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ArticleCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2025

Improved efficacy of concurrent anti-PD1 antibody plus AVD versus ABVD in patients with newly diagnosed early unfavorable and advanced stage classic Hodgkin lymphoma: a retrospective matched cohort study.

Mengqiu Wu, Peng Sun, Baitian Zhao, Hang Yang, Yi Xia, Man Nie, Qingqing Cai, Huiqiang Huang, He Huang, Zhongjun Xia and 3 more

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Mengqiu Wu *State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, China.
Peng Sun *State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, China.
Baitian Zhao *Department of Clinical Research, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guanzhou, 510060, China.
Hang YangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, China.
Yi XiaState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, China.
Man NieState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, China.
Qingqing CaiState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, China.
Huiqiang HuangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, China.
He HuangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, China.
Zhongjun XiaState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, China.
Yu WangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, China. wangyu@sysucc.org.cn.
Zhiming LiState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, China. lizhm@sysucc.org.cn.
Panpan LiuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, China. liupp@sysucc.org.cn.

Funding

Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province 2023A1515010123Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Program key projects 2024B03J1249
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe prognosis of early unfavorable and advanced stage classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) remains suboptimal with the widely used ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine) regimen. Novel agents such as brentuximab vedotin (BV) and anti-PD-1 antibody have demonstrated high efficacy and good tolerance in relapsed/refractory cHL and have also shown promising results in the frontline setting. However, concurrent administration of anti-PD-1 antibody plus AVD in comparison with traditional ABVD regimen alone in untreated classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) has yet to be adequately studied in real-world clinical practice.

methodsWe enrolled eligible adult patients with histologically confirmed cHL who had received initial treatment with the ABVD regimen, or the novel combination regimens of anti-PD1-AVD. The study endpoints included modified progression-free survival (mPFS) and complete response (CR) after 2 cycles of therapy. Propensity score matching (PSM) was performed to balance clinical variables between regimens prior to efficacy comparisons.

resultsOf 172 patients, 137 received the ABVD regimen and 35 received the anti-PD1-AVD regimen. With a median follow-up of 37.7 months, significantly prolonged 3-year modified PFS was reported for anti-PD1-AVD versus ABVD (PSM: 91.0 vs. 61.6%, p = 0.032). Significantly improved CR rate was observed with anti-PD1-AVD versus ABVD (PSM: 86.7 vs. 63.8%, p = 0.049).

conclusionsIn this real-world study, concurrent anti-PD1 antibody with AVD showed significantly prolonged modified PFS and improved CR rate after cycle 2 versus ABVD regimen, supporting the use of novel agents in frontline therapy.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsHodgkin DiseaseProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorAdolescentAdultAgedBleomycinDacarbazineDoxorubicinFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRetrospective StudiesBleomycinDacarbazineDoxorubicinPDCD1 protein, humanProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorVinblastineChemotherapyComplete responseImmune checkpoint inhibitorLymphomaModified progression-free survival

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