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Binkley MS, Flerlage JE, Savage KJ, Akhtar S, Steiner R, Zhang XY, Dickinson M, Prica A, Major A, Hendrickson PG, Hopkins D, Ng A, Casulo C, Baron J, Roberts KB, Al Kendi J, Balogh A, Ricardi U, Torka P, Specht L, De Silva R, Pickard K, Blazin LJ, Henry M, Smith CM, Halperin D, Brady J, Brennan B, Senchenko MA, Reeves M, Hoppe BS, Terezakis S, Talaulikar D, Picardi M, Kirova Y, Fergusson P, Hawkes EA, Lee D, Doo NW, Barraclough A, Cheah CY, Ku M, Hamad N, Mutsando H, Gilbertson M, Marconi T, Viiala N, Maurer MJ, Eichenauer DA, Hoppe RT. International Prognostic Score for Nodular Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 2024; 42:2271-2280. [PMID: 38531001 DOI: 10.1200/jco.23.01655] [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: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is a rare cancer, and large international cooperative efforts are needed to evaluate the significance of clinical risk factors and immunoarchitectural patterns (IAPs) for all stages of pediatric and adult patients with NLPHL. METHODS Thirty-eight institutions participated in the Global nLPHL One Working Group retrospective study of NLPHL cases from 1992 to 2021. We measured progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), transformation rate, and lymphoma-specific death rate. We performed uni- and multivariable (MVA) Cox regression stratified by management to select factors for the lymphocyte-predominant international prognostic score (LP-IPS) validated by five-fold cross-validation. RESULTS We identified 2,243 patients with a median age of 37 years (IQR, 23-51). The median follow-up was 6.3 years (IQR, 3.4-10.8). Most had stage I to II (72.9%) and few B symptoms (9.9%) or splenic involvement (5.4%). IAP was scored for 916 (40.8%). Frontline management included chemotherapy alone (32.4%), combined modality therapy (30.5%), radiotherapy alone (24.0%), observation after excision (4.6%), rituximab alone (4.0%), active surveillance (3.4%), and rituximab and radiotherapy (1.1%). The PFS, OS, transformation, and lymphoma-specific death rates at 10 years were 70.8%, 91.6%, 4.8%, and 3.3%, respectively. On MVA, IAPs were not associated with PFS or OS, but IAP E had higher risk of transformation (hazard ratio [HR], 1.81; P < .05). We developed the LP-IPS with 1 point each for age ≥45 years, stage III-IV, hemoglobin <10.5 g/dL, and splenic involvement. Increasing LP-IPS was significantly associated with worse PFS (HR, 1.52) and OS (HR, 2.31) and increased risk of lymphoma-specific death (HR, 2.63) and transformation (HR, 1.41). CONCLUSION In this comprehensive study of all ages of patients with NLPHL, we develop the LP-IPS to identify high-risk patients and inform upcoming prospective clinical trials evaluating de-escalation of therapy for patients with low LP-IPS scores (<2).
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- Michael Sargent Binkley
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Oncology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Haematology, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Oncology and Immunology, Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Canberra Health Services, Canberra, Australia
- College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, AOU Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Centre at Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
- Lymphoma and Related Diseases Registry, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Hospital, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Lymphoma and Related Diseases Registry, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Haematology, Concord Hospital, Concord Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia
- Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- University of Queensland Rural Clinical School, Toowoomba, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Australia
- South West Sydney Clinical School, UNSW Medicine, Liverpool, Australia
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Dusseldorf, University Hospital Cologne, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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Heneghan MB, Belsky JA, Milgrom SA, Forlenza CJ. The pediatric approach to Hodgkin lymphoma. Semin Hematol 2024:S0037-1963(24)00061-1. [PMID: 38851951 DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2024.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) occurs throughout the lifespan but is one of the most common cancers in adolescents and young adults (AYA; 15-39 years). HL has become a highly curable disease with survival rates surpassing 90%, including patients with high-risk and advanced stage disease. Unfortunately, intensive treatment carries a risk of short- and long-term toxicity. Given the decades pediatric HL survivors are expected to live after treatment, the pediatric approach to treatment has focused on improving the therapeutic index through response adapted treatment and more recently the incorporation of novel agents. The efforts of pediatric and medical oncologists in research and clinical trial development have long occurred in parallel, but recent efforts have laid the foundation for collaboration with the goal of standardizing AYA care and allowing earlier incorporation of novel therapy for younger patients. This review focuses on the evolution of the management of pediatric HL including epidemiology, biology, and approaches to upfront and salvage treatment regimens.
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- Mallorie B Heneghan
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Utah/Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Riley Hospital for Children/Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department or Radiation Oncology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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Wyatt KD, Birz S, Castellino SM, Henderson TO, Lucas JT, Pei Q, Zhou Y, Volchenboum SL, Furner B, Watkins M, Kelly KM, Flerlage JE. Accelerating pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma research: the Hodgkin Lymphoma Data Collaboration (NODAL). J Natl Cancer Inst 2024; 116:642-646. [PMID: 38273668 PMCID: PMC11077302 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djae013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Data commons have proven to be an indispensable avenue for advancing pediatric cancer research by serving as unified information technology platforms that, when coupled with data standards, facilitate data sharing. The Pediatric Cancer Data Commons, the flagship project of Data for the Common Good (D4CG), collaborates with disease-based consortia to facilitate development of clinical data standards, harmonization and pooling of clinical data from disparate sources, establishment of governance structure, and sharing of clinical data. In the interest of international collaboration, researchers developed the Hodgkin Lymphoma Data Collaboration and forged a relationship with the Pediatric Cancer Data Commons to establish a data commons for pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma. Herein, we describe the progress made in the formation of Hodgkin Lymphoma Data Collaboration and foundational goals to advance pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma research.
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- Kirk D Wyatt
- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Roger Maris Cancer Center, Sanford Health, Fargo, ND, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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Ali N, Moussa E, Khorshed E, Zaghloul MS, Elnashar A, Abdalla A. Variant histology of pediatric nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma with IgD and CD30 expression. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2023; 70:e30647. [PMID: 37638819 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL), recently known as nodular lymphocyte-predominant B-cell lymphoma (NLPBL), accounts for 5%-10% of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). Different morphologic patterns of NLPBL are identified and categorized as typical patterns (type A and B) and variant histologic patterns (types C, D, E, and F). PATIENTS AND METHOD We investigated different morphologic patterns, CD30 and IgD expression in pediatric patients with NLPBL diagnosed at the Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt. RESULTS Forty-six (53%) of the patients exhibited a typical histologic pattern, whereas the remaining (47%) exhibited variant histologic pattern. Variant histology is associated with unfavorable clinical characteristics, such as advanced stages, B-symptoms, and extranodal involvements, particularly bone marrow and bone infiltration, with p-values of .06, .05, and 0.01%, respectively. Additionally, 39% of patients with variant histology experienced disease progression or relapse, compared to only 15.2% of patients with typical patterns (p = .009). Types C and D are related to decreased event-free survival (EFS), as shown by a p-value of .05. The 5-year EFS for patients with variant histology was 94.4% for the rituximab, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, and prednisone (RCHOP) versus 33.3% for the adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD). IgD expression in lymphocyte-predominant (LP) cells was detected in 44 (50%) patients, while CD30 expression in LP cells was found in 39 (44%) patients. CONCLUSION Variant histology of NLPBL was associated with advanced disease stages and a poor prognosis, while expression of IgD and CD30 in LP cells was not. The poor outcome of variant histology improved with the RCHOP regimen.
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- Nesreen Ali
- Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Department, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo University and Children Cancer Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
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- Clinical Oncology Department, Menoufya University and Children Cancer Hospital Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pathology Department, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo University and Children Cancer Hospital Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
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- Radiation Therapy Department, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo University and Children Cancer Hospital Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
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- Clinical Research Department, Children Cancer Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Department, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo University, Egypt and Child Health Department, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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Jang HB, Lee DH, Jung EK, Lee JK, Lim SC. Diagnostic tips for parotid lymphoma. Oral Oncol 2023; 145:106525. [PMID: 37542798 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2023.106525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Parotid lymphoma is a rare disease and proves challenging to differentiate from other masses. In this study, we aimed to analyze the clinical characteristics of parotid lymphoma to identify diagnostic factors to facilitate a diagnosis of parotid lymphoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively enrolled 7 patients with parotid lymphoma, which was diagnosed at our hospital from 2012 to 2023. RESULTS All participants had a well-defined, homogeneous solid mass; moreover, 5 patients had bilateral multiple lymphadenopathy that was detected on neck computed tomography (CT). Three patients had lymphocyte-related findings in fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). CONCLUSION Despite the challenges in diagnosing a parotid lymphoma, CT and FNAC findings can facilitate a differential diagnosis of parotid lymphoma.
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- Hye-Bin Jang
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School & Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School & Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School & Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School & Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School & Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Republic of Korea
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Castellino SM, Giulino-Roth L, Harker-Murray P, Kahn J, Forlenza C, Cho S, Hoppe B, Parsons SK, Kelly KM. Children's Oncology Group's 2023 blueprint for research: Hodgkin lymphoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2023; 70 Suppl 6:e30580. [PMID: 37505794 PMCID: PMC10660893 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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The goal of therapy in pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is to maximize overall survival while minimizing the morbidity of curative therapy. Key findings from recent Children's Oncology Group (COG) trials include: (i) superior event-free survival with the addition of brentuximab vedotin (Bv) in frontline regimens for high-risk disease, (ii) successful reduction in myeloablative regimens with demonstrated safety and efficacy of Bv and checkpoint inhibitor therapy in relapsed disease, and (ii) the potential to select a population that can be salvaged after relapse without receiving a stem cell transplant. The COG HL committee will lead a National cancer Institute National Clinical Trials Network phase 3 trial to evaluate the combination of Bv/nivolumab in early-stage disease. Ongoing advances in technology and blood biomarkers are increasing the ability to deliver biologically driven, personalized treatment for HL.
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- Sharon M. Castellino
- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/ Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin/ University of Wisconsin Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center, Madison, WI
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine/ Department of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine/ Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Reid R. Sacco AYA Cancer Program/ Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center/ Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY
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Dourthe ME, Simonin M, Rigaud C, Haouy S, Montravers F, Ducou Le Pointe H, Garnier N, Minard-Colin V, Jo Molina T, Boudjemaa S, Leblanc T, Landman-Parker J. [Strategy of the French Society of Childhood Cancer (SFCE) for pediatric nodular lymphocyte predominant lymphoma]. Bull Cancer 2023; 110:968-977. [PMID: 37062647 DOI: 10.1016/j.bulcan.2023.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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Nodular Lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) are rare lymphomas in pediatric patients comprising less than 10 % of all Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). They are for the most part diagnosed at stage I or II and indolent with lymphadenopathy often preceding the diagnosis by many months/years. Survival is excellent. Historically, patients were treated according to classical HL protocols. Due to high toxicity and excellent prognosis, management of NLPHL shifted to de-escalation protocol with good results. No treatment beyond surgical resection was proposed for localized unique nodal disease completely resected. The closed European protocol (EuroNet PHL LP1) evaluated the efficacy of low intensity chemotherapy protocol based on CVP courses (cyclophosphamide vinblastine prednisone) for stage IA/IIA not fully resected. Final results are not yet available. Advanced stage NLPHL are rare and there is no clinical trial and no consensus treatment in children. The SFCE lymphoma committee recently established recommendations for staging and treatment of limited and advanced NLPHL in children based on current practices and published results. The goal was to allow homogeneous practice on a national scale. If incomplete resection for patients with stage I/IIA combination of low intensity chemotherapy (CVP) and rituximab is recommended. For intermediary and advanced stage intensification with AVD (adriamycine vinblastine dacarbazine) or CHOP courses (cyclophosphamide doxorubicine vincristine prednisone) combined with rituximab are advocated. In children, there is no indication for first-line local treatment with radiotherapy.
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- Marie Emilie Dourthe
- Université Paris Cité, hôpital universitaire Robert Debré, AP-HP, service d'immunologie et d'hématologie pédiatrique, Paris, France.
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- Sorbonne université Paris, hôpital Armand Trousseau, AP-HP, service d'hématologie pédiatrique, Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, département d'oncologie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, Villejuif, France
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- Hôpital universitaire de Montpellier, service d'hématologie et oncologie pédiatrique, Montpellier, France
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- Sorbonne université, hôpital Armand Trousseau, AP-HP, service de radiologie, Paris, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, institut d'hématologie et d'oncologie pédiatrique, Lyon, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, département d'oncologie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, Villejuif, France
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- Université Paris Cité, hôpitaux universitaires Necker Enfants Malades et Robert Debré, service d'anatomie pathologique, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne université, hôpital Armand Trousseau, AP-HP, service d'anatomie pathologique, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, hôpital universitaire Robert Debré, AP-HP, service d'immunologie et d'hématologie pédiatrique, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne université Paris, hôpital Armand Trousseau, AP-HP, service d'hématologie pédiatrique, Paris, France
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Eichenauer DA, Hartmann S. Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: current management strategies and evolving approaches to individualize treatment. Expert Rev Hematol 2023; 16:607-615. [PMID: 37337881 DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2023.2226859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is a rare lymphoma entity accounting for roughly 5% of all Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) cases. In contrast to classical HL, the malignant cells in NLPHL are positive for CD20 but lack CD30. The disease usually has an indolent clinical course resulting in high long-term survival rates. AREAS COVERED In this review, treatment options for NLPHL are summarized and factors that may help to individualize treatment are discussed. EXPERT OPINION Stage IA NLPHL without clinical risk factors should be treated with limited-field radiotherapy alone. In all other stages, NLPHL patients have excellent outcomes after standard HL approaches. The question of whether the addition of an anti-CD20 antibody to standard HL chemotherapy protocols or the use of approaches typically applied in B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma improve treatment results is unanswered until now. Different management strategies ranging from low-intensity treatment to high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation have demonstrated activity in relapsed NLPHL. Second-line treatment is thus chosen individually. The major aim of NLPHL research is to spare toxicity and reduce the risk for treatment-related adverse events in low-risk patients while treating higher-risk patients with appropriate intensity. To this end, novel tools to guide treatment are required.
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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), First Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Dr. Senckenberg Institute of Pathology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
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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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Punnett A, Baxter NN, Hodgson D, Sutradhar R, Pole JD, Lau C, Nathan PC, Gupta S. Treatment patterns and outcomes in adolescents and young adults with nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: an IMPACT cohort study. Br J Haematol 2023. [PMID: 37015867 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/06/2023]
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We leveraged population-based clinical and healthcare data to identify treatment patterns and long-term outcomes among adolescents and young adults (AYA) with nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL). All Ontario, Canada, AYA aged 15-21 years at diagnosis with NLPHL between 1992 and 2012 were identified, and their detailed clinical data were collected. Linkage to healthcare databases identified additional events (subsequent malignant neoplasms [SMN], relapses and deaths). Event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) were compared by locus of care (adult vs. paediatric) and predictors of outcomes determined. Of 1014 AYA with Hodgkin lymphoma, 54 (5.3%) had NLPHL; 15 (27.8%) were treated at a paediatric centre. No paediatric centre patient received radiation only versus 16 (41.0%) of adult centre patients. Excision only was more common in paediatric centres (p < 0.001). The 20-year EFS and OS rates were 82.9% ± 5.2% and 100% respectively. Advanced stage (hazard ratio: 4.9, 95% CI: 1.3-18.4; p = 0.02) was associated with inferior EFS. Although the 25-year cumulative incidence of SMN was 19.3% ± 9.6% for the entire cohort, there were no SMN among the patients treated with excision only. AYA with NLPHL have outstanding long-term survival. Resection alone was rare outside of paediatric institutions but associated with excellent outcomes. Given substantial SMN risks, chemotherapy-sparing and radiation-sparing strategies for appropriate subsets of patients are warranted.
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- Angela Punnett
- Division of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute for Health Policy, Evaluation and Management, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Cancer Research Program, ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Surgery and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute for Health Policy, Evaluation and Management, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute for Health Policy, Evaluation and Management, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Cancer Research Program, ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Cancer Research Program, ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for Health Services Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Cancer Research Program, ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute for Health Policy, Evaluation and Management, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Cancer Research Program, ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute for Health Policy, Evaluation and Management, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Cancer Research Program, ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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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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Kovach AE, Raca G. Modern Classification and Management of Pediatric B-cell Leukemia and Lymphoma. Surg Pathol Clin 2023; 16:249-266. [PMID: 37149359 DOI: 10.1016/j.path.2023.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
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Although pediatric hematopathology overlaps with that of adults, certain forms of leukemia and lymphoma, and many types of reactive conditions affecting the bone marrow and lymph nodes, are unique to children. As part of this series focused on lymphomas, this article (1) details the novel subtypes of lymphoblastic leukemia seen primarily in children and described since the 2017 World Health Organization classification and (2) discusses unique concepts in pediatric hematopathology, including nomenclature changes and evaluation of surgical margins in selected lymphomas.
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- Alexandra E Kovach
- Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Clinical Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA.
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- Clinical Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA; Division of Genomic Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Center for Personalized Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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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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Efficacy of Surgery in Patients with Stage I Primary Parotid Gland Lymphoma: A Population-Based Study. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2022; 2022:4977600. [DOI: 10.1155/2022/4977600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background. Limited and controversial evidence is available on the efficacy of surgery for patients with stage I primary parotid gland lymphoma. Thus, we aimed to investigate whether surgery can enhance the prognosis of patients with stage I primary parotid gland lymphoma using large sample data. Methods. From 1998 to 2015, we searched the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program database and extracted information regarding patients with stage I primary parotid gland lymphoma; we classified these patients into surgery and nonsurgery groups. We calculated overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) using Kaplan–Meier curves and log-rank testing. Propensity score matching (PSM) analysis was also used to further account for confounding variables before comparing the OS and CSS again. We used the COX proportional hazard regression model in both multivariate and univariate analyses. Results. We enrolled 918 patients with stage I primary parotid gland lymphoma, among which 656 (71.5%) patients underwent surgery. Before PSM, the surgery group had better OS (hazard ratio (HR) = 0.673, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.519–0.873, and
) and CSS (HR = 0.595, 95% CI: 0.403–0.879, and
) than the nonsurgery group. After PSM, surgery was still a beneficial factor for OS (HR = 0.569, 95% CI: 0.399–0.810, and
) and CSS (HR = 0.384, 95% CI: 0.220–0.669, and
). Furthermore, in univariate and multivariate analyses, total parotidectomy significantly increased OS (
and
, respectively) and CSS (
and
, respectively). Conclusions. In summary, the prognosis of patients with stage I primary parotid gland lymphoma can be significantly improved by surgery. Moreover, total parotidectomy was a protective factor for OS and CSS before and after PSM analysis, suggesting that surgery acts as a significant component in multimodal therapy for early primary parotid gland lymphoma.
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Binkley MS. Characterizing the immune microenvironment for nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. Br J Haematol 2022; 199:310-312. [PMID: 35993185 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18406] [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: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The microenvironment of nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) and its relationship to presentation and outcomes has not been widely investigated. In a large cohort of patients with NLPHL, Hartmann and colleagues showed an association between microenvironmental factors and clinical presentation serving to inform future studies evaluating the prognostic impact of the immunoarchitectural patterns and cell types present. Commentary on: Hartmann et al. Tumor cell characteristics and microenvironment composition correspond to clinical presentation in newly diagnosed nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. Br J Haematol 2022 (Online ahead of print). doi: 10.1111/bjh.18376.
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- Michael S Binkley
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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Lo AC, Major A, Super L, Appel B, Shankar A, Constine LS, Marks LJ, Kelly KM, Metzger ML, Buhtoiarov IN, Mauz-Körholz C, Costa ARS, Binkley MS, Flerlage J. Practice patterns for the management of nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL): an international survey by the Global NLPHL One Working Group (GLOW). Leuk Lymphoma 2022; 63:1997-2000. [PMID: 35357263 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2053533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Andrea C Lo
- Radiation Oncology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, Canada
- Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Children's Cancer Centre, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
- Children's Cancer Centre, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
- Pediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital, Hackensack, NJ, USA
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- Child and Young People's Cancer Services, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
- Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic Children's, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Gießen, Germany
- Medical Faculty of the Martin-Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- HematoOnco Pediatra, Hospital de Câncer Infantojuvenil de Barretos, Barretos, Brazil
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- Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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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, 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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Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma: Variant Patterns, Borderlines and Mimics. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13123021. [PMID: 34208705 PMCID: PMC8234802 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13123021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is a rare lymphoma containing infrequent tumor cells (LP cells) in a background of non-neoplastic cells. Some cases of NLPHL can recur or progress to a more aggressive lymphoma, such as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Awareness of the different appearances of NLPHL and its overlap with other lymphomas are important for the appropriate diagnosis, classification and research. This article discusses the conceptual framework and guidelines for the diagnosis of NLPHL, and how NLPHL can be best separated from its mimics. Emerging data in the field point to genetic changes in LP cells that are shaped by immune mechanisms. In addition, non-neoplastic cells in the background of LP cells also appear to play an important role. Further investigation is necessary to fully understand the biology of NLPHL and personalize cancer care for patients affected by this lymphoma. Abstract Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) represents approximately 5% of Hodgkin lymphoma and typically affects children and young adults. Although the overall prognosis is favorable, variant growth patterns in NLPHL correlate with disease recurrence and progression to T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B-cell lymphoma or frank diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The diagnostic boundary between NLPHL and DLBCL can be difficult to discern, especially in the presence of variant histologies. Both diagnoses are established using morphology and immunophenotype and share similarities, including the infrequent large tumor B-cells and the lymphocyte and histiocyte-rich microenvironment. NLPHL also shows overlap with other lymphomas, particularly, classic Hodgkin lymphoma and T-cell lymphomas. Similarly, there is overlap with non-neoplastic conditions, such as the progressive transformation of germinal centers. Given the significant clinical differences among these entities, it is imperative that NLPHL and its variants are carefully separated from other lymphomas and their mimics. In this article, the characteristic features of NLPHL and its diagnostic boundaries and pitfalls are discussed. The current understanding of genetic features and immune microenvironment will be addressed, such that a framework to better understand biological behavior and customize patient care is provided.
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Bessen SY, Gardner JA, Chen EY. When is surgical resection alone appropriate treatment for pediatric nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma? SAGE Open Med Case Rep 2021; 9:2050313X211022422. [PMID: 34377479 PMCID: PMC8327231 DOI: 10.1177/2050313x211022422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The surgeon’s role in the management of lymphoma is typically limited to performing
biopsies for diagnosis. Most patients with lymphoma are treated with chemotherapy and/or
radiation, but in rare cases, lymphoma can be primarily treated with surgery. We present a
case of nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma in a 4-year-old child with
cervical adenopathy and discuss initial treatment with surgery alone. Surgery as primary
treatment avoids the serious long-term sequelae of chemotherapy and radiation, and
reserves those options for possible future recurrences; however, this approach should be
reserved for patients with limited and low-risk disease. This case report reviews the pros
and cons of treating early-stage nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma in a
pediatric patient with surgery alone.
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- Sarah Y Bessen
- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA.,Section of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
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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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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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Defining the Inflammatory Plasma Proteome in Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12123603. [PMID: 33276546 PMCID: PMC7761312 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12123603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a common type of cancer that is characterized by rare, malignant cells among an inflammatory microenvironment. Specific systemic, inflammatory plasma proteins have demonstrated prognostic significance in adult HL; however, systemic inflammation has not been well-characterized in childhood HL. The aim of our study was to better define the inflammatory pre-therapy plasma proteome and identify plasma proteins associated with clinical features of childhood HL. We measured plasma concentrations of 135 proteins in 56 pediatric subjects with newly diagnosed HL and 47 healthy pediatric controls. We found that the plasma protein profile was distinct from controls, and unique proteins were associated with high-risk disease (IL-10, TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-8), slow early therapy response (CCL13, IFN-λ1, IL-8), and relapse (TNFSF10). These proteins could be used to improve risk stratification, and thus optimize outcomes and minimize unnecessary toxic exposures for those with childhood HL. Abstract Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) histopathology is characterized by rare malignant Reed–Sternberg cells among an inflammatory infiltrate. We hypothesized that characteristics of inflammation in pediatric HL lesions would be reflected by the levels of inflammatory cytokines or chemokines in pre-therapy plasma of children with HL. The study objectives were to better define the inflammatory pre-therapy plasma proteome and identify plasma biomarkers associated with extent of disease and clinical outcomes in pediatric HL. Pre-therapy plasma samples were obtained from pediatric subjects with newly diagnosed HL and healthy pediatric controls. Plasma concentrations of 135 cytokines/chemokines were measured with the Luminex platform. Associations between protein concentration and disease characteristics were determined using multivariate permutation tests with false discovery control. Fifty-six subjects with HL (mean age: 13 years, range 3–18) and 47 controls were analyzed. The cytokine/chemokine profiles of subjects with HL were distinct from controls, and unique cytokines/chemokines were associated with high-risk disease (IL-10, TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-8) and slow early response (CCL13, IFN-λ1, IL-8). TNFSF10 was significantly elevated among those who ultimately relapsed and was significantly associated with worse event-free survival. These biomarkers could be incorporated into biologically based risk stratification to optimize outcomes and minimize toxicities in pediatric HL.
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Farhan R, Alqarni NS, Algiraigri AH. Minimising chemotherapy while optimising immune therapy for paediatric nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's lymphoma. J Taibah Univ Med Sci 2020; 15:554-556. [PMID: 33318747 PMCID: PMC7715481 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2020.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Revised: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's lymphoma (NLPHL) is a rare but distinct subtype of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) that carries a better prognosis than classical Hodgkin's lymphoma. Historically, both subtypes of Hodgkin's lymphomas (classical HL and NLPHL) have been grouped together and treated as classical Hodgkin's lymphoma. Recent studies have questioned this approach and have called for an alternative method due to expected severe long-term adverse events. We report two cases of NLPHL that were successfully treated with reduced chemotherapy cycles, as well as rituximab, in the form of R-CHOP (rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone).
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Papadakis V, Efstathopoulou M, Angelopoulou MK, Tsourouflis G, Prassopoulos V, Rondogianni P, Kourtesis A, Polychronopoulou S, Pangalis GA, Vassilakopoulos TP. Curative surgery in highly selected patients with heavily pretreated, relapsed/refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2020; 62:722-726. [PMID: 33233976 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1842404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Vassilios Papadakis
- Department of Pediatric Hematology- Oncology, Agia Sofia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Haematology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Haematology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Surgery, Propedeutic, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Agia Sofia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology- Oncology, Agia Sofia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Haematology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece.,Department of Hematology, Athens Medical Center, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Haematology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Go BC, Ranasinghe VJ, Caponetti G, Brody RM. Surgical Resection of Nodular Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma of the Parotid Gland. Laryngoscope 2020; 131:E1096-E1098. [PMID: 33270241 DOI: 10.1002/lary.28972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Beatrice C Go
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
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Moskowitz AJ. NLP Hodgkin lymphoma: can we get away with less? Blood 2020; 135:2329-2330. [PMID: 32585026 PMCID: PMC10405621 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020005876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Yahalom J, Dabaja BS, Ricardi U, Ng A, Mikhaeel NG, Vogelius IR, Illidge T, Qi S, Wirth A, Specht L. ILROG emergency guidelines for radiation therapy of hematological malignancies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Blood 2020; 135:1829-1832. [PMID: 32275740 PMCID: PMC7243146 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020006028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The International Lymphoma Radiation Oncology Group (ILROG) guidelines for using radiation therapy (RT) in hematological malignancies are widely used in many countries. The emergency situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic may result in limitations of treatment resources. Furthermore, in recognition of the need to also reduce the exposure of patients and staff to potential infection with COVID-19, the ILROG task force has made recommendations for alternative radiation treatment schemes. The emphasis is on maintaining clinical efficacy and safety by increasing the dose per fraction while reducing the number of daily treatments. The guidance is informed by adhering to acceptable radiobiological parameters and clinical tolerability. The options for delaying or omitting RT in some hematological categories are also discussed.
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, The University of Manchester, Christie National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Beijing, China; and
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Involved-Site Radiation Therapy if Minimal Toxicity. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020; 107:20-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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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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Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: pathology, clinical course and relation to T-cell/histiocyte rich large B-cell lymphoma. Pathology 2020; 52:142-153. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2019.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Klairmont MM, Gradowski JF. Mummified cells in nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. J Hematop 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s12308-019-00379-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Castellino SM, Parsons SK, Kelly KM. Closing the survivorship gap in children and adolescents with Hodgkin lymphoma. Br J Haematol 2019; 187:573-587. [PMID: 31566730 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.16197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is one of early success. However, disease-free survival (DFS) does not reflect latent organ injury and its impact on health status and well-being beyond 5 years. In fact, we are at a crossroads, in terms of needing individualized approaches to maintain DFS, while minimizing late effects and preserving health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Premature morbidity and mortality translate to a high societal cost associated with the potential number of productive life years ahead in this population who are young at diagnosis. The discordance between short-term lymphoma-free survival and long-term health and HRQoL creates a "survivorship gap" which can be characterized for individuals and for subgroups of patients. The current review delineates contributors to compromised outcomes and health status in child and adolescent (paediatric) HL and frames the survivorship gap in terms of primary and secondary prevention. Primary prevention aims to titrate therapy. Secondary prevention entails strategies to intervene against late effects. Bridging the survivorship gap will be attained with enhanced knowledge of and attention to biology of the tumour and microenvironment, host genetic factors, HRQoL and sub-populations with disparate outcomes.
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- Sharon M Castellino
- Department of Pediatrics, Division Hematology-Oncology, Emory School of Medicine, The Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA
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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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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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Multiple Cavitary Lung Lesions in an Adolescent: Case Report of a Rare Presentation of Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2018; 40:e454-e457. [PMID: 30102646 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000001260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A 14-year-old male patient presented with a nonproductive cough, weight loss, fatigue, and malaise. A chest radiograph showed large bilateral cavitary lung lesions in both upper and lower lobes that failed to improve with antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medications. Infectious and rheumatologic work-ups were negative. Thoracoscopic lung biopsies were diagnostic for nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL). The patient received combination chemotherapy and immunotherapy based on current treatment standards with an excellent clinical response. NLPHL is a rare B-cell lymphoma that typically presents as peripheral lymph nodal disease, clinically distinct from classical Hodgkin lymphoma. The prognosis of NLPHL in children is favorable, although relapse rates are high. This case details several unique features of NLPHL and describes the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of an adolescent male with a rare pulmonary and cervical NLPHL, the first such case described in a pediatric patient.
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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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Aldrink JH, Appel B, Kaplan JA, Hutchison RE, Schwartz CL, Kelly KM, McCarten K, Ehrlich PF. Surgeon Concordance in the Assessment of Resectability for Stage IA Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2018; 40:246-247. [PMID: 29401099 PMCID: PMC5866194 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000001107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Jennifer H. Aldrink
- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
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- Institute for Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders, Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Levine Children’s Hospital, Charlotte, NC
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Pediatrics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, University of Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY
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- Deparment of Imaging and Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Division of Pediatric Surgery, CS Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
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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: 257] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.8] [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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Marquez C. Observe, and Keep Chemotherapy Up the Sleeve. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018; 100:550. [PMID: 29413268 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Carol Marquez
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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Untanu RV, Back J, Appel B, Pei Q, Chen L, Buxton A, Hodgson DC, Ehrlich PF, Constine LS, Schwartz CL, Hutchison RE. Variant histology, IgD and CD30 expression in low-risk pediatric nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2018; 65:10.1002/pbc.26753. [PMID: 28802087 PMCID: PMC5699946 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Revised: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 07/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Histologic prognostic factors have been described for nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL). This study examines histologic and immunophenotypic variants in a clinical trial for pediatric NLPHL. PROCEDURE One hundred sixty-eight cases of localized NLPHL were examined for histologic variants, CD30 and immunoglobulin D (IgD) expression, and outcome. Histologic types were scored categorically as 0 = 0, 1 ≤ 25%, and 2 > 25% of the sample. RESULTS Fifty-eight (35.1%) cases showed only typical nodular with or without serpiginous histology (types A and B). The remainder showed mixtures of histologies. The numbers of patients with score 2 are 85 (50.6%) type A, 21 (12.5%) type B, 46 (27.4%) with extranodular large B cells (type C), 3 with T-cell-rich nodular pattern (type D), 55 (32.7%) with diffuse T-cell-rich (type E) pattern, and 2 (1.2%) with diffuse B-cell pattern (type F). Higher level of types C (P = 0.048) and D (P = 0.033) resulted in lower event-free survival (EFS). Cytoplasmic IgD was found in 65 of 130 tested (50%), did not significantly associate with EFS but positively correlated with types C and E histology (P < 0.0001) and negatively correlated with types A (P = 0.0003) and B (P = 0.006). Seventeen (10%) expressed CD30, with no adverse effect. CONCLUSIONS Variant histology is common in pediatric NLPHL, especially types C and E, which are associated with IgD expression. Type C variant histology and possibly type D are associated with decreased EFS, but neither IgD nor CD30 are adverse features. Variant histology may warrant increased surveillance, but did not affect overall survival.
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- Ramona Vesna Untanu
- Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
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- Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
- Department of Pathology, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Chatham, Ontario, Canada
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- Hematology/Oncology, Institute for Pediatric Cancer & Blood Disorders, Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey
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- Children’s Oncology Group, Department of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Information Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, California
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- Statistics, Children’s Oncology Group, Monrovia, California
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- Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
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- Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Department of Oncology, Milwaukee, WI, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
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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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Flerlage JE, Kelly KM, Beishuizen A, Cho S, De Alarcon PA, Dieckmann U, Drachtman RA, Hoppe BS, Howard SC, Kaste SC, Kluge R, Kurch L, Landman-Parker J, Lewis J, Link MP, McCarten K, Punnett A, Stoevesandt D, Voss SD, Wallace WH, Mauz-Körholz C, Metzger ML. Staging Evaluation and Response Criteria Harmonization (SEARCH) for Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma (CAYAHL): Methodology statement. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2017; 64. [PMID: 28097818 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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International harmonization of staging evaluation and response criteria is needed for childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood Hodgkin lymphoma. Two Hodgkin lymphoma protocols from cooperative trials in Europe and North America were compared for areas in need of harmonization, and an evidence-based approach is currently underway to harmonize staging and response evaluations with a goal to enhance comparisons, expedite identification of effective therapies, and aid in the approval process for new agents by regulatory agencies.
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- Jamie E Flerlage
- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Roswell Park Cancer Institute, University of Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Klinik für Strahlenheilkunde, Universitätsklinik Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- University of Memphis School of Health Studies, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology & Oncology, Hôpital Trousseau AP-HP & Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Rhode Island Hospital/Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Division of Haematology/Oncology, Department of Paediatrics, SickKids Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pädiatrische Hämatologie und Onkologie, Zentrum für Kinderheilkunde der Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Gießen, Germany.,Medical Faculty, Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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Molin D, Linderoth J, Wahlin BE. Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma in Sweden between 2000 and 2014: an analysis of the Swedish Lymphoma Registry. Br J Haematol 2017; 177:449-456. [DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Daniel Molin
- Experimental and Clinical Oncology; Department of Genetics and Pathology; Uppsala University; Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Oncology; Lund University Hospital; Lund Sweden
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- Division of Haematology; Department of Medicine, Huddinge; Karolinska Institutet; Stockholm Sweden
- Haematology Centre; Karolinska University Hospital; Stockholm Sweden
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Mann G, Holter W. [Treatment of low-risk pediatric lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma]. Strahlenther Onkol 2016; 192:827-829. [PMID: 27596219 DOI: 10.1007/s00066-016-1044-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Georg Mann
- St. Anna Kinderkrebsforschung, St. Anna Kinderspital, UKKJ, MUW, Kinderspitalgasse 6, 1090, Wien, Österreich.
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- St. Anna Kinderkrebsforschung, St. Anna Kinderspital, UKKJ, MUW, Kinderspitalgasse 6, 1090, Wien, Österreich
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