Novel agents positively impact chemotherapy and transplantation in Hodgkin lymphoma Review


Authors: Dahi, P. B.; Moskowitz, C. H.; Giralt, S. A.; Lazarus, H. M.
Review Title: Novel agents positively impact chemotherapy and transplantation in Hodgkin lymphoma
Abstract: Introduction: Majority of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) can be successfully cured with frontline conventional therapeutics. Approximately 50–60% of those whose disease recur or is refractory to conventional treatment, can be cured with salvage therapies followed by autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (AHCT). Conventional treatments, however, may cause significant long-term toxicities. Areas covered: This article reviews the treatment advances in HL with the incorporation of novel and targeted agents that are aimed to improve cure rates while reducing toxicities. Expert opinion: Brentuximab vedotin (BV) and checkpoint inhibitors have demonstrated clear clinical benefit in HL. Majority of patients receive BV before or directly after AHCT as part of salvage or maintenance regimens. In patients who relapse after AHCT, checkpoint inhibitors are the treatment of choice, either as a stand-alone therapy or more commonly as a bridge to a potentially curative allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT). A multitude of other targeted agents and combinations, as well as cellular and immunotherapeutic in HL, are under investigation. © 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Keywords: immunotherapy; hodgkin lymphoma; transplant; allogeneic transplant; checkpoint blockade; autologous transplant; novel agents; car t cell; cd30 directed antibody
Journal Title: Expert Review of Hematology
Volume: 12
Issue: 4
ISSN: 1747-4086
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group  
Date Published: 2019-01-01
Start Page: 255
End Page: 264
Language: English
DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2019.1593135
PUBMED: 30874456
PROVIDER: scopus
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  1. Sergio Andres Giralt
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  2. Parastoo Bahrami Dahi
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