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Impact of Novel Therapeutics on Relapsed/Refractory HL

Am J Hematol; ePub 2017 Jun 9; Bair, et al

Noticeably improved overall survival was observed in relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma (RR-HL) patients treated with novel therapeutic agents in a retrospective analysis involving 87 individuals.

Investigators looked at outcomes in RR-HL patients who relapsed after autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT).

Median overall survival with novel agents was ~86 months, vs ~17 months in those not treated with such. Additional factors linked with improved overall survival included:

  • Treatment with radiation therapy post-ASCT.
  • Chemosensitivity (relapsed vs primary refractory disease).
  • Initial response to ASCT (complete remission/partial remission vs stable disease/progressive disease).
  • Transplantation after 2009, vs prior to that point.

Citation:

Bair S, Strelec L, Nagle S, et al. Outcomes of patients with relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma progressing after autologous stem cell transplant in the current era of novel therapeutics: A retrospective analysis. [Published online ahead of print June 9, 2017]. Am J Hematol. doi:10.1002/ajh.24792.