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Wu Y, Jiang Y, Wang W, Zhang T, Li Y, Bi N. Estimating the long-term survival of unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer based on cure model analysis. Radiother Oncol 2024; 197:110341. [PMID: 38795813 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2024.110341] [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: 02/14/2024] [Revised: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND The predictors of long-term survival and appropriate surrogate endpoints in unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with radiotherapy remain unclear, especially in the immune therapy era. METHODS This study retrospectively analyzed a prospective cohort of 822 patients treated at the Chinese National Cancer Center from 2013 to 2022. Cure fractions, surrogates for long-term survival, and associated factors were assessed using a mixture cure model, with validation against a matched Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) dataset. RESULTS 27.3% of patients with unresectable stage III NSCLC can achieve long-term survival after treated by radiotherapy. 4-year PFS and 5-year OS, when 80% of patients were considered cured, showed significant correlations with cure rates based on background mortality-adjusted PFS and relative survival, with R-squared values exceeding 0.85. Independent predictors of long-term survival included non-squamous cell carcinoma (non-SCC) pathological type, N category, gross tumor volume, and treatment combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). CONCLUSIONS Radiotherapy, especially when combined with ICIs, offers a potential cure for a proportion of patients with unresectable stage III NSCLC. Tumor burden and ICIs are key predictors of long-term survival. The study suggested 4-year PFS and 5-year OS as surrogate endpoints for cure and long-term survival assessment.
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- Yunpeng Wu
- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China.
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Glimelius I. Hit hard and remove treatment - this treatment strategy in Hodgkin Lymphoma promises less fatigue and less sick-leave. Ann Oncol 2024; 35:245-247. [PMID: 38395473 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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- I Glimelius
- Uppsala University, Department of Immunology Genetics and Pathology, Cancer Precision Medicine, Uppsala, SWEDEN.
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Wang JY, Wang L. CAR-T cell therapy: Where are we now, and where are we heading? BLOOD SCIENCE 2023; 5:237-248. [PMID: 37941917 PMCID: PMC10629745 DOI: 10.1097/bs9.0000000000000173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023] Open
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Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T-cell therapies have exhibited remarkable efficacy in the treatment of hematologic malignancies, with 9 CAR-T-cell products currently available. Furthermore, CAR-T cells have shown promising potential for expanding their therapeutic applications to diverse areas, including solid tumors, myocardial fibrosis, and autoimmune and infectious diseases. Despite these advancements, significant challenges pertaining to treatment-related toxic reactions and relapses persist. Consequently, current research efforts are focused on addressing these issues to enhance the safety and efficacy of CAR-T cells and reduce the relapse rate. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the present state of CAR-T-cell therapies, including their achievements, existing challenges, and potential future developments.
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- Jia-Yi Wang
- Department of Hematology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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Xia C, Yu XQ, Chen W. Measuring population-level cure patterns for cancer patients in the United States. Int J Cancer 2023; 152:738-748. [PMID: 36104936 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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While the life expectancy of cancer survivors has substantially improved over time in the United States, the extent to which cancer patients are cured is not known. Population-level cure patterns are important indicators to quantify cancer survivorships. This population-based cohort study included 8978,721 cancer patients registered in the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) databases between 1975 and 2018. The primary outcome was cure fractions. Five-year cure probability, time to cure and median survival time of uncured cases were also assessed. All four measures were calculated using flexible parametric models, according to 46 cancer sites, three summary stages, individual age and calendar year at diagnosis. In 2018, cure fractions ranged from 2.7% for distant liver cancer to 100.0% for localized/regional prostate cancer. Localized cancer had the highest cure fraction, followed by regional cancer and distant cancer. Except for localized breast cancer, older patients generally had lower cure fractions. There were 38 cancer site and stage combinations (31.2%) that achieved 95% of cure within 5 years. Median survival time of the uncured cases ranged from 0.3 years for distant liver cancer to 10.9 years for localized urinary bladder cancer. A total of 117 cancer site and stage combinations (93.6%) had increased cure fraction over time. A considerable proportion of cancer patients were cured at the population-level, and the cure patterns varied substantially across cancer site, stage and age at diagnosis. Increases in cure fractions over time likely reflected advances in cancer treatment and early detection.
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- Changfa Xia
- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- The Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, A Joint Venture With Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, Australia
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Kosydar S, Ansell SM. Long-term outcomes for patients with Hodgkin lymphoma at increased risk of progression or relapse. Leuk Lymphoma 2023; 64:5-17. [PMID: 36215148 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2131422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Although advancements in the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma have enabled many patients to be cured of their disease, about half of patients who relapse or experience refractory disease ultimately fail treatment, even after autologous stem cell transplant. Risk stratification is crucial to enable escalation of therapy in patients at increased risk for progression while allowing for less intensive therapy in lower risk groups. Utilization of clinical factors to inform risk scores was common practice, but this historical approach has been supplemented by PET/CT risk adapted management. Long-term outcomes of high-risk patients have improved over the decades with advancements in therapy and emergence of novel agents including antibody-drug conjugates and immune checkpoint inhibitors, yet further research is urgently needed. Herein, we review long-term outcomes of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma at increased risk for progression or relapse and discuss limitations of current risk strategies.
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- Samuel Kosydar
- Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Zhang P, Yang X, Cao Y, Wang J, Zhou M, Chen L, Wei J, Mao Z, Wang D, Xiao Y, Zhu H, Zhang S, Zhang T, Zhang Y, Zhou J, Huang L. Autologous stem cell transplantation in tandem with Anti-CD30 CAR T-cell infusion in relapsed/refractory CD30 + lymphoma. Exp Hematol Oncol 2022; 11:72. [PMID: 36253833 PMCID: PMC9578248 DOI: 10.1186/s40164-022-00323-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Long-term outcome is unfavourable for relapsed/refractory (r/r) lymphoma patients who are resistant to salvage chemotherapy, even after subsequent autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT). Although anti-CD30 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR30) T-cell therapy induces high response rates in these patients, the duration of response is relatively limited. Methods This open-label, single-center and single-arm pilot study investigated the safety and efficacy of ASCT in tandem with CAR30 T-cell infusion in r/r CD30+ lymphoma. The primary endpoint was safety and key secondary endpoint was overall response rate, overall survival, progression-free survival, and duration of response. Results Five classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) patients and 1 anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) patient were enrolled. The median age was 24 years. No patient had prior ASCT. Three patients (50.0%) relapsed for ≥ 2 times and 3 patients (50.0%) had primary refractory diseases. All had a Deauville score of 4 or 5, and 5 patients (83.3%) had a stable or progressive disease (SD/PD) at enrollment. All patients received myeloablative chemotherapy and infused CD34-positive hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and CAR30 T cells in tandem, with a median dose of 3.9 × 106/kg and 7.6 × 106/kg, respectively. Five paitents presented with cytokine release syndrome (CRS), all of which were grade 1. No neurotoxicity was observed. All patients had successful HSCs engraftment and reached an objective response, including 5 (4 cHL and 1 ALCL, 83.3%) with a complete response (CR) and 1 with a partial response (PR). With a median follow-up of 20.4 (range, 12.1–34.4) months, all remained alive and maintained their responses. Conclusion Our work demonstrates the combined administration of ASCT and CAR30 T-cell therapy is well-tolerate and highly effective in r/r cHL and ALCL, even in PET-positive or chemorefractory patients who are expected to have inferior outcome after ASCT, although further large-scaled validation in prospective clinical trial is warranted. Trial registration The trial was registered with the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR, number ChiCTR2100053662). Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40164-022-00323-9.
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- Peiling Zhang
- Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.,Immunotherapy Research Center for Hematologic Diseases of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.,Immunotherapy Research Center for Hematologic Diseases of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.,Immunotherapy Research Center for Hematologic Diseases of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.,Immunotherapy Research Center for Hematologic Diseases of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.,Immunotherapy Research Center for Hematologic Diseases of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.,Immunotherapy Research Center for Hematologic Diseases of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.,Immunotherapy Research Center for Hematologic Diseases of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.,Immunotherapy Research Center for Hematologic Diseases of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.,Immunotherapy Research Center for Hematologic Diseases of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.,Immunotherapy Research Center for Hematologic Diseases of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, Hubei, China.,Wuhan Bio-Raid Biotechnology CO., LTD, Wuhan, 430078, Hubei, China
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- College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, Hubei, China.,Wuhan Bio-Raid Biotechnology CO., LTD, Wuhan, 430078, Hubei, China
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- College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, Hubei, China.,Wuhan Bio-Raid Biotechnology CO., LTD, Wuhan, 430078, Hubei, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China. .,Immunotherapy Research Center for Hematologic Diseases of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China. .,Immunotherapy Research Center for Hematologic Diseases of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China. .,Immunotherapy Research Center for Hematologic Diseases of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.
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Wahlin BE, Övergaard N, Peterson S, Digkas E, Glimelius I, Lagerlöf I, Johansson A, Palma M, Hansson L, Linderoth J, Goldkuhl C, Molin D. Real‐world data on treatment concepts in classical Hodgkin lymphoma in Sweden 2000–2014, focusing on patients aged >60 years. EJHAEM 2021; 2:400-412. [PMID: 35844675 PMCID: PMC9175745 DOI: 10.1002/jha2.202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Treatment for patients > 60 years with classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) is problematic; there is no gold standard, and outcome is poor. Using the Swedish Lymphoma Registry, we analysed all Swedish patients diagnosed with cHL between 2000 and 2014 (N = 2345; median age 42 years; 691 patients were >60 years). The median follow‐up time was 6.7 years. Treatment for elderly patients consisted mainly of ABVD or CHOP, and the younger patients were treated with ABVD or BEACOPP (with no survival difference). In multivariable analysis of patients > 60 years, ABVD correlated with better survival than CHOP (p = 0.027), and ABVD became more common over time among patients aged 61–70 years (p = 0.0206). Coinciding with the implementation of FDG‐PET/CT, the fraction of advanced‐stage disease increased in later calendar periods, also in the older patient group. Survival has improved in cHL patients > 60 years (p = 0.027), for whom ABVD seems superior to CHOP.
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- Björn Engelbrekt Wahlin
- Division of Haematology, Department of Medicine, Huddinge Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Haematology unit Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
- Department of Haematology University Hospital of Linköping Linköping Sweden
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- Haematology unit Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
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- Haematology unit Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Oncology Sahlgrenska University Hospital Gothenburg Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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Berkman AM, Andersen CR, Puthenpura V, Livingston JA, Ahmed S, Cuglievan B, Hildebrandt MAT, Roth ME. Impact of Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status over Time on the Long-term Survival of Adolescent and Young Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2021; 30:1717-1725. [PMID: 34244160 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-21-0103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although there are growing numbers of adolescent and young adult (AYA) Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivors, long-term overall survival (OS) patterns and disparities in this population are underreported. The aim of the current study was to assess the impact of race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status (SES), rurality, diagnosis age, sex, and HL stage over time on long-term survival in AYA HL survivors. METHODS The authors used the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registry to identify survivors of HL diagnosed as AYAs (ages 15-39 years) between the years 1980 and 2009 and who were alive 5 years after diagnosis. An accelerated failure time model was used to estimate survival over time and compare survival between groups. RESULTS There were 15,899 5-year survivors of AYA HL identified, with a median follow-up of 14.4 years and range up to 33.9 years from diagnosis. Non-Hispanic black survivors had inferior survival compared with non-Hispanic white survivors [survival time ratio (STR): 0.71, P = 0.002]. Male survivors, older age at diagnosis, those diagnosed at higher stages, and those living in areas of higher SES deprivation had unfavorable long-term survival. There was no evidence of racial or sex-based survival disparities changing over time. CONCLUSIONS Racial, SES, and sex-based disparities persist well into survivorship among AYA HL survivors. IMPACT Disparities in long-term survival among AYA HL survivors show no evidence of improving over time. Studies investigating specific factors associated with survival disparities are needed to identify opportunities for intervention.
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- Amy M Berkman
- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Section of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Sarcoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Pediatrics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Pediatrics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
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Weibull CE, Lambert PC, Eloranta S, Andersson TML, Dickman PW, Crowther MJ. A multistate model incorporating estimation of excess hazards and multiple time scales. Stat Med 2021; 40:2139-2154. [PMID: 33556998 DOI: 10.1002/sim.8894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Revised: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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As cancer patient survival improves, late effects from treatment are becoming the next clinical challenge. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy, for example, potentially increase the risk of both morbidity and mortality from second malignancies and cardiovascular disease. To provide clinically relevant population-level measures of late effects, it is of importance to (1) simultaneously estimate the risks of both morbidity and mortality, (2) partition these risks into the component expected in the absence of cancer and the component due to the cancer and its treatment, and (3) incorporate the multiple time scales of attained age, calendar time, and time since diagnosis. Multistate models provide a framework for simultaneously studying morbidity and mortality, but do not solve the problem of partitioning the risks. However, this partitioning can be achieved by applying a relative survival framework, allowing us to directly quantify the excess risk. This article proposes a combination of these two frameworks, providing one approach to address (1) to (3). Using recently developed methods in multistate modeling, we incorporate estimation of excess hazards into a multistate model. Both intermediate and absorbing state risks can be partitioned and different transitions are allowed to have different and/or multiple time scales. We illustrate our approach using data on Hodgkin lymphoma patients and excess risk of diseases of the circulatory system, and provide user-friendly Stata software with accompanying example code.
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- Caroline E Weibull
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Biostatistics Research Group, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Biostatistics Research Group, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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PD-1 and PD-L1 Immunohistochemistry as a Diagnostic Tool for Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma in Small-volume Biopsies. Am J Surg Pathol 2020; 44:1353-1366. [PMID: 32649320 DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000001524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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It is becoming increasingly important to obtain detailed diagnostic information on small-volume tissue biopsies, such as core needle biopsies. This is particularly crucial in the workup and diagnosis of classic Hodgkin lymphoma (CHL) and other morphologically similar lymphomas such as T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B-cell lymphoma (THRLBL), where small-volume lymph node biopsies often represent the frontline tissue source, and the differential diagnosis includes a reactive process. Immunohistochemical markers could be helpful to differentiate CHL from reactive lymph node changes (RLN) in this setting. The use of programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) and its ligand (PD-L1) immunohistochemistry has historically focused on prognostic and therapeutic value when evaluating CHL. However, the present study seeks to determine the diagnostic utility of these markers in core needle biopsies of CHL (25), THRLBL (3), and RLN (31). The cases of CHL and THRLBL were previously diagnosed and confirmed with standard immunohistochemistry, allowing the utility of PD-1 and PD-L1 to be tested in this setting. Different PD-1 and PD-L1 expression patterns were observed between the reactive process of RLN and the malignant lymphomas (CHL and THRLBL). CHL cases overall showed the greatest expression of PD-L1 within the malignant Reed-Sternberg cell population, with 40% of CHL cases exhibiting >50% PD-L1 expression. This degree of PD-L1 expression was not seen in the lymphocytic cell population of any RLN (P<0.001). Conversely, CHL cases showed an overall lower expression of PD-1, as 96% of CHLs had <5% PD-1 expression in Reed-Sternberg cells compared with only 10% expression within the lymphocytic population of RLN (P<0.001). THRLBL cases followed a similar trend to CHL. These results demonstrate that upfront PD-1 and PD-L1 immunohistochemistry can aid in the diagnosis of CHL in small-volume tissue biopsies.
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Ramos CA, Grover NS, Beaven AW, Lulla PD, Wu MF, Ivanova A, Wang T, Shea TC, Rooney CM, Dittus C, Park SI, Gee AP, Eldridge PW, McKay KL, Mehta B, Cheng CJ, Buchanan FB, Grilley BJ, Morrison K, Brenner MK, Serody JS, Dotti G, Heslop HE, Savoldo B. Anti-CD30 CAR-T Cell Therapy in Relapsed and Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 2020; 38:3794-3804. [PMID: 32701411 PMCID: PMC7655020 DOI: 10.1200/jco.20.01342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 52.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy of B-cell malignancies has proved to be effective. We show how the same approach of CAR T cells specific for CD30 (CD30.CAR-Ts) can be used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). METHODS We conducted 2 parallel phase I/II studies (ClinicalTrials.gov identifiers: NCT02690545 and NCT02917083) at 2 independent centers involving patients with relapsed or refractory HL and administered CD30.CAR-Ts after lymphodepletion with either bendamustine alone, bendamustine and fludarabine, or cyclophosphamide and fludarabine. The primary end point was safety. RESULTS Forty-one patients received CD30.CAR-Ts. Treated patients had a median of 7 prior lines of therapy (range, 2-23), including brentuximab vedotin, checkpoint inhibitors, and autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplantation. The most common toxicities were grade 3 or higher hematologic adverse events. Cytokine release syndrome was observed in 10 patients, all of which were grade 1. No neurologic toxicity was observed. The overall response rate in the 32 patients with active disease who received fludarabine-based lymphodepletion was 72%, including 19 patients (59%) with complete response. With a median follow-up of 533 days, the 1-year progression-free survival and overall survival for all evaluable patients were 36% (95% CI, 21% to 51%) and 94% (95% CI, 79% to 99%), respectively. CAR-T cell expansion in vivo was cell dose dependent. CONCLUSION Heavily pretreated patients with relapsed or refractory HL who received fludarabine-based lymphodepletion followed by CD30.CAR-Ts had a high rate of durable responses with an excellent safety profile, highlighting the feasibility of extending CAR-T cell therapies beyond canonical B-cell malignancies.
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- Carlos A. Ramos
- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital and Texas Children’s Hospital; Dan L. Duncan Cancer, Baylor College of Medicine; Houston, TX
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital and Texas Children’s Hospital; Dan L. Duncan Cancer, Baylor College of Medicine; Houston, TX
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital and Texas Children’s Hospital; Dan L. Duncan Cancer, Baylor College of Medicine; Houston, TX
- Biostatistics Shared Resource, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital and Texas Children’s Hospital; Dan L. Duncan Cancer, Baylor College of Medicine; Houston, TX
- Biostatistics Shared Resource, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital and Texas Children’s Hospital; Dan L. Duncan Cancer, Baylor College of Medicine; Houston, TX
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, and Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital and Texas Children’s Hospital; Dan L. Duncan Cancer, Baylor College of Medicine; Houston, TX
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital and Texas Children’s Hospital; Dan L. Duncan Cancer, Baylor College of Medicine; Houston, TX
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital and Texas Children’s Hospital; Dan L. Duncan Cancer, Baylor College of Medicine; Houston, TX
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital and Texas Children’s Hospital; Dan L. Duncan Cancer, Baylor College of Medicine; Houston, TX
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital and Texas Children’s Hospital; Dan L. Duncan Cancer, Baylor College of Medicine; Houston, TX
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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Wästerlid T, Harrysson S, Andersson TM, Ekberg S, Enblad G, Andersson P, Jerkeman M, Eloranta S, Smedby KE. Outcome and determinants of failure to complete primary R-CHOP treatment for reasons other than non-response among patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Am J Hematol 2020; 95:740-748. [PMID: 32180274 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who fail to complete planned treatment with R-CHOP due to toxicity are sparsely described. We investigated the extent of failure to complete treatment (six cycles or more, or three cycles + RT for patients with stage I disease) with R-CHOP for reasons unrelated to non-response, the determinants of such failure and the outcome among these patients. Three thousand one hundred and forty nine adult DLBCL patients who started primary treatment with R-CHOP were identified through the Swedish lymphoma register 2007-2014. Of these, 147 (5%) stopped prematurely after 1-3 cycles of R-CHOP for reasons unrelated to non-response, 168 (5%) after 4-5 cycles and 2639 patients (84%) completed planned treatment. Additionally, 195 (6%) patients did not complete treatment due to non-response or death before treatment end. In a multivariable logistic regression model, age > 75 years, poor performance status, extranodal disease and Charlson Comorbidity Index ≥1 were significantly associated with failure to complete planned R-CHOP treatment for other reasons than non-response. Non-completion of treatment strongly correlated with survival. Five-year overall survival for patients who received 1-3 cycles was 26% (95% CI: 19%-33%), 49% (95% CI: 41%-57%) for 4-5 cycles and 76% (74%-77%) for patients who completed treatment. Failure to complete planned R-CHOP treatment is an important clinical issue associated with inferior survival. Old age and poor performance status most strongly predict such failure. These results indicate a need for improved treatment tailoring for patients with certain baseline demographics to improve tolerability and chance for treatment completion.
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- Tove Wästerlid
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine SolnaKarolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Department of HematologyKarolinska University Hospital Solna Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine SolnaKarolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Department of HematologyKarolinska University Hospital Solna Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine SolnaKarolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of OncologyAkademiska University Hospital Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of HematologySouth Älvsborg Hospital Borås Sweden
- Sahlgrenska AcademyGothenburg University Gothenburg Sweden
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- Department of Oncology and Pathology, Institute of Clinical SciencesLund University Lund Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine SolnaKarolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine SolnaKarolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Department of HematologyKarolinska University Hospital Solna Sweden
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Driessen J, Visser O, Zijlstra JM, Lugtenburg PJ, Plattel WJ, Kersten MJ, Dinmohamed AG. Primary therapy and relative survival in classical Hodgkin lymphoma: a nationwide population-based study in the Netherlands, 1989-2017. Leukemia 2020; 35:494-505. [PMID: 32461630 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-020-0875-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Population-based studies of classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) in contemporary clinical practice are scarce. The aim of this nationwide population-based study is to assess trends in primary therapy and relative survival (RS) during 1989-2017. We included 9,985 patients with cHL. Radiotherapy alone was virtually not applied as from 2000 among patients aged 18-69 years with stage I/II disease, following the broader application of chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy. Chemotherapy only was the preferred treatment for patients with stage III/IV disease. Throughout the entire study period, around 20% of patients aged ≥70 years across all disease stages received no anti-neoplastic therapy. The most considerable improvements in 5-year RS were confined to patients aged 18-59 years. Five-year RS for patients with stage I/II disease diagnosed during 2010-2017 was 99%, 98%, 100%, 93%, 84%, and 61% for patients aged 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and ≥70 years, respectively. The corresponding estimates for stage III/IV disease were 96%, 92%, 90%, 80%, 58%, and 46%. Collectively, the improvements in survival likely relate to advances in cHL management. These achievements, however, do not seem to translate into significant benefits for patients ≥60 years. Therefore, novel therapies are urgently needed to reduce excess mortality in elderly cHL patients.
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- Julia Driessen
- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, LYMMCARE (Lymphoma and Myeloma Center Amsterdam), Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Registration, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, LYMMCARE (Lymphoma and Myeloma Center Amsterdam), Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, LYMMCARE (Lymphoma and Myeloma Center Amsterdam), Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Lagerlöf I, Holte H, Glimelius I, Björkholm M, Enblad G, Erlanson M, Fluge Ø, Fohlin H, Fosså A, Goldkuhl C, Gustavsson A, Johansson A, Linderoth J, Nome O, Palma M, Åkesson L, Østenstad B, Raud C, Glimelius B, Molin D. No excess long‐term mortality in stage I‐IIA Hodgkin lymphoma patients treated with ABVD and limited field radiotherapy. Br J Haematol 2019; 188:685-691. [DOI: 10.1111/bjh.16232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Revised: 08/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Ingemar Lagerlöf
- Experimental and Clinical Oncology Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Oncology Oslo University Hospital OsloNorway
- KG Jebsen Centre for B cell malignancies Oslo Norway
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- Experimental and Clinical Oncology Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Division of Haematology Karolinska University Hospital Solna StockholmSweden
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- Experimental and Clinical Oncology Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Oncology and Medical Physics Haukeland University Hospital Bergen Norway
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- Regional Cancer Centre South East Sweden and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine Linköping University LinköpingSweden
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- Department of Oncology Oslo University Hospital OsloNorway
- KG Jebsen Centre for B cell malignancies Oslo Norway
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Division of Oncology and Pathology, Lund University Lund Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Division of Oncology and Pathology, Lund University Lund Sweden
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- Department of Oncology Oslo University Hospital OsloNorway
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- Lymphoma Unit Department of Haematology Karolinska University Hospital Solna Stockholm Sweden
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- Regional Cancer Centre South East Sweden and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine Linköping University LinköpingSweden
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- Experimental and Clinical Oncology Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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- Experimental and Clinical Oncology Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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- Experimental and Clinical Oncology Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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Rajendran S, Li Y, Ngoh E, Wong HY, Cheng MS, Wang CI, Schwarz H. Development of a Bispecific Antibody Targeting CD30 and CD137 on Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg Cells. Front Oncol 2019; 9:945. [PMID: 31616638 PMCID: PMC6768943 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.00945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) is a malignancy that frequently affects young adults. Although, there are effective treatments not every patient responds, necessitating the development of novel therapeutic approaches, especially for relapsed and refractory cases. The two TNF receptor family members CD30 and CD137 are expressed on Hodgkin and Reed Sternberg (HRS) cells, the malignant cells in HL. We found that this co-expression is specific for HRS cells. Based on this discovery we developed a bispecific antibody that binds preferentially to the CD30, CD137-double positive HRS cells. The CD30, CD137 bispecific antibody gets internalized into HRS cells opening up the possibility to use it as a carrier for a toxin. This antibody also induces antibody-dependent, cell-mediated cytotoxicity in CD30, CD137-double positive HRS cells. The enhances specificity of the CD30, CD137 bispecific antibody to HRS cells makes it a promising candidate for development as a novel HL treatment.
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- Sakthi Rajendran
- Department of Physiology, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,NUS Immunology Programme, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Physiology, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,NUS Immunology Programme, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Physiology, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,NUS Immunology Programme, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Physiology, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,NUS Immunology Programme, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Physiology, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,NUS Immunology Programme, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Glimelius I, Englund A, Rostgaard K, Smedby KE, Eloranta S, de Nully Brown P, Johansen C, Kamper P, Ljungman G, Hjalgrim LL, Hjalgrim H. Distribution of hospital care among pediatric and young adult Hodgkin lymphoma survivors-A population-based cohort study from Sweden and Denmark. Cancer Med 2019; 8:4918-4927. [PMID: 31264807 PMCID: PMC6712477 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.2363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2019] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The burden of late effects among Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivors treated according to contemporary protocols remains poorly characterized. We used nation‐wide registers to assess number of inpatient bed‐days and specialist outpatient visits among 1048 HL‐patients (<25 years, diagnosed 1990‐2010) and 5175 country‐, sex‐, and age‐matched comparators. We followed them for up to 24 years, with time‐dependent assessment of relapse status. International Classification of Diseases (ICD‐10) chapter‐specific hazard ratios (HRs) were assessed in Cox regression analyses, and nonparametric statistics described patterns of health‐care‐use. Relative to comparators, relapse‐free survivors were at increased risk of infections, diseases of the blood, endocrine, circulatory and respiratory systems, and unspecific symptoms, HRs ranging from 1.86 to 3.05. Relative to comparators, relapsed survivors had at statistically significantly increased risk of diseases reflecting practically all investigated disease‐chapters, HRs ranging from 1.60 to 18.7. Among relapse‐free survivors, 10% of the patients accounted for 80% of all hospital bed days, and 55% were never hospitalized during follow‐up. Among relapsed‐survivors, 10% of the patients accounted for 50% of the bed days, and only 24% were never hospitalized during follow‐up. In contrast, 10% of the comparators accounted for 90% of hospital bed days and 75% were never hospitalized. These findings challenge the impression of a uniformly distributed long‐term morbidity among all HL survivors and emphasize the need for early identification and attention to patients particularly susceptible to late effects, such as relapsed survivors.
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- Ingrid Glimelius
- Department of Immunology Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Haematology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Haematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Wästerlid T, Mohammadi M, Smedby KE, Glimelius I, Jerkeman M, Bottai M, Eloranta S. Impact of comorbidity on disease characteristics, treatment intent and outcome in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a Swedish lymphoma register study. J Intern Med 2019; 285:455-468. [PMID: 30368947 DOI: 10.1111/joim.12849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Comorbidity impacts overall survival amongst patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). However, associations of comorbidity with lymphoma characteristics, treatment selection and lymphoma-specific mortality are less well known. OBJECTIVE To examine the impact of comorbidity on DLBCL characteristics, treatment intent and cause of death. METHODS We identified 3905 adult patients diagnosed with DLBCL 2007-2013 through the Swedish Lymphoma Register. We assessed comorbid disease history according to the Charlson comorbidity index (CCI). Comorbidity data and causes of death were collected through register linkage. Associations were estimated using multinomial regression and flexible parametric survival models. RESULTS Overall, 45% of the patients (n = 1737) had a history of at least one comorbidity at DLBCL diagnosis (cardiovascular disease, diabetes and solid cancer were most frequent), and 997 (26%) had a CCI score of ≥2. The relative probability of presenting with poor performance status (PS > 2) was higher amongst comorbid patients [Relative Risk Ratio (RRR)PS>2 : 2.02, 95% CI: 1.63-2.51]. Comorbid patients had a substantially lower relative probability of receiving curative treatment (RRR: 0.48, 95% CI: 0.38-0.61). Amongst all patients, CCI ≥ 1 was associated with a significantly increased risk of all-cause and lymphoma-specific death after adjustments. Amongst patients selected for curative treatment, comorbidity was associated with an increased risk of all-cause death (HRCCI>1 : 1.54, 95% CI: 1.32-1.80), but not with lymphoma-specific death (HRCCI>1 : 1.05, 95% CI: 0.86-1.28). CONCLUSION Comorbidity is associated with inferior DLBCL outcome, mainly due to a lower likelihood of receiving treatment with curative intent. Possibly, more comorbid DLBCL patients could be treated with curative intent if comorbid conditions were optimized in parallel.
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- T Wästerlid
- Department of Medicine Solna, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Unit of Oncology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Grover NS, Savoldo B. Challenges of driving CD30-directed CAR-T cells to the clinic. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:203. [PMID: 30841880 PMCID: PMC6404322 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-5415-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cells are a promising new treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory hematologic malignancies, including lymphoma. Given the success of CAR-T cells directed against CD19, new targets are being developed and tested, since not all lymphomas express CD19. CD30 is promising target as it is universally expressed in virtually all classical Hodgkin lymphomas, anaplastic large cell lymphomas, and in a proportion of other lymphoma types, including cutaneous T cell lymphomas and diffuse large B cell lymphomas. Preclinical studies with CD30-directed CAR-T cells support the feasibility of this approach. Recently, two clinical trials of CD30-directed CAR-T cells in relapsed/refractory CD30+ lymphomas, including Hodgkin lymphoma, have been reported with minimal toxicities noted and preliminary efficacy seen in a proportion of patients. However, improving the persistence and expansion of CAR-T cells is key to further enhancing the efficacy of this treatment approach. Future directions include optimizing the lymphodepletion regimen, enhancing migration to the tumor site, and combination with other immune regulators. Several ongoing and upcoming clinical trials of CD30-directed CAR-T cells are expected to further enhance this approach to treat patients with relapsed and refractory CD30+ lymphomas.
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- Natalie S Grover
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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Biccler JL, Glimelius I, Eloranta S, Smeland KB, Brown PDN, Jakobsen LH, Frederiksen H, Jerkeman M, Fosså A, Andersson TML, Holte H, Bøgsted M, El-Galaly TC, Smedby KE. Relapse Risk and Loss of Lifetime After Modern Combined Modality Treatment of Young Patients With Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Nordic Lymphoma Epidemiology Group Study. J Clin Oncol 2019; 37:703-713. [PMID: 30726176 DOI: 10.1200/jco.18.01652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Estimates of short- and long-term survival for young patients with classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) are of considerable interest. We investigated cHL prognosis in the era of contemporary treatment at different milestones during the follow-up. PATIENTS AND METHODS On the basis of a Nordic cohort of 2,582 patients diagnosed at ages 18 to 49 years between 2000 and 2013, 5-year relapse risks and 5-year restricted losses in expectation of lifetime were estimated for all patients and for patients who achieved event-free survival (EFS) for 12 (EFS12), 24 (EFS24), 36 (EFS36) or 60 (EFS60) months. The median follow-up time was 9 years (range, 2.9 to 16.8 years). RESULTS The 5-year overall survival was 95% (95% CI, 94% to 96%). The 5-year risk of relapse was 13.4% (95% CI, 12.1% to 14.8%) overall but decreased to 4.2% (95% CI, 3.8% to 4.6%) given that patients reached EFS24. Relapse risk for patients treated with six to eight courses of bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone (BEACOPP) was comparable to that of patients treated with six to eight courses of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD) despite more adverse risk criteria among patients treated with BEACOPP. Both from diagnosis and if EFS24 was reached, the losses in expectation of lifetime during the following 5 years were small (from diagnosis, 45 days [95% CI, 35 to 54 days] and for patients who reached EFS24, 13 days [95% CI, 7 to 20 days]). In stage-stratified analyses of 5-year restricted loss in expectation of lifetime, patients with stages I to IIA disease had no noteworthy excess risk of death after they reached EFS24, whereas risk remained measurable for patients with stages IIB to IV cHL. CONCLUSION Real-world data on young patients with cHL from the Nordic countries show excellent outcomes. The outlook is particularly favorable for patients who reach EFS24, which supports limited relapse-oriented clinical follow-up.
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- Jorne Lionel Biccler
- 1 Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.,2 Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- 3 Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.,4 Uppsala University and Uppsala Akademiska Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- 1 Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.,2 Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- 5 Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,9 K.G. Jebsen Center for B-Cell Malignancies, Oslo, Norway
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- 5 Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,9 K.G. Jebsen Center for B-Cell Malignancies, Oslo, Norway
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- 1 Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.,2 Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- 3 Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.,10 Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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Weibull CE, Björkholm M, Glimelius I, Lambert PC, Andersson TML, Smedby KE, Dickman PW, Eloranta S. Temporal trends in treatment‐related incidence of diseases of the circulatory system among Hodgkin lymphoma patients. Int J Cancer 2019; 145:1200-1208. [DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Revised: 12/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Caroline E. Weibull
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and BiostatisticsKarolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Division of Haematology, Department of Medicine SolnaKarolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Experimental and Clinical OncologyUppsala University Uppsala Sweden
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine SolnaKarolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and BiostatisticsKarolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Biostatistics Research Group, Department of Health SciencesUniversity of Leicester Leicester United Kingdom
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine SolnaKarolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and BiostatisticsKarolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine SolnaKarolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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Gholiha AR, Hollander P, Hedstrom G, Sundstrom C, Molin D, Smedby KE, Hjalgrim H, Glimelius I, Amini RM, Enblad G. High tumour plasma cell infiltration reflects an important microenvironmental component in classic Hodgkin lymphoma linked to presence of B-symptoms. Br J Haematol 2018; 184:192-201. [PMID: 30506671 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.15703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Plasma cells are important prognostic actors in different malignancies. The tumour microenvironmental composition in classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) is a major prognostic key element; however, clinicopathological studies regarding plasma cells in cHL are lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate CD138+ (also termed SDC1+) plasma cell and IgG4 producing (IgG4+) plasma cells infiltration in the microenvironment of cHL. Immunohistochemistry with anti-CD138 and IgG4 antibodies was performed on diagnostic tumour biopsies from 124 patients with cHL, on tissue micro array (TMA). In 120 cases, CD138+ plasma cell-infiltration was associated with the presence of B-symptoms (P = 0·028) and advanced stage, IIB-IVB (P = 0·009). In multivariate analysis, CD138+ plasma cells correlated with eosinophil infiltration (P = 0·013). The subgroup of IgG4+ plasma cells was analysed in 122 cases and only correlated to CD138+ plasma cells (P = 0·004). Patients with high proportion of tumour infiltrating CD138+ plasma cells (defined as ≥10%), had a more inferior event-free survival (P = 0·007) and overall survival (P = 0·004) than patients with a low proportion of infiltrating CD138+ plasma cells (<10%), although significance was not maintained in multivariate analysis. In summary, a high proportion of tumour-associated plasma cells in cHL reflect an important component in the microenvironment of cHL.
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- Alex R Gholiha
- Experimental and Clinical Oncology, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Section of Pathology, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Experimental and Clinical Oncology, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Section of Pathology, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Experimental and Clinical Oncology, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Experimental and Clinical Oncology, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Section of Pathology, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Experimental and Clinical Oncology, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Weibull CE, Johansson ALV, Eloranta S, Smedby KE, Björkholm M, Lambert PC, Dickman PW, Glimelius I. Contemporarily Treated Patients With Hodgkin Lymphoma Have Childbearing Potential in Line With Matched Comparators. J Clin Oncol 2018; 36:2718-2725. [PMID: 30044694 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.78.3514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Purpose With excellent cure rates for young patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), there is an increasing number of female survivors of HL interested in becoming pregnant. Here, we report childbearing among contemporarily treated HL survivors in comparison with the general population. Material and Methods Using Swedish registers, 449 women (ages 18 to 40 years) diagnosed with HL between 1992 and 2009 and in remission 9 months after diagnosis were identified. Patients were age- and calendar-year-matched to 2,210 population comparators. Rates of first postdiagnosis childbirth were calculated. Hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% CIs were estimated for different follow-up periods using Cox regression. Cumulative probabilities of first childbirth were calculated in the presence of the competing risk of death or relapse. Results Twenty-two percent of relapse-free patients with HL had a child during follow-up, and first childbirth rates increased over time, from 40.2 per 1,000 person-years (1992 to 1997) to 69.7 per 1,000 person-years (2004 to 2009). For comparators, childbirth rates remained stable (70.1 per 1,000 person-years). Patients diagnosed between 2004 and 2009 had a cumulative probability of childbirth similar to comparators. Three years or more after diagnosis, no differences in childbirth rates were observed between patients and comparators, regardless of stage or treatment. Patients who received six to eight courses of bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone had a lower childbirth rate than comparators during the first 3 years (HR, 0.23; 95% CI, 0.06 to 0.94), as did patients who received six to eight courses of chemotherapy and radiotherapy (HR, 0.21; 95% CI, 0.07 to 0.65). Conclusion Childbearing potential among female survivors of HL has improved over time, and childbirth rates 3 years after diagnosis in contemporarily treated patients are, in the absence of relapse, similar to those in the general population, regardless of stage and treatment.
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- Caroline E Weibull
- Caroline E. Weibull, Anna L.V. Johansson, Sandra Eloranta, Paul C. Lambert, Paul W. Dickman, and Ingrid Glimelius, Karolinska Institutet; Karin E. Smedby and Magnus Björkholm, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm; Ingrid Glimelius, Uppsala University and Uppsala Akademiska Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; Anna L.V. Johansson, Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway; and Paul C. Lambert, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Caroline E. Weibull, Anna L.V. Johansson, Sandra Eloranta, Paul C. Lambert, Paul W. Dickman, and Ingrid Glimelius, Karolinska Institutet; Karin E. Smedby and Magnus Björkholm, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm; Ingrid Glimelius, Uppsala University and Uppsala Akademiska Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; Anna L.V. Johansson, Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway; and Paul C. Lambert, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Caroline E. Weibull, Anna L.V. Johansson, Sandra Eloranta, Paul C. Lambert, Paul W. Dickman, and Ingrid Glimelius, Karolinska Institutet; Karin E. Smedby and Magnus Björkholm, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm; Ingrid Glimelius, Uppsala University and Uppsala Akademiska Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; Anna L.V. Johansson, Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway; and Paul C. Lambert, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Caroline E. Weibull, Anna L.V. Johansson, Sandra Eloranta, Paul C. Lambert, Paul W. Dickman, and Ingrid Glimelius, Karolinska Institutet; Karin E. Smedby and Magnus Björkholm, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm; Ingrid Glimelius, Uppsala University and Uppsala Akademiska Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; Anna L.V. Johansson, Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway; and Paul C. Lambert, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Caroline E. Weibull, Anna L.V. Johansson, Sandra Eloranta, Paul C. Lambert, Paul W. Dickman, and Ingrid Glimelius, Karolinska Institutet; Karin E. Smedby and Magnus Björkholm, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm; Ingrid Glimelius, Uppsala University and Uppsala Akademiska Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; Anna L.V. Johansson, Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway; and Paul C. Lambert, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Caroline E. Weibull, Anna L.V. Johansson, Sandra Eloranta, Paul C. Lambert, Paul W. Dickman, and Ingrid Glimelius, Karolinska Institutet; Karin E. Smedby and Magnus Björkholm, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm; Ingrid Glimelius, Uppsala University and Uppsala Akademiska Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; Anna L.V. Johansson, Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway; and Paul C. Lambert, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Caroline E. Weibull, Anna L.V. Johansson, Sandra Eloranta, Paul C. Lambert, Paul W. Dickman, and Ingrid Glimelius, Karolinska Institutet; Karin E. Smedby and Magnus Björkholm, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm; Ingrid Glimelius, Uppsala University and Uppsala Akademiska Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; Anna L.V. Johansson, Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway; and Paul C. Lambert, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Caroline E. Weibull, Anna L.V. Johansson, Sandra Eloranta, Paul C. Lambert, Paul W. Dickman, and Ingrid Glimelius, Karolinska Institutet; Karin E. Smedby and Magnus Björkholm, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm; Ingrid Glimelius, Uppsala University and Uppsala Akademiska Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; Anna L.V. Johansson, Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway; and Paul C. Lambert, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review discusses novel immunotherapeutic approaches to treat Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), specifically PD-1 inhibitors and cellular immunotherapy. RECENT FINDINGS PD-1 inhibitors have shown promising results in the treatment of relapsed or refractory HL, leading to FDA approval of nivolumab and pembrolizumab, although complete remissions are rare. Chimeric antigen receptor T cells directed against CD30 have been investigated with preliminary clinical trials showing minimal toxicities and some responses in heavily pre-treated patients with HL. HL is unique as it consists of a small percentage of malignant cells (Hodgkin Reed Sternberg cells) surrounded by an inflammatory microenvironment which promotes tumor growth and suppresses immune responses, making it an ideal target for immunotherapeutic approaches, such as PD-1 inhibitors and cellular immunotherapy. Current research is focused on overcoming barriers to efficacy via rational combinations that overcome resistance to therapy.
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- Natalie S Grover
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27516, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27516, USA.
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Björkholm M, Weibull CE, Eloranta S, Smedby KE, Glimelius I, Dickman PW. Greater attention should be paid to developing therapies for elderly patients with Hodgkin lymphoma-A population-based study from Sweden. Eur J Haematol 2018; 101:106-114. [PMID: 29727497 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Forty percent of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients are older than 50 years at diagnosis, a fact which is not commonly recognized. Older patients do significantly worse than younger patients and are rarely included in clinical trials. METHODS Using data from Swedish Cancer and Lymphoma Registries, we estimated relative survival ratios (RSRs) for 7997 HL patients (diagnosed 1973-2013; 45% ≥50 years). RESULTS The 1-year RSRs (95% confidence interval; CI) for males aged 45-59, 60-69, 70-80, and 81 years and over, diagnosed in 2013, were 0.95 (0.91-0.97), 0.88 (0.81-0.92), 0.74 (0.63-0.81), and 0.52 (0.35-0.67), respectively. The corresponding 1-year RSRs for females were 0.97 (0.94-0.98), 0.91 (0.85-0.95), 0.82 (0.73-0.88), and 0.66 (0.50-0.77). No improvements in 1-year of 5-year relative survival from 2000 to 2013 were observed for patients aged 45-59 or 60-69 but there were modest improvements for patients aged 70 years and older. Importantly, we saw no changes in the distribution of disease or patient characteristics between 2000 and 2013. CONCLUSIONS Elderly patients constitute a large group with clearly unmet medical needs. Our findings motivate a more active approach to including elderly patients in clinical trials. Our study provides a baseline for outcome comparison after the broader introduction of targeted drugs.
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- Magnus Björkholm
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital Solna and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Uppsala University and Uppsala Akademiska Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Englund A, Glimelius I, Rostgaard K, Smedby KE, Eloranta S, Molin D, Kuusk T, Brown PDN, Kamper P, Hjalgrim H, Ljungman G, Hjalgrim LL. Hodgkin lymphoma in children, adolescents and young adults - a comparative study of clinical presentation and treatment outcome. Acta Oncol 2018; 57:276-282. [PMID: 28760045 DOI: 10.1080/0284186x.2017.1355563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) treatment protocols for children, adolescents and young adults traditionally differ, but the biological and clinical justification for this remains uncertain. MATERIAL AND METHODS We compared age-dependent clinical presentation and treatment and outcome for 1072 classical HL patients 0-24 years diagnosed in Denmark (1990-2010) and Sweden (1992-2009) in pediatric (n = 315, Denmark <15 years, Sweden <18 years) or adult departments (n = 757). Distribution of clinical characteristics was assessed with Pearson's chi2-test and Mantel-Haenszel trend test. The Kaplan-Meier method was used for survival analyses. Hazard ratios (HR) were used to compare the different treatment groups and calculated using Cox regression. RESULTS Children (0-9 years) less often presented with advanced disease than adolescents (10-17 years) and young adults (18-24 years) (stage IIB-IV: children 32% vs. adolescents 50%, and adults 55%; p < .005). No variation in overall survival (OS) was seen between pediatric and adult departments or by country. Danish pediatric patients received radiotherapy (36%) less frequently than Swedish pediatric patients (71%) (p < .0001). Ten-year event-free survival (EFS) was lower among Danish pediatric patients (0-14 years) (0.79; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.70-0.86) than among Swedish pediatric patients (0-17 years) (0.88; 95% CI 0.83-0.92), HR (1.93; 95% CI 1.08-3.46). A similar pattern was seen between adult patients in the two countries: Denmark 10-year EFS 0.85 (95% CI 0.81-0.88), Sweden 0.88 (95% CI 0.84-0.91), adjusted HR 1.51 (95% CI 1.03-2.22). CONCLUSION Adolescents and young adults shared similar clinical presentation suggesting a rationale of harmonized treatment for these groups. Both adult and pediatric protocols provided high OS with no significant difference between the departments. The less frequent use of radiotherapy in Danish pediatric patients corresponded to a lower EFS, but comparable OS in all groups confirmed effective rescue strategies for the relapsing patients.
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- Annika Englund
- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Experimental and Clinical Oncology Unit, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Hematology Center, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Experimental and Clinical Oncology Unit, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Haematology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Haematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Schüring AN, Fehm T, Behringer K, Goeckenjan M, Wimberger P, Henes M, Henes J, Fey MF, von Wolff M. Practical recommendations for fertility preservation in women by the FertiPROTEKT network. Part I: Indications for fertility preservation. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2017; 297:241-255. [PMID: 29177593 PMCID: PMC5762797 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-017-4594-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Purpose Most guidelines about fertility preservation are predominantly focused on scientific evidence, but are less practically orientated. Therefore, practically oriented recommendations are needed to support the clinician in daily practice. Methods A selective literature search was performed based on the clinical and scientific experience of the authors, focussing on the most relevant diseases and gynaecological cancers. This article (Part I) provides information on topics that are essential for the fertility preservation indication, such as disease prognosis, disease therapy and its associated risks to fertility, recommending disease-specific fertility preservation measures. Part II specifically focusses on fertility preservation techniques. Results In breast cancer patients, fertility preservation such as ovarian tissue and oocyte cryopreservation is especially recommended in low-stage cancer and in women < 35 years of age. In Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the indication is mainly based on the chemotherapy regime as some therapies have very low, others very high gonadotoxicity. In borderline ovarian tumours, preservation of fertility usually is achieved through fertility sparing surgery, ovarian stimulation may also be considered. In cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, rheumatic diseases and other malignancies such as Ewing sarcoma, colorectal carcinoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, leukaemia etc., several other factors must be considered to enable an individual, stage-dependent decision. Conclusion The decision for or against fertility preservation depends on the prognosis, the risks to fertility and individual factors such as prospective family planning.
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- A N Schüring
- UKM Kinderwunschzentrum, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer Campus 1, D-11, 48149, Münster, Germany.
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Women's Health, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Clinical Immunology, Rheumatology and Auto-inflammatory Diseases and Department of Internal Medicine II (Oncology, Hematology, Immunology, Rheumatology, Pulmology), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Inselspital and University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland
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- Division of Gynaecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, University Women's Hospital, Berne, Switzerland
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Hollander P, Rostgaard K, Smedby KE, Molin D, Loskog A, de Nully Brown P, Enblad G, Amini RM, Hjalgrim H, Glimelius I. An anergic immune signature in the tumor microenvironment of classical Hodgkin lymphoma is associated with inferior outcome. Eur J Haematol 2017; 100:88-97. [PMID: 29064587 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.12987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) tumor microenvironment shows an ongoing inflammatory response consisting of varying degrees of infiltrating eosinophils, mast cells, macrophages, regulatory T lymphocytes (Tregs), and activated lymphocytes surrounding the malignant cells. Herein, different immune signatures are characterized and correlated with treatment outcome. METHODS Tumor-infiltrating leukocytes were phenotyped in biopsies from 459 patients with cHL. Time to progression (TTP) (primary progression, relapse, or death from cHL) and overall survival were analyzed using Cox proportional hazards regression. RESULTS The leukocyte infiltration in the microenvironment was highly diverse between patients and was categorized in 4 immune signatures (active, anergic, innate, or mixed). A high proportion of Tregs (anergic) resulted in shorter TTP (median 12.9-year follow-up) in age-adjusted analyses (hazard ratio = 1.82; 95% confidence interval 1.05-3-15). Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive cases had higher proportions of macrophages and activated lymphocytes than EBV negative, but neither of those leukocytes predicted prognosis. CONCLUSIONS Abundant Tregs (anergic signature) indicate a shorter TTP, particularly in younger patients. This is probably due to a reduced ability of the immune system to attack the tumor cells. Our data warrant further investigation if these suggested immune signatures could predict outcome of immunotherapy such as immune checkpoint inhibitors.
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- Peter Hollander
- Experimental and Clinical Oncology, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Hematology Center, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Experimental and Clinical Oncology, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Clinical immunology, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Experimental and Clinical Oncology, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Clinical and Experimental Pathology, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Haematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Experimental and Clinical Oncology, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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High proportions of PD-1 + and PD-L1 + leukocytes in classical Hodgkin lymphoma microenvironment are associated with inferior outcome. Blood Adv 2017; 1:1427-1439. [PMID: 29296784 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2017006346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Immune checkpoint inhibition targeting the programmed death receptor (PD)-1 pathway is a novel treatment approach in relapsed and refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). Identifying patients with a high risk of treatment failure could support the use of PD-1 inhibitors as front-line treatment. Our aim was to investigate the prognostic impact of PD-1, programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), and PD-L2 in the tumor microenvironment in diagnostic biopsies of patients with cHL. Patients from Denmark and Sweden, diagnosed between 1990 and 2007 and ages 15 to 86 years, were included. Tissue microarray samples were available from 387 patients. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect PD-1, PD-L1, and PD-L2, and the proportions of positive cells were calculated. Event-free survival (EFS; time to treatment failure) and overall survival (OS) were analyzed using Cox proportional hazards regression. High proportions of both PD-1+ (hazard ratio [HR], 1.77; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.10-2.86) and PD-L1+ (HR = 1.89; 95% CI, 1.08-3.30) leukocytes in the microenvironment were associated with inferior EFS in a multivariate analysis (adjusted for white blood cell count >15 × 109/L, hemoglobin <105 g/L, albumin <40 g/L, B symptoms, extranodal involvement, stage, bulky tumor, nodular sclerosis subtype, Epstein-Barr virus status, lymphocyte count <0.6 × 109/L, sex, and country). A high proportion of PD-L1+ leukocytes was also associated with inferior OS in a multivariate analysis (HR, 3.46; 95% CI, 1.15-10.37). This is the first study to show a correlation after multivariate analysis between inferior outcome in cHL and a high proportion of both PD-1+ and PD-L1+ leukocytes in the tumor microenvironment.
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Rugbjerg K, Maraldo M, Aznar MC, Cutter DJ, Darby SC, Specht L, Olsen JH. Long-term hospitalisation rates among 5-year survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma in adolescence or young adulthood: A nationwide cohort study. Int J Cancer 2017; 140:2232-2245. [PMID: 28213927 PMCID: PMC5396317 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.30655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Revised: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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In the present study, we report on the full range of physical diseases acquired by survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosed in adolescence or young adulthood. In a Danish nationwide population-based cohort study, 1,768 five-year survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosed at ages 15-39 years during 1943-2004 and 228,447 comparison subjects matched to survivors on age and year of birth were included. Hospital discharge diagnoses and bed-days during 1977-2010 were obtained from the Danish Patient Register for 145 specific disease categories gathered in 14 main diagnostic groups. The analysis was conducted separately on three subcohorts of survivors, that is, survivors diagnosed 1943-1976 for whom we had no information on rehospitalisation for Hodgkin lymphoma and survivors diagnosed 1977-2004, split into a subcohort with no expected relapses and a subcohort for whom a rehospitalisation for Hodgkin lymphoma indicated a relapse. The overall standardised hospitalisation rate ratios (RRs) were 2.0 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.9-2.1], 1.5 (1.4-1.6) and 2.9 (2.6-3.1) respectively, and the corresponding RRs for bed-days were 3.5 (3.4-3.5), 1.8 (1.8-1.9) and 10.4 (10.3-10.6). Highest RRs were seen for nonmalignant haematological conditions (RR: 2.6; 3.1 and 9.7), malignant neoplasms (RR: 3.2; 2.5 and 4.7) and all infections combined (RR: 2.5; 2.2 and 5.3). Survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma in adolescence or young adulthood are at increased risk for a wide range of diseases that require hospitalisation. The risk depends on calendar period of treatment and on whether the survivors were rehospitalised for Hodgkin lymphoma, and thus likely had a relapse.
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- Kathrine Rugbjerg
- Department of Survivorship UnitDanish Cancer Society Research CenterStrandboulevarden 49Copenhagen2100Denmark
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- Department of OncologyRigshospitalet, University of CopenhagenBlegdamsvej 9Copenhagen2100Denmark
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- Department of OncologyRigshospitalet, University of CopenhagenBlegdamsvej 9Copenhagen2100Denmark
- Nuffield Department of Population HealthUniversity of OxfordRichard Doll Building, Old Road CampusOxfordOX3 7LFUnited Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Population HealthUniversity of OxfordRichard Doll Building, Old Road CampusOxfordOX3 7LFUnited Kingdom
- Department of Oncology, Oxford Cancer and Haematology CentreOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustOld RoadOxfordOX3 7LEUnited Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Population HealthUniversity of OxfordRichard Doll Building, Old Road CampusOxfordOX3 7LFUnited Kingdom
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- Department of OncologyRigshospitalet, University of CopenhagenBlegdamsvej 9Copenhagen2100Denmark
- Department of HaematologyRigshospitalet, University of CopenhagenBlegdamsvej 9Copenhagen2100Denmark
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- Danish Cancer Society Research CenterStrandboulevarden 49Copenhagen2100Denmark
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Glimelius I, Eloranta S, Ekberg S, Chang ET, Neovius M, Smedby KE. Increased healthcare use up to 10 years among relapse-free Hodgkin lymphoma survivors in the era of intensified chemotherapy and limited radiotherapy. Am J Hematol 2017; 92:251-258. [PMID: 28006849 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Revised: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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With today's excellent cure rates for Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), the number of long-term survivors is increasing. This study aims to provide a global assessment of late adverse effects for working-age HL survivors treated with contemporary protocols (combination chemotherapy and limited radiotherapy). From Swedish nationwide registers we identified 1017 HL survivors diagnosed in 2000-2009, aged 18-60 years (median 32) and surviving at least one year post-diagnosis, and 4031 age-, sex-, and calendar-year-matched population comparators. Incidence rate ratios (IRR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) for outpatient visits and inpatient bed-days after the first year up to 14 years post-diagnosis (through 2013) were estimated across treatment subgroups, considering relapse-free time and using negative binomial regression. Scheduled outpatient visits for HL were excluded. The rate of outpatient visits was nearly double (IRR = 1.8, 95%CI: 1.6-2.0) that among comparators and higher rates persisted up to 10 years post-diagnosis. The rate of inpatient bed-days among relapse-free survivors was more than three-fold (IRR = 3.6, 95%CI: 2.7-4.7) that of comparators and the increase persisted up to four years post-diagnosis. Patients requiring 6-8 chemotherapy courses had higher rates of outpatient visits (IRR = 1.4, 95%CI: 1.1-1.7) and bed-days (IRR = 4.7, 95%CI: 2.9-7.8) than patients treated with 2-4 courses + radiotherapy. Previously seldom reported reasons for the excess healthcare use included chest pain, keratitis, asthma, diabetes mellitus, and depression. Contemporary treatment, chemotherapy in particular, was associated with excess healthcare use among HL survivors during the first decade postdiagnosis. The reasons for healthcare visits reflected a wide range of disorders, indicating the need of broad individualized care in addition to specific screening programs.
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- Ingrid Glimelius
- Department of MedicineClinical Epidemiology Unit, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University HospitalStockholm Sweden
- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Clinical and Experimental OncologyUppsala University and Uppsala Akademiska Hospital Sweden
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- Department of MedicineClinical Epidemiology Unit, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University HospitalStockholm Sweden
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- Department of MedicineClinical Epidemiology Unit, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University HospitalStockholm Sweden
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- Center for Epidemiology and Computational Biology, Health Sciences Practice, ExponentMenlo ParkCalifornia USA
- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Research and PolicyStanford University School of MedicineStanford California USA
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- Department of MedicineClinical Epidemiology Unit, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University HospitalStockholm Sweden
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- Department of MedicineClinical Epidemiology Unit, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University HospitalStockholm Sweden
- Department of MedicineKarolinska University Hospital and Karolinska InstitutetStockholm Sweden
- Division of HematologyKarolinska University Hospital and Karolinska InstitutetStockholm Sweden
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Treatment of classical Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) has been a success story, with cure of localized disease with radiotherapy in the 1930s, cure of advanced stages with combination chemotherapy with/without radiotherapy in the mid-1960s and continuous improvements since then. Nonetheless, at present approximately 2% of patients with classical HL are primarily refractory to conventional therapy with only 50% becoming long-term survivors. Another 13% of patients relapse, with only 60% being alive 10 years postrecurrence (as exemplified in this review in a Swedish cohort of 18- to 65-year-old patients diagnosed during the period 1992-2009). Recently, novel targeted drugs were approved for refractory/relapsed HL and here we review results of trials that form the basis for these approvals as well as new trials. In summary, brentuximab vedotin can be used in refractory patients (i) as a complement to high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation (SCT) improving the chances of being able to proceed to an allogenic SCT and cure, (ii) as consolidation after autologous SCT and (iii) as palliative life-prolonging treatment. However, we have yet to determine whether this drug provides the greatest benefit in first- or second-line treatment, as consolidation or in refractory disease or relapse. Trials of immune checkpoint inhibitors, such as those targeting programmed death 1 (nivolumab and pembrolizumab), and thus not primarily the tumour cells, have shown overall response rates of >65%. Long-term results and data from Phase III trials are still lacking, but nivolumab recently gained approval in refractory patients already treated with brentuximab vedotin and autologous SCT. Other novel treatments of interest include T cells with a chimeric antigen receptor and combination therapies with histone deacetylase inhibitors.
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- I Glimelius
- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Section of Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Department of Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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