systems, and unspecific symptoms, HRs ranging from 1.86 to 3.05. Relative to comparators, relapsed survivors had at statistically significantly increased risk of diseases reflecting practically all investigated disease‐chapters, HRs ranging from 1.60 to 18.7. Among relapse‐free survivors, 10% of the patients accounted for 80% of all hospital bed days, and 55% were never hospitalized during follow‐up. Among relapsed‐survivors, 10% of the patients accounted for 50% of the bed days, and only 24% were never hospitalized during follow‐up. In contrast, 10% of the comparators accounted for 90% of hospital bed days and 75% were never hospitalized. These findings challenge the impression of a uniformly distributed long‐term morbidity among all HL survivors and emphasize the need for early identification and attention to patients particularly susceptible to late effects, such as relapsed survivors.
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- Ingrid Glimelius
- Department of Immunology Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Haematology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Haematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Lymphomas in adolescents and young adults represent approximately one quarter of all cancers in this age group. Historically, adolescent and young adult cancer patients represent a unique population with diverging issues surrounding psychosocial hardships/barriers, economics, and lack of standardization of therapeutic approaches.Furthermore, the biologic differences within the adolescent and young adult population seen in various lymphoma subtypes likely play a role in overall outcomes for this group. Without an organized approach to clinical and translational research for adolescent and young adult patients within specialized treatment centers, this population may continue to experience inferior results. Here we look at the current perspectives of adolescent and young adult lymphomas with respect to disease biology, clinical characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of this unique lymphoma population.
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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) commonly occurs in adolescents and young adults (AYA), defined by the National Cancer Institute as people diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 15 and 39 years. Despite therapeutic advances, the AYA population has derived less incremental benefit compared to both paediatric and adult counterparts. Although the exact aetiology is unclear, contributing factors probably include differences in disease biology, delayed diagnosis, decreased participation in clinical trials and treatment adherence secondary to complex social factors. As such, while HL remains highly curable, there is not a clear consensus regarding the management of patients within this age range, specifically whether paediatric or adult regimens are preferred or how best to incorporate emerging therapeutic advancements. Ongoing clinical trials, as well as continued collaborative efforts are required to address the needs of this population, investigate the potential for unique biological factors and allow for optimization of treatment. Here we review current prognostic and treatment strategies for paediatric and adult patients with HL and highlight complexities around the management of this patient population.
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- Jennifer L Crombie
- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Flerlage JE, Metzger ML, Bhakta N. The management of Hodgkin lymphoma in adolescents and young adults: burden of disease or burden of choice? Blood 2018; 132:376-384. [PMID: 29895665 PMCID: PMC6071556 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-01-778548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) comprise the largest age group affected by Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). Despite excellent overall survival of AYA patients with HL due to advances in treatment regimens, therapy-associated late effects continue to be a concern in HL survivors, especially for younger patients who have decades of life remaining. Since the first clinical trial for HL with chemotherapy in 1964, subsequent protocols have attempted to reduce chemotherapy-induced toxicities and yet maintain high overall survival rates. Today, new analytic methods applied to data from survivorship cohorts, such as the recently described cumulative burden of disease metric, can be used to inform changes for future protocols. Although pediatric and adult trial consortia have followed this process, the AYA population, an age cohort split between pediatric and adult health care services, faces many barriers to care and is the least likely to be enrolled in clinical trials. AYA patients with HL theoretically have a choice to be treated in pediatric or adult protocols when presented with these options. Recent efforts by the National Clinical Trials Network, the Children's Oncology Group, and others have been made to ensure that the burden of choice for the AYA population is not greater than the burden of disease.
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- Jamie E Flerlage
- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
- The University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN; and
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- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
- The University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN; and
- Department of Global Pediatric Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
- The University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN; and
- Department of Global Pediatric Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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Kahn JM, Kelly KM. Adolescent and young adult Hodgkin lymphoma: Raising the bar through collaborative science and multidisciplinary care. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2018; 65:e27033. [PMID: 29603618 PMCID: PMC5980713 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.27033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Revised: 02/04/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is one of the most common cancers in the adolescent and young adult (AYA) population (15-39 years). Despite continued improvements in HL outcomes, AYAs have not exhibited survival gains to the same extent as other age groups. At present, details about tumor biology, optimal therapeutic approaches, supportive care needs, and long-term toxicities in AYAs with HL remain understudied. Herein, we summarize the current state of the AYA population with HL, specifically focusing on how collaborations across the pediatric and medical oncology divide, coupled with multidisciplinary patient care, can further optimize outcomes for this group of patients.
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- Justine M. Kahn
- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplantation, Columbia University, Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA
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Englund A, Glimelius I, Rostgaard K, Smedby KE, Eloranta S, Molin D, Kuusk T, Brown PDN, Kamper P, Hjalgrim H, Ljungman G, Hjalgrim LL. Hodgkin lymphoma in children, adolescents and young adults - a comparative study of clinical presentation and treatment outcome. Acta Oncol 2018; 57:276-282. [PMID: 28760045 DOI: 10.1080/0284186x.2017.1355563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) treatment protocols for children, adolescents and young adults traditionally differ, but the biological and clinical justification for this remains uncertain. MATERIAL AND METHODS We compared age-dependent clinical presentation and treatment and outcome for 1072 classical HL patients 0-24 years diagnosed in Denmark (1990-2010) and Sweden (1992-2009) in pediatric (n = 315, Denmark <15 years, Sweden <18 years) or adult departments (n = 757). Distribution of clinical characteristics was assessed with Pearson's chi2-test and Mantel-Haenszel trend test. The Kaplan-Meier method was used for survival analyses. Hazard ratios (HR) were used to compare the different treatment groups and calculated using Cox regression. RESULTS Children (0-9 years) less often presented with advanced disease than adolescents (10-17 years) and young adults (18-24 years) (stage IIB-IV: children 32% vs. adolescents 50%, and adults 55%; p < .005). No variation in overall survival (OS) was seen between pediatric and adult departments or by country. Danish pediatric patients received radiotherapy (36%) less frequently than Swedish pediatric patients (71%) (p < .0001). Ten-year event-free survival (EFS) was lower among Danish pediatric patients (0-14 years) (0.79; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.70-0.86) than among Swedish pediatric patients (0-17 years) (0.88; 95% CI 0.83-0.92), HR (1.93; 95% CI 1.08-3.46). A similar pattern was seen between adult patients in the two countries: Denmark 10-year EFS 0.85 (95% CI 0.81-0.88), Sweden 0.88 (95% CI 0.84-0.91), adjusted HR 1.51 (95% CI 1.03-2.22). CONCLUSION Adolescents and young adults shared similar clinical presentation suggesting a rationale of harmonized treatment for these groups. Both adult and pediatric protocols provided high OS with no significant difference between the departments. The less frequent use of radiotherapy in Danish pediatric patients corresponded to a lower EFS, but comparable OS in all groups confirmed effective rescue strategies for the relapsing patients.
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- Annika Englund
- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Experimental and Clinical Oncology Unit, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Hematology Center, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Experimental and Clinical Oncology Unit, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Haematology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Haematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Henderson TO, Parsons SK, Wroblewski K, Chen L, Hong F, Smith S, McNeer J, Advani R, Gascoyne RD, Constine LS, Horning S, Bartlett NL, Shah B, Connors JM, Leonard J, Kahl BS, Kelly K, Schwartz CL, Li H, Friedberg JW, Friedman DL, Gordon LI, Evens AM. Outcomes in adolescents and young adults with Hodgkin lymphoma treated on US cooperative group protocols: An adult intergroup (E2496) and Children's Oncology Group (COG AHOD0031) comparative analysis. Cancer 2018; 124:136-144. [PMID: 28902390 PMCID: PMC5735034 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 07/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is no clear consensus between pediatric and adult providers about the treatment of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). METHODS Failure-free survival (FFS) and overall survival (OS) were compared between 114 patients ages 17 to 21 years with HL who were treated on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group-American College of Radiology Imaging Network Intergroup adult E2496 study and 391 similarly patients ages 17 to 21 years with HL who were treated on the pediatric Children's Oncology Group (COG) AHOD0031 study. RESULTS Comparing AYAs from the COG and E2496 studies, there were no significant differences in extralymphatic disease, anemia, or hypoalbuminemia. More AYAs in the E2496 trial had stage III and IV disease (63% vs 29%; P < .001) and B symptoms (63% vs 27%; P < .001), and fewer had bulk disease (33% vs 77%; P < .001). More AYAs on the COG trial received radiotherapy (76% vs 66%; P = .03), although in smaller doses. E2496 AYA The 5-year FFS and OS rates were 68% and 89%, respectively in the E2496 AYAs and 81% and 97%, respectively, in the COG AYAs, indicating a statistically superior compared in the COG AYAs (P = .001). In stratified multivariable analyses, E2496 AYAs had worse FFS than COG AYAs in all strata except patients who had stage I and II HL without anemia. Propensity score analysis (based on stage, anemia, and bulk disease) confirmed inferior FFS for E2496 AYAs compared with COG AYAs (P = .004). On the E2496 study, FFS was significantly divergent across age groups (P = .005), with inferior outcomes for those ages 17 to 21 years versus 22-44 years. There was no difference across age on the COG study. CONCLUSIONS Younger AYA patients with HL appear to have better outcomes when treated on a pediatric trial than patients of similar age on an adult trial. Prospective studies examining these differences are warranted. Cancer 2018;124:136-44. © 2017 American Cancer Society.
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- Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Children’s Oncology Group, Acadia, CA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology and Pediatrics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Cornell Weill School of Medicine, New York, NY
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- Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Department of Pediatrics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Oncology, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology and Pediatrics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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Fernández KS, Schwartz CL, Chen L, Constine LS, Chauvenet A, de Alarcón PA. Outcome of adolescents and young adults compared to children with Hodgkin lymphoma treated with response-based chemotherapy on pediatric protocols: A Children's Oncology Group report. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2017; 64:10.1002/pbc.26681. [PMID: 28612375 PMCID: PMC5799083 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Revised: 04/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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PURPOSE We evaluated the outcome of children (<15 years) versus that of adolescents and young adults (AYA; 15-≤ 21 years) treated for Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) in two Pediatric Oncology Group/Children's Oncology Group clinical trials, P9425 and P9426, that used dose-dense, response-based chemotherapy and reduced dose radiotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Subjects 21 years or younger with HL were eligible for these studies. Subjects with low-risk (stages IA, IIA, and IIIA1) without large mediastinal adenopathy biopsy-proven HL, eligible for P9426, were treated with two to four 28-day cycles of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vincristine, and etoposide (ABVE) chemotherapy and 25.5 Gy of involved field radiotherapy. Subjects with intermediate-risk (stages IB, IIA, IIIA1 with large mediastinal adenopathy, and IIIA2) and high-risk (stages IIB, IIIB, and IV) biopsy-proven HL, eligible for P9425, were treated with three to five 21-day cycles of ABVE plus prednisone and cyclophosphamide (ABVE-PC) chemotherapy and 21 Gy of involved region radiotherapy. We compared the 5-year event-free survival (EFS), based on Kaplan-Meier product-limit method, of children versus that of AYA. RESULTS Four hundred seventy-one subjects were enrolled on P9425 and P9426 combined. Of these subjects, 203 were AYA, 104 with intermediate and high-risk HL, and 99 with low-risk HL. The 5-year EFS of children did not significantly differ from that of AYA (85.9 vs. 87.1%) with a median follow up of 7.7 years (P = 0.51). CONCLUSION Given the equivalent and excellent results of therapy, HL represents an opportunity for adult and pediatric cancer treatment collaborative groups to jointly design clinical trials targeted to AYA. These trials should focus on both treatment efficacy and the quality of life of AYA while receiving chemotherapy and in reduction of long-term side effects in the survivorship years.
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- Karen S. Fernández
- Valley Children’s Healthcare. Cancer and Blood Diseases Center. 9300 Valley Children’s Place, Madera, CA,Correspondence to: Karen S. Fernandez, MD. Valley Children’s Healthcare. Cancer and Blood Diseases Center. 9300 Valley Children’s Place, Madera, CA 93636. Phone: 559-353-5478 Fax: 559-353-5490.
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- MD Anderson Cancer Center 1515 Holcombe Blvd Box 87. Houston, TX 77030
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- City of Hope and Beckman Research Institute.1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010
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- University of Rochester Medical Center. 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 647, Rochester, NY 14642
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- Department of Pediatrics. West Virginia University. 830 Pennsylvania Ave, Charleston,WV 25302
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- University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria. 530 NE Glen Oak Ave, Peoria IL 61637
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Bigenwald C, Galimard JE, Quero L, Cabannes-Hamy A, Thieblemont C, Boissel N, Brice P. Hodgkin lymphoma in adolescent and young adults: insights from an adult tertiary single-center cohort of 349 patients. Oncotarget 2017; 8:80073-80082. [PMID: 29108389 PMCID: PMC5668122 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.20684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Adolescent and young adults (AYA) represent one third of patients affected by Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). These patients are frequently treated either with pediatric or adult protocol depending on their physician background. This population has been understudied so far, in terms of HL characteristics and treatment-associated outcomes. Aim We aimed to extensively describe HL features in the AYA population including HL characteristics, progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Methods From 1979 to 2013, consecutive patients with HL aged between 15 to 25 years and followed at Saint-Louis Hospital were prospectively enrolled. Survivals were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Results 349 patients were included and studied, with a median follow-up of 7 years. The majority of patients were treated with adult protocols (mainly ABVD and BEACOPP). They presented adverse clinical characteristics with a high proportion of stage III and IV according to Ann Arbor classification (45 %), a high rate of B symptoms (46 %) and extra-nodal involvement (36 %). Despite these pejorative clinical features, the prognosis remains good with a 10-year PFS and OS estimated at 81.0 % (95%CI [76.7-85.5]) and 90.7% (95%CI [87.2-94.4]), respectively. In multivariate analysis, stages III and IV according to Ann Arbor classification, mixed cellularity histology, elevated neutrophils and LDH above range were independently associated with a worse PFS. We identified a subgroup of 11 primary refractory patients with a particularly poor prognosis. The toxicity rate was low (7.4 %). Conclusion Despite their baseline pejorative features, AYA with HL have a good prognosis. Progresses are still needed in order to reduce toxicities. Primary refractory patients with a particularly poor prognosis should be detected early in order to quickly introduce new targeted therapies.
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- Camille Bigenwald
- Department of Onco-Hematology, Hôpital Saint Louis, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Université Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Information (ECSTRA Team), Center of Research in Epidemiology and Statistics Sorbonne, Inserm UMR 1153, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hôpital Saint Louis, AP-HP, Université Paris, Paris, France
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- Hematology Adolescents and Young Adults Unit, Hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Université Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Onco-Hematology, Hôpital Saint Louis, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Université Paris, Paris, France
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- Hematology Adolescents and Young Adults Unit, Hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Université Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Onco-Hematology, Hôpital Saint Louis, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Université Paris, Paris, France
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Marr KC, Connors JM, Savage KJ, Goddard KJ, Deyell RJ. ABVD chemotherapy with reduced radiation therapy rates in children, adolescents and young adults with all stages of Hodgkin lymphoma. Ann Oncol 2017; 28:849-854. [PMID: 28327925 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background We adopted ABVD chemotherapy with risk-adapted radiation therapy (RT) as first-line therapy for children, adolescents and young adults with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) in British Columbia in 2004. Patients and methods Patients ≤ 25 years diagnosed from 2004 to 2013 with all stages of HL who received ABVD as initial therapy were included. Results Among 55 children (age < 18 year) and 154 young adults (18-25 year), there were no significant differences among age groups for sex, histologic subtype, tumour bulk, B symptoms, prognostic risk groups or treatment received. The rates of complete response, partial response and progressive disease were 84%, 7% and 10% for children and 95%, 4% and 1% for young adults (P=0.01), respectively. Treatment failures in children all occurred within one year of completion, while 8/21 (38%) relapses in young adults occurred later (P=0.04). With a median follow-up of 66 months the 5-year progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 85 ± 3% and 97 ± 1%, respectively. For limited stage disease, PFS was 90 ± 7% for children and 93 ± 3% for young adults (P=0.65); OS was 100% for both. For advanced stage patients, PFS and OS were also similar for the children and young adults (77 ± 7% versus 81 ± 4%; P=0.38 and OS 90 ± 6% versus 97 ± 2%; P=0.17). The rate of consolidative RT was low (21%) and did not differ between age groups. Conclusion ABVD is an effective treatment in children, adolescents and young adults with HL. Children were less likely to achieve complete response and demonstrated earlier relapses compared to young adults. RT may be omitted for the majority of patients while maintaining excellent 5-year OS.
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- K C Marr
- Division of Paediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplantation, British Columbia Children's Hospital
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- British Columbia Cancer Agency, Centre for Lymphoid Cancer
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- British Columbia Cancer Agency, Centre for Lymphoid Cancer
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- British Columbia Cancer Agency, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Paediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplantation, British Columbia Children's Hospital
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Garciaz S, Coso D, Brice P, Bouabdallah R. [Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma of adolescents and young adults]. Bull Cancer 2016; 103:1035-1049. [PMID: 27866679 DOI: 10.1016/j.bulcan.2016.10.011] [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: 09/12/2016] [Revised: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Lymphoma is one of the most frequent cancers in adolescent and young adults. Hodgkin Lymphoma is curable in more than 90% of cases. Recent pediatric and adults protocols aimed to decrease long term toxicities (mostly gonadic and cardiovascular) and secondary malignancies, reducing the use of alkylating agents and limiting radiation fields. Risk-adapted strategies, using positron emission tomography staging, are about to become a standard, both in adult and pediatric protocols. These approaches allow obtaining excellent results in adolescents with Hodgkin lymphoma. On the other hand, treatment of adolescents with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma raises some questions. Even through children have good outcomes when treated with risk-adapted strategies, adolescents who are between 15 and 18 years old seem to experience poorer survivals, whereas patients older than 18 years old have globally the same outcome than older adults. This category of patient needs a particular care, based on a tight coordination between adults and pediatric oncologists. Primary mediastinal lymphomas, a subtype of BLDCL frequent in young adult population, exhibits poorer outcomes in children or young adolescent population than in older ones. Taking together, B-cell lymphoma benefited from recent advances in immunotherapy (in particular with the extended utilization of rituximab) and metabolic response-adapted strategies. In conclusion, adolescent and young adult's lymphomas are very curable diseases but require a personalized management in onco-hematological units.
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- Sylvain Garciaz
- Institut Paoli-Calmettes, département d'hématologie, 232, boulevard Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France.
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes, département d'hématologie, 232, boulevard Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Hôpital Saint-Louis, service d'hémato-oncologie, 1, avenue Claude-Vellefaux, 75010 Paris, France
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes, département d'hématologie, 232, boulevard Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France
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Nagpal P, Akl MR, Ayoub NM, Tomiyama T, Cousins T, Tai B, Carroll N, Nyrenda T, Bhattacharyya P, Harris MB, Goy A, Pecora A, Suh KS. Pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma: biomarkers, drugs, and clinical trials for translational science and medicine. Oncotarget 2016; 7:67551-67573. [PMID: 27563824 PMCID: PMC5341896 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.11509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a lymphoid malignancy that is typically derived from germinal-center B cells. EBV infection, mutations in NF-κB pathway genes, and genetic susceptibility are known risk factors for developing HL. CD30 and NF-κB have been identified as potential biomarkers in pediatric HL patients, and these molecules may represent therapeutic targets. Although current risk adapted and response based treatment approaches yield overall survival rates of >95%, treatment of relapse or refractory patients remains challenging. Targeted HL therapy with the antibody-drug conjugate Brentuximab vedotin (Bv) has proven to be superior to conventional salvage chemotherapy and clinical trials are being conducted to incorporate Bv into frontline therapy that substitutes Bv for alkylating agents to minimize secondary malignancies. The appearance of secondary malignancies has been a concern in pediatric HL, as these patients are at highest risk among all childhood cancer survivors. The risk of developing secondary leukemia following childhood HL treatment is 10.4 to 174.8 times greater than the risk in the general pediatric population and the prognosis is significantly poorer than the other hematological malignancies with a mortality rate of nearly 100%. Therefore, identifying clinically valuable biomarkers is of utmost importance to stratify and select patients who may or may not need intensive regimens to maintain optimal balance between maximal survival rates and averting late effects. Here we discuss epidemiology, risk factors, staging, molecular and genetic prognostic biomarkers, treatment for low and high-risk patients, and the late occurrence of secondary malignancies in pediatric HL.
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- Poonam Nagpal
- The Genomics and Biomarkers Program, The John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA
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- The Genomics and Biomarkers Program, The John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- The Genomics and Biomarkers Program, The John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA
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- The Genomics and Biomarkers Program, The John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA
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- The Genomics and Biomarkers Program, The John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA
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- The Genomics and Biomarkers Program, The John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA
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- Department of Research, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA
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- Clinical Divisions, The John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA
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- Clinical Divisions, The John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA
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- The Genomics and Biomarkers Program, The John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA
- Department of Research, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA
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Effect of chemotherapy alone with adult chemotherapy regimens on prognosis of children and adolescents with Hodgkin's disease. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2016; 46:667-73. [DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyw051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 03/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Algiraigri AH, Essa MF. Management of Adolescent Low-Risk Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma: Which Chemotherapy Backbone Gives the Best Chance of Omitting Radiotherapy Safely. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol 2016; 5:2-7. [PMID: 26812449 DOI: 10.1089/jayao.2015.0038] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Even though more than 90% of adolescents with low-risk classical Hodgkin lymphoma (LRcHL) will be cured with first-line therapy, many will suffer serious late toxic effects from radiotherapy (RT). The goals for care have shifted toward minimizing late toxic effects without compromising the outstanding cure rates by adapting a risk and response-based therapy. Recent published and ongoing randomized clinical trials, using functional imaging, may allow for better identification of those patients for whom RT may be safely omitted while maintaining excellent cure rates. To evaluate the best chemotherapy regimens with a reasonable toxicity profile and that are expected to have a high chance of omitting RT based on a response-directed therapy while maintaining high cure rates, a mini review was conducted of the recent clinical trials in pediatric and adult LRcHL. The UK RAPID trial chemotherapy backbone (3 × ABVD) followed by a response-based positron emission tomography scan offers up to a 75% chance of safely omitting RT without compromising the cure rate, which remained well above 90%.
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- Ali H Algiraigri
- 1 Department of Community Health Science, University of Calgary , Calgary, Canada .,2 Department of Hematology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital , Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- 3 Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences , King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Bhuller KS, Zhang Y, Li D, Sehn LH, Goddard K, McBride ML, Rogers PC. Late mortality, secondary malignancy and hospitalisation in teenage and young adult survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma: report of the Childhood/Adolescent/Young Adult Cancer Survivors Research Program and the BC Cancer Agency Centre for Lymphoid Cancer. Br J Haematol 2016; 172:757-68. [PMID: 26727959 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.13903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Late complications affecting Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivors are well described in paediatric and adult-based publications. This study determined the late morbidity and mortality risk for 442 teenage and young adult (TYAs) 5-year HL survivors, diagnosed at 15-24 years of age between 1970 and 1999, identified from the British Columbia Cancer Registry. Treatment details were abstracted from charts. Survivors and a matched comparison cohort were linked to provincial administrative health datasets until December 2006 and regression analysis was performed, providing risk ratios regarding mortality, secondary malignancy and morbidity causing hospitalisation. Sixty (13·6%) survivors experienced late mortality with excess deaths from secondary cancer [standardised mortality ratio (SMR) 18·6; 95% confidence interval (CI) 11-29·4] and non-malignant disease (SMR 3·6; 95% CI 2·2-5·5). Excess secondary cancers (standardised incidence ratio 7·8; 95% CI 5·6-10·5) were associated with radiotherapy [Hazard ratio (HR) 2·7; 95% CI 1-7·7] and female gender (HR 1·8; 95% CI 1-3·4). Of 281 survivors treated between 1981 and 1999, 143 (51%) had morbidity resulting in hospitalisation (relative risk 1·45; 95% CI 1·22-1·73). Hospitalisation significantly increased with combined modality therapy, chemotherapy alone and recent treatment era. TYA HL survivors have excess risk of mortality and secondary malignancy continuing 30 years from diagnosis. Radiotherapy is associated with secondary malignancy and current response-adapted protocols attempt to minimise exposure, but late morbidity causing hospitalisation remains significant.
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- Kaljit S Bhuller
- Paediatric, Teenage & Young Adult (TYA) Haematology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.,Division of Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, British Columbia Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Cancer Control Research Program, British Columbia Cancer Research Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Cancer Control Research Program, British Columbia Cancer Research Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, British Columbia Cancer Agency and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Cancer Control Research Program, British Columbia Cancer Research Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, British Columbia Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Characteristics and outcomes of patients with nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma versus those with classical Hodgkin lymphoma: a population-based analysis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015; 92:76-83. [PMID: 25863756 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Revised: 01/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is rare, comprising approximately 5% of all Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) cases. Patients with NLPHL tend to have better prognoses than those with classical HL (CHL). Our goal was to assess differences in survival between NLPHL and CHL patients, controlling for differences in patient and disease characteristics. METHODS AND MATERIALS Using data from the population-based Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) cancer registry program, we identified patients diagnosed with pathologically confirmed HL between 1988 and 2010. RESULTS We identified 1,162 patients with NLPHL and 29,083 patients with CHL. With a median follow-up of 7 years, 5- and 10-year overall survival (OS) rates were 91% and 83% for NLPHL, respectively, and 81% and 74% for CHL, respectively. After adjusting for all available characteristics, NLPHL (vs CHL) was associated with higher OS (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.62, P<.01) and disease-specific survival (DSS; HR: 0.48, P<.01). The male predominance of NLPHL, compared to CHL, as well as the more favorable prognostic features in NLPHL patients are most pronounced in NLPHL patients <20 years old. Among all NLPHL patients, younger patients were less likely to receive radiation, and radiation use has declined by 40% for all patients from 1988 to 2010. Receipt of radiation was associated with better OS (HR: 0.64, P=.03) and DSS (HR: 0.45, P=.01) in NLPHL patients after controlling for available baseline characteristics. Other factors associated with OS and DSS in NLPHL patients are younger age and early stage. CONCLUSIONS Our results in a large population dataset demonstrated that NLPHL patients have improved prognosis compared to CHL patients, even after accounting for stage and baseline characteristics. Use of radiation is declining among NLPHL patients despite an association in this series between radiation and better DSS and OS. Unique treatment strategies for NLPHL are warranted in both early and advanced stage disease.
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Barr RD. Risk of Premature Menopause After Treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma. J Natl Cancer Inst 2014; 106:dju231. [DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dju231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Huynh-Le MP, Walker AJ, Kominers SD, Paz-Priel I, Wharam MD, Terezakis SA. Patterns of failure after involved field radiation therapy for pediatric and young adult Hodgkin lymphoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2014; 61:1210-4. [PMID: 24523203 PMCID: PMC4829080 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2013] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Involved field radiation therapy (IFRT) is integral in curative therapy for Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), although primarily used in patients with intermediate/high-risk HL. We present failure patterns and clinical outcomes in a cohort of pediatric and young adult patients with HL treated with IFRT at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. PROCEDURE Patients ≤40 years old with intermediate/high-risk HL who received chemotherapy and IFRT from 1997 to 2012 were included in this retrospective analysis. Patients were evaluated for failure patterns, overall survival (OS), and event-free survival (EFS) using Kaplan-Meier curves, descriptive statistics, and Cox proportional hazard regressions. RESULTS We reviewed 74 patients (45 pediatric and 29 young adult) with a median follow-up of 4.4 years. The mean age at diagnosis was 21.4 years. Patients received a median of 29.75 Gy of IFRT (range 15-39.6 Gy). The majority of pediatric patients received ABVE-PC chemotherapy (n = 25) and <30 Gy of radiation (n = 33) while most young adults received ABVD chemotherapy (n = 24) and ≥30 Gy (n = 25). Estimated 5-year OS and EFS were 96% and 81%, respectively. Thirteen patients had recurrence; eight were pediatric. Distant relapse alone comprised 83% of failures in patients receiving ≥30 Gy. Of the seven patients who received <30 Gy and had recurrence, six had local failure as a component of their recurrence. Caucasian race (P = 0.02) and nodular sclerosing histology (P = 0.01) predicted for increased EFS. Late effects were minimal and all deaths (n = 4) were from HL. CONCLUSIONS In this series, pediatric and young adult patients were treated with differing chemoradiation and had distinct recurrence patterns.
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- Minh-Phuong Huynh-Le
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Society of Fellows, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts,Department of Economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts,Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts,Center for Research on Computation and Society, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland,Correspondence to: Stephanie A. Terezakis, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, 401N. Broadway, Suite 1440, Baltimore, MD 21287.
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Place AE, Frederick NN, Sallan SE. Therapeutic approaches to haematological malignancies in adolescents and young adults. Br J Haematol 2013; 164:3-14. [PMID: 24007213 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.12556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2013] [Accepted: 08/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tremendous strides have been made in improving the outcomes of haematological malignancies (HM) over the last three decades, but adolescents and young adult (AYA) patients have not benefitted equally compared to younger and older patients. Excellent outcomes in Hodgkin lymphoma have allowed tailoring of highly effective regimens that limit the incidence of late effects. Early successes in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia set the stage for a series of studies in young adults utilizing a paediatric-type treatment strategy. These studies have determined that AYAs benefit from paediatric-type chemotherapy regimens. Despite the increased incidence of acute myeloid leukaemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the AYA age group, optimal strategies for these patients have not been systematically pursued. There is renewed interest in improving HM outcomes in AYA patients and this will rely on the development of clinical trials that specifically target these patients. Understanding and addressing the unique psychosocial challenges of this population will be critical in supporting this endeavor.
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- Andrew E Place
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Eichenauer DA, Borchmann P, Engert A. Adolescents with Hodgkin lymphoma: old children or young adults? Leuk Lymphoma 2012; 53:1257-62. [DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2011.648631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Borchmann P, Gökbuget N, Wulf G, Trümper L. [Lymphatic neoplasias in young patients]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 34 Suppl 5:6-11. [PMID: 21921661 DOI: 10.1159/000329907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Peter Borchmann
- Klinik I für Innere Medizin, Universitätsklinik Köln, Köln, Germany
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Single-agent high-dose melphalan followed by auto-SCT for relapsed and refractory Hodgkin lymphoma in children and adolescents. Bone Marrow Transplant 2011; 47:395-8. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2011.97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Over the past decades, cure rates in Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) have steadily improved. This was most obvious in patients with advanced disease after the introduction of multi-agent chemotherapy protocols such as MOPP (mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine, prednisone) and ABVD (adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine). More recently, the more intensive BEACOPP(escalated) (bleomycin, etoposide, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, prednisone) was shown to be significantly superior to previous standard approaches in advanced adult HL. In this issue of Blood, Kelly and colleagues now report that BEACOPP(escalated) is also feasible and highly effective in high-risk pediatric and adolescent HL patients.
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Adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer have been designated as a vulnerable population by the National Cancer Institute. This group, defined by the ages of 16-39 years, has not enjoyed the same survival improvements over the past several decades as older and younger cohorts. Several barriers prevent the optimal delivery of oncologic care in this subpopulation. This review will describe these challenges in the context of the major hematologic malignancies affecting this population (acute lymphoblastic leukemia [ALL], acute myeloid leukemia [AML], Hodgkin lymphoma [HL], and non-Hodgkin lymphoma [NHL]). For example, historical differences in care delivery between pediatric and adult health care systems have created confusion about optimal treatment planning for AYAs, a population that spans the pediatric-adult divide. In the case of ALL, retrospective studies have demonstrated significantly better outcomes when AYAs are treated according to pediatric and not adult protocols. Additional challenges more specific to AYAs include increased treatment-related toxicity relative to younger patients; less access to care and, specifically, access to clinical trials; lower adherence to medications and treatment plans; and psychosocial stressors relevant to individuals at this stage of life. Recognizing and responding to these challenges in AYAs may create opportunities to improve the cancer outcomes of this group.
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Bazzeh F, Rihani R, Howard S, Sultan I. Comparing adult and pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma in the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program, 1988-2005: an analysis of 21 734 cases. Leuk Lymphoma 2010; 51:2198-207. [PMID: 21054151 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2010.525724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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We analyzed data from 18 898 adults (age ≥20 years) and 2836 children/adolescents reported in the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database as having Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), diagnosed from 1988 to 2005. The nodular sclerosis subtype was significantly more common in the pediatric age group (76% in children/adolescents vs. 61% in adults, p < 0.001). The mixed cellularity subtype was more prevalent in children <10 years old (22%), but less likely in older children/adolescents (8.5%). Systemic symptoms were reported in 39% of children/adolescents and in 48% of adults (p < 0.001). Children/adolescents had significantly better HL-specific survival than adults (5-year survival rate, 96% ± 0.4% vs.88% ± 0.3%, p < 0.001). Using a Cox proportional-hazards regression model in patients with classical HL, the prognostic factors significantly impacting survival were age, histology, stage, B symptoms, year of diagnosis, and race. The only adverse prognostic factors that were significant when this analysis was restricted to children/adolescents were stage IV disease and the presence of B symptoms. In conclusion, several differences in clinicopathologic features and outcomes were identified between children/adolescents and adults with HL, and this was particularly noted in young children (<10 years).
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- Faiha Bazzeh
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
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Terschüren C, Gierer S, Brillant C, Paulus U, Löffler M, Hoffmann W. Are patients with Hodgkin lymphoma and high-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma in clinical therapy optimization protocols representative of these groups of patients in Germany? Ann Oncol 2010; 21:2045-2051. [PMID: 20423912 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdq214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Improvement of lymphoma therapy is largely driven by clinical therapy optimization protocols (TOPs). It is unclear, however, whether the patients treated in clinical TOP are representative for all patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS TOP participants were compared with nonstudy patients in a population-based approach. The study included patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and high-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma (hgNHL). Incident cases (N = 743) were ascertained in a large population-based epidemiologic survey. Each patient's status with respect to exclusion criteria of the pertinent TOP was abstracted from primary data sources. TOP participants were identified on the basis of the trial databases. Baseline characteristics and risk factor prevalence were compared between nonstudy and TOP patients. RESULTS Eligible for the respective TOPs were 64.1% of all incident HL patients and 29.6% of all hgNHL patients in the population. Main exclusion criterion was age (HL: 15.2%; hgNHL: 27.4%). Only 71 HL patients (23.0%) and 11 hgNHL patients (3.4%) had actually been enrolled in the respective TOPs. CONCLUSIONS TOP participants do not represent all patients with hgNHL and HL in the population. TOP inclusion criteria caused considerable selection among the participants. Further investigation is required to clarify possible limitations for the application of the outcomes observed in TOP patients for all patients with these diseases.
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- C Terschüren
- Institute for Community Medicine, Section of Health Care Epidemiology and Community Health, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald, Greifswald
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- Institute for Community Medicine, Section of Health Care Epidemiology and Community Health, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald, Greifswald
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- Cochrane Haematological Malignancies Group, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne
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- Coordination Center for Clinical Trials, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology (IMISE), Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute for Community Medicine, Section of Health Care Epidemiology and Community Health, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald, Greifswald.
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Non-Hodgkin (NHL) and Hodgkin (HL) lymphomas are represented prominently in the adolescent and young adult (AYA) population. These diseases represent 11% of total cancer diagnoses in children, 4% in those 40 years of age and older, and 13% in AYA (aged 15-39 years). Although age-adjusted incidence rates of NHL increase with age, the more aggressive lymphomas are seen more commonly in the younger population with a transition to low-grade, indolent subtypes as the population ages. Burkitt lymphoma, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, lymphoblastic lymphoma, and anaplastic large cell lymphoma make up the most common subtypes in the AYA population, although within the subgroup age 30-39 years, follicular lymphoma becomes more prominent. As a result, much of the armamentarium in the treatment of aggressive NHL and HL in adults is based on data from pediatric clinical trials. There are obvious limitations to this approach. It is vital that we gain a more thorough understanding of the biology and therapeutic responsiveness of NHL and HL in the AYA population. Thus, we must leverage the large prospective and retrospective trials that have been completed to date and redirect our approaches to cancer care in this unique population. We review the epidemiological data on NHL and HL from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results registries as a cornerstone for a comparative analysis of therapeutic outcomes available in this population.
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Eichenauer DA, Bredenfeld H, Haverkamp H, Müller H, Franklin J, Fuchs M, Borchmann P, Müller-Hermelink HK, Eich HT, Müller RP, Diehl V, Engert A. Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Adolescents Treated With Adult Protocols: A Report From the German Hodgkin Study Group. J Clin Oncol 2009; 27:6079-85. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.20.2655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PurposeThe standard of care for adolescent patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is undefined, particularly the choice between pediatric and adult protocols. Thus, we compared risk factors and outcome of adolescents and young adults treated within study protocols of the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG).Patients and MethodsThree thousand seven hundred eighty-five patients treated within the GHSG studies HD4 to HD9 were analyzed; 557 patients were adolescents age 15 to 20 years, and 3,228 patients were young adults age 21 to 45 years.ResultsLarge mediastinal mass and involvement of three or more lymph node areas were more frequent in adolescents (P < .001). The incidence of other risk factors did not differ significantly between age groups. With a median observation time of 81 months for freedom from treatment failure (FFTF) and 85 months for overall survival (OS), log-rank test showed no significant differences between age groups regarding FFTF (P = .305) and a superior OS (P = .008) for adolescents. Six-year estimates for FFTF and OS were 80% and 94%, respectively, for adolescents and 80% and 91%, respectively, for young adults. After adjustment for other predictive factors, Cox regression analysis revealed age as a significant predictor for OS (P = .004), with a higher mortality risk for young adults. Secondary malignancies were more common in young adults (P = .037).ConclusionOutcome of adolescent and young adult patients treated within GHSG study protocols is comparable. These data suggest that adult treatment protocols exhibit a safe and effective treatment option for adolescent patients with HL. However, longer follow-up, including assessment of late toxicity, is necessary for final conclusions.
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- Dennis A. Eichenauer
- From the First Department of Internal Medicine; Department of Radiation Oncology; Institute of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Epidemiology; and German Hodgkin Study Group, University of Cologne, Cologne; and Department of Pathology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- From the First Department of Internal Medicine; Department of Radiation Oncology; Institute of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Epidemiology; and German Hodgkin Study Group, University of Cologne, Cologne; and Department of Pathology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- From the First Department of Internal Medicine; Department of Radiation Oncology; Institute of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Epidemiology; and German Hodgkin Study Group, University of Cologne, Cologne; and Department of Pathology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- From the First Department of Internal Medicine; Department of Radiation Oncology; Institute of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Epidemiology; and German Hodgkin Study Group, University of Cologne, Cologne; and Department of Pathology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- From the First Department of Internal Medicine; Department of Radiation Oncology; Institute of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Epidemiology; and German Hodgkin Study Group, University of Cologne, Cologne; and Department of Pathology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- From the First Department of Internal Medicine; Department of Radiation Oncology; Institute of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Epidemiology; and German Hodgkin Study Group, University of Cologne, Cologne; and Department of Pathology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- From the First Department of Internal Medicine; Department of Radiation Oncology; Institute of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Epidemiology; and German Hodgkin Study Group, University of Cologne, Cologne; and Department of Pathology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- From the First Department of Internal Medicine; Department of Radiation Oncology; Institute of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Epidemiology; and German Hodgkin Study Group, University of Cologne, Cologne; and Department of Pathology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- From the First Department of Internal Medicine; Department of Radiation Oncology; Institute of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Epidemiology; and German Hodgkin Study Group, University of Cologne, Cologne; and Department of Pathology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- From the First Department of Internal Medicine; Department of Radiation Oncology; Institute of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Epidemiology; and German Hodgkin Study Group, University of Cologne, Cologne; and Department of Pathology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- From the First Department of Internal Medicine; Department of Radiation Oncology; Institute of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Epidemiology; and German Hodgkin Study Group, University of Cologne, Cologne; and Department of Pathology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- From the First Department of Internal Medicine; Department of Radiation Oncology; Institute of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Epidemiology; and German Hodgkin Study Group, University of Cologne, Cologne; and Department of Pathology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Metzger ML, Hudson MM. Balancing Efficacy and Safety in the Treatment of Adolescents With Hodgkin's Lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 2009; 27:6071-3. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.25.3765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Monika L. Metzger
- Department of Oncology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital; and University of Tennessee, College of Medicine, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Oncology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital; and University of Tennessee, College of Medicine, Memphis, TN
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High-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplant in adolescent patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma. Bone Marrow Transplant 2009; 45:476-82. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2009.197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Bence Z, Kovács G, Jakab Z, Csóka M, Müller J. [Lymphomas in adolescents: are childhood lymphoma therapy protocols suitable for this patient group?]. Magy Onkol 2008; 52:357-62. [PMID: 19068463 DOI: 10.1556/monkol.52.2008.4.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The centres of the Hungarian Paediatric Oncology Network annually take care of 250-300 new patients with childhood cancer, every tenth of them suffering from lymphoma. The aim of our work was to analyse the data of the adolescents (14-19 years) with Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), comparing their survival rates with younger patients under fourteen and with the international data. From January 1990 to December 2004 there were 281 children diagnosed with HL and 230 with NHL. Among the HL patients 107, while among the NHL patients 51 were older than 14 years old. In the group of HL the distribution of patients according to the stage was similar in younger and older patients. In the NHL group 55% of the children younger than 14, and 72% of the patients older than 14 years old had advanced stage disease (stage III or IV). In both groups the patients received chemotherapy according to the current paediatric protocols. The overall survival (OS) of the HL patients younger than 14 was 92.5+/-2% at 5 years and 90.3+/-2% at 10 years, and for the adolescents 93.4+/-2% and 90.7+/-3% at 5 and 10 years (n.s.). The OS of the younger children in the NHL group was 78.2+/-3% at 5 and 10 years, and 77.9+/-6% for the adolescents (n.s.). As a conclusion, survival rates of the adolescents do not differ significantly from the parameters of the patients under fourteen, so the therapy protocols used for childhood lymphomas are suitable for the treatment of the lymphomas appearing at the age of 14-19 years.
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Barros MHM, Zalcberg IR, Hassan R. Clinical and laboratorial prediction of bone marrow involvement in children and adolescents with Hodgkin Lymphoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2008; 50:765-8. [PMID: 17763463 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND A risk group (RG) system to predict bone marrow involvement (BMI) based on clinical and laboratory parameters was previously shown to have prognostic value in adult patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). Our aim was to test the applicability of BMI RG in an independent group of childhood and adolescent HL patients. PROCEDURE Seventy-eight HL patients (range 3-18, median 14 years old) were retrospectively studied, including revision of histopathological diagnosis and bilateral BM biopsies. Patients were divided into BMI high-, standard- and low-RG. RESULTS The high-RG included 29.5% of the patients, the standard-RG, 32%, and the low-RG, 38.5%. All the patients in the high-RG had stage III or IV. The five children (6.4%) with BMI were included in the high-RG (P = 0.001, chi(2) test) and had stage IV (P < 0.00001, chi(2) test). The BMI risk group out-performed the clinico-pathologic risk assessment in predicting BMI, showing 100% sensitivity, 75% specificity and a positive predictive value of 0.88. Neither BMI nor risk of BMI was statistically associated to age groups (</=14 years old or >14 years old), suggesting that age is not a risk factor for BMI in the pediatric population. CONCLUSIONS The application of BMI RG score was able to efficiently foresee BMI in a pediatric group of HL patients, adding independent information to clinico-pathologic BMI risk assessment.
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- Mário Henrique M Barros
- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, Instituto Nacional de Câncer (INCA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Hwang IG, Yoo KH, Lee SH, Park YH, Lim TK, Lee SC, Park S, Park BB, Ko YH, Kim K, Koo HH, Kim WS. Clinicopathologic Features and Treatment Outcomes in Malignant Lymphoma of Pediatric and Young Adult Patients in Korea: Comparison of Korean All-Ages Group and Western Younger Age Group. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 7:580-6. [DOI: 10.3816/clm.2007.n.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Jones GL, Taylor PRA, Windebank KP, Hoye NA, Lucraft H, Wood K, Angus B, Proctor SJ. Outcome of a risk-related therapeutic strategy used prospectively in a population-based study of Hodgkin's lymphoma in adolescents. Br J Cancer 2007; 97:29-36. [PMID: 17533403 PMCID: PMC2359673 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The aim was to assess outcome in a population-based cohort of adolescents with Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) diagnosed in the UK's northern region over a 10-year period. Among a population of 3.09 million, 55 of 676 patients (8%) diagnosed with HL were aged 13–19. Seven had nodular lymphocyte-predominant HL, 48 classical HL (cHL). Of the latter, 36 were ⩾16 years. Application of the Scottish and Newcastle Lymphoma Group (SNLG) prognostic index meant 21 patients were considered high risk (index ⩾0.5). They received PVACEBOP multi-agent chemotherapy as primary therapy. Standard risk patients (SNLG index <0.5) were treated with standard ChlVPP or ABVD chemotherapy±radiotherapy. Scottish and Newcastle Lymphoma Group indexing is not valid for patients under 16. Twelve patients therefore received UKCCSG protocols (n=8), ABVD plus radiotherapy (n=2), or PVACEBOP (n=2). Forty-six patients with cHL (96%) achieved complete remission. Seven patients relapsed but all entered complete remission after salvage therapy. Five patients died: three of HL, one in an accident and one of disseminated varicella complicating cystic fibrosis. Five- and 10-year overall survival was 93 and 86%, respectively; disease-specific survival was 95 and 92%. The data suggest that older adolescents with high-risk HL require intensive protocols as primary therapy to secure optimal outcome.
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- G L Jones
- Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK
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- Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK
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- Paediatric Oncology, Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK
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- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust, North Shields Tyne & Wear NE29 8NH, UK
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- Northern Centre for Cancer Treatment, Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE, UK
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- Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK
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- Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK
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- Academic Haematology, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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