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ArticleBone marrow transplantation2015

High-dose melphalan with autologous stem cell support in refractory Hodgkin lymphoma patients as a bridge to second transplant.

L Castagna, R Crocchiolo, L Giordano, S Bramanti, C Carlo-Stella, B Sarina, A Chiti, E Mauro, S Gandolfi, E Todisco and 5 more

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Article in Bone marrow transplantation, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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15 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

L CastagnaDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, Humanitas Cancer Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
R CrocchioloDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, Humanitas Cancer Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
L GiordanoStatistic Unit, Humanitas Cancer Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
S BramantiDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, Humanitas Cancer Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
C Carlo-StellaDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, Humanitas Cancer Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
B SarinaDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, Humanitas Cancer Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
A ChitiNuclear Medicine Department, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
E MauroDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, Humanitas Cancer Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
S GandolfiDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, Humanitas Cancer Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
E TodiscoDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, Humanitas Cancer Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
M BalzarottiDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, Humanitas Cancer Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
A AnastasiaDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, Humanitas Cancer Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
M MagagnoliDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, Humanitas Cancer Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
E BrusamolinoDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, Humanitas Cancer Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
A SantoroDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, Humanitas Cancer Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
Humanitas University · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Persistence of disease after salvage therapy among relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients predicts poor outcome. Here, we report on 41 HL patients with active disease after salvage therapy and who received high-dose melphalan (HD-PAM) and auto-SCT as a bridge to a second autologous or an allogeneic transplantation between 2002 and 2013 at our center. Disease response was based on 18-fluoro-deoxyglucose-positron emission tomography results in all patients. Overall response rate after HD-PAM was 78% and it did not differ among PR or stable/progressive disease patients (P=1.00). Response was associated with better OS: hazard ratio=0.32 (95% confidence interval: 0.13-0.77, P=0.01) irrespective of disease status before HD-PAM. Thirty-three patients (80%) were able to complete the planned treatment, intended as tandem autologous or auto-allo transplant. Hematological and extrahematological toxicity of HD-PAM was manageable, without any treatment-related death. In conclusion, HD-PAM is a valuable therapeutic option in relapsed/refractory HL patients with active disease after salvage therapy, with an impressive 78% overall response rate and 80% rate of proceeding to further transplantation. The present data may be integrated with the growing literature on new drugs in the field of relapsed/refractory HL.

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AdolescentAdultAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingAutograftsDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHodgkin DiseaseHumansMaleMelphalanMiddle AgedRecurrenceStem Cell TransplantationSurvival RateAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingMelphalan

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