Active surveillance for nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma Journal Article


Authors: Borchmann, S.; Joffe, E.; Moskowitz, C. H.; Zelenetz, A. D.; Noy, A.; Portlock, C. S.; Gerecitano, J. F.; Batlevi, C. L.; Caron, P. C.; Drullinsky, P.; Hamilton, A.; Hamlin, P. A. Jr; Horwitz, S. M.; Kumar, A.; Matasar, M. J.; Moskowitz, A. J.; Owens, C. N.; Lia Palomba, M.; Younes, A.; Straus, D. J.
Article Title: Active surveillance for nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma
Abstract: Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is a rare subtype of lymphoma that, like other Hodgkin lymphomas, has historically been treated aggressively. However, in most cases, NLPHL has an indolent course, which raises the question of to what extent these patients require aggressive upfront treatment. We describe the management and outcomes of consecutive NLPHL patients diagnosed at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), with a focus on evaluating active surveillance. All patients aged 16 years or older diagnosed and followed at MSK between 1974 and 2016 were included. Treatment outcomes were compared between management with active surveillance and other strategies. We identified 163 consecutive patients who were treated with radiotherapy alone (46%), active surveillance (23%), chemotherapy (16%), combined modality (12%), or rituximab monotherapy (4%). Median follow-up was 69 months. Five-year progression-free survival (PFS), second PFS (PFS2), and overall survival (OS) estimates were 85% (95% confidence interval [CI], 78-90), 97% (95% CI, 92-99), and 99% (95% CI, 95-100), respectively. Only 1 of 7 deaths was lymphoma related. Patients managed with active surveillance had slightly shorter PFS than those receiving any active treatment, with 5-year PFS of 77% (95% CI, 56-89) vs 87% (95% CI, 79-92; P 5 .017). This difference did not translate into better PFS2 or OS. Only 10 patients managed with active surveillance (27%) eventually required treatment, after a median of 61 months, and none died. NLPHL has an excellent prognosis. Within the limitations of a retrospective analysis, active surveillance is a viable initial management strategy for selected NLPHL patients. © 2019 by The American Society of Hematology
Journal Title: Blood
Volume: 133
Issue: 20
ISSN: 0006-4971
Publisher: American Society of Hematology  
Date Published: 2019-05-16
Start Page: 2121
End Page: 2129
Language: English
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-10-877761
PUBMED: 30770396
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC7022227
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 1 July 2019 -- Source: Scopus
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MSK Authors
  1. Carol Portlock
    203 Portlock
  2. Craig Moskowitz
    406 Moskowitz
  3. Ariela Noy
    333 Noy
  4. Maria Lia Palomba
    349 Palomba
  5. Steven M Horwitz
    592 Horwitz
  6. Andrew D Zelenetz
    736 Zelenetz
  7. Alison Moskowitz
    297 Moskowitz
  8. Paul Hamlin
    256 Hamlin
  9. Matthew J Matasar
    284 Matasar
  10. Philip C Caron
    77 Caron
  11. David J Straus
    351 Straus
  12. Anita Kumar
    148 Kumar
  13. Connie Wing-Ching Lee Batlevi
    173 Batlevi
  14. Anas Younes
    317 Younes
  15. Colette Ngozi Owens
    54 Owens
  16. Erel Joffe
    80 Joffe