Relapsing/refractory HL after autotransplantation: which treatment?

Relapsing/refractory HL after autotransplantation: which treatment?

Authors

  • Nicola Di Renzo Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplant, Presidio Ospedaliero Vito Fazzi, Lecce, Italy
  • Francesco Gaudio Department of Emergency and Transplantation, Hematology Section, University of Bari Medical School, Italy
  • Carmelo Carlo Stella Department of Hematology and Oncology, Humanitas Cancer Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Rozzano (MI), Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Rozzano, Milano, Italy
  • Sara Oppi Bone Marrow Transplant Center, R. Binaghi Hospital, ASL 8, Cagliari, Italy
  • Matteo Pelosini Hematology Division, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
  • Roberto Sorasio Division of Hematology, A.O. Santi Croce e Carle, Cuneo, Italy
  • Caterina Stelitano Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera “Bianchi Melacrino Morelli”, Reggio Calabria, Italy
  • Luigi Rigacci Haematology Unit and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy

Keywords:

Hodgkin Lymphoma, Relapsing/refractory HL, autologous transplantation

Abstract

For advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), front-line chemotherapy, alone or in combination with radiotherapy, leads to 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) rates and freedom-from-treatment failure (FFTF) rates of 70-85%, regardless of the chemotherapy regimen applied. Patients with HL experiencing disease progression during or within 3 months of front-line therapy (primary refractory) and patients whose disease relapses after a complete response have a second chance of treatment. The standard of care for relapsed or refractory HL is second-line chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), which can induce long-term remission in approximately 40-50% of patients. However, HL recurrence occurs in about 50% of patients after ASCT, usually within the first year, and represents a significant therapeutic challenge. Allogeneic transplantation from HLA-matched donors represents the standard of care for patients with HL relapsing after- or refractory to ASCT.

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Di Renzo N, Gaudio F, Carlo Stella C, Oppi S, Pelosini M, Sorasio R, et al. Relapsing/refractory HL after autotransplantation: which treatment?. Acta Biomed [Internet]. 2020 May 25 [cited 2024 Jul. 27];91(S-5):30-4. Available from: https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/9912