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Autologous transplantation for diffuse aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma in first relapse or second remission. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2004 Feb;10(2):116-27

Date

01/30/2004

Pubmed ID

14750077

DOI

10.1016/j.bbmt.2003.09.015

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0742323747 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   47 Citations

Abstract

We evaluated the results of high-dose chemotherapy and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with diffuse aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in first relapse (Rel 1) or second complete remission (CR 2). Data were evaluated from the Autologous Blood and Marrow Transplant Registry on 429 patients with diffuse aggressive NHL who underwent transplantation in Rel 1 or CR 2. Transplantations were performed between 1989 and 1996 and were reported to the Autologous Blood and Marrow Transplant Registry by 93 centers in North and South America. The probability of 3-year survival was 44% (95% confidence interval [CI], 33%-55%). The probability at 3 years of progression-free survival was 31% (95% CI, 27%-36%). Patients who underwent transplantation in CR 2 had a 3-year probability of progression-free survival of 38% (95% CI, 30%-46%) compared with 28% (95% CI, 22%-33%) for those who were not in remission at the time of transplantation (P <.001). In multivariate analysis, chemotherapy resistance, increased lactic dehydrogenase at diagnosis, an interval of <12 months from diagnosis to relapse, age >or=40 years, and use of myeloid growth factors to accelerate posttransplantation bone marrow recovery were adverse predictors of survival. High-dose chemotherapy and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for patients with diffuse aggressive NHL in CR 2 or Rel 1 resulted in better outcome for patients with chemotherapy-sensitive disease, longer relapse-free intervals, and age <40 years. Exposure to myeloid growth factors to accelerate recovery for recipients of bone marrow grafts may increase the risk of disease progression or death.

Author List

Vose JM, Rizzo DJ, Tao-Wu J, Armitage JO, Bashey A, Burns LJ, Christiansen NP, Freytes CO, Gale RP, Gibson J, Giralt SA, Herzig RH, Lemaistre CF, McCarthy PL Jr, Nimer SD, Petersen FB, Schenkein DP, Wiernik PH, Wiley JM, Loberiza FR, Lazarus HM, van Biesen K, Horowitz MM

Authors

Mary M. Horowitz MD, MS Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
J. Douglas Rizzo MD, MS Director, Center Associate Director, Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Clinical Enzyme Tests
Disease-Free Survival
Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
Female
Growth Substances
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Humans
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Recurrence
Registries
Remission Induction
Retrospective Studies
Survival Rate
Transplantation, Autologous
Treatment Outcome