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Patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) who experience first relapse/refractoriness can be categorized into early or late progression-of-disease (POD) groups, with a threshold of 24 months from the initial MCL diagnosis. Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors (BTKi) are established standard treatment at first relapse, but their effectiveness as compared to chemoimmunotherapy (CIT) in late-POD patients remains unknown. In this international, observational cohort study, we evaluated outcomes amongst patients at first, late-POD beyond 24 months. Patients treated upfront with BTKi were excluded. The primary objective was progression-free survival from time of second-line therapy (PFS-2) of BTKi versus CIT. After accrual, all patients were prospectively followed-up. Overall, 385 late-POD patients were included from 10 countries. Their median age was 59 (range:19-70) years and 77% were males. Median follow-up from time of first relapse was 53 months (range:12-144). Overall, 114 patients had second-line BTKi, while 271 had CIT, consisting of rituximab-bendamustine (R-B, n=101), R-B and cytarabine (R-BAC, n=70), or other regimens (mostly cyclophosphamide-hydroxydaunorubicin-vincristine-prednisone-CHOP- or platinum-based, n=100). The two groups were balanced for clinicopathological features, and median time to first relapse (48 months for both). Overall, BTKi was associated with significantly prolonged median PFS-2 than CIT [not reached-NR vs 26 months, respectively, P=.0003], and overall survival [NR and 56 months, respectively, P=.03]. Multivariate analyses showed that BTKi was associated with lower risk of death than R-B and other regimens (hazard ratio-HR, 0.41 for R-B, 0.46 for others), but similar to R-BAC. These results may establish BTKi as the preferable second-line approach in BTKi-naïve MCL patients.
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: We evaluated the clinical and neurophysiological efficacy of rituximab (RTX) in a neurophysiologically homogeneous group of patients with monoclonal gammopathy and immunoglobulin M (IgM) anti-myelin-associated glycoprotein antibody (anti-MAG) demyelinating polyneuropathy. METHODS: Twenty three anti-MAG-positive polyneuropathic patients were prospectively evaluated before and for 2 years after treatment with RTX 375 mg/m2 . The Inflammatory Neuropathy Cause and Treatment (INCAT) disability scale (INCAT-ds), modified INCAT sensory score (mISS), Medical Research Council sum score, Patients' Global Impression of Change scale were used, IgM levels were assessed and extensive electrophysiological examinations were performed before (T0) and 1 year (T1) and 2 years (T2) after RTX treatment. RESULTS: At T1 and T2 there was a significant reduction from T0 both in mISS and in INCAT-ds, with a p value < 0.001 in the inferential Friedman's test overall analysis. Ulnar nerve Terminal Latency Index and distal motor latency significantly changed from T0 to T1 and in the overall analysis (p = 0.001 and p = 0.002), and ulnar nerve sensory nerve action potential (SNAP) amplitude was significantly increased at T2 from T1, with a p value < 0.001 in the overall analysis. Analysis of the receiver-operating characteristic curves showed that a 41.8% increase in SNAP amplitude in the ulnar nerve at T2 from T0 was a fair predictor of a mISS reduction of ≥2 points (area under the curve 0.85; p = 0.005; sensitivity: 90.9%, specificity: 83.3%). CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that RTX is effective in patients with clinically active demyelinating anti-MAG neuropathy over 2 years of follow-up, and that some neurophysiological variables might be useful for monitoring this efficacy.
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Paraproteinemias , Polineuropatias , Humanos , Rituximab/uso terapêutico , Seguimentos , Polineuropatias/tratamento farmacológico , Paraproteinemias/tratamento farmacológico , Imunoglobulina M , AutoanticorposRESUMO
Minimal residual disease (MRD) monitoring by PCR methods is a strong and standardized predictor of clinical outcome in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and follicular lymphoma (FL). However, about 20% of MCL and 40% of FL patients lack a reliable molecular marker, being thus not eligible for MRD studies. Recently, targeted locus amplification (TLA), a next-generation sequencing (NGS) method based on the physical proximity of DNA sequences for target selection, identified novel gene rearrangements in leukemia. The aim of this study was to test TLA in MCL and FL diagnostic samples lacking a classical, PCR-detectable, t(11; 14) MTC (BCL1/IGH), or t(14; 18) major breakpoint region and minor cluster region (BCL2/IGH) rearrangements. Overall, TLA was performed on 20 MCL bone marrow (BM) or peripheral blood (PB) primary samples and on 20 FL BM, identifying a novel BCL1 or BCL2/IGH breakpoint in 16 MCL and 8 FL patients (80% and 40%, respectively). These new breakpoints (named BCL1-TLA and BCL2-TLA) were validated by ASO primers design and compared as MRD markers to classical IGH rearrangements in eight MCL: overall, MRD results by BCL1-TLA were superimposable (R Pearson = 0.76) to the standardized IGH-based approach. Moreover, MRD by BCL2-TLA reached good sensitivity levels also in FL and was predictive of a primary refractory case. In conclusion, this study offers the proof of principle that TLA is a promising and reliable NGS-based technology for the identification of novel molecular markers, suitable for further MRD analysis in previously not traceable MCL and FL patients.
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Cromossomos Humanos/genética , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala , Linfoma Folicular , Linfoma de Célula do Manto , Translocação Genética , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Linfoma Folicular/sangue , Linfoma Folicular/genética , Linfoma de Célula do Manto/sangue , Linfoma de Célula do Manto/genética , Masculino , Neoplasia Residual/sangue , Neoplasia Residual/genéticaRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Clinical response and chemosensitivity of relapse or refractory AML patients were evaluated after rescue and bridge-to-transplant MEC (mitoxantrone, etoposide, and cytarabine) regimen. METHODS AND PATIENTS: Fifty-five consecutive AML patients were treated with MEC from 2009 to 2018. Chemosensitivity was evaluated by WT1 quantification. RESULTS: 27/55 patients (49.1%) had AML resistant to induction and 28/55 patients (50.9%) had AML relapse. 25/55 patients (45.5%) achieved a CR after one course of MEC, and 12 patients (21.8%) achieved WT1 negativity. In 12 patients, a second MEC was administered. Four out of 12 patients improved significantly their response with the 2nd MEC. MEC was an effective bridge to transplant, 32/55 patients (58.2%) received an allogenic stem cell transplant. Median overall survival (OS) from MEC was 455 days (95% CI 307-602 days.); patient with WT1 negative CR had the best OS (P<.000). CONCLUSION: WT1 is a useful marker of chemosensitivity after MEC as rescue and bridge-to-transplant therapy.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/tratamento farmacológico , Cuidados Pré-Operatórios , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/efeitos adversos , Citarabina/efeitos adversos , Citarabina/uso terapêutico , Gerenciamento Clínico , Etoposídeo/efeitos adversos , Etoposídeo/uso terapêutico , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/métodos , Humanos , Quimioterapia de Indução , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/diagnóstico , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/etiologia , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/mortalidade , Mitoxantrona/efeitos adversos , Mitoxantrona/uso terapêutico , Prognóstico , Recidiva , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Relapse and refractory (R/R) rates after first-line R-CHOP in diffuse large B cell lymphomas (DLBCL) are ~40% and ~15% respectively. AIMS: We conducted a retrospective real-world analysis aimed at evaluating clinical outcomes of R/R DLBCL patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Overall, 403 consecutive DLBCL patients treated in two large hematological centers in Torino, Italy were reviewed. RESULTS: At a median follow up of 50 months, 5-year overall survival from diagnosis (OS-1) was 66.5%, and 2-year progression free survival (PFS-1) was 68%. 134 (34.4%) patients relapsed (n = 46, 11.8%) or were refractory (n = 88, 22.6%) to R-CHOP. Most employed salvage treatments included platinum salt-based regimens in 38/134 (28.4%), lenalidomide in 14 (10.4%). Median OS and PFS after disease relapse or progression (OS-2 and PFS-2) were 6.7 and 5.1 months respectively. No significant difference in overall response rate, OS-2 or PFS-2 in patients treated with platinum-based regimens versus other regimens was observed. By multivariate analysis, age between 60 and 80 years, germinal center B cell type cell of origin and extranodal involvement of <2 sites were associated with better OS-2. DISCUSSION: Our findings confirm very poor outcomes of R/R DLBCL in the rituximab era. Widespread approval by national Medicine Agencies of novel treatments such as CAR-T cells and bispecific antibodies as second-line is eagerly awaited to improve these outcomes.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B , Rituximab , Humanos , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/tratamento farmacológico , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/mortalidade , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/patologia , Masculino , Feminino , Rituximab/uso terapêutico , Rituximab/administração & dosagem , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Estudos Retrospectivos , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Adulto , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/tratamento farmacológico , Resultado do Tratamento , Resistencia a Medicamentos Antineoplásicos , Adulto Jovem , Prednisona/uso terapêutico , Prednisona/administração & dosagem , Terapia de Salvação , Itália , Ciclofosfamida/uso terapêutico , Vincristina/uso terapêutico , Intervalo Livre de Progressão , Doxorrubicina/uso terapêutico , Doxorrubicina/administração & dosagemRESUMO
In the frontline high-dose phase 3 FIL-MCL0208 trial (NCT02354313), 8% of enrolled mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) patients could not be randomised to receive lenalidomide (LEN) maintenance vs observation after autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) due to inadequate hematological recovery and 52% of those who started LEN, needed a dose reduction due to toxicity. We therefore focused on the role played by CD34 + hematopoietic stem cells (PBSC) harvesting and reinfusion on toxicity and outcome. Overall, 90% (n = 245) of enrolled patients who underwent the first leukapheresis collected ≥ 4 × 106 PBSC/kg, 2.6% (n = 7) mobilized < 4 × 106 PBSC/kg and 7.7% (n = 21) failed the collection. Similar results were obtained for the planned second leukapheresis, with only one patient failing both attempts. Median count of reinfused PBSC was 5 × 106/kg and median time to recovery from neutropenia G4 was 10 days from ASCT. No impact of mobilizing subtype or number of reinfused PBSC on hematological recovery and LEN dose reduction was noted. At a median follow-up of 75 months from ASCT, PFS and OS of transplanted patients were 50% and 73%, respectively. A long lasting G4 neutropenia after ASCT (> 10 days) was associated with a worse outcome, both in terms of PFS and OS. In conclusion, although the harvesting procedures proved feasible for younger MCL patients, long-lasting cytopenia following ASCT remains a significant issue: this can hinder the administration of effective maintenance therapies, potentially increasing the relapse rate and negatively affecting survival outcomes.
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Mobilização de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Leucaférese , Linfoma de Célula do Manto , Transplante Autólogo , Humanos , Linfoma de Célula do Manto/terapia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Masculino , Feminino , Mobilização de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/métodos , Leucaférese/métodos , Idoso , Adulto , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/métodos , Lenalidomida/administração & dosagem , Lenalidomida/uso terapêutico , Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/metabolismo , Antígenos CD34/metabolismo , ItáliaRESUMO
Hepatitis B virus reactivation (HBVr) can develop in HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) positive or HBsAg-negative and anti-hepatitis B core antigen antibodies (anti-HBc) positive (past HBV infection) patients receiving immuno-chemotherapy for hematological malignancies. A higher rate of HBVr is associated with the use of rituximab (R) in patients with past HBV infection, thus justifying an antiviral prophylaxis. In this study we evaluated the incidence of HBVr in a real-life cohort of 362 anti-HBc-positive subjects affected by non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), mainly receiving lamivudine (LAM) prophylaxis (93%) and all undergoing a R-containing regimen. A retrospective, multicenter, observational study was conducted in 4 Italian Hematology Departments. The primary endpoint was the incidence of virologic (HBV DNA-positive), serologic (HBsAg-positive) and clinical (ALT increase > 3 × upper limit of normal) HBVr, which occurred in five, four and one patients, respectively, with a total HBVr rate of 1.4%. None of them had to discontinue the chemotherapy program, while two patients required a delay. Treatment-related adverse events (AEs) were reported during LAM prophylaxis in three patients (0.9%). In conclusion, this study confirms the efficacy and safety of LAM prophylaxis in anti-HBc-positive patients undergoing R-containing regimens.
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Data on outcome of patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and COVID-19 infection are limited. The European MCL (EMCL) registry is a centralized registry of the EMCL network, collecting real-world information about treatments and disease courses. During the COVID-19 pandemic, additional data on MCL patients with COVID-19 infection were collected, aiming to identify risk factors for mortality from COVID-19. In our retrospective, multicenter, international study, we collected data from 63 MCL patients with a median age of 64 years (range, 44-84) in 9 countries with evidence of a COVID-19 infection between February 2020 and October 2021. The overall mortality rate was high (44.4%), especially in hospitalized patients (61%) and in patients with need for intensive care unit care (94%). Patients receiving rituximab had significantly poorer survival than patients not receiving rituximab (P = 0.04). Our data highlight the importance of prevention strategies and underline the need for effective vaccination in this vulnerable cohort.
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The contribution of the bone marrow (BM) immune microenvironment to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) development is well-known, but its prognostic significance is still elusive. Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1), which is negatively regulated by the BIN1 proto-oncogene, is an interferon-γ-inducible mediator of immune tolerance. With the aim to develop a prognostic IDO1-based immune gene signature, biological and clinical data of 982 patients with newly diagnosed, nonpromyelocytic AML were retrieved from public datasets and analyzed using established computational pipelines. Targeted transcriptomic profiles of 24 diagnostic BM samples were analyzed using the NanoString's nCounter platform. BIN1 and IDO1 were inversely correlated and individually predicted overall survival. PLXNC1, a semaphorin receptor involved in inflammation and immune response, was the IDO1-interacting gene retaining the strongest prognostic value. The incorporation of PLXNC1 into the 2-gene IDO1-BIN1 score gave rise to a powerful immune gene signature predicting survival, especially in patients receiving chemotherapy. The top differentially expressed genes between IDO1lowand IDO-1high and between PLXNC1lowand PLXNC1high cases further improved the prognostic value of IDO1 providing a 7- and 10-gene immune signature, highly predictive of survival and correlating with AML mutational status at diagnosis. Taken together, our data indicate that IDO1 is pivotal for the construction of an immune gene signature predictive of survival in AML patients. Given the emerging role of immunotherapies for AML, our findings support the incorporation of immune biomarkers into current AML classification and prognostication algorithms.
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Indolamina-Pirrol 2,3,-Dioxigenase , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda , Humanos , Tolerância Imunológica , Indolamina-Pirrol 2,3,-Dioxigenase/genética , Indolamina-Pirrol 2,3,-Dioxigenase/metabolismo , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/diagnóstico , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/genética , Prognóstico , Transcriptoma , Microambiente TumoralRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Human herpervirus-8/human immunodeficiency virus negative Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a lymphoproliferative disorder sustained by a pro-inflammatory condition of hypercytokinemia mostly mediated by Interleukin-6 (IL-6). According to iMCD consensus guidelines, anti-IL-6 blockade should be the first-line therapy for iMCD. However, despite the existing therapeutic alternatives, a large proportion of iMCD patients still lacks an effective therapy. CASE PRESENTATION: Here, we report two real-life iMCD cases with a different response to IL-6 blockade. The first presented patient obtained a prompt resolution of symptoms and a complete regression of adenopathies after IL-6 blockade therapy administration. Conversely, the second patient did not respond neither to Rituximab and Etoposide association nor to IL-6 blockade therapy (both Siltuximab and Tocilizumab). Furthermore, Intravenous immunoglobulin, Cyclosporine A, Sirolimus and anti-Interleukin-1 Anakinra were all attempted without any results. Since no treatment was successful, after a further confirmation of iMCD diagnosis by a second lymph node biopsy, patient has been candidate for thalidomide, cyclophosphamide and prednisone association therapy. CONCLUSIONS: The iMCD cases we reported are coherent with the evidences that IL-6 blockade is a safe and an effective therapy for iMCD. Despite this, more than half of patients do not respond to anti IL-6 drugs. In such cases, therapeutic alternatives could be represented by Sirolimus, targeting PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling or by associations of conventional drugs such as thalidomide, cyclophosphamide and prednisone. However, the two reported iMCD cases, confirm the need to more deeply investigate iMCD pathogenesis and to better dissect the heterogeneity of the disease in order to develop novel, effective therapeutic strategies.
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Hiperplasia do Linfonodo Gigante , Interleucina-6 , Hiperplasia do Linfonodo Gigante/tratamento farmacológico , Humanos , Proteína Antagonista do Receptor de Interleucina 1 , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases , RituximabRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Bendamustine is a cytotoxic alkylating drug with a broad range of indications as a single agent or in combination therapy in lymphoid neoplasia patients. However, its tolerability in elderly patients is still debated. METHODS: An observational, retrospective study was carried out; patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or lymphoma, aged ≥ 65 years old, treated with bendamustine-based regimens in first or subsequent lines between 2010 and 2020 were considered eligible. RESULTS: Overall, 179 patients aged ≥ 65 years were enrolled, 53% between 71 and 79 years old. Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS) comorbidity score was ≥6 in 54% patients. Overall survival (OS) at 12 months was 95% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 90-97%); after a median follow up of 50 months, median OS was 84 months. The overall response rate was 87%, with 56% complete responses; the median time to progression (TTP) was 61 months. The baseline factors affecting OS by multivariable analysis were sex, histological diagnosis, renal function, and planned bendamustine dose, while only type of lymphoma and bendamustine dose impacted on TTP. Main adverse events were neutropenia (grade ≥ 3: 43%) and infections (any grade: 36%), with 17% of patients requiring hospital admission. CONCLUSIONS: The responses to bendamustine, as well as survival, are relevant even in advanced age patients, with a manageable incidence of acute toxicity.
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Relapsed or refractory (R/R) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has a poor prognosis, and new therapies are a major clinical need. When mutated, FLT3 drives neoplastic cell proliferation. New drugs (i.e., tyrosine kinase inhibitors, TKIs) showed effectiveness in FLT3-AML and promise to change disease history and outcome. We evaluated the benefit conferred by TKIs in terms of survival, burden of complications and surrogate endpoint of quality of life in a retrospective cohort of 49 FLT3 positive, R/R AML patients. Patients who received TKIs were compared to those treated with conventional chemotherapy. Treatment with TKIs conferred a better OS and wea associated with a lower burden and severity of adverse events. Importantly, patients who received TKIs showed reduced time of hospitalization. In conclusion, treatment with TKI in R/R FLT3-AML was related to a better survival, less and milder AEs, and shorter hospitalization.