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Neppelenbroek SIM, Geurts YM, Aleman BMP, Lugtenburg PJ, Rademakers SE, de Weijer RJ, Schippers MGA, Ta BDP, Plattel WJ, Zijlstra JM, van der Maazen RWM, Nijziel MR, Ong F, Schimmel EC, Posthuma EFM, Kersten MJ, Böhmer LH, Muller K, Koene HR, Te Boome LCJ, Bilgin YM, de Jongh E, Janus CPM, van Leeuwen FE, Schaapveld M. Doxorubicin Exposure and Breast Cancer Risk in Survivors of Adolescent and Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 2024; 42:1903-1913. [PMID: 38359378 DOI: 10.1200/jco.23.01386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
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PURPOSE Female Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivors treated with chest radiotherapy (RT) at a young age have a strongly increased risk of breast cancer (BC). Studies in childhood cancer survivors have shown that doxorubicin exposure may also increase BC risk. Although doxorubicin is the cornerstone of HL chemotherapy, the association between doxorubicin and BC risk has not been examined in HL survivors treated at adult ages. METHODS We assessed BC risk in a cohort of 1,964 female 5-year HL survivors, treated at age 15-50 years in 20 Dutch hospitals between 1975 and 2008. We calculated standardized incidence ratios, absolute excess risks, and cumulative incidences. Doxorubicin exposure was analyzed using multivariable Cox regression analyses. RESULTS After a median follow-up of 21.6 years (IQR, 15.8-27.1 years), 252 women had developed invasive BC or ductal carcinoma in situ. The 30-year cumulative incidence was 20.8% (95% CI, 18.2 to 23.4). Survivors treated with a cumulative doxorubicin dose of >200 mg/m2 had a 1.5-fold increased BC risk (95% CI, 1.08 to 2.1), compared with survivors not treated with doxorubicin. BC risk increased 1.18-fold (95% CI, 1.05 to 1.32) per additional 100 mg/m2 doxorubicin (Ptrend = .004). The risk increase associated with doxorubicin (yes v no) was not modified by age at first treatment (hazard ratio [HR]age <21 years, 1.5 [95% CI, 0.9 to 2.6]; HRage ≥21 years, 1.3 [95% CI, 0.9 to 1.9) or chest RT (HRwithout mantle/axillary field RT, 1.9 [95% CI, 1.06 to 3.3]; HRwith mantle/axillary field RT, 1.2 [95% CI, 0.8 to 1.8]). CONCLUSION This study shows that treatment with doxorubicin is associated with increased BC risk in both adolescent and adult HL survivors. Our results have implications for BC surveillance guidelines for HL survivors and treatment strategies for patients with newly diagnosed HL.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, Location Vrije Universiteit, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Catharina Cancer Institute, Department of Hemato-Oncology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Radiotherapiegroep, Arnhem, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Location University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Haga Teaching Hospital, Den Haag, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Radiotherapiegroep, Deventer, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Haaglanden Medical Center, Den Haag, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Admiraal De Ruyter Hospital, Goes, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Kuczmarski TM, Lynch RC. Managing common toxicities associated with checkpoint inhibitor and chemotherapy combinations for untreated classic Hodgkin lymphoma. Br J Haematol 2024. [PMID: 38698683 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.19478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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Combination checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) and chemotherapy is an effective and safe treatment strategy for patients with untreated classic Hodgkin lymphoma. Recent studies of programmed cell death protein 1 inhibitors combined with doxorubicin, vinblastine and dacarbazine have demonstrated high overall and complete response rates. This combination has a unique toxicity profile that should be managed appropriately so as not to compromise treatment efficacy. Common toxicities include rash, hepatoxicity, neutropenia and thyroid dysfunction. Here, we present four cases and the management strategies around such toxicities. In addition, we highlight key clinical decision-making around the administration of subsequent doses of CPI and chemotherapy.
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- Thomas M Kuczmarski
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Rosenbrock J, Kaul H, Oertel M, Celik E, Linde P, Fan J, Eichenauer DA, Bröckelmann PJ, von Tresckow B, Kobe C, Dietlein M, Fuchs M, Borchmann P, Eich HT, Baues C. Involved-site Radiation Therapy is Equally Effective and Less Toxic Than Involved-field Radiation Therapy in Patients Receiving Combined Modality Treatment for Early-stage Unfavorable Hodgkin Lymphoma-An Analysis of the Randomized Phase 3 HD17 Trial of the German Hodgkin Study Group. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2024:S0360-3016(24)00514-5. [PMID: 38631539 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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PURPOSE Combined modality treatment with chemotherapy followed by consolidation radiation therapy (RT) provides excellent outcomes for patients with early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma. The international standard of care for consolidation RT, involved-site/involved-node radiation therapy (ISRT/INRT), has never been evaluated in a randomized phase 3 trial against the former standard involved-field radiation therapy (IFRT). METHODS AND MATERIALS In the multicenter phase 3 GHSG (German Hodgkin Study Group) HD17 trial, patients with early-stage unfavorable Hodgkin lymphoma were randomized between the standard Combined modality treatment group and a positron-emission tomography (PET)-guided group. In the standard group, patients received 2 cycles of escalated bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone (eBEACOPP) and 2 cycles of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD) followed by 30 Gy IFRT. In the experimental group, patients received no further therapy if postchemotherapy PET was negative and 30 Gy GHSG INRT, comparable to and therefore termed here ISRT, if PET was positive. Here, we analyze the interim PET-positive patients in a post hoc analysis, and therefore the randomized comparison of IFRT versus INRT/ISRT. RESULTS A total of 1100 patients were randomized, of which 311 had a positive PET after chemotherapy. Kaplan-Meier estimates of 4-year progression-free survival were 96.8% (95% CI, 91.6%-98.8%) in the IFRT group and 95.4% (95% CI, 89.9%-97.9%; HR, 1.40; 95% CI, 0.44-4.42) in the ISRT group. The pattern of recurrence analyses indicated that none of the cases of disease progression or recurrence in the ISRT group would have been prevented by the use of IFRT. Acute grade 3/4 toxicities occurred in 8.5% of IFRT patients and 2.6% of ISRT patients (P = .03). CONCLUSIONS For the first time, consolidation INRT/ISRT was randomly compared with IFRT in a phase 3 trial. Regarding progression-free survival, no advantage of IFRT could be demonstrated. In summary, our data confirm the status of INRT/ISRT as the current standard of care.
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- Johannes Rosenbrock
- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG); Department of Radiation Oncology and Cyberknife Center, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG); Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Cyberknife Center, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Cyberknife Center, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Cyberknife Center, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG); Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG); Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG); Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG); Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG); Department of Radiation Oncology, Marienhospital Herne, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Vassilakopoulos TP, Arapaki M, Diamantopoulos PT, Liaskas A, Panitsas F, Siakantaris MP, Dimou M, Kokoris SI, Sachanas S, Belia M, Chatzidimitriou C, Konstantinou EA, Asimakopoulos JV, Petevi K, Boutsikas G, Kanellopoulos A, Piperidou A, Lefaki ME, Georgopoulou A, Kopsaftopoulou A, Zerzi K, Drandakis I, Dimopoulou MN, Kyrtsonis MC, Tsaftaridis P, Plata E, Variamis E, Tsourouflis G, Kontopidou FN, Konstantopoulos K, Pangalis GA, Panayiotidis P, Angelopoulou MK. Prognostic Impact of Serum β 2-Microglobulin Levels in Hodgkin Lymphoma Treated with ABVD or Equivalent Regimens: A Comprehensive Analysis of 915 Patients. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:238. [PMID: 38254729 PMCID: PMC10813286 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16020238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
The significance of serum beta-2 microglobulin (sβ2m) in Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is controversial. We analyzed 915 patients with HL, who were treated with ABVD or equivalent regimens with or without radiotherapy. Sβ2m levels were measured by a radioimmunoassay (upper normal limit 2.4 mg/L). Sequential cutoffs (1.8-3.0 by 0.1 mg/L increments, 3.5 and 4.0 mg/L) were tested along with ROC analysis. The median sβ2m levels were 2.20 mg/L and were elevated (>2.4 mg/L) in 383/915 patients (41.9%). Higher sβ2m was associated with inferior freedom from progression (FFP) at all tested cutoffs. The best cutoff was 2.0 mg/L (10-year FFP 83% vs. 70%, p = 0.001), which performed better than the 2.4 mg/L cutoff ("normal versus high"). In multivariate analysis, sβ2m > 2.0 mg/L was an independent adverse prognostic factor in the whole patient population. In multivariate overall survival analysis, sβ2m levels were predictive at 2.0 mg/L cutoff in the whole patient population and in advanced stages. Similarly, sβ2m > 2.0 mg/L independently predicted inferior HL-specific survival in the whole patient population. Our data suggest that higher sβ2m is an independent predictor of outcome in HL but the optimal cutoff lies within the normal limits (i.e., at 2.0 mg/L) in this predominantly young patient population, performing much better than a "normal versus high" cutoff set at 2.4 mg/L.
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- Theodoros P. Vassilakopoulos
- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (P.T.D.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- First Department of Internal Medicine Propedeutic, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (P.T.D.)
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- Second Department of Surgery Propedeutic, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Ippokration General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece;
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, 17 Ag. Thoma Str., 11527 Athens, Greece; (M.A.); (M.D.); (M.B.); (C.C.); (E.A.K.); (J.V.A.); (A.K.); (P.T.); (M.K.A.)
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Al-Juhaishi T, Ahmed S. Management of limited-stage Hodgkin lymphoma. HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2023; 2023:500-509. [PMID: 38066938 PMCID: PMC10905319 DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2023000511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a rare type of B-cell malignancy with bimodal age distribution targeting young adults and elderly. Prognostic models are available to identify risk of recurrence and response to treatment. Currently, positron emission tomography scanning is most useful in optimizing therapy. Outcomes are generally excellent with standard chemotherapy or combined modality therapy. Balancing efficacy and the risk of late effects in Hodgkin lymphoma is essential, including early detection of potential complications. Incorporation of novel therapies such as brentuximab vedotin and checkpoint inhibitors are being explored in the frontline setting, having already demonstrated improved survival and tolerable toxicity in advanced HL. Furthermore, the addition of these agents have the potential to transform treatment paradigms for early-stage HL and may result in improved outcomes with decreased risks of late toxicities that continue to afflict long-term survivors. However, the patient population, sequencing, and combinations with cytotoxic chemotherapy all remain still standing questions as results of current and upcoming randomized trials are awaited. In this article, we discuss the current data on the approach to initial treatment of early-stage classical HL, review toxicity profiles, and examine upcoming novel therapy trials.
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- University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Evens AM. Hodgkin lymphoma treatment for older persons in the modern era. HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2023; 2023:483-499. [PMID: 38066840 PMCID: PMC10727079 DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2023000449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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There has been a renewed effort globally in the study of older Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients, generating a multitude of new data. For prognostication, advancing age, comorbidities, altered functional status, Hispanic ethnicity, and lack of dose intensity (especially without anthracycline) portend inferior survival. Geriatric assessments (GA), including activities of daily living (ADL) and comorbidities, should be objectively measured in all patients. In addition, proactive multidisciplinary medical management is recommended (eg, geriatrics, cardiology, primary care), and pre-phase therapy should be considered for most patients. Treatment for fit older HL patients should be given with curative intent, including anthracyclines, and bleomycin should be minimized (or avoided). Brentuximab vedotin given sequentially before and after doxorubicin, vinblastine, dacarbazine (AVD) chemotherapy for untreated patients is tolerable and effective, and frontline checkpoint inhibitor/AVD platforms are rapidly emerging. Therapy for patients who are unfit or frail, whether due to comorbidities and/or ADL loss, is less clear and should be individualized with consideration of attenuated anthracycline-based therapy versus lower-intensity regimens with inclusion of brentuximab vedotin +/- checkpoint inhibitors. For all patients, there should be clinical vigilance with close monitoring for treatment-related toxicities, including neurotoxicity, cardiopulmonary, and infectious complications. Finally, active surveillance for "postacute" complications 1 to 10 years post therapy, especially cardiac disease, is needed for cured patients. Altogether, therapy for older HL patients should include anthracycline-based therapy in most cases, and novel targeted agents should continue to be integrated into treatment paradigms, with more research needed on how best to utilize GAs for treatment decisions.
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- Andrew M. Evens
- Division of Blood Disorders, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
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Feraco AM, Zhou Y, Zheng Y, Marks LJ, Friedmann A, Weinstein HJ, Link MP, Flerlage JE. Disease site number was not prognostic in a low-risk Hodgkin lymphoma combined modality trial: revisiting PHC HOD90. Blood Adv 2023; 7:6665-6667. [PMID: 37647596 PMCID: PMC10637876 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023010944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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- Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Stanford Children’s Health, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, MA
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- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, MA
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- Stanford Children’s Health, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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Núñez-García B, Clemente MB, Sánchez JC, Royuela A, Ibargüen BCSD, Méndez M, López-Ibor JV, Martínez M, Traseira C, Garitaonaindia Y, Aguado R, Calvo V, Torrente M, Parejo C, Provencio Z, Provencio M. Long-term outcomes in Hodgkin lymphoma survivors. Temporary trends and comparison with general population. Hematol Oncol 2023; 41:407-414. [PMID: 36934306 DOI: 10.1002/hon.3131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/20/2023]
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The high cure rates of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) make this oncological disease among those with the greatest number of long-term survivors. This single-institution study including 383 HL patients with up to 45 years of follow-up, analyses the morbidity and mortality of this population after treatments in comparison with the overall Spanish population, and investigates whether it has changed over time stratifying by periods of time, as a consequence of therapeutic optimization. The median age was 34.8 years (range 15-87) with median overall survival of 30 years, significantly higher in women (HR 0.58, 95% CI 0.42-0.79) (p = 0.0002). 185 late-stage diseases were noted (35% patients), cardiovascular disease (CVD) being the most frequent (23.2%). 30% of patients developed at least one second malignant neoplasm (SMN) to give a total of 174 SMNs. 20.9% of the patients died from HL and 67.0% died from non-HL causes (32.2% from SMN, 17% from CVD). The overall standardized mortality ratio (SMR) was 3.57 (95% CI: 3.0-4.2), with striking values of 7.73 (95% CI: 5.02-8.69) and of 14.75 (95% CI: 11.38-19.12) for women and patients <30 years at diagnosis, respectively. Excluding HL as the cause of death, the SMRs of those diagnosed before 2000 and from 2000 were proved to be similar (3.88 vs 2.73), maintaining in this last period an unacceptable excess of mortality due to secondary toxicity in patients cured of HL. Our study confirm that HL treatment substantially reduces the life expectancy of patients cured of HL. In recent periods, despite therapeutic optimization, deaths from toxicity continue to occur, mainly from CVD and SMN. Risk-factor monitoring should be intensified, prevention programs developed, and therapeutic optimization of LH investigated, especially in two vulnerable groups: those aged <30 years at diagnosis, and women.
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- Beatriz Núñez-García
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Biostatistics Unit, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, IDIPHISA. CIBERESP, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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Munir F, Hardit V, Sheikh IN, AlQahtani S, He J, Cuglievan B, Hosing C, Tewari P, Khazal S. Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma: From Past to Future-A Comprehensive Review of Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Advances. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10095. [PMID: 37373245 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241210095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Hodgkin lymphoma, a hematological malignancy of lymphoid origin that typically arises from germinal-center B cells, has an excellent overall prognosis. However, the treatment of patients who relapse or develop resistant disease still poses a substantial clinical and research challenge, even though current risk-adapted and response-based treatment techniques produce overall survival rates of over 95%. The appearance of late malignancies after the successful cure of primary or relapsed disease continues to be a major concern, mostly because of high survival rates. Particularly in pediatric HL patients, the chance of developing secondary leukemia is manifold compared to that in the general pediatric population, and the prognosis for patients with secondary leukemia is much worse than that for patients with other hematological malignancies. Therefore, it is crucial to develop clinically useful biomarkers to stratify patients according to their risk of late malignancies and determine which require intense treatment regimens to maintain the ideal balance between maximizing survival rates and avoiding late consequences. In this article, we review HL's epidemiology, risk factors, staging, molecular and genetic biomarkers, and treatments for children and adults, as well as treatment-related adverse events and the late development of secondary malignancies in patients with the disease.
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- Faryal Munir
- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- CARTOX Program, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Department of Pediatrics-Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- CARTOX Program, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- CARTOX Program, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Moreno Berggren D, Garelius H, Willner Hjelm P, Nilsson L, Rasmussen B, Weibull CE, Lambe M, Lehmann S, Hellström-Lindberg E, Jädersten M, Ejerblad E. Therapy-related MDS dissected based on primary disease and treatment-a nationwide perspective. Leukemia 2023; 37:1103-1112. [PMID: 36928008 PMCID: PMC10169633 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-023-01864-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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In this population-based study, we aimed to characterize and compare subgroups of therapy-related Myelodysplastic syndromes (t-MDS) and define the implications of type of previous treatment and primary disease. We combined data from MDS patients, diagnosed between 2009 and 2017 (n = 2705), in the nationwide Swedish MDS register, with several health registers. Furthermore, using matched population controls, we investigated the prevalence of antecedent malignancies in MDS patients in comparison with the general population. This first ever nationwide study on t-MDS confirms a shorter median survival for t-MDS compared to de novo MDS (15.8 months vs 31.1 months, p < 0.001). T-MDS patients previously treated with radiation only had disease characteristics with a striking resemblance to de novo-MDS, in sharp contrast to patients treated with chemotherapy who had a significantly higher risk profile. IPSS-R and the WHO classification differentiated t-MDS into different risk groups. As compared with controls, MDS patients had a six-fold increased prevalence of a previous hematological malignancy but only a 34% increased prevalence of a previous solid tumor. T-MDS patients with a previous hematological malignancy had a dismal prognosis, due both to mortality related to their primary disease and to high-risk MDS.
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- Daniel Moreno Berggren
- Department of Medical Science, Section of Hematology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Section of Hematology and Coagulation, Department of Specialist Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm and Regional Cancer Center Central Sweden, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Science, Section of Hematology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet and Department of Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet and Department of Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet and Department of Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Science, Section of Hematology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Kosydar S, Ansell SM. Long-term outcomes for patients with Hodgkin lymphoma at increased risk of progression or relapse. Leuk Lymphoma 2023; 64:5-17. [PMID: 36215148 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2131422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Although advancements in the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma have enabled many patients to be cured of their disease, about half of patients who relapse or experience refractory disease ultimately fail treatment, even after autologous stem cell transplant. Risk stratification is crucial to enable escalation of therapy in patients at increased risk for progression while allowing for less intensive therapy in lower risk groups. Utilization of clinical factors to inform risk scores was common practice, but this historical approach has been supplemented by PET/CT risk adapted management. Long-term outcomes of high-risk patients have improved over the decades with advancements in therapy and emergence of novel agents including antibody-drug conjugates and immune checkpoint inhibitors, yet further research is urgently needed. Herein, we review long-term outcomes of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma at increased risk for progression or relapse and discuss limitations of current risk strategies.
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- Samuel Kosydar
- Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Weil CR, Parsons MJ, Hutten RJ, Lew FH, Johnson SB, Gaffney DK, Tao R. Patterns of care and outcomes of early stage I-II Hodgkin lymphoma treated with or without radiation therapy. Leuk Lymphoma 2022; 63:2847-2857. [PMID: 35904407 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2105325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Omission of radiotherapy in the upfront management of early-stage classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) has become more common with time. We report patterns of care and outcomes of stage I-II cHL treated with chemotherapy (CT) only versus CT and radiotherapy (combined modality therapy, CMT). From the National Cancer Database, we identified 28,327 early-stage cHL patients treated with CT (n = 15,798) or CMT (n = 12,529) from 2004 to 2018. CMT utilization declined over the period from 58% to 34%. With median follow-up of 6.2 years, the 5- and 10-year overall survival for CT versus CMT was 93.3% versus 96.9% (p < 0.001) and 88.7% versus 93.5% (p < 0.001), respectively. On multivariable analysis, uninsured (OR 0.75, p < 0.001) and Black patients (OR 0.86, p = 0.02) were less likely to receive CMT, and treatment with CT was predictive of death (OR 2.0, p < 0.001). This report highlights real-world outcomes in early-stage cHL, with worse survival with CT and notable disparities in CMT utilization.
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- Christopher R Weil
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Ansell SM. Hodgkin lymphoma: 2023 update on diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management. Am J Hematol 2022; 97:1478-1488. [PMID: 36215668 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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DISEASE OVERVIEW Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon B-cell lymphoid malignancy affecting 8540 new patients annually and representing approximately 10% 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. However, newer agents, including brentuximab vedotin and anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1) antibodies, are now being incorporated into frontline 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, non-myeloablative allogeneic transplant, or participation in a clinical trial should be considered.
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Shbib Dabaja B, Boyce-Fappiano D, Dong W, Damron E, Fang P, Gunther J, Rodriguez MA, Strati P, Steiner R, Nair R, Lee H, Abou Yehia Z, Shihadeh F, Pinnix C, Ng AK. Second Malignancies in Patients with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: Half a Century of Experience. Clin Transl Radiat Oncol 2022; 35:64-69. [PMID: 35601797 PMCID: PMC9121058 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctro.2022.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Purpose Therapeutic improvements for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (HL) has resulted in excellent survival outcomes. Thus, patients are increasing susceptible to developing secondary malignancy (SM) a feared iatrogenic complication. Materials & Methods We evaluated the SM risk in a cohort of patients with HL treated over a 50-year period. In total, 1653 patients were treated for HL from 1956 to 2009 at a tertiary-cancer-center. A cumulative incidence function was used to quantify SM risk and the Fine and Gray competing risk model was used to identify disease and treatment related correlates. Results Two-hundred-ninety patients (19%) developed SMs. Paradoxically, SM risk was higher in the modern era with 20-year cumulative incidence rates of 11.1%, 11.9%, 17% and 21.8%, for patients treated <1970, 1971–1986, 1986–1995 and 1996–2009, respectively. We hypothesized that the disproportionately high rate of early deaths in the early era may skew the assessment of SM risks, a much-delayed event. When the analysis was restricted to patients with early-stage favorable HL treated >1980, we found a reversal of the trend, especially on the risk of solid tumor, with a hazard ratio of 0.57 (p = 0.0651) in patients treated after 1996. Conclusion Our findings highlight the limitations of comparing the risk of a late event between groups with disparate rates of early deaths, despite the use of a competing risk model. When partially corrected for, patients treated in the more recent time period experienced a lower solid tumor risk.
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- Bouthaina Shbib Dabaja
- Departments of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
- Corresponding author at: Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology Incident Commander, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Director of Research of the International Lymphoma Radiation Oncology Group (ILROG), 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Departments of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Departments of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Departments of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Departments of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Departments of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Departments of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Robertwood Johnson Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
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Waldstein C. Radiotherapy update: current role of radiotherapy in the treatment of lymphomas. MEMO - MAGAZINE OF EUROPEAN MEDICAL ONCOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12254-022-00803-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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SummaryRadiotherapy (RT) remains an important modality in the modern treatment of lymphomas. In Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), its role is stage-dependent. In early stage favorable HL, RT is an essential component of combined treatment. In early unfavorable and advanced stage HL, RT can be omitted if patients are positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) negative after chemotherapy. In non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL), RT can be used as definitive treatment of indolent lymphoma. In aggressive NHL, the role of RT is limited to consolidation therapy of bulky disease, extranodal involvement and in elderly patients. Overall, technology evolved from extended fields to involved-node (INRT) and involved-site radiotherapy (ISRT), with concurrent reduction in doses. This short review summarizes current evidence and provides a future outlook with regard to the role of RT in the treatment of lymphomas.
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Gudapati P, Abouamara M. Treatment-related peripheral small cell lung carcinoma in a Hodgkin lymphoma survivor. BMJ Case Rep 2022; 15:e249104. [PMID: 35264395 PMCID: PMC8915357 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2022-249104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivors have an increased risk of developing subsequent treatment-related primary malignancies. In the last few decades, advances in knowledge, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation have led to the transformation of lethal malignancy into highly curable malignancy, thereby improving outcomes. With prolonged survival, the risk of developing subsequent treatment-related late adverse effects, such as malignancies, steadily increases over time. Herein, we present the first case of a treatment-related second primary stage IV peripheral small cell lung carcinoma in a female HL survivor who was also diagnosed with right breast cancer 13 years after HL treatment and 1 year before her lung cancer diagnosis.
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- Prathyusha Gudapati
- Internal Medicine, UNC Health Southeastern, Lumberton, North Carolina, USA
- Internal Medicine, Campbell University Jerry M Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lillington, North Carolina, USA
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- Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Nassi L, De Sanctis V, Loseto G, Gerardi C, Allocati E, Ciavarella S, Minoia C, Guarini A, Bari A. Second Cancers in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma and Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: A Systematic Review by the Fondazione Italiana Linfomi. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14030519. [PMID: 35158787 PMCID: PMC8833346 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14030519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The increase of lymphoma patient survival led to a modification of the incidence of long-term sequelae, including second malignancies (SM). Several groups have dealt with the incidence of SM, according to the primary treatment; however, a standardized approach for the early detection and screening of SM in the population of lymphoma survivors should be implemented. METHODS A systematic review was conducted by Fondazione Italiana Linfomi (FIL), in order to define the incidence of SM, the impact of modern radiotherapy on SM risk, and the usefulness of tailored follow-up and screening strategies for early diagnosis of SM. Classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) survivors were investigated. The MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were checked for relevant reports published up to January 2020. The selection process was reported according to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. RESULTS A total of 27 full-text manuscripts resulted as eligible for the analysis. The incidence of SM in cHL patients treated with ABVD was higher compared to the general population and was even higher in patients treated with intensified regimens. The risk increased over time, as well as after 10-15 years from therapy, and was augmented by radiotherapy exposure. In DLBCL, more intensive regimens (i.e., R-CHOEP or R-MegaCHOEP) vs. R-CHOP were associated with a higher SM incidence. Salvage chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplants increased the risk of SM in both cHL and DLBCL cohorts. A lower incidence of SM, particularly of breast cancer (BC), was shown in cohorts of cHL survivors treated with reduced radiation volumes and doses (involved fields vs. extended fields), but robust trials are still lacking. Considering the advantage of a structured screening for early detection of SM, all the included studies regarded cHL survivors and screening strategy for early BC detection. Moreover, the authors discuss additional papers, to guide the early diagnosis of lung, colorectal, skin, and thyroid cancer in patients at risk due to family history, drug or RT exposure, or unhealthy lifestyles. These screening strategies all passed through patient awareness. CONCLUSION A modern approach to chemotherapy and radiotherapy led to a lower risk of SM, which should be confirmed over time. Early detection of secondary cancers could be achieved through a tailored screening program, according to the individual risk profile.
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- Luca Nassi
- Department of Hematology, Careggi Hospital and University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicina e Psicologia, Sant’Andrea Hospital, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 00185 Rome, Italy;
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- Hematology Unit—IRCCS Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.L.); (S.C.); (C.M.); (A.G.)
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- Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri” IRCCS, 20156 Milan, Italy; (C.G.); (E.A.)
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- Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri” IRCCS, 20156 Milan, Italy; (C.G.); (E.A.)
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- Hematology Unit—IRCCS Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.L.); (S.C.); (C.M.); (A.G.)
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- Hematology Unit—IRCCS Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.L.); (S.C.); (C.M.); (A.G.)
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- Hematology Unit—IRCCS Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.L.); (S.C.); (C.M.); (A.G.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno-Infantili e dell’Adulto, Universita’ di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 41124 Modena, Italy;
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Rosenbrock J, Baues C, Vasquez-Torres A, Clivio A, Fogliata A, Borchmann P, Marnitz S, Cozzi L. Volumetric modulated arc therapy versus intensity-modulated proton therapy in the irradiation of infra diaphragmatic Hodgkin Lymphoma in female patients. Acta Oncol 2022; 61:81-88. [PMID: 34596491 DOI: 10.1080/0284186x.2021.1986230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the role of infra diaphragmatic intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) compared to volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for female Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) patients and to estimate the risk of secondary cancer and ovarian failure. METHODS A comparative treatment planning study was performed on 14 patients, and the results were compared according to conventional dose-volume metrics. In addition, estimates of the excess absolute risk (EAR) of secondary cancer induction were determined for the bowel, the bladder and the rectum. For the ovaries, the risk of ovarian failure was estimated. RESULTS The dosimetric findings demonstrate the equivalence between VMAT and IMPT in terms of target coverage. A statistically significant reduction of the mean and near-to-maximum doses was proven for the organs at risk. The EAR ratio estimated for IMPT to VMAT was 0.51 ± 0.32, 0.32 ± 0.35 and 0.05 ± 0.11 for the bowel, bladder and rectum, respectively. Concerning the risk of ovarian failure for the chronologic age ranging from 18 to 46 years, the expected net loss in fertility years ranged from 4.8 to 3.0 years for protons and 12.0 to 5.7 years for photons. CONCLUSION This in-silico study confirmed the beneficial role of IMPT from a dosimetric point of view. Mathematical models suggested that the use of protons might be further advantageous due to the expected reduction of the risk of secondary cancer induction and its milder impact on the reduction of fertility.
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- Johannes Rosenbrock
- Department of Radiation Oncology, CyberKnife and Radiation Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, CyberKnife and Radiation Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, CyberKnife and Radiation Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Department, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, CyberKnife and Radiation Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Department, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Lestuzzi C, Mascarin M, Coassin E, Canale ML, Turazza F. Cardiologic Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients Treated With Chest Radiotherapy: When and How? Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:671001. [PMID: 34760934 PMCID: PMC8572927 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.671001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Introduction: Radiotherapy may cause valvular (VHD), pericardial, coronary artery disease (CAD), left ventricular dysfunction (LVD), arrhythmias. The risk of radiation induced heart disease (RIHD) increases over time. The current guidelines suggest a screening for RIHD every 5 years in the long-term survivors who had been treated by chest RT. Methods: We reviewed the clinical and instrumental data of 106 patients diagnosed with RIHD. In one group (Group A: 69 patients) RIHD was diagnosed in an asymptomatic phase through a screening with ECG, echocardiogram and stress test. A second group (37 patients) was seen when RIHD was symptomatic. We compared the characteristics of the two groups at the time of RT, of RIHD detection and at last follow-up. Results: Overall, 64 patients (60%) had CAD (associated to other RIHD in 18); 39 (36.7%) had LVD (isolated in 20); 24 (22.6%) had VHD (isolated in 10 cases). The interval between the last negative test and the diagnosis of moderate or severe RIHD was <5 years in 26 patients, and <4 years in 18. In group A, 63% of the patients with CAD had silent ischemia. The two groups did not differ with regard to type of tumor, cardiovascular risk factors, use of anthracycline-based chemotherapy, age at RT treatment, radiation dose and interval between RT and toxicity detection. The mean time from RT and RIHD was 16 years in group A and 15 in group B. Interventional therapy at RIHD diagnosis was more frequent in group B (54 vs. 30%, p < 0.05). At last follow-up, 27 patients had died (12 of cancer, 9 of cardiac causes, 6 of other causes); mean ejection fraction was 60% in group A and 50% in group B (p < 0.01). Patients with ejection fraction ≤ 50% were 14.5% in group A and 40% in group B (p < 0.01). Conclusions: Clinically relevant RIHD become evident at a mean interval of 16 years after RT. The most frequent clinical manifestations are CAD and LVD. RIHD diagnosis in asymptomatic patients may preserve their cardiac function with timely interventions. We suggest -after 10 years from radiotherapy- a screening every 2–3 years.
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- Chiara Lestuzzi
- Azienda Sanitaria Friuli Occidentale (ASFO) Department of Cardiology, Cardiology and Cardio-Oncology Rehabilitation Service, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), Istituto di Ricerca e Cura di Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Aviano, Italy
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- Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) Oncology and Pediatric Radiotherapy Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), Istituto di Ricerca e Cura di Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Aviano, Italy
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- Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) Oncology and Pediatric Radiotherapy Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), Istituto di Ricerca e Cura di Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Aviano, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, Azienda Usl Toscana Nord-Ovest, Ospedale Versilia, Camaiore, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori (INT), Istituto di Ricerca e Cura di Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Milan, Italy
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Nuersulitan R, Yang M, Mi L, Wu M, Liu X, Ping L, Xie Y, Liu W, Song Y, Zhu J. Conditional Survival and Annual Hazard Estimates of Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma. Cancer Manag Res 2021; 13:6731-6741. [PMID: 34471386 PMCID: PMC8405168 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s324543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background In the present study, we have tried to understand how the level of risk and survival probability changes over time for patients with classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma by employing conditional survival and annual hazard as dynamic estimates of prognosis and survival. Methods This retrospective study reviewed the clinical data of patients with newly diagnosed classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma admitted to Peking University Cancer Hospital between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2017. Conditional survival and annual hazard rate were defined as the survival probability and yearly event rate, respectively, assuming that patients have survived for a defined time. Results A total of 384 patients were included (median age, 32 years; range, 6–77 years), of which 218 (56.8%) patients had early-stage disease. The median follow-up time was 41.3 months. The 5-year conditional overall survival (COS) rates remained favorable and showed an increase from 89% at treatment to 94% at year 5, while the 5-year conditional failure-free survival (CFFS) rate increased from 70% at treatment to 96% at year 5. The annual hazard of failure decreased from over 15% at diagnosis to less than 5% after 3 years. Early-stage patients had constantly lower annual estimates for hazard of death (range, 0–3.0%) and failure (range, 0–14.3%). However, the hazard of failure in advanced-stage patients decreased from 24.2% at diagnosis to below 8% after 3 years, whereas the hazard of death was always at relatively low levels. Patients with a high IPS risk score (≥3) had significantly lower COS and CFFS during the first 4 years. Patients who received the BEACOPP regimen had better 5-year COS and 5-year CFFS than those who received the ABVD regimen. Conclusion The survival probability increased and hazard of failure decreased over time.
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- Reyizha Nuersulitan
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Lymphoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, 100142, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Lymphoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, 100142, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Lymphoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, 100142, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Lymphoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, 100142, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Lymphoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, 100142, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Lymphoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, 100142, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Lymphoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, 100142, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Lymphoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, 100142, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Lymphoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, 100142, People's Republic of China
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Gao J, Chen Y, Wu P, Wang F, Tao H, Shen Q, Wang S, Gong S, Zhang X, Zhou Z, Song X, Jia Y. Causes of death and effect of non-cancer-specific death on rates of overall survival in adult classic Hodgkin lymphoma: a populated-based competing risk analysis. BMC Cancer 2021; 21:955. [PMID: 34433456 PMCID: PMC8390285 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-021-08683-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background The improved prognosis of classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) has been accompanied by elevated risks of non–cancer-specific death (non-CSD). The aim of this study was to verify the occurrence of non-CSD and its effect on rates of overall survival among adult patients with cHL. Methods To ensure sufficient follow-up time, we analyzed retrospective data from patients aged ≥20 years with cHL that was diagnosed between 1983 and 2005 in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Logistic regression was applied to analyze the non-CSD occurrence in relation to all factors. Using Fine-Gray’s method, we calculated the cumulative incidences of CSD and non-CSD. Stacked cumulative incidence plots and ratio of non-CSD to all causes of death were applied to evaluate the effect of non-CSD on rates of overall survival. Finally, we analyzed long-term mortality through Cox proportional hazard regression analysis and competing risk regression analysis to emphasize a more appropriate model of survival for patients with cHL. Results Among the 18,518 patients included, there were 3768 cases of CSD (20.3%) and 3217 of non-CSD (17.4%). Older age, earlier period, male sex, unmarried status, mixed cellularity (MC) and lymphocyte-depletion (LD) histological subtype, and patients received radiotherapy (RT) only were associated with more non-CSD according to binary logistic analysis. The cumulative incidence of non-CSD exceeded CSD after approximately 280 months follow-up. The most common causes of non-CSDs were cardiovascular disease, subsequent primary neoplasms, infectious diseases, accidents, and suicide. In a Cox proportional hazards model, patients who were black, unmarried, at an advanced stage or underwent chemotherapy (CT) alone were at greater risk of mortality than were white patients, who were married, at an early stage, and underwent combined modality; these populations were also found to be at greater risk for CSD in a competing risk model, but the risk of non-CSD did not differ significantly according to race and marital status, patients with early-stage disease and who underwent RT only were found to be at higher risk of non-CSD instead. Conclusions Lymphoma was the cause of death in most patients who died, but non-CSD was not unusual. Patients with cHL should be monitored closely for signs of cardiovascular disease and malignant tumors. Rates of overall survival of patients were diminished by non-CSD, and a competing risk model was more suitable for establishing the prognosis than was the Cox proportional hazards model. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12885-021-08683-x.
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- Jie Gao
- Department of Hematology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Hematology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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Buglione M, Guerini AE, Filippi AR, Spiazzi L, Pasinetti N, Magli A, Toraci C, Borghetti P, Triggiani L, Alghisi A, Costantino G, Bertagna F, Giaj Levra N, Pegurri L, Magrini SM. A Systematic Review on Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Mediastinal Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2021; 167:103437. [PMID: 34358649 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2021.103437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Secondary malignant neoplasms (SMNs) and cardiovascular diseases induced by chemotherapy and radiotherapy represent the main cause of excess mortality for early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma patients, especially when the mediastinum is involved. Conformal radiotherapy techniques such as Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) could allow a reduction of the dose to the organs-at-risk (OARs) and therefore limit long-term toxicity. METHODS We performed a systematic review of the current literature regarding comparisons between IMRT and conventional photon beam radiotherapy, or between different IMRT techniques, for the treatment of mediastinal lymphoma. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS IMRT allows a substantial reduction of the volumes of OARs exposed to high doses, reducing the risk of long-term toxicity. This benefit is conterbalanced by the increase of volumes receiving low doses, that could potentially increase the risk of SMNs. Treatment planning should be personalized on patient and disease characteristics. Dedicated techniques such as "butterfly" VMAT often provide the best trade-off.
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- Michela Buglione
- Università degli Studi di Brescia, Department of Radiation Oncology, Brescia University, P.le Spedali Civili 1, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
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- Università degli Studi di Brescia, Department of Radiation Oncology, Brescia University, P.le Spedali Civili 1, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
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- Radiation Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo and University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, P.le Spedali Civili 1, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
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- Università degli Studi di Brescia, Department of Radiation Oncology, Brescia University, P.le Spedali Civili 1, 25123 Brescia, Italy; Radiation Oncology Service, ASST Valcamonica Esine, Italy.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Udine General Hospital, Udine, Italy.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, P.le Spedali Civili 1, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, P.le Spedali Civili 1, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
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- Università degli Studi di Brescia, Department of Radiation Oncology, Brescia University, P.le Spedali Civili 1, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Alessandro Manzoni Hospital, Lecco, Italy.
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
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- Advanced Radiation Oncology Department, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Italy.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, P.le Spedali Civili 1, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
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- Università degli Studi di Brescia, Department of Radiation Oncology, Brescia University, P.le Spedali Civili 1, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
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Vega RBM, Mohammadi H, Patel SH, Md ALH, Lockney NA, Lynch JW, Bansal MM, Liang X, Slayton WB, Parsons SK, Hoppe BS, Mendenhall NP. Establishing cost-effective allocation of proton therapy for patients with mediastinal Hodgkin lymphoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021; 112:158-166. [PMID: 34348176 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.1711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE For curative treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma, radiotherapy benefit must be weighed against toxicity. Although more costly, proton radiotherapy reduces dose to healthy tissue, potentially improving the therapeutic ratio compared to photons. We sought to determine the cost-effectiveness of proton versus photon therapy for mediastinal Hodgkin lymphoma (MHL) based on reduced heart disease. METHODS Our model approach was two-fold: (1) Utilize patient-level dosimetric information for a cost-effectiveness analysis using a Markov cohort model. (2) Utilize population-based data to develop guidelines for policy-makers to determine thresholds of proton therapy favorability for a given photon dose. The HD14 trial informed relapse risk; coronary heart disease risk was informed by the Framingham risk calculator modified by the mean heart dose (MHD) from radiation. Sensitivity analyses assessed model robustness and identified the most influential model assumptions. A 30-year-old adult with MHL was the base case using 30.6-Gy proton therapy versus photon intensity-modulated radiotherapy. RESULTS Proton therapy was not cost-effective in the base case for male ($129K/QALY) or female patients ($196/QALY). A 5-Gy MHD decrease was associated with proton therapy incremental cost-effectiveness ratio<$100K/QALY in 40% of scenarios. The hazard ratio associating MHD and heart disease was the most influential clinical parameter. CONCLUSION Proton therapy may be cost-effective a select minority of patients with MHLbased on age, sex, and MHD reduction. We present guidance for clinicians utilizing MHD to aid decision-making for radiotherapy modality.
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- Raymond B Mailhot Vega
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville and Jacksonville, FL, USA.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville and Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville and Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville and Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nemours Children's Hospital, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville and Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nemours Children's Hospital, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Tufts University College of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville and Jacksonville, FL, USA
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Santoro A, Mazza R, Spina M, Califano C, Specchia G, Carella M, Consoli U, Palombi F, Musso M, Pulsoni A, Kovalchuk S, Bonfichi M, Ricci F, Fabbri A, Liberati AM, Rodari M, Giordano L, Chimienti E, Balzarotti M, Sorasio R, Gallamini A, Ghiggi C, Ciammella P, Ricardi U, Chauvie S, Carlo-Stella C, Merli F. Dose-dense ABVD as first-line therapy in early-stage unfavorable Hodgkin lymphoma: results of a prospective, multicenter double-step phase II study by Fondazione Italiana Linfomi. Ann Hematol 2021; 100:2547-2556. [PMID: 34327561 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-021-04604-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We investigated the feasibility and activity of an intensified dose-dense ABVD (dd-ABVD) regimen in patients with early-stage unfavorable Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). This prospective, multicenter, phase II study enrolled 96 patients with newly diagnosed, unfavorable stage I or II classical HL. The patients received four cycles of dd-ABVD followed by radiotherapy. Interim PET (PET-2) was mandatory after two courses. Primary endpoints were the evaluation of dd-ABVD feasibility and activity (incidence of PET-2 negativity). The feasibility endpoint was achieved with 48/52 (92.3%) patients receiving > 85% of the programmed dose. The mean dose intensity in the overall patient population (n = 96) was 93.7%, and the median duration of dd-ABVD was 85 days (range, 14-115) versus an expected duration of 84 days. PET-2 was available for 92/96 (95.8%) patients, of whom 79 were PET-2 negative (85.9%). In total, 90 (93.8%) patients showed complete response at the end of treatment. With a follow-up of 80.9 months (3.3-103.2), the median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were not reached. At 84 months, PFS and OS rates were 88.4% and 95.7%, respectively. No evidence for a difference in PFS or OS was observed for PET-2-negative and PET-2-positive patients. Infections were documented in 8.3% and febrile neutropenia in 6.2% of cases. Four patients died: one had alveolitis at cycle 3, one death was unrelated to treatment, and two died from a secondary cancer. dd-ABVD is feasible and demonstrates activity in early-stage unfavorable HL. The predictive role of PET-2 positivity in early-stage unfavorable HL remains controversial. The study was registered in the EudraCT (reference number, 2011-003,191-36) and the ClinicalTrials.gov (reference number, NCT02247869) databases.
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- Armando Santoro
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, Italy. .,IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Humanitas Cancer Center, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Humanitas Cancer Center, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Division, Centro Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
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- Onco-Hematology Department, A. Tortora Hospital, Pagani, Salerno, Italy
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- Emergency and Transplantation Department, Hematology Section, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.,Clinica La Madonnina, Milan, Italy.,Clinica Villa Pia, Rome, Italy
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- Hematology Department, Garibaldi Nesima Hospital, Catania, Italy
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- Onco-Hematology Unit, Casa Di Cura "La Maddalena", Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Humanitas Cancer Center, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Onco-Hematology Division, S. Maria Hospital, Università Degli Studi Di Perugia, Terni, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Clinical and Research Hospital, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Via Manzoni 56, Milano, Rozzano, Italy
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- Biostatistic Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milano, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Humanitas Cancer Center, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, S. Croce E Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, S. Croce E Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy.,Research and Clinical Innovation Department, Centre Antoine-Lacassagne, Nice, France
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale IRCCS Di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Oncology Department, Radiation Oncology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Medical Physics Department, S. Croce E Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, Italy.,IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Humanitas Cancer Center, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology Department, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale IRCCS Di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Wijetunga NA, Imber BS, Caravelli JF, Mikhaeel NG, Yahalom J. A picture is worth a thousand words: a history of diagnostic imaging for lymphoma. Br J Radiol 2021; 94:20210285. [PMID: 34111961 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20210285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The journey from early drawings of Thomas Hodgkin's patients to deep learning with radiomics in lymphoma has taken nearly 200 years, and in many ways, it parallels the journey of medicine. By tracing the history of imaging in clinical lymphoma practice, we can better understand the motivations for current imaging practices. The earliest imaging modalities of the 2D era each had varied, site-dependent sensitivity, and the improved accuracy of imaging studies allowed new diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. First, we review the initial imaging technologies that were applied to understand lymphoma spread and achieve practical guidance for the earliest lymphoma treatments. Next, in the 3D era, we describe how anatomical imaging advances replaced and complemented conventional modalities. Afterward, we discuss how the PET era scans were used to understand response of tumors to treatment and risk stratification. Finally, we discuss the emergence of radiomics as a promising area of research in personalized medicine. We are now able to identify involved lymph nodes and body sites both before and after treatment to offer patients improved treatment outcomes. As imaging methods continue to improve sensitivity, we will be able to use personalized medicine approaches to give targeted and highly focused therapies at even earlier time points, and ideally, we can obtain long-term disease control and cures for lymphomas.
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- N Ari Wijetunga
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Addou S, Sarkozy C, Lazarovici J, Champiat S, Stamatoullas A, Jardin F, Ribrag V, Marabelle A, Michot JM. Relapsed and refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma: could virotherapy help solve the equation? Hum Vaccin Immunother 2021; 17:3502-3510. [PMID: 34101538 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1924521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Classical Hodgkin lymphoma is a neoplastic hematological disease. Standard first-line therapy, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, is curative in >85% of early-stage patients, with a 5-year survival rate of >95%. However, approximately 15% of patients have hard-to-treat lymphoma with poor outcomes, and new treatment strategies are needed for these young adults. There are several well-documented cases in the medical literature on hematologic cancer remission following natural human viral infections. Therefore, hoping to reproduce these spontaneous tumor regressions, researchers have been investigating various viruses with oncolytic properties. There is a high rationale for using virotherapy in the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma, in which tumor cells are often infected with the Epstein-Barr virus. Modern viral technologies and current knowledge about the relationship between viruses and cancer could accelerate the discovery of effective viral oncolytic therapies. This article reviews the use of oncolytic viruses as innovative therapies for treating Hodgkin lymphoma.
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- Selma Addou
- Department of clinical hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, CEDEX1 France
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- Department of clinical hematology, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, CEDEX - France
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- Department of clinical hematology, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, CEDEX - France
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- Department of clinical hematology, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, CEDEX - France
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- Department of clinical hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, CEDEX1 France
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- Department of clinical hematology, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, CEDEX - France
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- Department of clinical hematology, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, CEDEX - France
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- Department of clinical hematology, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, CEDEX - France
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Rosenbrock J, Vásquez-Torres A, Mueller H, Behringer K, Zerth M, Celik E, Fan J, Trommer M, Linde P, Fuchs M, Borchmann P, Engert A, Marnitz S, Baues C. Involved Site Radiotherapy Extends Time to Premature Menopause in Infra-Diaphragmatic Female Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients - An Analysis of GHSG HD14- and HD17-Patients. Front Oncol 2021; 11:658358. [PMID: 34113567 PMCID: PMC8185193 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.658358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Introduction Consolidation radiotherapy in intermediate stage Hodgkin´s lymphoma (HL) has been the standard of care for many years as involved field radiotherapy (IFRT) after chemotherapy. It included initially involved region(s). Based on randomized studies, radiation volumes could be reduced and involved site radiation therapy (ISRT) became the new standard. ISRT includes the initially affected lymph nodes. In young adults suffering from HL, infertility and hypogonadism are major concerns. With regard to these questions, we analyzed the influence of modern radiotherapy concepts such as consolidating ISRT in infradiaphragmatic involvement of HL after polychemotherapy. Patients and Methods Five hundred twelve patients treated within German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) HD14 and HD17 trials were evaluated. We analyzed log-adjusted follicle-stimulating-hormone (FSH)- and luteinizing-hormone (LH)-levels of HD14-patients with infradiaphragmatic radiotherapy (IDRT) in comparison with HD14-patients, who had a supradiaphragmatic radiotherapy (SDRT). In a second step, we compared IFRT with ISRT of female HD17 patients regarding the effects on ovarian function and premature menopause. Results We analyzed FSH- and LH-levels of 258 female and 241 male patients, all treated with IFRT. Of these 499 patients, 478 patients had SDRT and 21 patients had IDRT. In a multiple regression model, we could show that log-adjusted FSH (p=0.0006) and LH values (p=0.0127) were significantly higher after IDRT than after SDRT. The effect of IDRT on gonadal function was comparable to two cycles of escalated bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone (BEACOPPesc). We compared the effect of IFRT with ISRT in thirteen female HD17 patients with infradiaphragmatic (ID) involvement. The mean ovarian dose after ISRT was significantly lower than after IFRT. The calculated proportion of surviving non-growing follicles (NGFs) increased significantly from 11.87% to 24.48% in ISRT compared to IFRT, resulting in a significantly longer calculated time to menopause. The younger the age at therapy, the greater the absolute time gain until menopause. Conclusion Infradiaphragmatic IFRT impairs gonadal function to a similar extent as two cycles of BEACOPPesc. In comparison, the use of ISRT target volume definition significantly reduced radiation dose to the ovaries and significantly extends the time interval from treatment to premature menopause.
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- Johannes Rosenbrock
- Department of Radiation Oncology, CyberKnife and Radiation Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Radiation Therapy Reference Center of the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, CyberKnife and Radiation Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Radiation Therapy Reference Center of the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Department of Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, CyberKnife and Radiation Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, CyberKnife and Radiation Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Radiation Therapy Reference Center of the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, CyberKnife and Radiation Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Radiation Therapy Reference Center of the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, CyberKnife and Radiation Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Radiation Therapy Reference Center of the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, CyberKnife and Radiation Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Radiation Therapy Reference Center of the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Department of Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Department of Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Department of Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, CyberKnife and Radiation Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Radiation Therapy Reference Center of the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, CyberKnife and Radiation Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Radiation Therapy Reference Center of the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Iorio GC, Salvestrini V, Borghetti P, De Felice F, Greco C, Nardone V, Fiorentino A, Gregucci F, Desideri I. The impact of modern radiotherapy on radiation-induced late sequelae: Focus on early-stage mediastinal classical Hodgkin Lymphoma. A critical review by the Young Group of the Italian Association of Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology (AIRO). Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2021; 161:103326. [PMID: 33862247 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2021.103326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 03/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The historically feared radiation-induced secondary cancers and cardiac toxicities observed among mediastinal classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (cHL) patients may still negatively burden the benefit of radiotherapy among long-term survivors. Modern radiotherapy (RT) delivery techniques, including intensity-modulated RT (IMRT) and deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) solutions, are drastically changing this scenario. Results of a literature overview are reported and discussed in this paper. MATERIALS AND METHODS Key references were derived from a PubMed query. Hand searching and clinicaltrials.gov were also used. RESULTS This paper contains a narrative report and a critical discussion of organs-at-risk dose-volume metrics linked with radiation-induced toxicities in cHL patients. CONCLUSIONS The scenario of early-stage cHL presents long-life expectancies, thus the goal of treatment should aim at maintaining high cure rates and limiting the onset of late complications. Further evaluations of dosimetric measures and clinical outcomes are warranted to identify patients at higher risk to target treatment tailoring.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University and Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Policlinico Umberto I "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Ospedale del Mare, Viale della Metamorfosi, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, General Regional Hospital "F. Miulli, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, General Regional Hospital "F. Miulli, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Gillessen S, Plütschow A, Fuchs M, Markova J, Greil R, Topp MS, Meissner J, Zijlstra JM, Eichenauer DA, Bröckelmann PJ, Diehl V, Borchmann P, Engert A, von Tresckow B. Intensified treatment of patients with early stage, unfavourable Hodgkin lymphoma: long-term follow-up of a randomised, international phase 3 trial of the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG HD14). LANCET HAEMATOLOGY 2021; 8:e278-e288. [PMID: 33770483 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(21)00029-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND To improve the long-term tumour control in early, unfavourable Hodgkin Lymphoma, the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) HD14 trial compared four cycles of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD) with an intensified chemotherapy regimen consisting of two cycles of escalated bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone (escalated BEACOPP) plus two cycles of ABVD. The final analysis of the trial showed a significant advantage in terms of freedom from treatment failure (difference 7·2% [95% CI 3·8-10·5] at 5 years) for patients who received two cycles of escalated BEACOPP and two cycles of ABVD. However, there was no difference in overall survival between the two groups. To evaluate long-term efficacy and toxicity of this strategy, we did a follow-up analysis. METHODS Patients aged 18-60 years with performance status of 2 or less and primary diagnosis of early, unfavourable Hodgkin lymphoma (all histologies) were included in an international, randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. Patients were randomly assigned to receive four cycles of ABVD (ABVD group) or two cycles of escalated BEACOPP and two cycles of ABVD (2 + 2 group), both groups also received 30 Gy involved field radiotherapy. The ABVD dosing regimen was doxorubicin 25 mg/m2 (days 1 and 15), bleomycin 10 mg/m2 (days 1 and 15), vinblastine 6 mg/m2 (days 1 and 15), and dacarbazine 375 mg/m2 (days 1 and 15), repeated on day 29. The escalated BEACOPP dosing regimen was cyclophosphamide 1250 mg/m2 (day 1), doxorubicin 35 mg/m2 (day 1), etoposide 200 mg/m2 (days 1-3), procarbazine 100 mg/m2 (days 1-7), prednisone 40 mg/m2 (days 1-14), vincristine 1·4 mg/m2 (day 8; maximum 2 mg), and bleomycin 10 mg/m2 (day 8), repeated on day 22. After closure of the ABVD group according to prespecified rules, patients were assigned to receive two cycles of escalated BEACOPP and two cycles of ABVD (non-randomised 2 + 2 group), which continued until the end of the predefined 5-year recruitment period. In this prespecified long-term follow-up analysis, we aimed to evaluate the secondary endpoints progression-free survival, overall survival, and long-term toxicity. To this end, we did a descriptive intention-to-treat analysis of all qualified HD14 patients and on the predefined subsets of randomised qualified HD14 patients and patients in the non-randomised 2 + 2 group. The trial was registered on the International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial database, 04761296. FINDINGS Between Jan 28, 2003, and Dec 29, 2009, 1686 patients were randomly assigned to the ABVD group (847 [50·2%] patients) and the 2 + 2 group (839 [49·8%] patients). 370 additional patients were recruited to the non-randomised 2 + 2 group. 1550 (92%) randomly assigned patients (median observation time 112 months [IQR 80-132]) and 339 (92%) patients in the non-randomised 2 + 2 group (median observation time 74 months [58-100]) were included in the qualified analysis set. 10-year overall survival in the randomly assigned patients was 94·1% (95% CI 92·0-95·7) for the ABVD group and 94·1% (91·8-95·7) for the 2 + 2 group (HR 1·0 [95% CI 0·6-1·5]; p=0·88). 8-year overall survival in the non-randomised 2 + 2 group was 95·1% (95% CI 91·6-97·2). 10-year progression-free survival in the randomly assigned patients was 85·6% (95% CI 82·6-88·1) for the ABVD group and 91·2% (88·4-93·3) for the 2 + 2 group (HR 0·5% [95% CI 0·4-0·7]; p=0·0001), accounting for a significant difference of 5·6% (95% CI 1·9-9·2) favouring the 2 + 2 group (p=0·0001). In the non-randomised 2 + 2 group, 8-year progression-free survival was 94·5% (95% CI 91·1-96·6). Standardised incidence ratios of second primary malignancies were similar between the ABVD group (2·3 [95% CI 1·6-3·1]) and the 2 + 2 group (2·5 [1·8-3·4]; Gray's p=0·80). Standardised incidence ratio of second primary malignancies was 3·1 (95% CI 1·7-5·0) in the non-randomised 2 + 2 group. INTERPRETATION This long-term analysis confirms superior tumour control in the 2 + 2 group compared with the ABVD group without translating into an overall survival difference. At longer follow-up, there is no difference regarding second primary malignancies between groups. In conclusion, the 2 + 2 regimen spares a significant number of patients from the burden of relapse and additional treatment without increased long-term toxicity. FUNDING Deutsche Krebshilfe eV and Swiss Federal Government.
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- Sarah Gillessen
- German Hodgkin Study Group, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University of Cologne, Germany; Cancer Center Cologne Essen-Partner Site Cologne, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University of Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University of Cologne, Germany; Cancer Center Cologne Essen-Partner Site Cologne, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University of Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University of Cologne, Germany; Cancer Center Cologne Essen-Partner Site Cologne, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University Prague, University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Fifth Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Vrije Universiteit, University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University of Cologne, Germany; Cancer Center Cologne Essen-Partner Site Cologne, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University of Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University of Cologne, Germany; Cancer Center Cologne Essen-Partner Site Cologne, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University of Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University of Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University of Cologne, Germany; Cancer Center Cologne Essen-Partner Site Cologne, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University of Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University of Cologne, Germany; Cancer Center Cologne Essen-Partner Site Cologne, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University of Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, University of Cologne, Germany; Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation and Cancer Center Cologne Essen-Partner Site Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
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Momotow J, Borchmann S, Eichenauer DA, Engert A, Sasse S. Hodgkin Lymphoma-Review on Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Current and Future Treatment Approaches for Adult Patients. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10051125. [PMID: 33800409 PMCID: PMC7962816 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10051125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a rare malignancy accounting for roughly 15% of all lymphomas and mostly affecting young patients. A second peak is seen in patients above 60 years of age. The history of HL treatment represents a remarkable success story in which HL has turned from an incurable disease to a neoplasm with an excellent prognosis. First-line treatment with stage-adapted treatment consisting of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy results in cure rates of approximately 80%. Second-line treatment mostly consists of intensive salvage chemotherapy followed by high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). Novel approaches such as antibody drug conjugates and immunomodulatory drugs have shown impressive results in clinical trials in refractory and relapsed HL and are now increasingly implemented in earlier treatment lines. This review gives a comprehensive overview on HL addressing epidemiology, pathophysiology and current treatment options as well as recent developments and perspectives.
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- Jesko Momotow
- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany; (J.M.); (S.B.); (D.A.E.); (A.E.)
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany; (J.M.); (S.B.); (D.A.E.); (A.E.)
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany; (J.M.); (S.B.); (D.A.E.); (A.E.)
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany; (J.M.); (S.B.); (D.A.E.); (A.E.)
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- Department IV of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, University Hospital Aachen, University of Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- Correspondence:
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Makiyama J, Imaizumi Y, Watanabe H, Fujioka M, Chiwata M, Kitanosono H, Nakashima J, Miyazaki Y, Yoshida S. Outcomes in Patients with Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma Treated with ABVD: A Single-center Retrospective Study. Intern Med 2021; 60:709-718. [PMID: 33087662 PMCID: PMC7990646 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.5004-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Objective Classic Hodgkin lymphoma (CHL) has been regarded as a curable disease when treated appropriately, especially in younger patients, and ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine) has been regarded as the standard regimen. However, a relatively poor prognosis has been reported in older patients with CHL, and the efficacy and tolerability of the ABVD regimen has not been fully elucidated. We retrospectively investigated the outcomes in patients with CHL treated with ABVD at our institute. Methods Twenty-five patients were evaluated; 14 were ≤60 years of age, and 11 were >60 years of age (older group). Results The ABVD doses were reduced in all patients in the older group; the median average relative dose intensity was 0.58. In the older group, the 5-year overall survival (OS) and median OS were 100% and not reached, respectively, for patients with early-stage CHL and 66.7% and not reached, respectively, for those with advanced-stage CHL. No patients died of CHL, and only one treatment-related death was observed in the older group. Conclusion ABVD with dose attenuation may represent a feasible and effective strategy for the treatment of older patients with CHL in clinical practice, particularly in those with early-stage disease, although the optimal degree of attenuation remains unclear.
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- Junya Makiyama
- Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
- Department of Hematology, Nagasaki University Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
- Department of Hematology, Nagasaki University Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Nagasaki University Hospital, Japan
- Department of Hematology, Atomic Bomb Disease and Hibakusha Medicine Unit, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
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Borchmann P, Plütschow A, Kobe C, Greil R, Meissner J, Topp MS, Ostermann H, Dierlamm J, Mohm J, Thiemer J, Sökler M, Kerkhoff A, Ahlborn M, Halbsguth TV, Martin S, Keller U, Balabanov S, Pabst T, Vogelhuber M, Hüttmann A, Wilhelm M, Zijlstra JM, Moccia A, Kuhnert G, Bröckelmann PJ, von Tresckow B, Fuchs M, Klimm B, Rosenwald A, Eich H, Baues C, Marnitz S, Hallek M, Diehl V, Dietlein M, Engert A. PET-guided omission of radiotherapy in early-stage unfavourable Hodgkin lymphoma (GHSG HD17): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol 2021; 22:223-234. [PMID: 33539742 DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(20)30601-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Combined-modality treatment consisting of chemotherapy and consolidation radiotherapy is standard of care for patients with early-stage unfavourable Hodgkin lymphoma. However, the use of radiotherapy can have long-term sequelae, which is of particular concern, as Hodgkin lymphoma is frequently diagnosed in young adults with a median age of approximately 30 years. In the German Hodgkin Study Group HD17 trial, we investigated whether radiotherapy can be omitted without loss of efficacy in patients who have a complete metabolic response after receiving two cycles of escalated doses of etoposide, cyclophosphamide, and doxorubicin, and regular doses of bleomycin, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone (eBEACOPP) plus two cycles of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine (ABVD) chemotherapy (2 + 2). METHODS In this multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial, patients (aged 18-60 years) with newly diagnosed early-stage unfavourable Hodgkin lymphoma (all histologies) and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 2 or less were enrolled at 224 hospitals and private practices in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and the Netherlands. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive either standard combined-modality treatment, consisting of the 2 + 2 regimen (eBEACOPP consisted of 1250 mg/m2 intravenous cyclophosphamide on day 1, 35 mg/m2 intravenous doxorubicin on day 1, 200 mg/m2 intravenous etoposide on days 1-3, 100 mg/m2 oral procarbazine on days 1-7, 40 mg/m2 oral prednisone on days 1-14, 1·4 mg/m2 intravenous vincristine on day 8 [maximum dose of 2 mg per cycle], and 10 mg/m2 intravenous bleomycin on day 8; ABVD consisted of 25 mg/m2 intravenous doxorubicin, 10 mg/m2 intravenous bleomycin, 6 mg/m2 intravenous vinblastine, and 375 mg/m2 intravenous dacarbazine, all given on days 1 and 15) followed by 30 Gy involved-field radiotherapy (standard combined-modality treatment group) or PET4-guided treatment, consisting of the 2 + 2 regimen followed by 30 Gy of involved-node radiotherapy only in patients with positive PET at the end of four cycles of chemotherapy (PET4; PET4-guided treatment group). Randomisation was done centrally and used the minimisation method and seven stratification factors (centre, age, sex, clinical symptoms, disease localisation, albumin concentration, and bulky disease), and patients and investigators were masked to treatment allocation until central review of the PET4 examination had been completed. With the final analysis presented here, the primary objective was to show non-inferiority of the PET4-guided strategy in a per-protocol analysis of the primary endpoint of progression-free survival. We defined non-inferiority as an absolute difference of 8% in the 5-year progression-free survival estimates between the two groups. Safety analyses were done in the intention-to-treat population. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01356680. FINDINGS Between Jan 13, 2012, and March 21, 2017, we enrolled and randomly assigned 1100 patients to the standard combined-modality treatment group (n=548) or to the PET4-guided treatment group (n=552); two patients in each group were found ineligible after randomisation. At a median follow-up of 46·2 months (IQR 32·7-61·2), 5-year progression-free survival was 97·3% (95% CI 94·5-98·7) in the standard combined-modality treatment group and 95·1% (92·0-97·0) in the PET4-guided treatment group (hazard ratio 0·523 [95% CI 0·226-1·211]). The between-group difference was 2·2% (95% CI -0·9 to 5·3) and excluded the non-inferiority margin of 8%. The most common grade 3 or 4 acute haematological adverse events were leucopenia (436 [83%] of 528 patients in the standard combined-modality treatment group vs 443 [84%] of 529 patients in the PET4-guided treatment group) and thrombocytopenia (139 [26%] vs 176 [33%]), and the most frequent acute non-haematological toxic effects were infection (32 [6%] vs 40 [8%]) and nausea or vomiting (38 [7%] vs 29 [6%]). The most common acute radiotherapy-associated adverse events were dysphagia (26 [6%] in the standard combined-modality treatment group vs three [2%] in the PET4-guided treatment group) and mucositis (nine [2%] vs none). 229 serious adverse events were reported by 161 (29%) of 546 patients in the combined-modality treatment group, and 235 serious adverse events were reported by 164 (30%) of 550 patients in the PET4-guided treatment group. One suspected unexpected serious adverse reaction (infection) leading to death was reported in the PET4-guided treatment group. INTERPRETATION PET4-negativity after treatment with 2 + 2 chemotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed early-stage unfavourable Hodgkin lymphoma allows omission of consolidation radiotherapy without a clinically relevant loss of efficacy. PET4-guided therapy could thereby reduce the proportion of patients at risk of the late effects of radiotherapy. FUNDING Deutsche Krebshilfe.
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- Peter Borchmann
- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Faculty of Medicine and University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; German Hodgkin Study Group, Faculty of Medicine and University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Faculty of Medicine and University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; German Hodgkin Study Group, Faculty of Medicine and University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Illrd Medical Department, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg Austria; Salzburg Cancer Research Institute and AGMT, Salzburg, Austria
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- Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik Und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Klinikum der Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Innere Medizin II, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik A, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik III, Städtisches Klinikum Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, Hematology/Oncology, Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU München, München, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute of Medical Oncology, Bern, Switzerland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinik Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospital of Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Klinikum Nurnberg and Paracelsus Medical University, Nurnberg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland; Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Faculty of Medicine and University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; German Hodgkin Study Group, Faculty of Medicine and University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Faculty of Medicine and University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; German Hodgkin Study Group, Faculty of Medicine and University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Faculty of Medicine and University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; German Hodgkin Study Group, Faculty of Medicine and University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Klinik für Hämatologie, Onkologie und Gastroenterologie, Kliniken Maria Hilf, Mönchengladbach, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg and Comprehensive Cancer Center Mainfranken, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Radiooncology and Cyberknife Center, Faculty of Medicine and University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Radiooncology and Cyberknife Center, Faculty of Medicine and University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Faculty of Medicine and University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, Faculty of Medicine and University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Faculty of Medicine and University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; German Hodgkin Study Group, Faculty of Medicine and University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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Casasnovas RO. Upfront eBEACOPP chemotherapy without consolidation radiotherapy in early-stage unfavourable Hodgkin lymphoma. Lancet Oncol 2021; 22:161-162. [PMID: 33539737 DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(20)30640-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- René-Olivier Casasnovas
- Department of Haematology, University Hospital F Mitterrand and INSERM 1231, Dijon 21000, France.
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Clinical and dosimetric impact of totally implantable venous access devices in radiotherapy of supra diaphragmatic Hodgkin Lymphoma. Cancer Radiother 2021; 25:32-38. [PMID: 33402292 DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2020.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate attenuation of the totally implantable vascular access device (TIVAD) and assess its clinical and dosimetric impact on radiotherapy (RT) of lymphoma patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS The first part of the study consisted of an in vitro approach by irradiating the TIVAD with different electron and photon energies. The attenuation data measured were compared with data calculated by our treatment planning system. All patients treated by radiotherapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma with their TIVAD in the target volume were then reviewed to assess the clinical outcome and dosimetric comparison using different plan metrics. All patients were treated by 3D conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) or intensity-modulated radiotherapy delivered by Helical Tomotherapy (HT). RESULTS Nineteen patients treated for stage I-III HL were studied. Seven patients were treated exclusively on the side of TIVAD and 12 were treated bilaterally. Median prescription dose was 30Gy. No significant clinical or dosimetric differences were observed between the side of the TIVAD and the contralateral side in patients treated bilaterally. HT resulted in a significantly higher conformity index (P<0.0022) and a significantly lower healthy tissue coverage (P=0.0008) than 3DCRT. The observed attenuation was 79% for 6 MeV, 59% for 9 MeV, and 46% for 12 MeV for electrons and 9% for 4 MV, 8% for 6 MV, 5% for 10 MV and 15 MV and 3% for 20 MV for X photons. CONCLUSION TIVADs induce significant beam attenuation when using electrons, which can be overcome by using high-energy photons or by creating an exclusion zone in when HT is used.
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Pepper NB, Oertel M, Kittel C, Kröger KJ, Elsayad K, Haverkamp U, Eich HT. Impact of radiation techniques on lung toxicity in patients with mediastinal Hodgkin's lymphoma. Strahlenther Onkol 2021; 197:56-62. [PMID: 32945894 PMCID: PMC7499413 DOI: 10.1007/s00066-020-01682-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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PURPOSE Mediastinal radiotherapy (RT), especially when combined with bleomycin, may result in substantial pulmonary morbidity and mortality. The use of modern RT techniques like intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is gaining interest to spare organs at risk. METHODS We evaluated 27 patients who underwent RT for Hodgkin's lymphoma between 2009 and 2013 at our institution. For each patient, three different treatment plans for a 30-Gy involved-field RT (IFRT) were created (anterior-posterior-posterior-anterior setup [APPA], 5‑field IMRT, and 7‑field IMRT) and analyzed concerning their inherent "normal tissue complication probability" (NTCP) for pneumonitis and secondary pulmonary malignancy. RESULTS The comparison of different radiation techniques showed a significant difference in favor of standard APPA (p < 0.01). The risk of lung toxicity was significantly higher in plans using 7‑field IMRT than in plans using 5‑field IMRT. The absolute juxtaposition showed an increase in risk for radiation pneumonitis of 1% for plans using 5‑field IMRT over APPA according to QUANTEC (Quantitative Analyses of Normal Tissue Effects in the Clinic) parameters (Burman: 0.15%) and 2.6% when using 7‑field IMRT over APPA (Burman: 0.7%) as well as 1.6% when using 7‑field IMRT over 5‑field IMRT (Burman: 0.6%). Further analysis showed an increase in risk for secondary pulmonary malignancies to be statistically significant (p < 0.01); mean induction probability for pulmonary malignoma was 0.1% higher in plans using 5‑field IMRT than APPA and 0.19% higher in plans using 7‑field IMRT than APPA as well as 0.09% higher in plans using 7‑field IMRT than 5‑field IMRT. During a median follow-up period of 65 months (95% confidence interval: 53.8-76.2 months), only one patient developed radiation-induced pneumonitis. No secondary pulmonary malignancies have been detected to date. CONCLUSION Radiation-induced lung toxicity is rare after treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma but may be influenced significantly by the RT technique used. In this study, APPA RT plans demonstrated a decrease in potential radiation pneumonitis and pulmonary malignancies. Biological planning using NTCP may have the potential to define personalized RT strategies.
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- Niklas Benedikt Pepper
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Building A1, 48149, Münster, Germany.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Building A1, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Building A1, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Building A1, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Building A1, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Building A1, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Building A1, 48149, Münster, Germany
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Daily computed tomography image guidance: Dosimetric advantages outweigh low-dose radiation exposure for treatment of mediastinal lymphoma. Radiother Oncol 2020; 152:14-18. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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[Positron emission tomography-guided treatment in early-stage favorable Hodgkin lymphoma: final results of the German Hodgkin Study Group]. Strahlenther Onkol 2020; 196:488-491. [PMID: 32170351 DOI: 10.1007/s00066-020-01600-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Moreno AC, Gunther JR, Milgrom S, Fuller CD, Williamson T, Liu A, Wu R, Zhu XR, Dabaja BS, Pinnix CC. Effect of Deep Inspiration Breath Hold on Normal Tissue Sparing With Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Versus Proton Therapy for Mediastinal Lymphoma. Adv Radiat Oncol 2020; 5:1255-1266. [PMID: 33305086 PMCID: PMC7718527 DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2020.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Purpose Intensity modulated radiation therapy delivered with deep-inspiration breath hold (IMRT-BH) provides favorable normal tissue dosimetric profiles when treating patients with mediastinal lymphoma. However, it is unclear if IMRT-BH plans are comparable to free breathing (FB) proton plans. We performed a retrospective, comparative dosimetric study between IMRT-BH and FB passive scatter proton therapy (P-FB) or intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT-FB). Hypothesizing that BH would provide superior normal tissue sparing when added to proton therapy, we also compared plans to passive scatter BH (P-BH). Methods and Materials For 15 patients who received involved-site RT with "butterfly" IMRT-BH, 3 additional proton plans (P-FB, IMPT-FB, P-BH) were optimized to deliver 30.6 Gy/Gy relative biological effectiveness. Dosimetric variables (mean dose, V30, V25, V15, and V5) for organs at risk (OARs) were calculated and compared using nonparametric Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. Results Of 57 studied OAR parameters, IMRT-BH plans were comparable in 37 (65%) parameters with P-FB plans, 32 (56%) of IMPT-FB parameters, and 30 (53%) of P-BH parameters. Doses to breasts were generally equivalent among plans while esophageal dosing was worse with IMRT-BH. Mean doses and V5 of the total lung and heart were the highest with IMRT-BH; however, IMRT-BH resulted in comparable coronary and superior lung V30 relative to proton plans. The addition of BH with proton therapy resulted in the greatest lung sparing, with mean lung dose reductions of 11% to 38%. Conclusions The use of BH with IMRT reduces the disparity in OAR doses with equivalence achieved in nearly two-thirds of OAR metrics compared with P-FB and 50% compared with IMPT-BH. Because each modality exhibited unique benefits, personalization of modality selection is recommended. Proton therapy via BH provides additional benefits in heart and lung sparing.
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- Amy C Moreno
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Ansell SM. Hodgkin lymphoma: A 2020 update on diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management. Am J Hematol 2020; 95:978-989. [PMID: 32384177 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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DISEASE OVERVIEW Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon B-cell lymphoid malignancy affecting 8480 new patients annually and representing approximately 10% of all lymphomas in the United States. DIAGNOSIS Hodgkin lymphoma 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 (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. Patients with advanced stage disease receive a longer course of chemotherapy, often without radiation therapy. However, newer agents including brentuximab vedotin and anti-PD-1 antibodies are now being incorporated into frontline 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, non-myeloablative allogeneic transplant or participation in a clinical trial should be considered.
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Driessen J, Visser O, Zijlstra JM, Lugtenburg PJ, Plattel WJ, Kersten MJ, Dinmohamed AG. Primary therapy and relative survival in classical Hodgkin lymphoma: a nationwide population-based study in the Netherlands, 1989-2017. Leukemia 2020; 35:494-505. [PMID: 32461630 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-020-0875-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Population-based studies of classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) in contemporary clinical practice are scarce. The aim of this nationwide population-based study is to assess trends in primary therapy and relative survival (RS) during 1989-2017. We included 9,985 patients with cHL. Radiotherapy alone was virtually not applied as from 2000 among patients aged 18-69 years with stage I/II disease, following the broader application of chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy. Chemotherapy only was the preferred treatment for patients with stage III/IV disease. Throughout the entire study period, around 20% of patients aged ≥70 years across all disease stages received no anti-neoplastic therapy. The most considerable improvements in 5-year RS were confined to patients aged 18-59 years. Five-year RS for patients with stage I/II disease diagnosed during 2010-2017 was 99%, 98%, 100%, 93%, 84%, and 61% for patients aged 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and ≥70 years, respectively. The corresponding estimates for stage III/IV disease were 96%, 92%, 90%, 80%, 58%, and 46%. Collectively, the improvements in survival likely relate to advances in cHL management. These achievements, however, do not seem to translate into significant benefits for patients ≥60 years. Therefore, novel therapies are urgently needed to reduce excess mortality in elderly cHL patients.
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- Julia Driessen
- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, LYMMCARE (Lymphoma and Myeloma Center Amsterdam), Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Registration, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, LYMMCARE (Lymphoma and Myeloma Center Amsterdam), Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, LYMMCARE (Lymphoma and Myeloma Center Amsterdam), Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Oishi T, Kogelschatz CJ, Young NP, Hoffmann EM, Staff NP, Visscher SL, Borah BJ, Krauss WE, Arumaithurai K, Shelly S, Ansell SM, Klein CJ. Expanded neuromuscular morbidity in Hodgkin lymphoma after radiotherapy. Brain Commun 2020; 2:fcaa050. [PMID: 32954302 PMCID: PMC7425393 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaa050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Our study aims to quantitate neuromuscular morbidity from radiotherapy in Hodgkin lymphoma including: (i) frequency and (ii) time of onsets for neurological localizations; (iii) degree of disabilities and (iv) number of clinical visits compared to cardiopulmonary Hodgkin lymphoma-radiation complications. Medical records from Mayo Health systems were retrieved; identifying neuromuscular radiation treated Hodgkin lymphoma-complications from 1 January 1994 to 31 December 2016. Of an estimated 4100 post-radiotherapy Hodgkin lymphoma patients, 4.6% (189) were identified with complications. Mean latency to physician visit for symptoms was 23.7 years (range: 1-50). Most commonly identified complications included: head drop 10% (19) with or without myopathy, myopathy 39% (73), plexopathy 29% (54), myelopathy 27% (51) and polyradiculopathy 13% (24). Other findings included benign and malignant nerve sheath tumours 5% (9), phrenic and long thoracic mononeuropathies 7% (14) and compressive spinal meningioma 2% (4). Patients frequently had multiple coexisting complications (single = 76% [144], double = 17% [33], triple = 4% [8], quadruple = 2% [4]). Cardiac 28% (53) and pulmonary 15% (29) complications were also seen in these patients. History of Hodgkin lymphoma was initially overlooked by neurologists (14.3%, 48/336 clinical notes). Hospital and outpatient visits for complications were frequent: neuromuscular 19% (77/411) versus cardiopulmonary 30% (125/411). Testing was largely exclusionary, except when imaging identified secondary malignancy. Modified Rankin score at diagnosis varied: 0-1 (55.8%), 2-3 (5.8%) and 4-5 (38.3%). Neuromuscular complications among post-radiation Hodgkin lymphoma are diverse, occurring in ∼1 of 20 having markedly delayed onsets often eluding diagnosis. Frequent care visits and major morbidity are common. Survivorship recommendations should recognize the diverse neurological complications.
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- Tatsuya Oishi
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.,Intermountain Neurosciences Institute, Murray, UT 84107, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Center of the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Center of the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.,Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Eichenauer DA, Plütschow A, Fuchs M, Sasse S, Baues C, Böll B, von Tresckow B, Diehl V, Borchmann P, Engert A. Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients With Nodular Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma Treated in the HD7 to HD15 Trials: A Report From the German Hodgkin Study Group. J Clin Oncol 2020; 38:698-705. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.00986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The optimal treatment of newly diagnosed nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is ill defined. We therefore conducted a retrospective analysis using the database of the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG). PATIENTS AND METHODS The long-term course of 471 patients with NLPHL (early stages, n = 251; intermediate stages, n = 76; advanced stages, n = 144) who had received stage-adapted first-line treatment in the randomized GHSG HD7 to HD15 studies was investigated. Treatment consisted of radiotherapy alone, chemotherapy alone, or combined-modality approaches. RESULTS The median age at NLPHL diagnosis was 39 years (range, 16 to 75 years). Patients were mostly male (75.8%). The median observation time was 9.2 years. At 10 years, progression-free survival and overall survival estimates were 75.5% and 92.1% (early stages, 79.7% and 93.3%; intermediate stages, 72.1% and 96.2%; advanced stages, 69.8% and 87.4%), respectively. A total of 48 patients (10.2%) developed a second malignancy during follow-up (non-Hodgkin lymphoma, n = 13; leukemia, n = 6; solid tumor, n = 25; unspecified malignancy, n = 4). Death occurred in 43 patients (9.1%). However, only a minority of deaths were NLPHL related (n = 10), whereas second malignancies (n = 20) and nonmalignant conditions possibly associated with radiotherapy or chemotherapy (n = 13) caused the death in the majority of patients. CONCLUSION The overall outcome of patients with NLPHL who had received Hodgkin lymphoma–directed first-line treatment in randomized GHSG trial protocols was good. Nonetheless, treatment optimization is still necessary to reduce toxicity in standard-risk patients and to improve the prognosis in high-risk patients.
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- Dennis A. Eichenauer
- University of Cologne and Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Dusseldorf, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne and Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Dusseldorf, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne and Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Dusseldorf, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne and Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Dusseldorf, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne and Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Dusseldorf, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne and Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Dusseldorf, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne and Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Dusseldorf, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne and Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Dusseldorf, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne and Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Dusseldorf, Cologne, Germany
- German Hodgkin Study Group and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Reedijk AMJ, Zijtregtop EAM, Coebergh JWW, Meyer-Wentrup FAG, Hebeda KM, Zwaan CM, Janssens GOR, Pieters R, Plattel WJ, Dinmohamed AG, Zijlstra JM, Kremer LCM, Lugtenburg PJ, Beishuizen A, Karim-Kos HE. Improved survival for adolescents and young adults with Hodgkin lymphoma and continued high survival for children in the Netherlands: a population-based study during 1990-2015. Br J Haematol 2020; 189:1093-1106. [PMID: 32030738 PMCID: PMC7318561 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.16491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Population‐based studies that assess long‐term patterns of incidence, major aspects of treatment and survival are virtually lacking for Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) at a younger age. This study assessed the progress made for young patients with HL (<25 years at diagnosis) in the Netherlands during 1990–2015. Patient and tumour characteristics were extracted from the population‐based Netherlands Cancer Registry. Time trends in incidence and mortality rates were evaluated with average annual percentage change (AAPC) analyses. Stage at diagnosis, initial treatments and site of treatment were studied in relation to observed overall survival (OS). A total of 2619 patients with HL were diagnosed between 1990 and 2015. Incidence rates increased for 18–24‐year‐old patients (AAPC + 1%, P = 0·01) only. Treatment regimens changed into less radiotherapy and more ‘chemotherapy only’, different for age group and stage. Patients aged 15–17 years were increasingly treated at a paediatric oncology centre. The 5‐year OS for children was already high in the early 1990s (93%). For patients aged 15–17 and 18–24 years the 5‐year OS improved from 84% and 90% in 1990–1994 to 96% and 97% in 2010–2015, respectively. Survival for patients aged 15–17 years was not affected by site of treatment. Our present data demonstrate that significant progress in HL treatment has been made in the Netherlands since 1990.
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Dutch Childhood Oncology Group, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Dutch Childhood Oncology Group, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Dutch Childhood Oncology Group, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Research, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology location VU Medical Center, Amsterdam UMC, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Department of Pediatric Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Dutch Childhood Oncology Group, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Research, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Schonfeld SJ, Howell RM, Smith SA, Neglia JP, Turcotte LM, Arnold MA, Inskip PD, Oeffinger KC, Moskowitz CS, Henderson TO, Leisenring WM, Gibson TM, de González AB, Sampson JN, Chanock SJ, Tucker MA, Bhatia S, Robison LL, Armstrong GT, Morton LM. Comparison of Radiation Dose Reconstruction Methods to Investigate Late Adverse Effects of Radiotherapy for Childhood Cancer: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Radiat Res 2020; 193:95-106. [PMID: 31794291 PMCID: PMC7063664 DOI: 10.1667/rr15308.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Quantification of radiation dose to normal tissue during radiotherapy is critical for assessing risk for radiotherapy-related late effects, including subsequent neoplasms (SNs). Case-control studies of SNs typically reconstruct absorbed radiation dose to the specific SN location using individual treatment parameters. A simplified method estimates the maximum prescribed target dose to the body region in which the SN arises. We compared doses and risk estimates from these methods using data from case-control studies of subsequent brain tumors (64 cases, 244 controls) and breast cancer (94 cases, 358 controls) nested within the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (≥5-year survivors of childhood cancer diagnosed 1970-1986). The weighted kappa statistic [95% confidence interval (CI)] evaluating agreement between categorical (>0-9.9/10-19.9/20-29.9/≥30 Gy) body-region and tumor location-specific doses was 0.95 (0.91-0.98) for brain and 0.76 (0.69-0.82) for breast. The body-region and location-specific doses were assigned to the same dose category for a smaller proportion of patients treated with fields delivering a heterogeneous dose across the tissue of interest (e.g., partial brain field = 57.1%; mantle field = 61.3%) than patients treated with fields delivering a more homogeneous dose (e.g., whole brain field = 100%). Excess odds ratios per Gy (95% CI) from conditional logistic regression were 1.25 (0.33-6.33) and 1.20 (0.31-6.14) for brain tumors and 0.21 (0.05-0.77) and 0.10 (0.02-0.44) for breast cancer, using location-specific and body-region doses, respectively. We observed that body-region doses can approximate location-specific doses when the tissue of interest is clearly in the radiation field or outside the treated body region. Agreement is lower when there is greater ambiguity of SN location relative to the treatment field.
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- Sara J. Schonfeld
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
- Department of Pathology, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Clinical and Public Health Science Divisions, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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Aldin A, Umlauff L, Estcourt LJ, Collins G, Moons KG, Engert A, Kobe C, von Tresckow B, Haque M, Foroutan F, Kreuzberger N, Trivella M, Skoetz N. Interim PET-results for prognosis in adults with Hodgkin lymphoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prognostic factor studies. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020; 1:CD012643. [PMID: 31930780 PMCID: PMC6984446 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd012643.pub3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is one of the most common haematological malignancies in young adults and, with cure rates of 90%, has become curable for the majority of individuals. Positron emission tomography (PET) is an imaging tool used to monitor a tumour's metabolic activity, stage and progression. Interim PET during chemotherapy has been posited as a prognostic factor in individuals with HL to distinguish between those with a poor prognosis and those with a better prognosis. This distinction is important to inform decision-making on the clinical pathway of individuals with HL. OBJECTIVES To determine whether in previously untreated adults with HL receiving first-line therapy, interim PET scan results can distinguish between those with a poor prognosis and those with a better prognosis, and thereby predict survival outcomes in each group. SEARCH METHODS We searched MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL and conference proceedings up until April 2019. We also searched one trial registry (ClinicalTrials.gov). SELECTION CRITERIA We included retrospective and prospective studies evaluating interim PET scans in a minimum of 10 individuals with HL (all stages) undergoing first-line therapy. Interim PET was defined as conducted during therapy (after one, two, three or four treatment cycles). The minimum follow-up period was at least 12 months. We excluded studies if the trial design allowed treatment modification based on the interim PET scan results. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We developed a data extraction form according to the Checklist for Critical Appraisal and Data Extraction for Systematic Reviews of Prediction Modelling Studies (CHARMS). Two teams of two review authors independently screened the studies, extracted data on overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS) and PET-associated adverse events (AEs), assessed risk of bias (per outcome) according to the Quality in Prognosis Studies (QUIPS) tool, and assessed the certainty of the evidence (GRADE). We contacted investigators to obtain missing information and data. MAIN RESULTS Our literature search yielded 11,277 results. In total, we included 23 studies (99 references) with 7335 newly-diagnosed individuals with classic HL (all stages). Participants in 16 studies underwent (interim) PET combined with computed tomography (PET-CT), compared to PET only in the remaining seven studies. The standard chemotherapy regimen included ABVD (16) studies, compared to BEACOPP or other regimens (seven studies). Most studies (N = 21) conducted interim PET scans after two cycles (PET2) of chemotherapy, although PET1, PET3 and PET4 were also reported in some studies. In the meta-analyses, we used PET2 data if available as we wanted to ensure homogeneity between studies. In most studies interim PET scan results were evaluated according to the Deauville 5-point scale (N = 12). Eight studies were not included in meta-analyses due to missing information and/or data; results were reported narratively. For the remaining studies, we pooled the unadjusted hazard ratio (HR). The timing of the outcome measurement was after two or three years (the median follow-up time ranged from 22 to 65 months) in the pooled studies. Eight studies explored the independent prognostic ability of interim PET by adjusting for other established prognostic factors (e.g. disease stage, B symptoms). We did not pool the results because the multivariable analyses adjusted for a different set of factors in each study. Overall survival Twelve (out of 23) studies reported OS. Six of these were assessed as low risk of bias in all of the first four domains of QUIPS (study participation, study attrition, prognostic factor measurement and outcome measurement). The other six studies were assessed as unclear, moderate or high risk of bias in at least one of these four domains. Four studies were assessed as low risk, and eight studies as high risk of bias for the domain other prognostic factors (covariates). Nine studies were assessed as low risk, and three studies as high risk of bias for the domain 'statistical analysis and reporting'. We pooled nine studies with 1802 participants. Participants with HL who have a negative interim PET scan result probably have a large advantage in OS compared to those with a positive interim PET scan result (unadjusted HR 5.09, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.64 to 9.81, I² = 44%, moderate-certainty evidence). In absolute values, this means that 900 out of 1000 participants with a negative interim PET scan result will probably survive longer than three years compared to 585 (95% CI 356 to 757) out of 1000 participants with a positive result. Adjusted results from two studies also indicate an independent prognostic value of interim PET scan results (moderate-certainty evidence). Progression-free survival Twenty-one studies reported PFS. Eleven out of 21 were assessed as low risk of bias in the first four domains. The remaining were assessed as unclear, moderate or high risk of bias in at least one of the four domains. Eleven studies were assessed as low risk, and ten studies as high risk of bias for the domain other prognostic factors (covariates). Eight studies were assessed as high risk, thirteen as low risk of bias for statistical analysis and reporting. We pooled 14 studies with 2079 participants. Participants who have a negative interim PET scan result may have an advantage in PFS compared to those with a positive interim PET scan result, but the evidence is very uncertain (unadjusted HR 4.90, 95% CI 3.47 to 6.90, I² = 45%, very low-certainty evidence). This means that 850 out of 1000 participants with a negative interim PET scan result may be progression-free longer than three years compared to 451 (95% CI 326 to 569) out of 1000 participants with a positive result. Adjusted results (not pooled) from eight studies also indicate that there may be an independent prognostic value of interim PET scan results (low-certainty evidence). PET-associated adverse events No study measured PET-associated AEs. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS This review provides moderate-certainty evidence that interim PET scan results predict OS, and very low-certainty evidence that interim PET scan results predict progression-free survival in treated individuals with HL. This evidence is primarily based on unadjusted data. More studies are needed to test the adjusted prognostic ability of interim PET against established prognostic factors.
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- Angela Aldin
- Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cochrane Haematology, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Kerpener Str. 62, Cologne, Germany, 50937
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- Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cochrane Haematology, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Kerpener Str. 62, Cologne, Germany, 50937
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- NHS Blood and Transplant, Haematology/Transfusion Medicine, Level 2, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK, OX3 9BQ
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- University of Oxford, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Windmill Road, Oxford, UK, OX3 7LD
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- University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, PO Box 85500, Utrecht, Netherlands, 3508 GA
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- Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Kerpener Str. 62, Cologne, Germany, 50924
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- Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department for Nuclear Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Kerpener Str. 62, Cologne, Germany, 50924
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- Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cochrane Haematology, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Kerpener Str. 62, Cologne, Germany, 50937
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- McMaster University, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 4L8
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- Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cochrane Haematology, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Kerpener Str. 62, Cologne, Germany, 50937
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- University of Oxford, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Windmill Road, Oxford, UK, OX3 7LD
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- Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cochrane Cancer, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Kerpener Str. 62, Cologne, Germany, 50937
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Bartlett NL. Treatment of Nodular Lymphocyte Hodgkin Lymphoma: The Goldilocks Principle. J Clin Oncol 2020; 38:662-668. [PMID: 31922929 DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.02816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The Oncology Grand Rounds series is designed to place original reports published in the Journal into clinical context. A case presentation is followed by a description of diagnostic and management challenges, a review of the relevant literature, and a summary of the authors' suggested management approaches. The goal of this series is to help readers better understand how to apply the results of key studies, including those published in Journal of Clinical Oncology, to patients seen in their own clinical practice.
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Dewan A, Chufal KS, Tandon S, Ahmad I, Suresh T, Dewan A, Pahuja A. A case report evaluating combined effect of intensity-modulated radiotherapy and deep inspiratory breath-hold for mediastinal lymphoma: A dosimetric analysis. Lung India 2020; 37:57-62. [PMID: 31898622 PMCID: PMC6961102 DOI: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_88_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Excellent survival has been reported after combined modality treatment in bulky mediastinal Hodgkin's lymphoma. Late effects such as cardiac morbidity and secondary cancers have been reported after radiotherapy (RT), especially in young adults. Advanced RT techniques such as deep inspiratory breath-hold (DIBH), intensity-modulated RT (IMRT), and volumetric arc therapy have been used recently to reduce these late effects with encouraging results. We hereby present a case report evaluating combined effect of DIBH and IMRT in a young adult with mediastinal lymphoma.
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- Abhinav Dewan
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Medical Physics, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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Evens AM, Carter J, Loh KP, David KA. Management of older Hodgkin lymphoma patients. HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2019; 2019:233-242. [PMID: 31808898 PMCID: PMC6913478 DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2019000028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) in older patients, commonly defined as ≥60 years of age, is a disease for which survival rates have historically been significantly lower compared with younger patients. Older HL patients appear to have different disease biology compared with younger patients, including increased incidence of mixed cellularity histology, Epstein-Barr virus-related, and advanced-stage disease. For prognostication, several studies have documented the significance of comorbidities and functional status in older HL patients, as well as the importance of achieving initial complete remission. Collectively, selection of therapy for older HL patients should be based in part on functional status, including pretreatment assessment of activities of daily living (ADL), comorbidities, and other geriatric measures (eg, cognition, social support). Treatment of fit older HL patients should be given with curative intent, regardless of disease stage. However, attention should be paid to serious treatment-related toxicities, including risk of treatment-related mortality. Although inclusion of anthracycline therapy is important, bleomycin-containing regimens (eg, doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine) may lead to prohibitive pulmonary toxicity, and intensive therapies (eg, bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, prednisone) are too toxic. Brentuximab vedotin given sequentially before and after doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine to fit, untreated advanced-stage older HL patients was recently shown to be tolerable and highly effective. Therapy for patients who are unfit or frail because of comorbidities and/or ADL loss is less clear and should be individualized with consideration of lower-intensity therapy, such as brentuximab vedotin with or without dacarbazine. Altogether, therapy for older HL patients should be tailored based upon a geriatric assessment, and novel targeted agents should continue to be integrated into treatment paradigms.
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- Andrew M Evens
- Division of Blood Disorders, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; and
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- Division of Blood Disorders, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; and
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
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- Division of Blood Disorders, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; and
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Everett AS, Hoppe BS, Louis D, McDonald AM, Morris CG, Mendenhall NP, Li Z, Flampouri S. Comparison of Techniques for Involved-Site Radiation Therapy in Patients With Lower Mediastinal Lymphoma. Pract Radiat Oncol 2019; 9:426-434. [DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2019.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Borchmann S, Cirillo M, Goergen H, Meder L, Sasse S, Kreissl S, Bröckelmann PJ, von Tresckow B, Fuchs M, Ullrich RT, Engert A. Pretreatment Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated With Impaired Progression-Free and Overall Survival in Hodgkin Lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 2019; 37:3528-3537. [PMID: 31622132 DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.00985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Vitamin D deficiency is described as a modifiable risk factor for the incidence of and mortality in many common cancers; however, data in Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) are lacking. PATIENTS AND METHODS We thus performed a study measuring pretreatment vitamin D levels in prospectively treated patients with HL and correlated this with clinical outcomes. A total of 351 patients from the German Hodgkin Study Group clinical trials (HD7, HD8, and HD9) were included. RESULTS Fifty percent of patients were vitamin D deficient (< 30 nmol/L) before planned chemotherapy. Pretreatment vitamin D deficiency was more common in relapsed/refractory patients than matched relapse-free controls (median baseline vitamin D, 21.4 nmol/L v 35.5 nmol/L; proportion with vitamin D deficiency, 68% v 41%; P < .001). Vitamin D-deficient patients had impaired progression-free survival (10-year difference, 17.6%; 95% CI, 6.9% to 28.4%; hazard ratio, 2.13; 95% CI, 1.84 to 2.48; P < .001) and overall survival (10-year difference, 11.1%; 95% CI, 2.1% to 20.2%; hazard ratio, 1.82; 95% CI, 1.53 to 2.15; P < .001), consistent across trials and treatment groups. We demonstrated that vitamin D status is an independent predictor of outcome and hypothesized that vitamin D status might be important for the chemosensitivity of HL. We subsequently performed experiments supplementing physiologic doses of vitamin D (calcitriol) to cultured HL cell lines and demonstrated increased antiproliferative effects in combination with chemotherapy. In an HL-xenograft animal model, we showed that supplemental vitamin D (dietary supplement, cholecalciferol) improves the chemosensitivity of tumors by reducing the rate of tumor growth compared with vitamin D or chemotherapy alone. CONCLUSION On the basis of our clinical and preclinical findings, we encourage that vitamin D screening and replacement be incorporated into future randomized clinical trials to properly clarify the role of vitamin D replacement therapy in HL.
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- Sven Borchmann
- University of Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany.,University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Center for Molecular Medicine, Cologne, Germany.,University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Else Kröner Forschungskolleg Clonal Evolution in Cancer, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany.,University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Center for Molecular Medicine, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany.,University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Center for Molecular Medicine, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, German Hodgkin Study Group, Cologne, Germany
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