Does Up-front Autologous Stem-Cell Transplantation at First Relapse Improve Outcome in Transplant-Eligible Follicular Lymphoma Patients Whose Disease Relapses Within 24 Months?

Ayel Yahya, Osman Radhwi, Mohamad Sobh, Lothar Huebsch, David MacDonald

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Abstract

Background: In Canadian adults, follicular lymphoma (FL) is the most common subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Approximately 20% of patients with FL experience progression of disease within 2 years of first-line chemoimmunotherapy. Those patients have an expected overall survival of less than 5 years. The optimal second-line treatment for these high-risk patients is unclear. Patients and Methods: We analyzed data from the Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation Center at Ottawa Hospital to determine whether autologous stem-cell transplantation as up-front therapy for first relapse can improve outcomes in this high-risk FL subgroup. We identified 17 patients who underwent up-front autologous stem-cell transplantation between February 2012 and February 2019. Results: The disease of all patients had relapsed within 24 months after receipt of their first rituximab-based chemotherapy. Overall survival at 2 and 5 years was 86.2% (95% confidence interval [CI], 55-96) and 71.8% (95% CI, 31-91), respectively. The progression-free survival at 2 and 5 years was 62.6% (95% CI, 35-81) and 53.6% (95% CI, 25-75), respectively. Conclusion: Overall survival is improved when receiving autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation as up-front therapy at first relapse in transplant-eligible FL whose disease relapses within 24 months of first-line therapy. Data from our single center look promising, but the data need to be replicated with a larger sample size.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e423-e427
JournalClinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia
Volume21
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2021
Externally publishedYes

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Hematology
  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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  • Journal Article

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