Risk of, and survival following, histological transformation in follicular lymphoma in the rituximab era. A retrospective multicentre study by the Spanish GELTAMO group


Por: Alonso-Alvarez, S, Magnano, L, Alco-Ceba, M, Andrade-Campos, M, Espinosa-Lara, N, Rodriguez, G, Mercadal, S, Carro, I, Sancho, JM, Moreno, M, Salar, A, Garcia-Pallarols, F, Arranz, R, Cannata, J, Terol, MJ, Teruel, AI, Rodriguez, A, Jimenez-Ubieto, A, de Villambrosia, SG, Bello, JL, Lopez, L, Monsalvo, S, Novelli, S, de Cabo, E, Infante, MS, Pardal, E, Garcia-Alvarez, M, Delgado, J, Gonzalez, M, Martin, A, Lopez-Guillermo, A, Caballero, MD

Publicada: 1 sep 2017
Resumen:
The diagnostic criteria for follicular lymphoma (FL) transformation vary among the largest series, which commonly exclude histologically-documented transformation (HT) mandatorily. The aims of this retrospective observational multicentre study by the Spanish Grupo Espanol de Linfoma y Transplante Autologo de Medula Osea, which recruited 1734 patients (800 males/934 females; median age 59 years), diagnosed with FL grades 1-3A, were, (i) the cumulative incidence of HT (CI-HT); (ii) risk factors associated with HT; and (iii) the role of treatment and response on survival following transformation (SFT). With a median follow-up of 6.2 years, 106 patients developed HT. Ten-year CI-HT was 8%. Considering these 106 patients who developed HT, median time to transformation was 2.5 years. High-risk FL International Prognostic Index [Hazard ratio (HR) 2.6, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.5-4.5] and non-response to first-line therapy (HR 2.9, 95% CI: 1.3-6.8) were associated with HT. Seventy out of the 106 patients died (5-year SFT, 26%). Response to HT first-line therapy (HR 5.3, 95% CI: 2.4-12.0), autologous stem cell transplantation (HR 3.9, 95% CI: 1.5-10.1), and revised International Prognostic Index (HR 2.2, 95% CI: 1.1-4.2) were significantly associated with SFT. Response to treatment and HT were the variables most significantly associated with survival in the rituximab era. Better therapies are needed to improve response. Inclusion of HT in clinical trials with new agents is mandatory.

Filiaciones:
Alonso-Alvarez, S:
 Hosp Univ Salamanca IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Magnano, L:
 Hosp Clin Barcelona, Salamanca, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Alco-Ceba, M:
 Hosp Univ Salamanca IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

 CIBERONC, Valencia, Spain

Andrade-Campos, M:
 Hosp Univ Miguel Servet Zaragoza CIBERER, IIS Aragon ISCIII, Zaragoza, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Espinosa-Lara, N:
 Hosp Univ Miguel Servet Zaragoza CIBERER, IIS Aragon ISCIII, Zaragoza, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Rodriguez, G:
 Hosp Virgen del Rocio Sevilla, Seville, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Mercadal, S:
 Inst Catalan Oncol ICO Duran & Reynals, Barcelona, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Carro, I:
 Inst Catalan Oncol ICO Duran & Reynals, Barcelona, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Sancho, JM:
 Inst Catalan Oncol ICO IJC German Trias & Pujol, Barcelona, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Moreno, M:
 Inst Catalan Oncol ICO IJC German Trias & Pujol, Barcelona, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Salar, A:
 Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Garcia-Pallarols, F:
 Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Arranz, R:
 Hosp La Princesa, Madrid, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Cannata, J:
 Hosp La Princesa, Madrid, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Terol, MJ:
 Hosp Clin, Valencia, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Teruel, AI:
 Hosp Clin, Valencia, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Rodriguez, A:
 Hosp 12 Octubre, Madrid, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Jimenez-Ubieto, A:
 Hosp 12 Octubre, Madrid, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

de Villambrosia, SG:
 Hosp Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Bello, JL:
 Hosp Univ Santiago de Compostela, Santiago De Compostela, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Lopez, L:
 Hosp MD Anderson, Madrid, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Monsalvo, S:
 Hosp Fdn Jimenez Diaz, Madrid, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Novelli, S:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

de Cabo, E:
 Hosp Bierzo, Ponferrada, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Infante, MS:
 Hosp Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Pardal, E:
 Hosp Virgen del Puerto, Plasencia, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Garcia-Alvarez, M:
 Hosp Univ Salamanca IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

Delgado, J:
 Hosp Clin Barcelona, Salamanca, Spain

 CIBERONC, Valencia, Spain

Gonzalez, M:
 Hosp Univ Salamanca IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

 CIBERONC, Valencia, Spain

Martin, A:
 Hosp Univ Salamanca IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

 CIBERONC, Valencia, Spain

Lopez-Guillermo, A:
 Hosp Clin Barcelona, Salamanca, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

 CIBERONC, Valencia, Spain

Caballero, MD:
 Hosp Univ Salamanca IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain

 GELTAMO, La Coruna, Spain

 CIBERONC, Valencia, Spain
ISSN: 00071048





BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY
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WILEY, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, Reino Unido
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 178 Número: 5
Páginas: 699-708
WOS Id: 000407904100007
ID de PubMed: 28782811
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