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Zheng W, Wang S, Liang Y, Ning H. Is radiotherapy still the optimal initial choice for patients with early-stage low-grade follicular lymphoma in the modern era? A population-based study. Ann Hematol 2024:10.1007/s00277-024-06022-1. [PMID: 39340635 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-024-06022-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 09/20/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024]
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Despite radiotherapy (RT) is recognized as preferred initial therapy for early-stage low-grade follicular lymphoma (FL) by many international practice guidelines, the medical oncologist has improperly underutilized RT, and diverse management strategies, including systemic therapy (ST), combined modality (CM) and watch and wait (WW), are still used. Except survival outcomes, previous studies concerned little about the treatment-related toxicity, which is also important factor in choosing initial management strategy, especially second primary malignancies (SPMs). The aim of this study was to compare the overall survival (OS) and the SPMs risk between different management strategies, which can provide guidance for the choice of optimal initial management strategy. Data was acquired from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Finally, A total 10,900 patients were identified, in which 930 cases developed SPMs. The use of radiotherapy (RT) has remained consistently low, with a utilization rate of around 20%, while most patients have received watchful waiting (WW) and systemic therapy (ST). In the rituximab era, multivariate analysis indicated that RT exhibited significantly superior OS and did not increase SPMs risk in comparison with ST and WW. At the same time, although there were no significant differences in OS between CM and RT, RT had significantly lower SPMs risk in comparison with CM. The use of RT improved the OS and did not increase the SPMs risk in comparison with other management strategies. Considering the low application rate of RT, oncologists should emphasize and increase the use of RT as an initial management strategy in patients with early-stage low-grade FL.
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- Wenshuai Zheng
- Department of Hematology, Hainan Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Sanya, 572000, Hainan, China
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- Senior Department of Hematology, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100071, China
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- Department of Hematology, Hainan Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Sanya, 572000, Hainan, China
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- Senior Department of Hematology, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100071, China.
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Zinzani PL, Muñoz J, Trotman J. Current and future therapies for follicular lymphoma. Exp Hematol Oncol 2024; 13:87. [PMID: 39175100 PMCID: PMC11340193 DOI: 10.1186/s40164-024-00551-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 08/24/2024] Open
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Follicular lymphoma (FL) is an indolent, germinal center B cell-derived lymphoid neoplasm, for which recent advances in treatment have substantially improved patient survival. However, FL remains an incurable and heterogeneous disease, with groups of patients experiencing early disease progression, histologic transformation, or a high risk of treatment-related toxicity. Additionally, FL is a continually relapsing disease, and response rates and disease-control intervals decrease with each subsequent line of therapy. In this review, we explore the current treatment landscape for relapsed or refractory FL and promising therapies in development, highlighting the efficacy and potential risks of each treatment. We provide a real-world perspective on the unmet needs of patients with FL. Novel therapeutic approaches in development offer a wide array of options for clinicians when treating relapsed or refractory FL. A nuanced approach is required to address the needs of individual patients, taking into consideration both the risks and benefits of each treatment option, as well as patient preferences.
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- Pier Luigi Zinzani
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna Istituto di Ematologia Seràgnoli, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
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- Concord Repatriation General Hospital, University of Sydney, Concord, NSW, Australia
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Rajamaki A, Sorigue M, Prusila REI, Kuusisto MEL, Kuitunen H, Jantunen E, Mercadal S, Turpeenniemi-Hujanen T, Sancho JM, Sunela K, Kuittinen O. Progression-free survival after front line, second line and third line in patients with follicular lymphoma treated in clinical practice. Acta Oncol 2024; 63:267-272. [PMID: 38709114 PMCID: PMC11332539 DOI: 10.2340/1651-226x.2024.24377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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BACKGROUND The modern-day therapeutic landscape for follicular lymphoma (FL) includes a number of highly effective therapies. PATIENTS AND METHODS We set out to determine progression-free survival (PFS) after front line, second line, and third line of therapy on the basis of relevant biological characteristics and therapeutic choices. Patients (n = 743, 51% females, median 60 years old) diagnosed with grade 1-2 FL between 1997 and 2016 in nine institutions were included. RESULTS The median PFS1, PFS2, and PFS3 were 8.1 years (95% confidence interval [CI]: 7-9.3 years), 4.2 years (95% CI: 2.8-5.6 years) and 2.2 years (95% CI 1.7-2.8 years). We found longer PFS1 for (1) females, (2) younger age, (3) lower-risk follicular lymphoma international prognostic index (FLIPI), (4) standard intensity (over low intensity) regimens and (5) immunochemotherapy strategies and (6) maintenance rituximab. We found a shorter PFS2 for patients who received front-line immunochemotherapy. Older age at diagnosis correlated with a shorter PFS3. Intensity of front-line chemotherapy, maintenance, or POD24 status did not correlate with PFS2 or PFS3 in this dataset. INTERPRETATION With current immunochemotherapy strategies, the natural course of FL is characterized by shorter-lasting remissions after each relapse. It will be interesting to see whether new therapies can alter this pattern.
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- Aino Rajamaki
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Medical Department, Trialing Health, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Länsi-Pohja Central Hospital, Kemi, Finland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Länsi-Pohja Central Hospital, Kemi, Finland
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Department of Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and Translational Medicine Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Hematology, ICO-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, IJC, UAB, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Finnish Medicines Agency FIMEA, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and Translational Medicine Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Department of Oncology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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Gordon MJ, Feng L, Strati P, Lee HJ, Hagemeister FB, Westin JR, Samaniego F, Marques-Piubelli ML, Parra Cuentas ER, Solis-Soto LM, Ma W, Wang J, Claret L, Averill B, Ibanez K, Fayad LE, Flowers CR, Green MR, Davis RE, Neelapu SS, Fowler NH, Nastoupil LJ. Safety and efficacy of ibrutinib in combination with rituximab and lenalidomide in previously untreated follicular and marginal zone lymphoma: An open label, phase 2 study. Cancer 2024; 130:876-885. [PMID: 37985359 PMCID: PMC10922670 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Follicular lymphoma (FL) and marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) are indolent non-Hodgkin lymphomas (iNHL). Median survival for iNHL is approximately 20 years. Because standard treatments are not curative, patients often receive multiple lines of therapy with associated toxicity-rationally designed, combination therapies with curative potential are needed. The immunomodulatory drug lenalidomide was evaluated in combination with rituximab for the frontline treatment of FL in the phase 3 RELEVANCE study. Ibrutinib, an oral Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is active in NHL and was evaluated in combination with lenalidomide, rituximab, and ibrutinib (IRR) in a phase 1 study. METHODS The authors conducted an open-label, phase 2 clinical trial of IRR for previously untreated FL and MZL. The primary end point was progression-free survival (PFS) at 24 months. RESULTS This study included 48 participants with previously untreated FL grade 1-3a (N = 38), or MZL (N = 10). Participants received 12, 28-day cycles of lenalidomide (15 mg, days 1-21 cycle 1; 20 mg, cycles 2-12), rituximab (375 mg/m2 weekly in cycle 1; day 1 cycles 2-12), and ibrutinib 560 mg daily. With a median follow-up of 65.3 months, the estimated PFS at 24 months was 78.8% (95% confidence interval [CI], 68.0%-91.4%) and 60-month PFS was 59.7% (95% CI, 46.6%-76.4%). One death occurred unrelated to disease progression. Grade 3-4 adverse events were observed in 64.6%, including 50% with grade 3-4 rash. CONCLUSIONS IRR is highly active as frontline therapy for FL and MZL. Compared to historical results with lenalidomide and rituximab, PFS is similar with higher grade 3-4 toxicity, particularly rash. The study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02532257).
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- Max J. Gordon
- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX USA
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Zhong Q, Liu Y, Wu Y, Liu X, Chen S, Chen B, Su F, Li G, Xu Y, Liu L, Chen F, Qi S, Li Y. Impact of age on long-term relative survival benefit of radiotherapy for early-stage grade I-II follicular lymphoma from the SEER database (2000-2015). Leuk Lymphoma 2024; 65:312-322. [PMID: 37987687 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2023.2283296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of age on long-term mortality and net survival benefit of radiotherapy (RT) for early-stage grade I-II FL. Five thousand three hundred and five patients with early-stage grade I-II FL in the SEER database (2000-2015) were identified. Primary therapy included RT alone (RT, 20.7%), chemotherapy alone (CT, 27.6%), combined modality therapy (CMT, 5.9%), and observation (45.8%). Inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) was conducted to balance the treatment arms. Relative survival (RS), the standardized mortality ratio (SMR), and transformed Cox regression were used to compare survival differences between treatments. RT with or without CT had significantly higher 10-year OS (approximately 78%) and RS (>95%), but lower SMR (1.47-1.76), compared with CT (67.8%; 86.3%; 2.35; ps < .001), observation (70.2%; 91.2%; 1.82; ps < .05). RT was an independent predictor of better OS and RS in multivariate analyses (p < .001). No significant interaction between age and RT was identified for RS (Pinteraction = .509) or OS (Pinteraction = .769), indicating similar survival benefits across all-ages patients. RT was associated with long-term OS and net survival benefits in patients with early-stage grade I-II FL, irrespective of age.HighlightsThe pattern and incidence of mortality varied by age-group as elderly patients often die of other diseases other than FL beyond 5 years.Radiotherapy was associated with higher long-term OS/RS and better SMR compared with other approaches, regardless of age.
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- Qiuzi Zhong
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- Peking University Fifth School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing, PR China
- The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital/National Center of Gerontology of National Health Commission, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Beijing, PR China
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- Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Clinical Biobank, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, National Health Commission, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Qinghai, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Beijing, PR China
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Matyola M, Martinez A, Dains J. Does Use of Intratumoral Injections in Solid Tumor Malignancies Improve Outcomes and Reduce Adverse Events? An Integrative Review. J Adv Pract Oncol 2024; 15:36-42. [PMID: 39055366 PMCID: PMC11173662 DOI: 10.6004/jadpro.2024.15.1.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2024] Open
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The purpose of this review is to assess the efficacy and adverse events associated with intratumoral injection in the treatment of solid tumor malignancies. A literature review was conducted using PubMed, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CINAHL, and Scopus databases from 2009 to 2022. A total of 588 articles were retrieved, with five selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Inclusion criteria specified English language publications, in human trials, and use of intratumoral anticancer agents. The findings from this integrative review demonstrate treatment efficacy as measured by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria with increased stable disease and partial response in patients as well as a prolonged survival period. Additionally, findings show that this therapy is associated with predominantly mild adverse events.
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- Maggie Matyola
- From The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- From The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- From The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Sanchez Alvarez J, Jaber M, Blanchet Zumofen MH. Multiple Real-World Data Sources in a Bayesian Framework to Inform Long-Term Survival Estimates of Mosunetuzumab in Patients with Follicular Lymphoma. Oncol Ther 2023; 11:495-511. [PMID: 37851321 PMCID: PMC10673801 DOI: 10.1007/s40487-023-00245-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Patients with follicular lymphoma (FL) receiving third-line or later (3L +) therapy have long survival, which can make estimating long-term overall survival (OS) from trial data challenging. The objective of this study was to estimate long-term OS for mosunetuzumab from the GO29781 trial (NCT02500407) using multiple real-world databases (RWDs) in a Bayesian framework. METHODS Seven RWD sources for patients with FL receiving 3L + therapy and the expansion cohort in the GO29781 trial for mosunetuzumab were used. Hazard trends from the RWD sources were analyzed, and disease-wide pointwise OS and its corresponding uncertainty were estimated using Bayesian random-effects meta-analysis from the RWD sources. Pointwise OS obtained was used as an informative prior in Bayesian survival extrapolations to data from patients receiving mosunetuzumab. Results after adjusting for background mortality were compared to equivalent frequentist extrapolations using trial data only. RESULTS Hazard patterns from RWD sources supported a constant or linearly decreasing hazard. Mean pointwise OS for patients with FL receiving 3L + therapy was estimated at 0.52 (95% credible interval, 0.29-0.85) at 8 years. Bayesian extrapolations for mosunetuzumab produced median survival estimates of 11.6 (6.7-20.7) years to 17.0 (6.4-22.7) years depending on the distribution used, reducing uncertainty by 20% to 46% relative to the frequentist estimation. CONCLUSION Multiple RWD sources can be synthesized to augment the credibility of data with short follow-up, long patient survival, and few events to effectively estimate long-term survival and reduce estimated uncertainty. This method can be applied to other indications with similar characteristics. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER AND DATE OF REGISTRATION NCT02500407, July 16, 2015.
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- F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Grenzacherstrasse 124, 4070, Basel, Switzerland
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Friedberg JW. Update on follicular lymphoma. Hematol Oncol 2023; 41 Suppl 1:43-47. [PMID: 37294960 PMCID: PMC10264144 DOI: 10.1002/hon.3138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The past two decades have seen remarkable progress in both biological understanding and optimizing treatment of follicular lymphoma. Historically considered an incurable disease, long-term follow-up of several induction approaches demonstrates that up to 40% of patients enjoy remission durations of 10 or more years, and risk of dying of lymphoma continues to fall. This update will focus on progress in follicular lymphoma over the past 3 years, which has included refinements in staging and prognosis, novel immunotherapy treatment approaches for relapsed and refractory disease, and long-term follow-up of pivotal trials. Ongoing trials will define the optimal sequence for these novel treatments, including whether earlier incorporation of these approaches may result in definitive cure of this disease. Through ongoing and planned correlative studies, we are poised to ultimately achieve the goal of a precision management approach to follicular lymphoma.
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Cartron G, Bachy E, Tilly H, Daguindau N, Pica GM, Bijou F, Mounier C, Clavert A, Damaj GL, Slama B, Casasnovas O, Houot R, Bouabdallah K, Sibon D, Fitoussi O, Morineau N, Herbaux C, Gastinne T, Fornecker LM, Haioun C, Launay V, Araujo C, Benbrahim O, Sanhes L, Gressin R, Gonzalez H, Morschhauser F, Ternant D, Xerri L, Tarte K, Pranger D. Randomized Phase III Trial Evaluating Subcutaneous Rituximab for the First-Line Treatment of Low-Tumor Burden Follicular Lymphoma: Results of a LYSA Study. J Clin Oncol 2023:JCO2202327. [PMID: 37071836 DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.02327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Rituximab improves progression-free survival (PFS) and time to next treatment (TTNT) when compared with the watch and wait strategy for patients with low-tumor burden follicular lymphoma (FL). Prolonged rituximab maintenance did not prolong TTNT, whereas it raises concerns about resources use and patient adhesion. Our aim was then to investigate the use of short rituximab maintenance using the subcutaneous (SC) route in patients with low-tumor burden FL. METHODS Patients with histologically confirmed CD20+ low-tumor burden FL were randomly assigned to receive either rituximab, 375 mg/m2 once daily on D1, D8, D15, and D22, intravenous route (IV, control arm), or rituximab, 375 mg/m2, on day 1 (D1), IV followed by rituximab 1,400 mg total dose, SC once daily on D8, D15, and D22, with maintenance at months 3 (M3), M5, M7, and M9 (experimental arm). The primary end point was PFS. Secondary end points included safety, overall response rates, TTNT, and overall survival (OS). RESULTS Two hundred two patients with low-tumor burden FL were randomly assigned to the experimental (n = 100) or control arm (n = 102). The primary end point was met: the 4-year PFS was 58.1% (95% CI, 47.5 to 67.4) and 41.2% (95% CI, 30.6 to 51.6) in experimental and control arms, respectively (hazard ratio, 0.585 [0.393 to 0.871]; P = .0076). Complete response (CR) rates were 59.0% (95% CI, 48.7 to 68.7) in the experimental arm and 36.3% (95% CI, 27.0 to 46.4) in the control arm (P = .001). TTNT and OS were not significantly different. CR was associated with longer PFS and TTNT. High rituximab exposure during the first three months was independently associated with higher CR, PFS, and TTNT. CONCLUSION SC rituximab improves PFS for patients with low-tumor burden FL when used in induction followed by short maintenance. High rituximab exposure during the first 3 months after treatment initiation is, however, the only parameter influencing patient outcomes.
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- Guillaume Cartron
- Department of Hematology, UMR CNRS 5535, University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospital, Lyon, France
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- Department of Hematology, U1245, Henri Becquerel Institute, Rouen, France
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- Departement of Hematology, Annecy-Genevois Hospital Centre, Annecy, France
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- Departement of Hematology, Bergonié Institute, Bordeaux, France
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- Departement of Hematology, Oncology and Hematology Institute, Sainte-Etienne, France
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- Departement of Hematology, University Hospital, Angers, France
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- Departement of Hematology, Hospital Centre, Avignon, France
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- Departement of Hematology, University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Departement of Hematology, Necker Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
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- Departement of Hematology, Polyclinic Bordeaux Nord, Bordeaux, France
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- Departement of Hematology, Hospital Centre, La Roche-sur-Yon, France
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- Department of Hematology, UMR CNRS 5535, University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- Departement of Hematology, University Hospital, Nantes, France
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- Departement of Hematology, Lymphoma Malignancies Unit, Henri Mondor Hospital, APHP, Créteil, France
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- Departement of Hematology, Hospital Centre, Saint-Brieuc, France
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- Departement of Hematology, Hospital Centre, Bayonne, France
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- Departement of Hematology, Hospital Centre, Orléans, France
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- Departement of Hematology, Hospital Centre, Perpignan, France
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- Departement of Hematology, University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- Departement of Hematology, Hospital Centre, Pontoise, France
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- Department of Hematology, ULR 7365 GRITA, University Hospital, Lille, France
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- UMR7292, University François-Rabelais, Tours, France
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- Department of Biopathology, Paoli-Calmettes Institue, Marseille, France
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- UMR1236, Department of Immunology, Rennes I University, Rennes, France
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Fenlon JB, Hutten RJ, Johnson SB, Hu B, Shah H, Stephens DM, Maity A, Gaffney DK, Tao R. Evaluating patterns of care for early-stage low-grade follicular lymphoma in the rituximab era. Leuk Lymphoma 2023; 64:356-363. [PMID: 36408967 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2148215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Radiotherapy (RT) utilization for early-stage, low-grade follicular lymphoma (FL) is low despite treatment guideline recommendations. We compare treatment trends for early-stage FL in the era of involved-site RT and rituximab. We identified 11,645 patients in the National Cancer Database (NCDB) with stage I-II, grade 1-2 nodal or extranodal FL diagnosed 2011-2017, with median follow-up of 44 months. From 2011 to 2017, RT utilization rates decreased from 33.4% to 22.4%, observation decreased from 65.3% to 49.7%, chemoimmunotherapy increased from 0.5% to 15.0%, immuno-monotherapy increased from 0.6% to 10.2%, and RT + systemic therapy increased from 0.6% to 2.5%. RT utilization remains low in the involved-site RT and rituximab era.
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- Jordan B Fenlon
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Hematologic Malignancies Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Hematologic Malignancies Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Hematologic Malignancies Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Gordon MJ, Smith MR, Nastoupil LJ. Follicular lymphoma: The long and winding road leading to your cure? Blood Rev 2023; 57:100992. [PMID: 35908982 DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2022.100992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Follicular lymphoma, the most common indolent lymphoma, though highly responsive to therapy is coupled with multiple relapses for the majority of patients. Advances in biologic understanding of molecular events in lymphoma cells and the tumor microenvironment, along with novel cellular and targeted therapies, suggest this may soon change. Here we first review the development of the molecular concepts and classification of follicular lymphoma, along with therapeutic development of treatments based on chemotherapy plus monoclonal antibodies targeting CD20. We then focus on developments over the last decade in further defining follicular lymphoma pathophysiology, leading to targeted therapeutics, as well as novel immunotherapeutic strategies effective against B cell lymphomas including follicular, particularly patients with advanced stage disease. Additional alterations beyond the hallmark t(14;18) translocation are necessary for development of follicular lymphoma. Epigenetic mutations are almost universally identified in follicular lymphoma, most commonly involving histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2D (KMT2D, the histone acetyltransferases, cAMP response element-binding protein binding protein (CREBBP) and E1A binding protein P300 (EP300) and the histone methyltransferase enhancer of zeste homologue 2 (EZH2). Mutations are also commonly identified in other proliferation/survival pathways such as B-cell receptor, RAS, mTOR and JAK-STAT pathways, as well as immune escape mutations. The host immune response plays a key role as well, based on studies correlating various immune cell subsets and gene expression signatures with outcomes. Over the last decade, many therapeutic options beyond the commonly used bendamustine-rituximab induction regimen have become available or are being investigated. We focus on these newer agents in the relapsed setting. New antibody-based agents include the naked CD19 directed antibody tafasitamab, the CD79b directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC) polatuzumab vedotin and the CD47 directed antibody magrolimab that targets macrophages rather than FL cells directly. Immune modulation by lenalidomide has moved to earlier lines of therapy and in combinations. Several small molecule inhibitors of proliferation signal pathways involving PI3kinase and BTK have activity against FL. Apoptotic pathway modulators also have activity. With increasing recognition of the high rate of epigenetic mutations in FL, HDAC inhibition has a role. More importantly, the EZH2 inhibitor tazemetostat is FDA approved for FL after 2 prior lines of therapy. The most exciting data currently involve immune attack against follicular lymphoma by chimeric antigen receptor T-cells (CART) or bispecific antibody constructs. Given these multiple potentially non-crossreactive mechanisms, studies of rationally designed combination strategies hold the promise of improving outcomes and possibly cure of follicular lymphoma.
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- Max J Gordon
- Dept. of Lymphoma & Myeloma, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
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Mohty R, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Chavez JC. Axicabtagene Ciloleucel in the Management of Follicular Lymphoma: Current Perspectives on Clinical Utility, Patient Selection and Reported Outcomes. Cancer Manag Res 2023; 15:367-375. [PMID: 37155519 PMCID: PMC10122857 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s368588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
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Axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) is an autologous anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR-T) that has shown efficacy in B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It has shown high efficacy in relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma (FL) even in the presence of high risk features (early relapse, heavily pretreated patients and bulky disease). Treatment options for R/R follicular lymphoma do not offer long-term remissions, especially in the third-line setting. Axi-cel was studied in R/R FL in the ZUMA-5 study, which showed high response rates with durable remissions. Axi-cel was associated with anticipated but manageable toxicities. Long-term follow up may be able to inform the potential for cure of FL. Axi-cel should be part of the standard of care options for R/R FL beyond second line.
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- Razan Mohty
- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
- Correspondence: Julio C Chavez, Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive FOB, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA, Email
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Dixon JG, Çağlayan Ç, Chihara D, Nielsen T, Dimier N, Zheng J, Wall AK, Salles G, Morschhauser F, Marcus R, Herold M, Kimby E, Blum KA, Ghielmini M, Shi Q, Flowers CR. Factors Affecting the Clinical Course of Follicular Lymphoma: A Multistate Survival Analysis Using Individual Patient Data from Eight Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trials. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA, MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2022; 22:e1009-e1018. [PMID: 36045021 PMCID: PMC11265299 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2022.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND Leveraging the Follicular Lymphoma Analysis of Surrogacy Hypothesis database of individual patient data from first-line clinical trials, we studied the clinical course of follicular lymphoma (FL) and investigated clinical factors associated with FL outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS We examined 2428 patients from 8 randomized trials using multistate survival models with 4 states: induction treatment, progression, death from FL, and death from other causes. We utilized Aalen-Johansen estimator and Cox models to assess the likelihood of FL outcomes and quantify predictors' effects. RESULTS Two-year progression, FL-related death, and death from other causes estimates were 26.5%, 3.4% and 1.4%, respectively. FL-associated deaths were the primary cause of mortality within 10 years of follow-up. Male sex (hazard ratio: 1.25; 95% confidence interval: 1.05-1.47), > 4 involved nodal areas (1.51; 1.23-1.86), elevated LDH (1.20; 1.01-1.43), low hemoglobin (1.44; 1.15-1.81), and elevated β-2 levels (1.23; 1.02-1.47) increased risk of progression. CD20-targeting agents reduced risks for progression (0.29; 0.22-0.39), death from FL (0.05; 0.01-0.20), and death from other causes without progression (0.13; 0.05-0.33) and following progression (0.52; 0.30-0.92). Estimated 2-year progression rates were 22.3% and 43.5% with or without CD20-targeting agents, respectively. Two-year FL-associated mortality rate was 8.3% among patients without CD20-targeting agents, 5.4% with B-symptoms, 4.9% with elevated LDH, and 9.1% with low hemoglobin. CONCLUSION This study identified independent contributions of baseline clinical factors to distinct outcomes for patients with FL following first-line therapy on a clinical trial. Similar analytical approaches are needed to increase understanding of factors that influence FL outcomes in other settings.
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- Jesse G Dixon
- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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- Asymmetric Operations Sector, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX
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- Department of Biostatistics, Roche Products Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biostatistics, Roche Products Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematologic Malignancies, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Hematology, University of Lille, Lille, Hauts-de-France, France
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- Department of Haematology, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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- Helios Klinikum Erfurt, Onkologisches Zentrum, Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany
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- Unit for Hematology Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX
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Aren M, Marce S, Jurado R, Tapia G, Puigdefabregues L, Raya M, Cortes M, Garcia-Caro M, Junca J, Mozas P, Viñets E, Cabezon M, Plensa E, Miljkovic M, Sancho JM, Navarro JT, Zamora L, Sorigue M. Flow cytometry to detect bone marrow involvement by follicular lymphoma. CYTOMETRY. PART B, CLINICAL CYTOMETRY 2022; 102:427-439. [PMID: 36314855 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.b.22098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND High-quality data on bone marrow involvement (BMI) assessed by flow cytometry (FC) in follicular lymphoma (FL) is lacking. AIMS We set up a prospective protocol with a 10-color tube and acquisition of 500.000 leukocytes on a Nav flow cytometer for evaluation of BMI in FL by FC. MATERIALS AND METHODS FC was compared with a combination of histopathology and IGH gene rearrangement, which were considered the gold standard. We also compared BMI by FC with PET. RESULTS Fifty-two patients were included (median 67 years, 54% female). BMI by FC was seen in 35 (67%), with a median involvement of 1.2% (interquartile range: 0.3%-7%) of leukocytes. Comparison with the gold standard revealed two false negatives and two false positives (potentially true involvement undetected by the gold standard). BMI by PET was seen in 14/46 (30%). Immunophenotype of FL in the bone marrow was highly heterogeneous. The most common phenotypic abnormality was dim expression of CD19 (>0.5 log loss in 30% of patients). CD10 was negative in 13 (37%) and incompletely positive (overlap with the negative population) in a further 8 (28%) while entirely positive only in 14 (48%). Other abnormalities (loss of CD20, gain or loss of CD79b, expression of CD43, and substantial loss of CD45) were rare. Computational analysis by means of FlowSOM confirmed the heterogeneous phenotype, with FL from different patients clustering in unrelated metaclusters. CONCLUSION BMI by FL was frequent and immunophenotype was heterogeneous. However, this protocol enabled detection of FL in bone marrow in the vast majority of patients with bone marrow involvement by the gold standard.
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- Mercè Aren
- Department of Hematology, ICO-IJC-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, UAB, Badalona, Spain.,Hematology Laboratory, ICO-IJC-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, LUMN, UAB, Badalona, Spain
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- Hematology Laboratory, ICO-IJC-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, LUMN, UAB, Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, ICO-IJC-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, UAB, Badalona, Spain.,Hematology Laboratory, ICO-IJC-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, LUMN, UAB, Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
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- Hematology Laboratory, ICO-IJC-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, LUMN, UAB, Badalona, Spain
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- Hematology Laboratory, ICO-IJC-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, LUMN, UAB, Badalona, Spain
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- Nuclear Medicine Department-IDI, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Laboratory, ICO-IJC-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, LUMN, UAB, Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Laboratory, ICO-IJC-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, LUMN, UAB, Badalona, Spain
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- Hematology Laboratory, ICO-IJC-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, LUMN, UAB, Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, ICO-Mataro, Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, ICO-IJC-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, UAB, Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, ICO-IJC-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, UAB, Badalona, Spain.,Hematology Laboratory, ICO-IJC-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, LUMN, UAB, Badalona, Spain
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- Hematology Laboratory, ICO-IJC-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, LUMN, UAB, Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, ICO-IJC-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, UAB, Badalona, Spain.,Hematology Laboratory, ICO-IJC-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, LUMN, UAB, Badalona, Spain
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Huntington SF, Appukkuttan S, Wang W, Du Y, Hopson S, Babajanyan S. Treatment Patterns of Follicular Lymphoma in the United States: A Claims Analysis. JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH 2022; 9:115-122. [PMID: 36348725 PMCID: PMC9603402 DOI: 10.36469/001c.38070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Background: A consensus is lacking on optimal treatment sequencing for follicular lymphoma (FL), the most common indolent lymphoma. FL is incurable, and many patients require multiple lines of therapy for successive relapses. Guidelines provide numerous recommendations for first-, second-, and third-line therapy; however, treatment patterns in the real world remain poorly understood. Objectives: The primary objective of this study is to evaluate real-world treatment patterns among commercially insured patients with FL in the United States. Methods: A retrospective cohort of patients with newly diagnosed FL was identified from June 2008 to September 2016 using the IBM MarketScan® database. Treatment pattern measures, including time to treatment from diagnosis, days from previous line of therapy, duration of therapy, and distribution of treatment regimens among lines of therapy, were assessed. Descriptive statistics were reported for baseline characteristics, primary outcome, and treatment pattern measures. Results: In total, 4232 patients were identified from the database and 2111 patients received at least 1 line of treatment. The most common first-line treatments included bendamustine + rituximab (39%), rituximab + cyclophosphamide + doxorubicin + vincristine (20%), and rituximab monotherapy (19%). Rituximab monotherapy was the most common second-line (34%) and third or greater line (57%) treatment. The median time from FL diagnosis to initiation of treatment was 50 days (interquartile range [IQR]: 28-191) for first-line treatment, 577 days (IQR: 312-1146) for second-line, and 776 days (IQR: 603-1290) for third-line. Discussion: At a median follow-up of 3.6 years, most patients had 1 or fewer lines of therapy. The use of combination therapy decreased with each line of therapy and the numbers of patients receiving third- or fourth-line therapy were small in this study, potentially due to the short follow-up. Rituximab as monotherapy or in combination was utilized most frequently; however, the variety of other therapies used demonstrates that the standard management of FL remains unclear. Conclusions: Consensus on optimal treatment sequencing is currently lacking, and patients receive a variety of active regimens during routine practice. In this contemporary cohort of patients diagnosed with FL in the United States, rituximab therapy predominated both in monotherapy and in combination.
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- Bayer Healthcare U.S. LLC, Whippany, New Jersey
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- Bayer Healthcare U.S. LLC, Whippany, New Jersey
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Xie C, Li R, Huang X, Chihara D, Flowers CR. The Impact of Sequence of Therapy for Older Patients With Follicular Lymphoma: SEER-Medicare Analysis. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA, MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2022; 22:e938-e946. [PMID: 35871217 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2022.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND One key clinical challenge remains in how to sequence treatments in follicular lymphoma (FL). The chemoimmunotherapy rituximab cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine (Oncovin), and prednisone (R-CHOP) has been a standard treatment option for two decades. However, there are limited data to suggest in which line R-CHOP should be used for older patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS We leveraged population-based surveillance, epidemiology, and end results-medicare data and identified 675 patients aged ≥65 years newly diagnosed with FL from 2000 to 2009 who received R-CHOP in either the first or second line. We estimated restricted mean survival time using Kaplan-Meier curves, propensity scores (PS), and regression models comparing patients who received R-CHOP as a first versus second line. RESULTS We found that patients who received R-CHOP as first line had significantly longer 9-year RMST than those who received R-CHOP in the second line using Kaplan-Meier curves (P = .01), PS stratification (P = .002), PS matching (P = .005), and the inverse of PS as the treatment weight (P < .0001). The subgroup analyses using linear regression models showed that the 9-year restricted mean survival time of patients who received R-CHOP as the first line was longer in patients aged ≥80 years (P = .002) and with histological grade 1 or 2 (P = .02), compared to those who received R-CHOP as second line. CONCLUSION R-CHOP given in the first line was associated with longer overall survival compared to R-CHOP given as second line for older patients with FL.
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- Can Xie
- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
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Gupta G, Garg V, Mallick S, Gogia A. Current trends in diagnosis and management of follicular lymphoma. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BLOOD RESEARCH 2022; 12:105-124. [PMID: 36147608 PMCID: PMC9490109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Follicular lymphoma (FL) originates from germinal center B cells, is the most prevalent form of indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Upfront management is based on stage, grade, and disease burden. Radiotherapy may be curative in limited disease while chemoimmunotherapy is preferred in advanced disease. Maintenance therapy is routinely administered but its role is debatable. Relapses are common and interval from initial therapy to relapse is most important prognostic factor for relapsed FL. Management of relapsed patients is based on the initial management, the interval from prior therapies, and the toxicity of available therapies. Multiple agents are available for patients after two or more lines of therapy, but sequencing remains poorly defined.
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- Gopila Gupta
- Department of Clinical Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant, Fortis Hospital Shalimar BaghNew Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dr. B.R.A. IRCH, All India Institute of Medical SciencesNew Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical SciencesNew Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dr. B.R.A. IRCH, All India Institute of Medical SciencesNew Delhi, India
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Palomba ML, Till BG, Park SI, Morschhauser F, Cartron G, Marks R, Shivhare M, Hong WJ, Raval A, Chang AC, Penuel E, Popplewell LL. Combination of Atezolizumab and Obinutuzumab in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma and Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: Results from a Phase 1b Study. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA, MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2022; 22:e443-e451. [PMID: 35031227 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2021.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND This was an open-label, phase 1b study assessing the safety, tolerability, preliminary efficacy and pharmacokinetics of the combination of atezolizumab and obinutuzumab in patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma (FL) or diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). There is a mechanistic rationale suggesting that this combination may enhance recruitment of both innate and adaptive immunity and be effective against CD20+ B-cell malignancies. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study consisted of a safety evaluation stage and an expansion stage. Patients received obinutuzumab 1000 mg intravenously (IV) in cycle (C) 1, obinutuzumab plus atezolizumab 1200 mg IV for C2-8, and atezolizumab only from C9. Primary endpoints were to identify a recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) for atezolizumab, and safety and tolerability in the safety and expansion stages. RESULTS A total of 49 patients were enrolled (FL, n = 26; DLBCL, n = 23), with a median of 2 prior lines of treatment. The RP2D for atezolizumab was 1200 mg IV every 3 weeks. Adverse events reported in ≥ 20% of patients were fatigue (15 patients [31%]), nausea (13 patients [27%]), cough, and diarrhea (10 patients [20%] each). Objective response rate was 54% in the FL cohort (complete response [CR] rate: 23%) and 17% in the DLBCL cohort (CR: 4%). Median progression-free survival was 9 months for FL and 3 months for DLBCL. Median overall survival was not estimable for FL and 9 months for DLBCL. CONCLUSION The combination of obinutuzumab and atezolizumab was determined to be safe and tolerable, with no new toxicities observed.
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- M Lia Palomba
- Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Lille University Hospital Center, Lille, France
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, University Hospital Center of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Product Development Oncology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA
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- Oncology Biomarker Development, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA
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- Product Development Oncology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA
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- Oncology Biomarker Development, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA
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- Lymphoma Division, Department of Hematology and Hematopoitic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA.
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Miyazaki K. Management of elderly patients with malignant lymphoma. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2022; 52:690-699. [PMID: 35435235 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyac056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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More than half of patients with malignant lymphoma are 65 years old or older. The outcome for older patients is poorer than that for younger patients. A poor prognosis is associated with heterogeneity and consists of physical function, performance status, poor nutritional status and various comorbidities. Therefore, attention should be given to serious treatment-related toxicities. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is the most frequently diagnosed type of malignant lymphoma. Most patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma can be potentially cured with the current standard chemotherapeutic regimen of rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone. However, a reduced-dose regimen of rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone or alternative treatment options might be suitable for older patients who are frail or unfit and have cardiac comorbidities. A comprehensive geriatric assessment is a potential tool for determining an appropriate therapeutic approach for each older patient. Follicular lymphoma is the second most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and the disease course is usually characterized by an indolent clinical course. Advanced follicular lymphoma with a high tumor burden has historically been treated with chemoimmunotherapy, but the treatment goal for older patients is relief of symptoms. Incorporating novel targeted agents such as brentuximab vedotin into therapies for older Hodgkin lymphoma patients might be a promising alternative to the anthracycline-containing regimen.
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- Kana Miyazaki
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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Casulo C, Larson MC, Lunde JJ, Habermann TM, Lossos IS, Wang Y, Nastoupil LJ, Strouse C, Chihara D, Martin P, Cohen JB, Kahl BS, Burack WR, Koff JL, Mun Y, Masaquel A, Wu M, Wei MC, Shewade A, Li J, Cerhan J, Flowers CR, Link BK, Maurer MJ. Treatment patterns and outcomes of patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma receiving three or more lines of systemic therapy (LEO CReWE): a multicentre cohort study. Lancet Haematol 2022; 9:e289-e300. [PMID: 35358443 PMCID: PMC9297334 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(22)00033-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Novel therapies for relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma are commonly evaluated in single-arm studies without formal comparison with other treatments or historical controls. Consequently, rigorously defined treatment outcomes informing expectations for novel therapeutic strategies in this population are sparse. To inform outcome expectations, we aimed to describe treatment patterns, survival outcomes, and duration of response in patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma receiving three or more lines of systemic therapy. METHODS In this multicentre cohort study, we developed a database of patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma from eight academic centres in the USA using data collected in the LEO Cohort study (NCT02736357) and the LEO Consortium. For this analysis, eligible patients were aged at least 18 years, had non-transformed grade 1-3a follicular lymphoma, and were receiving systemic therapy in the third line or later after previous therapy with an anti-CD20 antibody and an alkylating agent. Clinical data and patient outcomes were abstracted from medical records by use of a standard protocol. The index therapy for the primary analysis was defined as the first line of systemic therapy after the patient had received at least two previous systemic therapies that included an alkylating agent and an anti-CD20 therapy. The main endpoints of interest were overall response rate, progression-free survival, and overall survival. Outcomes were also evaluated in subsets of clinical interest (index therapy characteristics, patient and disease characteristics, treatment history, and best response assessment). FINDINGS We screened 933 patients with follicular lymphoma, of whom 441 were included and diagnosed between March 6, 2002, and July 20, 2018. Index therapies included immunochemotherapy (n=133), anti-CD20 antibody monotherapy (n=53), lenalidomide with or without anti-CD20 (n=37), and phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitors with or without anti-CD20 (n=25). 57 (13%) of 441 patients received haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation and 98 (23%) of 421 patients with complete data received therapy on clinical trials. After a median follow-up of 71 months (IQR 64-79) from index therapy, 5-year overall survival was 75% (95% CI 70-79), median progression-free survival was 17 months (15-19), and the overall response rate was 70% (65-74; 280 of 400 patients evaluable for response). Patients who were refractory to therapy with an alkylating agent had a lower overall response rate (170 [68%] of 251 patients vs 107 [77%] of 139 patients) and a significantly lower 5-year overall survival (72%, 95% CI 66-78 vs 81%, 73-89; hazard ratio 1·60, 95% CI 1·04-2·46) than patients who were not refractory to therapy with an alkylating agent. INTERPRETATION Patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma receive heterogeneous treatments in the third-line setting or later. We observed high response rates to contemporary therapies that were of short duration. These data identify unmet needs among patients with follicular lymphoma, especially those who are refractory to alkylating agents, and might provide evidence by which clinical trials evaluating novel treatments could be assessed. FUNDING Genentech and the National Cancer Institute.
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- Carla Casulo
- Department of Medicine, Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Comprehensive Sylvester Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Cartron G, Trotman J. Time for an individualized approach to first-line management of follicular lymphoma. Haematologica 2022; 107:7-18. [PMID: 34985230 PMCID: PMC8719078 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2021.278766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Follicular lymphoma is a heterogeneous B-cell lymphoma both in presentation and at progression. For most patients it is a chronic, relapsing indolent disease with overall survival expectations now potentially beyond 20 years. However, in a significant minority (~20%) who experience early progression or histological transformation after treatment, the disease no longer has an indolent behavior. This review looks at the development of prognostic indices, staging and therapies for follicular lymphoma, identifying where the data can, and cannot, guide the multidisciplinary team to determine an individualized approach to first-line therapy. A nuanced patient- and disease-specific approach is necessary to maximize disease response and survival while minimizing therapeutic toxicity.
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- Department of Hematology, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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Abdulbaki R, Tizro P, Nava VE, Gomes da Silva M, Ascensão JL. Low-Grade Primary Splenic CD10-Positive Small B-Cell Lymphoma/Follicular Lymphoma. Curr Oncol 2021; 28:4821-4831. [PMID: 34898578 PMCID: PMC8628768 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol28060407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Revised: 11/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Primary splenic lymphoma (PSL) is a rare malignancy representing about 1% of all lymphoproliferative disorders, when using a strict definition that allows only involvement of spleen and hilar lymph nodes. In contrast, secondary low-grade B-cell lymphomas in the spleen, such as follicular lymphomas (FL), lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia/ small lymphocytic lymphoma, particularly as part of advanced stage disease, are more common. Indolent B cell lymphomas expressing CD10 almost always represent FL, which in its primary splenic form is the focus of this review. Primary splenic follicular lymphoma (PSFL) is exceedingly infrequent. This type of lymphoproliferative disorder is understudied and, in most cases, clinically characterized by splenomegaly or cytopenias related to hypersplenism. The diagnosis requires correlation of histopathology of spleen, blood and/or bone marrow with the correct immunophenotype (determined by flow cytometry and/or immunohistochemistry) and if necessary, additional molecular profiling. Management of this incurable disease is evolving, and splenectomy remains the mainstream treatment for stage I PSFL.
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- Rami Abdulbaki
- Department of Pathology, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20037, USA; (R.A.); (V.E.N.)
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- City of Hope Medical Canter, Department of Pathology, Duarte, CA 91010, USA;
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- Department of Pathology, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20037, USA; (R.A.); (V.E.N.)
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Hematology, Initituto Português de Oncologia, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal;
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Hematology, Washington, DC 20052, USA
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Cuesta-Mateos C, Terrón F, Herling M. CCR7 in Blood Cancers - Review of Its Pathophysiological Roles and the Potential as a Therapeutic Target. Front Oncol 2021; 11:736758. [PMID: 34778050 PMCID: PMC8589249 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.736758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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According to the classical paradigm, CCR7 is a homing chemokine receptor that grants normal lymphocytes access to secondary lymphoid tissues such as lymph nodes or spleen. As such, in most lymphoproliferative disorders, CCR7 expression correlates with nodal or spleen involvement. Nonetheless, recent evidence suggests that CCR7 is more than a facilitator of lymphatic spread of tumor cells. Here, we review published data to catalogue CCR7 expression across blood cancers and appraise which classical and novel roles are attributed to this receptor in the pathogenesis of specific hematologic neoplasms. We outline why novel therapeutic strategies targeting CCR7 might provide clinical benefits to patients with CCR7-positive hematopoietic tumors.
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- Carlos Cuesta-Mateos
- Immunology Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria- Instituto la Princesa (IIS-IP), Madrid, Spain.,Immunological and Medicinal Products (IMMED S.L.), Madrid, Spain.,Catapult Therapeutics BV, Lelystad, Netherlands
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- Immunological and Medicinal Products (IMMED S.L.), Madrid, Spain.,Catapult Therapeutics BV, Lelystad, Netherlands
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- Clinic of Hematology and Cellular Therapy, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Yilmaz U, Salihoglu A, Soysal T. An Overview of Lenalidomide in Combination with Rituximab for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Follicular Lymphoma: The Evidence to Date. Drug Des Devel Ther 2021; 15:3809-3820. [PMID: 34522085 PMCID: PMC8434836 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s281614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Follicular lymphoma (FL) is an indolent (low-grade) malignancy of B cells and is among the most common hematological cancers affecting adults. Its clinical presentation, natural course, and severity are highly variable. Management of FL depends on the clinical setting; most patients require multiple lines of treatment. Chemoimmunotherapy is the standard of care for FL patients needing treatment; however, alternative treatments are limited for refractory patients or those unfit for chemoimmunotherapy. Multiple alternatives to chemoimmunotherapy for FL are being developed, with some showing significant promise. Lenalidomide combination with rituximab (LR) is among the most successful and extensively studied novel approaches. LR has been compared head-to-head in clinical trials with rituximab monotherapy and chemoimmunotherapy in the frontline and to lenalidomide or rituximab monotherapy in the relapsed or refractory setting for the treatment of FL. Initial reports of these nine trials have been published in the last decade, and their long-term data will be available in the coming years. LR offered superior efficacy to either lenalidomide or rituximab monotherapy alone. The RELEVANCE trial compared the efficacy of LR with chemoimmunotherapy among 1030 FL patients and demonstrated similar efficacy with a different side effect profile. Myelosuppression, rash, and fatigue were among the significant adverse events. Most patients treated with LR received thromboprophylaxis. This paper aims to summarize and comment on the published evidence regarding LR treatment for FL through a literature review. The clinical trials will be presented in detail, and methodological differences complicating their comparisons will be discussed.
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- Umut Yilmaz
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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Kim M, Hwang HS, Cho H, Yoon DH, Suh C, Park CS, Go H, Huh J. Upward trend in follicular lymphoma among the Korean population: 10-year experience at a large tertiary institution. J Pathol Transl Med 2021; 55:330-337. [PMID: 34465079 PMCID: PMC8476319 DOI: 10.4132/jptm.2021.07.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Background Follicular lymphoma (FL) is the second most common non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in Western countries. However, it is relatively rare in Asia. This study examined epidemiologic characteristics of FL in South Korea, with an emphasis on recent trends of increase in cases. Methods We retrospectively examined 239 cases of newly diagnosed FL at a large tertiary institution in Korea (Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea) between 2008 and 2017. Age-adjusted incidence rates and clinicopathological variables were analyzed, and joinpoint regression analysis was used to identify the changes. Results The age-adjusted incidence of FL significantly increased during the study period (p = .034), and the ratio of (relative incidence) patients with FL to patients with NHL increased from 4.28% to 9.35% in the same period. Over the 10-year study assessment duration, the proportion of patients with stage III/IV FL (p = .035) and expression of BCL2 (p = .022) or BCL6 (p = .039) significantly increased. From 2013–2017, the proportion of patients with highrisk Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index (FLIPI) score increased (21.5% to 28.7%), whereas that of low-risk FLIPI decreased (55.4% to 38.6%), although those results were not statistically significant (p = .066). Conclusions We found an increasing incidence of FL, with a disproportionate increase in the incidence of high-stage disease and recent changes in the clinicopathologic features of the Korean patient population.
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- Meejeong Kim
- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Lo AC, James LP, Prica A, Raymakers A, Peacock S, Qu M, Louie AV, Savage KJ, Sehn L, Hodgson D, Yang JC, Eich HTT, Wirth A, Hunink MGM. Positron-emission tomography-based staging is cost-effective in early-stage follicular lymphoma. J Nucl Med 2021; 63:543-548. [PMID: 34413148 PMCID: PMC8973292 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.121.262324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The objective was to assess the cost-effectiveness of staging PET/CT in early-stage follicular lymphoma (FL) from the Canadian health-care system perspective. Methods: The study population was FL patients staged as early-stage using conventional CT imaging and planned for curative-intent radiation therapy (RT). A decision analytic model simulated the management after adding staging PET/CT versus using staging CT alone. In the no-PET/CT strategy, all patients proceeded to curative-intent RT as planned. In the PET/CT strategy, PET/CT information could result in an increased RT volume, switching to a noncurative approach, or no change in RT treatment as planned. The subsequent disease course was described using a state-transition cohort model over a 30-y time horizon. Diagnostic characteristics, probabilities, utilities, and costs were derived from the literature. Baseline analysis was performed using quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), costs (2019 Canadian dollars), and the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio. Deterministic sensitivity analyses were conducted, evaluating net monetary benefit at a willingness-to-pay threshold of $100,000/QALY. Probabilistic sensitivity analysis using 10,000 simulations was performed. Costs and QALYs were discounted at a rate of 1.5%. Results: In the reference case scenario, staging PET/CT was the dominant strategy, resulting in an average lifetime cost saving of $3,165 and a gain of 0.32 QALYs. In deterministic sensitivity analyses, the PET/CT strategy remained the preferred strategy for all scenarios supported by available data. In probabilistic sensitivity analysis, the PET/CT strategy was strongly dominant in 77% of simulations (i.e., reduced cost and increased QALYs) and was cost-effective in 89% of simulations (i.e., either saved costs or had an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio below $100,000/QALY). Conclusion: Our analysis showed that the use of PET/CT to stage early-stage FL patients reduces cost and improves QALYs. Patients with early-stage FL should undergo PET/CT before curative-intent RT.
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- London Health Sciences Centre, Canada
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- University of California, San Francisco, United States
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Chelius M, Chau K, Yang J, Hajj C, Imber B, Yahalom J. Low grade, indolent lymphomas of the head and neck: Comparative toxicity of standard versus very low dose radiation therapy. Hematol Oncol 2021; 39:304-312. [PMID: 33733514 PMCID: PMC10018679 DOI: 10.1002/hon.2865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines recommend radiation therapy (RT) for localized indolent non-Hodgkin lymphomas (iNHL). Many referring physicians avoid RT to the head and neck (HN) due to fears of toxicity. Very low-dose radiation (4 Gy) for select patients produces sustained local control and recently gained popularity. We compared early and late toxicities of standard 24-30 Gy to 4 Gy in patients with HN iNHL. We retrospectively analyzed 266 consecutive patients with HN iNHL receiving RT from 1994 to 2017. Patient characteristics, outcomes, and toxicities were collected from medical records. Early (≤2 months post-RT) and late (>2 months post-RT) toxicities were graded per Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4. Grades 1-2 were defined as "low-grade" and 3-4 "high-grade." Toxicity incidence was compared between 4 and >4 Gy, grouped by treated site (orbit, nonorbital head, neck, skin) and early versus late. Median follow-up was 23 months (2-145) and 68 months (2-256) for 4Gy and >4 Gy cohorts, respectively. Median dose for the >4 Gy cohort was 30 Gy (10.5-54 Gy). Early and late toxicity incidences were lower in the 4 Gy cohort compared to >4 Gy across all RT-sites: early toxicity, orbit, 42% versus 96%; nonorbital head, 24% versus 96%; neck, 22% versus 94%; skin, 31% versus 87%; late toxicity, orbit, 20% versus 71%; nonorbital head, 6% versus 66%; neck, 6% versus 57%; skin, 0% versus 46% (4 Gy vs. >4 Gy, respectively). Toxicities among both cohorts were largely low-grade. High-grade early and late toxicities did not occur in the 4 Gy cohort. There was 1 high-grade early toxicity (Grade 3 dry mouth) and 17 high-grade late toxicities (Grade 3 cataracts) in the >4 Gy cohort. RT to HN for iNHL is associated with minimal short- and long-term toxicity and excellent local control among 4 Gy and >4 Gy treatments. In this setting, "toxicity" concerns should not deter oncologists from potentially curative RT. In select patients where toxicity remains a concern, very low dose 4 Gy could be considered.
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- Monica Chelius
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Arushi Khurana, Mwangi R, Ansell SM, Habermann TM, Cerhan JR, Strouse C, Link BK, Wang Y, King RL, Macon WR, Villasboas JC, Witzig TE, Maurer MJ, Nowakowski GS. Patterns of therapy initiation during the first decade for patients with follicular lymphoma who were observed at diagnosis in the rituximab era. Blood Cancer J 2021; 11:133. [PMID: 34274939 PMCID: PMC8286048 DOI: 10.1038/s41408-021-00525-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Immediate treatment for asymptomatic, low-tumor burden follicular lymphoma (FL) has not shown an overall survival benefit over "watch and wait" (W/W) strategy. We estimated incidence of treatment initiation at specific time points and assessed its association with the presence of any criteria such as GELF, BNLI, GITMO at diagnosis. FL patients managed by W/W strategy were identified from the Molecular Epidemiology Resource (MER) of the University of Iowa/Mayo Clinic Lymphoma SPORE between 2002 and 2015. Cumulative incidence estimates of treatment initiation were calculated using transformation (as the first event) and death as competing risks. 401 FL patients were identified on W/W strategy. At a median follow-up of 8 years, 256 (64%) initiated treatment. For patients on the W/W strategy for 5 years, the likelihood of treatment initiation in the next 5 years was 12% compared to 43% at diagnosis unlike transformation rates which remained steady. Patients with any of popular treatment criteria at diagnosis did not have increased therapy initiation rates (44% vs. 42%) during the first 5 years or lymphoma-related death rates at 10 years (6% vs. 7%). Identifying biological differences in patients with early vs. late or no progression is a critical next step in understanding outcomes in W/W patients.
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Cheng CL, Fang WQ, Lin YJ, Yuan CT, Ko BS, Tang JL, Tien HF. Hepatitis B surface antigen positivity is associated with progression of disease within 24 months in follicular lymphoma. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2021; 148:1211-1222. [PMID: 34228224 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-021-03719-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE Studies have reported a positive association between hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and follicular lymphoma (FL). Nevertheless, clinical information concerning chronic HBV infection in FL is sparse. METHODS This retrospective cohort study investigated the prognostic impact of HBsAg in immunocompetent patients with FL treated with frontline rituximab-containing chemoimmunotherapy in an HBV-endemic area between 2006 and 2016. RESULTS Among the 149 analyzed patients, 32 (21.5%) were HBsAg-positive. HBsAg positivity was positively associated with symptomatic splenomegaly, significant serous effusions, and peritreatment hepatic dysfunction. HBsAg-positive patients had a trend of lower complete remission rate (59.4% vs. 76.9%, P = 0.07), significantly poorer overall survival (hazard ratio for death, 2.68; 95% confidence interval, 1.21-5.92), and shorter progression-free survival than had HBsAg-negative patients. Multivariate analysis revealed that HBsAg is an independent adverse prognostic factor for overall survival. Intriguingly, HBsAg-positive patients had a higher incidence of progression of disease within 24 months (POD24) than had HBsAg-negative patients (cumulative incidence rate, 25.8% vs. 12.4%, P = 0.045). CONCLUSION This study revealed that patients with FL and chronic HBV infection represent a distinct subgroup with a markedly poor prognosis. HBsAg was positively associated with POD24 and might serve as a new prognostic predictor of the survival of FL patients in endemic regions for HBV infection.
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- Chieh-Lung Cheng
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei City, Taiwan. .,Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, 10002, Taiwan. .,Department of Hematological Oncology, National Taiwan University Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Hematological Oncology, National Taiwan University Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, 10002, Taiwan
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- Department of Hematological Oncology, National Taiwan University Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, 10002, Taiwan
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Mozas P, Sorigué M, López-Guillermo A. Follicular lymphoma: an update on diagnosis, prognosis, and management. Med Clin (Barc) 2021; 157:440-448. [PMID: 34210513 DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2021.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Follicular lymphoma, the most common indolent lymphoma, originates from germinal centre B-cells of the lymphoid follicle, and is characterized by t(14;18). Clinical manifestations include the presence of lymphadenopathy, sometimes accompanied by constitutional symptoms or cytopenia. Diagnosis is established through the identification of a B-cell proliferation of nodular pattern in the lymph node biopsy. Upon staging with PET-CT and bone marrow biopsy, a significant proportion of patients do not need immediate treatment. When therapy is indicated, commonly used regimens include anti-CD20 immunotherapy with or without chemotherapy. Although overall survival for most patients is prolonged, relapses are very frequent, and early relapse and transformation to an aggressive lymphoma portend a much worse prognosis. New therapies are under development, which will most likely change outcomes for FL patients in the near future.
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- Pablo Mozas
- Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, España.
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- Servicio de Hematología, ICO-IJC-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, España
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- Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, España; Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, España
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Radiotherapy (RT) plays a diverse and essential role in the contemporary management of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and remains the single most powerful monotherapeutic intervention for both aggressive and indolent subtypes. Over the past decade, there have been significant advancements in radiation oncology practice, which have made modern treatments safer and more conformal. Despite this sophistication and evidence supporting a continued role for RT, numerous data suggest that utilization is on the decline. In this review, we discuss the rationale for RT in 4 commonly encountered scenarios: combined modality therapy for limited-stage aggressive NHL, consolidation therapy for advanced-stage aggressive NHL, and the changing roles of salvage RT for relapsed/refractory NHL in an era of new frontiers such as cellular therapies. We also evaluate current strategies to treat indolent histologies. We conclude with perspectives on how RT for the hematological malignancies may continue to evolve.
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Treatments and Outcomes in Stage I Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma in the United States. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13081803. [PMID: 33918801 PMCID: PMC8069638 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13081803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma (EMZL) is a rare disease commonly diagnosed at an early stage and remains localized for prolonged periods of time. This unique characteristic makes the use of local therapies, such as radiation therapy (RT), the preferred approach. Excellent results were previously reported implementing RT; however, majority of these studies included a small number of patients, and treatment patterns in the United States are presently unknown. Furthermore, EMZL may arise in various organs, and whether the survival is similar at different locations is unclear. In the present study, we assessed the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database aiming to examine management and survival of localized EMZL. While differences in survival were observed by primary disease location, similar survival was observed in RT-treated stage I EMZL patients and general U.S. population matched by sex, age, and calendar year. Abstract A considerable number of patients with extranodal marginal zone lymphoma (EMZL) are diagnosed with stage I disease. Information on treatments and survival by primary location remains limited. We extracted data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database to assess treatment, primary location, and survival of patients with stage I EMZL. Results show that 7961 patients met inclusion criteria. Observation (no treatment) was the most common approach (31%) followed by radiation therapy (RT, 23%). The median overall survival (OS) was 17.3 years (95%CI 16.3 to 18.3). Shorter survival was observed in patients with stage I EMZL compared to expected survival in a cohort derived from the general U.S. population matched by sex, age, and calendar year at diagnosis. However, similar survival was observed in RT-treated patients. We identified age ≥ 60 years (SHR = 4.00, 95%CI 3.10–5.15; p < 0.001), higher grade transformation (SHR = 4.63, 95%CI 3.29–6.52; p < 0.001), and primary lung EMZL (SHR = 1.44, 95%CI 1.05–1.96; p = 0.022) as factors associated with shorter lymphoma-specific survival (LSS). Conversely, primary skin location (SHR = 0.50, 95%CI 0.33–0.77; p = 0.002) was associated with longer LSS. Our results support the use of RT as the preferred approach in localized EMZL.
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When to Use Targeted Therapy for the Treatment of Follicular Lymphoma. Curr Hematol Malig Rep 2021; 16:45-51. [PMID: 33797691 DOI: 10.1007/s11899-021-00617-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Follicular lymphoma is a common indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma with survival improving in the modern era. Despite favorable responses and improving remission duration, FL remains largely incurable with patterns of relapsing and remitting disease with many patients requiring multiple lines of therapy. As our understanding of the malignant B-cell biology evolves, more targeted therapies have emerged for the treatment of follicular lymphoma. RECENT FINDINGS Targeted therapies entering the treatment landscape of follicular lymphoma include lenalidomide in combination with rituximab based on the randomized AUGMENT. Tazemetostat, an EZH2 inhibitor, joins the list of targeted therapies approved based on single-arm phase 2 studies in the relapsed setting. There are three PI3K inhibitors currently approved and more under development. Herein, I will review the available evidence that supports the use of targeted therapy across the disease course of follicular lymphoma.
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Yoon SE, Cho J, Kim WS, Kim SJ. Impact of transformation on the survival of patients diagnosed with follicular lymphoma that progressed within 24 months. J Cancer 2021; 12:2488-2497. [PMID: 33854610 PMCID: PMC8040724 DOI: 10.7150/jca.54434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background: Progression within 24 months after initiating treatment (POD24) is established as an unfavorable event predicting poor prognosis in patients with follicular lymphoma (FL). However, little is known about the impact of transformation on the outcome of FL patients with POD24 although transformation could be related to early progression and poor prognosis in FL patients. Methods: We investigated the occurrence of transformation and its association with POD24 in FL patients receiving RCVP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, vincristine and predisone, n = 152), RCHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and predisone, n = 111), and BR (bendamustine, rituximab, n = 61). Results: With the median follow-up of 48.3 months, disease progression occurred in 94 patients (94/324, 29.0%) including 58 POD24 cases (58/324, 17.9%), and POD24 was more frequent in the RCVP (25/152, 16.4%) and RCHOP (28/111, 25.2%) groups than the BR group (5/61, 8.2%). Transformation was documented in 38 cases, including 22 of which were clinically designated as transformation. Among the 58 cases with POD24, the proportion with transformation differed across groups: RCVP (8/25, 32%); RCHOP (16/28, 57.1%); and BR (5/5, 100%). Transformation accounted for 50% (29/58) of POD24 cases whereas only 9 (9/36, 25%) patients had transformation with progression after 24 months. Patients with transformation within 24 months had the worst survival outcome regardless of POD24. Conclusions: Transformation negatively impacted survival among FL patients more than POD24 itself. With caution, our findings suggest that BR may reduce POD24 more than RCVP or RCHOP. However, BR efficacy may not reduce the occurrence of transformation.
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- Sang Eun Yoon
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Lumish M, Falchi L, Imber BS, Scordo M, von Keudell G, Joffe E. How we treat mature B-cell neoplasms (indolent B-cell lymphomas). J Hematol Oncol 2021; 14:5. [PMID: 33407745 PMCID: PMC7789477 DOI: 10.1186/s13045-020-01018-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Mature B cell neoplasms, previously indolent non-Hodgkin lymphomas (iNHLs), are a heterogeneous group of malignancies sharing similar disease courses and treatment paradigms. Most patients with iNHL have an excellent prognosis, and in many, treatment can be deferred for years. However, some patients will have an accelerated course and may experience transformation into aggressive lymphomas. In this review, we focus on management concepts shared across iNHLs, as well as histology-specific strategies. We address open questions in the field, including the influence of genomics and molecular pathway alterations on treatment decisions. In addition, we review the management of uncommon clinical entities including nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, hairy cell leukemia, splenic lymphoma and primary lymphoma of extranodal sites. Finally, we include a perspective on novel targeted therapies, antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, bispecific T cell engagers and chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy.
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- Melissa Lumish
- Lymphoma Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, SR-441B, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Lymphoma Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, SR-441B, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Lymphoma Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, SR-441B, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Lymphoma Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, SR-441B, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Lymphoma Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, SR-441B, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Lymphoma Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, SR-441B, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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Stage-specific trends in primary therapy and survival in follicular lymphoma: a nationwide population-based analysis in the Netherlands, 1989-2016. Leukemia 2020; 35:1683-1695. [PMID: 33046819 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-020-01048-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We assessed stage-specific trends in primary therapy and relative survival among adult follicular lymphoma (FL) patients diagnosed in the Netherlands between 1989-2016 (N = 12,372; median age, 62 years; and 21% stage I disease). Patients were stratified by disease stage and subsequently categorized into four calendar periods (1989-1995, 1996-2002, 2003-2008, and 2009-2016) and three age groups (18-60, 61-70, and >70 years). The use of radiotherapy in stage I FL remained relatively stable over time and across the three age groups (i.e., 66%, 54%, and 49% in 2009-2016, respectively). In stage II-IV FL, the start of chemotherapy within 12 months post-diagnosis decreased over time, indicating a broader application of a watch-and-wait approach. Relative survival improved considerably over time, especially since 2003 when rituximab was introduced in the Netherlands, and for stage III-IV FL patients and older age groups. Five-year relative survival for patients with stage I-II versus stage III-IV FL in the period 2009-2016 was 96% versus 90%, 93% versus 83%, and 92% versus 68% across the three age groups, respectively. Collectively, the improvement in survival since 2003 is accounted for by advances in FL management, particularly the implementation of rituximab. There remains, however, room for improvement among elderly stage III-IV FL patients.
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Halwani AS, Rasmussen KM, Patil V, Morreall D, Li C, Yong C, Burningham Z, Dawson K, Masaquel A, Henderson K, DeLong‐Sieg E, Sauer BC. Maintenance rituximab in Veterans with follicular lymphoma. Cancer Med 2020; 9:7537-7547. [PMID: 32860335 PMCID: PMC7571803 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Real-world practice patterns and clinical outcomes in patients with follicular lymphoma (FL), including the adoption of maintenance rituximab (MR) therapy in the United States (US), have been reported in few studies since the release of the National LymphoCare Study almost a decade ago. We analyzed data from the largest integrated healthcare system in the United States, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), to identify rates of adoption and effectiveness of MR in FL patients after first-line (1L) treatment. We identified previously untreated patients with FL in the VHA between 2006 and 2014 who achieved at least stable disease after chemoimmunotherapy or immunotherapy. Among these patients, those who initiated MR within 238 days of 1L composed the MR group, whereas those who did not were classified as the non-MR group. We examined the effect of MR on progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). A total of 676 patients met our inclusion criteria, of whom 300 received MR. MR was associated with significant PFS (hazard ratio [HR]=0.55, P < .001) and OS (HR = 0.53, P = .005) compared to the non-MR group, after adjusting by age, sex, ethnicity, geographic region, diagnosis period, stage, grade at diagnosis, hemoglobin, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), 1L treatment regimen, and response to 1L treatment. These results suggest that in FL patients who do not experience disease progression after 1L treatment in real-world settings, MR is associated with a significant improvement in both PFS and OS. Maintenance therapy should be considered in FL patients who successfully complete and respond to 1L therapy.
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- Ahmad S. Halwani
- Division of Hematology and Hematologic MalignanciesHuntsman Cancer InstituteSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
- Division of EpidemiologyVERITASUniversity of UtahSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
- VERITASGeorge E Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical CenterSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
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- Division of EpidemiologyVERITASUniversity of UtahSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
- VERITASGeorge E Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical CenterSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
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- Division of EpidemiologyVERITASUniversity of UtahSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
- VERITASGeorge E Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical CenterSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
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- Division of EpidemiologyVERITASUniversity of UtahSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
- VERITASGeorge E Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical CenterSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
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- Division of EpidemiologyVERITASUniversity of UtahSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
- VERITASGeorge E Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical CenterSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
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- Division of EpidemiologyVERITASUniversity of UtahSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
- VERITASGeorge E Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical CenterSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
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- Division of EpidemiologyVERITASUniversity of UtahSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
- VERITASGeorge E Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical CenterSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
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- US Medical AffairsGenentech IncSouth San FranciscoCAUSA
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- Division of EpidemiologyVERITASUniversity of UtahSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
- VERITASGeorge E Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical CenterSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
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Kim M, Hwang HS, Son EM, Cho H, Yoon DH, Suh C, Park CS, Go H, Huh J. Clinicopathological and prognostic significance of BCL2, BCL6, MYC, and IRF4 copy number gains and translocations in follicular lymphoma: a study by FISH analysis. Leuk Lymphoma 2020; 61:3342-3350. [PMID: 32921221 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1815017] [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] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BCL2 translocation is the genetic hallmark of follicular lymphoma (FL). Besides BCL2 translocation, copy number (CN) gains and translocations of BCL6, MYC, and IRF4 have also been detected in FL, but there is little information regarding their prognostic significance. This retrospective study used fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to analyze BCL2, BCL6, MYC, and IRF4 translocations and CN gains in 105 FL cases. Genetic translocations were detected for BCL2 (n = 64; 72.7%), BCL6 (n = 14; 15.9%), and MYC (n = 2; 2.3%); no case showed IRF4 translocation. Overall, 23 (26.1%), 30 (34.1%), 12 (13.8%), and 10 (11.0%) cases showed CN gains in BCL2, BCL6, MYC, and IRF4, respectively. BCL6 CN gain was a prognostic factor for worse overall survival, demonstrating a trend toward significance in multivariate analysis (HR =8.769, p = 0.056). BCL6 CN gain in FL might be associated with aggressive biologic behavior.
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- Meejeong Kim
- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Sorigue M, Cañamero E, Sancho JM. Precision medicine in follicular lymphoma: Focus on predictive biomarkers. Hematol Oncol 2020; 38:625-639. [PMID: 32700331 DOI: 10.1002/hon.2781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Current care for patients with follicular lymphoma (FL) offers most of them long-term survival. Improving it further will require careful patient selection. This review focuses on predictive biomarkers (ie, those whose outcome correlations depend on the treatment strategy) in FL, because awareness of what patient subsets benefit most or least from each therapy will help in this task. The first part of this review aims to summarize what biomarkers are predictive in FL, the magnitude of the effect and the quality of the evidence. We find predictive biomarkers in the setting of (a) indication of active treatment, (b) front-line induction (use of anthracyline-based regimens, CHOP vs bendamustine, addition of rituximab), (c) post-(front-line)induction (rituximab maintenance, radioimmunotherapy), and (d) relapse (hematopoietic stem cell transplant) and targeted agents. The second part of this review discusses the challenges of precision medicine in FL, including (a) cost, (b) clinical relevance considerations, and (c) difficulties over the broad implementation of biomarkers. We then provide our view on what biomarkers may become used in the next few years. We conclude by underscoring the importance of assessing the potential predictiveness of available biomarkers to improve patient care but also that there is a long road ahead before reaching their broad implementation due to remaining scientific, technological, and economic hurdles.
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- Marc Sorigue
- Department of Hematology, ICO-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Institut de Recerca Josep Carreras, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, ICO-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Institut de Recerca Josep Carreras, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, ICO-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Institut de Recerca Josep Carreras, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain
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Dharmavaram G, Cao S, Sundaram S, Ayyappan S, Boughan K, Gallogly M, Malek E, Metheny L, Tomlinson B, Otegbeye F, Lazarus HM, Cooper B, Fu P, Lima M, Caimi PF. Aggressive lymphoma subtype is a risk factor for venous thrombosis. Development of lymphoma - specific venous thrombosis prediction models. Am J Hematol 2020; 95:918-926. [PMID: 32311162 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Venous thromboembolic events (VTE) are a frequent complication of lymphoma. We conducted a retrospective analysis to compare VTE risk in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and follicular lymphoma (FL). Subjects were randomly assigned to training and validation sets to identify risk factors of VTE and evaluate risk model performance, including the Khorana score. A group of 790 patients were diagnosed from 2002 to 2014 (DLBCL = 542, FL = 248). Median follow- up was 49 months. We observed 106 VTE, with higher incidence in DLBCL (5-year cumulative incidence = 16.3% vs 3.8% in FL patients). Five-year OS for patients with VTE was 51.4% vs 73.1% in patients without VTE (P < .001). Baseline VTE risk factors identified in the training cohort included lymphoma subtype, previous VTE, ECOG performance status ≥2, decreased albumin, increased calcium, elevated WBC, absolute lymphocyte count or monocyte count, and presence of bulky disease. Addition of new variables to the Khorana score improved its performance measured by Akaike information criterion and Concordance index. A new risk model including lymphoma subtype, albumin, WBC count, and bulky disease was validated in time-based ROC analyses. These findings were confirmed in the validation cohort. Lymphoma subtypes have different VTE risk. The effect of lymphoma subtype was independent from disease burden and the use of systemic therapy. The Khorana risk-score was validated in time to event analyses, and a more robust lymphoma-specific VTE risk score is proposed. These findings suggest lymphoma patients with highest VTE risk can be identified with baseline parameters.
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- Gouri Dharmavaram
- School of MedicineCase Western Reserve University Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health SciencesCase Western Reserve University Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Department of MedicineRoswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo New York USA
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Bone & Marrow TransplantationUniversity of Iowa Iowa City Iowa USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and OncologyUniversity Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and OncologyUniversity Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and OncologyUniversity Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and OncologyUniversity Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and OncologyUniversity Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and OncologyUniversity Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and OncologyUniversity Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and OncologyUniversity Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health SciencesCase Western Reserve University Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and OncologyUniversity Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplant Program, Division of Hematology and OncologyUniversity Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Cleveland Ohio USA
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Patients with early stage follicular lymphoma frequently have prolonged overall survival and 40% may remain progression-free 20 years after receiving radiation therapy alone. Thus, such an approach is often considered in this population. Patients with advanced-stage disease but low tumor burden do not achieve a survival benefit by initiation treatment but early therapy with rituximab can improve quality of life and prolong time until need for further treatment and/or chemotherapy. Patients with advanced-stage follicular lymphoma who have low tumor burden should be managed in a personalized fashion taking into account individual feeling regarding treatment, toxicity, and long-term goals.
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Madsen C, Plesner TL, Bentzen HH, Jørgensen J, Sillesen IB, Himmelstrup BM, Josefsson P, Plesner T, Bennedsen TL, Ludvigsen M, d'Amore FA. Real world data on histological transformation in patients with follicular lymphoma: incidence, clinico-pathological risk factors and outcome in a nationwide Danish cohort. Leuk Lymphoma 2020; 61:2584-2594. [PMID: 33167719 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1779254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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We investigated incidence, risk factors and outcome for follicular lymphoma (FL) patients with histologic transformation (HT) found at primary diagnosis (discordant/composite, dc-tFL) or sequentially (s-tFL). Between 2000 and 2015, 2773 patients were identified. The majority of patients (2252, 81%) did not experience HT (nt-FL), while 224 (8%) had dc-tFL and 297 (11%) s-tFL. The risk of HT was 2.2% per year and 9.6% at 5 years. Age ≥60, a high FLIPI risk score and LDH-elevation were associated with increased risk of HT. Calculated from primary diagnosis and compared with nt-FL, 5-year overall survival (OS) was inferior in both s-tFL and dc-tFL (nt-FL: 82%, s-tFL: 68%, dc-tFL: 68%; p = .001), whereas 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) was worse only in s-tFL (s-tFL: 18%, dc-tFL: 58%, nt-FL: 60%). Calculated from time of HT, s-tFL had inferior outcome compared to dc-tFL for both OS (s-tFL: 47%, dc-tFL: 68%, p = .001) and PFS (s-tFL: 35%, dc-tFL: 58%, p = .001).
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- Charlotte Madsen
- Department of Hematology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Vejle Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Albarmawi H, Nagarajan M, Onukwugha E, Gandhi AB, Keating KN, Appukkuttan S, Yared J. Follicular lymphoma treatment patterns between 2000 and 2014: a SEER-Medicare analysis of elderly patients. Future Oncol 2020; 16:353-365. [PMID: 32043384 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2019-0660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Aim: Characterize follicular lymphoma (FL) treatment patterns among elderly patients using a dataset with longer follow-up time. Materials & methods: Using the linked Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results-Medicare data, we identified patients diagnosed with FL between 2000 and 2013 with claims data until 2014. We investigated the treatments received and assigned them to lines of treatment. Results: We identified 10,238 elderly patients. Over a 4.7-year median follow-up, 78% of the patients received at least first-line treatment. Fewer individuals received second-line (47%) and third-line (30%) treatments. RCHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone), RCVP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisolone) and rituximab monotherapy were the most common treatment regimens. Conclusion: One in five elderly patients did not receive FL-directed therapy. The most common treatment regimens were limited to RCHOP, RCVP and rituximab monotherapy.
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- Husam Albarmawi
- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Whippany, NJ 07981, USA
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- University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Hübel K, Ghielmini M, Ladetto M, Gopal AK. Controversies in the Treatment of Follicular Lymphoma. Hemasphere 2020; 4:e317. [PMID: 32382707 PMCID: PMC7000465 DOI: 10.1097/hs9.0000000000000317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The overall prognosis of patients with follicular lymphoma has substantially improved over the last decades with a 10-year overall survival of around 80% for the majority of patients. However, for most patients follicular lymphoma it is still a relapsing and remitting disease. Furthermore, certain subsets of patients still have much shorter survival. Currently, there is no established standard how to treat high-risk follicular lymphoma. With advances in the understanding of the biology and pathogenesis of B cell malignancies, a plethora of new compounds have been investigated in FL. These compounds have the potential to increase efficacy if added to current regimens or even replace them. The implementation of these compounds in treatment algorithms is another unsolved issue. This overview highlights major controversies in the treatment of follicular lymphoma and discusses the most recent and relevant clinical trials.
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- Kai Hübel
- University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Santi Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy
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- University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA
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Kim HK, Kang W, Sinn DH, Lee JH, Kim WS, Kim SJ. Real world data on follicular lymphoma patients treated by rituximab-containing immunochemotherapy and rituximab maintenance. Korean J Intern Med 2020; 35:194-204. [PMID: 30935195 PMCID: PMC6960034 DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2018.196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Real-world data about the treatment outcomes of patients receiving rituximab-containing immunochemotherapy followed by rituximab maintenance are required to understand better the treatment for follicular lymphoma (FL). METHODS A cross-sectional study analyzed FL patients who were treated with R-CVP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone) or R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) and rituximab maintenance. RESULTS Of 139 patients, 85 patients received R-CVP and 54 received R-CHOP. The characteristics did not differ significantly between the groups. Only grade 3 of FL was more common in R-CHOP. The complete response rate did not differ significantly between R-CHOP (50/54, 92.6%) and R-CVP (77/85, 90.6%). The number of disease relapses during rituximab maintenance did not differ significantly between the groups (p = 0.798). Therefore, the comparison of progression-free survival (PFS) showed no significant difference: the 3-year PFS rates for R-CVP and R-CHOP were 77% and 85%, respectively (p = 0.567). Although five of 56 hepatitis B virus (HBV) core antibody (anti-HBc)-positive patients experienced HBV reactivation, all cases of HBV reactivation were identified during regular monitoring for HBV DNA in blood, and were successfully managed with antiviral treatment. CONCLUSION The survival outcomes of FL patients on rituximab maintenance after responding to R-CVP or R-CHOP were similar. Rituximab-containing immunochemotherapy followed by rituximab maintenance can be safely used for anti-HBc-positive patients if HBV DNA titer in blood can be regularly monitored.
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- Hee Kyung Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute of Health Sciences and Technology (SAIHST), Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
- Correspondence to Seok Jin Kim, M.D. Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06351, Korea Tel: +82-2-3410-1766 Fax: +82-2-3410-1754 E-mail:
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Patient-level Factors Associated With the Initial Management of Older Adults Diagnosed With Follicular Lymphoma: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare Analysis. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2019; 20:e184-e194. [PMID: 31956071 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2019.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Revised: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION We evaluated patient-level factors associated with the initial management of older adults diagnosed with follicular lymphoma (FL). MATERIALS AND METHODS Using linked Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare (SEER-Medicare) data; we identified 11,500 beneficiaries aged ≥ 66 years, diagnosed with FL between 2000 and 2013. A logistic regression model was used to estimate adjusted odds ratios (AORs) for factors associated with the receipt of active treatment versus watchful waiting (WW) as an initial management strategy. A multinomial logistic regression model was used to predict factors associated with receipt of specific active treatments, namely chemoimmunotherapy, rituximab monotherapy, chemotherapy, or radiation as compared with WW. RESULTS Overall, the initial management strategies adopted were WW (49%), chemoimmunotherapy (25%), radiation (10%), rituximab monotherapy (9%), and chemotherapy (7%). In reference to WW, grade III FL (AOR, 2.21; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.99-2.46), increasing disease stage (Stage IV AOR, 1.80; 95% CI, 1.62-2.00), and use of preventive services (AOR, 1.18; 95% CI, 1.07-1.30) were associated with increased odds of active treatment receipt. Age > 80 years (AOR, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.71-0.87), Non-Hispanic African-American race (AOR, 0.64; 95% CI, 0.50-0.80), and state buy-in coverage (AOR, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.70-0.94) were associated with decreased odds of active treatment receipt. In reference to WW, the multinomial logistic regression model displayed differences in the receipt of rituximab-based therapies by age and comorbidity burden. Non-Hispanic African-American race and state buy-in coverage were associated with decreased odds of receiving rituximab-based therapies. CONCLUSION The present analysis identifies disparities in the initial management of older adults with FL owing to race and socioeconomic status. Future research should examine implications for subsequent treatment and health outcomes.
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Carbone A, Roulland S, Gloghini A, Younes A, von Keudell G, López-Guillermo A, Fitzgibbon J. Follicular lymphoma. Nat Rev Dis Primers 2019; 5:83. [PMID: 31831752 DOI: 10.1038/s41572-019-0132-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Follicular lymphoma (FL) is a systemic neoplasm of the lymphoid tissue displaying germinal centre (GC) B cell differentiation. FL represents ~5% of all haematological neoplasms and ~20-25% of all new non-Hodgkin lymphoma diagnoses in western countries. Tumorigenesis starts in precursor B cells and becomes full-blown tumour when the cells reach the GC maturation step. FL is preceded by an asymptomatic preclinical phase in which premalignant B cells carrying a t(14;18) chromosomal translocation accumulate additional genetic alterations, although not all of these cells progress to the tumour phase. FL is an indolent lymphoma with largely favourable outcomes, although a fraction of patients is at risk of disease progression and adverse outcomes. Outcomes for FL in the rituximab era are encouraging, with ~80% of patients having an overall survival of >10 years. Patients with relapsed FL have a wide range of treatment options, including several chemoimmunotherapy regimens, phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitors, and lenalidomide plus rituximab. Promising new treatment approaches include epigenetic therapeutics and immune approaches such as chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy. The identification of patients at high risk who require alternative therapies to the current standard of care is a growing need that will help direct clinical trial research. This Primer discusses the epidemiology of FL, its molecular and cellular pathogenesis and its diagnosis, classification and treatment.
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- Antonino Carbone
- Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.
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- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, INSERM, Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy, Marseille, France
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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Albarmawi H, Onukwugha E, Keating KN, Appukkuttan S, Yared J. Survival benefit associated with treating follicular lymphoma in patients 80 years or older. J Geriatr Oncol 2019; 11:55-61. [PMID: 31706831 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2019.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/06/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the overall survival benefit associated with follicular lymphoma (FL)-directed therapy among patients diagnosed with FL at 80+ years. PATIENTS AND METHODS This retrospective cohort study utilized the linked Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results-Medicare dataset to identify patients 80+ years, diagnosed with FL between 2000 and 2013. We identified FL-directed treatments based on published guidelines. We utilized a propensity-score matched sample to compare treated and untreated groups who had similar observed characteristics. We reported the median overall survival time and the 3-year restricted mean survival time (RMST) of the study groups as well as the hazard ratio (HR) of death associated with treatment receipt. RESULTS We identified 3705 older patients with FL (mean [SD] age, 84 [3.6] years). Over a median follow-up of 2.9 years, 68% of the sample received FL-directed therapy and the most common regimen was rituximab monotherapy (N = 768, 21%). The matched sample included 2306 patients. The median overall survival for the treated group was 4.31 years (95% confidence interval [CI], 4.00-4.61) compared to 2.86 years (95% CI, 2.59-3.16) for the untreated group. The 3-year RMST for the treated group was 2.36 years (95% CI, 2.30-2.41), while it was 2.05 years (95% CI, 1.98-2.11) for the untreated group. Treatment was associated with a 23% reduction in the hazards of death (HR: 0.77, 95% CI: 0.70-0.85; p < .001). CONCLUSION FL-directed therapy was associated with improved survival among patients diagnosed with FL at 80+ years. These findings can support treatment decision-making for individuals diagnosed with FL at older ages.
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- Husam Albarmawi
- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Campbell BA, Plastaras JP, Savage KJ. Keeping Our Finger on the Pulse: Reaffirming the Role of Radiation Therapy in the Curative Management of Early Stage Follicular Lymphoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019; 105:459-465. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.2505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sorigue M, Prusila RE, Jauhiainen J, Mercadal S, Postila A, Salmi P, Tanhua T, Tikkanen S, Kakko S, Kuitunen H, Pollari M, Nystrand I, Kuusisto ME, Vasala K, Jantunen E, Korkeila E, Karihtala P, Sancho JM, Turpeenniemi-Hujanen T, Kuittinen O. Incidence of solid cancer in patients with follicular lymphoma. Acta Oncol 2019; 58:1564-1569. [PMID: 31368395 DOI: 10.1080/0284186x.2019.1643918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Introduction: Patients with follicular lymphoma (FL) have classically had a higher risk of solid cancers than the general population, but there is little data available in patients diagnosed and treated with modern day regimens.Material and methods: We conducted a retrospective multicenter study assessing the cumulative incidence of solid cancers other than nonmelanoma skin cancer in patients with FL between 1997 and 2016 and determined the standardized incidence ratio (SIR) to compare the incidence of solid cancers with that of the general populationResults: Among 1002 FL patients with 7 years of median follow-up, we found 74 solid cancers (most common breast [n = 19], lung and colon [n = 9 each]). The cumulative incidence was 3.8% at 5 years (95%CI 2.6-5.2) from the time of diagnosis and 4.4% at 5 years (95%CI 3.1-5.9%) from the time of front-line treatment. Although a comparison of all front-line strategies did not reveal differences in the risk of solid cancers, patients treated with anthracycline-based regimens appeared to have a lower incidence than those treated with bendamustine-based strategies (2.8% vs. 6.9%). However, patients receiving the former regimen were younger than the latter. On multivariable analysis, older age was correlated with the incidence of solid cancer and bendamustine-based treatment was of borderline significance. SIR for any solid cancer was 1.22 (95%CI 0.91-1.64), indicating no increased risk of solid cancer in patients with FL over that of the general population. However, on subgroup analyses, female patients treated with bendamustine-based strategies appeared to have a greater risk (SIR 3.85 [95%CI 1.45-10.27])Discussion: The incidence of solid cancer in this cohort of patients with FL was low and not greater than in the general population. However, the risk may be greater in female patients treated with bendamustine.
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- Marc Sorigue
- Department of Hematology, ICO-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Institut de Recerca Josep Carreras, Barcelona, Spain
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- Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and Cancer and Translational Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Hematology, ICO-Hospital Duran i Reynals, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and Cancer and Translational Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and Cancer and Translational Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and Cancer and Translational Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and Cancer and Translational Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and Cancer and Translational Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Oncology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and Cancer and Translational Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Siunsote – Hospital District of North Carelia, Joensuu, Finland
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- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyvaskyla, Finland
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- Siunsote – Hospital District of North Carelia, Joensuu, Finland
- Department of Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and Cancer and Translational Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Hematology, ICO-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Institut de Recerca Josep Carreras, Barcelona, Spain
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- Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and Cancer and Translational Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Oncology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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