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The consensus panel 2 (CP2) of the 11th International Workshop on Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (IWWM-11) has reviewed and incorporated current data to update the recommendations for treatment approaches in patients with relapsed or refractory WM (RRWM). The key recommendations from IWWM-11 CP2 include: (1) Chemoimmunotherapy (CIT) and/or a covalent Bruton tyrosine kinase (cBTKi) strategies are important options; their use should reflect the prior upfront strategy and are subject to their availability. (2) In selecting treatment, biological age, co-morbidities and fitness are important; nature of relapse, disease phenotype and WM-related complications, patient preferences and hematopoietic reserve are also critical factors while the composition of the BM disease and mutational status (MYD88, CXCR4, TP53) should also be noted. (3) The trigger for initiating treatment in RRWM should utilize knowledge of patients' prior disease characteristics to avoid unnecessary delays. (4) Risk factors for cBTKi related toxicities (cardiovascular dysfunction, bleeding risk and concurrent medication) should be addressed when choosing cBTKi. Mutational status (MYD88, CXCR4) may influence the cBTKi efficacy, and the role of TP53 disruptions requires further study) in the event of cBTKi failure dose intensity could be up titrated subject to toxicities. Options after BTKi failure include CIT with a non-cross-reactive regimen to one previously used CIT, addition of anti-CD20 antibody to BTKi, switching to a newer cBTKi or non-covalent BTKi, proteasome inhibitors, BCL-2 inhibitors, and new anti-CD20 combinations are additional options. Clinical trial participation should be encouraged for all patients with RRWM.
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Antineoplásicos , Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström , Humanos , Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström/tratamiento farmacológico , Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström/genética , Factor 88 de Diferenciación Mieloide/genética , Consenso , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/inducido químicamente , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/tratamiento farmacológico , Antineoplásicos/uso terapéuticoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: For patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL), outcomes using frontline treatment with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) or CHOP-like therapy are typically poor. The ECHELON-2 study demonstrated that brentuximab vedotin plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone (A+CHP) exhibited statistically superior progression-free survival (PFS) per independent central review and improvements in overall survival versus CHOP for the frontline treatment of patients with systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma or other CD30-positive PTCL. PATIENTS AND METHODS: ECHELON-2 is a double-blind, double-dummy, randomized, placebo-controlled, active-comparator phase III study. We present an exploratory update of the ECHELON-2 study, including an analysis of 5-year PFS per investigator in the intent-to-treat analysis group. RESULTS: A total of 452 patients were randomized (1 : 1) to six or eight cycles of A+CHP (N = 226) or CHOP (N = 226). At median follow-up of 47.6 months, 5-year PFS rates were 51.4% [95% confidence interval (CI): 42.8% to 59.4%] with A+CHP versus 43.0% (95% CI: 35.8% to 50.0%) with CHOP (hazard ratio = 0.70; 95% CI: 0.53-0.91), and 5-year overall survival (OS) rates were 70.1% (95% CI: 63.3% to 75.9%) with A+CHP versus 61.0% (95% CI: 54.0% to 67.3%) with CHOP (hazard ratio = 0.72; 95% CI: 0.53-0.99). Both PFS and OS were generally consistent across key subgroups. Peripheral neuropathy was resolved or improved in 72% (84/117) of patients in the A+CHP arm and 78% (97/124) in the CHOP arm. Among patients who relapsed and subsequently received brentuximab vedotin, the objective response rate was 59% with brentuximab vedotin retreatment after A+CHP and 50% with subsequent brentuximab vedotin after CHOP. CONCLUSIONS: In this 5-year update of ECHELON-2, frontline treatment of patients with PTCL with A+CHP continues to provide clinically meaningful improvement in PFS and OS versus CHOP, with a manageable safety profile, including continued resolution or improvement of peripheral neuropathy.
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Antígeno Ki-1 , Linfoma de Células T Periférico , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/efectos adversos , Brentuximab Vedotina , Humanos , Antígeno Ki-1/metabolismo , Antígeno Ki-1/uso terapéutico , Linfoma de Células T Periférico/tratamiento farmacológico , Vincristina/efectos adversosRESUMEN
We evaluated the impact on survival of antithymocyte globulin conditioning (TLI-ATG) with radiation (RT) boost to high risk or residual disease before allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (allo-HCT) for adults with lymphoma (excluding mycosis fungoides and low-grade NHL other than SLL/CLL). Of 251 evaluable patients, 36 received an RT boost within 3 months of allo-HCT at our institution from 2001 to 2016. At the time of TLI-ATG, patients who received boost vs no boost had a lower rate of CR (11% vs 47%, p = 0.0003), higher rates of bulky disease (22% vs 4%, p < 0.0001), extranodal disease (39% vs 5%, p < 0.0001), and positive PET (75% vs 28%, p < 0.00001). In the boost group, the median (range) largest axial lesion diameter was 5.2 cm (1.8-22.3). Median follow-up was 50.2 months (range: 1-196). There was no significant difference in OS, time to recurrence, or time to graft failure with vs without boost. A trend toward higher percent donor CD3+ chimerism was seen with vs without boost (p = 0.0819). The worst boost-related toxicity was grade 2 dermatitis. RT boost may help successfully mitigate the risk of high risk or clinically evident residual disease in adults with lymphoma undergoing allo-HCT.
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Enfermedad Injerto contra Huésped , Trasplante de Células Madre Hematopoyéticas , Linfoma , Adulto , Suero Antilinfocítico , Humanos , Linfoma/terapia , Neoplasia Residual , Acondicionamiento Pretrasplante , Trasplante HomólogoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) rarely presents as early-stage disease, but clinical observations suggest that patients who present with early-stage disease may have better outcomes than those with advanced-stage disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this 13-institution study, we examined outcomes among 179 patients with early-stage (stage I or II) MCL in an attempt to identify prognostic factors that influence treatment selection and outcome. Variables examined included clinical characteristics, treatment modality, response to therapy, sites of failure, and survival. RESULTS: Patients were predominantly male (78%) with head and neck being the most common presenting sites (75%). Most failures occurred outside the original disease site (79%). Although the administration of radiation therapy, either alone or with chemotherapy, reduced the risk of local failure, it did not translate into an improved freedom from progression or overall survival (OS). The treatment outcomes were independent of treatment modality. The 10-year OS for patients treated with chemotherapy alone, chemo-radiation therapy and radiation therapy alone were 69%, 62%, and 74% (P = 0.79), and the 10-year freedom from progression were 46%, 43%, and 31% (P = 0.64), respectively. CONCLUSION: Given the excellent OS rates regardless of initial therapy in patients with early-stage MCL, de-intensified therapy to limit treatment-related toxicity is a reasonable approach.
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Linfoma de Células del Manto/patología , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Causas de Muerte , Quimioradioterapia , Femenino , Humanos , Linfoma de Células del Manto/terapia , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Análisis Multivariante , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Estudios Retrospectivos , Análisis de Supervivencia , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
The first European Rhinology Research Forum organized by the European Forum for Research and Education in Allergy and Airway Diseases (EUFOREA) was held in the Royal Academy of Medicine in Brussels on 17th and 18th November 2016, in collaboration with the European Rhinologic Society (ERS) and the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA2LEN). One hundred and thirty participants (medical doctors from different specialties, researchers, as well as patients and industry representatives) from 27 countries took part in the multiple perspective discussions including brainstorming sessions on care pathways and research needs in rhinitis and rhinosinusitis. The debates started with an overview of the current state of the art, including weaknesses and strengths of the current practices, followed by the identification of essential research needs, thoroughly integrated in the context of Precision Medicine (PM), with personalized care, prediction of success of treatment, participation of the patient and prevention of disease as key principles for improving current clinical practices. This report provides a concise summary of the outcomes of the brainstorming sessions of the European Rhinology Research Forum 2016.
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Asma/terapia , Hipersensibilidad/terapia , Rinitis/terapia , Sinusitis/terapia , Europa (Continente) , Humanos , Médicos , Medicina de Precisión , InvestigaciónRESUMEN
In recent years, the number of approved and investigational agents that can be safely administered for the treatment of lymphoma patients for a prolonged period of time has substantially increased. Many of these novel agents are evaluated in early-phase clinical trials in patients with a wide range of malignancies, including solid tumors and lymphoma. Furthermore, with the advances in genome sequencing, new "basket" clinical trial designs have emerged that select patients based on the presence of specific genetic alterations across different types of solid tumors and lymphoma. The standard response criteria currently in use for lymphoma are the Lugano Criteria which are based on [18F]2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography or bidimensional tumor measurements on computerized tomography scans. These differ from the RECIST criteria used in solid tumors, which use unidimensional measurements. The RECIL group hypothesized that single-dimension measurement could be used to assess response to therapy in lymphoma patients, producing results similar to the standard criteria. We tested this hypothesis by analyzing 47 828 imaging measurements from 2983 individual adult and pediatric lymphoma patients enrolled on 10 multicenter clinical trials and developed new lymphoma response criteria (RECIL 2017). We demonstrate that assessment of tumor burden in lymphoma clinical trials can use the sum of longest diameters of a maximum of three target lesions. Furthermore, we introduced a new provisional category of a minor response. We also clarified response assessment in patients receiving novel immune therapy and targeted agents that generate unique imaging situations.
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Antineoplásicos/uso terapéutico , Linfoma no Hodgkin/diagnóstico por imagen , Linfoma no Hodgkin/tratamiento farmacológico , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones/normas , Criterios de Evaluación de Respuesta en Tumores Sólidos , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X/normas , Antineoplásicos/efectos adversos , Consenso , Medios de Contraste/administración & dosificación , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Supervivencia sin Enfermedad , Determinación de Punto Final , Fluorodesoxiglucosa F18/administración & dosificación , Humanos , Linfoma no Hodgkin/mortalidad , Linfoma no Hodgkin/patología , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Factores de Tiempo , Resultado del Tratamiento , Carga TumoralAsunto(s)
Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapéutico , Linfoma de Células del Manto/tratamiento farmacológico , Anticuerpos Monoclonales/uso terapéutico , Anticuerpos Monoclonales de Origen Murino/uso terapéutico , Ciclofosfamida/uso terapéutico , Doxorrubicina/uso terapéutico , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Linfoma de Células del Manto/radioterapia , Prednisona/uso terapéutico , Radioinmunoterapia/métodos , Rituximab , Vincristina/uso terapéuticoRESUMEN
Patients suffering an acute ischemic stroke can be treated with intravenous thrombolysis in the absence of contraindications. A known onset time is a prerequisite as treatment, according to guidelines, has to be started within 4.5 hours. In patients awakening with a stroke, the last time they were seen without a neurological deficit is assumed to be the time of onset. Thus, despite of lack of contraindications on initial brain imaging, these patients are largely excluded from therapy. This review discusses the underlying pathophysiological, clinical, and radiological evidence surrounding wake-up stroke and its consequences for making treatment decisions.
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Isquemia Encefálica/tratamiento farmacológico , Sueño , Accidente Cerebrovascular/tratamiento farmacológico , Terapia Trombolítica/métodos , Isquemia Encefálica/diagnóstico , Isquemia Encefálica/etiología , Humanos , Accidente Cerebrovascular/diagnóstico , Accidente Cerebrovascular/etiología , Terapia Trombolítica/efectos adversosRESUMEN
Patients who suffer acute ischaemic stroke can be treated with thrombolysis if therapy is initiated early. Radiological evaluation of the intracranial tissue before such therapy can be given is mandatory. In this review current radiological diagnostic strategies are discussed for this patient group. Beyond non-enhanced computed tomography (CT), the standard imaging method for many years, more sophisticated CT stroke protocols including CT angiography and CT perfusion have been developed, and additionally an increasing number of patients are examined with magnetic resonance imaging as the first imaging method used. Advantages and challenges of the different methods are discussed.
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Isquemia Encefálica/diagnóstico por imagen , Accidente Cerebrovascular/diagnóstico por imagen , Humanos , RadiografíaRESUMEN
Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), in which cytotoxic drugs are linked to antibodies targeting antigens on tumor cells, represent promising novel agents for the treatment of malignant lymphomas. Pinatuzumab vedotin is an anti-CD22 ADC and polatuzumab vedotin an anti-CD79B ADC that are both linked to the microtubule-disrupting agent monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE). In the present study, we analyzed the activity of these agents in different molecular subtypes of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) both in vitro and in early clinical trials. Both anti-CD22-MMAE and anti-CD79B-MMAE were highly active and induced cell death in the vast majority of activated B-cell-like (ABC) and germinal center B-cell-like (GCB) DLBCL cell lines. Similarly, both agents induced cytotoxicity in models with and without mutations in the signaling molecule CD79B. In line with these observations, relapsed and refractory DLBCL patients of both subtypes responded to these agents. Importantly, a strong correlation between CD22 and CD79B expression in vitro and in vivo was not detectable, indicating that patients should not be excluded from anti-CD22-MMAE or anti-CD79B-MMAE treatment because of low target expression. In summary, these studies suggest that pinatuzumab vedotin and polatuzumab vedotin are active agents for the treatment of patients with different subtypes of DLBCL.
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Anticuerpos Monoclonales/farmacología , Antígenos CD79/inmunología , Inmunoconjugados/farmacología , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/tratamiento farmacológico , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/inmunología , Lectina 2 Similar a Ig de Unión al Ácido Siálico/inmunología , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Western Blotting , Antígenos CD79/genética , Ciclo Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Ensayos Clínicos Fase I como Asunto , Estudios de Cohortes , Citometría de Flujo , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Técnicas para Inmunoenzimas , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/clasificación , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/patología , Mutación/genética , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Pronóstico , Lectina 2 Similar a Ig de Unión al Ácido Siálico/genética , Células Tumorales CultivadasRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: The purpose of the study was to determine whether breast cancers (BCs) that develop in women previously irradiated for Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) are biologically similar to sporadic BC. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the charts of patients who developed BC after radiotherapy (RT) for HL. Tumors were classified as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or invasive carcinoma. Invasive carcinomas were further characterized according to the subtype: hormone receptor (HR)+/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-, HR+/HER2+, HR-/HER2+, and HR-/HER2-. BCs after HL were compared with four age-matched sporadic, non-breast cancer (BRCA) I or II mutated BCs. RESULTS: One hundred forty-seven HL patients who were treated with RT between 1966 and 1999 and subsequently developed BCs were identified. Of these, 65 patients with 71 BCs had complete pathologic information. The median age at HL diagnosis was 23 (range, 10-48). The median age at BC diagnosis was 44 (range, 28-66). The median time to developing BC was 20 years. Twenty cancers (28%) were DCIS and 51 (72%) were invasive. Of the 51 invasive cancers, 24 (47%) were HR+/HER2-, 2 (4%) were HR+/HER2+, 5 (10%) were HR-/HER2+, and 20 (39%) were HR-/HER2-. There were no differences in BC histologic subtype according to the age at which patients were exposed to RT, the use of chemotherapy for HL treatment, or the time from RT exposure to the development of BC. In a 4 : 1 age-matched comparison to sporadic BCs, BCs after HL were more likely to be HR-/HER2- (39% versus 14%) and less likely to be HR+/HER2- (47% versus 61%) or HR+/HER2+ (4% versus 14%) (P = 0.0003). CONCLUSION(S): BCs arising in previously irradiated breast tissue were more likely to be triple negative compared with age-matched sporadic invasive cancers and less likely to be HR positive. Further studies will be important to determine the molecular pathways of carcinogenesis in breast tissue that is exposed to RT.
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Neoplasias de la Mama/etiología , Neoplasias de la Mama/patología , Enfermedad de Hodgkin/radioterapia , Radioterapia/efectos adversos , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Neoplasias de la Mama/clasificación , Neoplasias de la Mama/genética , Niño , Femenino , Enfermedad de Hodgkin/complicaciones , Humanos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Receptor ErbB-2/genéticaRESUMEN
PURPOSE: Brentuximab vedotin (ADCETRIS®), an antibody-drug conjugate, comprises an anti-CD30 antibody conjugated by a protease-cleavable linker to a microtubule-disrupting agent, monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE). In vitro studies showed that MMAE does not interfere with hERG K+ channels at clinically relevant concentrations. In pivotal phase 2 clinical trials in patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma and systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma, brentuximab vedotin has shown substantial efficacy and an acceptable safety profile. This phase 1 open-label study was designed to evaluate the effect of brentuximab vedotin on the duration of cardiac ventricular repolarization. METHODS: Patients with CD30-positive hematologic malignancies were treated with 1.8 mg/kg brentuximab vedotin by intravenous infusion every 3 weeks for up to 16 cycles. The primary endpoint was the change from baseline to Cycle 1 Days 2, 3, and 4 in the duration of ventricular repolarization using Fridericia's corrected QT interval (QTcF). RESULTS: There was no clinically meaningful change from baseline in the duration of ventricular repolarization as measured by QTcF in the 46 evaluable patients out of 52 total patients treated with brentuximab vedotin. There was no evidence of treatment-emergent cardiac safety abnormalities. Brentuximab vedotin was generally well tolerated with a response rate and an adverse event profile consistent with prior studies. CONCLUSION: There is no significant prolongation of the QT/QTc interval with brentuximab vedotin in patients with CD30-positive hematologic malignancies.
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Antineoplásicos/efectos adversos , Corazón/efectos de los fármacos , Neoplasias Hematológicas/tratamiento farmacológico , Inmunoconjugados/efectos adversos , Antígeno Ki-1/metabolismo , Síndrome de QT Prolongado/inducido químicamente , Adulto , Anciano , Antineoplásicos/sangre , Antineoplásicos/farmacocinética , Antineoplásicos/uso terapéutico , Brentuximab Vedotina , Cardiotoxinas/efectos adversos , Cardiotoxinas/uso terapéutico , Hipersensibilidad a las Drogas/inmunología , Electrocardiografía Ambulatoria/efectos de los fármacos , Femenino , Corazón/fisiopatología , Ventrículos Cardíacos/efectos de los fármacos , Ventrículos Cardíacos/fisiopatología , Neoplasias Hematológicas/sangre , Neoplasias Hematológicas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Hematológicas/fisiopatología , Enfermedad de Hodgkin/sangre , Enfermedad de Hodgkin/tratamiento farmacológico , Enfermedad de Hodgkin/metabolismo , Enfermedad de Hodgkin/fisiopatología , Humanos , Inmunoconjugados/sangre , Inmunoconjugados/farmacocinética , Inmunoconjugados/uso terapéutico , Antígeno Ki-1/sangre , Síndrome de QT Prolongado/fisiopatología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso Periférico/inducido químicamente , Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso Periférico/fisiopatología , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
INTRODUCTION: To assess the efficacy of an abbreviated Stanford V regimen in patients with early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). PATIENTS AND METHODS PATIENTS: with untreated nonbulky stage I-IIA supradiaphragmatic HL were eligible for the G4 study. Stanford V chemotherapy was administered for 8 weeks followed by radiation therapy (RT) 30 Gy to involved fields (IF). Freedom from progression (FFP), disease-specific survival (DSS) and overall survival (OS) were estimated. RESULTS: All 87 enrolled patients completed the abbreviated regimen. At a median follow-up of 10 years, FFP, DSS and OS are 94%, 99% and 94%, respectively. Therapy was well tolerated with no treatment-related deaths. CONCLUSIONS: Mature results of the abbreviated Stanford V regimen in nonbulky early-stage HL are excellent and comparable to the results from other contemporary therapies.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/administración & dosificación , Enfermedad de Hodgkin/tratamiento farmacológico , Enfermedad de Hodgkin/radioterapia , Adolescente , Adulto , Bleomicina/administración & dosificación , Terapia Combinada , Supervivencia sin Enfermedad , Doxorrubicina/administración & dosificación , Etopósido/administración & dosificación , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Enfermedad de Hodgkin/patología , Humanos , Masculino , Mecloretamina/administración & dosificación , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Prednisona/administración & dosificación , Resultado del Tratamiento , Vinblastina/administración & dosificación , Vincristina/administración & dosificaciónRESUMEN
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine (i) the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of liposomal doxorubicin (L-DOX) and paclitaxel (DP), (ii) the MTD of DP plus valspodar (DPV) and (iii) pharmacokinetic (PK) interactions of valspodar with L-DOX and paclitaxel. METHODS: Twenty-three patients with metastatic cancers received DP, followed 4 weeks later by DPV. Dose levels of DP were (mg/m2 for L-DOX/paclitaxel): 30/135 (n = 7), 30/150 (n = 4), 35/150 (n = 8) and 40/150 (n = 4). Dose levels of DPV were 15/70 (n = 10) and 15/60 (n = 10). Serial, paired PK studies were performed. RESULTS: The MTD of DP was 40/150. For DPV at 15/70, five of 10 patients experienced grade 4 neutropenia. In the next cohort, a reduced dose of 15/60 was well tolerated. Valspodar produced reversible grade 3 ataxia in seven patients, requiring dose reduction from 5 to 4 mg/kg. Paired PK studies indicated no interaction between L-DOX and valspodar, and a 49% increase in the median half-life of paclitaxel. Two partial and one minor remissions were noted. CONCLUSIONS: The use of valspodar necessitated dose reductions of DP, with neutropenia being dose limiting. Valspodar PK interactions were observed with paclitaxel but not L-DOX.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/administración & dosificación , Resistencia a Múltiples Medicamentos , Resistencia a Antineoplásicos , Neoplasias/tratamiento farmacológico , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Estudios de Cohortes , Ciclosporinas/administración & dosificación , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Doxorrubicina/administración & dosificación , Interacciones Farmacológicas , Femenino , Humanos , Liposomas , Masculino , Dosis Máxima Tolerada , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Neoplasias/metabolismo , Paclitaxel/administración & dosificaciónRESUMEN
Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL), an aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that carries a poor prognosis, previously has been identified almost exclusively in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We present a case of a 42-year-old HIV-negative patient presenting with an isolated nasal cavity mass, the typical presentation for PBL. The patient was given systemic chemotherapy, central nervous system prophylaxis, and consolidative locoregional radiotherapy and achieved a complete clinical response. This case suggests PBL should be considered in HIV-negative patients with characteristic findings.
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Seronegatividad para VIH , Linfoma no Hodgkin/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Nasales/diagnóstico , Adulto , Humanos , Linfoma no Hodgkin/patología , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Masculino , Neoplasias Nasales/patologíaRESUMEN
PURPOSE: P-glycoprotein is an efflux pump for many drugs including doxorubicin and paclitaxel. This study evaluated the coadministration of these drugs with the P-glycoprotein inhibitor valspodar (PSC 833) with the aim of determining: (a) maximum tolerated doses (MTDs) of doxorubicin followed by paclitaxel (DP); (b) the MTD of DP combined with PSC 833 (DPV), without and with filgrastim (G-CSF); and (c) the pharmacokinetic interactions of PSC 833 with doxorubicin and paclitaxel. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: For the first cycle, patients received doxorubicin as a 15-min infusion followed by paclitaxel as a 1-h infusion. For the second cycle, patients received reduced doses of DP with PSC 833 at 5 mg/kg p.o., four times a day for 12 doses. RESULTS: Thirty-three patients with various refractory malignancies were enrolled and assessable. The MTD of DP without PSC 833 was 35 mg/m(2) doxorubicin and 150 mg/m(2) paclitaxel. The MTD of DPV without G-CSF was 12.5 mg/m(2) doxorubicin and 70 mg/m(2) paclitaxel. The dose-limiting toxicity for both DP and DPV was neutropenia without thrombocytopenia. With G-CSF, the MTD for DPV was 20 mg/m(2) doxorubicin and 90 mg/m(2) paclitaxel. No grade 4 nonhematological toxicities were observed. Five partial and two minor tumor remissions were observed. Paired pharmacokinetics with and without PSC 833 revealed substantial drug interactions with both doxorubicin and paclitaxel. CONCLUSIONS: PSC 833 can be administered safely with doxorubicin and paclitaxel. The pharmacokinetic profiles of these drugs are significantly affected by PSC 833, requiring approximately 60% dose reductions for equivalent degrees of myelosuppression.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapéutico , Neoplasias/tratamiento farmacológico , Adulto , Anciano , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/efectos adversos , Ataxia/inducido químicamente , Ciclosporinas/administración & dosificación , Ciclosporinas/efectos adversos , Ciclosporinas/farmacología , Doxorrubicina/administración & dosificación , Doxorrubicina/efectos adversos , Doxorrubicina/farmacocinética , Interacciones Farmacológicas , Resistencia a Múltiples Medicamentos , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Neoplasias/metabolismo , Paclitaxel/administración & dosificación , Paclitaxel/efectos adversos , Paclitaxel/farmacocinética , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Castleman's disease or angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia is a rare entity with a localized/unicentric or a generalized/multicentric presentation. While surgery is curable for most localized presentations, there is limited information regarding the optimal management of the multicentric type. The latter type is associated with a poor prognoses and can be associated with the development of lymphoma and infections. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this report we describe a case of multicentric Castleman's disease who failed steroids and chemotherapy and developed a follicular mixed lymphoma. He was treated with high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem-cell support and remains disease at four years of follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: A long-term durable remission may be possible with high dose chemotherapy with stem-cell support. This treatment modality should be considered an option in the management of multicentric Castleman's disease.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapéutico , Enfermedad de Castleman/terapia , Trasplante de Células Madre Hematopoyéticas , Linfoma no Hodgkin/terapia , Adulto , Enfermedad de Castleman/complicaciones , Enfermedad de Castleman/diagnóstico , Terapia Combinada , Humanos , Linfoma no Hodgkin/complicaciones , Linfoma no Hodgkin/diagnóstico , Masculino , Pronóstico , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
The failure of convenional chemotherapy in relapsed or refractory and other poor risk AML patients has been linked to expression of the multidrug resistance gene (mdr 1) product P-glycoprotein (P-gp). PSC 833 is a non-competitive inhibitor of P-gp and has been shown in vitro and in vivo to restore sensitivity of resistant tumor cells to anticancer drugs (ACDs). Induction chemotherapy consisting of cytarabine (C) in combination with PSC 833 and escalating doses of mitoxantrone (M) and etoposide (E) over 5 or 6 days were tested in two phase I/II studies in poor prognosis AML. Overall, 59 patients were evaluated: their age ranged between 18 and 70 years. Fourteen patients had primary refractory disease, 25 had relapsed within 9 months from first complete remission (CR), 5 were in second relapse, 10 had secondary AML, and 4 had relapsed post-bone marrow transplantation. PSC 833 was given as a constant i.v. infusion at a rate of 10 mg/kg/24 h for 5 or 6 days, depending on the duration of chemotherapy. In both studies a loading dose of 2 mg/kg of PSC 833 was given on day 1. In the 5-day regimen, the final study doses of the cytotoxic agents were C 1 g/m2/d, M 4.0 mg/m2/d, and E 40 mg/m2/d. In the 6-day regimen, the final study doses of the cytotoxic agents were C 1 g/m2/d, M 4.5 mg/m2/d and E 30 mg/m2/d. The combined efficacy results of both studies indicate that PSC-MEC is active in all treatment indications, complete remission being achieved in 2/5 (40%) second relapses, 8/25 (32%) early relapses, 3/10 (30%) secondary AML, 3/15 (20%) refractory patients and 1/4 (25%) post-BMT relapses. Based on historical controls, this observed overall CR rate (29%) is higher than expected in this high risk patient population. Our data indicate that, in refractory/relapsed AML patients, PSC-MEC regimens had encouraging antileukemic effects, is well tolerated, and has led to Phase III trials in this setting.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapéutico , Ciclosporinas/uso terapéutico , Genes MDR , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/tratamiento farmacológico , Miembro 1 de la Subfamilia B de Casetes de Unión a ATP/genética , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/efectos adversos , Ciclosporinas/efectos adversos , Citarabina/administración & dosificación , Etopósido/administración & dosificación , Humanos , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/genética , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/mortalidad , Mitoxantrona/administración & dosificación , Pronóstico , Inducción de Remisión , Terapia RecuperativaRESUMEN
The management of early-stage Hodgkin's disease has been evolving over the past 25 years, largely due to recognition of early and late complications associated with radiation therapy and the demonstration of minimally toxic but effective chemotherapy. Thus, extended-field radiation is no longer the "gold standard" of treatment. Rather, combined modality approaches with abbreviated chemotherapy and limited radiation, which obviates the need for precise staging offered by laparotomy, provide excellent results with the potential for fewer adverse late effects. Several controlled clinical trials are ongoing to determine the minimal duration of chemotherapy and extent and dose of radiotherapy that will not compromise the excellent cure rate of early-stage disease.
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Enfermedad de Hodgkin/terapia , Terapia Combinada , Enfermedad de Hodgkin/tratamiento farmacológico , Enfermedad de Hodgkin/radioterapia , Humanos , Estadificación de NeoplasiasRESUMEN
A more complete picture of the molecules that are critical for the organization of membrane compartments is beginning to emerge through the characterization of proteins in the vesicle-associated membrane protein (also called synaptobrevin) family of membrane trafficking proteins. To better understand the mechanisms of membrane trafficking within the endocytic pathway, we generated a series of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies against the cytoplasmic domain of vesicle-associated membrane protein 7 (VAMP-7). The antibodies recognize a 25-kD membrane-associated protein in multiple tissues and cell lines. Immunohistochemical analysis reveals colocalization with a marker of late endosomes and lysosomes, lysosome-associated membrane protein 1 (LAMP-1), but not with other membrane markers, including p115 and transferrin receptor. Treatment with nocodozole or brefeldin A does not disrupt the colocalization of VAMP-7 and LAMP-1. Immunoelectron microscopy analysis shows that VAMP-7 is most concentrated in the trans-Golgi network region of the cell as well as late endosomes and transport vesicles that do not contain the mannose-6 phosphate receptor. In streptolysin- O-permeabilized cells, antibodies against VAMP-7 inhibit the breakdown of epidermal growth factor but not the recycling of transferrin. These data are consistent with a role for VAMP-7 in the vesicular transport of proteins from the early endosome to the lysosome.