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Hodgkin lymphoma is a B-cell malignancy with approximately 85-95% complete remission rate following frontline therapy; however, relapsed/refractory disease occurs in roughly 10-30% of patients after treatment. Salvage therapy conventionally relies upon cytotoxic chemotherapy followed by high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation. A considerable number of patients experience relapse after transplantation, and further salvage management has included the use of allogeneic transplantation and radiotherapy. In the past decade, novel therapies including, brentuximab vedotin, PD-1 inhibitors, and the incorporation of PET-imaging into management have changed the paradigm of relapsed/refractory disease care. Novel therapies have been investigated in both single and combination regimens with other novel therapies and traditional chemotherapies. There is promising early work into the utility of CD30.CAR-T cell therapy, AFM13, camidanlumab tesirine, novel PD-1 inhibitors, and JAK1/JAK2 inhibition in management. Herein, we will review current salvage therapies in Hodgkin lymphoma and future directions in relapsed/refractory disease management.
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- Karan Chohan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Sureda A, André M, Borchmann P, da Silva MG, Gisselbrecht C, Vassilakopoulos TP, Zinzani PL, Walewski J. Improving outcomes after autologous transplantation in relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma: a European expert perspective. BMC Cancer 2020; 20:1088. [PMID: 33172440 PMCID: PMC7657361 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-020-07561-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is a well-established approach to treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) recommended by both the European Society for Medical Oncology and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network based on the results from randomized controlled studies. However, a considerable number of patients who receive ASCT will progress/relapse and display suboptimal post-transplant outcomes. Over recent years, a number of different strategies have been assessed to improve post-ASCT outcomes and augment HL cure rates. These include use of pre- and post-ASCT salvage therapies and post-ASCT consolidative therapy, with the greatest benefits demonstrated by targeted therapies, such as brentuximab vedotin. However, adoption of these new approaches has been inconsistent across different centers and regions. In this article, we provide a European perspective on the available treatment options and likely future developments in the salvage and consolidation settings, with the aim to improve management of patients with HL who have a high risk of post-ASCT failure. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that early intervention with post-ASCT consolidation improves outcomes in patients with R/R HL who require ASCT. Future approvals of targeted agents are expected to further improve outcomes and provide additional treatment options in the coming age of personalized medicine.
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- Anna Sureda
- grid.414660.1Hematology Department, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Programme, Institut Català d’Oncologia-Hospital Duran i Reynals, Gran Via de l’Hospitalet, 199 – 203, 08908 Barcelona, Spain ,grid.5841.80000 0004 1937 0247Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- grid.7942.80000 0001 2294 713XDepartment of Hematology, Université catholique de Louvain, CHU UCL Namur, Yvoir, Belgium
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- grid.411097.a0000 0000 8852 305XDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- grid.418711.a0000 0004 0631 0608Department of Hematology, Instituto Português de Oncologia - Francisco Gentil, Lisbon, Portugal
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- grid.413328.f0000 0001 2300 6614Institut d’Hématologie, Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- grid.412311.4Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy ,grid.6292.f0000 0004 1757 1758Istituto di Ematologia “Seràgnoli”, Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale Università degli Studi, Bologna, Italy
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- grid.418165.f0000 0004 0540 2543Department of Lymphoid Malignancies, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute Oncology Center, Warszawa, Poland
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Castagna L, Santoro A, Carlo-Stella C. Salvage Therapy for Hodgkin's Lymphoma: A Review of Current Regimens and Outcomes. J Blood Med 2020; 11:389-403. [PMID: 33149713 PMCID: PMC7603406 DOI: 10.2147/jbm.s250581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Relapse/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma patients are still a clinical concern. Indeed, despite more effective first-line chemotherapy regimens and better stratification of unresponsive patients by clinical factors and use of early PET, roughly one-third of such patients need salvage chemotherapy and consolidation with high-dose chemotherapy. In this paper, the authors review the different salvage treatments, with special emphasis on newer combinations with brentuximab vedotin or check point inhibitors. The overall response rate is constantly increasing, with a complete remission rate approaching 80%. Functional response evaluation by PET imaging is a strong predictive factor of longer survival, and more sophisticated tools, such as detection of circulating tumour DNA, are emerging to refine the disease-status assessment after treatment. Consolidation by high-dose chemotherapy is still considered the standard of care in chemosensitive patients, leading to a high fraction of patients towards long-term disease control. Maintenance therapy with BV is now approved, reducing disease relapse/progression. An increasing number of Hodgkin lymphoma patients will be cured after first- and second-line therapy, and long-term toxicity needs to be continuously assessed and avoided.
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- Luca Castagna
- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan 20089, Italy
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan 20089, Italy.,Humanitas University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Pieve Emanuele, Milan 20090, Italy
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan 20089, Italy.,Humanitas University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Pieve Emanuele, Milan 20090, Italy
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Barreca M, Stathis A, Barraja P, Bertoni F. An overview on anti-tubulin agents for the treatment of lymphoma patients. Pharmacol Ther 2020; 211:107552. [PMID: 32305312 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Anti-tubulin agents constitute a large class of compounds with broad activity both in solid tumors and hematologic malignancies, due to the interference with microtubule dynamics. Since microtubules play crucial roles in the regulation of the mitotic spindles, the interference with their function usually leads to a block in cell division with arrest at the metaphase/anaphase junction of mitosis, followed to apoptosis. This explains the reason why tubulin-binding agents (TBAs) proved to be extremely active in patients with cancer. Several anti-tubulin agents are indicated in the treatment of patients with lymphomas both alone and in combination chemotherapy regimens. The article reviews the literature on classic and more recent anti-tubulin agents, providing an insight into their mechanisms of action and their use in the treatment of lymphoma.
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- Marilia Barreca
- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; Institute of Oncology Research, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, USI, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland,; Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, USI, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Institute of Oncology Research, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, USI, Bellinzona, Switzerland,; Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland,.
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Patterns of Failure and Survival Outcomes after Total Lymphoid Irradiation and High-Dose Chemotherapy with Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019; 104:436-446. [PMID: 30763660 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Revised: 12/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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PURPOSE The patterns of failure and long-term outcomes of patients with relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma treated with total lymphoid irradiation (TLI) and high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (aSCT) are reported. METHODS AND MATERIALS Patients with biopsy-proven primary refractory or relapsed classical Hodgkin lymphoma who received salvage chemotherapy and accelerated hyperfractionated TLI before high-dose chemotherapy and aSCT were included. Patterns of failure were delineated after fusing pretransplant planning computed tomography to the scan reporting the first failure. Survival rates were computed using the Kaplan-Meier method. Multivariate analysis using proportional hazards regression was done to determine prognostic factors for overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). RESULTS Between 1993 and 2016, 89 patients underwent salvage treatments. Twenty patients failed at a median of 6.1 months after aSCT. Posttreatment scans were available for 16 patients who failed in a combined 43 different sites, 11 of which were extranodal. Patients failed at multiple sites, mostly within radiation fields. The 5-, 10-, and 15-year OS rates were 72.8%, 68.0%, and 58.3%; PFS rates were 73.3%, 68.5%, and 58.7%; event-free survival rates were 72.3%, 67.5%, and 57.8% respectively. The 5- and 10- year actuarial local control rates were both 77.6%. Complete response (CR) to salvage chemotherapy was associated with statistically significant improvements in OS and PFS. Eight patients developed secondary malignancies; 5 were hematologic and 3 were solid tumors. CONCLUSIONS Most failures were within the irradiated volume, which reflects the treatment-resistant disease biology. As part of a conditioning regimen, TLI yields good survival outcomes, particularly in patients achieving CR before transplant. However, need for RT in this setting should be assessed and new strategies should be developed to combat the treatment-resistant biology, especially in patients with less than CR after salvage chemotherapy.
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Nair R, Kakroo A, Bapna A, Gogia A, Vora A, Pathak A, Korula A, Chakrapani A, Doval D, Prakash G, Biswas G, Menon H, Bhattacharya M, Chandy M, Parihar M, Vamshi Krishna M, Arora N, Gadhyalpatil N, Malhotra P, Narayanan P, Nair R, Basu R, Shah S, Bhave S, Bondarde S, Bhartiya S, Nityanand S, Gujral S, Tilak TVS, Radhakrishnan V. Management of Lymphomas: Consensus Document 2018 by an Indian Expert Group. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 2018; 34:398-421. [PMID: 30127547 PMCID: PMC6081314 DOI: 10.1007/s12288-018-0991-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The clinical course of lymphoma depends on the indolent or aggressive nature of the disease. Hence, the optimal management of lymphoma needs a correct diagnosis and classification as B cell, T-cell or natural killer (NK)/T-cell as well as indolent or high-grade type lymphoma. The current consensus statement, developed by experts in the field across India, is intended to help healthcare professionals manage lymphomas in adults over 18 years of age. However, it should be noted that the information provided may not be appropriate to all patients and individual patient circumstances may dictate alternative approaches. The consensus statement discusses the diagnosis, staging and prognosis applicable to all subtypes of lymphoma, and detailed treatment regimens for specific entities of lymphoma including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, T-cell lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, and anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
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- Reena Nair
- Department of Clinical Hematology, Tata Medical Center (TMC), New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata, West Bengal 700 160 India
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- Bhagwan Mahavir Cancer Hospital Research Center (BMCHRC), Jaipur, India
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
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- Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, India
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- Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre (RGCI), New Delhi, Delhi India
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- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Sparsh Hospital American Oncology Institute (AOI), Bhubaneswar, India
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- Cytecare Cancer Hospitals, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Tata Medical Center (TMC), New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata, West Bengal 700 160 India
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Tata Medical Center (TMC), New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata, West Bengal 700 160 India
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Tata Medical Center (TMC), New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata, West Bengal 700 160 India
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- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Thiruvananthapuram, India
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Tata Medical Center (TMC), New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata, West Bengal 700 160 India
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- Vedant Institute of Medical Sciences, Ahmedabad, India
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Tata Medical Center (TMC), New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata, West Bengal 700 160 India
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- Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, India
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Tata Medical Center (TMC), New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata, West Bengal 700 160 India
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Ansell SM. Hodgkin lymphoma: 2018 update on diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management. Am J Hematol 2018; 93:704-715. [PMID: 29634090 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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DISEASE OVERVIEW Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon B-cell lymphoid malignancy affecting 8500 new patients annually and representing approximately 10.2% of all lymphomas in the United States. DIAGNOSIS HL is composed of two distinct disease entities: classical HL and nodular lymphocyte predominant HL. Nodular sclerosis, mixed cellularity, lymphocyte depletion, and lymphocyte-rich HL are subgroups of classical HL. RISK STRATIFICATION An accurate assessment of the stage of disease in patients with HL is critical for the selection of the appropriate therapy. Prognostic models that identify patients at low or high risk for recurrence, as well as the response to therapy as determined by positron emission tomography scan, are used to optimize therapy. RISK-ADAPTED THERAPY Initial therapy for HL patients is based on the histology of the disease, the anatomical stage and the presence of poor prognostic features. Patients with early stage disease are typically treated with combined modality strategies utilizing abbreviated courses of combination chemotherapy followed by involved-field radiation therapy, while those with advanced stage disease receive a longer course of chemotherapy often without radiation therapy. Newer agents including brentuximab vedotin are now being incorporated into frontline therapy and these new combinations are becoming a standard of care. MANAGEMENT OF RELAPSED/REFRACTORY DISEASE High-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) followed by an autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) is the standard of care for most patients who relapse following initial therapy. For patients who fail HDCT with ASCT, brentuximab vedotin, PD-1 blockade, nonmyeloablative allogeneic transplant or participation in a clinical trial should be considered.
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Turpin A, Michot JM, Kempf E, Mazeron R, Dartigues P, Terroir M, Boros A, Bonnetier S, Castilla-Llorente C, Coman T, Danu A, Ghez D, Pilorge S, Arfi-Rouche J, Dercle L, Soria JC, Carde P, Ribrag V, Fermé C, Lazarovici J. Le lymphome de Hodgkin : stratégies thérapeutiques actuelles et futures. Bull Cancer 2018; 105:81-98. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bulcan.2017.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Revised: 11/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Michot JM, Lazarovici J, Ghez D, Danu A, Fermé C, Bigorgne A, Ribrag V, Marabelle A, Aspeslagh S. Challenges and perspectives in the immunotherapy of Hodgkin lymphoma. Eur J Cancer 2017; 85:67-77. [PMID: 28892775 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2017.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) was one of the first few cancers to be cured first with radiotherapy alone and then with a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Around 80% of the patients with HL will be cured by first-line therapy. However, the ionising radiation not only produces cytotoxicity but also induces alterations in the microenvironment, and patients often struggle with the long-term consequences of these treatments, such as cardiovascular disorders, lung diseases and secondary malignancies. Hence, it is essential to improve treatments while avoiding delayed side-effects. Immunotherapy is a promising new treatment option for Hodgkin lymphoma, and anti- programmed death-1 (PD1) agents have produced striking results in patients with relapsed or refractory disease. The microenvironment of Hodgkin lymphoma appears to be unique in the field of human disease: the malignant Reed-Sternberg cells only constitute 1% of the cells in the lymphoma, but they are surrounded by an extensive immune infiltrate. Reed-Sternberg cells exhibit 9p24.1/PD-L1/PD-L2 copy number alterations and genetic rearrangements associated with programmed cell death ligand 1/ ligand 2 (PD-L1/2) overexpression, together with major histocompatibility complex-I (MHC-I) and major histocompatibility complex-II (MHC-II) downregulation (which may facilitate the tumour's immune evasion). Although HL may be a situation in which defective immune surveillance is restored by anti-PD1 therapy, it challenges our current explanation of how anti-PD1 agents work because MHC-I expression is required for CD8-T-cell-mediated tumour antigen recognition. Here, we review recent attempts to understand the defects in immune recognition in HL and to design an optimal evidence-based treatment for combination with anti-PD1.
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- Jean-Marie Michot
- Département des Innovations Thérapeutiques et des Essais Précoces, Gustave Roussy, 114 Rue Edouard-Vaillant, F-94805 Villejuif, France; Département d'Hématologie, Gustave Roussy, 114 Rue Edouard-Vaillant, F-94805 Villejuif, France.
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- Département d'Hématologie, Gustave Roussy, 114 Rue Edouard-Vaillant, F-94805 Villejuif, France
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- Département d'Hématologie, Gustave Roussy, 114 Rue Edouard-Vaillant, F-94805 Villejuif, France
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- Département d'Hématologie, Gustave Roussy, 114 Rue Edouard-Vaillant, F-94805 Villejuif, France
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- Département d'Hématologie, Gustave Roussy, 114 Rue Edouard-Vaillant, F-94805 Villejuif, France
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- Département des Innovations Thérapeutiques et des Essais Précoces, Gustave Roussy, 114 Rue Edouard-Vaillant, F-94805 Villejuif, France; INSERM U1163, 24 bd de Montparnasse, F-75015 Paris, France
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- Département des Innovations Thérapeutiques et des Essais Précoces, Gustave Roussy, 114 Rue Edouard-Vaillant, F-94805 Villejuif, France; Département d'Hématologie, Gustave Roussy, 114 Rue Edouard-Vaillant, F-94805 Villejuif, France
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- Département des Innovations Thérapeutiques et des Essais Précoces, Gustave Roussy, 114 Rue Edouard-Vaillant, F-94805 Villejuif, France
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- Département des Innovations Thérapeutiques et des Essais Précoces, Gustave Roussy, 114 Rue Edouard-Vaillant, F-94805 Villejuif, France; Département d'Oncologie Médicale, Institut Jules Bordet, rue Héger Bordet 1, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
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Bigenwald C, Galimard JE, Quero L, Cabannes-Hamy A, Thieblemont C, Boissel N, Brice P. Hodgkin lymphoma in adolescent and young adults: insights from an adult tertiary single-center cohort of 349 patients. Oncotarget 2017; 8:80073-80082. [PMID: 29108389 PMCID: PMC5668122 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.20684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Adolescent and young adults (AYA) represent one third of patients affected by Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). These patients are frequently treated either with pediatric or adult protocol depending on their physician background. This population has been understudied so far, in terms of HL characteristics and treatment-associated outcomes. Aim We aimed to extensively describe HL features in the AYA population including HL characteristics, progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Methods From 1979 to 2013, consecutive patients with HL aged between 15 to 25 years and followed at Saint-Louis Hospital were prospectively enrolled. Survivals were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Results 349 patients were included and studied, with a median follow-up of 7 years. The majority of patients were treated with adult protocols (mainly ABVD and BEACOPP). They presented adverse clinical characteristics with a high proportion of stage III and IV according to Ann Arbor classification (45 %), a high rate of B symptoms (46 %) and extra-nodal involvement (36 %). Despite these pejorative clinical features, the prognosis remains good with a 10-year PFS and OS estimated at 81.0 % (95%CI [76.7-85.5]) and 90.7% (95%CI [87.2-94.4]), respectively. In multivariate analysis, stages III and IV according to Ann Arbor classification, mixed cellularity histology, elevated neutrophils and LDH above range were independently associated with a worse PFS. We identified a subgroup of 11 primary refractory patients with a particularly poor prognosis. The toxicity rate was low (7.4 %). Conclusion Despite their baseline pejorative features, AYA with HL have a good prognosis. Progresses are still needed in order to reduce toxicities. Primary refractory patients with a particularly poor prognosis should be detected early in order to quickly introduce new targeted therapies.
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- Camille Bigenwald
- Department of Onco-Hematology, Hôpital Saint Louis, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Université Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Information (ECSTRA Team), Center of Research in Epidemiology and Statistics Sorbonne, Inserm UMR 1153, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hôpital Saint Louis, AP-HP, Université Paris, Paris, France
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- Hematology Adolescents and Young Adults Unit, Hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Université Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Onco-Hematology, Hôpital Saint Louis, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Université Paris, Paris, France
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- Hematology Adolescents and Young Adults Unit, Hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Université Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Onco-Hematology, Hôpital Saint Louis, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Université Paris, Paris, France
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Seror E, Donadieu J, Pacquement H, Abbou S, Lambilliotte A, Schell M, Curtillet C, Gandemer V, Pasquet M, Aladjidi N, Lutz P, Schmitt C, Deville A, Minckes O, Vanier JP, Armari-Alla C, Thomas C, Gorde-Grosjean S, Millot F, Blouin P, Garnier N, Coze C, Devoldere C, Reguerre Y, Helfre S, Claude L, Clavel J, Oberlin O, Landman-Parker J, Leblanc T. Combined therapy in children and adolescents with classical Hodgkin's lymphoma: A report from the SFCE on MDH-03 national guidelines. Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2016; 33:423-437. [PMID: 27960645 DOI: 10.1080/08880018.2016.1247393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) in children and adolescents is highly curable, but children are at risk of long-term toxicity. The MDH-03 guidelines were established in order to decrease the burden of treatment in good-responder patients, and this report should be considered a step toward further optimization of treatment within large collaborative trials. We report the therapy and long-term outcomes of 417 children and adolescents treated according to the national guidelines, which were applied between 2003 and 2007 in France. The patients were stratified into three groups according to disease extension. Chemotherapy consisted of four cycles of VBVP (vinblastine, bleomycin, VP16, prednisone) in localized stages (G1/95 pts/23%), four cycles of COPP/ABV (cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, prednisone, adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine) cycles in intermediate stages (G2/184 pts/44%) and three cycles of OPPA (vincristine, procarbazine, prednisone, adriamycin) plus three cycles of COPP in advanced stages (G3/138 pts/33%). Radiation therapy of the involved field was given to 97% of the patients, with the dose limited to 20 Gy in good responders (88%). With a median follow-up of 6.6 years, the 5-year event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) were 86.7% (83.1-89.7%) and 97% (94.5-98.1%), respectively. EFS and OS for G1, G2, and G3 were 98% and 100%, 81% and 97%, and 87% and 95%, respectively. Low-risk patients treated without alkylating agents and anthracycline had excellent outcomes and a low expected incidence of late effects. Intensification with a third OPPA cycle in high-risk group patients, including stage IV patients, allowed for very good outcomes, without increased toxicity.
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- E Seror
- a Department of Pediatric Hematology , Robert-Debré Hospital , Paris , France
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- b Armand-Trousseau Hospital , Paris , France
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- d Institut Gustave Roussy , Villejuif , France
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- f CAC Centre Léon Bérard , Lyon , France
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- k CHU Strasbourg , Strasbourg , France
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- s CHU Poitiers , Poitiers , France
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- g CHU La Timone , Marseille , France
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- w CHU St Denis, La Réunion , Saint-Denis , France
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- c Institut Curie , Paris , France
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- f CAC Centre Léon Bérard , Lyon , France
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- x Unité INSERM UMRS 1153 , Université Paris Descartes , Paris , France
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- d Institut Gustave Roussy , Villejuif , France
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- a Department of Pediatric Hematology , Robert-Debré Hospital , Paris , France
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Ansell SM. Hodgkin lymphoma: 2016 update on diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management. Am J Hematol 2016; 91:434-42. [PMID: 27001163 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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DISEASE OVERVIEW Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon B-cell lymphoid malignancy affecting 9,050 new patients annually and representing approximately 11.2% of all lymphomas in the United States. DIAGNOSIS HL is composed of two distinct disease entities; the more commonly diagnosed classical HL and the rare nodular lymphocyte predominant HL. Nodular sclerosis, mixed cellularity, lymphocyte depletion, and lymphocyte-rich HL are subgroups under the designation of classical HL. RISK STRATIFICATION An accurate assessment of the stage of disease in patients with HL is critical for the selection of the appropriate therapy. Prognostic models that identify patients at low or high risk for recurrence, as well as the response to therapy as determined by positron emission tomography (PET) scan, are used to optimize therapy. RISK-ADAPTED THERAPY Initial therapy for HL patients is based on the histology of the disease, the anatomical stage and the presence of poor prognostic features. Patients with early stage disease are typically treated with combined modality strategies utilizing abbreviated courses of combination chemotherapy followed by involved-field radiation therapy, while those with advanced stage disease receive a longer course of chemotherapy often without radiation therapy. Management of relapsed/refractory disease: High-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) followed by an autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) is the standard of care for most patients who relapse following initial therapy. For patients who fail HDCT with ASCT, brentuximab vedotin, PD-1 blockade, nonmyeloablative allogeneic transplant or participation in a clinical trial should be considered.
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- Stephen M. Ansell
- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905
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Autologous stem cell transplantation for patients aged 60 years or older with refractory or relapsed classical Hodgkin's lymphoma: a retrospective analysis from the French Society of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cell Therapies (SFGM-TC). Bone Marrow Transplant 2016; 51:928-32. [PMID: 27042842 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2016.76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2015] [Revised: 02/07/2016] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This report retrospectively analyzed the outcome of 91 patients aged 60 years or older with refractory/relapsed (R/R) classical Hodgkin's lymphoma (cHL) who underwent autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) between 1992 and 2013 and were reported to the French Society of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cell Therapies registry. The median age at transplant was 63 years. The majority of patients exhibited disease chemosensitivity to salvage treatment (57 complete responses, 30 partial responses, 1 progressive disease and 3 unknown). The most frequent conditioning regimen consisted of BCNU, cytarabine, etoposide, melphalan (BEAM) chemotherapy (93%). With a median follow-up of 54 months, 5-year estimates of overall survival (OS) and progression free survival (PFS) for the entire group were 67 and 54%, respectively. Despite the missing data, in univariate analysis, the number of salvage chemotherapy lines (1-2 versus ⩾3) significantly influenced the OS, unlike the other prognostic factors (stage III-IV at relapse, disease status before ASCT and negative positron emission tomography (PET) scan) encountered in younger patients. In spite of its limitations, this retrospective study with a long-term follow-up suggests that ASCT is a valid treatment option for chemosensitive R/R cHL in selected elderly patients, with an acceptable rate of toxicity.
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Gutierrez A, Rodriguez J, Martinez-Serra J, Gines J, Paredes P, Garcia F, Vercher J, Balanzat J, Del Campo R, Galan P, Morey M, Sampol A, Novo A, Bento L, García L, Bargay J, Besalduch J. Gemcitabine and oxaliplatinum: an effective regimen in patients with refractory and relapsing Hodgkin lymphoma. Onco Targets Ther 2014; 7:2093-100. [PMID: 25419147 PMCID: PMC4235490 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s70264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Most Hodgkin lymphomas (HL) can be cured with current strategies. However, one-third of the cases do not respond or relapse and need salvage regimens. We report the results of a retrospective study using the gemcitabine and oxaliplatinum (GemOx) regimen. Methods Patients who relapsed or failed to achieve complete response were eligible and received GemOx salvage therapy. To avoid selection bias and thus to overcome the retrospective nature of the study, all treated patients were included from the pharmacy database. Results Between 2003–2013, 24 HL patients – relapsing (number [n]=12) or refractory (n=12) – were included, receiving a total of 26 induction treatments with GemOx. Mean previous regimens were 2.38 (42% relapsing after autologous transplantation). Median follow-up was 37 months, and 71% responded (38% of patients achieved complete response). The factors related to better progression-free survival were: B symptoms; response to GemOx; and consolidation with stem cell transplantation. Grades 1 and 2 neurological toxicity was present in 17% of patients. Hematological toxicity was common, with grades 3 and 4 neutropenia (25%) and thrombocytopenia (34%) observed. Progression-free survival was better in patients consolidated with stem cell transplantation. The peripheral blood stem cell collection after GemOx was successful for all candidates. Conclusion 1) The GemOx regimen is effective in relapsed or refractory HL with manageable toxicity. 2) No mobilization failures were observed. 3) Consolidation after response is needed. 4) Its efficacy and favorable toxicity profile might make multiple administrations possible in several recurrences in HL.
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- Antonio Gutierrez
- Service of Hematology, Son Espases University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Service of Hematology, Son Espases University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Service of Hematology, Son Espases University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Service of Pharmacy, Son Espases University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Service of Hematology, Son Espases University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Service of Oncology, Son Espases University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Service of Hematology, Can Misses Hospital, Ibiza, Spain
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- Service of Hematology, Can Misses Hospital, Ibiza, Spain
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- Service of Hematology, Mateu Orfila Hospital, Menorca, Spain
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- Service of Hematology, Son Espases University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Service of Hematology, Son Espases University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain ; Service of Hematology, Policlínica Miramar, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma (IdISPa), Palma, Spain
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- Service of Hematology, Son Espases University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Service of Hematology, Son Espases University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Service of Hematology, Son Espases University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Service of Hematology, Son Llatzer Hospital, Palma, Spain
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- Service of Hematology, Son Espases University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain ; Service of Hematology, Policlínica Miramar, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma (IdISPa), Palma, Spain
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Ansell SM. Hodgkin lymphoma: 2014 update on diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management. Am J Hematol 2014; 89:771-9. [PMID: 24953862 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2014] [Accepted: 04/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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DISEASE OVERVIEW Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon B-cell lymphoid malignancy affecting 9,200 new patients annually and representing approximately 11.5% of all lymphomas in the United States. DIAGNOSIS HL is composed of two distinct disease entities; the more commonly diagnosed classical HL and the rare nodular lymphocyte-predominant HL. Nodular sclerosis, mixed cellularity, lymphocyte depletion, and lymphocyte-rich HL are subgroups under the designation of classical HL. RISK STRATIFICATION An accurate assessment of the stage of disease in patients with HL is critical for the selection of the appropriate therapy. Prognostic models that identify patients at low or high risk for recurrence, as well as the response to therapy as determined by positron emission tomography scan, are used to optimize therapy. RISK-ADAPTED THERAPY Initial therapy for HL patients is based on the histology of the disease, the anatomical stage, and the presence of poor prognostic features. Patients with early stage disease are treated with combined modality strategies using abbreviated courses of combination chemotherapy followed by involved-field radiation therapy, while those with advanced stage disease receive a longer course of chemotherapy often without radiation therapy. Management of relapsed/refractory disease: High-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) followed by an autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) is the standard of care for most patients who relapse following initial therapy. For patients who fail HDCT with ASCT, brentuximab vedotin, palliative chemotherapy, nonmyeloablative allogeneic transplant, or participation in a clinical trial should be considered.
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Isidori A, Piccaluga PP, Loscocco F, Guiducci B, Barulli S, Ricciardi T, Picardi P, Visani G. High-dose therapy followed by stem cell transplantation in Hodgkin's lymphoma: past and future. Expert Rev Hematol 2014; 6:451-64. [PMID: 23991931 DOI: 10.1586/17474086.2013.814451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) has been a fascinating challenge for physicians and investigators since its recognition during the 19th century. However, many questions still remain unanswered. One issue regards high-dose therapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), which has yet to find its place among several guidelines. Other topics are still controversial with respect to transplantation for HL, including its role for newly diagnosed patients with advanced stage disease, the optimal timing of transplantation, the best conditioning regimen and the role of allogeneic/haploidentical SCT. Moreover, the potential use of localized radiotherapy or immunologic methods to decrease post-transplant recurrence, the role of novel agents such as brentuximab vedotin and their positioning in the treatment algorithm of resistant/relapsed HL patients, either before transplant to boost salvage therapy or after transplant as consolidation/maintenance, are burning questions without an answer. In this review, the authors try to give an answer to some of these dilemmas.
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- Alessandro Isidori
- Haematology and Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Center, AORMN Marche Nord Hospital, Via Lombroso, 61100 Pesaro, Italy.
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Skarbnik AP, Pro B. Heads or tails? Choosing a salvage therapy for relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma. Expert Rev Hematol 2014; 6:1-3. [DOI: 10.1586/ehm.12.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Collins GP, Parker AN, Pocock C, Kayani I, Sureda A, Illidge T, Ardeshna K, Linch DC, Peggs KS. Guideline on the management of primary resistant and relapsed classical Hodgkin lymphoma. Br J Haematol 2013; 164:39-52. [DOI: 10.1111/bjh.12582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Graham P. Collins
- Department of Haematology; Oxford Cancer and Haematology Centre; Churchill Hospital; Oxford UK
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- HPC Transplant Programme; Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre; Glasgow UK
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine; University College London Hospitals NHS Trust; London UK
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- Department of Haematology; Addenbrookes Hospital; Cambridge University; Cambridge UK
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences; University of Manchester; The Christie Hospital; Manchester UK
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- Department of Haematology; University College London Hospitals NHS Trust; London UK
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- Department of Haematology; University College London Hospitals NHS Trust; London UK
- Department of Haematology; UCL Cancer Institute; University College London; London UK
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- Department of Haematology; University College London Hospitals NHS Trust; London UK
- Department of Haematology; UCL Cancer Institute; University College London; London UK
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Moscato T, Fedele R, Messina G, Irrera G, Console G, Martino M. Hematopoietic progenitor cells transplantation for recurrent or refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2013; 13:1013-27. [PMID: 23586758 DOI: 10.1517/14712598.2013.779250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Advanced-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) has become a curable disease in the majority of patients. Despite this, about 20% of these patients relapsed or are primary refractory to the first-line treatment and high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) and autologous (Auto) hematopoietic progenitor cells transplantation (HPCT) are considered a therapeutic option. AREAS COVERED The authors reviewed HDC and HPCT treatment strategies in recurrent or refractory HL patients, with the goal of providing an overview of this approach. EXPERT OPINION Patients younger than 60-65 years with relapsed disease or refractory to first-line therapy should receive a second-line chemotherapy, followed by HDC and Auto-HPCT. Progression-free and overall survival results are significantly better when a second remission or a minimal disease status is achieved before Auto-HPCT, and demonstrate that this strategy is able to cure more than half of the advanced HL patients. Myeloablative allogeneic HPCT (Allo-HPCT) has been employed in advanced phases of the disease, but there have been significant concerns due to treatment-related mortality (TRM). The safety of allogeneic transplantation has improved with the use of reduced-intensity allogeneic (RIC-Allo) HPCT strategies. Despite early favorable results, mature results of RIC-Allo available in the literature are consistent in demonstrating a lack of long-term disease control.
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- Tiziana Moscato
- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera BMM, Via Melacrino n.1, 89100 Reggio Calabria, Italy.
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Ansell SM. Hodgkin lymphoma: 2012 update on diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management. Am J Hematol 2012; 87:1096-103. [PMID: 23151980 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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DISEASE OVERVIEW Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon B-cell lymphoid malignancy affecting 9,000 new patients annually and representing approximately 11% of all lymphomas in the United States. DIAGNOSIS HL is composed of two distinct disease entities; the more commonly diagnosed classical HL and the rare nodular lymphocyte predominant HL. Nodular sclerosis, mixed cellularity, lymphocyte depletion, and lymphocyte-rich HL are subgroups under the designation of classical HL. RISK STRATIFICATION An accurate assessment of the stage of disease in patients with HL is critical for the selection of the appropriate therapy. Prognostic models that identify patients at low or high risk for recurrence are used to optimize therapy for patients with limited or advanced stage disease. RISK-ADAPTED THERAPY Initial therapy for HL patients is based on the histology of the disease, the anatomical stage and the presence of poor prognostic features. Patients with early stage disease are treated with combined modality strategies utilizing abbreviated courses of combination chemotherapy followed by involved-field radiation therapy, while those with advanced stage disease receive a longer course of chemotherapy often without radiation therapy. MANAGEMENT OF REFRACTORY DISEASE High-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) followed by an autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) is the standard of care for most patients who relapse following initial therapy. For patients who fail HDCT with ASCT, brentuximab vedotin, palliative chemotherapy, non-myeloablative allogeneic transplant or participation in a clinical trial should be considered.
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Gorde-Grosjean S, Oberlin O, Leblanc T, Pacquement H, Donadieu J, Lambilliotte A, Schell M, Dommange F, Munzer M, Paillard C, Schmitt C, Lutz P, Edan C, Ansoborlo S, Stephan JL, Michel G, Thomas C, Perel Y, Robert A, Landman-Parker J. Outcome of children and adolescents with recurrent/refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma, a study from the Société Française de Lutte contre le Cancer des Enfants et des Adolescents (SFCE). Br J Haematol 2012; 158:649-56. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2012.09199.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2011] [Accepted: 04/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Pediatric Oncology; Institut Gustave Roussy; Villejuif; France
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- Pediatric Hematology; Hôpital Robert Debré APHP; Paris; France
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology; Hôpital Trousseau APHP; Paris; France
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- Pediatric Oncology-Hematology Unit; CHU; Strasbourg; France
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology; Hôpital la Timone; Marseille; France
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- Pediatric Oncology Hematology Unit; CHU; Bordeaux; France
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- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit; CHU Purpan; Toulouse; France
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Ramchandren R. Advances in the treatment of relapsed or refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma. Oncologist 2012; 17:367-76. [PMID: 22387318 PMCID: PMC3316922 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2011-0258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2011] [Accepted: 12/28/2011] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is diagnosed in 20,000 men and women annually in North America and Europe. Despite treatment advancements for HL resulting in an overall survival rate of 80%, patients with advanced stage disease continue to have suboptimal outcomes, with relapse rates of 30%-40%. An additional 10%-15% of patients present with primary refractory disease. For patients who relapse after initial treatment, salvage chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplant in those with chemotherapy-sensitive disease is the standard of care. Patients who relapse after second-line therapy have a median survival time in the range of 6-36 months, and the optimal management of these patients remains unclear. Unfortunately, there have been no new agents approved for relapsed HL treatment since the 1970s. Consequently, clinical decision making in this population is difficult. Recently however, several agents have emerged that have shown clinical promise in this poor-risk population. This review discusses the management of these patients and also discusses several newer agents showing clinical promise in the treatment of HL.
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Colpo A, Hochberg E, Chen YB. Current status of autologous stem cell transplantation in relapsed and refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma. Oncologist 2011; 17:80-90. [PMID: 22210089 PMCID: PMC3267827 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2011-0177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2011] [Accepted: 10/13/2011] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Despite the relatively high long-term disease-free survival (DFS) rate for patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) with modern combination chemotherapy or combined modality regimens, ∼20% of patients die from progressive or relapsed disease. The standard treatment for relapsed and primary refractory HL is salvage chemotherapy followed by high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), which has shown a 5-year progression-free survival rate of ∼50%-60%. Recent developments in a number of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities have begun to improve these results. Functional imaging, refinement of clinical prognostic factors, and development of novel biomarkers have improved the predictive algorithms, allowing better patient selection and timing for ASCT. In addition, these algorithms have begun to identify a group of patients who are candidates for more aggressive treatment beyond standard ASCT. Novel salvage regimens may potentially improve the rate of complete remission prior to ASCT, and the use of maintenance therapy after ASCT has become a subject of current investigation. We present a summary of developments in each of these areas.
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- Anna Colpo
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Hematology and Clinical Immunology Branch, University of Padua School of Medicine, Padua, Italy
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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von Tresckow B, Engert A. The role of autologous transplantation in Hodgkin lymphoma. Curr Hematol Malig Rep 2011; 6:172-9. [PMID: 21567226 DOI: 10.1007/s11899-011-0091-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Between 80% and 90% of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients can be cured with up-to-date combined-modality treatments, but patients with disease refractory to first-line therapy and those who relapse after first-line therapy still have a relatively poor prognosis. Dose intensification with stem cell support has been evaluated both to avoid relapses and to cure patients with refractory or relapsed disease. In this review, we focus on the use of high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in first-line, second-line, and third-line therapy for HL patients. The relevance of salvage therapy before high-dose chemotherapy is discussed, as well as the role of sequential high dose chemotherapy. We also review current evidence for tandem transplantation in high-risk HL patients and ASCT in elderly patients. Finally, we discuss current concepts of ASCT for HL patients and the use of functional imaging and consolidation therapy.
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- Bastian von Tresckow
- Department of Internal Medicine I, Cologne University Hospital, Cologne, Germany
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Ansell SM. Annual clinical updates in hematological malignancies: a continuing medical education series. Hodgkin lymphoma: 2011 update on diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management. Am J Hematol 2011; 86:851-8. [PMID: 21922525 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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DISEASE OVERVIEW Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon B-cell lymphoid malignancy affecting 8,500 new patients annually and representing approximately 11% of all lymphomas in the United States. DIAGNOSIS HL is composed of two distinct disease entities; the more commonly diagnosed classical HL and the rare nodular lymphocyte predominant HL. Nodular sclerosis, mixed cellularity, lymphocyte depletion, and lymphocyte-rich HL are subgroups under the designation of classical HL. RISK STRATIFICATION An accurate assessment of the stage of disease in patients with HL is critical for the selection of the appropriate therapy. Prognostic models that identify patients at low or high risk for recurrence are used to optimize therapy for patients with limited or advanced stage disease. RISK-ADAPTED THERAPY Initial therapy for HL patients is based on the histology of the disease, the anatomical stage, and the presence of poor prognostic features. Patients with early stage disease are treated with combined modality strategies using abbreviated courses of combination chemotherapy followed by involved-field radiation therapy, while those with advanced stage disease receive a longer course of chemotherapy often without radiation therapy. MANAGEMENT OF RELAPSED/REFRACTORY DISEASE High-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) followed by an autologous stem-cell transplant (ASCT) is the standard of care for most patients who relapse following initial therapy. For patients who fail HDCT with ASCT, palliative chemotherapy, nonmyeloablative allogeneic transplant, or participation in a clinical trial should be considered.
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- Stephen M Ansell
- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
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Synergistic effects of combination with fludarabine and carboplatin depend on fludarabine-mediated inhibition of enhanced nucleotide excision repair in leukemia. Int J Hematol 2011; 94:378-389. [PMID: 21948264 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-011-0930-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2011] [Revised: 08/25/2011] [Accepted: 08/26/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Overcoming drug resistance remains a major obstacle to curing relapsed or refractory lymphoma and obtaining a beneficial long-term prognosis for patients, despite the introduction of several salvage regimens to date. Our ultimate purpose is to establish a standard second-line salvage chemotherapy regimen for curing relapsed/refractory lymphoma. In this basic pre-clinical study, we evaluated a combination regimen consisting of 9-β-D: -arabinofuranosyl-2-fluoroadenine (F-araA) and carboplatin that targeted nucleotide excision repair (NER) of DNA in five representative leukemia lineages in vitro. Isobologram analysis demonstrated that simultaneous exposure to these two drugs produced synergistic interactions in U937 and K562 cells, in which lines showed enhanced NER activity by the measurement of UV or drug-induced DNA strand break (comet assay), or quantitation of ERCC1 mRNA (RT-PCR), a key enzyme for NER. Histone γH2AX formation was synergistically induced, but no such formation was observed after exposure to either agent alone in K562 cells. In summary, we synergistically inhibited the NER activity of leukemia cells by treating them with a combination of F-araA and carboplatin, suggesting that this combinatory regimen could be used as a novel salvage therapy for refractory or drug-resistant lymphoma.
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Harel S, Fermé C, Poirot C. Management of fertility in patients treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma. Haematologica 2011; 96:1692-9. [PMID: 21828120 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2011.045856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The risk of developing premature ovarian failure and azoospermia is a major concern in long-term survivors treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma. Alkylating chemotherapy containing procarbazine and/or cyclophosphamide causes prolonged azoospermia in 90-100% of men and premature ovarian failure in 5-25% of women under the age of 30. The risk of infertility increases with the cumulative dose of alkylating agents and the risk is high after salvage therapy including conditioning and autologous or allogeneic transplantation. The doxorubicin-bleomycin-vinblastine-dacarbazine regimen is associated with a lower risk of gonadal damage; the rate of infertility is less than 10%. The risk of premature ovarian failure is limited after the doxorubicin-bleomycin-vinblastine-dacarbazine regimen. However, age is an important factor; women over 30 years of age are at a much higher risk of ovarian failure. Semen cryopreservation should be routinely offered, especially before initial treatment with bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, prednisolone or salvage therapy with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous transplantation. For women with a stable partner, in vitro fertilization for embryo cryopreservation is a routine procedure but can only be offered to a small number of patients and requires a delay in treatment initiation for at least four weeks. Cryopreservation of mature or immature oocytes remains experimental. Ovarian tissue cryopreservation is promising but has so far resulted in only a small number of pregnancies and births. This method, usually involving the removal of an entire ovary, is only proposed before treatment leading to a high risk of infertility. Analogs of LHRH were investigated in order to preserve fertility in women but are not recommended in the absence of studies demonstrating their effectiveness. The risk of secondary infertility should be discussed with patients from the time of the diagnosis and requires multidisciplinary collaboration between hematologists and Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART) teams.
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- Stephanie Harel
- Service d’Immuno-Hématologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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Eichenauer DA, Fuchs M, Borchmann P, Engert A. Hodgkin's lymphoma: current treatment strategies and novel approaches. Expert Rev Hematol 2011; 1:63-73. [PMID: 21083007 DOI: 10.1586/17474086.1.1.63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Approximately 80% of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) patients achieve long-term remission after primary chemotherapy or chemo/radiotherapy. Despite these excellent results, further treatment improvement is necessary. HL therapy is associated with severe acute and long-term toxicities. Thus, a major aim of clinical HL research is to evaluate novel schemes that are less toxic than current standard regimens without being less effective. Another focus is the treatment of patients with multiple relapses. Standard treatment for these patients has not yet been defined, and their prognosis is still poor. Reduced-intensity conditioning allogeneic stem cell transplantation was recently shown to be effective in carefully selected young chemosensitive patients. Furthermore, new strategies such as antibody- and small-molecule-based therapy have demonstrated encouraging results in preclinical studies and the first clinical trials.
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- Dennis A Eichenauer
- First Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50924 Cologne, Germany.
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Richardson SE, McNamara C. The Management of Classical Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Past, Present, and Future. Adv Hematol 2011; 2011:865870. [PMID: 21687653 PMCID: PMC3112512 DOI: 10.1155/2011/865870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2010] [Accepted: 11/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The management of classical Hodgkin's lymphoma (CHL) is a success story of modern multi-agent haemato-oncology. Prior to the middle of the twentieth century CHL was fatal in the majority of cases. Introduction of single agent radiotherapy (RT) demonstrated for the first time that these patients could be cured. Developments in chemotherapy including the mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine and prednisolone (MOPP) and Adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine (ABVD) regimens have resulted in cure rates of over 80%. Even in relapse, CHL patients can be salvaged with high dose chemotherapy and autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT). Challenges remain, however, in finding new strategies to manage the small number of patients who continue to relapse or progress. In addition, the young age of many Hodgkin's patients forces difficult decisions in balancing the benefit of early disease control against the survival disadvantage of late toxicity. In this article we aim to summarise past trials, define the current standard of care and appraise future developments in the management of CHL.
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- Department of Haematology, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2TB, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2TB, UK
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Camus M, Hainaut-Wierzbicka E, Levillain P, Saulnier JP, Lopez L, Guillet G. Réaction cutanée sévère avec mucite au cours d’une chimiothérapie de type MINE. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2011; 138:307-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2010.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2010] [Revised: 10/06/2010] [Accepted: 11/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sibon D, Ertault M, Al Nawakil C, de Bazelaire C, Franchi P, Brière J, de Kerviler E, Beranger N, Thieblemont C, Brice P. Combined ifosfamide, etoposide and oxalipatin chemotherapy, a low-toxicity regimen for first-relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma after ABVD/EBVP: a prospective monocentre study on 34 patients. Br J Haematol 2011; 153:191-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08594.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma is a challenging problem for clinicians who treat hematologic malignancies. The standard management of these patients should include the use of salvage chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) in patients who are chemotherapy sensitive. Open issues in this area include the role of functional imaging, the specific chemotherapy regimen to be used before ASCT, and the role of consolidative radiotherapy. Some patients will not be eligible for ASCT, and alternative approaches with conventional chemotherapy alone or with salvage radiotherapy should be considered. Prognostic factors for relapsed/refractory disease have been identified but generally are not used as a part of risk-adapted therapy. Allogeneic transplantation may offer the potential of a graft-versus-lymphoma effect, but this therapy has significant toxicity and results in few long-term disease-free survivors; hence, it should only be offered in the context of disease-specific clinical trials. An expanding list of novel drugs has exhibited promising single-agent activity. Patients have effective options beyond primary therapy, and continued progress through controlled trials remains a tangible goal in the treatment of relapsed and refractory disease.
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Dougherty DW, Friedberg JW. Gemcitabine and other new cytotoxic drugs: will any find their way into primary therapy? Curr Hematol Malig Rep 2010; 5:148-56. [PMID: 20437115 DOI: 10.1007/s11899-010-0054-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Primary treatment for classic Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) remains highly effective with chemotherapy alone or combined-modality therapy. The limitations of therapy have been related to toxicity and efficacy in subsets of patients. The introduction of a number of new and novel cytotoxic agents has provided opportunities for investigating their use in the treatment of HL. This article briefly reviews current primary treatment strategies for HL and examines the existing data for both new cytotoxic agents and other selected novel agents in the treatment of HL.
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- David W Dougherty
- James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 704, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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Fernández de Larrea C, Martínez C, Gaya A, López-Guillermo A, Rovira M, Fernández-Avilés F, Lozano M, Bosch F, Esteve J, Nomdedeu B, Montserrat E, Carreras E. Salvage chemotherapy with alternating MINE–ESHAP regimen in relapsed or refractory Hodgkin’s lymphoma followed by autologous stem-cell transplantation. Ann Oncol 2010; 21:1211-1216. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdp487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Non-Hodgkin (NHL) and Hodgkin (HL) lymphomas are represented prominently in the adolescent and young adult (AYA) population. These diseases represent 11% of total cancer diagnoses in children, 4% in those 40 years of age and older, and 13% in AYA (aged 15-39 years). Although age-adjusted incidence rates of NHL increase with age, the more aggressive lymphomas are seen more commonly in the younger population with a transition to low-grade, indolent subtypes as the population ages. Burkitt lymphoma, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, lymphoblastic lymphoma, and anaplastic large cell lymphoma make up the most common subtypes in the AYA population, although within the subgroup age 30-39 years, follicular lymphoma becomes more prominent. As a result, much of the armamentarium in the treatment of aggressive NHL and HL in adults is based on data from pediatric clinical trials. There are obvious limitations to this approach. It is vital that we gain a more thorough understanding of the biology and therapeutic responsiveness of NHL and HL in the AYA population. Thus, we must leverage the large prospective and retrospective trials that have been completed to date and redirect our approaches to cancer care in this unique population. We review the epidemiological data on NHL and HL from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results registries as a cornerstone for a comparative analysis of therapeutic outcomes available in this population.
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Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is a clonal lymphoid malignancy that affects over 7000 patients in the United States annually. The disease remains one of the great success stories in the recent history of cancer treatment. More than 80% of HL patients will be expected to be long-term survivors because of recent advances in radiation therapy and combined chemotherapy. However, for the subset of patients who relapse after initial therapy, HL remains a challenging disease. Indeed, for patients who relapse after salvage high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplant, effective therapeutic options remain limited, and further new therapies are warranted. This article provides a review of the current literature regarding salvage therapy for HL.
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Thariat J, Vandenbos F, Fontaine D, Gastaud L, Peyrottes I, Thyss A. Cerebellar relapse of Hodgkin lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2009; 50:659-62. [DOI: 10.1080/10428190902730235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Oki Y, Younes A. Current role of gemcitabine in the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2009; 49:883-9. [DOI: 10.1080/10428190801911704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Arakelyan N, Berthou C, Desablens B, de Guibert S, Delwail V, Moles MP, Quittet P, Jais JP, Colonna P, Andrieu JM. Early versus late intensification for patients with high-risk Hodgkin lymphoma-3 Cycles of intensive chemotherapy plus low-dose lymph node radiation therapy versus 4 cycles of combined doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine plus myeloablative chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation. Cancer 2008; 113:3323-30. [DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Morschhauser F, Brice P, Fermé C, Diviné M, Salles G, Bouabdallah R, Sebban C, Voillat L, Casasnovas O, Stamatoullas A, Bouabdallah K, André M, Jais JP, Cazals-Hatem D, Gisselbrecht C. Risk-adapted salvage treatment with single or tandem autologous stem-cell transplantation for first relapse/refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma: results of the prospective multicenter H96 trial by the GELA/SFGM study group. J Clin Oncol 2008; 26:5980-7. [PMID: 19018090 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.15.5887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE A prospective multicenter trial evaluated a risk-adapted salvage treatment with single or tandem autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT) for 245 Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) patients who experience treatment failure with first-line therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Poor-risk patients (150 with primary refractory disease or > or = two of the following risk factors at first relapse: time to relapse < 12 months, stage III or IV at relapse, and relapse within previously irradiated sites) or intermediate-risk patients (95 with one risk factor at relapse) were eligible for tandem or single ASCT, respectively. RESULTS Among poor-risk patients, 105 (70%), including 30 of 55 with cytoreductive chemotherapy-resistant disease, received tandem ASCT, whereas 92 intermediate-risk patients (97%) received single ASCT. According to intent-to-treat analysis, the 5-year freedom from second failure and overall survival (OS) estimates were 73% and 85%, respectively, for the intermediate-risk group and 46% and 57%, respectively, for the poor-risk group. Outcomes were similar for primary refractory and poor-risk/relapsed HL. For patients with chemotherapy-resistant disease, the 46% 5-year OS rate achieved with tandem ASCT compares favorably with the previously reported 30%. Outcomes for partial and complete responders to cytoreduction receiving tandem ASCT did not differ significantly and were better than those previously reported for partial responders receiving single ASCT, but not superior to those reported for complete responders receiving single ASCT. Six poor-risk patients (4%) died from toxicity. CONCLUSION Single ASCT is appropriate for intermediate-risk patients. For poor-risk patients, our results suggest a benefit of tandem ASCT for half of the patients with chemotherapy-resistant disease and partial responders, but not for complete responders to cytoreductive chemotherapy.
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- Franck Morschhauser
- Service des Maladies du Sang, Hôpital Huriez, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Lille, rue Michel Polonovski, 59037 Lille Cedex, France.
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Tuffaha HW, Treish IM, Zaru L. The use and effectiveness of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in primary prophylaxis for febrile neutropenia in the outpatient setting. J Oncol Pharm Pract 2008; 14:131-8. [DOI: 10.1177/1078155208091249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objectives. To conduct a drug utilization review (DUR) on the use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and to study the effectiveness of this agent in preventing the incidence of febrile neutropenia (FN). Methods. Outpatients to whom G-CSF was dispensed were identified and their actual medical records were reviewed to verify patients who received G-CSF for primary prophylaxis. Literature was reviewed to determine the expected incidence and risk of FN for chemotherapy regimens used, and the compliance of prescribers with the institutional guidelines was evaluated. After that, the proportion of patients who developed FN was identified and compared to the expected incidence from literature. Data analysis was performed on the outcome of patient-cycle. Results. Of the 99 patient-cycles, 53 (53%) were compliant with guidelines whereas 46 (47%) were not. FN developed in 12 (12.1%, 95% CI = 5.7, 18.5) while the expected average incidence of FN was 32.7%. Eleven (21%, 95% CI = 10.1, 32.2) of the 53 patient-cycles that were compliant with guidelines developed FN, whereas one patient among the non-compliant group developed FN (2%, 95% CI = 0.0, 6.2). The expected incidence of FN was 42.9 and 21.5%, in the compliant group, and noncompliant group, respectively. Based on expected FN rates, the respective reduction in the incidence of FN was 51, and 90%. Conclusions. Lack of adherence to institutional guidelines was noticed in G-CSF prescribing. Reasons behind poor compliance with the guidelines must be verified and resolved. Prophylactic G-CSF is effective in reducing the incidence of FN; however, further research in a larger population is warranted to confirm these findings. J Oncol Pharm Practice (2008) 14: 131—138.
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- Department of Pharmacy, King Hussein Cancer Center, P.O. Box 1269 Aljubeiha, Amman, 11941 Jordan
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- Department of Pharmacy, King Hussein Cancer Center, P.O. Box 1269 Aljubeiha, Amman, 11941 Jordan,
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- Department of Pharmacy, King Hussein Cancer Center, P.O. Box 1269 Aljubeiha, Amman, 11941 Jordan
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Magagnoli M, Spina M, Balzarotti M, Timofeeva I, Isa L, Michieli M, Capizzuto R, Morenghi E, Castagna L, Tirelli U, Santoro A. IGEV regimen and a fixed dose of lenograstim: an effective mobilization regimen in pretreated Hodgkin's lymphoma patients. Bone Marrow Transplant 2007; 40:1019-25. [PMID: 17906705 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We explored the efficacy of the IGEV regimen (ifosfamide, gemcitabine, vinorelbine and prednisone) combined with a fixed dose of lenograstim (263 mug/day) to mobilize peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) in 90 Hodgkin's lymphoma patients. The median total CD34+ cells/mul peak, colony-forming units granulocyte-macrophage and white blood cells for all individual collection sets were 85/mul, 12 x 10(4)/kg and 20 700/mul, respectively. An adequate number of CD34+ cells (more than 3 x 10(6) or 6 x 10(6) CD34+ cells/kg depending on whether single or tandem high-dose chemotherapy was used) were collected in 89 out of 90 (98.7%) mobilized patients, whereas the only failure reached 2.3 x 10(6) CD34+ cells/kg. The median CD34+ cell collections were 11 x 10(6)/kg (range 2.3-39 x 10(6)/kg) and 10 x 10(6)/kg (range 6-22.0 x 10(6)/kg) with a median of 1 and 2 leukaphereses for patients eligible for single high-dose treatment and for candidates for tandem transplant, respectively. Target yields were reached in 71.43 and 49.09% and additionally in 17.14 and 43.64% of cases after the first and second apheresis procedures, respectively. Hematological and non-hematological side effects were acceptable, and no toxic deaths occurred. Thirty-four patients received a single and 47 received tandem transplantation with rapid engraftment. These results confirm that the IGEV regimen with lenograstim support can be used successfully and safely to mobilize PBSCs.
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
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Hodgkin's disease is a rare malignancy that affects approximately 7,500 patients per year in the U.S., leading to an estimated 1,400 deaths. The relapse rate for this disease varies from around 5% for early-stage disease to 35% for patients with advanced disease. Patients who relapse after chemotherapy have about a 20% cure rate with conventional salvage chemotherapy. Two randomized phase III studies have shown an improved failure-free survival rate with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell support compared with conventional chemotherapy in relapsed patients. They failed to show any improvement in overall survival. For patients who experience failure with autologous transplant, the options of single-agent chemotherapy with gemcitabine, vinblastine, or vinorelbine can be used for palliation. Standard myeloablative allogeneic bone marrow transplant has a high mortality rate in this population. Allogeneic transplant regimens with reduced intensity are currently being studied in clinical trials. Further studies on the use of monoclonal antibodies and radiolabeled antibodies need to be conducted to define their role in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease.
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- Brian J Byrne
- Duke University Medical Center, Box 3841, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
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Fuchs M, Diehl V, Re D. Current strategies and new approaches in the treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma. Pathobiology 2007; 73:126-40. [PMID: 17085957 DOI: 10.1159/000095559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2006] [Accepted: 06/20/2006] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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As a result of continuous improvement in therapeutic options and their verification by large multicenter trials, Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) has become one of the best curable cancers in adults. Nowadays, about 80-90% of patients in all stages achieve long-term survival. Nevertheless, these good results are threatened by treatment-associated toxicities such as infertility, cardiopulmonary toxicity and secondary malignancies. It is therefore the aim of future trial generations both to maintain excellent treatment results and to minimize late effects. At early stages, ongoing trials ask how many cycles of ABVD-like chemotherapy are necessary and if radiation doses might be further reduced or even omitted in favorable early-stage disease. In advanced stages, new combinations of chemotherapeutic drugs with higher dose densities are tested with or without the application of consolidating radiotherapy. The treatment of patients with relapsed HL depends on previous therapies with radiotherapy, chemotherapy or high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation. For patients with multiple relapses, experimental treatment strategies include antibody- and small-molecule-based regimens. In this review we present current treatment strategies for patients with a first diagnosis of HL and relapsed HL as well as recent experimental therapeutic approaches.
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- Michael Fuchs
- Hematology and Medical Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Viani GA, Castilho MS, Novaes PE, Antonelli CG, Ferrigno R, Pellizzon CA, Fogaroli RC, Conte MA, Salvajoli JV. Chemotherapy followed by low dose radiotherapy in childhood Hodgkin's disease: retrospective analysis of results and prognostic factors. Radiat Oncol 2006; 1:38. [PMID: 17014708 PMCID: PMC1592540 DOI: 10.1186/1748-717x-1-38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2006] [Accepted: 10/02/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Purpose To report the treatment results and prognostic factors of childhood patients with Hodgkin's disease treated with chemotherapy (CT) followed by low dose radiotherapy (RT). Patients and methods This retrospective series analyzed 166 patients under 18 years old, treated from January 1985 to December 2003. Median age was 10 years (range 2–18). The male to female ratio was 2,3 : 1. Lymphonode enlargement was the most frequent clinical manifestation (68%), and the time of symptom duration was less than 6 months in 55% of the patients. In histological analysis Nodular Sclerosis was the most prevalent type (48%) followed by Mixed Celularity (34.6%). The staging group according Ann Arbor classification was: I (11.7%), II (36.4%), III (32.1%) and IV (19.8%). The standard treatment consisted of chemotherapy multiple drug combination according the period of treatment protocols vigent: ABVD in 39% (n-65) of the cases, by VEEP in 13 %(n-22), MOPP in 13 %(n-22), OPPA-13 %(n-22) and ABVD/OPPA in 22 %(n-33). Radiotherapy was device to all areas of initial presentation of disease. Dose less or equal than 21 Gy was used in 90.2% of patients with most part of them (90%) by involved field (IFRT) or mantle field. Results The OS and EFS in 10 years were 89% and 87%. Survival according to clinical stage as 94.7%, 91.3%, 82.3% and 71% for stages I to IV(p = 0,005). The OS was in 91.3% of patients who received RT and in 72.6% of patients who did not (p = 0,003). Multivariate analysis showed presence of B symptoms, no radiotherapy and advanced clinical stage to be associated with a worse prognosis. Conclusion This data demonstrating the importance of RT consolidation with low dose and reduced volume, in all clinical stage of childhood HD, producing satisfactory ten years OS and EFS. As the disease is highly curable, any data of long term follow-up should be presented in order to better direct therapy, and to identify groups of patients who would not benefit from radiation treatment.
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- Gustavo A Viani
- Department of Radiation Oncology Hospital do Câncer, SaoPaulo, Brazil
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- Department of Radiation Oncology Hospital do Câncer, SaoPaulo, Brazil
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- Department of Radiation Oncology Hospital do Câncer, SaoPaulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology Hospital do Câncer, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Radiation Oncology Hospital do Câncer, SaoPaulo, Brazil
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- Department of Radiation Oncology Hospital do Câncer, SaoPaulo, Brazil
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- Department of Radiation Oncology Hospital do Câncer, SaoPaulo, Brazil
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Guadagnolo BA, Punglia RS, Kuntz KM, Mauch PM, Ng AK. Cost-effectiveness analysis of computerized tomography in the routine follow-up of patients after primary treatment for Hodgkin's disease. J Clin Oncol 2006; 24:4116-22. [PMID: 16943528 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.07.0409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To estimate the clinical benefits and cost effectiveness of computed tomography (CT) in the follow-up of patients with complete response (CR) after treatment for Hodgkin's disease (HD). PATIENTS AND METHODS We developed a decision-analytic model to evaluate follow-up strategies for two hypothetical cohorts of 25-year-old patients with stage I-II or stage III-IV HD, treated with doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine-based chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy, respectively. We compared three strategies for observing asymptomatic patients after CR: routine annual CT for 10 years, annual CT for 5 years, or follow-up with non-CT modalities only. We used Markov models to calculate life expectancy, quality-adjusted life expectancy, and lifetime costs. Baseline probabilities, transition probabilities, and utilities were derived from published studies. Cost data were derived from the Medicare fee schedule and medical literature. We performed sensitivity analyses by varying baseline estimates. RESULTS Annual CT follow-up is associated with minimal survival benefit. With adjustments for quality of life, we found a decrement in quality-adjusted life expectancy for early-stage patients followed with CT compared with non-CT modalities. Sensitivity analyses showed annual CT for 5 years becomes more effective than non-CT follow-up if the specificity of CT is 80% or more or if the disutility associated with a false-positive CT result is less than 0.01 quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). For advanced-stage patients, annual CT for 5 years is associated with a very small quality-adjusted survival gain over non-CT follow-up with an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of 9,042,300 dollars/QALY. CONCLUSION Our analysis suggests that routine CT should not be used in the surveillance of asymptomatic patients in CR after treatment for HD.
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- Beverly A Guadagnolo
- Joint Center for Radiation Therapy/Harvard Radiation Oncology Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Approximately 7350 new cases of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) are diagnosed annually in the United States. The Incidence of HL has a bimodal pattern, with the highest incidence seen in young adults and in elderly patients. The disease is composed of 2 distinct entities: the more commonly diagnosed classical HL and the rare nodular lymphocyte-predominant HL. Classical HL includes the subgroups nodular sclerosis, mixed cellularity, lymphocyte depletion, and lymphocyte rich. Selection of the appropriate therapy Is based on accurately assessing the stage of disease. Patients with early-stage disease are treated with combined modality strategies using abbreviated courses of combination chemotherapy followed by Involved-field radiation therapy, whereas those with advanced-stage disease receive a longer course of chemotherapy without radiation therapy. Currently, more than 80% of all patients with newly diagnosed HL are expected to be long-term survivors. Although many patients respond well to initial therapies and have durable long-term remissions, a subset of patients has resistant disease and experiences relapse even after subsequent high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation. New therapies are clearly needed for these patients.
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- Stephen M Ansell
- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn 55905, USA.
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Zhang J, Tian Q, Yung Chan S, Chuen Li S, Zhou S, Duan W, Zhu YZ. Metabolism and transport of oxazaphosphorines and the clinical implications. Drug Metab Rev 2006; 37:611-703. [PMID: 16393888 DOI: 10.1080/03602530500364023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
The oxazaphosphorines including cyclophosphamide (CPA), ifosfamide (IFO), and trofosfamide represent an important group of therapeutic agents due to their substantial antitumor and immuno-modulating activity. CPA is widely used as an anticancer drug, an immunosuppressant, and for the mobilization of hematopoetic progenitor cells from the bone marrow into peripheral blood prior to bone marrow transplantation for aplastic anemia, leukemia, and other malignancies. New oxazaphosphorines derivatives have been developed in an attempt to improve selectivity and response with reduced toxicity. These derivatives include mafosfamide (NSC 345842), glufosfamide (D19575, beta-D-glucosylisophosphoramide mustard), NSC 612567 (aldophosphamide perhydrothiazine), and NSC 613060 (aldophosphamide thiazolidine). This review highlights the metabolism and transport of these oxazaphosphorines (mainly CPA and IFO, as these two oxazaphosphorine drugs are the most widely used alkylating agents) and the clinical implications. Both CPA and IFO are prodrugs that require activation by hepatic cytochrome P450 (CYP)-catalyzed 4-hydroxylation, yielding cytotoxic nitrogen mustards capable of reacting with DNA molecules to form crosslinks and lead to cell apoptosis and/or necrosis. Such prodrug activation can be enhanced within tumor cells by the CYP-based gene directed-enzyme prodrug therapy (GDEPT) approach. However, those newly synthesized oxazaphosphorine derivatives such as glufosfamide, NSC 612567 and NSC 613060, do not need hepatic activation. They are activated through other enzymatic and/or non-enzymatic pathways. For example, both NSC 612567 and NSC 613060 can be activated by plain phosphodiesterase (PDEs) in plasma and other tissues or by the high-affinity nuclear 3'-5' exonucleases associated with DNA polymerases, such as DNA polymerases and epsilon. The alternative CYP-catalyzed inactivation pathway by N-dechloroethylation generates the neurotoxic and nephrotoxic byproduct chloroacetaldehyde (CAA). Various aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs) and glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are involved in the detoxification of oxazaphosphorine metabolites. The metabolism of oxazaphosphorines is auto-inducible, with the activation of the orphan nuclear receptor pregnane X receptor (PXR) being the major mechanism. Oxazaphosphorine metabolism is affected by a number of factors associated with the drugs (e.g., dosage, route of administration, chirality, and drug combination) and patients (e.g., age, gender, renal and hepatic function). Several drug transporters, such as breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP), multidrug resistance associated proteins (MRP1, MRP2, and MRP4) are involved in the active uptake and efflux of parental oxazaphosphorines, their cytotoxic mustards and conjugates in hepatocytes and tumor cells. Oxazaphosphorine metabolism and transport have a major impact on pharmacokinetic variability, pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic relationship, toxicity, resistance, and drug interactions since the drug-metabolizing enzymes and drug transporters involved are key determinants of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of oxazaphosphorines. A better understanding of the factors that affect the metabolism and transport of oxazaphosphorines is important for their optional use in cancer chemotherapy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jing Zhang
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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