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Eichenauer DA, Bühnen I, Baues C, Kobe C, Kaul H, Greil R, Moccia A, Zijlstra JM, Hertenstein B, Topp MS, Just M, von Tresckow B, Eich HT, Fuchs M, Dietlein M, Hartmann S, Engert A, Borchmann P. Interim PET-guided treatment for early-stage NLPHL: a subgroup analysis of the randomized GHSG HD16 and HD17 studies. Blood 2023; 142:553-560. [PMID: 37257195 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2023019939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
Abstract
The optimal first-line treatment for nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) diagnosed in early stages is largely undefined. We, therefore, analyzed 100 NLPHL patients treated in the randomized HD16 (early-stage favorable; n = 85) and HD17 (early-stage unfavorable; n = 15) studies. These studies investigated the omission of consolidation radiotherapy (RT) in patients with a negative interim positron emission tomography (iPET) (ie, Deauville score <3) after chemotherapy (HD16: 2× doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine [ABVD]; HD17: 2× escalated bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone [BEACOPP] plus 2× ABVD). Patients with NLPHL treated in the HD16 and HD17 studies had 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) rates of 90.3% and 92.9%, respectively. Thus, the 5-year PFS did not differ significantly from that of patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma treated within the same studies (HD16: P = .88; HD17: P = .50). Patients with early-stage favorable NLPHL who had a negative iPET after 2× ABVD and did not undergo consolidation RT tended to have a worse 5-year PFS than patients with a negative iPET who received consolidation RT (83% vs 100%; P = .05). There were 10 cases of NLPHL recurrence. However, no NLPHL patient died during follow-up. Hence, the 5-year overall survival rate was 100%. Taken together, contemporary Hodgkin lymphoma-directed treatment approaches result in excellent outcomes for patients with newly diagnosed early-stage NLPHL and, thus, represent valid treatment options. In early-stage favorable NLPHL, consolidation RT appears necessary after 2× ABVD to achieve the optimal disease control irrespective of the iPET result.
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- Dennis A Eichenauer
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Dusseldorf, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Dusseldorf, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Dusseldorf, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Salzburg Cancer Research Institute, Center for Clinical Cancer and Immunology Trials, Cancer Cluster Salzburg, Austrian Group for Medical Tumor Therapy, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland
- Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije universiteit, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Klinikum Bremen-Mitte, Bremen, Germany
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK partner site Essen), Essen, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Radiotherapy, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Dusseldorf, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Dr. Senckenberg Institute of Pathology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Dusseldorf, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Dusseldorf, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Vuolio T, Kuittinen O, Väyrynen JP, Teppo HR, Prusila REI, Rämet M, Kuitunen H, Paloneva T, Kuusisto MEL. R-bendamustine in the treatment of nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma-An extended follow-up. Br J Haematol 2023; 202:e24-e26. [PMID: 37282360 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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- Tero Vuolio
- University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
- Faculty of Health Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Faculty of Health Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
- Kuopio University Hospital Cancer Center, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Pathology, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Translational Medicine Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Pathology, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Translational Medicine Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Central Ostrobothnian Central Hospital, Kokkola, Finland
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- University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
- Faculty of Health Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Translational Medicine Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Länsi-Pohja Central Hospital, Kemi, Finland
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Eichenauer DA, Fuchs M. Treatment of Nodular Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma: Where Do We Stand? Where Do We Go? Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3310. [PMID: 37444420 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15133310] [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: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is a rare B cell-derived lymphoma entity accounting for ≈5% of all Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) cases. In recent decades, patients with newly diagnosed NLPHL have usually been treated very similarly to classical HL (cHL). The 10-year overall survival rates with HL-directed approaches are in excess of 90%. However, pathological and clinical characteristics of NLPHL resemble indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL) in some aspects. Thus, nodular lymphocyte-predominant B-cell lymphoma has been proposed as an alternative name, and the use of B-NHL-directed treatment strategies has become more common in NLPHL despite limited data. Given the often indolent clinical course of NLPHL, even in the case of relapse, the majority of patients with disease recurrence do not require high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation but are treated sufficiently with low-intensity approaches such as single-agent anti-CD20 antibody treatment. The establishment of novel prognostic scores for NLPHL patients may optimize risk group and treatment allocation in newly diagnosed and relapsed disease.
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- Dennis A Eichenauer
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Dusseldorf, University of Cologne, D-50937 Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), First Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, D-50937 Cologne, Germany
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Dusseldorf, University of Cologne, D-50937 Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), First Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, D-50937 Cologne, Germany
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Munir F, Hardit V, Sheikh IN, AlQahtani S, He J, Cuglievan B, Hosing C, Tewari P, Khazal S. Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma: From Past to Future-A Comprehensive Review of Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Advances. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10095. [PMID: 37373245 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241210095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Hodgkin lymphoma, a hematological malignancy of lymphoid origin that typically arises from germinal-center B cells, has an excellent overall prognosis. However, the treatment of patients who relapse or develop resistant disease still poses a substantial clinical and research challenge, even though current risk-adapted and response-based treatment techniques produce overall survival rates of over 95%. The appearance of late malignancies after the successful cure of primary or relapsed disease continues to be a major concern, mostly because of high survival rates. Particularly in pediatric HL patients, the chance of developing secondary leukemia is manifold compared to that in the general pediatric population, and the prognosis for patients with secondary leukemia is much worse than that for patients with other hematological malignancies. Therefore, it is crucial to develop clinically useful biomarkers to stratify patients according to their risk of late malignancies and determine which require intense treatment regimens to maintain the ideal balance between maximizing survival rates and avoiding late consequences. In this article, we review HL's epidemiology, risk factors, staging, molecular and genetic biomarkers, and treatments for children and adults, as well as treatment-related adverse events and the late development of secondary malignancies in patients with the disease.
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- Faryal Munir
- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- CARTOX Program, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Department of Pediatrics-Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- CARTOX Program, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- CARTOX Program, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Gotti M, Sciarra R, Pulsoni A, Merli F, Luminari S, Zerbi C, Trentin L, Re A, Rusconi C, Viviani S, Rossi A, Cocito F, Botto B, Meli E, Pinto A, Dogliotti I, Gini G, Puccini B, Ricci F, Nassi L, Fabbri A, Liberati AM, Merli M, Filippi AR, Bonfichi M, Zoboli V, Tartaglia G, Annechini G, D’Elia GM, Del Giudice I, Alvarez I, Visentin A, Pravato S, Dalceggio D, Pagani C, Ferrari S, Cristinelli C, Lazic T, Ferretti VV, Ricardi U, Arcaini L. Role of Rituximab Addition to First-line Chemotherapy Regimens in Nodular Lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Study by Fondazione Italiana Linfomi. Hemasphere 2023; 7:e837. [PMID: 37034003 PMCID: PMC10079338 DOI: 10.1097/hs9.0000000000000837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is a rare entity whose neoplastic cells retain a B-cell phenotype with expression of CD20. Radiotherapy is recommended for favorable stage IA disease while for other stages guidelines suggest therapeutic strategies similar to those used for classic HL. The role of rituximab, although quite widespread, is not completely elucidated. We retrospectively analyzed baseline characteristics of 308 consecutive patients with NLPHL diagnosed in 19 Italian centers from 2000 to 2018. With a median follow-up of 8.4 years (interquartile range: 4.5–12.4) for treated patients, median overall survival (OS) was not reached and estimated 5-year OS was 97.8% and 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) was 84.5%. Five-year cumulative incidence of histological transformation was 1.4%, 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.5%-3.8%. After adjusting for lymphocyte count, splenic involvement, bulky disease and B symptoms (fever, drenching night sweats, unintentional loss >10% of body weight within the preceding 6 months), patients with stage II or more showed superior PFS with immunochemotherapy in comparison to chemotherapy alone (hazard ratio = 0.4, 95% CI, 0.2-0.8; P = 0.015). Our data suggest an advantage of the use of rituximab combined with chemotherapy ± radiotherapy in the treatment of stage II–III–IV NLPHL.
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- Manuel Gotti
- Division of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda USL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda USL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Italy
- Surgical, Medical and Dental Department of Morphological Sciences related to Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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- Division of Hematology and Blood Marrow Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Hematology and Blood Marrow Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, ASST Monza, Ospedale S. Gerardo, Monza, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedale Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milano, Italy
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- Hematology-Oncology and Stem-Cell Transplantation Unit, Department of Hematology and Developmental Therapeutics, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Fondazione G. Pascale, IRCCS, Napoli, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy
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- Humanitas Cancer Center, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milano, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, AOU Maggiore della Carità and University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliero- Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedalaliera S. Maria di terni – Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda USL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Service of Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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Binkley MS, Advani RH. Treatment approaches for nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA AND LEUKEMIA 2023:S2152-2650(23)00111-8. [PMID: 37076366 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2023.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is a rare variant of Hodgkin lymphoma characterized by a persistent risk of relapse but an excellent overall survival. Historically, it was treated similarly to classic Hodgkin lymphoma, but efforts have been made to deintensify treatment due to risk of late toxicity associated with intensive therapy. For patients with completely resected stage IA NLPHL, no further treatment may be considered, particularly for pediatric patients. For those with stage I-II NLPHL without risk factors such as B symptoms, sites>2, or variant pattern histology, lower intensity treatment with radiotherapy or chemotherapy alone may be sufficient. However, combined modality therapy is a standard treatment for favorable and unfavorable risk stage I-II NLPHL associated with excellent progression-free and overall survival rates. For patients with advanced stage NLPHL, the optimal chemotherapy is not defined, but R-CHOP appears to be an effective treatment. Efforts to study NLPHL through multicenter collaborative efforts are crucial to develop evidence based and individualized treatments for patients with NLPHL.
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- Michael S Binkley
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
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Maaroufi M. Immunotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma: From monoclonal antibodies to chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2023; 182:103923. [PMID: 36702422 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2023.103923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Although up to 80 % of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients are cured with first-line therapy, relapsed/refractory HL remains a major clinical obstacle and is fatal for patients who are not candidates for autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) or relapse after treatment. Several immune-based approaches have been investigated in recent years with the aim of exerting a possible antitumor effect through the immune system response to cancer cells. Clinical studies on novel agents, including brentuximab vedotin (BV) and PD-1 inhibitors, have successfully demonstrated their effectiveness in relapsed disease after ASCT. Additionally, studies examining combination strategies with the goal of reducing the risk of relapse and chemotherapy-related toxicity have showed encouraging results, mainly in untreated early unfavorable or advanced stage classical HL (cHL). Other non-approved immunotherapies such as camidanlumab tesirine, bispecific CD30/CD16A antibody, and CD30 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy are promising approaches that may reinforce the therapeutic arsenal available to patients.
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- Marouane Maaroufi
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco.
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Individualized patient care in nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2022; 2022:717-722. [PMID: 36485084 PMCID: PMC9820371 DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2022000364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is a rare lymphoma that has traditionally been considered a subgroup of Hodgkin lymphoma. However, morphology, surface marker expression, genetics, and clinical course are different from classic Hodgkin lymphoma. While most patients experience indolent disease with slow progression, some patients can also have more aggressive disease. Nevertheless, outcomes are excellent, and excess mortality due to NLPHL is at most very low. The treatment of newly diagnosed NLPHL has historically mirrored that of classic Hodgkin lymphoma. However, evidence for deviations from that approach has emerged over time and is discussed herein. Less evidence is available for the optimal management of relapsed patients. So-called variant histology has recently emerged as a biological risk factor, providing at least a partial explanation for the observed heterogeneity of NLPHL. Considering variant histology together with other risk factors and careful observation of the clinical course of the disease in each patient can help to assess individual disease aggressiveness. Also important in this mostly indolent disease are the preferences of the patient and host factors, such as individual susceptibility to specific treatment side effects. Considering all this together can guide individualized treatment recommendations, which are paramount in this rare disease.
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Ribatti D, Tamma R, Annese T, Ingravallo G, Specchia G. Inflammatory microenvironment in classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma with special stress on mast cells. Front Oncol 2022; 12:964573. [PMID: 36313712 PMCID: PMC9606700 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.964573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma (CHL) accounts for 10% of all lymphomas. Nodular sclerosis and mixed cellularity accounts for nearly 80% of all CHL cases. The number of mast cells in CHL correlates with poor prognosis, is significantly higher in nodular sclerosis than in other CHL subtypes, and an association between the degree of angiogenesis and the number of intratumoral mast cells has been demonstrated in CHL. Even with the best available treatment, a significant percentage of CHL patients progress or relapse after first-line therapy. 50% of patients with disease relapse achieve subsequent long-term disease control with salvage therapies. In this context, new potential therapeutic opportunities are required, and mast cells may be regarded as a new target for adjuvant treatment of CHL through the inhibition of angiogenesis and tissue remodeling and allowing the secretion of cytotoxic cytokines.
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- Domenico Ribatti
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
- *Correspondence: Domenico Ribatti,
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Libera Università del Mediterraneo (LUM) Giuseppe Degennaro University, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Transplantation, Pathology Section, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Transplantation, Hematology Section, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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Shankar A, Hall GW, McKay P, Gallop-Evans E, Fielding P, Collins GP. Management of children and adults with all stages of nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma - All StAGEs: A consensus-based position paper from the Hodgkin lymphoma subgroup of the UK National Cancer Research Institute. Br J Haematol 2022; 197:679-690. [PMID: 35362554 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A consensus statement for the management for patients of all ages with all stages of nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) - All StAGEs - is proposed by representatives of the UK National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Hodgkin lymphoma study group and the Children's Cancer & Leukaemia Group. Based on current practices and published evidence, a consensus has been reached regarding diagnosis, staging and risk-ik7 stratified management which includes active surveillance, low- and standard-dose immunochemotherapy and radiotherapy.
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- Ananth Shankar
- Children and Young People's Cancer Services, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Paediatric & Adolescent Haematology/Oncology unit, Children's Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Haematology, The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff, UK
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- Wales Research and Diagnostic PET Imaging Centre, Department of Radiology, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Clinical Haematology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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Eichenauer DA, Bühnen I, Plütschow A, Kobe C, Dietlein M, Wendtner CM, Thorspecken S, Topp MS, Mauser M, von Tresckow B, Fuchs M, Borchmann P, Engert A. Phase II study of fixed-duration single-agent ibrutinib in relapsed nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: A report from the German Hodgkin Study Group. Hematol Oncol 2022; 40:801-804. [PMID: 35313381 DOI: 10.1002/hon.2986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Dennis A Eichenauer
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Dusseldorf, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Dusseldorf, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Dusseldorf, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Immunology, Palliative Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Munich Clinic Schwabing, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Immunology, Palliative Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Munich Clinic Schwabing, Munich, Germany
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Dusseldorf, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Dusseldorf, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Dusseldorf, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Sidda A, Naleid NK, Manu G, Graffeo V, Jamil MO. Nodular Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma: Review of Current Literature and Case Discussion. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep 2022; 10:23247096221111767. [PMID: 35861500 PMCID: PMC9309769 DOI: 10.1177/23247096221111767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is a rare subset of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). It has a distinct clinical and pathological presentation. Unlike classic HL, where the predominant malignant cells are Reed Sternberg cells, the malignant cells in NLPHL are known as lymphocyte predominant (LP) cells, with their own unique immunohistochemistry antigen expression and staining pattern. Based on risk stratification and staging of the disease, treatment can range from active surveillance in asymptomatic patients with no organ compromise or bulky disease, to aggressive chemotherapeutic agents in advanced disease. Guidelines on which of these chemotherapy regimens would offer the most benefit to our patients are limited due to lack of randomized-controlled studies. Majority of the current prospective data on treatment were inclusive of both HL and NLPHL. Thus, the regimens employed in treatment of NLPHL are similar to the ones used in HL, though NLPHL is often viewed as its own distinct entity. This article aims to review the current literature and future advances on treatment of this rare disease.
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- Adarsh Sidda
- Department of Hematology & Oncology,
Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA
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- Internal Medicine, University of Texas
Southwestern, Dallas, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Marshall University,
Huntington, WV, USA
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- Department of Hematology & Oncology,
Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA
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Cheng PTM, Villa D, Tonseth RP, Scott DW, Gerrie AS, Freeman CL, Pickles T, Lo AC, Farinha P, Craig JW, Slack GW, Gascoyne RD, Bénard F, Wilson D, Skinnider B, Connors JM, Sehn LH, Savage KJ. Outcome of limited-stage nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma and the impact of a PET-adapted approach. Blood Adv 2021; 5:3647-3655. [PMID: 34438445 PMCID: PMC8945586 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021004375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Radiotherapy (RT) is typically incorporated into the treatment of limited-stage nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL), although it remains unknown whether chemotherapy alone may be suitable in select patients. We evaluated outcomes of limited-stage NLPHL at BC Cancer on the basis of era-specific guidelines: routine RT era, 1995 to 2005 (n = 36), combined modality with 2 cycles of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine (ABVD) chemotherapy followed by RT or RT alone; positron emission tomography (PET) era, after 2005 (n = 63), ABVD alone (4 cycles) if the PET scan after the second cycle of ABVD (PET2) is negative, or treatment is changed to RT if PET2 is positive. Median age of patients was 38 years (range, 16-82 years), 73% were male, and 43% had stage II. With a median follow-up of 10.5 years for all patients, 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) was 91% [corrected] and was 97% for overall survival (OS), with no difference by treatment era (PFS, P = .15; [corrected] OS, P = .35). For the 49 patients who had a PET2 scan, 86% were PET negative and 14% were PET positive by Deauville criteria with 5-year PFS rates of 92% and 80% (P = .87) [corrected], respectively. This is the largest study of a PET-adapted approach in NLPHL and supports that ABVD alone may be a viable option in select patients with a negative PET2 scan, with consideration of acute and long-term toxicities.
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- Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and Department of Medical Oncology
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- Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and Department of Medical Oncology
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- Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and Department of Medical Oncology
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- Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and Division of Pathology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and Division of Pathology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and Division of Pathology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and Division of Pathology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and Division of Pathology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and Department of Medical Oncology
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- Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and Department of Medical Oncology
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Eichenauer DA, Engert A. Current treatment options for nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. Curr Opin Oncol 2021; 33:395-399. [PMID: 34224482 DOI: 10.1097/cco.0000000000000774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is a rare B cell-derived malignancy. This review aims at providing an overview of recent developments in the management of NLPHL. RECENT FINDINGS Patients with stage IA NLPHL without risk factors have excellent outcomes. The 8-year progression-free survival (PFS) is roughly 90% and the 8-year overall survival (OS) close to 100% after limited-field radiotherapy (RT) alone. Individuals presenting with early stages other than stage IA without risk factors and intermediate stages have 10-year PFS rates in excess of 70% and 10-year OS rates exceeding 90% when treated with 2 and 4 cycles of ABVD, respectively, followed by consolidation RT. In advanced NLPHL, different protocols such as BEACOPP, ABVD, and R-CHOP have been evaluated retrospectively. However, the optimal approach is undefined. Patients with relapsed NLPHL mostly receive single-agent anti-CD20 antibody treatment or conventional chemotherapy. High-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation are restricted to high-risk patients. NLPHL recurrence is salvaged successfully in the majority of cases. SUMMARY Patients with NLPHL have a very good prognosis. Treatment differs from classical Hodgkin lymphoma in some situations.
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- Dennis A Eichenauer
- University of Cologne, First Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Dusseldorf
- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), First Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne, First Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Dusseldorf
- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), First Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Immune Microenvironment Features and Dynamics in Hodgkin Lymphoma. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13143634. [PMID: 34298847 PMCID: PMC8304929 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13143634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Simple Summary As happens in all neoplasms, the many reciprocal interactions taking place between neoplastic cells and the other reactive cells impact the course of the disease. Hodgkin Lymphoma is an haematologic malignancy where most of the pathological tissue is indeed composed by reactive cells and few neoplastic cells. Consequently, it represents an interesting subject for the description of the neoplastic and non-neoplastic cells interaction. In this review we report and discuss the more recent findings of microenvironmental studies about this disease. Abstract Classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma (cHL) accounts for 10% of all lymphoma diagnosis. The peculiar feature of the disease is the presence of large multinucleated Reed–Sternberg and mononuclear Hodgkin cells interspersed with a reactive microenvironment (ME). Due to the production of a large number of cytokines, Hodgkin cells (HCs) and Hodgkin Reed–Sternberg cells (HRSCs) attract and favour the expansion of different immune cell populations, modifying their functional status in order to receive prosurvival stimuli and to turn off the antitumour immune response. To this purpose HRSCs shape a biological niche by organizing the spatial distribution of cells in the ME. This review will highlight the contribution of the ME in the pathogenesis and prognosis of cHL and its role as a possible therapeutic target.
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Strati P, Cheng PTM, Steiner RE, Alcedo Andrade PE, Feng L, Sano D, Rao VA, Singh P, Miranda R, Gunther JR, Pinnix CC, Dabaja BS, Cuglievan B, Xing K, Villa D, Skinnider B, Sehn LH, Connors JM, Nieto Y, Ahmed S, Lee HJ, Savage KJ. Outcome of relapsed and refractory nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: a North American analysis. Br J Haematol 2021; 192:560-567. [PMID: 33517581 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is a rare entity, with limited data on the outcome in the relapsed/refractory setting. We evaluated the outcome of all patients diagnosed between 04/1979 and 01/2019 with relapsed or progressive NLPHL after initial active therapy at two institutions, refractory disease being defined as lack of response to treatment and/or relapse within three months of treatment. NLPHL patients with histological evidence of transformation at time of first relapse or progression were excluded. In total, 69 patients with recurrent NLPHL were included in the study. After a median follow-up after initial diagnosis of 14 years (range, 0·5-46 years), median progression-free survival after front-line treatment (PFS-1) was four years. Second-line therapy included chemotherapy in 28 (41%) patients, biological therapy (rituximab, lenalidomide or brentuximab vedotin) in 14 (20%), high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplant in 14 (20%) and radiation therapy (RT) alone in 10 (15%). The five-year PFS after second-line therapy (PFS-2) was 68% [95% confidence interval (CI), 54-79%] but the five-year overall survival (OS) after second-line therapy (OS-2) remained excellent, at 94% (95% CI, 85-99%). Due to excellent outcome in case of recurrence, studies aimed at characterizing its biology to guide therapy de-escalation are needed.
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- Paolo Strati
- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- BC Cancer Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and Department of Medical Oncology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Lymphoma and 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 and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Hemato-Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Center, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- BC Cancer Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and Department of Medical Oncology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, British Columbia Cancer Center, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- BC Cancer Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and Department of Medical Oncology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- BC Cancer Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and Department of Medical Oncology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.,Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- BC Cancer Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and Department of Medical Oncology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Pugliese N, Picardi M, Della Pepa R, Giordano C, Muriano F, Leone A, Delle Cave G, D’Ambrosio A, Marafioti V, Rascato MG, Russo D, Mascolo M, Pane F. Rituximab-Containing Risk-Adapted Treatment Strategy in Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma: 7-Years Follow-Up. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13081760. [PMID: 33917062 PMCID: PMC8067750 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13081760] [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: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is a rare variant of HL that accounts for 5% of all HL cases. The expression of CD20 on neoplastic lymphocytes provides a suitable target for novel treatments based on Rituximab. Due to its rarity, consolidated and widely accepted treatment guidelines are still lacking for this disease. METHODS Between 1 December 2007 and 28 February 2018, sixteen consecutive newly diagnosed adult patients with NLPHL received Rituximab (induction ± maintenance)-based therapy, according to the baseline risk of German Hodgkin Study Group prognostic score system. The treatment efficacy and safety of the Rituximab-group were compared to those of a historical cohort of 12 patients with NLPHL who received Doxorubicin, Bleomycin, Vinblastine, Dacarbazine (ABVD) chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy (RT), if needed, according to a similar baseline risk. The primary outcome was progression-free survival (PFS) and secondary outcomes were overall survival (OS) and side-effects (according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, v4.03). RESULTS After a 7-year follow-up (range, 1-11 years), PFS was 100% for patients treated with the Rituximab-containing regimen versus 66% for patients of the historical cohort (p = 0.036). Four patients in the latter group showed insufficient response to therapy. The PFS for early favorable and early unfavorable NLPHLs was similar between treatment groups, while a better PFS was recorded for advanced-stages treated with the Rituximab-containing regimen. The OS was similar for the two treatment groups. Short- and long-term side-effects were more frequently observed in the historical cohort. Grade ≥3 neutropenia was more frequent in the historical cohort compared with the Rituximab-group (58.3% vs. 18.7%, respectively; p = 0.03). Long-term non-hematological toxicities were observed more frequently in the historical cohort. CONCLUSION Our results confirm the value of Rituximab in NLPHL therapy and show that Rituximab (single-agent) induction and maintenance in a limited-stage, or Rituximab with ABVD only in the presence of risk factors, give excellent results while sparing cytotoxic agent- and/or RT-related damage. Furthermore, Rituximab inclusion in advanced-stage therapeutic strategy seems to improve PFS compared to conventional chemo-radiotherapy.
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- Novella Pugliese
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Hematology Section, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.P.); (R.D.P.); (C.G.); (F.M.); (A.L.); (G.D.C.); (A.D.); (V.M.); (M.G.R.); (F.P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0817462037
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Hematology Section, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.P.); (R.D.P.); (C.G.); (F.M.); (A.L.); (G.D.C.); (A.D.); (V.M.); (M.G.R.); (F.P.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Hematology Section, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.P.); (R.D.P.); (C.G.); (F.M.); (A.L.); (G.D.C.); (A.D.); (V.M.); (M.G.R.); (F.P.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Hematology Section, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.P.); (R.D.P.); (C.G.); (F.M.); (A.L.); (G.D.C.); (A.D.); (V.M.); (M.G.R.); (F.P.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Hematology Section, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.P.); (R.D.P.); (C.G.); (F.M.); (A.L.); (G.D.C.); (A.D.); (V.M.); (M.G.R.); (F.P.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Hematology Section, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.P.); (R.D.P.); (C.G.); (F.M.); (A.L.); (G.D.C.); (A.D.); (V.M.); (M.G.R.); (F.P.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Hematology Section, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.P.); (R.D.P.); (C.G.); (F.M.); (A.L.); (G.D.C.); (A.D.); (V.M.); (M.G.R.); (F.P.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Hematology Section, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.P.); (R.D.P.); (C.G.); (F.M.); (A.L.); (G.D.C.); (A.D.); (V.M.); (M.G.R.); (F.P.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Hematology Section, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.P.); (R.D.P.); (C.G.); (F.M.); (A.L.); (G.D.C.); (A.D.); (V.M.); (M.G.R.); (F.P.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Hematology Section, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.P.); (R.D.P.); (C.G.); (F.M.); (A.L.); (G.D.C.); (A.D.); (V.M.); (M.G.R.); (F.P.)
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy; (D.R.); (M.M.)
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy; (D.R.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Hematology Section, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.P.); (R.D.P.); (C.G.); (F.M.); (A.L.); (G.D.C.); (A.D.); (V.M.); (M.G.R.); (F.P.)
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Akhtar S, Rauf MS, Khafaga Y, Al-Kofide A, Elhassan TAM, Elshenawy MA, Nadri J, Mushtaq AH, Bakshi N, Shamayel M, Al-Sweedan S, Sarwar S, Maghfoor I. Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma characteristics, management of primary and relapsed/refractory disease and outcome analysis: the first comprehensive report from the Middle East. BMC Cancer 2021; 21:351. [PMID: 33794818 PMCID: PMC8017738 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-021-08074-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is an uncommon variant of Hodgkin lymphoma. There is limited data on treatment, management of refractory and relapsed disease, and long-term outcome. Many registries or country-wide data reports are unable to provide detailed primary and subsequent management. We are reporting our observation on patient's characteristics, management, and outcome. METHODS This single-institution retrospective cohort analysis includes NLPHL patients seen from 1998 to July 2019. We used Fisher's exact test, chi-square, and Kaplan-Meier (KM) method for various analyses. RESULTS Two hundred patients were identified, (6.34% of all the HL). Male:female was 3:1. The median age at diagnosis was 22 years (4-79 years). Stage I-II in 145 (72.5%) cases. One hundred patients (50%) received chemotherapy, 68 (34%) chemotherapy + radiation therapy (RT); 87% of all chemotherapy was ABVD (adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine). Thirteen patients (6.5%) received RT alone and 16 (8%) had surgery alone. Complete response in 82%, partial response in 5.5% and progressive disease in 10.5%. The median follow is 60 months (5-246). Median 5 and 10 years overall survival (OS) is 94.8 and 92.4% (stages I-II, 97.7 and 97.7%, stage III-IV, 94.8 and 92.4%). Median event-free survival (EFS) is 62.3 and 54% respectively (stage I-II, 72 and 64%, stage III-IV, 36.4 and 18.2%). Stage I-II vs III-IV OS (p = < 0.001) and EFS (p = < 0.001) were significant. For stage I-II, 5 year EFS of chemotherapy + RT (83.3%) was superior to chemotherapy alone (60%, p = 0.008). Five year EFS for early favorable (80%), early unfavorable (60%), and advanced (36.4%) was significant (p = < 0.001). Eleven patients (5.5%) had high-grade transformation. Twenty-nine patients underwent HDC auto-SCT, all are alive (28 in remission). 25% of patients had pathologically proved nodal hyperplasia at some point in time. CONCLUSION OS of NLPHL is excellent and independent of treatment type. EFS is better for chemotherapy + RT than chemotherapy alone. Stem cell transplant in refractory / multiple relapses resulted in excellent disease control. There is a need to identify optimal treatment strategies accordingly to the risk stratification.
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- Saad Akhtar
- Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- AlFaisal University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Stage I-II nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: a multi-institutional study of adult patients by ILROG. Blood 2021; 135:2365-2374. [PMID: 32211877 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2019003877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is an uncommon histologic variant, and the optimal treatment of stage I-II NLPHL is undefined. We conducted a multicenter retrospective study including patients ≥16 years of age with stage I-II NLPHL diagnosed from 1995 through 2018 who underwent all forms of management, including radiotherapy (RT), combined modality therapy (CMT; RT+chemotherapy [CT]), CT, observation after excision, rituximab and RT, and single-agent rituximab. End points were progression-free survival (PFS), freedom from transformation, and overall survival (OS) without statistical comparison between management groups. We identified 559 patients with median age of 39 years: 72.3% were men, and 54.9% had stage I disease. Median follow-up was 5.5 years (interquartile range, 3.1-10.1). Five-year PFS and OS in the entire cohort were 87.1% and 98.3%, respectively. Primary management was RT alone (n = 257; 46.0%), CMT (n = 184; 32.9%), CT alone (n = 47; 8.4%), observation (n = 37; 6.6%), rituximab and RT (n = 19; 3.4%), and rituximab alone (n = 15; 2.7%). The 5-year PFS rates were 91.1% after RT, 90.5% after CMT, 77.8% after CT, 73.5% after observation, 80.8% after rituximab and RT, and 38.5% after rituximab alone. In the RT cohort, but not the CMT cohort, variant immunoarchitectural pattern and number of sites >2 were associated with worse PFS (P < .05). Overall, 21 patients (3.8%) developed large-cell transformation, with a significantly higher transformation rate in those with variant immunoarchitectural pattern (P = .049) and number of involved sites >2 (P = .0006). OS for patients with stage I-II NLPHL was excellent after all treatments.
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Núñez-García B, Rodríguez-Pertierra M, Sequero S, Carvajal LG, Ruano-Ravina A, Aguiar D, Gumá J, Blanco CQ, García Arroyo FR, Garitaonaindia Y, Provencio Z, Calvo V, González-San Segundo C, Provencio M. Long-term follow-up of patients with nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: A report from the Spanish Lymphoma Oncology Group. Hematol Oncol 2021; 39:506-512. [PMID: 33528063 DOI: 10.1002/hon.2835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Nodular lymphocytic predominance Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is a very uncommon subtype of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), representing approximately 5% of all HL cases, with an incidence of 0.3/100,000 cases per year and with unique characteristics which distinguish it from classic Hodgkin lymphoma. Given its low frequency, there is a lack of prospective randomized studies to inform practice, the accumulated experience of academic groups being the main source of relevant information for the management of these patients. Eighty-five patients recruited by the Spanish Lymphoma Group (GOTEL) from 12 different hospitals were retrospectively analyzed to describe their sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. The median follow-up was 16 years, with a 10-year overall survive of 92.9% and 81.2% at 20 years. Five patients developed a second malignancy. No transformation to a more aggressive lymphoma was detected. A total of 31% tumor relapses was found: 77% in a single location; most of them at a supra-diaphragmatic level. Patients received different first-line treatments, and progression was observed in 3/4 (75%) of the patients who did not receive any type of treatment, 6/23 (26%) who received both chemotherapy (CH) and radiotherapy (RT), 12/43 (27%) who received RT and 7/15 (47%) that received only CH treatment. The mean time to relapse was 3 years and 47% presented relapses beyond 5 years (higher probability in stage IV p < 0.001). This is one of the longest follow-up series of NLPHL published, confirming its excellent prognosis, and that treatments may be adapted to reduce toxicity. Causes of death in these patients are varied, and the minority due to a primary malignancy relapses.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
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- Preventive Medicine and Public Health Area, CIBERESP, Santiago de Compostela University, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut d'Oncologia de la Catalunya Sud, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus, IISPV-URV, Tarragona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Spain
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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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Wang S, Jia M, Han J, Zhang R, Huang K, Qiao Y, Chen P, Fu Z. The stage-specific roles of radiotherapy and chemotherapy in nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma patients: a propensity score-matched analysis of the SEER database. Cancer Med 2021; 10:540-551. [PMID: 33249743 PMCID: PMC7877359 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The stage-specific roles of radiotherapy (RT) alone, chemotherapy alone, and combined RT and chemotherapy (CRT) for patients with nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) have not been adequately evaluated. METHODS We analyzed patients with all stages of NLPHL enrolled in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registry from January 2000 to December 2015. Propensity score (PS) analysis with 1:1 matching (PSM) was performed to ensure the well-balanced characteristics of the comparison groups. Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional-hazards models were used to evaluate the overall survival (OS), cancer-specific survival (CSS), hazard ratios (HRs), and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Restricted mean survival times (RMST) were also used for the survival analyses. RESULTS For early-stage patients, CRT was associated with the best survival, the mean OS was significantly improved by approximately 20 months (20 m), and the risk of death was reduced by more than 80%, both before and after PSM (p < 0.05). For advanced-stage patients, none of RT alone, chemotherapy alone, or CRT had a significant effect on survival. Chemotherapy alone and CRT might be more beneficial for long-term survival (RMST120 m : neither RT nor chemotherapy vs. chemotherapy alone vs. CRT = 104 m vs. 111 m vs. 108 m). Subgroup analysis of patients with early-stage NLPHL showed that CRT was associated with better survival of elderly patients (improved OS = 43.8 m, HR = 0.14, p < 0.05). However, the survival benefits of treatments for young patients were not statistically significant. The efficacy of RT was significantly different between the age groups (pfor interaction = 0.020). CONCLUSIONS These results from SEER data suggest that CRT may be considered for early-stage NLPHL, especially for elderly patients. Further studies are needed to identify effective treatments in patients with advanced-stage NLPHL.
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- Shijie Wang
- Cancer CenterRenmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- Department of Health ManagementRenmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- Cancer CenterRenmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- Cancer CenterRenmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- Cancer CenterRenmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- Cancer CenterRenmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- Cancer CenterRenmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- Cancer CenterRenmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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How I treat nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. Blood 2020; 136:2987-2993. [DOI: 10.1182/blood.2019004044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is a rare lymphoma entity with distinct pathologic and clinical characteristics. Unlike the malignant cells in classical Hodgkin lymphoma, the disease-defining lymphocyte-predominant cells in NLPHL are consistently positive for CD20, but do not express CD30. The clinical course of NLPHL is indolent in the majority of cases. Most patients present with early-stage disease at the initial diagnosis. First-line treatment of stage IA NLPHL usually consists of limited-field radiotherapy alone. Patients with early-stage NLPHL other than stage IA and intermediate-stage disease mostly receive combined-modality treatment, whereas individuals with advanced NLPHL are treated with chemotherapy alone. In relapsed NLPHL, conventional chemotherapy, anti-CD20 antibodies, and radiotherapy represent active treatment modalities. Only patients with poor-risk characteristics such as early disease recurrence are candidates for aggressive salvage treatment with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation. The overall and relative survival of patients with NLPHL is excellent as indicated by a low excess mortality compared with the general population. This article discusses treatment options for patients with NLPHL and factors that influence the choice of therapy on the basis of the available data and 2 clinical cases.
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Ballas LK, Metzger ML, Milgrom SA, Advani R, Bakst RL, Dabaja BS, Flowers CR, Ha CS, Hoppe BS, Mansur DB, Pinnix CC, Plastaras JP, Roberts KB, Smith SM, Terezakis SA, Constine LS. Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: executive summary of the American radium society appropriate use criteria. Leuk Lymphoma 2020; 62:1057-1065. [DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1852559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Leslie K. Ballas
- University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Salvioni Chiabotti P, Bisig B, Cairoli A, Hajdu SD, Lovey PY, Milowich D, Ziadi S, Du Pasquier R, Brouland JP, de Leval L. Meningeal Relapse of Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma Transformed to T-Cell/Histiocyte-Rich Large B-Cell Lymphoma: A Case Report. Front Oncol 2020; 10:1745. [PMID: 33042818 PMCID: PMC7521157 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.01745] [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: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Central nervous system involvement in Hodgkin lymphoma is extremely rare, especially in nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL), which usually carries a favorable prognosis. Here we report a case of a young patient with NLPHL, who developed a progressive and fatal neurological deterioration requiring a very extensive work-up including two biopsies to obtain the diagnosis of T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B-cell lymphoma like transformation. This report, which includes post-mortem analysis, highlights the correlations between clinical, radiological, and biological data but also the difficulties encountered in reaching the correct diagnosis.
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- Paolo Salvioni Chiabotti
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, CHUV University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Pathology, CHUV University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, CHUV University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Pathology, CHUV University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Pathology, CHUV University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, CHUV University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Pathology, CHUV University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Pathology, CHUV University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Favorable outcomes with de-escalated radiation therapy for limited-stage nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. Blood Adv 2020; 3:1356-1367. [PMID: 31036721 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018029140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Radiation fields for limited-stage nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) have shrunk over time; involved-site radiation therapy (ISRT) has replaced extended-field radiation therapy (EFRT) and involved-field radiation therapy (IFRT), but this has not been validated. The role of systemic therapy is unclear. We reviewed 71 stage I/II NLPHL patients and assessed progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), locoregional disease-free survival, and distant disease-free survival (DDFS). Median patient age was 39 years, and 61% had stage II disease. Thirty-six (51%) received radiation therapy (RT) only, 6 (8%) received systemic therapy only, and 29 (41%) received both. More patients receiving combined therapy had B symptoms (P = .035) and stage II disease (P = .001). In the RT-only group, 9 (25%) received EFRT, 13 (36%) received IFRT, and 14 (39%) received ISRT; in the combined-modality group, 3 (10%) received EFRT, 7 (24%) received IFRT, and 19 (66%) received ISRT. After a median follow-up of 6.2 years, 15 patients relapsed (13 distant, 2 locoregional). Five-year PFS and OS rates were 86% and 96% and did not differ by treatment. In the RT-only group, follow-up was shorter in the ISRT cohort (2.6 years vs 17.9 years [EFRT] and 8.5 years [IFRT], P < .01), but 5-year PFS did not differ by field size (P = .20). Locoregional control rates were 100% for the RT-only and combined groups, and corresponding 5-year DDFS rates were 93% and 95% (P = .95). Eight patients (11%) experienced a second malignancy (1 within RT field). Six patients died (1 from lymphoma). Use of limited ISRT fields does not appear to increase the risk of locoregional relapse, even when RT is given as single-modality therapy.
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Eichenauer DA, Plütschow A, Fuchs M, Sasse S, Baues C, Böll B, von Tresckow B, Diehl V, Borchmann P, Engert A. Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients With Nodular Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma Treated in the HD7 to HD15 Trials: A Report From the German Hodgkin Study Group. J Clin Oncol 2020; 38:698-705. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.00986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The optimal treatment of newly diagnosed nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is ill defined. We therefore conducted a retrospective analysis using the database of the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG). PATIENTS AND METHODS The long-term course of 471 patients with NLPHL (early stages, n = 251; intermediate stages, n = 76; advanced stages, n = 144) who had received stage-adapted first-line treatment in the randomized GHSG HD7 to HD15 studies was investigated. Treatment consisted of radiotherapy alone, chemotherapy alone, or combined-modality approaches. RESULTS The median age at NLPHL diagnosis was 39 years (range, 16 to 75 years). Patients were mostly male (75.8%). The median observation time was 9.2 years. At 10 years, progression-free survival and overall survival estimates were 75.5% and 92.1% (early stages, 79.7% and 93.3%; intermediate stages, 72.1% and 96.2%; advanced stages, 69.8% and 87.4%), respectively. A total of 48 patients (10.2%) developed a second malignancy during follow-up (non-Hodgkin lymphoma, n = 13; leukemia, n = 6; solid tumor, n = 25; unspecified malignancy, n = 4). Death occurred in 43 patients (9.1%). However, only a minority of deaths were NLPHL related (n = 10), whereas second malignancies (n = 20) and nonmalignant conditions possibly associated with radiotherapy or chemotherapy (n = 13) caused the death in the majority of patients. CONCLUSION The overall outcome of patients with NLPHL who had received Hodgkin lymphoma–directed first-line treatment in randomized GHSG trial protocols was good. Nonetheless, treatment optimization is still necessary to reduce toxicity in standard-risk patients and to improve the prognosis in high-risk patients.
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- Dennis A. Eichenauer
- University of Cologne and Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Dusseldorf, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne and Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Dusseldorf, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne and Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Dusseldorf, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne and Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Dusseldorf, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne and Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Dusseldorf, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne and Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Dusseldorf, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne and Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Dusseldorf, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne and Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Dusseldorf, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne and Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Dusseldorf, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Bartlett NL. Treatment of Nodular Lymphocyte Hodgkin Lymphoma: The Goldilocks Principle. J Clin Oncol 2020; 38:662-668. [PMID: 31922929 DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.02816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The Oncology Grand Rounds series is designed to place original reports published in the Journal into clinical context. A case presentation is followed by a description of diagnostic and management challenges, a review of the relevant literature, and a summary of the authors' suggested management approaches. The goal of this series is to help readers better understand how to apply the results of key studies, including those published in Journal of Clinical Oncology, to patients seen in their own clinical practice.
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Eichenauer DA, Plütschow A, Fuchs M, Hartmann S, Hansmann ML, Böll B, von Tresckow B, Borchmann P, Engert A. Rituximab in newly diagnosed stage IA nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: long-term follow-up of a phase 2 study from the German Hodgkin Study Group. Leukemia 2019; 34:953-956. [DOI: 10.1038/s41375-019-0609-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Revised: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Vassilakopoulos TP, Chatzidimitriou C, Asimakopoulos JV, Arapaki M, Tzoras E, Angelopoulou MK, Konstantopoulos K. Immunotherapy in Hodgkin Lymphoma: Present Status and Future Strategies. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:E1071. [PMID: 31362369 PMCID: PMC6721364 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11081071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Although classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) is usually curable, 20-30% of the patients experience treatment failure and most of them are typically treated with salvage chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (autoSCT). However, 45-55% of that subset further relapse or progress despite intensive treatment. At the advanced stage of the disease course, recently developed immunotherapeutic approaches have provided very promising results with prolonged remissions or disease stabilization in many patients. Brentuximab vedotin (BV) has been approved for patients with relapsed/refractory cHL (rr-cHL) who have failed autoSCT, as a consolidation after autoSCT in high-risk patients, as well as for patients who are ineligible for autoSCT or multiagent chemotherapy who have failed ≥ two treatment lines. However, except of the consolidation setting, 90-95% of the patients will progress and require further treatment. In this clinical setting, immune checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs) have produced impressive results. Both nivolumab and pembrolizumab have been approved for rr-cHL after autoSCT and BV failure, while pembrolizumab has also been licensed for transplant ineligible patients after BV failure. Other CPIs, sintilimab and tislelizumab, have been successfully tested in China, albeit in less heavily pretreated populations. Recent data suggest that the efficacy of CPIs may be augmented by hypomethylating agents, such as decitabine. As a result of their success in heavily pretreated disease, BV and CPIs are moving to earlier lines of treatment. BV was recently licensed by the FDA for the first-line treatment of stage III/IV Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) in combination with AVD (only stage IV according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA)). CPIs are currently being evaluated in combination with AVD in phase II trials of first-line treatment. The impact of BV and CPIs was also investigated in the setting of second-line salvage therapy. Finally, combinations of targeted therapies are under evaluation. Based on these exciting results, it appears reasonable to predict that an improvement in survival and a potential increase in the cure rates of cHL will soon become evident.
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- Theodoros P Vassilakopoulos
- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece
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Vassilakopoulos TP, Chatzidimitriou C, Asimakopoulos JV, Arapaki M, Tzoras E, Angelopoulou MK, Konstantopoulos K. Immunotherapy in Hodgkin Lymphoma: Present Status and Future Strategies. Cancers (Basel) 2019. [PMID: 31362369 DOI: 10.3390/cancers] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Although classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) is usually curable, 20-30% of the patients experience treatment failure and most of them are typically treated with salvage chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (autoSCT). However, 45-55% of that subset further relapse or progress despite intensive treatment. At the advanced stage of the disease course, recently developed immunotherapeutic approaches have provided very promising results with prolonged remissions or disease stabilization in many patients. Brentuximab vedotin (BV) has been approved for patients with relapsed/refractory cHL (rr-cHL) who have failed autoSCT, as a consolidation after autoSCT in high-risk patients, as well as for patients who are ineligible for autoSCT or multiagent chemotherapy who have failed ≥ two treatment lines. However, except of the consolidation setting, 90-95% of the patients will progress and require further treatment. In this clinical setting, immune checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs) have produced impressive results. Both nivolumab and pembrolizumab have been approved for rr-cHL after autoSCT and BV failure, while pembrolizumab has also been licensed for transplant ineligible patients after BV failure. Other CPIs, sintilimab and tislelizumab, have been successfully tested in China, albeit in less heavily pretreated populations. Recent data suggest that the efficacy of CPIs may be augmented by hypomethylating agents, such as decitabine. As a result of their success in heavily pretreated disease, BV and CPIs are moving to earlier lines of treatment. BV was recently licensed by the FDA for the first-line treatment of stage III/IV Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) in combination with AVD (only stage IV according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA)). CPIs are currently being evaluated in combination with AVD in phase II trials of first-line treatment. The impact of BV and CPIs was also investigated in the setting of second-line salvage therapy. Finally, combinations of targeted therapies are under evaluation. Based on these exciting results, it appears reasonable to predict that an improvement in survival and a potential increase in the cure rates of cHL will soon become evident.
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- Theodoros P Vassilakopoulos
- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece
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Active surveillance for nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. Blood 2019; 133:2121-2129. [PMID: 30770396 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-10-877761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is a rare subtype of lymphoma that, like other Hodgkin lymphomas, has historically been treated aggressively. However, in most cases, NLPHL has an indolent course, which raises the question of to what extent these patients require aggressive upfront treatment. We describe the management and outcomes of consecutive NLPHL patients diagnosed at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), with a focus on evaluating active surveillance. All patients aged 16 years or older diagnosed and followed at MSK between 1974 and 2016 were included. Treatment outcomes were compared between management with active surveillance and other strategies. We identified 163 consecutive patients who were treated with radiotherapy alone (46%), active surveillance (23%), chemotherapy (16%), combined modality (12%), or rituximab monotherapy (4%). Median follow-up was 69 months. Five-year progression-free survival (PFS), second PFS (PFS2), and overall survival (OS) estimates were 85% (95% confidence interval [CI], 78-90), 97% (95% CI, 92-99), and 99% (95% CI, 95-100), respectively. Only 1 of 7 deaths was lymphoma related. Patients managed with active surveillance had slightly shorter PFS than those receiving any active treatment, with 5-year PFS of 77% (95% CI, 56-89) vs 87% (95% CI, 79-92; P = .017). This difference did not translate into better PFS2 or OS. Only 10 patients managed with active surveillance (27%) eventually required treatment, after a median of 61 months, and none died. NLPHL has an excellent prognosis. Within the limitations of a retrospective analysis, active surveillance is a viable initial management strategy for selected NLPHL patients.
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Metzger ML, Mauz-Körholz C. Epidemiology, outcome, targeted agents and immunotherapy in adolescent and young adult non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin lymphoma. Br J Haematol 2019; 185:1142-1157. [PMID: 30729493 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.15789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The epidemiology, outcome and targeted immunotherapy in adolescent and young adult non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin lymphoma were discussed during the 6th International Symposium on Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma September 26th-29th 2018 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. This review summarizes some of those presentations, as well as other current and novel antibody therapy, immune check-point inhibitors, chimeric antigen receptor T cells, cancer vaccines and cytotoxic T lymphocyte therapy.
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- Monika L Metzger
- Department of Oncology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Pädiatrische Hämatologie und Onkologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen and Medical Faculty of the Martin-Luther University of Halle, Germany
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Marks LJ, Pei Q, Bush R, Buxton A, Appel B, Kelly KM, Schwartz CL, Friedman DL. Outcomes in intermediate-risk pediatric lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2018; 65:e27375. [PMID: 30277639 PMCID: PMC6192844 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.27375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Revised: 06/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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PURPOSE Optimal management of patients with intermediate-risk lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (LPHL) is unclear due to their small numbers in most clinical trials. Children's Oncology Group AHOD0031, a randomized phase III trial of pediatric patients with intermediate-risk Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), included patients with LPHL. We report the outcomes of these patients and present directions for future therapeutic strategies. PROCEDURE Patients received two cycles of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vincristine, etoposide, prednisone, and cyclophosphamide (ABVE-PC) followed by response evaluation. Slow early responders were randomized to two additional ABVE-PC cycles ± two dexamethasone, etoposide, cisplatin, and cytarabine cycles and all received involved field radiotherapy (IFRT). Rapid early responders (RERs) received two additional ABVE-PC cycles. RERs with complete response (CR) were randomized to IFRT or no further therapy. RERs without CR received IFRT. RESULTS Ninety-six (5.6%) of 1711 patients on AHOD0031 had LPHL. Patients with LPHL were more likely to achieve RER (93.6% vs. 81.0%; P = 0.002) and CR (74.2% vs. 49.3%; P = 0.000005) following chemotherapy compared with patients with classical HL. Five-year event-free survival (EFS) was superior in patients with LPHL (92.2%) versus classical HL (83.5%) (P = 0.04), without difference in overall survival (OS). Among RERs with CR following chemotherapy (n = 33), there was no difference in EFS or OS between those randomized to receive or not receive IFRT. CONCLUSION Children and adolescents with intermediate-risk LPHL represent ideal candidates for response-adapted therapy based on their favorable outcomes. The majority of patients treated with the ABVE-PC backbone achieve RER with CR status and can be treated successfully without IFRT.
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- Lianna J. Marks
- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Children’s Oncology Group Statistics & Data Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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- Children’s Oncology Group Statistics & Data Center, Monrovia, CA
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- Children’s Oncology Group Statistics & Data Center, Monrovia, CA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ
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- Department of Pediatrics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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Spinner MA, Varma G, Advani RH. Modern principles in the management of nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. Br J Haematol 2018; 184:17-29. [DOI: 10.1111/bjh.15616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Michael A. Spinner
- Division of Oncology; Department of Medicine; Stanford University; Stanford CA USA
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- Department of Medicine; New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine; New York NY USA
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- Division of Oncology; Department of Medicine; Stanford University; Stanford CA USA
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Prasad M, Narula G, Chinnaswamy G, Arora B, Shet T, Panjwani P, Sengar M, Laskar S, Khanna N, Banavali S. Unfavorable presentation but comparable outcome: Presentation and outcome of children with nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma from India. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2018; 65:e27288. [PMID: 29893471 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.27288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Revised: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is an uncommon subtype of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) with few published studies in children, entirely from North America and Europe. We analyzed clinical features and treatment outcome of pediatric NLPHL. PROCEDURE Children less than 18 years of age diagnosed after histopathology review to have NLPHL between June 1998 and August 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. Descriptive details of clinical presentation and treatment were collected, and outcomes analyzed using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. RESULTS Of the 42 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of NLPHL during this period, there was complete information on 35. Median age was 11 years (range 6-16 years), male:female ratio was 4.8:1, there were 15, 11, 6, and 3 patients with Stage I, Stage II, Stage III, and Stage IV disease, respectively. Six patients had B symptoms, 10 had bulky disease, and 3 had bone marrow as well as extranodal involvement. Histology was typical NLPHL in 23 and variant in 12. Twenty-nine received chemotherapy, 10 with additional radiation, 3 patients with early stage disease received only radiotherapy and three others underwent complete node resection alone. Median follow-up was 55 months (range 7-165 months), 5 year event-free survival (EFS) was 83.3%, and overall survival 97.1%. Variant NLPHL histology was associated with higher incidence of unfavorable presentation and lower EFS. CONCLUSIONS NLPHL in India has an excellent outcome, despite a higher incidence of unfavorable presentations such as advanced stage disease, B symptoms, and bulky disease. Variant histology is an adverse prognostic factor.
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- Maya Prasad
- Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India.,Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India.,Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India.,Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India.,Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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Prusila REI, Haapasaari KM, Marin K, Pollari M, Soini Y, Vornanen M, Karjalainen-Lindsberg ML, Turpeenniemi-Hujanen T, Kuittinen O. R-Bendamustine in the treatment of nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. Acta Oncol 2018. [PMID: 29537344 DOI: 10.1080/0284186x.2018.1450522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Roosa Enni Inkeri Prusila
- University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Cancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Oncology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Pathology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Cancer Center, Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Oncology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
- Department of Pathology, Tampere University Hospital and Fimlab Laboratories, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Pathology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Pathology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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Relapsed and refractory nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: an analysis from the German Hodgkin Study Group. Blood 2018; 132:1519-1525. [PMID: 30064977 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-02-836437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The optimal treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is ill defined. To shed more light on treatment options and outcome, we performed an analysis using the database of the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG). Ninety-nine patients who had received first-line treatment within 12 prospective GHSG studies conducted between 1993 and 2009, and subsequently developed disease recurrence (n = 91) or had primary disease progression (n = 8), were included. At initial NLPHL diagnosis, the median age was 40 years and 76% of patients were male. First-line treatment consisted of radiotherapy (RT) alone (20%), chemotherapy with or without RT (74%), and the anti-CD20 antibody (Ab) rituximab (6%), respectively. The median follow-up from initial diagnosis was 11.2 years. The median time to disease recurrence was 3.7 years. The applied salvage approaches included single-agent anti-CD20 Ab treatment or RT alone (37%), conventional chemotherapy (CT) with or without anti-CD20 Ab treatment with or without RT (27%) and high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) (31%). No salvage treatment was given in 4% of patients. The 5-year progression-free survival and overall survival estimates after NLPHL recurrence were 75.6% and 89.5% (74.1% and 97.2% after single-agent anti-CD20 Ab treatment or RT alone; 68.0% and 77.8% after CT with or without anti-CD20 Ab treatment with or without RT; 84.6% and 89.8% after HDCT and ASCT). Hence, patients with relapsed or refractory NLPHL had a good overall prognosis. Factors such as time to disease recurrence and previous treatment may guide the choice of the optimal salvage approach for the individual patient.
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Alonso C, Dutta SW, Mitra N, Landsburg DJ, Zaorsky NG, Grover S, Peterson J, Trifiletti DM. Adult nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: treatment modality utilization and survival. Cancer Med 2018; 7:1118-1126. [PMID: 29479868 PMCID: PMC5911587 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 01/10/2018] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Early-stage nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is associated with a favorable prognosis. Our aim was to evaluate the patterns of care of radiotherapy utilization in this disease and to define the relationship between treatment modality and survival. The National Cancer Database was queried for patients with stages I-II NLPHL diagnosed from 2004 to 2012. Patients were compared based on primary therapy into four categories: radiotherapy, chemotherapy, both, or neither. Covariate-adjusted and propensity score-weighted (PS) Cox proportional hazards models were used, adjusting for potential factors confounding survival. After exclusions, 1420 patients were evaluated, 571 (40%) received radiotherapy alone, 318 (22%) received chemotherapy alone, 351 (25%) received both, and 180 (13%) received neither. Younger patient age (P = 0.001), female gender (P = 0.019), and chemotherapy use (P < 0.001) were associated with decreased radiotherapy utilization. On PS, radiation alone (HR = 0.298, P < 0.001) and chemoradiotherapy (HR = 0.258, P < 0.001) were associated with improved survival compared to no upfront therapy, but the use of chemotherapy alone did not statistically differ compared to no initial therapy (HR = 0.784, P = 0.078). In this large database analysis, over one-third of patients with early-stage NLPHL did not receive radiotherapy as a component of initial therapy. The omission of upfront radiotherapy was associated with inferior survival.
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- Clayton Alonso
- Department of Radiation OncologyUniversity of VirginiaCharlottesvilleVirginia
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- Department of Radiation OncologyUniversity of VirginiaCharlottesvilleVirginia
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- Department of BiostatisticsUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPennsylvania
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- Division of Hematology/OncologyDepartment of MedicineHospital of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPennsylvania
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- Department of Radiation OncologyPennsylvania State UniversityState ParkPennsylvania
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- Department of Radiation OncologyPerelman School of MedicineUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPennsylvania
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Nodular Lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma in a 15-Year-Old Boy With Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Having a Germline TP53 D49H Mutation. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2018; 40:e195-e197. [PMID: 28902083 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000000948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Germline mutations in TP53 are the primary cause of Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS). Most mutations are reported within the DNA-binding domain. We report a case of a 15-year-old boy with LFS who developed early-stage nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, a rare subtype of Hodgkin lymphomas. His sister was diagnosed with embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma at the age of 1.5 years. Sequence analysis revealed a germline mutation in the transactivation domain of TP53, c.145G>C (p.D49H), in the patient, his sister, and father. One family with LFS with a germline TP53 D49H mutation has previously been reported. This report supports the pathogenicity of this mutation.
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Shanbhag S, Ambinder RF. Hodgkin lymphoma: A review and update on recent progress. CA Cancer J Clin 2018; 68:116-132. [PMID: 29194581 PMCID: PMC5842098 DOI: 10.3322/caac.21438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 254] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a unique hematopoietic neoplasm characterized by cancerous Reed-Sternberg cells in an inflammatory background. Patients are commonly diagnosed with HL in their 20s and 30s, and they present with supradiaphragmatic lymphadenopathy, often with systemic B symptoms. Even in advanced-stage disease, HL is highly curable with combination chemotherapy, radiation, or combined-modality treatment. Although the same doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine chemotherapeutic regimen has been the mainstay of therapy over the last 30 years, risk-adapted approaches have helped de-escalate therapy in low-risk patients while intensifying treatment for higher risk patients. Even patients who are not cured with initial therapy can often be salvaged with alternate chemotherapy combinations, the novel antibody-drug conjugate brentuximab, or high-dose autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The programmed death-1 inhibitors nivolumab and pembrolizumab have both demonstrated high response rates and durable remissions in patients with relapsed/refractory HL. Alternate donor sources and reduced-intensity conditioning have made allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation a viable option for more patients. Future research will look to integrate novel strategies into earlier lines of therapy to improve the HL cure rate and minimize long-term treatment toxicities. CA Cancer J Clin 2018;68:116-132. © 2017 American Cancer Society.
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- Satish Shanbhag
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Departments of Medicine and Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Director, Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Professor of Oncology, Departments of Medicine and Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Jacene H, Crandall J, Kasamon YL, Ambinder RF, Piantadosi S, Serena D, Kasecamp W, Wahl RL. Initial Experience with Tositumomab and I-131-Labeled Tositumomab for Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma. Mol Imaging Biol 2018; 19:429-436. [PMID: 27798787 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-016-1019-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of [131I]tositumomab in patients with refractory/recurrent Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and to preliminarily determine if [131I]tositumomab has activity against HL and if positron emission tomography (PET) with 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose ([18F]DG) performed 6 weeks post-therapy predicted 12-week response. PROCEDURES Separate dose-finding studies were performed for patients with and without prior transplant. A single therapeutic total body radiation dose (TBD) of [131I]tositumomab was administered. TBD was escalated/de-escalated based on dose-limiting hematologic toxicity (DLT) using a modified continual reassessment method. [18F]DG-PET/CT scans were performed at baseline and 6 and 12 weeks post therapy. RESULTS Twelve patients (nine classical HL, three lymphocyte-predominant [LP] HL) completed two dosing levels (n = 3 each) in the post-transplant (55 cGy, 79 cGy) and no transplant (75 cGy, 87 cGy) groups. Hematologic toxicities were common and transient. Twelve weeks after [131I]tositumomab, 10 patients progressed and two with LPHL achieved complete response. [18F]DG-PET/CT at 6 weeks post therapy appeared more predictive than CT at 6 weeks of a response at 12 weeks. CONCLUSIONS Tositumomab and [131I]tositumomab was well-tolerated in patients with relapsed/refractory HL. Complete responses in LPHL support a therapeutic effect in this subtype. Early metabolic response assessments by [18F]DG-PET in HL after radioimmunotherapy appear to be more predictive than purely anatomic assessments.
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- Heather Jacene
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. .,Department of Imaging, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, DL203, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Mallinkrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Mallinkrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Mauz-Körholz C, Ströter N, Baumann J, Botzen A, Körholz K, Körholz D. Pharmacotherapeutic Management of Pediatric Lymphoma. Paediatr Drugs 2018; 20:43-57. [PMID: 29127674 DOI: 10.1007/s40272-017-0265-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) comprise approximately 15% of all childhood malignancies. Cure rates for both lymphoma entities have evolved tremendously during the last couple of decades, raising the 5-year survival rates to almost 100% for HL and to 85% for NHL. The mainstay therapy for both malignancies is still chemotherapy-with different regimens recommended for different types of disease. In HL, combined modality treatment, i.e., chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy, has long been the standard regimen. In order to reduce long-term side effects, such as second malignancies, most major pediatric HL consortia have studied response-based radiotherapy reduction strategies over the last 3 decades. For recurrent disease, high-dose chemotherapy followed by an autologous or an allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplant is an option. No targeted agents have yet gained regulatory approval for use in pediatric patients with lymphoma. For adult lymphoma patients, the CD20 antibody rituximab and the CD30 antibody-drug conjugate brentuximab vedotin are targeted agents used regularly in first- and second-line treatment regimens. More recently, immune checkpoint inhibitors, phosphatidyl-inositol-3-kinase inhibitors, and Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitors appear to be very promising new treatment options in adult lymphoma. Here, we discuss the current experience with these types of agents in pediatric lymphoma patients.
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- Christine Mauz-Körholz
- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Feulgenstraße 12, 35392, Giessen, Germany. .,Medical Faculty of the Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Feulgenstraße 12, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Feulgenstraße 12, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Feulgenstraße 12, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.,Clinical Cooperation Unit Pediatric Oncology, German Cancer Research center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Feulgenstraße 12, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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Eichenauer DA, Engert A. Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: a unique disease deserving unique management. HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2017; 2017:324-328. [PMID: 29222274 PMCID: PMC6142570 DOI: 10.1182/asheducation-2017.1.324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is a rare lymphoma entity with an incidence of 0.1 to 0.2/100 000/y. Compared with the more common subtypes of classical Hodgkin lymphoma, NLPHL is characterized by distinct pathological and clinical features. Histologically, the disease-defining lymphocyte predominant cells consistently express CD20 but lack CD30. Clinically, NLPHL mostly has a rather indolent course, and patients usually are diagnosed in early stages. The prognosis of early-stage NLPHL is excellent, with progression-free survival and overall survival rates exceeding 90% after involved-field radiotherapy (IF-RT) alone (stage IA) or combined modality treatment consisting of a brief chemotherapy with 2 cycles of ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine) chemotherapy followed by IF-RT (early stages other than stage IA). In contrast, patients with advanced disease at diagnosis tend to relapse either with NLPHL histology or with histological transformation into aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma despite more aggressive first-line treatment with 6 to 8 cycles of multiagent chemotherapy. However, even NLPHL patients with multiple relapses successfully respond to salvage therapy in many cases. Salvage therapies range from single-agent anti-CD20 antibody treatment to high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation. Treatment at disease recurrence should be chosen on the basis of various factors, including histology at relapse, time to relapse, extent of disease at relapse, and prior treatment. Because death among NLPHL patients is more often caused by therapy-related late effects than lymphoma-related complications, optimizing the risk-benefit ratio of treatment by decreasing toxicity whenever possible is the major goal of clinical research in this disease.
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- Dennis A. Eichenauer
- First Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany; and
- German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany; and
- German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany
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This topic addresses the treatment of newly diagnosed patients with favorable prognosis stage I and II Hodgkin lymphoma. In most cases, combined modality therapy (chemotherapy followed by involved site radiation therapy) constitutes the current standard of care. The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are reviewed annually by a multidisciplinary expert panel. The guideline development and revision include an extensive analysis of current medical literature from peer-reviewed journals and the application of well-established methodologies (RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method and Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation or GRADE) to rate the appropriateness of imaging and treatment procedures for specific clinical scenarios. In those instances where evidence is lacking or equivocal, expert opinion may supplement the available evidence to recommend imaging or treatment. By combining the most recent medical literature and expert opinion, this revised guideline can aid clinicians in the appropriate use of combined modality therapy for favorable prognosis stage I and II Hodgkin lymphoma. Increasing information about the late effects of treatment has led to attempts to decrease toxicity by using less chemotherapy (decreased duration and/or intensity or different agents) and less radiation therapy (reduced volume and/or dose) while maintaining excellent efficacy.
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Shivarov V, Ivanova M. Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma in USA between 2000 and 2014: an updated analysis based on the SEER data. Br J Haematol 2017; 182:727-730. [DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Velizar Shivarov
- Department of Clinical Haematology; Sofiamed University Hospital; Sofia Bulgaria
- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology; Sofiamed University Hospital; Sofia Bulgaria
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology; Alexandrovska University Hospital; Medical University Sofia; Sofia Bulgaria
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Della Pepa R, Picardi M, Giordano C, Zacheo I, Pugliese N, Cerchione C, Raimondo M, Di Perna M, Troncone G, Ciancia G, Intrieri M, Pane F. Rituximab in a risk-adapted treatment strategy gives excellent therapeutic results in nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. Br J Haematol 2017; 182:715-718. [PMID: 28737231 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Roberta Della Pepa
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Science, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Science, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Science, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Scienze per la Salute "V. Tiberio", Università degli studi del Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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Eichenauer DA, Engert A. The evolving role of targeted drugs in the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma. Expert Rev Hematol 2017; 10:775-782. [PMID: 28665214 DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2017.1350167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a B-cell-derived malignancy mostly affecting young adults. More than 80% of patients are cured after stage-adapted first-line treatment with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. About 50% of patients with disease recurrence achieve long-term remission with second-line treatment consisting of high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation. However, HL treatment is often associated with acute toxicity and in part life-threatening late effects. Implementing targeted drugs may reduce toxicity and potentially further optimize efficacy. In recent years, the CD30-directed antibody-drug conjugate brentuximab vedotin (BV) and anti-PD-1 antibodies, nivolumab and pembrolizumab, underwent extensive evaluation in HL. They have exhibited encouraging single agent activity and a favorable toxicity profile in patients with multiple relapses. Therefore, they are currently under investigation in different additional indications. Areas covered: This article gives an overview over clinical trials evaluating targeted drugs either as single agent or as part of combination therapies in HL patients. Expert commentary: A multitude of targeted drugs are investigated in HL. Promising data have particularly emerged from studies with BV and anti-PD-1 antibodies. However, mature data needed for final conclusions are still pending.
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- Dennis A Eichenauer
- a First Department of Internal Medicine , University Hospital Cologne , Cologne , Germany.,b German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) , University Hospital Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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- a First Department of Internal Medicine , University Hospital Cologne , Cologne , Germany.,b German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) , University Hospital Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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Shankar AG, Roques G, Kirkwood AA, Lambilliotte A, Freund K, Leblanc T, Hayward J, Abbou S, Ramsay AD, Schmitt C, Gorde-Grosjean S, Pacquement H, Haouy S, Boudjemaa S, Aladjidi N, Hall GW, Landman-Parker J. Advanced stage nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma in children and adolescents: clinical characteristics and treatment outcome - a report from the SFCE & CCLG groups. Br J Haematol 2017; 177:106-115. [PMID: 28220934 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Advanced stage nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (nLPHL) is extremely rare in children and as a consequence, optimal treatment for this group of patients has not been established. Here we retrospectively evaluated the treatments and treatment outcomes of 41 of our patients from the UK and France with advanced stage nLPHL. Most patients received chemotherapy, some with the addition of the anti CD20 antibody rituximab or radiotherapy. Chemotherapy regimens were diverse and followed either classical Hodgkin lymphoma or B non-Hodgkin lymphoma protocols. All 41 patients achieved a complete remission with first line treatment and 40 patients are alive and well in remission. Eight patients subsequently relapsed and 1 patient died of secondary cancer (9 progression-free survival events). The median time to progression for those who progressed was 21 months (5·9-73·8). The median time since last diagnosis is 87·3 months (8·44-179·20). Thirty-six (90%), 30 (75%) and 27 (68%) patients have been in remission for more than 12, 24 and 36 months, respectively. Overall, the use of rituximab combined with multi-agent chemotherapy as first line treatment seems to be a reasonable therapeutic option.
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- Ananth G Shankar
- Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Oncology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Cancer Research UK & UCL Cancer Trials Centre, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Oncology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, School of Cancer Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Cellular Pathology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Service d'hématologie et d'oncologie pédiatrique, Hopital A, Trousseau, 75571 APHP/UPMC Univ Paris 06, Paris, France
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- Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Unit, Children's Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Service d'hématologie et d'oncologie pédiatrique, Hopital A, Trousseau, 75571 APHP/UPMC Univ Paris 06, Paris, France
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