Carlos Panizo1, Anny Jaramillo Rodríguez2, Gonzalo Gutiérrez3, Francisco Javier Díaz4, Eva González-Barca5, Raquel de Oña6, Carlos Grande7, Juan Manuel Sancho8, María Flor García-Álvarez9, Blanca Sánchez-González10, Francisco Javier Peñalver11, Jimena Cannata12, Manuel Espeso13, María José Requena14, Santiago Gardella15, Soledad Durán16, Ana Pilar González17, Ana Alfonso18, María Dolores Caballero19. 1. Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. Electronic address: cpanizo@unav.es. 2. Hospital Vall d' Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain. 3. Hospital Clínico de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 4. Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, Spain. 5. Institut Catalá d'Oncología-Hospital Duran i Reynals, Barcelona, Spain. 6. M.D. Anderson, Madrid, Spain. 7. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain. 8. Hospital German Trias I Pujol, Badalona, Spain. 9. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain. 10. Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain. 11. Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain. 12. Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain. 13. Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain. 14. Hospital Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain. 15. Institut Catalá d'Oncología, Girona, Spain. 16. Hospital Ciudad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain. 17. Hospital de Cabueñes, Asturias, Spain. 18. Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. 19. Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a heterogeneous entity, showing a highly variable outcome. In patients with DLBCL relapsed/refractory to first-line treatment with rituximab the usefulness of the revised International Prognostic Index (R-IPI) as a prognostic tool remains unexplored. Some biological parameters (B-cell lymphoma 6 [Bcl-6], Bcl-2, p53, and multiple myeloma 1 [MUM1]) and blood populations (lymphocyte and monocyte counts) have been described as International Prognostic Index-independent prognostic factors. The objective was to evaluate the R-IPI to predict the outcome of DLBCL patients at the time of relapse after a front-line treatment with chemotherapy and rituximab and to establish in this population the relationship between biological parameters and outcome. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We included patients with refractory/relapsed DLBCL after first-line treatment with rituximab-containing regimens; patients must have already finished a rescue treatment also including rituximab. Immunohistochemical assessment of Bcl-2, Bcl-6, p53, and MUM1 expression were undertaken in available biopsies. R-IPI factors were identified from the clinical data at diagnosis and at relapse. Response was assessed using National Cancer Institute-sponsored Working Group guidelines. RESULTS: R-IPI prognosis at relapse was not significantly associated with overall response rate (ORR) after Rituximab-chemotherapy rescue therapy. None of the immunohistochemical parameters analyzed correlated with rescue therapy results. In contrast, patients with absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) ≥ 1 × 10(9)/L at relapse were more likely to respond than patients with ALC < 1 × 10(9)/L (P = .05). CONCLUSION: The R-IPI score calculated at relapse could not predict the ORR to second-line treatment. Lymphopenia is a simple and useful predictor for outcome in relapsed/refractory DLBCL and the only prognostic factor that in our hands could predict the overall response to a second-line treatment with rituximab and chemotherapy.
INTRODUCTION: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a heterogeneous entity, showing a highly variable outcome. In patients with DLBCL relapsed/refractory to first-line treatment with rituximab the usefulness of the revised International Prognostic Index (R-IPI) as a prognostic tool remains unexplored. Some biological parameters (B-cell lymphoma 6 [Bcl-6], Bcl-2, p53, and multiple myeloma 1 [MUM1]) and blood populations (lymphocyte and monocyte counts) have been described as International Prognostic Index-independent prognostic factors. The objective was to evaluate the R-IPI to predict the outcome of DLBCL patients at the time of relapse after a front-line treatment with chemotherapy and rituximab and to establish in this population the relationship between biological parameters and outcome. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We included patients with refractory/relapsed DLBCL after first-line treatment with rituximab-containing regimens; patients must have already finished a rescue treatment also including rituximab. Immunohistochemical assessment of Bcl-2, Bcl-6, p53, and MUM1 expression were undertaken in available biopsies. R-IPI factors were identified from the clinical data at diagnosis and at relapse. Response was assessed using National Cancer Institute-sponsored Working Group guidelines. RESULTS:R-IPI prognosis at relapse was not significantly associated with overall response rate (ORR) after Rituximab-chemotherapy rescue therapy. None of the immunohistochemical parameters analyzed correlated with rescue therapy results. In contrast, patients with absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) ≥ 1 × 10(9)/L at relapse were more likely to respond than patients with ALC < 1 × 10(9)/L (P = .05). CONCLUSION: The R-IPI score calculated at relapse could not predict the ORR to second-line treatment. Lymphopenia is a simple and useful predictor for outcome in relapsed/refractory DLBCL and the only prognostic factor that in our hands could predict the overall response to a second-line treatment with rituximab and chemotherapy.
Authors: Josée M Zijlstra; George Follows; Rene-Olivier Casasnovas; Joost S P Vermaat; Nagesh Kalakonda; Sylvain Choquet; Brian Hill; Catherine Thieblemont; Federica Cavallo; Fatima De la Cruz; John Kuruvilla; Nada Hamad; Ulrich Jaeger; Paolo Caimi; Ronit Gurion; Krzysztof Warzocha; Sameer Bakhshi; Juan-Manuel Sancho; Michael Schuster; Miklos Egyed; Fritz Offner; Theodoros P Vassilakopoulos; Priyanka Samal; Matthew Ku; Jenny Xu; Kelly Corona; Kamal Chamoun; Jatin Shah; Miguel Canales; Marie Maerevoet Journal: Cancers (Basel) Date: 2022-02-04 Impact factor: 6.639