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Oliva EN, Riva M, Niscola P, Santini V, Breccia M, Giai V, Poloni A, Patriarca A, Crisà E, Capodanno I, Salutari P, Reda G, Cascavilla N, Ferrero D, Guarini A, Tripepi G, Iannì G, Russo E, Castelli A, Fattizzo B, Beltrami G, Bocchia M, Molteni A, Fenaux P, Germing U, Ricco A, Palumbo GA, Impera S, Di Renzo N, Rivellini F, Buccisano F, Stamatoullas-Bastard A, Liberati AM, Candoni A, Delfino IM, Arcadi MT, Cufari P, Rizzo L, Bova I, D'Errigo MG, Zini G, Latagliata R. Eltrombopag for Low-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes With Thrombocytopenia: Interim Results of a Phase II, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial (EQOL-MDS). J Clin Oncol 2023; 41:4486-4496. [PMID: 37294914 PMCID: PMC10552995 DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.02699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/11/2023] Open
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PURPOSE In myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), severe thrombocytopenia is associated with poor prognosis. This multicenter trial presents the second-part long-term efficacy and safety results of eltrombopag in patients with low-risk MDS and severe thrombocytopenia. METHODS In this single-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, phase-II trial of adult patients with International Prognostic Scoring System low- or intermediate-1-risk MDS, patients with a stable platelet (PLT) count (<30 × 103/mm3) received eltrombopag or placebo until disease progression. Primary end points were duration of PLT response (PLT-R; calculated from the time of PLT-R to date of loss of PLT-R, defined as bleeding/PLT count <30 × 103/mm3 or last date in observation) and long-term safety and tolerability. Secondary end points included incidence and severity of bleeding, PLT transfusions, quality of life, leukemia-free survival, progression-free survival, overall survival and pharmacokinetics. RESULTS From 2011 to 2021, of 325 patients screened, 169 patients were randomly assigned oral eltrombopag (N = 112) or placebo (N = 57) at a starting dose of 50 mg once daily to maximum of 300 mg. PLT-R, with 25-week follow-up (IQR, 14-68) occurred in 47/111 (42.3%) eltrombopag patients versus 6/54 (11.1%) in placebo (odds ratio, 5.9; 95% CI, 2.3 to 14.9; P < .001). In eltrombopag patients, 12/47 (25.5%) lost the PLT-R, with cumulative thrombocytopenia relapse-free survival at 60 months of 63.6% (95% CI, 46.0 to 81.2). Clinically significant bleeding (WHO bleeding score ≥ 2) occurred less frequently in the eltrombopag arm than in the placebo group (incidence rate ratio, 0.54; 95% CI, 0.38 to 0.75; P = .0002). Although no difference in the frequency of grade 1-2 adverse events (AEs) was observed, a higher proportion of eltrombopag patients experienced grade 3-4 AEs (χ2 = 9.5, P = .002). AML evolution and/or disease progression occurred in 17% (for both) of eltrombopag and placebo patients with no difference in survival times. CONCLUSION Eltrombopag was effective and relatively safe in low-risk MDS with severe thrombocytopenia. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02912208 and EU Clinical Trials Register: EudraCT No. 2010-022890-33.
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- Esther Natalie Oliva
- U.O.C. Ematologia, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, Reggio di Calabria, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ematologia, Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milano, Italy
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- U.O. di Ematologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ematologia Policlinico Umberto I, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
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- S.C. a Direzione Universitaria di Ematologia A.O., SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Alessandria, Alessandria, Italy
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- Clinica di Ematologia Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria—Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Turin, Italy
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- U.O. di Ematologia, A.U.S.L.-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Dipartimento Oncologico-Ematologico, Ospedale Civile Spirito Santo, Pescara, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- U.O. Ematologia Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Biotecnologie Molecolari, Ematologia Universitaria A.O.U. Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- U.O. Ematologia I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II”, Bari, Italy
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- IFC-CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Germaneto Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Dipartimento di Oncologia ed Emato-Oncologia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- U.O. Ematologia e terapie cellulari, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- UOC Ematologia, Università di Siena, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Groupe Francais desmyélodysplasies (GFM), Paris, France
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Clinical Immunology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- U.O. Ematologia con Trapianto, Azienda Ospedale Policlinicodi Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Chirurgiche e Tecnologie Avanzate “G.F. Ingrassia”, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- U.O. C. Ematologia, A. O.ad Alta Specializzazione Ospedale Garibaldi Nesima, Catania, Italy
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- Divisione Ematologia, P.O. A. Tortora di Pagani-ASL Salerno, Pagani, Italy
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- Divisione di Biopatologia e Diagnostica per Immagini, Policlinico Universitario Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- S.C. Oncoematologia, Università degli Studi di Perugia A.O. Santa Maria, Terni, Italy
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- Divisione Ematologia, P.O. Santa Maria della Misericordia, A.S.U.F.C di Udine, Udine, Italy
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- U.O.C. Ematologia, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, Reggio di Calabria, Italy
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- U.O. Farmacia Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, Reggio di Calabria, Italy
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- U.O.C. Ematologia, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, Reggio di Calabria, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ematologia, Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milan, Italy
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- U.O.S. di Genetica Medica Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, Reggio di Calabria, Italy
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- U.O.S. di Genetica Medica Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, Reggio di Calabria, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico, Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Herault A, Lévêque E, Draye-Carbonnier S, Decazes P, Zduniak A, Modzelewski R, Libraire J, Achamrah N, Ménard AL, Lenain P, Contentin N, Grall M, Leprêtre S, Lemasle E, Lanic H, Alani M, Stamatoullas-Bastard A, Tilly H, Jardin F, Tamion F, Camus V. High prevalence of pre-existing sarcopenia in critically ill patients with hematologic malignancies admitted to the intensive care unit for sepsis or septic shock. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2023; 55:373-383. [PMID: 37202070 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2023.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS We aimed to evaluate body composition (BC) by computed tomography (CT) in hematologic malignancy (HM) patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for sepsis or septic shock. METHODS We retrospectively assessed BC and its impact on outcome of 186 patients at the 3rd lumbar (L3) and 12th thoracic vertebral levels (T12) using CT-scan performed before ICU admission. RESULTS The median patient age was 58.0 [47; 69] years. Patients displayed adverse clinical characteristics at admission with median [q1; q3] SAPS II and SOFA scores of 52 [40; 66] and 8 [5; 12], respectively. The mortality rate in the ICU was 45.7%. Overall survival rates at 1 month after admission in the pre-existing sarcopenic vs. non pre-existing sarcopenic patients were 47.9% (95% CI [37.6; 61.0]) and 55.0% (95% CI [41.6; 72.8]), p = 0.99), respectively, at the L3 level and 48.4% (95% CI [40.4; 58.0]) vs. 66.7% (95% CI [51.1; 87.0]), p = 0.062), respectively, at the T12 level. CONCLUSIONS Sarcopenia is assessable by CT scan at both the T12 and L3 levels and is highly prevalent in HM patients admitted to the ICU for severe infections. Sarcopenia may contribute to the high mortality rate in the ICU in this population.
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- Antoine Herault
- Intensive Care Unit, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Rouen, France; Department of Hematology and INSERM U1245, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Clinical Research Unit, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France; Unité QuantIF LITIS EA 4108, Université de Rouen, Normandie, France; Département D'imagerie, Centre Henri-Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology and INSERM U1245, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Unité QuantIF LITIS EA 4108, Université de Rouen, Normandie, France; Département D'imagerie, Centre Henri-Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Clinical Research Unit, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Nutrition, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology and INSERM U1245, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology and INSERM U1245, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology and INSERM U1245, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Intensive Care Unit, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology and INSERM U1245, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology and INSERM U1245, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology and INSERM U1245, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology and INSERM U1245, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology and INSERM U1245, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology and INSERM U1245, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Intensive Care Unit, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Rouen, France; Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1096, CHU Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology and INSERM U1245, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France.
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Zduniak A, Lévêque E, Perdrix A, Etancelin P, Ménard AL, Lenain P, Contentin N, Pépin LF, Leprêtre S, Lemasle E, Lanic H, Stamatoullas-Bastard A, Kammoun-Quique L, Tilly H, Bauer F, Jardin F, Camus V. Cardiovascular outcomes of patients treated for non-Hodgkin lymphoma with first-line doxorubicin-based chemotherapy. Leuk Lymphoma 2022; 63:3340-3350. [PMID: 36120853 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2123222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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We conducted a single-center retrospective study to assess cardiovascular (CV) toxicity and treatment discontinuation for CV toxicity in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) or follicular lymphoma (FL) patients treated with immunochemotherapy (R-CHOP-like). Between 2006 and 2017, 433 patients were included (DLBCL: n = 345, FL: n = 88). The median age was 63 years (50-73). We defined three types of CV toxicity: early-onset cardiovascular toxicity (the event occurred within 6 months following treatment start); subacute toxicity (the event occurred between 6 months and 1 year after treatment start) and late toxicity (the event occurred 1 year or more after treatment start). Forty-eight (11.1%) patients experienced at least one anthracycline-related CV event. Seven patients experienced treatment discontinuation due to CV toxicity. Early-onset and subacute cardiac events were primarily acute heart failure (34.3%) and atrial fibrillation (28.6%). History of ischemic heart disease (p = 0.02) and valvular heart disease (p = 0.03) were associated with a higher risk of anthracycline-related CV event occurrence.
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- Department of Statistics and Clinical Research Unit, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Biopathology, Rouen, France.,IRON Group, INSERM U1245, UNIROUEN, Rouen University Hospital, Normandy Centre for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Normandie Université, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France.,Department of Biopathology, Rouen, France.,INSERM U1245, Université de Rouen, IRIB, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Statistics and Clinical Research Unit, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France.,INSERM U1245, Université de Rouen, IRIB, Rouen, France
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- Advanced Heart Failure, Department of Thoracic and cardiovascular Surgery, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France.,INSERM U1245, Université de Rouen, IRIB, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France.,INSERM U1245, Université de Rouen, IRIB, Rouen, France
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Zduniak A, Mihailescu SD, Lequesne J, Lenain P, Contentin N, Pepin LF, Ménard AL, Leprêtre S, Lemasle E, Lanic H, Stamatoullas-Bastard A, Tilly H, Tamion F, Jardin F, Camus V. Outcomes after intensive care unit admission in newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients: A real-life study. Eur J Haematol 2021; 106:788-799. [PMID: 33624346 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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We conducted a retrospective study to analyze the prognostic factors impacting the overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients undergoing first-line therapy and admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) compared to a control cohort who did not required ICU admission. Between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2018, 828 patients were diagnosed with DLBCL at our institution, including 72 patients who were required ICU admission during disease course. Among them, forty-five patients undergoing homogeneous first-line therapy with /R-CHOP-like regimen and ICU-admitted were selected for the present analysis. Control "non-ICU" DLBCL patients were matched by age, IPI score and treatment received. The median age at ICU admission was 65 years, 97.8% of patients displayed advanced-stage disease (III/IV), and 84.4% had a high IPI score (3-5). The main reasons for ICU admission were acute respiratory failure (40.0%) and septic shock (33.3%). The ICU mortality rate was 33.3%. The 2-year PFS was lower in ICU survivors patients than in non-ICU patients: 31.7% (95% CI 18.5-54.1) vs 60.8% (95% CI 51.2-72.1, P = .00049). Admission to the ICU is an event that clearly impacts the outcomes of patients with DLBCL, until 2 years after the event. ICU prognosis seems mainly related to critical patient severity at admission rather than lymphoma-related prognostic factors (IPIs), suggesting that ICU admission criteria should not be based only on the lymphoma prognosis.
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- Department of Statistics and Clinical Research Unit, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Statistics and Clinical Research Unit, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Statistics and Clinical Research Unit, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Intensive Care Unit, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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Roupie AL, Guedon A, Terrier B, Lahuna C, Jachiet V, Regent A, de Boysson H, Carrat F, Seguier J, Terriou L, Versini M, Queyrel V, Groh M, Benhamou Y, Maurier F, Ledoult E, Clech LL, D'Aveni M, Rossignol J, Galland J, Willems L, Chiche NJ, Peterlin P, Roux-Sauvat M, Parcelier A, Wemeau M, Lambert M, Belizna C, Puechal X, Swiader L, Cohen-Valensi R, Noc V, Dao E, Thepot S, de Frémont GM, Tanguy-Schmidt A, Koka AM, Bussone G, Philipponnet C, Konate A, Cavaille G, Guilpain P, Allain JS, Broner J, Solary E, Ruivard M, de Renzis B, Corm S, Baati N, Schleinitz N, Ponsoye M, Stamatoullas-Bastard A, Ades L, Dellal A, Tchirkov A, Aouba A, Fenaux P, Fain O, Mekinian A. Vasculitis associated with myelodysplastic syndrome and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia: French multicenter case-control study. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2020; 50:879-884. [PMID: 32896704 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2020.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2020] [Revised: 06/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Our objective was to evaluate characteristics, treatment and outcome of vasculitis associated with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and chronic myelomonicytic leukemia (CMML) PATIENTS AND METHODS: Retrospective descriptive analysis of MDS/CMML-related vasculitis and comparison with MDS/CMML patients without dysimmune features. RESULTS Seventy patients with vasculitis and MDS/CMML were included, with median age of 71.5 [21-90] years and male/female ratio of 2.3. Vasculitis was diagnosed prior to MDS/CMML in 31 patients (44%), and after in 20 patients. In comparison with MDS/CMML without autoimmune/inflammatory features, vasculitis with MDS/MPN showed no difference in MDS/CMML subtypes distribution nor International Prognostic Scoring System and CMML-specific prognostic (IPSS/CPSS) scores. Vasculitis subtypes included Giant cell arteritis in 24 patients (34%), Behçet's-like syndrome in 11 patients (20%) and polyarteritis nodosa in 6 patients (9%). Glucocorticoids (GCs) were used as first-line therapy for MDS/CMML vasculitis in 64/70 patients (91%) and 41 (59%) received combined immunosuppressive therapies during the follow-up. After a median follow-up of 33.2 months [1-162], 31 patients (44%) achieved sustained remission. At least one relapse occurred in 43 patients (61%). Relapse rates were higher in patients treated with conventional Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug (DMARDs) (odds ratio 4.86 [95% CI 1.38 - 17.10]), but did not differ for biologics (odds ratio 0.59 [95% CI 0.11-3.20]) and azacytidine (odds ratio 1.44 [95% CI 0.21-9.76]) than under glucocorticoids. Overall survival in MDS/CMML vasculitis was not significantly different from MDS/CMML patients without autoimmune/inflammatory features (p = 0.5), but acute leukemia progression rates were decreased (log rank <0.05). CONCLUSION This study shows no correlation of vasculitis diagnoses with subtypes and severity of MDS/CMML, and no significant impact of vasculitis on overall survival. Whereas conventional DMARDs seem to be less effective, biologics or azacytidine therapy could be considered for even low-risk MDS/CMML vasculitis.
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- Anne Laure Roupie
- Department of Internal Medicine, Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DHU i2B), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, 184, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Sorbonne Universités, INSERM U938, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, INSERM U938, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine - National Reference Center for Rare and Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux deAP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DHU i2B), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, 184, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Sorbonne Universités, INSERM U938, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DHU i2B), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, 184, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Sorbonne Universités, INSERM U938, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine - National Reference Center for Rare and Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux deAP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Caen, Avenue de la côte de nacre, 14033 Caen, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, AP-HP Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Saint Antoine, 75012 Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital La Timone, Marseille, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Referral Center for Hypereosinophilic Syndromes (CEREO), Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Rouen, Rouen, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpitaux Privés de Metz, Metz, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, CHU Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Hematology, CHU Nancy, Nancy, France
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- Department of Hematology, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, 94805, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Lariboisière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Hematology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Cochin, 75014 Paris, France
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- Department of Nephrology, Centre de Néphrologie et de Transplantation Rénale, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital La Conception, Marseille, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Bretagne Atlantique, Vannes, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, CHU d'Angers, UMR-CNRS 6015 INSERM 1083, Angers, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine - National Reference Center for Rare and Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux deAP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital La Timone, Marseille, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CH de Martigues Hôpital des Rayettes, Martigues, France
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- Department of Nephrology, CH Hyères, Hyères, France
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- Department of Nephrology, CH Hyères, Hyères, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Clamart, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Hematology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Cochin, 75014 Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, CHU Lille, Lille, France; Pôle cardio vasculaire et métabolisme, CH Saint-Malo, Saint-Malo, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHU de Nîmes, Nîmes, France
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- Department of Hematology, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, 94805, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Hematology, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Hematology, Médipôle de Savoie, Charles Les Eaux, France
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- Department of Hematology, CH Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital La Timone, Marseille, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Ambroise Paré, Boulogne- Billancourt, France
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- Department of Hematology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Saint Louis, 1 avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010 Paris, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, Montfermeil Hospital, 93370 Montfermeil, France
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- Department of Medical Cytogenetics, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Medical Cytogenetics, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DHU i2B), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, 184, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Sorbonne Universités, INSERM U938, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DHU i2B), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, 184, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Sorbonne Universités, INSERM U938, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Paris, France.
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Dalal M, Hentrich M, Stamatoullas-Bastard A, Zagadailov E, Gautam A, Way N, Cambron-Mellott M, Illidge T. CLINICAL OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH THE TREATMENT OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED STAGE IV CLASSICAL HODGKIN LYMPHOMA IN PRACTICE SETTINGS IN FRANCE, GERMANY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM. Hematol Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.167_2631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- M.R. Dalal
- Global Outcomes Research & Epidemiology (Oncology); Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, Cambridge, MA, USA; Cambridge United States
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- Global Outcomes Research & Epidemiology (Oncology); Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, Cambridge, MA, USA; Cambridge United States
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- Global Outcomes Research & Epidemiology (Oncology); Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, Cambridge, MA, USA; Cambridge United States
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- Health Outcomes Practice; Kantar Health; San Mateo United States
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- University of Manchester; Christie Hospital; Manchester United Kingdom
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Rossi C, Gilhodes J, Maerevoet M, Herbaux C, Morschhauser F, Brice P, Garciaz S, Borel C, Ysebaert L, Obéric L, Lazarovici J, Deau B, Dupuis J, Chauchet A, Abraham J, Bijou F, Stamatoullas-Bastard A, Malfuson JV, Golfier C, Laurent C, Pericart S, Traverse-Glehen A, Kanoun S, Filleron T, Casasnovas RO, Ghesquières H. Efficacy of chemotherapy or chemo-anti-PD-1 combination after failed anti-PD-1 therapy for relapsed and refractory Hodgkin lymphoma: A series from Lysa centers. Am J Hematol 2018; 93:1042-1049. [PMID: 29884994 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Revised: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Anti-PD-1 therapy provides high response rates in Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients who have relapsed or are refractory (R/R) to autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) and brentuximab vedotin (BV), but median progression free survival (PFS) is only one year. The efficacy of treatment following anti-PD-1 is not well known. We retrospectively investigated the efficacy of salvage therapies for unsatisfactory response to anti-PD-1 therapy, assessed by PET-CT according to the Lugano criteria, in 30 R/R HL patients. Patients were highly pre-treated before anti-PD-1 (70% received ASCT and 93% BV). Unsatisfactory responses to anti-PD1 therapy were progressive disease (PD) (n=24) and partial response (PR) (n=6). For the 24 PD patients, median anti-PD-1 related PFS was 7.5 months (95%CI, 5.7-11.6); 17 received subsequent CT alone (Group 1) and 7 received CT in addition to anti-PD-1 (Group 2). 16/24 patients (67%) obtained an objective response. In the 15 patients treated with the same CT, twelve obtained PR or complete response (CR). In Group 1, there were 7 CR (41%), 3 PR (18%), and 7 PD (41%). In Group 2, there were 4 CR (57%), 2 PR (29%), and 1 SD (14%). No unexpected toxicity was observed. Six patients who achieved response proceeded to allogeneic SCT. With a median follow-up of 12.1 months (7-14.7), the median PFS following the initiation of CT was 11 months (95%CI, 6.3; not reached) and the median of overall survival was not reached. These observations in highly pre-treated HL patients suggest that anti-PD-1 therapy might re-sensitize tumor cells to CT. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Cédric Rossi
- Cancer Research Centre of Toulouse (CRCT), UMR1037 INSERM, Université Toulouse III Paul-Sabatier, ERL5294 CNRS, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
- Department of Hematology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Clinical trials office, Institut universitaire du cancer Toulouse- Oncopole, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Hematology, Unité GRITA, CHRU Claude Huriez, Lille, France
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- Department of Hematology, CHU Paris-GH St-Louis Lariboisière F-Widal - Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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- Department of Hematology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille, France
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- Department of Hematology, Institut universitaire du cancer Toulouse- Oncopole, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Hematology, Institut universitaire du cancer Toulouse- Oncopole, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Hematology, Institut universitaire du cancer Toulouse- Oncopole, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Hematology, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Hematology, CHU Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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- Department of Hematology, CHU Limoges, Limoges, France
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- Department of Hematology, Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Hematology, hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy, Clamart, France
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- Department of Hematology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Anatomy-pathology Department, Institut universitaire du cancer Toulouse-Oncopole, Toulouse, France
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- Anatomy-pathology Department, Institut universitaire du cancer Toulouse-Oncopole, Toulouse, France
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- Nuclear Medecine Unit, Institut universitaire du cancer Toulouse-Oncopole, Toulouse, France
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- Clinical trials office, Institut universitaire du cancer Toulouse- Oncopole, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Hematology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
- INSERM UMR 1231 CHU Dijon, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France
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Ghez D, Fortpied C, Mounier N, Carde P, Perrot A, Khaled H, Amorim S, Ramadan S, Bras FL, Erlanson M, Herbaux C, Marolleau JP, Nicolas-Virelezier E, Casasnovas O, Stamatoullas-Bastard A, Fermé C. First-line escalated BEACOPP does not hinder stem cell collection and transplantation strategy in patients with relapsed/refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma. Bone Marrow Transplant 2016; 52:310-312. [PMID: 27892946 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2016.271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- D Ghez
- Department of Hematology, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Onco-Hematology, CHU l'Archet, Nice, France
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- Department of Hematology, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Hematology, CHU Nancy-Brabois, Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Hopital Saint-Louis APHP, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- EORTC Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium
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- Unité Hémopathies Lymphoïdes, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Creteil, France
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- Department of Oncology, Umea Universitet, Umea, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Hôpital Claude Huriez, Université de Lille 2, Lille, France
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- Department of Hematology, CHU Amiens, Université Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
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- Department of Hematology, CHU Dijon, Dijon, France
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- Department of Hematology, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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Herbaux C, Duployez N, Badens C, Poret N, Gardin C, Decamp M, Eclache V, Daliphard S, Murati A, Cony-Makhoul P, Cheze S, Beve B, Lacoste C, Prebet T, Hunault-Berger M, Maloisel F, Renneville A, Figeac M, Stamatoullas-Bastard A, Bastard C, Fenaux P, Preudhomme C, Rose C. Incidence of ATRX mutations in myelodysplastic syndromes, the value of microcytosis. Am J Hematol 2015; 90:737-8. [PMID: 26017030 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2015] [Accepted: 05/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Acquired α-thalassemia myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) (ATMDS) is an acquired syndrome characterized by a somatic point mutation or splicing defect in the ATRX gene in patients with myeloid disorders, primarily MDS. In a large MDS patient series, the incidence of ATMDS was below 0.5%. But no large series has yet assessed the incidence of ATMDS in microcytic MDS. In this study, we focused on patients with MDS and unexplained microcytosis, which was defined as absence of iron deficiency, inflammatory disease, or history of inherited hemoglobinopathy. Our data confirm the low frequency of ATRX mutations in MDS: 0% in an unselected clinical trial cohort of 80 low risk MDS, 0.2-0.8% in a multicenter registry of 2,980 MDS and 43% of MDS with unexplained microcytosis in this same registry. In addition, we reported four novel mutations of the ATRX gene in ATMDS. This study further determines the frequency of ATRX mutations and highlights the importance of microcytosis to detect ATRX mutations within MDS patients.
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- Charles Herbaux
- Service D'hématologie; Groupe Hospitalier De L'institut Catholique De Lille; Lille France
- Service Des Maladies Du Sang; CHRU De Lille; Lille France
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- Service D'hématologie Biologique; Centre De Biologie-Pathologie Du CHRU De Lille; Lille France
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- APHM, Service Biologique De Génétique Moléculaire; Hôpital De La Timone; Marseille France
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- Institut De Recherche Sur Le Cancer De Lille; Lille France
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- Hôpital Avicenne, Laboratoire d'Hématologie Biologique, AP-HP Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d'Hématologie, CHU Robert Debré, AP-HP Paris, France
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- Hôpital Avicenne Service Hématologie Clinique, AP-HP, France
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- APHM, Service Biologique De Génétique Moléculaire; Hôpital De La Timone; Marseille France
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- Service D'hématologie Biologique; Centre De Biologie-Pathologie Du CHRU De Lille; Lille France
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- Institut De Recherche Sur Le Cancer De Lille; Lille France
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- Hôpital Avicenne Service Hématologie Clinique, AP-HP, France
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- Service D'hématologie Biologique; Centre De Biologie-Pathologie Du CHRU De Lille; Lille France
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- Service D'hématologie; Groupe Hospitalier De L'institut Catholique De Lille; Lille France
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Favier O, Heutte N, Stamatoullas-Bastard A, Carde P, van't Veer MB, Aleman BMP, Noordijk EM, Thomas J, Fermé C, Henry-Amar M. Survival after Hodgkin lymphoma. Cancer 2009; 115:1680-91. [DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Buchonnet G, Jardin F, Jean N, Bertrand P, Parmentier F, Tison S, Lepretre S, Contentin N, Lenain P, Stamatoullas-Bastard A, Tilly H, Bastard C. Distribution of BCL2 breakpoints in follicular lymphoma and correlation with clinical features: specific subtypes or same disease? Leukemia 2002; 16:1852-6. [PMID: 12200703 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2402568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2002] [Accepted: 03/22/2002] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The t(14;18)(q32;q21) translocation is closely associated with follicular lymphoma (FL), and is routinely assessed with molecular methods exploring BCL2 breakpoints for both diagnosis and minimal residual disease (MRD) monitoring. We and others have previously reported new recurrent breakpoints (3'BCL2 and 5'mcr) which could be easily analyzed. In this study, we characterized the BCL2 breakpoints in 113 untreated patients with t(14;18)-positive FL and correlated their location with the location of JH break and with the clinical features. Breakpoints were respectively located at the major breakpoint region (MBR) in 73 cases (65%), at the minor cluster region (mcr) in 10 cases (9%), at 3'BCL2 in 14 cases (12%) and at 5'mcr in seven cases (6%). Finally, the breakpoint could not be located in nine patients (8%). 5'mcr cases were associated with bulky and high-stage disease, with frequent extranodal involvement and bone marrow infiltration. Survival studies did not show any correlation between breakpoint location and clinical outcome. The joining JH6 segment was the most frequently involved whatever the breakpoint location. In conclusion, unusual BCL2 breakpoints are found in about 20% of newly diagnosed follicular lymphomas and their study should be considered in the investigation of BCL2-JH rearrangement. It was not possible, in this series, to demonstrate any correlation between breakpoint location and either initial characteristics of the disease or survival of the patients.
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- G Buchonnet
- INSERM, EMI 9906, IFRMP No. 23, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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Harousseau JL, Dekker AW, Stamatoullas-Bastard A, Fassas A, Linkesch W, Gouveia J, De Bock R, Rovira M, Seifert WF, Joosen H, Peeters M, De Beule K. Itraconazole oral solution for primary prophylaxis of fungal infections in patients with hematological malignancy and profound neutropenia: a randomized, double-blind, double-placebo, multicenter trial comparing itraconazole and amphotericin B. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2000; 44:1887-93. [PMID: 10858349 PMCID: PMC89980 DOI: 10.1128/aac.44.7.1887-1893.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Systemic and superficial fungal infections are a major problem among immunocompromised patients with hematological malignancy. A double-blind, double-placebo, randomized, multicenter trial was performed to compare the efficacy and safety of itraconazole oral solution (2.5 mg/kg of body weight twice a day) with amphotericin B capsules (500 mg orally four times a day) for prophylaxis of systemic and superficial fungal infection. Prophylactic treatment was initiated on the first day of chemotherapy and was continued until the end of the neutropenic period (>0.5 x 10(9) neutrophils/liter) or up to a maximum of 3 days following the end of neutropenia, unless a systemic fungal infection was documented or suspected. The maximum treatment duration was 56 days. In the intent-to-treat population, invasive aspergillosis was noted in 5 (1.8%) of the 281 patients assigned to itraconazole oral solution and in 9 (3.3%) of the 276 patients assigned to oral amphotericin B; of these, 1 and 4 patients died, respectively. Proven systemic fungal infection (including invasive aspergillosis) occurred in 8 patients (2.8%) who received itraconazole, compared with 13 (4.7%) who received oral amphotericin B. Itraconazole significantly reduced the incidence of superficial fungal infections as compared to oral amphotericin B (2 [1%] versus 13 [5%]; P = 0.004). Although the incidences of suspected fungal infection (including fever of unknown origin) were not different between the groups, fewer patients were administered intravenous systemic antifungals (mainly intravenous amphotericin B) in the group receiving itraconazole than in the group receiving oral amphotericin B (114 [41%] versus 132 [48%]; P = 0.066). Adequate plasma itraconazole levels were achieved in about 80% of the patients from 1 week after the start of treatment. In both groups, the trial medication was safe and well tolerated. Prophylactic administration of itraconazole oral solution significantly reduces superficial fungal infection in patients with hematological malignancies and neutropenia. The incidence of proven systemic fungal infections, the number of deaths due to deep fungal infections, and the use of systemic antifungals tended to be lower in the itraconazole-treated group than in the amphotericin B-treated group, without statistical significance. Itraconazole oral solution is a broad-spectrum systemic antifungal agent with prophylactic activity in neutropenic patients, especially for those at high risk of prolonged neutropenia.
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