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The BCL2 inhibitor venetoclax has established therapeutic roles in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). As BCL2 is an important determinant of survival of both myeloid progenitor and B cells, we investigated whether clinical and molecular abnormalities arise in the myeloid compartment during long-term continuous venetoclax treatment of CLL in 89 patients (87 with relapsed/refractory CLL). Over a median follow-up of 75 (range 21-98) months, persistent cytopenias (≥1 of neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, anemia) lasting ≥4 months and unrelated to CLL occurred in 25 patients (28%). Of these patients, 20 (80%) displayed clonal hematopoiesis, including 10 with therapy-related myeloid neoplasms (t-MNs). t-MNs occurred exclusively in patients previously exposed to fludarabine-alkylator combination therapy with a cumulative 5-year incidence of 10.4% after venetoclax initiation, consistent with rates reported for patients exposed to fludarabine-alkylator combination therapy without venetoclax. To determine whether the altered myelopoiesis reflected the acquisition of mutations, we analyzed samples from patients with no or minimal bone marrow CLL burden (n = 41). Mutations in the apoptosis effector BAX were identified in 32% (13/41). In cellular assays, C-terminal BAX mutants abrogated outer mitochondrial membrane localization of BAX and engendered resistance to venetoclax killing. BAX-mutated clonal hematopoiesis occurred independently of prior fludarabine-alkylator combination therapy exposure and was not associated with t-MNs. Single-cell sequencing revealed clonal co-occurrence of mutations in BAX with DNMT3A or ASXL1. We also observed simultaneous BCL2 mutations within CLL cells and BAX mutations in the myeloid compartment of the same patients, indicating lineage-specific adaptation to venetoclax therapy.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/administração & dosagem , Compostos Bicíclicos Heterocíclicos com Pontes , Neoplasias Hematológicas , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B , Mutação , Mielopoese/efeitos dos fármacos , Transtornos Mieloproliferativos , Segunda Neoplasia Primária , Sulfonamidas , Proteína X Associada a bcl-2 , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/efeitos adversos , Compostos Bicíclicos Heterocíclicos com Pontes/administração & dosagem , Compostos Bicíclicos Heterocíclicos com Pontes/efeitos adversos , Feminino , Neoplasias Hematológicas/genética , Neoplasias Hematológicas/metabolismo , Humanos , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/tratamento farmacológico , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/genética , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/metabolismo , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Transtornos Mieloproliferativos/genética , Transtornos Mieloproliferativos/metabolismo , Segunda Neoplasia Primária/genética , Segunda Neoplasia Primária/metabolismo , Sulfonamidas/administração & dosagem , Sulfonamidas/efeitos adversos , Vidarabina/administração & dosagem , Vidarabina/efeitos adversos , Vidarabina/análogos & derivados , Proteína X Associada a bcl-2/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteína X Associada a bcl-2/genética , Proteína X Associada a bcl-2/metabolismoRESUMO
The oral BCL2 inhibitor navitoclax has moderate single-agent efficacy in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) and minor activity in lymphoma in Phase 1 trials. Navitoclax synergizes with rituximab in preclinical models of B-cell lymphoid cancers. We report the safety, pharmacokinetics and clinical activity of this combination. Patients received navitoclax (200-325 mg) daily and four standard weekly doses of rituximab. Twenty-nine patients were enrolled across three dose-escalation cohorts and a safety expansion cohort (250 mg/d navitoclax). The combination was well tolerated. Common toxicities were mild diarrhoea (79%) and nausea (72%). Grade 4 thrombocytopenia occurred in 17% of patients (dose limiting at 325 mg/d). CD19(+) counts were severely reduced, while CD3(+) cells (~ 20%) and serum immunoglobulin M levels (~ 33%) were also reduced during the first year. The maximum tolerated dose for navitoclax in combination was 250 mg/d. Pharmacokinetic analyses revealed no apparent interactions between the drugs. The response rate in patients with follicular lymphoma was 9/12, including five complete responses. All five patients with CLL/small lymphocytic leukaemia achieved partial responses. One of nine patients with aggressive lymphoma responded. The addition of rituximab to navitoclax 250 mg/d is safe; the combination demonstrates higher response rates for low-grade lymphoid cancers than observed for either agent alone in previous Phase 1 trials.
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Antígenos CD20 , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/administração & dosagem , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/farmacocinética , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/tratamento farmacológico , Linfoma Folicular/tratamento farmacológico , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-bcl-2/antagonistas & inibidores , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Compostos de Anilina/administração & dosagem , Compostos de Anilina/efeitos adversos , Compostos de Anilina/farmacocinética , Anticorpos Monoclonais Murinos/administração & dosagem , Anticorpos Monoclonais Murinos/efeitos adversos , Anticorpos Monoclonais Murinos/farmacocinética , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/efeitos adversos , Feminino , Humanos , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/sangue , Linfoma Folicular/sangue , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Rituximab , Sulfonamidas/administração & dosagem , Sulfonamidas/efeitos adversos , Sulfonamidas/farmacocinéticaRESUMO
The role of allogeneic (allo-) and autologous stem cell transplantation (auto-SCT) in the management of patients with transformed indolent nonfollicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma is unknown. This is a multicenter, retrospective cohort study of patients with biopsy-proven indolent B cell nonfollicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma and simultaneous or subsequent biopsy-proven aggressive histology transformation who were treated with allo-SCT or auto-SCT between 1996 and 2013. All patients received myeloablative conditioning regimens. Outcomes were compared with a cohort of 246 patients with transformed follicular lymphoma who also underwent allo-SCT (n = 47) or auto-SCT (n = 199) across the same institutions and time frame. Thirty-four patients were identified with the following underlying indolent histologies: 15 (44%) marginal zone lymphoma, 11 (32%) chronic lymphocytic leukemia, 6 (18%) small lymphocytic lymphoma, and 2 (6%) lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. Patients received various anthracycline or platinum-containing chemotherapy regimens for transformation, incorporating rituximab in 25 (74%). Twelve (35%) subsequently underwent allo-SCT, whereas 33 (65%) underwent auto-SCT. The 3-year overall survival rate after transplantation was 67% (allo-SCT 54%, auto-SCT 74%), and 3-year progression-free survival rate was 49% (allo-SCT 40%, auto-SCT 54%). The 3-year nonrelapse mortality rate was 14% (allo-SCT 15%, auto-SCT 7%). Transplant-related mortality at 100 days was 17% for allo-SCT and 0% for auto-SCT. Adjusted for type of stem cell transplantation, 3-year overall survival, progression-free survival, and nonrelapse mortality rates were similar to those of patients with transformed follicular lymphoma receiving allo-SCT and auto-SCT (P = .38, P = .69, and P = .54, respectively). Allo-SCT and auto-SCT may be reasonable treatments for selected patients with transformed nonfollicular indolent lymphoma, although medium-term outcomes and toxicity appear to be more favorable with auto-SCT.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/métodos , Linfoma de Células B/terapia , Adulto , Idoso , Antraciclinas/administração & dosagem , Anticorpos Monoclonais Murinos/administração & dosagem , Estudos de Coortes , Terapia Combinada , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Humanos , Linfoma de Células B/tratamento farmacológico , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Compostos Organoplatínicos/administração & dosagem , Estudos Retrospectivos , Rituximab , Taxa de Sobrevida , Condicionamento Pré-Transplante , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
The optimum follow-up of patients with transformed indolent lymphoma (TrIL) is not well defined. We sought to determine the utility of surveillance positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) in patients with TrIL achieving complete metabolic remission (CMR) after primary therapy. We performed a retrospective analysis of patients with TrIL treated at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre between 2002 and 2012 who achieved CMR after primary therapy who had ≥1 subsequent surveillance PET-CT. Of 55 patients with TrIL, 37 (67 %) received autologous stem cell transplantation as consolidation following chemoimmunotherapy. After a median follow-up of 34 (range 3-101) months, the actuarial 3-year progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 77 % (95 %CI 62-86 %) and 88 % (75-94 %), respectively. Of 180 surveillance PET-CT scans, there were 153 true negatives, 4 false positives, 1 false negative, 7 indeterminate and 15 true positives. Considering indeterminate scans as false positives, the specificity of PET-CT for detecting relapse was 94 %, sensitivity was 83 %, positive predictive value was 63 % and negative predictive value was 98 %. All seven subclinical (PET detected) relapses were of low-grade histology; in contrast, all nine relapses with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) were symptomatic. In our cohort of patients with TrIL achieving CMR, PET-CT detected subclinical low-grade relapses but all DLBCL relapses were accompanied by clinical symptoms. Thus, surveillance imaging of patients with TrIL achieving CMR is of limited clinical benefit. PET-CT should be reserved for evaluation of clinically suspected relapse.
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Transformação Celular Neoplásica/patologia , Linfoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Linfoma/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Imagem Multimodal/métodos , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/diagnóstico por imagem , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/patologia , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons/métodos , Indução de Remissão/métodos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Although multiple myeloma (MM) remains an incurable disease, considerable improvements in survival have been made with the introduction of autologous stem cell transplantation and new drugs. Central nervous system (CNS) MM is a rare complication associated with poor survival. Historically, CNS disease developed early in the course of MM; however recently, patients often present with CNS disease following multiple lines of therapy. It is hypothesized that exposure to novel agents (thalidomide, lenalidomide and bortezomib) changes the natural history of MM, increasing the lifetime risk of CNS disease. We analysed the baseline characteristics, treatment and outcome data of patients who presented with CNS MM at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre between 2001 and 2010. Seven patients were identified, from 2005 onwards. All patients were Durie-Salmon stage IIIA or IIIB and International Staging System Scores I to III at baseline. All had received at least three lines of therapy, including high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation and a novel agent, prior to developing CNS MM. Median time from diagnosis to CNS disease was 24 months (range 10-42). All patients died after developing CNS disease with median survival post-CNS disease of 2 months (range 1-23). The incidence of CNS MM is increasing, and time to development of CNS manifestations is prolonging, associated with increased use of high-dose chemotherapy and novel agents. Whether this is due to improved overall survival or specific characteristics of these therapies is not clear. Despite the availability of novel agents, survival after CNS MM remains poor.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/efeitos adversos , Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central/etiologia , Mieloma Múltiplo/complicações , Transplante de Células-Tronco/efeitos adversos , Adulto , Idoso , Ácidos Borônicos/administração & dosagem , Bortezomib , Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central/diagnóstico , Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central/mortalidade , Terapia Combinada , Humanos , Lenalidomida , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mieloma Múltiplo/mortalidade , Mieloma Múltiplo/terapia , Prognóstico , Pirazinas/administração & dosagem , Taxa de Sobrevida , Talidomida/administração & dosagem , Talidomida/análogos & derivados , Transplante AutólogoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Management of neutropenic fever in high-risk haematology patients is challenging; there are often few localising clinical features, and diagnostic tests have poor sensitivity and specificity. We aimed to compare how [18F]flurodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG)-PET-CT scans and conventional CT scans affected the guidance of antimicrobial management and the outcomes of patients with persistent or recurrent neutropenic fever. METHODS: We did a multicentre, open-label, phase 3, randomised, controlled trial in two tertiary referral hospitals in Australia. We recruited adults aged 18 years or older who were receiving conditioning chemotherapy for haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation or chemotherapy for acute leukaemia and had persistent (>72 h) or recurrent (new fever beyond 72 h of initial onset interspersed with >48 h defervescence) neutropenic fever. Exclusion criteria were pregnancy, allergy to iodinated contrast, or estimated glomerular filtration rate of less than 30 mL/min. Patients were randomly assigned by computer-generated randomisation chart (1:1) to [18F]FDG-PET-CT or conventional CT. Masking was not possible because of the nature of the investigation. Scans were done within 3 days of random assignment. The primary endpoint was a composite of starting, stopping, or changing the spectrum (broadening or narrowing) of antimicrobial therapy-referred to here as antimicrobial rationalisation-within 96 h of the assigned scan, analysed per protocol. This trial is registered with clinicaltrials.gov, NCT03429387, and is complete. FINDINGS: Between Jan 8, 2018, and July 23, 2020, we assessed 316 patients for eligibility. 169 patients were excluded and 147 patients were randomly assigned to either [18F]FDG-PET-CT (n=73) or CT (n=74). Nine patients did not receive a scan per protocol, and two participants in each group were excluded for repeat entry into the study. 65 patients received [18F]FDG-PET-CT (38 [58%] male; 53 [82%] White) and 69 patients received CT (50 [72%] male; 58 [84%] White) per protocol. Median follow up was 6 months (IQR 6-6). Antimicrobial rationalisation occurred in 53 (82%) of 65 patients in the [18F]FDG-PET-CT group and 45 (65%) of 69 patients in the CT group (OR 2·36, 95% CI 1·06-5·24; p=0·033). The most frequent component of antimicrobial rationalisation was narrowing spectrum of therapy, in 28 (43%) of 65 patients in the [18F]FDG-PET-CT group compared with 17 (25%) of 69 patients in the CT group (OR 2·31, 95% CI 1·11-4·83; p=0·024). INTERPRETATION: [18F]FDG-PET-CT was associated with more frequent antimicrobial rationalisation than conventional CT. [18F]FDG-PET-CT can support decision making regarding antimicrobial cessation or de-escalation and should be considered in the management of patients with haematological diseases and persistent or recurrent high-risk neutropenic fever after chemotherapy or transplant conditioning. FUNDING: National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence (APP1116876), Melbourne Health foundation, Gilead Research Fellowship grants supported this study.
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Anti-Infecciosos , Fluordesoxiglucose F18 , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons combinada à Tomografia Computadorizada/métodos , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons , Condicionamento Pré-TransplanteRESUMO
Reported rates of central nervous system (CNS) involvement in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) are highly variable but substantial (4-26%). Data is lacking regarding risk factors for CNS relapse, and for those patients in whom CNS prophylaxis could be beneficial. We present single institution retrospective analysis of data of baseline features, clinical course, rate of CNS disease and putative risk factors in 62 patients with MCL (18 female, 44 male). CNS disease (all cases were symptomatic) occurred in four patients at a median of 12 months (range 1-58) from diagnosis, with a crude incidence of 6.5% and 5-year actuarial incidence of 5 +/- 3%. Two cases had blastic MCL at diagnosis. Survival after CNS relapse ranged from 2-9 months. Patients who developed CNS disease had a significantly shorter survival from diagnosis than those who did not (P = 0.0024). Symptomatic CNS disease in patients with MCL either at presentation or relapse is an uncommon but devastating complication. In younger patients, more aggressive immuno-chemotherapy regimens containing CNS-penetrating agents may reduce the incidence of CNS disease. While not routinely justified for all patients, CNS prophylaxis may particularly benefit patients with blastic histology at diagnosis, or those with systemic relapse after first-line treatment.
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Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central/tratamento farmacológico , Linfoma de Célula do Manto/tratamento farmacológico , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central/patologia , Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central/prevenção & controle , Métodos Epidemiológicos , Feminino , Humanos , Linfoma de Célula do Manto/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Prognóstico , Recidiva , Fatores de Risco , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: High purity of tumour samples is a necessity for accurate genetic and expression analysis and is usually achieved by positive selection in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). RESULTS: We adapted a bifunctional rosette-based antibody cocktail for negative selection of B-cells for isolating CLL cells from peripheral blood (PB). PB samples from CLL patients were split into aliquots. One aliquot of each sample was enriched by density gradient centrifugation (DGC), while the other aliquot of each sample was incubated with an antibody cocktail for B-cell enrichment prior to DGC (RS+DGC). The purity of CLL cells after DGC averaged 74.1% (range: 15.9 - 97.4%). Using RS+DGC, the purity averaged 93.8% (range: 80.4 - 99.4%) with 23 of 29 (79%) samples showing CLL purities above 90%. RNA extracted from enriched CLL cells was of appropriately high quality for microarray analysis. CONCLUSION: This study confirms the use of a bifunctional rosette-based antibody cocktail as an effective method for the purification of CLL cells from peripheral blood.
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Linfócitos B/citologia , Separação Celular/métodos , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/diagnóstico , Anticorpos/metabolismo , Centrifugação com Gradiente de Concentração , Eritrócitos/metabolismo , Humanos , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/sangueRESUMO
The management of AF represents a major challenge in patients with CLL, especially in elderly patients with multiple comorbidities who are representative of the majority of patients with CLL. This is especially complex in the case of ibrutinib. Many anticoagulants have potential for pharmacological interaction with ibrutinib, and ibrutinib itself has antiplatelet properties. Use of ibrutinib therapy in these patients mandates review and revision of the need for anticoagulation and best anticoagulant to use. Herein, we review the current knowledge of the metabolism of common anticoagulants and how they may interact with ibrutinib.
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Anticoagulantes/uso terapêutico , Antineoplásicos/efeitos adversos , Fibrilação Atrial/tratamento farmacológico , Fibrilação Atrial/etiologia , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/efeitos adversos , Pirazóis/efeitos adversos , Pirimidinas/efeitos adversos , Adenina/análogos & derivados , Anticoagulantes/administração & dosagem , Anticoagulantes/efeitos adversos , Fibrilação Atrial/complicações , Gerenciamento Clínico , Interações Medicamentosas , Humanos , Piperidinas , Medição de Risco , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/etiologia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/prevenção & controleRESUMO
Despite its efficacy in prospective trials, full dose fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and rituximab (FCR) may be too toxic for elderly patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in clinical practice. We retrospectively reviewed the impact of dose reductions in FCR therapy on the outcomes of 42 consecutive patients aged 65-87 (median 72) years. Despite a median cumulative fludarabine dose reduction of 50% from full dose, the objective response and complete response rates were 86% and 38% respectively (frontline 94%/59%; previously treated 80%/24%). Dose reductions of 25-75% were not significantly associated with inferior progression free survival compared to minimal reductions (≤25%) (p=0.49), and did not preclude deep responses, including six cases (14%) of minimal residual disease negativity. Although hematological and infectious toxicities were common, treatment limiting adverse effects were infrequent. Dose attenuated FCR appears to have preserved efficacy and may be a viable therapeutic option for elderly patients with CLL.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/tratamento farmacológico , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/efeitos adversos , Ciclofosfamida/administração & dosagem , Feminino , Humanos , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/mortalidade , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/patologia , Masculino , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Rituximab/administração & dosagem , Resultado do Tratamento , Vidarabina/administração & dosagem , Vidarabina/análogos & derivadosAssuntos
Anticorpos Monoclonais/uso terapêutico , Anticorpos Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/métodos , Leucemia Prolinfocítica de Células T/terapia , Adulto , Idoso , Alemtuzumab , Anticorpos Monoclonais Humanizados , Terapia Combinada , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Análise de Sobrevida , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
We studied the clinicopathologic, immunophenotypic, and cytogenetic features of 26 patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) associated with serum IgM paraprotein. The study group (16 men; 10 women; median age, 64 years; range, 40-82 years) represents approximately 2.5% of CLL/SLL cases at our institution. The paraprotein level ranged from 1 to 14 g/L (median, 4 g/L). Neoplasms in bone marrow were composed of small round lymphocytes arranged in nodular (n = 6), diffuse (n = 5), interstitial (n = 5), or mixed (n = 10) patterns. All cases were positive for monotypic surface immunoglobulin light chain, IgM/IgD, CD5, CD19, CD20, and CD23. CD11c (14/20 [70%]), CD79b (11/19 [58%]), FMC-7 (11/26 [42%]), CD22 (8/20 [40%]), and ZAP-70 (6/19 [32%]) were expressed in subsets of cases. Of 17 bone marrow specimens assessed by conventional cytogenetics, 6 were abnormal and 11 were diploid. The overall survival of this group (median follow-up, 24 months) was not significantly different from that for an age-, sex-and stage-matched group of 52 CLL/SLL patients without IgM paraprotein (P = .60). We conclude that CLL/SLL cases with serum IgM paraprotein are similar to other CLL/SLL cases in their clinicopathologic and immunophenotypic features.
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Imunoglobulina M/imunologia , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/imunologia , Paraproteínas/imunologia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Eletroforese das Proteínas Sanguíneas , Medula Óssea/patologia , Aberrações Cromossômicas , Feminino , Citometria de Fluxo , Humanos , Imunoglobulina M/sangue , Imuno-Histoquímica , Imunofenotipagem , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/genética , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Proteínas Tirosina Quinases/metabolismo , Proteína-Tirosina Quinase ZAP-70RESUMO
There are limited data regarding the role of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography with computed tomography (FDG PET-CT) scanning in primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma (PMBL). We analyzed 28 patients with PMBL treated with chemotherapy, of whom 25 (89%) also received rituximab and 17 (61%) radiotherapy. PET-CT scans were interpreted using visual analysis and a 5-point scale. After a median follow-up of 2.6 years, four patients relapsed and two died. The 2-year progression-free survival and overall survival were 86% and 94%. PET-CT has excellent negative predictive value (interim, 86-87%; end of treatment, 95%) but limited positive predictive value due to the high frequency of positive scans. Several patients with persistent metabolically active masses underwent biopsies, which showed necrosis but no lymphoma. Thus a negative PET-CT is an excellent predictor of subsequent outcome. However, residual metabolically active masses after treatment should be biopsied to confirm viable lymphoma prior to salvage therapy.
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Fluordesoxiglucose F18 , Linfoma de Células B/diagnóstico , Neoplasias do Mediastino/diagnóstico , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Humanos , Interpretação de Imagem Assistida por Computador , Linfoma de Células B/mortalidade , Linfoma de Células B/terapia , Masculino , Neoplasias do Mediastino/mortalidade , Neoplasias do Mediastino/terapia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia , Avaliação de Resultados da Assistência ao Paciente , Prognóstico , Radioterapia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Adulto JovemAssuntos
Anticorpos Monoclonais/efeitos adversos , Antineoplásicos/efeitos adversos , Linfoma de Zona Marginal Tipo Células B/tratamento farmacológico , Vidarabina/análogos & derivados , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Anemia Refratária/induzido quimicamente , Anticorpos Monoclonais Murinos , Doenças da Medula Óssea/induzido quimicamente , Linhagem da Célula/efeitos dos fármacos , Ciclofosfamida/administração & dosagem , Ciclofosfamida/efeitos adversos , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Quimioterapia Combinada , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Rituximab , Vidarabina/efeitos adversosRESUMO
The tumor suppressor function of the promyelocytic leukemia (PML) protein was first identified as a result of its dysregulation in acute promyelocytic leukemia, however, its importance is now emerging far beyond hematological neoplasms, to an extensive range of malignancies, including solid tumors. In response to stress signals, PML coordinates the regulation of numerous proteins, which activate fundamental cellular processes that suppress tumorigenesis. Importantly, PML itself is the subject of specific post-translational modifications, including ubiquitination, phosphorylation, acetylation, and SUMOylation, which in turn control PML activity and stability and ultimately dictate cellular fate. Improved understanding of the regulation of this key tumor suppressor is uncovering potential opportunities for therapeutic intervention. Targeting the key negative regulators of PML in cancer cells such as casein kinase 2, big MAP kinase 1, and E6-associated protein, with specific inhibitors that are becoming available, provides unique and exciting avenues for restoring tumor suppression through the induction of apoptosis and senescence. These approaches could be combined with DNA damaging drugs and cytokines that are known to activate PML. Depending on the cellular context, reactivation or enhancement of tumor suppressive PML functions, or targeted elimination of aberrantly functioning PML, may provide clinical benefit.
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PURPOSE: BCL2 overexpression is a hallmark of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The novel BH3 mimetic navitoclax (ABT-263) specifically inhibits BCL2 and related proteins BCL-x(l) and BCL-w, potently inducing apoptosis of CLL cells in vitro. A phase I trial in patients with CLL was conducted to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics, and biologic activity of oral navitoclax. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty-nine patients with relapsed or refractory CLL received daily navitoclax for 14 days (10, 110, 200, or 250 mg/d; n = 15) or 21 days (125, 200, 250, or 300 mg/d; n = 14) of each 21-day cycle. Dose escalation decisions were informed by continual reassessment methodology. RESULTS: Lymphocytosis was reduced by more than 50% in 19 of 21 patients with baseline lymphocytosis. Among 26 patients treated with navitoclax ≥ 110 mg/d, nine (35%) achieved a partial response and seven maintained stable disease for more than 6 months. Median treatment duration was 7 months (range, 1 to ≥ 29 months). Median progression-free survival was 25 months. Activity was observed in patients with fludarabine-refractory disease, bulky adenopathy, and del(17p) CLL. Thrombocytopenia due to BCL-x(l) inhibition was the major dose-limiting toxicity and was dose-related. Low MCL1 expression and high BIM:MCL1 or BIM:BCL2 ratios in leukemic cells correlated with response. We determined that the navitoclax dose of 250 mg/d in a continuous dosing schedule was optimal for phase II studies. CONCLUSION: BCL2 is a valid therapeutic target in CLL, and its inhibition by navitoclax warrants further evaluation as monotherapy and in combination in this disease.