Tandem versus single haematopoietic stem cell transplant and BV maintenance in relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma: A matched cohort analysis from the LYSA

Br J Haematol. 2023 Jul;202(2):379-383. doi: 10.1111/bjh.18859. Epub 2023 May 16.

Abstract

Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (ASCT) is the standard curative treatment for patients with high-risk relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma (R/R HL). The AETHERA study showed survival gain with Brentuximab Vedotin (BV) maintenance after ASCT in BV-naive patients, which was recently confirmed in the retrospective AMAHRELIS cohort, including a majority of BV-exposed patients. However, this approach has not been compared to intensive tandem auto/auto or auto/allo transplant strategies, which were used before BV approval. Here, we matched BV maintenance (AMAHRELIS) and tandem SCT (HR2009) cohorts, and observed that BV maintenance was associated with better survival outcome in patients with HR R/R HL.

Keywords: Hodgkin lymphoma relapse; brentuximab vedotin maintenance; long term toxicity; primary refractory disease; tandem stem cell transplantation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Brentuximab Vedotin
  • Cohort Studies
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Hodgkin Disease* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Immunoconjugates* / therapeutic use
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Stem Cell Transplantation

Substances

  • Brentuximab Vedotin
  • Immunoconjugates