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Hematol Oncol ; 39(2): 196-204, 2021 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33300135

ABSTRACT

Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) in older patients appears to be a different disease compared with younger patients with historically lower survival rates. This is related to a variety of factors, including increased treatment-related toxicity, the presence of comorbidities, and biologic differences. In order to better assess the clinical characteristics, treatment strategies, and outcome of this particular population, we conducted a population-based, retrospective analysis including 269 patients with HL older than 60 years (median age 71 years, range 60-94), treated between 2000 and 2017 in 15 referral centers across Switzerland. Primary endpoints were overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and cause-specific survival (CSS). The vast majority of patients were treated with curative intent, either with a combined modality approach (chemotherapy followed by radiation therapy) or with systemic therapy. At a median follow-up of 6.6 years (95% confidence interval [CI], 6.0-7.6), 5-year PFS was 52.2% (95% CI, 46.0-59.2), 5-year OS was 62.5% (95% CI, 56.4-69.2), and 5-year CSS was 85.1.8% (95% CI, 80.3-90.1) for the entire cohort. A significant difference in terms of CSS was observed for patients older than 71 years in comparison to patients aged 60-70 years (hazard ratio 2.6, 1.3-5.0, p = 0.005). Bleomycin-induced lung toxicity (BLT) was documented in 26 patients (17.7%) out of the 147 patients exposed to this compound and was more frequent in patients older than 71 years (15/60, 25%). Outcome of HL pts older than 71 years appeared to decrease substantially in comparison to the younger counterpart. Treatment-related toxicities appeared to be relevant, in particular, BLT. New, potentially less toxic strategies need to be investigated in prospective clinical trials in this particular frail population.


Subject(s)
Hodgkin Disease/epidemiology , Age Factors , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Retrospective Studies , Switzerland
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Ann Oncol ; 29(9): 1926-1931, 2018 09 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30010775

ABSTRACT

Background: Bone marrow (BM) involvement defines advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma and thus has impact on the assignment to treatment. Our aim was to evaluate whether the established BM biopsy may be omitted in patients if 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) scanning is carried out during staging. Patients and methods: Our analysis set consisted of 832 Hodgkin lymphoma patients from the German Hodgkin Study Group trials HD16, HD17, and HD18 who underwent both PET scanning and BM biopsy before treatment. All PET studies were centrally reviewed and BM was categorized as showing focal involvement or not. Results: Taking BM biopsy as reference standard, baseline PET showed a negative predictive value of 99.9% [95% confidence interval (CI) 99.2% to 100%] with true-negative results in 702 of 703 cases. The sensitivity of PET for detecting BM involvement was 95.0% (95% CI 75.1% to 99.9%) as it could identify 19 out of 20 patients with positive BM biopsy. Moreover, PET found 110 additional subjects with focal BM lesions who would have been considered negative by biopsy. Conclusions: When compared with BM biopsy, PET was able to detect focal BM lesions in a large number of additional patients. This indicates that conventional BM biopsy may substantially underestimate the actual incidence of BM involvement. Given the high negative predictive value, baseline PET scanning can safely be used to exclude BM involvement in Hodgkin lymphoma. BM biopsy should be considered only in such patients in whom PET-detected lesions lead to a change of treatment protocol. Registered trials: The trials included in this analysis were registered at ClinicalTrials.gov: HD16-NCT00736320, HD17-NCT01356680, and HD18-NCT00515554.


Subject(s)
Bone Marrow/pathology , Hodgkin Disease/diagnosis , Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Biopsy/standards , Bone Marrow/diagnostic imaging , Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic , Datasets as Topic , Female , Fluorodeoxyglucose F18/administration & dosage , Germany , Hodgkin Disease/pathology , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Neoplasm Staging , Predictive Value of Tests , Prospective Studies , Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic , Reference Standards , Young Adult
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Ann Oncol ; 26(11): 2317-22, 2015 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26362567

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: This study was aimed at investigating the clinical features and outcomes of follicular lymphoma (FL) patients younger than 40 years, which have not been extensively investigated yet. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred and fifty-five patients younger than 40 years were retrospectively studied from a series of 1002 FL patients diagnosed in four different European Oncology Centres (Barcelona, Spain; Bellinzona, Switzerland; London, UK; Novara, Italy) from 1985 to 2010. RESULTS: Patients younger than 40 had a lower incidence of elevated LDH, high beta2-microglobulin, and a high-risk Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index (FLIPI) score, whereas bone marrow involvement and bulky and disseminated lymphadenopathy were more frequent. At a median follow-up of 10 years, younger patients, in comparison with those older than 40, had significantly better overall (OS), cause-specific survival (CSS), and progression-free survival (PFS), with 10-year OS rate of 81% versus 51% (P < 0.0001), 10-year CSS rate of 82% versus 60% (P < 0.0001), and 10-year PFS of 39% versus 24% (P = 0.0098). However, there were no significant CSS and PFS differences in comparison with the patients aged 40-60. In multivariate analysis, having the lymphoma diagnosed in the last two decades and a favourable FLIPI score were associated with a significantly longer PFS and CSS in younger patients, whereas only FLIPI retained statistical significance for OS. CONCLUSIONS: In our series, FL patients younger than 40 have a median OS of 24 years and their outcome seems to be improving over time. However, they still have a significantly shorter life expectancy than that of an age-matched general healthy population.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/administration & dosage , Life Expectancy/trends , Lymphoma, Follicular/drug therapy , Lymphoma, Follicular/epidemiology , Rituximab/administration & dosage , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Disease-Free Survival , Female , Humans , Italy/epidemiology , London/epidemiology , Lymphoma, Follicular/diagnosis , Male , Middle Aged , Retrospective Studies , Spain/epidemiology , Switzerland/epidemiology , Young Adult
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Ann Oncol ; 26(11): 2329-35, 2015 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26400898

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Histologic transformation (HT) is a poorly understood event in patients with marginal zone lymphoma (MZL). The aim of this study was to analyze incidence and risk factors for HT in a large series of MZL patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The studied cohort included 340 MZL patients diagnosed and treated between 1995 and 2012: 157 extranodal MZLs [mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, 46%], 85 splenic MZLs (SMZLs, 25%) and 37 nodal MZLs (NMZLs, 11%). Sixty-one patients (18%) had bone marrow infiltration at presentation, with or without detectable involvement of peripheral blood, but without other involved sites; they were considered clonal B-cell lymphocytosis of marginal zone origin (CBL-MZ). RESULTS: With a median follow-up of 4.8 years, the median overall survival and progression-free survival of the whole population were 14.5 and 5 years, respectively. HT was observed in 13 cases [3.8%, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 2%-6.5%]. Elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) at diagnosis was associated with the risk of HT (P = 0.019). HT occurred in 5% of SMZLs, 4% of MALT lymphomas, 3% of NMZLs and 3% of CBL-MZ (P = 0.974). The risk of HT was 5% (95% CI 3-9%) at 5 and 10 years after diagnosis and 10% (95% CI 5%-20%) at 12 years. At the time of HT, most patients had high LDH and B symptoms. At a median follow-up of 12 months after HT, 4 of 13 patients died, all for lymphoma-related causes, with a 2-year post-transformation survival rate of 57% (95% CI 13%-86%). CONCLUSIONS: In this large retrospective series, the risk of HT across all MZL types appeared lower than the one reported for follicular lymphoma.


Subject(s)
Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/diagnosis , Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/mortality , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Cohort Studies , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/therapy , Male , Middle Aged , Retrospective Studies , Survival Rate/trends , Young Adult
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Ann Hematol ; 94(11): 1839-43, 2015 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26246466

ABSTRACT

Primary refractory diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) following R-CHOP chemotherapy is a major concern. We identified 1126 patients with DLBCL treated with R-CHOP from 2000 to 2009, of whom 166 (15 %) had primary refractory disease. Of the 75/166 (45 %) who were age <70 years and had been planned for stage-directed curative therapy, 43 (57 %) were primary nonresponders and 32 (43 %) relapsed within 3 months of completing R-CHOP. Thirty of 75 (40 %) patients had serious comorbidity and organ dysfunction precluding intensive treatment and had palliative treatment only. Twelve of 45 (27 %) patients responded to second-line treatment and underwent ASCT. The median overall survival for the 75 patients was 10 months with only seven patients alive without evidence of disease at follow-up ranging from 14 to 106 months. Primary refractory DLBCL after R-CHOP has a very poor outcome with only anecdotal survivors independent of the intended treatment approach.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use , Drug Resistance, Neoplasm , Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/diagnosis , Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/drug therapy , Adult , Aged , Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived/therapeutic use , British Columbia/epidemiology , Cyclophosphamide/therapeutic use , Doxorubicin/therapeutic use , Female , Humans , Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/mortality , Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology , Male , Middle Aged , Prednisone/therapeutic use , Prognosis , Registries , Rituximab , Survival Analysis , Treatment Failure , Vincristine/therapeutic use , Young Adult
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Monaldi Arch Chest Dis ; 69(1): 5-10, 2008 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18507193

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: The application of non-invasive pressure support ventilation (NIPSV) in patients with acute lung injury or ARDS remains controversial despite recent promising results. Data in rather homogeneous ARDS groups is lacking. OBJECTIVE: To compare the outcome of NIPSV-treated patients satisfying the diagnostic criteria for primary (pulmonary) ARDS (ARDSp) and presenting without distant organ failures at admission, with those of a matched control group treated in the same ICU with endotracheal mechanical ventilation (ETMV). METHODS: We applied NIPSV in 12 immunocompetent and collaborative patients who met the above cited criteria. NIPSV failure rate, short-term oxygenation, length of stay, mortality rate and complications were analyzed and compared with a control group of 12 intubated ARDSp-patients matched for age, SAPS II, PaO2/FiO2 and pH at admission. RESULTS: NIPSV failed in 4 patients developing distant organ failures. Compared to the ETMV control group, NIPSV success patients had reduced cumulative time on ventilation (p = 0.001) and length of ICU stay (p = 0.004). After the first 60' of ventilation, oxygenation improved more in the NIPSV than in the ETMV group (146 +/- 52 mmHg vs 109 +/- 34 mmHg; p = 0.05). The overall ICU mortality rate did not differ significantly between the groups but tended to be higher in the NIPSV group. CONCLUSIONS: In ARDSp patients without distant organ failures at admission and during the disease course, NIPSV might be a suitable alternative to invasive ventilation; however, the real effects on outcome of NIPSV applied to stable homogeneous subgroups of ARDS patients merit further investigations in randomised studies.


Subject(s)
Critical Care , Respiration, Artificial/methods , Respiratory Distress Syndrome/therapy , Aged , Case-Control Studies , Cohort Studies , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Respiratory Distress Syndrome/etiology , Treatment Outcome
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J Am Anim Hosp Assoc ; 37(2): 159-63, 2001.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11300523

ABSTRACT

A seven-year-old domestic shorthair (DSH) cat was presented with anorexia and dyspnea. Pleural-pericardial effusion was detected with thoracic radiographs and echocardiography. Echocardiography demonstrated a large, soft-tissue mass in the right ventricular wall, protruding both into the pericardial space and into the right ventricle. Postmortem examination findings included a large mass in the right ventricular wall and multiple smaller masses on the external surface of the left ventricle and on the internal surface of the pericardium. Results of the histopathological and immunohistochemical examinations of the masses were consistent with rhabdomyosarcoma. This is the first reported case of primary cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma in the cat.


Subject(s)
Cat Diseases/diagnosis , Heart Neoplasms/veterinary , Heart Ventricles , Rhabdomyosarcoma/veterinary , Animals , Cat Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Cat Diseases/pathology , Cats , Diagnosis, Differential , Heart Neoplasms/diagnosis , Immunohistochemistry/veterinary , Male , Radiography , Rhabdomyosarcoma/diagnosis , Ultrasonography
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Minerva Med ; 73(42): 2989-92, 1982 Nov 03.
Article in Italian | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7133512

ABSTRACT

The advantages and prospects deriving from the establishment of a special computer centre to serve hyperbaric medicine centres are described. Improved management of hyperbaric chambers, the availability of a data bank, the assistance to medical biological and bio-engineering research are only some of the fundamental benefits to be derived from such a centre.


Subject(s)
Computers , Hyperbaric Oxygenation/instrumentation
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J Dent Res ; 58(10): 1953-69, 1979 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-291620

ABSTRACT

The tissue-implant interfaces of functional and non-functional endosseous dental implants were compared histologically for up to one year post-operatively. Nonmineralized connective tissue zones (a "fibrous capsule") existed in all functional interfaces. Direct, or nearly direct, bone apposition to implants occurred in non-functional interfaces. The origin of this result and its significance in dental implantology is discussed.


Subject(s)
Alveolar Process/anatomy & histology , Blade Implantation/instrumentation , Dental Implantation, Endosseous/instrumentation , Alveolar Process/physiology , Animals , Connective Tissue/anatomy & histology , Dental Stress Analysis , Dogs , Mandible/anatomy & histology , Mastication , Surface Properties , Time Factors , Titanium , Wound Healing
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J Dent Res ; 58(10): 1970-80, 1979 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-291621

ABSTRACT

Functional and non-functional endosseous dental implants were clinically compared in beagle mandibles for up to one year post-operatively. Differing biomechanical conditions led to clinical differences between functional and non-functional implants. Typical clinical tests, however, did not always reveal detailed histological differences between implant-tissue interfaces of functional and non-funcional implants.


Subject(s)
Alveolar Process/anatomy & histology , Blade Implantation/instrumentation , Dental Implantation, Endosseous/instrumentation , Alveolar Process/diagnostic imaging , Alveolar Process/physiology , Animals , Dental Plaque/pathology , Dogs , Gingivitis/pathology , Mandible/anatomy & histology , Periodontal Pocket/pathology , Radiography , Surface Properties , Titanium , Wound Healing
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