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Parsons SK, Rodday AM, Upshaw JN, Scharman CD, Cui Z, Cao Y, Tiger YKR, Maurer MJ, Evens AM. Harnessing multi-source data for individualized care in Hodgkin Lymphoma. Blood Rev 2024; 65:101170. [PMID: 38290895 DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2024.101170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
Abstract
Hodgkin lymphoma is a rare, but highly curative form of cancer, primarily afflicting adolescents and young adults. Despite multiple seminal trials over the past twenty years, there is no single consensus-based treatment approach beyond use of multi-agency chemotherapy with curative intent. The use of radiation continues to be debated in early-stage disease, as part of combined modality treatment, as well as in salvage, as an important form of consolidation. While short-term disease outcomes have varied little across these different approaches across both early and advanced stage disease, the potential risk of severe, longer-term risk has varied considerably. Over the past decade novel therapeutics have been employed in the retrieval setting in preparation to and as consolidation after autologous stem cell transplant. More recently, these novel therapeutics have moved to the frontline setting, initially compared to standard-of-care treatment and later in a direct head-to-head comparison combined with multi-agent chemotherapy. In 2018, we established the HoLISTIC Consortium, bringing together disease and methods experts to develop clinical decision models based on individual patient data to guide providers, patients, and caregivers in decision-making. In this review, we detail the steps we followed to create the master database of individual patient data from patients treated over the past 20 years, using principles of data science. We then describe different methodological approaches we are taking to clinical decision making, beginning with clinical prediction tools at the time of diagnosis, to multi-state models, incorporating treatments and their response. Finally, we describe how simulation modeling can be used to estimate risks of late effects, based on cumulative exposure from frontline and salvage treatment. The resultant database and tools employed are dynamic with the expectation that they will be updated as better and more complete information becomes available.
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- Susan K Parsons
- Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America; Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America.
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- Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America; The CardioVascular Center and Advanced Heart Failure Program, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America; Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America; Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Division of Blood Disorders, Rutgers Cancer Institute New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States of America
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- Division of Clinical Trials and Biostatistics and Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Division of Blood Disorders, Rutgers Cancer Institute New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States of America
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Milunović V. How I Follow Hodgkin Lymphoma in First Complete (Metabolic) Remission? Medicina (Kaunas) 2024; 60:344. [PMID: 38399631 PMCID: PMC10890383 DOI: 10.3390/medicina60020344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
Abstract
Hodgkin lymphoma is characterized by a high cure rate in the modern era of medicine regardless of stage, but patients suffer from a high risk of comorbidity associated with the administered therapy. The main aim of this review article is to assess and analyze the various comorbidities associated with Hodgkin lymphoma and address the survivorship of patients, including fertility, secondary cancers due to cardiovascular toxicity, and quality of life. Furthermore, this review explores the optimal strategy for detecting relapse. The treatment paradigm of Hodgkin lymphoma has shifted, with a paradigm shift toward achieving a high cure rate and low toxicity as a standard of care in this patient population. Checkpoint inhibitors, especially nivolumab, in combination with chemotherapy are increasingly being studied in the first line of therapy. However, their long-term toxicity remains to be assessed in longer follow-up. In conclusion, Hodgkin lymphoma survivors, regardless of their treatment, should be followed up individually by a multidisciplinary survivorship team in order to detect and properly treat the long-term side effects of therapy.
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- Vibor Milunović
- Division of Hematology, Clinical Hospital Merkur, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Fuchs M, Jacob AS, Kaul H, Kobe C, Kuhnert G, Pabst T, Greil R, Bröckelmann PJ, Topp MS, Just M, Hertenstein B, Soekler M, Vogelhuber M, Zijlstra JM, Keller UB, Krause SW, Dührsen U, Meissner J, Viardot A, Eich HT, Baues C, Diehl V, Rosenwald A, Buehnen I, von Tresckow B, Dietlein M, Borchmann P, Engert A, Eichenauer DA. Follow-up of the GHSG HD16 trial of PET-guided treatment in early-stage favorable Hodgkin lymphoma. Leukemia 2024; 38:160-167. [PMID: 37845285 PMCID: PMC10776396 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-023-02064-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
Abstract
The primary analysis of the GHSG HD16 trial indicated a significant loss of tumor control with PET-guided omission of radiotherapy (RT) in patients with early-stage favorable Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). This analysis reports long-term outcomes. Overall, 1150 patients aged 18-75 years with newly diagnosed early-stage favorable HL were randomized between standard combined-modality treatment (CMT) (2x ABVD followed by PET/CT [PET-2] and 20 Gy involved-field RT) and PET-2-guided treatment omitting RT in case of PET-2 negativity (Deauville score [DS] < 3). The study aimed at excluding inferiority of PET-2-guided treatment and assessing the prognostic impact of PET-2 in patients receiving CMT. At a median follow-up of 64 months, PET-2-negative patients had a 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) of 94.2% after CMT (n = 328) and 86.7% after ABVD alone (n = 300; HR = 2.05 [1.20-3.51]; p = 0.0072). 5-year OS was 98.3% and 98.8%, respectively (p = 0.14); 4/12 documented deaths were caused by second primary malignancies and only one by HL. Among patients assigned to CMT, 5-year PFS was better in PET-2-negative (n = 353; 94.0%) than in PET-2-positive patients (n = 340; 90.3%; p = 0.012). The difference was more pronounced when using DS4 as cut-off (DS 1-3: n = 571; 94.0% vs. DS ≥ 4: n = 122; 83.6%; p < 0.0001). Taken together, CMT should be considered standard treatment for early-stage favorable HL irrespective of the PET-2-result.
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Grants
- Sanofi-Genzyme, Takeda
- Employment/leadership position (University Hospital of Cologne, Head of the GHSG Trial Coordination Centre), honorarium (Celgene, BMS, Takeda, Affimed, Lukon, Janssen)
- Takeda Medical Research Foundation
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada (BMS Canada)
- BeiGene, MSD Stemline
- Gilead Sciences (Gilead)
- Miltenyi Biotec
- Novartis
- Roche (F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd)
- Amgen (Amgen Inc.)
- Pfizer (Pfizer Inc.)
- Merck & Co., Inc. | Merck Sharp and Dohme (Merck Sharp & Dohme)
- AbbVie (AbbVie Inc.)
- AstraZeneca
- allogene, Cerus, incyte, IQVIA, Noscendo, Pentixapharm,
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- Michael Fuchs
- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, 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, 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, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK), Bern, Switzerland
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- IIIrd Medical Department, Paracelcus Medical University and Salzburg Cancer Research Institute, Salzburg, Austria
- Salzburg Cancer Research Institute and AGMT (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Medikamentöse Tumortherapie), Salzburg, Austria
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Dres. med. Just/Düwel/Riesenberg/Steinke/Schäfer, Studiengesellschaft, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Klinikum Bremen Mitte, Bremen, Germany
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- Onkology, Spital Thun, Switzerland, formerly University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik III, Universitätsklinik Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Klinikum "Rechts der Isar", Munich, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 5, Haematology/Oncology, Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Haematology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, University Hospital of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, 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, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg and Comprehensive Cancer Center Mainfranken, Würzburg, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, 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, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, West German Cancer Center and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK partner site Essen), University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, 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, 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, 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, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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Cherniawsky H, Ting E, Zhang JZ, Xu W, Prica A, Bhella S, Yang C, Kridel R, Vijenthira A, Kukreti V, Crump M, Kuruvilla J. Very late relapse in Hodgkin lymphoma: Characterizing an understudied population. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 2023; 23:838-843. [PMID: 37562990 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2023.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Very late relapse (VLR) occurring >5 years after initial diagnosis is an uncommon event in the management of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). Limited information regarding risk factors and optimal therapy is available. PATIENTS AND METHODS We reviewed patients treated for HL at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario Canada between January 01, 1999 and 31 December 31, 2018. RESULTS Thirty-two patients experienced VLR. Median time to first relapse was 7.2 years. Most patients were treated with CMT both at initial diagnosis and relapse. Male gender (P = .04) and increased age at initial diagnosis (P = .008; HR 1.09 (95% CI: 1.02-1.15)) were identified as risk factors for inferior survival on univariate analysis. Stage, histology, treatment modality and risk assessment at diagnosis or relapse did not have a significant impact on survival outcomes. ASCT at first relapse had no impact on time to second progression (HR 1.72; 95% CI, 0.35-8.53; P = .51) or overall survival from first relapse (HR 1.55; 95% CI, 0.3-8.03; P = .6). CONCLUSION Our data aligns with the limited information available in VLR HL suggesting the negative impact of age and male gender on this rare event. Additionally, our data did not show benefit of ASCT at first relapse in terms of survival outcomes in this population, though this analysis is limited by small sample size. Further study of optimal therapy to prevent and treat VL in the era of novel agents is critical.
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- Hannah Cherniawsky
- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Nepean Hospital, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, Kingswood, NSW, Australia
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- Biostatistics Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Biostatistics Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Biostatistics Department, University Health Networks, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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van Bladel DAG, Stevens WBC, Kroeze LI, de Groen RAL, de Groot FA, van der Last-Kempkes JLM, Berendsen MR, Rijntjes J, Luijks JACW, Bonzheim I, van der Spek E, Plattel WJ, Pruijt JFM, de Jonge-Peeters SDPWM, Velders GA, Lensen C, van Bladel ER, Federmann B, Hoevenaars BM, Pastorczak A, van der Werff ten Bosch J, Vermaat JSP, Nooijen PTGA, Hebeda KM, Fend F, Diepstra A, van Krieken JHJM, Groenen PJTA, van den Brand M, Scheijen B. A significant proportion of classic Hodgkin lymphoma recurrences represents clonally unrelated second primary lymphoma. Blood Adv 2023; 7:5911-5924. [PMID: 37552109 PMCID: PMC10558751 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023010412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Despite high cure rates in classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), relapses are observed. Whether relapsed cHL represents second primary lymphoma or an underlying T-cell lymphoma (TCL) mimicking cHL is underinvestigated. To analyze the nature of cHL recurrences, in-depth clonality testing of immunoglobulin (Ig) and T-cell receptor (TCR) rearrangements was performed in paired cHL diagnoses and recurrences among 60 patients, supported by targeted mutation analysis of lymphoma-associated genes. Clonal Ig rearrangements were detected by next-generation sequencing (NGS) in 69 of 120 (58%) diagnoses and recurrence samples. The clonal relationship could be established in 34 cases, identifying clonally related relapsed cHL in 24 of 34 patients (71%). Clonally unrelated cHL was observed in 10 of 34 patients (29%) as determined by IG-NGS clonality assessment and confirmed by the identification of predominantly mutually exclusive gene mutations in the paired cHL samples. In recurrences of >2 years, ∼60% of patients with cHL for whom the clonal relationship could be established showed a second primary cHL. Clonal TCR gene rearrangements were identified in 14 of 125 samples (11%), and TCL-associated gene mutations were detected in 7 of 14 samples. Retrospective pathology review with integration of the molecular findings were consistent with an underlying TCL in 5 patients aged >50 years. This study shows that cHL recurrences, especially after 2 years, sometimes represent a new primary cHL or TCL mimicking cHL, as uncovered by NGS-based Ig/TCR clonality testing and gene mutation analysis. Given the significant therapeutic consequences, molecular testing of a presumed relapse in cHL is crucial for subsequent appropriate treatment strategies adapted to the specific lymphoma presentation.
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- Department of Hematology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gelderse Vallei Hospital, Ede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Bernhoven Hospital, Uden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Slingeland Hospital, Doetinchem, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Department of Translational Immunology, German Cancer Research Center, Medical Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Pediatrics, Paola Children’s Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Hematology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Vassilakopoulos TP, Liaskas A, Pereyra P, Panayiotidis P, Angelopoulou MK, Gallamini A. Incorporating Monoclonal Antibodies into the First-Line Treatment of Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13187. [PMID: 37685994 PMCID: PMC10487754 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241713187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
Abstract
The long-term survival of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients treated according to the current standard of care is excellent. Combined-modality schedules (ABVD plus radiotherapy) in early-stage disease, along with treatment intensity adaptation to early metabolic response assessed by PET/CT in advanced stage HL, have been the cornerstones of risk stratification and treatment decision-making, minimizing treatment-related complications while keeping efficacy. Nevertheless, a non-negligible number of patients are primary refractory or relapse after front-line treatment. Novel immunotherapeutic agents, namely Brentuximab Vedotin (BV) and immune checkpoint inhibitors (CPI), have already shown outstanding efficacy in a relapsed/refractory setting in recent landmark studies. Several phase 2 single-arm studies suggest that the addition of these agents in the frontline setting could further improve long-term disease control permitting one to reduce the exposure to cytotoxic drugs. However, a longer follow-up is needed. At the time of this writing, the only randomized phase 3 trial so far published is the ECHELON-1, which compares 1 to 1 BV-AVD (Bleomycin is replaced by BV) with standard ABVD in untreated advanced-stage III and IV HL. The ECHELON-1 trial has proven that BV-AVD is safe and more effective both in terms of long-term disease control and overall survival. Just recently, the results of the S1826 SWOG trial demonstrated that the combination nivolumab-AVD (N-AVD) is better than BV-AVD, while preliminary results of other randomized ongoing phase 3 trials incorporating anti-PD-1 in this setting will be soon available. The aim of this review is to present the recent data regarding these novel agents in first-line treatment of HL and to highlight current and future trends which will hopefully reshape the overall management of this disease.
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- Theodoros P. Vassilakopoulos
- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.L.); (P.P.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.L.); (P.P.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Alejandro Posadas, Buenos Aires 1684, Argentina;
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.L.); (P.P.); (M.K.A.)
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.L.); (P.P.); (M.K.A.)
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- Research and Clinical Innovation Department, Antoine Lacassagne Cancer Center, 06100 Nice, France;
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Belsky JA, Hochberg J, Giulino-Roth L. Diagnosis and management of Hodgkin lymphoma in children, adolescents, and young adults. Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 2023; 36:101445. [PMID: 36907636 DOI: 10.1016/j.beha.2023.101445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Advances in the management of Hodgkin lymphoma in children, adolescents and young adult have resulted in survival outcomes exceeding 90%. The risk of late toxicity, however, remains a significant concern for survivors of HL and the focus of modern trials have been to advance cure rates while reducing long term toxicity. This has been accomplished through response-adapted treatment approaches and the incorporation of novel agents, many of which target the unique interaction between the Hodgkin and Reed Sternberg cells and the tumor microenvironment. In addition, an improved understanding of prognostic markers, risk stratification, and the biology of this entity in children and AYAs may allow us to further tailor therapy. This review focuses on the current management of HL in the upfront and relapsed settings, recent advances in novel agents that target HL and the tumor microenvironment, and promising prognostic markers that may help guide the future management of HL.
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Prince HM, Hutchings M, Domingo-Domenech E, Eichenauer DA, Advani R. Anti-CD30 antibody-drug conjugate therapy in lymphoma: current knowledge, remaining controversies, and future perspectives. Ann Hematol 2023; 102:13-29. [PMID: 36512081 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-022-05054-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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CD30 is overexpressed in several lymphoma types, including classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), some peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCL), and some cutaneous T-cell lymphomas. The antibody-drug conjugate brentuximab vedotin targets CD30-positive cells and has been evaluated for the treatment of various lymphoma entities. This narrative review summarizes 10 years of experience with brentuximab vedotin for the treatment of CD30-positive lymphomas, discusses novel therapies targeting CD30 in development, and highlights remaining controversies relating to CD30-targeted therapy across lymphoma types. The collective body of evidence for brentuximab vedotin demonstrates that exploitation of CD30 can provide sustained benefits across a range of different CD30-positive lymphomas, in both clinical trials and real-world settings. Preliminary experience with brentuximab vedotin in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors for relapsed/refractory cHL is encouraging, but further exploration is required. The optimal use of brentuximab vedotin for first-line therapy of PTCL remains to be determined. Further research is required on brentuximab vedotin treatment in high-risk patient populations, and in rare lymphoma subtypes, for which no standard of care exists. Novel therapies targeting CD30 include chimeric antigen receptor therapies and bispecific antibody T-cell engagers, which may be expected to further improve outcomes for patients with CD30-positive lymphomas in the coming years.
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El-Galaly TC, Glimelius I. Late relapses in Hodgkin lymphoma - should we search for the needle in the haystack? Br J Haematol 2022; 198:11-13. [PMID: 35438825 PMCID: PMC9324958 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
Hodgkin lymphoma is among the most curable cancers. For patients in remission for 24 months, residual lifetime becomes close to that of the background population. However, late relapses can occur after several years and, as shown by Andersen et al., the outcomes are not always good. Commentary on: Andersen MD, Hamilton-Dutoit S, Modvig L, Vase M, Christiansen I, Christensen JH, et al. Late recurrence of lymphoid malignancies after initial treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma - A study from the Danish Lymphoma Registry. Br J Haematol 2022 (online ahead of print). DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18180.
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- Tarec Christoffer El-Galaly
- Department of Hematology, Clinical Cancer Research Center, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Section of Oncology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Andersen MD, Hamilton-Dutoit S, Modvig L, Vase M, Christiansen I, Christensen JH, Dahl-Sørensen RB, Stoltenberg D, Kamper P, d'Amore F. Late recurrence of lymphoid malignancies after initial treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma - A study from the Danish Lymphoma Registry. Br J Haematol 2022; 198:50-61. [PMID: 35396711 PMCID: PMC9324165 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
We analysed a large cohort of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients in order to characterize: (1) the pattern of late recurrence of lymphoid malignancies (LR) after initial treatment for HL over a 35-year period; (2) the clinicopathological parameters influencing the risk of LR; and (3) the outcome of patients experiencing LR. We reviewed data of 3350 HL patients diagnosed in Denmark between 1982 and 2018 and registered in the Danish National Lymphoma Registry (LYFO). LR was defined as a recurrence of lymphoid malignancy at least five years after initial diagnosis. LR occurred in 58 patients, with a cumulative incidence at 10, 15 and 20 years of 2.7%, 4.0% and 5.4% respectively. LR was more frequently observed in patients with nodular lymphocyte-predominant HL (NLPHL) [hazard ratio (HR) 4.5; 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.4-8.4, p < 0.001]. In classical HL (cHL) patients, older age and lymphocytopenia were risk factors for LR with HRs of 1.04 per additional year (95% CI: 1.02-1.06) and 5.6 (95% CI: 2.7-11.5) respectively. Mixed cellularity histological subtype was a risk factor for LR, but only in females, with a HR of 5.4 (95% CI: 1.4-20.4, p = 0.014). In contrast to what was observed in NLPHL, LR in cHL was associated with an almost threefold increased risk of death compared with patients in continuous complete remission. Approximately one fifth (22.4%) of patients with LR experienced a second relapse.
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- Maja Dam Andersen
- Department of Haematology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Haematology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Haematology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Haematology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Haematology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Haematology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Jerry Teng CL, Tan TD, Pan YY, Lin YW, Lien PW, Chou HC, Chen PH, Lin FJ. Prognostic Factors for Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Advanced-stage Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Nationwide Retrospective Study. Cancer Control 2022; 29:10732748221124865. [PMID: 36134681 PMCID: PMC9511302 DOI: 10.1177/10732748221124865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Introduction While Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is mostly curable, outcomes for advanced-stage HL remain unsatisfactory. The International Prognostic Score and its modifications were developed to predict HL prognosis; however, more straightforward prognostic factors are needed. This study aimed to identify simpler prognostic factors for advanced-stage newly diagnosed HL (NDHL). Methods This retrospective study used the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database and the Taiwan Cancer Registry. Patients with advanced-stage NDHL receiving ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine) or ABVD-like regimens between 2009 and 2016 were enrolled. Cox proportional hazards models were used to identify prognostic factors for the time to next treatment (TTNT) and overall survival (OS). We used the time-dependent area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) to evaluate model performance. Results The study included 459 patients with advanced-stage NDHL. A bimodal age distribution (peaks 20-44 and >65 years) was observed. Over a median follow-up of 4.7 years, the complete remission and OS rates were 52% and 76%, respectively. Age ≥60 years (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR]: 1.73, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.23-2.43), extranodal involvement (1.40, 1.05-1.87), B symptoms (1.53, 1.13-2.06), and Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) ≥1 (1.49, 1.08-2.06) were significantly associated with a shorter TTNT. The time-dependent AUROC was .65. With a time-dependent AUROC of .81, age ≥60 years (4.55, 2.90-7.15) and CCI ≥1 (1.86, 1.18-2.91) were risk factors for worse OS. Conclusion Older age and more comorbidities were risk factors for an inferior OS in advanced-stage NDHL, while older age, extranodal involvement, B-symptoms, and higher CCI were significantly associated with disease relapse.
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- Chieh-Lin Jerry Teng
- Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, 40293Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Life Science, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Ph.D. Program in Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, 59087Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine, 33561National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine, 33561National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Takeda Pharmaceuticals Taiwan, Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine, 33561National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, 33561National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Pharmacy, 33561National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Driessen J, Tonino SH, Moskowitz AJ, Kersten MJ. How to choose first salvage therapy in Hodgkin lymphoma: traditional chemotherapy vs novel agents. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2021; 2021:240-246. [PMID: 34889399 PMCID: PMC8791111 DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2021000311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Approximately 10% to 30% of patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) develop relapsed or refractory (R/R) disease. Of those patients, 50% to 60% show long-term progression-free survival after standard salvage chemotherapy followed by high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) and autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT). In the past decade, novel therapies have been developed, such as the CD30-directed antibody-drug conjugate brentuximab vedotin and immune checkpoint inhibitors, which have greatly extended the treatment possibilities for patients with R/R cHL. Several phase 1/2 clinical trials have shown promising results of these new drugs as monotherapy or in combination with chemotherapy, but unfortunately, very few randomized phase 3 trials have been performed in this setting, making it difficult to give evidence-based recommendations for optimal treatment sequencing. Two important goals for the improvement in the treatment of R/R cHL can be identified: (1) increasing long-term progression-free and overall survival by optimizing risk-adapted treatment and (2) decreasing toxicity in patients with a low risk of relapse of disease by evaluating the need for HDCT/ASCT in these patients. In this review, we discuss treatment options for patients with R/R cHL in different settings: patients with a first relapse, primary refractory disease, and in patients who are ineligible or unfit for ASCT. Results of clinical trials investigating novel therapies or strategies published over the past 5 years are summarized.
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- Julia Driessen
- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, LYMMCARE, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, LYMMCARE, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, LYMMCARE, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Gillessen S, Hüttmann A, Vucinic V, Müller H, Plütschow A, Viardot A, Topp MS, Kobe C, Böll B, Eichenauer DA, Sasse S, Haverkamp H, Schmitz C, Borchmann S, Bröckelmann PJ, Heger JM, Fuchs M, Engert A, Borchmann P, von Tresckow B. Reinduction therapy with everolimus in combination with dexamethasone, high-dose cytarabin and cisplatinum in patients with relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma: an experimental phase I/II multicentre trial of the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG HD-R3i). Br J Haematol 2021; 196:606-616. [PMID: 34775591 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Abstract
Reinduction chemotherapy followed by high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplant (HDCT + ASCT) is second-line standard of care for transplant-eligible patients with relapsed/refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma (r/r cHL) but has a high failure rate. Because response to reinduction is predictive of the outcome after HDCT + ASCT, we aimed to improve the standard dexamethasone, high-dose cytarabine and cisplatinum (DHAP) reinduction regimen by addition of the oral mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor everolimus (everDHAP). Transplant-eligible patients aged 18-60 years with histologically confirmed r/r cHL were included in this experimental phase I/II trial. Everolimus (10 mg/day, determined in phase-I-part) was administered on day 0-13 of each DHAP cycle. From July 2014 to March 2018, 50 patients were recruited to the phase II everDHAP group; two were not evaluable, three discontinued due to toxicity. Randomization to a placebo group stopped in October 2015 due to poor recruitment after nine patients. The primary end-point of computed tomography (CT)-based complete remission (CR) after two cycles of everDHAP was expected to be ≥40%. With a CT-based CR rate of 27% (n = 12/45) after two cycles of everDHAP the trial did not meet the primary end-point. Adding everolimus to DHAP is thus feasible; however, the everDHAP regimen failed to show an improved efficacy.
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- Sarah Gillessen
- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany.,Cancer Center Cologne Essen - Partner Site Cologne, CIO Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- 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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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany.,Cancer Center Cologne Essen - Partner Site Cologne, CIO 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 Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany.,Cancer Center Cologne Essen - Partner Site Cologne, CIO Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Department of Nuclear Medicine, 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 Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany.,Cancer Center Cologne Essen - Partner Site Cologne, CIO 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 Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany.,Cancer Center Cologne Essen - Partner Site Cologne, CIO 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 Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany.,Department IV of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Aachen, University of Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Epidemiology (IMSIE), University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- 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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- German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany.,Cancer Center Cologne Essen - Partner Site Cologne, CIO 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 Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany.,Cancer Center Cologne Essen - Partner Site Cologne, CIO Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cancer Center Cologne Essen - Partner Site Cologne, CIO 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 Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany.,Cancer Center Cologne Essen - Partner Site Cologne, CIO 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 Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany.,Cancer Center Cologne Essen - Partner Site Cologne, CIO 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 Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany.,Cancer Center Cologne Essen - Partner Site Cologne, CIO 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 Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, 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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Bröckelmann PJ, Müller H, Gillessen S, Yang X, Koeppel L, Pilz V, Marinello P, Kaskel P, Raut M, Fuchs M, Borchmann P, Engert A, von Tresckow B. Clinical outcomes of relapsed and refractory Hodgkin lymphoma patients after contemporary first-line treatment: a German Hodgkin Study Group analysis. Leukemia 2021. [PMID: 34628472 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-021-01442-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To evaluate patterns of rrHL after contemporary first-line treatment we studied 409 patients with first rrHL (HD13: n = 87, HD14: n = 118, HD15: n = 188, HDR3i: n = 51) at a median age of 37.4 years (18.4–76.8) from the GHSG database. Time to first relapse was ≤12 months in 49% and stage III/IV rrHL present in 52% of patients. In total, 291 patients received high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT) and intended ASCT failed in 38 patients. ASCT was primarily not intended in 80 patients largely due to low risk disease or age/comorbidities. Overall, 10-year progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) rates after first relapse were 48.2% (95% CI 41.9–54.2%) and 59.4% (95% CI 53.0–65.2%), respectively, with significant differences between subgroups. Inferior survival was observed with no ASCT due to advanced age/comorbidities (five-year PFS 36.2%, 95% CI 17.7–55.0%) or failure of salvage therapy (five-year PFS 36.3%, 95% CI 19.7–53.2%). Similarly, presence of primary refractory disease or stage IV at rrHL conferred inferior survival. In patients with low-risk disease, however, survival appeared favorable even without ASCT (10 y PFS 72.6%, 95% CI 53.7–84.8%). We herein confirm the curative potential of current rrHL treatments providing a robust benchmark to evaluate novel therapeutic strategies in rrHL. Approximately 50% of rrHL patients experienced a consecutive relapse.
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Nukui J, Takahashi H, Tokunaga M, Suzuki T, Suzuki M, Yokose T, Nakamura N, Sakai R, Nakajima H. Successful treatment with brentuximab vedotine for a patient with very late relapse of limited stage classic Hodgkin lymphoma. Int Cancer Conf J 2021; 11:27-30. [DOI: 10.1007/s13691-021-00510-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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- Michael Crump
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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Pinczés LI, Szabó R, Miltényi Z, Illés Á. The impact of autoimmune cytopenias on the clinical course and survival of Hodgkin lymphoma. Int J Hematol 2020; 113:175-182. [PMID: 33057959 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-020-03021-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The characteristics of autoimmune cytopenias (AICP) associated with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) are not thoroughly defined. We retrospectively assessed the clinical features of HL-associated AICPs in 563 HL patients diagnosed over a period of 28 years. We identified 8 cases of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) and 8 cases of autoimmune thrombocytopenia among 14 patients altogether. Four (26%) AICPs were present at lymphoma diagnosis, while 11 (74%) cytopenias occurred during follow-up after first-line therapy. The overall incidence of HL-associated AICPs was 2.8%. Nine (75%) cytopenias responded to intravenous steroids. Seven (46%) AICPs led to the diagnosis of HL, indicated a relapse, or revealed secondary malignancies. AIHAs and AICPs altogether were more likely to develop in patients with advanced-stage HL (p = 0.010 and p < 0.004, respectively). HL patients experiencing AICPs had an increased short-term (1-year) mortality compared to the general HL population (p < 0.022). The 5-year OS of HL patients with concurrent AICPs at diagnosis was inferior compared to HL patients developing AICPs during follow-up (p = 0.005), and to HL patients without AICPs (p < 0.001). Patients with HL-associated AICPs appear to have a particular disease-related profile. The association of HL and AICPs may increase short-term mortality, while patients with concurrent AICPs at HL diagnosis have a dismal prognosis.
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- László Imre Pinczés
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary. .,Doctoral School of Clinical Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.,Doctoral School of Clinical Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.,Doctoral School of Clinical Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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Bröckelmann PJ, Müller H, Guhl T, Behringer K, Fuchs M, Moccia AA, Rank A, Soekler M, Vieler T, Pabst T, Baues C, von Tresckow B, Borchmann P, Engert A. Relapse After Early-Stage, Favorable Hodgkin Lymphoma: Disease Characteristics and Outcomes With Conventional or High-Dose Chemotherapy. J Clin Oncol 2020; 39:107-115. [PMID: 33058716 DOI: 10.1200/jco.20.00947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE We evaluated disease and treatment characteristics of patients with relapse after risk-adapted first-line treatment of early-stage, favorable, classic Hodgkin lymphoma (ES-HL). We compared second-line therapy with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) or conventional chemotherapy (CTx). METHODS We analyzed patients with relapse after ES-HL treated within the German Hodgkin Study Group HD10+HD13 trials. We compared, by Cox proportional hazards regression, progression-free survival (PFS) after relapse (second PFS) treated with either ASCT or CTx and performed sensitivity analyses with overall survival (OS) from relapse and Kaplan-Meier statistics. RESULTS A total of 174 patients' disease relapsed after treatment in the HD10 (n = 53) and HD13 (n = 121) trials. Relapse mostly occurred > 12 months after first diagnosis, predominantly with stage I-II disease. Of 172 patients with known second-line therapy, 85 received CTx (49%); 70, ASCT (41%); 11, radiotherapy only (6%); and 4, palliative single agent therapies (2%). CTx was predominantly bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone (BEACOPP [68%]), followed by the combination regimen of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (19%), or other regimens (13%). Patients aged > 60 years at relapse had shorter second PFS (hazard ratio [HR], 3.0; P = .0029) and were mostly treated with CTx (n = 33 of 49; 67%) and rarely with ASCT (n = 8; 16%). After adjustment for age and a disadvantage of ASCT after the more historic HD10 trial, we did not observe a significant difference in the efficacy of CTx versus ASCT for second PFS (HR, 0.7; 95% CI, 0.3 to 1.6; P = .39). In patients in the HD13 trial who were aged ≤ 60 years, the 2-year, second PFS rate was 94.0% with CTx (95% CI, 85.7% to 100%) versus 83.3% with ASCT (95% CI, 71.8% to 94.8%). Additional sensitivity analyses including OS confirmed these observations. CONCLUSION After contemporary treatment of ES-HL, relapse mostly occurred > 12 months after first diagnosis. Polychemotherapy regimens such as BEACOPP are frequently administered and may constitute a reasonable treatment option for selected patients with relapse after ES-HL.
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- Paul J Bröckelmann
- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf (CIO ABCD) and German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf (CIO ABCD) and German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf (CIO ABCD) and German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf (CIO ABCD) and German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf (CIO ABCD) and German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern, Switzerland.,Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Karl Lennert-Cancer Center, Kiel, Germany
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- Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern, Switzerland.,Department of Medical Oncology, Inselspital, University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiooncology and Cyberknife Center, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf (CIO ABCD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf (CIO ABCD) and German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf (CIO ABCD) and German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf (CIO ABCD) and German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Nagashima K, Kikuchi S, Iyama S, Fujita C, Goto A, Horiguchi H, Kobune M. Successful brentuximab vedotin monotherapy against late relapse of classical Hodgkin lymphoma 6 years after first remission. Clin Case Rep 2020; 8:466-468. [PMID: 32185037 PMCID: PMC7069848 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.2688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Brentuximab vedotin monotherapy for late-relapse CHL is a promising therapeutic with sustained CR benefit and avoiding potential toxicities caused by aPBSCT/HDT.
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- Kana Nagashima
- Department of HematologySapporo Medical University School of MedicineSapporoJapan
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- Department of HematologySapporo Medical University School of MedicineSapporoJapan
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- Department of HematologySapporo Medical University School of MedicineSapporoJapan
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- Department of HematologySapporo Medical University School of MedicineSapporoJapan
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- Department of HematologySapporo Medical University School of MedicineSapporoJapan
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- Department of HematologySapporo Medical University School of MedicineSapporoJapan
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- Department of HematologySapporo Medical University School of MedicineSapporoJapan
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Vassilakopoulos TP, Asimakopoulos JV, Konstantopoulos K, Angelopoulou MK. Optimizing outcomes in relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma: a review of current and forthcoming therapeutic strategies. Ther Adv Hematol 2020; 11:2040620720902911. [PMID: 32110285 PMCID: PMC7026824 DOI: 10.1177/2040620720902911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The outcome of patients with relapsed/refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma (rr-cHL) has improved considerably in recent years owing to the approval of highly active novel agents such as brentuximab vedotin and Programmed Death-1 (PD-1) inhibitors. Although no randomized trials have been conducted to provide formal proof, it is almost undisputable that the survival of these patients has been prolonged. As autologous stem-cell transplantation (SCT) remains the standard of care for second-line therapy of most patients with rr-cHL, optimization of second-line regimens with the use of brentuximab vedotin, or, in the future, checkpoint inhibitors, is promising to increase both the eligibility rate for transplant and the final outcome. The need for subsequent therapy, and especially allogeneic SCT, can be reduced with brentuximab vedotin consolidation for 1 year, while pembrolizumab is also being tested in this setting. Several other drug categories appear to be active in rr-cHL, but their development has been delayed by the appearance of brentuximab vedotin, nivolumab and pembrolizumab, which have dominated the field of rr-cHL treatment in the last 5 years. Combinations of active drugs in chemo-free approaches may further increase efficacy and hopefully reduce toxicity in rr-cHL, but are still under development.
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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., Goudi, Athens, 11527, Greece
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Lagerlöf I, Holte H, Glimelius I, Björkholm M, Enblad G, Erlanson M, Fluge Ø, Fohlin H, Fosså A, Goldkuhl C, Gustavsson A, Johansson A, Linderoth J, Nome O, Palma M, Åkesson L, Østenstad B, Raud C, Glimelius B, Molin D. No excess long‐term mortality in stage I‐IIA Hodgkin lymphoma patients treated with ABVD and limited field radiotherapy. Br J Haematol 2019; 188:685-691. [DOI: 10.1111/bjh.16232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Revised: 08/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Ingemar Lagerlöf
- Experimental and Clinical Oncology Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Oncology Oslo University Hospital OsloNorway
- KG Jebsen Centre for B cell malignancies Oslo Norway
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- Experimental and Clinical Oncology Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Division of Haematology Karolinska University Hospital Solna StockholmSweden
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- Experimental and Clinical Oncology Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Oncology and Medical Physics Haukeland University Hospital Bergen Norway
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- Regional Cancer Centre South East Sweden and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine Linköping University LinköpingSweden
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- Department of Oncology Oslo University Hospital OsloNorway
- KG Jebsen Centre for B cell malignancies Oslo Norway
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Division of Oncology and Pathology, Lund University Lund Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Division of Oncology and Pathology, Lund University Lund Sweden
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- Department of Oncology Oslo University Hospital OsloNorway
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- Lymphoma Unit Department of Haematology Karolinska University Hospital Solna Stockholm Sweden
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- Regional Cancer Centre South East Sweden and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine Linköping University LinköpingSweden
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- Experimental and Clinical Oncology Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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- Experimental and Clinical Oncology Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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- Experimental and Clinical Oncology Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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Arising from the immune system and located primarily in lymphoid organs, Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is one of the most common cancers in young adults. Risk-adapted first-line treatment usually consisting of multi-agent chemotherapy and often incorporating consolidative radiation therapy aims at long-term cure. Although this is achieved in the vast majority of patients, therapy-related side effects such as organ damage, second cancers, and fatigue constitute considerable sequelae and outweigh HL as the cause of mortality after successful first-line treatment. In addition, intensive conventional therapy is seldom feasible in elderly or frail patients, diminishing chances of cure in this growing population of patients. The rapidly growing understanding of HL biology, innovative clinical trials, and the incorporation of novel drugs might help to overcome these obstacles in the management of HL. In this review, recent advances in the understanding and care of HL will be summarized with a focus on ongoing and future strategies which might help move things forward.
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- Paul J. Bröckelmann
- German Hodgkin Study Group and Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, 50937, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group and Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, 50937, Germany
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Rossi C, Bastie JN. [New therapeutic strategies in non-Hodgkin lymphomas and Hodgkin lymphoma]. Rev Med Interne 2019; 40:246-54. [PMID: 29801709 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2018.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Revised: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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In this review, we report the main advances of the last years in the four most common lymphomas in France, namely Hodgkin lymphoma, large cell diffuse B lymphoma, follicular lymphoma and mantle cell lymphoma. We have identified consensual practices in first line in France and then distinguished the targeting by new molecules. Thus, we wanted to highlight the problems for each of these four lymphomas and understand the tools used to find solutions. Finally, this review makes it possible to understand to what extent the new molecules (targeted therapies, immunotherapy) make it possible to continuously improve the management of patients with lymphomas. The global dynamics seems to reduce the place of conventional chemotherapies in favor of these new molecules. However, because of the increase in therapeutic possibilities, the challenge remains to find the combination associated with the best risk-benefit ratio.
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Spinner MA, Advani RH, Connors JM, Azzi J, Diefenbach C. New Treatment Algorithms in Hodgkin Lymphoma: Too Much or Too Little? Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2018; 38:626-636. [PMID: 30231319 DOI: 10.1200/edbk_200679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Hodgkin lymphoma treatment continues to evolve as new means of assessing response to treatment, new appreciation of important risk factors, and more effective therapeutic agents become available. Treatment algorithms integrating functional imaging now provide the opportunity to modify therapy during its delivery, allowing adjustment of duration and intensity of chemotherapy and rationale identification of patients who may benefit from the addition of therapeutic irradiation. Novel agents, including the antibody drug conjugate brentuximab vedotin and checkpoint inhibitors such as nivolumab and pembrolizumab can improve the effectiveness of treatment while keeping toxicity within acceptable limits. Carefully designed clinical trials permit the identification of superior approaches in which efficacy is enhanced and toxicity minimized. Clinicians treating patients with Hodgkin lymphoma now have access to novel treatment approaches, which will require detailed assessment of each patient and careful discussion of the goals and risks of treatment at the time of planning primary treatment, again during delivery of that treatment as data indicating ongoing effectiveness become available, at the conclusion of initial intervention, and, when the need arises, at the time of recurrence of disease.
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- Michael A Spinner
- From the Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; BC Cancer Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
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- From the Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; BC Cancer Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
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- From the Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; BC Cancer Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
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- From the Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; BC Cancer Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
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- From the Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; BC Cancer Centre for Lymphoid Cancer and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
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Björkholm M, Weibull CE, Eloranta S, Smedby KE, Glimelius I, Dickman PW. Greater attention should be paid to developing therapies for elderly patients with Hodgkin lymphoma-A population-based study from Sweden. Eur J Haematol 2018; 101:106-114. [PMID: 29727497 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Forty percent of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients are older than 50 years at diagnosis, a fact which is not commonly recognized. Older patients do significantly worse than younger patients and are rarely included in clinical trials. METHODS Using data from Swedish Cancer and Lymphoma Registries, we estimated relative survival ratios (RSRs) for 7997 HL patients (diagnosed 1973-2013; 45% ≥50 years). RESULTS The 1-year RSRs (95% confidence interval; CI) for males aged 45-59, 60-69, 70-80, and 81 years and over, diagnosed in 2013, were 0.95 (0.91-0.97), 0.88 (0.81-0.92), 0.74 (0.63-0.81), and 0.52 (0.35-0.67), respectively. The corresponding 1-year RSRs for females were 0.97 (0.94-0.98), 0.91 (0.85-0.95), 0.82 (0.73-0.88), and 0.66 (0.50-0.77). No improvements in 1-year of 5-year relative survival from 2000 to 2013 were observed for patients aged 45-59 or 60-69 but there were modest improvements for patients aged 70 years and older. Importantly, we saw no changes in the distribution of disease or patient characteristics between 2000 and 2013. CONCLUSIONS Elderly patients constitute a large group with clearly unmet medical needs. Our findings motivate a more active approach to including elderly patients in clinical trials. Our study provides a baseline for outcome comparison after the broader introduction of targeted drugs.
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- Magnus Björkholm
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital Solna and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Uppsala University and Uppsala Akademiska Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Bröckelmann PJ, Sasse S, Engert A. Balancing risk and benefit in early-stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma. Blood 2018; 131:1666-78. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2017-10-772665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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With defined chemotherapy and radiotherapy (RT) and risk-adapted treatment, early-stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) has become curable in a majority of patients. Hence, a major current goal is to reduce treatment-related toxicity while maintaining long-term disease control. Patients with early-stage favorable disease (ie, limited stage without risk factors [RFs]) are frequently treated with 2 cycles of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (2×ABVD) followed by 20-Gy involved-field or involved-site RT (IF/ISRT). In patients with early-stage unfavorable disease (ie, limited stage with RFs), 4 cycles of chemotherapy are usually consolidated with 30-Gy IF/ISRT. Compared with 4×ABVD, 2 cycles of bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone (2×BEACOPPescalated) followed by 2×ABVD improved 5-year progression-free survival (PFS), with similar 5-year overall survival. Recently, treatment strategies based on [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) response were evaluated. In early-stage unfavorable HL, a majority of patients achieved a negative interim PET after 2×ABVD and an excellent outcome after 4×ABVD, whereas in those with a positive interim PET, 2×BEACOPPescalated improved 5-year PFS. Furthermore, a PET-guided RT approach was evaluated to decrease long-term toxicity. Although both the RAPID and H10 trials reported poorer disease control without RT, PET-guided omission of RT can constitute a valid therapeutic option in patients with an increased risk of RT-associated toxicity (eg, because of sex, age, or disease localization). Implementation of drugs such as the anti-CD30 antibody-drug conjugate brentuximab vedotin or the anti–programmed death 1 antibodies nivolumab or pembrolizumab might allow further reduction of overall mortality and improve quality of life in affected patients.
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Pinczés L, Miltényi Z, Illés Á. Young adults diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma are at risk of relapsing late: a comprehensive analysis of late relapse in Hodgkin lymphoma. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2018; 144:935-943. [PMID: 29468437 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-018-2613-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Majority of relapses in Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) occur within 3 years after initial treatment, late relapses (LR), happening 5 or more years after first diagnosis is rare events. Neither clinical characteristics, risk factors, nor optimal treatment is well described for LR patients. Our aim was to provide a comprehensive analysis on the LR of HL to outline a patient population at risk of relapsing late. PATIENTS AND METHODS 637 HL patients were treated at the University of Debrecen between 1981 and 2010. Patient data was evaluated retrospectively. Survival analysis was performed using the Kaplan-Meier method and odds ratios (OR) were identified by binary logistic regression models. RESULTS With a median observational time of 9.08 years 584 (91%) HL patients achieved complete remission (CR) after first line treatment. Relapse occurred in 176 (28%) patients, 26 (4%) of them 5 or more years after first diagnosis. With multivariable analysis, initial diagnosis before the age of 24 (p < 0.001), initial presentation between 1981 and 1990 or 1991-2000 (p = 0.025 and p = 0.023, respectively) and first line treatment with radiotherapy only (p = 0.034) were identified as independent risk factors for LR. We observed a significantly impaired OS for patients with early relapse HL compared to those in long-term remission or experiencing LR (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Late relapse of HL presents with clinical characteristics very similar to primary disease and appears to have a good prognosis. First diagnosis in childhood or young adulthood and first line treatment before the ABVD era increases the risk of relapsing late.
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- László Pinczés
- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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Engert A, Goergen H, Markova J, Pabst T, Meissner J, Zijlstra JM, Král Z, Eichenauer DA, Soekler M, Greil R, Kreissl S, Scheuvens R, Eich H, Kobe C, Dietlein M, Stein H, Fuchs M, Diehl V, Borchmann P. Reduced-Intensity Chemotherapy in Patients With Advanced-Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma: Updated Results of the Open-Label, International, Randomised Phase 3 HD15 Trial by the German Hodgkin Study Group. Hemasphere 2017; 1:e5. [PMID: 31723734 DOI: 10.1097/HS9.0000000000000005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The international, randomized phase 3 HD15 trial established 6xeBEACOPP as standard therapy for patients with newly diagnosed advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) within the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG). We performed a follow-up analysis to assess long-term efficacy and safety of this approach. Between 2003 and 2008, 2182 patients aged 18 to 60 years were recruited and randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio between 8 or 6 cycles of eBEACOPP or 8 cycles of the dose-dense BEACOPP-14 regimen, each followed by 30 Gy radiotherapy in case of positron emission tomography (PET)-positive residual lesions ≥2.5 cm. The study aimed at demonstrating non-inferiority regarding efficacy of the 2 experimental arms on a significance level of 2.5% each. The intention-to-treat analysis comprised 2126 patients with a median follow-up of 102 months. Ten-year progression-free survival was 81% (97.5% CI 77–85) with 8xeBEACOPP, 84% (80–87) with 6xeBEACOPP, and 84% (80–87) with 8xBEACOPP-14; the non-inferiority margin of 1.51 for the hazard ratio (HR) could be excluded for both comparisons (6xeBEACOPP, HR = 0.7, 97.5% CI 0.5–1.0; 8xBEACOPP-14, HR = 0.9, 97.5% CI 0.7–1.2). Overall survival at 10 years was 88% (85–91), 90% (88–93), and 92% (89–94), respectively. A total of 142 second malignancies corresponding to 10-year cumulative incidences of 10%, 7%, and 7% and standardized incidence ratios of 4.3, 2.5, and 2.8 were reported for 8xeBEACOPP, 6xeBEACOPP, and 8xBEACOPP-14, respectively. This updated analysis of the HD15 trial thus confirms the efficacy and reports on the long-term safety of a shortened first-line chemotherapy consisting of 6xeBEACOPP followed by PET-guided radiotherapy in advanced-stage HL.
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