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ArticleBlood research2021

Bendamustine in combination with ifosfamide, etoposide, and vinorelbine (VIBE) is an effective salvage regimen for heavily pre-treated patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma: a single-center experience.

Gaurav Prakash, Arihant Jain, Kamalkant Sahu, Amanjit Bal, Charanpreet Singh, Rajender Basher, Harmandeep Singh, Kundan Mishra, Aditya Jandial, Deepesh Lad and 6 more

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16 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gaurav PrakashClinical Hematology and BMT Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Arihant JainClinical Hematology and BMT Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Kamalkant SahuClinical Hematology and BMT Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Amanjit BalDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Charanpreet SinghClinical Hematology and BMT Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Rajender BasherDepartment of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Harmandeep SinghDepartment of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Kundan MishraClinical Hematology and BMT Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Aditya JandialClinical Hematology and BMT Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Deepesh LadClinical Hematology and BMT Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Alka KhadwalClinical Hematology and BMT Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Radhika SrinivasanDepartment of Cytopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Ashim DasDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Neelam VarmaDepartment of Hematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Subhash VarmaClinical Hematology and BMT Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Pankaj MalhotraClinical Hematology and BMT Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study evaluated the outcomes of patients with refractory/relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma (RRHL) treated with a bendamustine-based regimen in combination with ifosfamide, etoposide, and vinorelbine (VIBE).

methodsConsecutive RRHL patients who were treated with the VIBE regimen were identified and studied for clinicopathologic characteristics, response to VIBE regimen, event-free survival (EFS), and feasibility of an autologous stem-cell transplant (autoSCT).

resultsIn total, 24 patients received the VIBE regimen, and a median of 3 cycles were administered. In this cohort, 80% of the patients had received ≥2 prior lines of therapy. The overall and complete response rates with VIBE were 79% and 42%, respectively. After a median follow-up (following VIBE regimen) of 14 months (range, 3‒76), the 3-year EFS and OS were 46% and 74%, respectively. Of the eligible patients, 92% underwent successful AutoSCT. The mean CD34+ cell count in the autograft was 5.5×10

conclusionIn this retrospective analysis, the combination regimen, VIBE, has shown good efficacy in heavily pre-treated patients with RRHL without compromising stem cell collection. These encouraging results provide a rationale for further development of this regimen.

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Autologous transplantBendamustineHodgkin LymphomaRelapsed refractorySalvage

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