How to choose first salvage therapy in Hodgkin lymphoma : traditional chemotherapy vs novel agents

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Approximately 10% to 30% of patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) develop relapsed or refractory (R/R) disease. Of those patients, 50% to 60% show long-term progression-free survival after standard salvage chemotherapy followed by high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) and autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT). In the past decade, novel therapies have been developed, such as the CD30-directed antibody-drug conjugate brentuximab vedotin and immune checkpoint inhibitors, which have greatly extended the treatment possibilities for patients with R/R cHL. Several phase 1/2 clinical trials have shown promising results of these new drugs as monotherapy or in combination with chemotherapy, but unfortunately, very few randomized phase 3 trials have been performed in this setting, making it difficult to give evidence-based recommendations for optimal treatment sequencing. Two important goals for the improvement in the treatment of R/R cHL can be identified: (1) increasing long-term progression-free and overall survival by optimizing risk-adapted treatment and (2) decreasing toxicity in patients with a low risk of relapse of disease by evaluating the need for HDCT/ASCT in these patients. In this review, we discuss treatment options for patients with R/R cHL in different settings: patients with a first relapse, primary refractory disease, and in patients who are ineligible or unfit for ASCT. Results of clinical trials investigating novel therapies or strategies published over the past 5 years are summarized.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

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2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2021

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Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program - 2021(2021), 1 vom: 10. Dez., Seite 240-246

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Driessen, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Tonino, Sanne H [VerfasserIn]
Moskowitz, Alison J [VerfasserIn]
Kersten, Marie José [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 16.02.2022

Date Revised 24.03.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1182/hematology.2021000311

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NLM334259428