The incidence of biopsy-proven transformation in follicular lymphoma in the rituximab era. A retrospective analysis from the Czech Lymphoma Study Group (CLSG) database
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11110%2F18%3A10375352" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11110/18:10375352 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216224:14110/18:00104094 RIV/00216208:11120/18:43916151 RIV/00216208:11130/18:10375352 RIV/00216208:11140/18:10375352 and 9 more
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-017-3218-0" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-017-3218-0</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00277-017-3218-0" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00277-017-3218-0</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The incidence of biopsy-proven transformation in follicular lymphoma in the rituximab era. A retrospective analysis from the Czech Lymphoma Study Group (CLSG) database
Original language description
The aim of this study is to assess the incidence, risk factors, and outcome of biopsy-proven transformation in follicular lymphoma (FL) patients in the rituximab era. Transformation was analyzed in 1233 patients with initially diagnosed FL grades 1-3A, identified between 2002 and 2012 in the prospectively maintained Czech Lymphoma Study Group database. Only patients with histologically proven transformation (HT) were included. HT occurred in 58 cases at a median of 3.0 years from the initial FL diagnosis; the HT rate was 4% at 5 years. Transformation occurred most frequently at the first relapse (84% patients). Median OS from the HT was 2.5 years (95% CI 0.4-4.6) and 6-year OS with HT was shorter compared to all FLs (60 vs. 83.9%; 95% CI). A bulky tumor (>= 10 cm), increased lactate dehydrogenase, age >= 60 years, and International Prognostic Index (intermediate/high risk), but not Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index, were associated with transformation (p < 0.05). In the first line, 70% of patients received rituximab (including 36% rituximab maintenance), 57% CHOP-like regimens, and 2.6% of patients were treated with fludarabine-based therapy, whereas 11% of patients were watched only. The patients treated with R-CHOP in the first line (n = 591) showed the transformation rate at 5 years of 4.23% (95% CI 2.52-5.93); subsequent rituximab maintenance (n = 276) vs. observation (n = 153) was associated with a lower transformation rate (p.033; HR 3.29; CI 1.10-9.82). The transformation rate seems to be lower than in previous series, which may be influenced by broad use of rituximab, but prognosis of HT developed during therapy continues to be poor.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30205 - Hematology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/NV16-31092A" target="_blank" >NV16-31092A: Population of Elderly Patients with Non-Hodgkin´s Lymphomas – the Analysis of Factors Affecting the Management and Outcome</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Annals of Hematology
ISSN
0939-5555
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
97
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
669-678
UT code for WoS article
000426644800012
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85040221894