scholarly journals High-dose chemotherapy and auto-SCT in elderly patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma

2011 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 1339-1344 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Puig ◽  
M Pintilie ◽  
T Seshadri ◽  
K al-Farsi ◽  
N Franke ◽  
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Blood ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 81 (8) ◽  
pp. 2003-2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Philip ◽  
O Hartmann ◽  
R Pinkerton ◽  
JM Zucker ◽  
JC Gentet ◽  
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Abstract The very high cure rate in advanced B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in children using intensive multiagent therapy has been previously reported by the French Societe Francaise d'Oncologie Pediatrique lymphoma Malin B type (LMB) group. To address the issue of salvageability in an unselected group of patients who had all received the same front-line therapy, the outcome of relapses following the LMB 84 (216 patients) protocol have been reviewed. Fourteen percent of patients achieving complete remission (CR) relapsed, ie, 27 of 195. Relapse sites comprised the central nervous system (CNS) alone (6 cases), lung or mediastinum (2 cases), abdomen (8 cases), head and neck (2 cases), or multifocal (9 cases). There were three early deaths due to disease. Twenty-four patients received rescue chemotherapy regimens and 15 were treated with high-dose chemotherapy and bone marrow rescue (1 allogeneic). Of these, 9 were in second CR, 4 in second partial remission, and 2 treated during progressive disease. One died in CR from treatment-related toxicity. Ten relapsed postbone marrow transplant and 4 are alive disease free and probably cured. Two of the long-term survivors had some delay during initial chemotherapy due to toxicity and two were isolated CNS relapses. Twelve of 27 patients did not proceed to megatherapy (12 of 12 died).


2018 ◽  
Vol 104 (6) ◽  
pp. 471-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mouhammed Kelta ◽  
Jamal Zekri ◽  
Ehab Abdelghany ◽  
Jalil Ur Rehman ◽  
Zahid Amin Khan ◽  
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Purpose: High-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is used to treat patients with relapsed Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In this retrospective study we report our experience with patients who underwent HDCT and ASCT. Methods: All patients ≥15 years old with relapsed/refractory Hodgkin’s lymphoma who underwent HDCT and ASCT between June 2001 and December 2013 were included. Results: Fifty-four patients were identified. Median age at transplant was 22 years (range 15-49 years); 26 were men and 28 were women. Forty-eight patients (89%) underwent HDCT and ASCT after achieving a radiological response to salvage chemotherapy. The rate of radiological complete response to salvage chemotherapy was 13% and reached 50% within 3 months of ASCT in assessable patients. After a median follow-up of 25 months, 31 patients (57%) were still alive with no evidence of relapse or progression. Median event-free survival (EFS) was 24 months (95% CI 8.7-39.3) and 3-year EFS was 56%. Median overall survival (OS) was not reached and 3-year OS was 82.5%. Bulky mediastinal disease at relapse, hemoglobin level, and number of salvage regimens did not significantly impact EFS in univariate and multivariate analyses. After transplantation there was a trend towards longer EFS (30 vs. 24 months; p = 0.36) in patients with a longer time from the end of first-line treatment until relapse (≥12 vs. <12 months). The 100-day transplant-related mortality was 5.5%. Conclusions: HDCT and ASCT for relapsed/refractory Hodgkin’s lymphoma is safe. Our findings are consistent with published phase III results. Longer follow-up is warranted.


Blood ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 106 (11) ◽  
pp. 5502-5502
Author(s):  
Jolanta B. Perz ◽  
Chrissy M. Giles ◽  
Donald MacDonald ◽  
Jane F. Apperley ◽  
Edward J. Kanfer

Abstract Introduction: The majority of patients with Hodgkin’s lymphoma are cured with initial therapy. However, in patients with primary refractory or relapsed disease, high-dose therapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation has been shown to be the best option. We analysed patients (pts) who underwent autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) following LACE (Lomustine 200 mg/m2, Ara-C 4 g/m2, Cyclophosphamide 4.8 g/m2, Etoposide 1 g/m2) conditioning for relapsed or refractory Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the Hammersmith Hospital, London, between 1991 and 2004. Patients and methods: 67 pts (46 m, 21 f) initially diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma (stage I; n=2, stage II; n=29, stage III; n=22 and stage IV; n=14) received first-line chemotherapy with ABVD or COP/ABVD (n=20), BEMOP-CA (n=29), COPP or similar (n=14) or mantle radiotherapy alone (n=4). High dose chemotherapy (HDC) with LACE and ASCT was undertaken in 45 of these pts in 1st relapse, 15 pts in 2nd or subsequent relapse and 7 pts with refractory disease. Median age at the time of HDC was 32 y (17 – 70 y). Prior to ASCT further chemotherapy achieved a complete or partial remission in 41 pts (chemosensitive), but 26 pts had no significant response (chemoresistant). Stem cells were mobilised with Etoposide (1.8 g/m2) and G-CSF in 56 pts, and bone marrow harvest was performed in the other 11 pts. Results: Two pts suffered a treatment-related mortality (TRM) within the first 100 days (3%). Two pts (3%) developed secondary malignancy (acute myeloid leukaemia). With a median follow-up of 43.3 months (range 0.5 – 145.5 months) the cumulative probabilities of overall survival (OS) and progression free survival (PFS) at both 5 and 10 years was 70% and 62% respectively. Pts who had chemosensitive disease at the time of ASCT had a better OS (p=0.008) and PFS (p=0.08) when compared with pts who had chemoresistant disease. Median PFS has not yet been reached for chemosensitive pts but was 23.4 months for chemoresistant pts. Median OS has not yet been reached for either group. Conclusions: The outcome for patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin’s lymphoma following high dose chemotherapy and ASCT has been sufficiently encouraging to suggest that ASCT should be considered early in chemosensitive patients. However, new therapeutic strategies are needed to improve the clinical outcome of patients with chemoresistant disease.


Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 118 (21) ◽  
pp. 2021-2021
Author(s):  
Kyoung Ha Kim ◽  
Won Seog Kim ◽  
Sung-Kyu Park ◽  
Mark Hong Lee ◽  
Sang Kyun Sohn ◽  
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Abstract Abstract 2021 Background: High dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) has become the standard approach for relapsed or high risk non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Several different high dose therapy (HDT) conditioning regimens have been used for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), such as BEAM (carmustine, etoposide, cytosine arabinoside, melphalan), BEAC (carmustine, etoposide, cytosine arabinoside, cyclophosphamide), and CBV (cyclophosphamide, carmustine, etoposide). Carmustine is an active drug in the HDT of NHL but the supply of carmustine is limited in some countries including Korea. Intravenous busulfan containing regimens as conditioining regimen have been used for both allogeneic and autologous stem cell transplantation in patients with hematologic and non –hematologic malignancies. The purpose of this prospective multicenter phase II study was evaluate the efficacy and safety of iv busulfan/melphalan/etoposide regimen as a conditioining regimen for high dose chemotherapy in the patients with relapsed or high risk NHL. Methods: Patients with relapsed or primary refractory NHL or chemosensitive high risk NHL underwent high dose chemotherapy followed by ASCT at 13 centers in Korea. The conditioning regimen consisted of iv busulfan 3.2mg/kg/day i.v. on days −8, −7 and −6, etoposide 400mg/m2/day i.v. on days −5 and −4 and melphalan 50mg/m2/day i.v. on days −3 and −2. Results: Fifty one patients were enrolled onto the study. Main subgroups were DLBCL (n=25, 49%) and T cell lymphoma (n=19, 37%). At the time of ASCT, the disease status of patients was as follows: 13 patients were high risk in remission, 16 were primarily refractory to inducton therapy, 15 patients were in chemosensitive relapse. All patients had successful stem cell engraftment with a median time to neutrophil recovery of more than 500/mm3 of 10 days (range, 2 to 30 days). Platelet recovery of more than 20,000/mm3 was seen after a median of 10 days (range, 2 to 51 days) with delayed recovery in one patient. Treatment related toxicities included nausea/vomiting in 28 patients (55%), diarrhea in 28 patients (55%) and mucositis in 33 patients (65%), which were grade I or II in the majority of cases. Grade I/II hepatic toxicities occurred in 24% (n=12) and grade III in 6% (n=3). There were no VOD and treatment related death. The median duration of hospitalization for ASCT was 30 days (range, 12 to 80 days). Forty one patients (80%) achieved a complete response 1 month after ASCT, while three patients showed progressive disease. At a median follow up of 14.7 months, 21(41%) patients exhibited a relapse or progression, while 11 patients had died of disease and one patient had died of heart failure. The estimated 2-year overall and progression free survival for all patients was 64% and 40%, respectively. Conclusion: This preliminary analysis suggests that conditioning regimen of i.v. busulfan/melphalan/etoposide would be well tolerated and effective in patients with relapsed or high risk NHL. Accordingly, this regimen may be regarded as an important treatment option to substitute for BEAM regimen. Disclosures: Lee: Novartis: Research Funding.


2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (34) ◽  
pp. 5074-5080 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Josting ◽  
Horst Müller ◽  
Peter Borchmann ◽  
Joke W. Baars ◽  
Bernd Metzner ◽  
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Purpose High-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) followed by autologous stem-cell transplantation (PBSCT) has become the standard treatment for patients with relapsed Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL). The intensity of treatment needed is unclear. This European intergroup study evaluated the impact of sequential high-dose chemotherapy (SHDCT) before myeloablative therapy. Patients and Methods Patients with histologically confirmed, relapsed HL were treated with two cycles of dexamethasone, cytarabine, and cisplatin, and those without disease progression were randomly assigned. In the standard arm (A), patients received myeloablative therapy with carmustine, BEAM (carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine, and melphalan) followed by PBSCT. Patients in the experimental arm (B) also received sequential cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and etoposide in high-doses before BEAM. Freedom from treatment failure (FFTF) was the primary end point. Remission rates, overall survival (OS), and toxicity of treatment were secondary end points. Results From a total of 284 patients included, 241 responding patients were randomly assigned after two cycles of dexamethasone, cytarabine, and cisplatinum. Patients treated in arm B had longer treatment duration and experienced more toxicity and protocol violations (P < .05). Mortality was similar in both arms (20% and 18%). With a median observation time of 42 months, there was no significant difference in terms of FFTF (P = .56) and OS (P = .82) between arms. FFTF at 3 years was 62% (95% CI, 56% to 68%) and OS was 80% (95% CI, 75% to 85%). Patients with stage IV, early relapse, multiple relapse, anemia, or B symptoms had a higher risk of recurrence (P < .001). Conclusion Compared with conventional high-dose chemotherapy, additional SHDCT is associated with more adverse effects and does not improve the prognosis of patients with relapsed HL.


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