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Secondary malignancies among mantle cell lymphoma patients

Abalo, Kossi D. ; Smedby, Karin E. ; Ekberg, Sara LU ; Eloranta, Sandra ; Pahnke, Simon ; Albertsson-Lindblad, Alexandra LU ; Jerkeman, Mats LU and Glimelius, Ingrid (2023) In European Journal of Cancer 195.
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Purpose: With modern treatments, mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) patients more frequently experience long-lasting remission resulting in a growing population of long-term survivors. Follow-up care includes identification and management of treatment-related late-effects, such as secondary malignancies (SM). We conducted a population-based study to describe the burden of SM in MCL patients. Methods: All patients with a primary diagnosis of MCL, aged ≥ 18 years and diagnosed between 2000 and 2017 in Sweden were included along with up to 10 individually matched population comparators. Follow-up was from twelve months after diagnosis/matching until death, emigration, or December 2019, whichever occurred first. Rates of SM among patients and... (More)

Purpose: With modern treatments, mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) patients more frequently experience long-lasting remission resulting in a growing population of long-term survivors. Follow-up care includes identification and management of treatment-related late-effects, such as secondary malignancies (SM). We conducted a population-based study to describe the burden of SM in MCL patients. Methods: All patients with a primary diagnosis of MCL, aged ≥ 18 years and diagnosed between 2000 and 2017 in Sweden were included along with up to 10 individually matched population comparators. Follow-up was from twelve months after diagnosis/matching until death, emigration, or December 2019, whichever occurred first. Rates of SM among patients and comparators were estimated using the Anderson-Gill method (accounting for repeated events) and presented as hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) adjusted for age at diagnosis, calendar year, sex, and the number of previous events. Results: Overall, 1 452 patients and 13 992 comparators were followed for 6.6 years on average. Among patients, 230 (16%) developed at least one SM, and 264 SM were observed. Relative to comparators, patients had a higher rate of SM, HRadj= 1.6 (95%CI:1.4–1.8), and higher rates were observed across all primary treatment groups: the Nordic-MCL2 protocol, R-CHOP, R-bendamustine, ibrutinib, lenalidomide, and R-CHOP/Cytarabine. Compared to Nordic-MCL2, treatment with R-bendamustine was independently associated with an increased risk of SM, HRadj= 2.0 (95%CI:1.3–3.2). Risk groups among patients were those with a higher age at diagnosis (p < 0.001), males (p = 0.006), and having a family history of lymphoma (p = 0.009). Patients had preferably higher risk of melanoma, other neoplasms of the skin and other hematopoietic and lymphoid malignancies. Conclusions: MCL survivors have an increased risk of SM, particularly if treated with R-bendamustine. The intensive treatments needed for long-term remissions are a concern, and transition to treatment protocols with sustained efficacy but with a lower risk of SM is needed.

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Ibrutinib, Lenalidomide, Mantle cell lymphoma, Nordic-MCL2, R-bendamustine, R-CHOP, R-CHOP/Cytarabine, Secondary malignancy
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European Journal of Cancer
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195
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113403
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Elsevier
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0959-8049
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10.1016/j.ejca.2023.113403
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English
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  author       = {{Abalo, Kossi D. and Smedby, Karin E. and Ekberg, Sara and Eloranta, Sandra and Pahnke, Simon and Albertsson-Lindblad, Alexandra and Jerkeman, Mats and Glimelius, Ingrid}},
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  keywords     = {{Ibrutinib; Lenalidomide; Mantle cell lymphoma; Nordic-MCL2; R-bendamustine; R-CHOP; R-CHOP/Cytarabine; Secondary malignancy}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{European Journal of Cancer}},
  title        = {{Secondary malignancies among mantle cell lymphoma patients}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2023.113403}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.ejca.2023.113403}},
  volume       = {{195}},
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