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Absolute B cell counts in blood predict long-term response in follicular lymphoma patients treated with rituximab without chemotherapy
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In: Annals of hematology. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1432-0584 .- 0939-5555. ; 99:10, s. 2357-2366
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Rituximab monotherapy is widely used for follicular lymphoma. However, there are no established predictors for response or response duration. We analyzed the long-term prognostic relevance of pre-treatment absolute blood counts of lymphocytes with subsets and monocytes in 265 follicular lymphoma patients, uniformly treated with rituximab without chemotherapy, in two Nordic Lymphoma Group trials. There were 265 previously untreated, stage II–IV follicular lymphoma patients with a median follow-up of over 10 years. Absolute B cell counts ≥ median (0.09 × 109/L) were an independent predictor for shorter time to next treatment or death (multivariable analysis P = 0.010). In univariate analysis, absolute monocyte counts ≥ median (0.5 × 109/L) did not correlate with time to next treatment or death, but with inferior overall survival (P = 0.034). Absolute T cell or T cell subset counts were not predictive for outcome. High absolute B cell counts, possibly reflecting circulating lymphoma cells, have an unfavorable impact on time to next treatment or death in patients treated with rituximab without chemotherapy.
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The simplified follicular lymphoma PRIMA-prognostic index is useful in patients with first-line chemo-free rituximab-based therapy
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In: British Journal of Haematology. - : WILEY. - 0007-1048 .- 1365-2141. ; 191:5, s. 738-747
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- Follicular lymphoma (FL) is a heterogeneous disease; therefore, reliable prognostic tools are needed to plan treatment strategies. The FL International Prognostic Index (FLIPI) was developed before the rituximab era, while the PRIMA-PI was built on rituximab chemotherapy. Our objective was to evaluate these two prognostic tools in a cohort of 291 patients with FL treated in two prospective randomised Nordic Lymphoma Group trials with rituximab +/- interferon. All patients had symptomatic/progressive disease and were previously untreated. The PRIMA-PI was prognostic for both time to treatment failure (TTF) and overall survival (OS) (log-rank P = 0 center dot 003 and P < 0 center dot 001, respectively). The PRIMA-PI high-risk identified a small group of patients with a very short TTF and OS compared to the low-risk group, with a hazard ratio (HR) of 1 center dot 90 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1 center dot 30-2 center dot 78, P = 0 center dot 001) and HR of 3 center dot 19 (95% CI 1 center dot 75-5 center dot 83, P < 0 center dot 001), respectively. The FLIPI risk groups were prognostic only for OS (log-rank P = 0 center dot 018). The simplified PRIMA-PI was valid in our FL cohort with first-line rituximab-containing chemo-free therapy and shows an improved risk stratification compared to the FLIPI, especially in patients aged >60 years. Patients in the PRIMA-PI high-risk group should be considered for alternative therapies.
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