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Survival of Lymphoma Patients Experiencing Relapse or Progression after an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2018 May;24(5):983-988

Date

02/08/2018

Pubmed ID

29410340

DOI

10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.01.015

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85042234569 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   4 Citations

Abstract

Outcome and management of patients who relapse after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) has evolved in the recent decade. Using a multi-institutional retrospective database we report the predictive factors and survival of lymphoma patients who relapse after allo-HCT. We evaluated 495 allo-HCT recipients transplanted between 2000 and 2015 at 3 academic US medical centers. Landmark analysis evaluating predictive factors was performed at 1 month after allo-HCT relapse with a primary endpoint of postrelapse overall survival (PR-OS). A total of 175 lymphoma patients (35%) experienced relapse after allo-HCT. Of these, 126 patients, median age 46 years (range, 19 to 71), were assessable. Most patients (86%) received subsequent therapy; 80 patients received targeted agents and 19 donor lymphocyte infusion. On univariate analysis median PR-OS for patients with Hodgkin lymphoma was 47.9 months compared with 11.3 months in patients with indolent and 10.1 months in aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (P = .04). On multivariate analysis postrelapse therapy administration (no therapy versus targeted therapy: hazard ratio, .21 [95% confidence interval, .10 to .45]; no therapy versus nontargeted therapy: hazard ratio, .26 [95% confidence interval, .11 to .57]), late relapse 130 days after allo-HCT (relative to early relapse: hazard ratio, .25; P < .001), and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 to 1 (versus Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status ≥ 2: hazard ratio, .49; P = .003) were associated with a significantly reduced risk of mortality. Patients relapsing ≥ 130 days from the time of allo-HCT yielded PR-OS of 48.8 months compared with 6.5 months in patients with early relapse (P < .001). Our data suggest that in the modern era, therapies used for patients experiencing lymphoma relapse after allo-HCT can extend survival.

Author List

Epperla N, Hamadani M, Ahn KW, He F, Kodali D, Kleman A, Hari PN, Pasquini M, Fenske TS, Craig MD, Kanate AS, Bachanova V

Authors

Kwang Woo Ahn PhD Professor in the Institute for Health and Equity department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Timothy Fenske MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Mehdi H. Hamadani MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Parameswaran Hari MD Adjunct Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Marcelo C. Pasquini MD, MS Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin

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

Adult
Aged
Disease Progression
Female
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Humans
Lymphoma
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Recurrence
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Survival Analysis
Time Factors
Transplantation, Homologous
Young Adult