Patterns and outcome of relapse after autologous stem cell transplantation for mantle cell lymphoma

BACKGROUND:

Autologous stem cell transplantation (autoSCT) has improved the outcome of patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) considerably. However, little is known about the patterns and outcome of MCL recurrence after autoSCT.

METHODS:

The authors conducted a retrospective study of 118 patients with MCL who underwent autoSCT from August 1992 to August 2008 at 3 different referral centers in Germany.

RESULTS:

Fifty‐two relapses occurred for a cumulative incidence of 46% after 5 years. Only 3 patients relapsed after 5 years (at 90 months, 91 months, and 171 months) after undergoing autoSCT. A Cox regression analysis of the incidence of relapse identified not receiving rituximab before autoSCT and undergoing salvage autoSCT as predictive factors for relapse, whereas cytosine arabinoside intensification; a total body irradiation‐based, high‐dose regimen; patient age; and year of transplantation had no influence. The median overall survival (OS) after relapse was 23 months. Twenty patients (39%) underwent allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT) for relapse, and 11 of those patients remained in ongoing complete remission at the time of the current report. It is noteworthy that there were 4 long‐term survivors who lived for >5 years after relapse even without undergoing alloSCT. A Cox regression analysis of OS after relapse revealed that the response duration after autoSCT was an adverse predictor of OS, whereas alloSCT was associated with a significantly longer OS after relapse.

CONCLUSIONS:

The current results indicated that autoSCT was capable of inducing long‐term remission up to 16 years after treatment, but the outcome of patients with MCL who relapsed after autoSCT was poor, especially if their response duration after autoSCT was short. However, for a subset of patients with relapsed MCL, alloSCT may offer the possibility of durable survival, and individual patients can enjoy long‐term survival after relapse even without undergoing alloSCT. Cancer 2011. © 2010 American Cancer Society.     

Rituximab consolidation after high-dose chemotherapy and autologous blood stem cell transplantation in follicular and mantle cell lymphoma: a prospective, multicenter phase II study.

BACKGROUND: Patients with follicular (FL) or mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) are incurable with conventional therapy. We investigated the safety and efficacy of rituximab consolidation after autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in order to prevent relapse by clearance of minimal residual disease (MRD). METHODS: Rituximab was given approximately 8 weeks after CD34+ cell enriched ASCT at 375 mg/m2, weekly for 4 weeks. Monitoring of MRD was performed by repetitive PCR analyses. RESULTS: Thirty-one patients were included; one died early after ASCT before rituximab administration. Thirty patients (20 FL, 10 MCL) were evaluable after rituximab consolidation, and 27 of these were assessable for MRD detection. Rituximab consolidation post-ASCT was safe, the most common toxicity being infection. At a median follow-up of 42 months (range 13-96) after ASCT, 25 patients were censored with an actuarial event-free survival (EFS) of 81% at 4 and 5 years. Four patients (two FL, two MCL) relapsed, and one additional MCL patient died unexpectedly in complete remission. PCR-negativity was observed in 22% of the patients before ASCT, 53% post-ASCT (P=0.0547), 72% after rituximab (P=0.0018) and 100% at 6 months post-transplant (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: One single course of rituximab consolidation given after ASCT is safe, may help to eliminate MRD and may translate into improved EFS in both FL and MCL patients.     

High-dose sequential chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation in relapsed and refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: results of a multicenter phase II study.

BACKGROUND: Combination chemotherapy can cure patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), but those who suffer treatment failure or relapse still have a poor prognosis. High-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) with autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) can improve the outcome of these patients. We evaluated an intensified high-dose sequential chemotherapy program with a final myeloablative course. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Inclusion criteria were age 18-65 years, histologically proven primary progressive or relapsed aggressive NHL and eligibility for HDCT. The therapy consists of two cycles DHAP: dexamethasone 40 mg (day 1-4), high-dose cytarabine 2 g/m2 12q (day 2), cisplatin 100 mg/m2 (day 51); patients with partial (PR) or complete remission (CR) received cyclophosphamide 4 g/m2 (day 37), followed by peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) harvest; methotrexate 8 g/m2 (day 1) plus vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 (day 51); and etoposide 500 mg/m2 (day 58-62). The final myeloblative course was BEAM: cytarabine 200 mg/m2 12q (day 81-84), etoposide 150 mg/m2 12q (day 81-84), melphalan 140 mg/m2 (day 80), carmustin 300 mg/m2 (day 80) followed by PBSCT. RESULTS: Fifty-seven patients (median age 43 years, range 24-65) were enrolled: 23 (40%) patients were refractory to primary therapy and 34 (60%) patients had relapsed NHL. The response rate (RR) after 2 cycles of DHAP was 72% (9% CR, 63% PR) and at the final evaluation (100 days post transplantation) 43% (32% CR, 11% PR). Toxicity was tolerable. Median follow-up was 25 months (range 1-76 months). Freedom from second failure (FF2F) and overall survival (OS) at 2 years were 25% and 47% for all patients, respectively. FF2F at 2 years for patients with relapse and for patients refractory to primary therapy were 35% and 9% (P=0.0006), respectively. OS at 2 years for patients with relapse and for patients refractory to primary therapy were 58% and 24% (P=0.0044), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that this regimen is feasible, tolerable and effective in patients with relapsed NHL. In contrast, the results in patients with progressive disease are unsatisfactory. This program is currently being modified by addition of rituximab for patients with relapsed aggressive NHL.     

Therapeutic results in patients with relapsed diffuse large B cell Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma achieving complete response only after autologous stem cell transplantation

Forty patients with relapsed diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) autografted in partial response (PR) (n = 23) or in refractory relapse (RR) (n = 17) achieved complete remission (CR) after autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). Salvage treatment consisted of ifosphamide, epirubicin and etoposide (IEV) in 33 patients and Cisplatinum, ARA-C and dexamethasone (DHAP) in 7 patients. All PR and 8 RR patients were conditioned with BEAM, while 9 RR cases received the BCV regimen. There were no significant differences between the two groups as age, serum LDH, duration of CR1 and IPI at relapse are concerned. Relapse rate after ASCT was 39% in PR group as opposed to 88% in RR group (p = 0.003). Median relapse free survival from ASCT was 6 months for RR patients as opposed to 34 months for PR patients (p = 0.003); median overall survival from ASCT was 10 months for RR subset as opposed to not reached for RR subgroup (p = 0.001). These data demonstrate that CR achieved after ASCT in DLBCL patients who are refractory to previous salvage therapy does not result in long-term disease control. Alternative preparative regimens, allogeneic SCT and/or monoclonal antibodies in the post-ASCT phase should be considered for RR patients despite CR achievement.     

Excessive toxicity of the high dose thiotepa and etoposide regimen when combined with radiation: Long-term autologous transplantation experience in follicular and mantle cell lymphoma

We recently described a novel thiotepa plus etoposide high-dose therapy (HDT) conditioning regimen for aggressive histology non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) that had low regimen-related toxicity (RRT) and an efficacy rate comparable to other NHL HDT regimens. In this report, we describe the UW experience with the addition of total body irradiation (TBI) and pre-transplant involved-field radiation (IFRT) to the thiotepa + etoposide HDT regimen. Between 1992 and 1999, 28 patients with indolent or mantle cell lymphoma were treated on this protocol. With a median follow-up of 64 mo, the median event-free survival (EFS) was 24 months, and the median overall survival (OS) had not been reached. The median number of grade 3  -  4 non-hematologic toxicities was five. There were five deaths (18%) in the first three months after HDT due to RRT. In contrast, the thiotepa + etoposide conditioning regimen (without TBI or IFRT) given to 65 intermediate grade NHL patients resulted in only one treatment-related death and considerably fewer grade 3  -  4 toxicities. Given the relatively short EFS in this cohort of indolent NHL patients, we conclude that the combination of IFRT and TBI plus thiotepa and etoposide resulted in a HDT regimen with excessive toxicity and this protocol was closed at our institution.     

Phase 2 trial of rituximab and bortezomib in patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell and follicular lymphoma

BACKGROUND:

In vitro studies in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) cell lines and patient‐derived cells have demonstrated synergistic apoptosis with combined rituximab and bortezomib (R‐bortezomib) compared with single‐agent bortezomib. Therefore, the authors of this report evaluated R‐bortezomib in a preclinical model and in a phase 2 clinical trial.

METHODS:

A Hu‐MCL‐severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) model engrafted with the Jeko cell line was treated with R‐bortezomib, bortezomib, or rituximab. Twenty‐five patients with relapsed follicular lymphoma (n = 11) and MCL (n = 14) received 375 mg/m² rituximab on Days 1 and 8 and 1.3 to 1.5 mg/m² bortezomib on Days 1, 4, 8, and 11 every 21 days for a median of 3 cycles (range, 1‐5 cycles).

RESULTS:

R‐bortezomib resulted in a statistically significant improvement in overall survival in Hu‐MCL‐SCID mice. In the clinical trial, the overall response rate was 40% in all 25 patients, 55% in patients with follicular lymphoma, and 29% in patients with MCL. The estimated 2‐year progression‐free survival (PFS) rate was 24% (95% confidence interval [CI], 10%‐53%) in all patients and 60% (95% CI, 20%‐85%) in responding patients. Thirteen patients (52%) developed grade 3 neurotoxicity, which consisted of constipation/ileus, sensory or motor neuropathy, or orthostatic hypotension. Patients who were heterozygous for the CD32a (Fcγ receptor IIa) 131 histidine (H) to arginine (R) polymorphism had a significantly decreased PFS (P = .009) after R‐bortezomib compared with HH and RR homozygotes.

CONCLUSIONS:

R‐bortezomib had significant activity in patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma and MCL, although an unexpectedly high incidence of grade 3 neurologic toxicity was a potential limiting factor with this combination. Cancer 2011. © 2010 American Cancer Society.     

Clinical outcomes of a novel combination of lenalidomide and rituximab followed by stem cell transplantation for relapsed/refractory aggressive B-cell non-hodgkin lymphoma

We retrospectively compared outcomes of patients with relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) who underwent stem cell transplantation (SCT) with stable disease or better following a novel combination of lenalidomide and rituximab (LR) treatment and did not undergo SCT in a phase I/II clinical trial. We retrospectively compared outcomes of patients who underwent SCT with that of patients who had stable disease or better following LR treatment and did not undergo SCT. Twenty-two patients enrolled in LR clinical trial and undergone SCT were identified, 13 with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and nine with large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL). All patients who underwent SCT achieved complete response. In the MCL subset, there were no significant differences between SCT and non-SCT groups except that non-SCT patients were older and had a higher mantle-cell international prognostic index score. There was no difference between SCT-group and non-SCT-group in response duration (P=0.3), progression-free survival (PFS) (P=0.304) and overall survival (OS) (P=0.87). In LBCL subgroup, there were no significant differences between two groups except that non-SCT group had a higher international prognostic index score. Patients with LBCL who underwent SCT had significantly longer response duration (P=0.001), PFS (P=0.000), and OS (P=0.003) than the non-SCT group. The novel therapeutic combination offers a bridge to SCT in patients with relapsed/refractory aggressive B-cell NHL.     

化疗序贯自体造血干细胞移植治疗淋巴瘤的疗效评价及影响因素分析

目的:探讨化疗序贯自体造血干细胞移植(auto-HSCT)对淋巴瘤患者的疗效及影响因素.方法:回顾性分析2015年09月至2020年12月于我科接受大剂量化疗(HDC)序贯自体外周血造血干细胞移植治疗的患者,并进行疗效及不良反应评价.结果:40例患者,其中非霍奇金淋巴瘤34例,霍奇金淋巴瘤6例;男性27例,女性13例,...     

Long term follow-up of BEAM-autologous and BEAM-alemtuzumab allogeneic stem cell transplantation in relapsed advanced stage follicular lymphoma

This is an analysis in 171 patients comparing BEAM-Auto and BEAM-Allo (alemtuzumab)-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in relapsed follicular lymphoma. BEAM-Allo group had a lower 10 years cumulative incidence of relapse(31.4% vs 55.1%, p = 0.042), a trend to a plateau in survival but no statistical differences in OS or DFS, and a TRM of 24%. When transplanted in CR BEAM-Allo patients had better OS and DFS. Incidence of acute and chronic GVHD was 16.6% and 22%. 29% of BEAM-Allo patients received DLI (all but two remain in CR and alive). Our data supports Allo-HSCT as a potential curative treatment for selected patients with FL.     

自体造血干细胞移植治疗恶性淋巴瘤的临床研究进展*

高剂量治疗联合自体造血干细胞移植（high-dose therapy/autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation ,HDT/AHSCT ）是目前治疗复发/难治侵袭性淋巴瘤的标准方案。然而,HDT/AHSCT作为淋巴瘤一线治疗的地位尚存在争议,对于其在不同亚型淋巴瘤中的应用仍有很多问题需要解决。本文就HDT/AHSCT治疗恶性淋巴瘤的临床研究进展作系统回顾。     

High dose sequential chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation in patients with relapsed/refractory lymphoma

Although high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) has become the standard approach for patients with relapsed/refractory Hodgkin's disease (HD) or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), more than 50% of patients will experience relapse following ASCT. High-dose sequential chemotherapy (HDSC) can intensify the conventional salvage treatment and improve the outcome of ASCT by maximal debulking of the tumor load with the use of non-cross resistant drugs, each at their maximal tolerated doses. We conducted a phase II study in 40 patients with relapsed/refractory HD (n = 18) and NHL (n = 22) using HDSC followed by ASCT. Only patients sensitive to salvage chemotherapy were eligible for the protocol, consisting of three phases. Phase I consisted of cyclophosphamide (4.5 g/m²) followed by G-CSF and peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) collection. Phase II consisted of etoposide (2 g/m²). The transplant phase consisted of mitoxantrone (60 mg/m²) and melphalan (180 mg/m²) followed by PBSC infusion. Eleven out of nineteen patients with B-cell lymphoma received rituximab. Prior to HDSC, 45% of the patients were in complete remission (CR) and 55% were in partial remission (PR). After completion of all phases of the protocol, 35 out of 39 evaluable patients achieved CR (90%) and this was durable in 30 (75%) patients with a projected progression-free survival (PFS) rate at 4 years of 71.7%. Treatment-related mortality rate at day +100 was 2.5% (n = 1). At a median follow-up of 32 months (range, 3 - 61), nine patients relapsed/progressed and eleven patients died. The estimated 4-year PFS and overall survival (OS) were 72.2% and 47.6% in HD patients and 70.3% and 69.4% in NHL patients, respectively. Factors predicting OS were response to conventional salvage therapy and stage prior to salvage therapy. When compared to patients achieving PR, patients who attained CR prior to HDSC had a significantly higher probability of 4-year OS (78.4% vs 31.3%, p = 0.02). Three prognostic subgroups were defined according to the score determined by stage prior to initiation of salvage chemotherapy, remission duration prior to salvage (refractory/early relapse vs. late relapse) and response to salvage. Prognostic score was found to predict OS, PFS and event free survival (EFS). In conclusion, HDSC followed by ASCT is an effective salvage therapy with acceptable toxicity, allowing further consolidation of response attained by conventional salvage therapy.     

复发/难治性淋巴瘤患者自体干细胞移植后巩固化疗的疗效分析

背景与目的：目前,大剂量化疗+自体造血干细胞移植(autologous stem cell transplantation,auto-HSCT)是部分复发/难治淋巴瘤的首选治疗方案,但其再次复发率仍较高。因此我院血液科骨髓移植病区尝试对自体干细胞移植治疗后高危复发的难治性患者进行巩固化疗,并对其临床疗效进行比较分析。方法：回顾性分析38例接受auto-HSCT治疗的复发/难治性淋巴瘤患者的临床资料。将auto-HSCT治疗后给予巩固化疗的19例患者作为治疗组,与仅接受auto-HSCT治疗的19例进行对照(对照组)。巩固化疗方案为Mini-BEAM或减低剂量CBV,每次化疗间隔2～3个月,共2个疗程。以auto-HSCT为随访起点,比较2组患者无进展生存期(progression-free survival,PFS)和总体生存期(overall survival,OS)的差异。结果：治疗组及对照组中位随访时间分别为17.2和7.5个月。意向性分析显示2组中位PFS分别为24.7和7.8个月,治疗组明显优于对照组(P=0.029)。OS呈现一定差异的趋势(P=0.055)。完成治疗分析显示2组中位PFS分别为24.7和5.2个月,治疗组亦优于对照组(P=0.01)。结论：针对高危恶性淋巴瘤患者,在自体移植基础上进一步予以巩固化疗,可延迟疾病复发、降低复发率,延长患者生存时间。     

Prognostic factors affecting long-term outcome after stem cell transplantation in Hodgkin's lymphoma autografted after a first relapse.

PURPOSE: To analyse outcome and prognostic factors for overall survival (OS) and time to treatment failure (TTF) in 357 patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) undergoing an autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) after a first relapse and reported to the The Grupo Espanol de Linfomas/Trasplante Autologo de Medula Osea (GEL/TAMO) Cooperative Group. METHODS: Two hundred and twenty males and 137 females with a median age of 29 years were autografted in second remission (n=181), first sensitive relapse (n=148) and first resistant relapse (n=28). RESULTS: Five-year actuarial TTF and OS were of 49% +/- 3% and 57% +/- 3%. Advanced stage at diagnosis, complementary radiotherapy before ASCT, a short first complete response (CR) and detectable disease at ASCT adversely influenced TTF. Year of transplant < or =1995, bulky disease at diagnosis, a short first CR, detectable disease at ASCT and > or =1 extranodal areas involved at ASCT were adverse factors for OS. CONCLUSIONS: ASCT constitutes a therapeutic option for HL patients after a first relapse. Promising results are observed in patients with low tumour burden at diagnosis, autografted after a long CR and without detectable disease at ASCT. Innovative approaches should be pursued for patients with risk factors at relapse.     

T淋巴母细胞淋巴瘤自体干细胞移植后的长期随访观察

目的评价自体造血干细胞移植（autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation,AHSCT）治疗复发难治T淋巴母细胞淋巴瘤（TLBL）的临床疗效及安全性。方法本文回顾性分析AHSCT治疗后长期随访的TLBL16例,预处理方案主要为BEAM和BEAC。结果 15例患者可评价疗效,1例失访。中位随访37个月（12~132个月）,中位无进展生存时间（PFS）34.5个月。预计中位总生存时间49月。1、3、5年总生存率分别为60%、53%、32%。初治患者一线治疗有效者,接受AHSCT者预计中位总生存时间为108个月,5年总生存率、无进展生存率分别为62%、63%;复发患者挽救治疗后接受AHSCT者,中位总生存时间为22.8个月,5年总生存率、无进展生存率分别为33%、22%。初始治疗未达CR/PR的难治患者,中位生存仅21个月,5年生存率和无进展生存率分别为20%和29%。结论 AHSCT常规化疗治疗TLBL安全、有效,可提高复发难治的T淋巴母细胞淋巴瘤的远期生存,延长初治TLBL患者的无进展生存期,但复发率仍偏高,值得开展大规模临床试验进一步深入研究。     

单纯Hyper-CVAD方案或联合自体造血干细胞移植一线治疗淋巴母细胞淋巴瘤的疗效分析*

目的：探讨单纯Hyper-CVAD 方案与Hyper-CVAD 方案联合自体造血干细胞移植一线巩固治疗淋巴母细胞淋巴瘤（lymphoblastic lymphoma ,LL）的疗效。方法：回顾性分析26例青少年和成人初治采用改良Hyper-CVAD 方案的LL患者资料。其中,22例不伴骨髓受侵的患者中,11例接受单纯改良Hyper-CVAD 方案治疗,另外11例接受改良Hyper-CVAD 方案联合HDT/AHSCT 巩固治疗。结果：全组61.5%（16/26）的患者初治达完全缓解（complete remission ,CR）或不确定的CR（unconfirmedCR,CRu ）,中位随访29.5 个月,5 年的总生存（overall survival,OS）率和无进展生存（progress-free survival ,PFS）率分别为66.8% 和50.2% 。22例无骨髓受侵的患者中,单纯Hyper-CVAD 组与联合HDT/AHSCT组的5 年OS率分别为60.0% 和70.7%（P=0.438）,5 年PFS 率分别为43.6% 和62.3%（P=0.209）,均无统计学差异。单因素预后分析结果显示,初治缓解后1 年内疾病进展或复发与预后不良相关（P=0.012）。 结论：改良Hyper-CVAD 方案是青少年和成人LL一线有效的治疗方案。对于无骨髓侵犯的患者,单纯改良HyperCVAD 已能取得较好疗效,联合HDT/AHSCT巩固治疗未能进一步改善预后。     

Potential survival benefit for patients receiving autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation after checkpoint inhibitors for relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma: A real-life experience

In recent years, novel drugs are available for the patients with relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), like immune checkpoint inhibitors (CPi). These drugs have been able to rescue a cohort of patients who subsequently could receive an allogeneic stem-cell transplant (SCT). No data were reported for subsequent autologous SCT (ASCT) after CPi. Here, we report our real-life experience in heavily pretreated HL patients undergoing ASCT as consolidation approach after CPi treatment. A retrospective observational study was conducted. Patients had CPi therapy in the context of clinical trials (n = 6) or in the named patient program (n = 7) between July 2014 and November 2019: 9 out of 13 received pembrolizumab and the remaining four underwent nivolumab. A median of 12 cycles (range, 3–16) of CPi therapy were infused. Thirteen patients underwent ASCT after CPi: 11 (84.6%) patients obtained a complete response (CR) and 2 had progression of disease, with an overall response rate of 84.6%. With a median follow-up of 3.3 years (range, 1.1–5.5), only one CR patient had disease relapse after 3.9 months from ASCT, leading to an estimated disease-free survival of 87.5% at 56.9 months. The estimated 5-year progression-free survival was 73.4% and overall survival was 92.3% at 4.8 years, respectively. No unexpected or cumulative toxicity was observed. Our results indicated that ASCT may represent a further effective therapeutic option as consolidation in HL after CPi treatment that today represents the last conventionally recognized therapeutic line.     

Current status of autologous stem cell transplantation in relapsed and refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma

Despite the relatively high long-term disease-free survival (DFS) rate for patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) with modern combination chemotherapy or combined modality regimens, ～20% of patients die from progressive or relapsed disease. The standard treatment for relapsed and primary refractory HL is salvage chemotherapy followed by high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), which has shown a 5-year progression-free survival rate of ～50%-60%. Recent developments in a number of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities have begun to improve these results. Functional imaging, refinement of clinical prognostic factors, and development of novel biomarkers have improved the predictive algorithms, allowing better patient selection and timing for ASCT. In addition, these algorithms have begun to identify a group of patients who are candidates for more aggressive treatment beyond standard ASCT. Novel salvage regimens may potentially improve the rate of complete remission prior to ASCT, and the use of maintenance therapy after ASCT has become a subject of current investigation. We present a summary of developments in each of these areas.     

Intensified therapy followed by autologous stem‐cell transplantation (ASCT) versus conventional therapy as first‐line treatment of follicular lymphoma: a meta‐analysis

There are two different international standards for the treatment of follicular lymphoma (FL): intensified therapy followed by autologous stem‐cell transplantation (ASCT) and conventional therapy in the first‐line setting. However, their role remains unclear. Our aim was to define the treatment effect of intensified therapy followed by ASCT compared with conventional therapy as first‐line treatment of patients with FL in terms of overall survival (OS) and event‐free survival (EFS). We searched for randomised controlled trials in Medline, Embase, the Cochrane controlled trials register and the Science Citation Index (1985 to June 2011). Effect measures used were hazard ratios (HR) for OS, EFS and secondary tumour rate. Two independent review authors extracted data and assessed quality of trials. Four trials were identified, covering a total of 941 subjects. The random‐effects summary HR by comparing the treatment effect on OS between intensified and conventional therapy was 0.95 [0.70, 1.30] (p = 0.75), indicating that no additional survival benefit was derived from the intensified therapy followed by ASCT. A significant benefit of intensified therapy followed by ASCT as first‐line treatment was detected in terms of EFS: the random‐effects summary HR (intensified versus conventional therapy) was 0.59 [0.44, 0.79] (p < 0.001). This meta‐analysis showed that despite its superior EFS, intensified therapy followed by ASCT does not improve the OS compared with conventional therapy. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

自体造血干细胞移植治疗恶性淋巴瘤15例临床分析

目的:评价自体造血干细胞移植(AHSCT)治疗恶性淋巴瘤患者的疗效。方法:采用AHSCT治疗恶性淋巴瘤患者15例,其中霍奇金淋巴瘤患者3例(均为复发病例),非霍奇金淋巴瘤患者12例(Ⅲ、Ⅳ期或复发病例,IPI评分2-4分)。采集外周血造血干细胞前均经化疗及动员剂动员(CHOP方案9例,CHOP+MTX 3例,CEP、大剂量MTX、单用G-CSF各1例)。预处理方案为联合化疗10例(BEAC、CBV方案为主),联合化疗加放射治疗5例(TBI、TLI各1例,提前局部照射3例)。结果:移植后白细胞≥1.0×109/L的中位时间为10(9-13)天,血小板≥50×109/L的中位时间为14(11-17)天。随访时间为1-110.5个月。中位生存时间为43(1-110.5个月)个月,3年总生存率(OS)为66.7%。结论:AHSCT是一种治疗复发难治恶性淋巴瘤的安全有效的方法。