Large cell lymphomas of the stomach: improved prognosis with complete resection of all intrinsic gastrointestinal disease.

1983 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 263-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Paulson ◽  
R G Sheehan ◽  
M J Stone ◽  
E P Frenkel

Thirty-seven consecutive patients with large cell lymphoma involving the stomach were evaluated between 1974 and 1980. All seven stage IE patients underwent complete resection of the stomach and all patients are alive 21-41 mo after resection. Of 18 stage IIE, 11 underwent complete resection. Two resected patients without postoperative therapy died of their disease. Six patients treated with chemotherapy are alive and well, and two of three patients treated with radiotherapy remain alive without disease. Seven patients had incomplete resection or biopsy, and only one remains alive at 34 mo. Of eight stage IV patients, four had complete resection and chemotherapy without recurrence of their disease. All four patients who were not resected have died of their disease. This study strongly supports the role of early surgery in the management of gastric large cell lymphomas.

2021 ◽  
pp. ji2001279
Author(s):  
Chuancang Jiang ◽  
Ming-Lang Zhao ◽  
Luis Ramos ◽  
Katarzyna Dobaczewska ◽  
Ronald Herbert ◽  
...  

1994 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 899-908 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Reiter ◽  
M Schrappe ◽  
M Tiemann ◽  
R Parwaresch ◽  
M Zimmermann ◽  
...  

PURPOSE To prove prospectively the efficacy of a short-pulse chemotherapy for treatment of Ki-1 anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL) of childhood. PATIENTS AND METHODS From October 1983 to December 1992, 62 patients (median age, 9.7 years) with newly diagnosed Ki-1 ALCL were enrolled onto Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma-Berlin-Frankfurt-Munster (NHL-BFM) studies 83, 86, and 90. The most frequent immunophenotype was T cell. Ki-1 ALCL differed from other subsets of NHL of childhood by the more frequent involvement of bone, soft tissue, and skin, and by the lack of bone marrow (BM) disease. A 5-day prephase course (prednisone/cyclophosphamide) was followed by two different 5-day courses of chemotherapy: course A consisted of dexamethasone, methotrexate (MTX) 0.5 g/m2 (24-hour infusion), intrathecal chemotherapy, ifosfamide, cytarabine (Ara-C), and etoposide (VP-16); course B consisted of cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin instead of ifosfamide, and Ara-C/VP-16, respectively. Treatment was stratified into three branches. Branch 1 (stage I and stage II resected) received three courses; branch 2 (stage II not resected, stage III), six courses; and branch 3 (stage IV), six intensified courses containing MTX 5 g/m2, and Ara-C 2 g/m2. Local radiotherapy was not performed. RESULTS Four patients failed to enter remission, and one died of infection. Seven patients relapsed within 9 months after diagnosis; two patients had isolated local relapses, but BM and CNS were never involved. Fifty patients have been in first continuous complete remission (CR) for 0.6 to 9.7 years (median, 2.5), and 56 are alive. The probabilities for survival and event-free survival (EFS) at 9 years are 83% +/- 7% (SE) and 81% +/- 5%. Skin involvement was the only negative prognostic parameter. CONCLUSION Short-pulse chemotherapy over 2 to 5 months without local therapy modalities is effective in the treatment of Ki-1 ALCL.


Blood ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 114 (2) ◽  
pp. 360-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Shi ◽  
Raymond Lai ◽  
Quan Lin ◽  
Abid S. Iqbal ◽  
Leah C. Young ◽  
...  

Abstract Type I insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-IR) tyrosine kinase plays important roles in the pathogenesis of several malignancies. Although it promotes the growth of stimulated hematopoietic cells, a direct role of IGF-IR in malignant lymphoma has not been identified. Anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALK+ ALCL) is a unique type of T-cell lymphoma. Approximately 85% of ALK+ ALCL cases harbor the translocation t(2;5)(p23;q35), which generates the chimeric oncogene NPM-ALK. In the present study, we explored a possible role of IGF-IR in ALK+ ALCL. Our results demonstrate that IGF-IR and IGF-I are widely expressed in ALK+ ALCL cell lines and primary tumors. Importantly, we identified novel reciprocal functional interactions between IGF-IR and NPM-ALK. Antagonism of IGF-IR decreased the viability, induced apoptosis and cell-cycle arrest, and decreased proliferation and colony formation of ALK+ ALCL cell lines. These effects could be explained by alterations of cell survival regulatory proteins downstream of IGF-IR signaling. Our findings improve current understanding of the biology of IGF-IR and NPM-ALK and have significant therapeutic implications as they identify IGF-IR signaling as a potential therapeutic target in ALK+ ALCL and possibly other types of malignant lymphoma.


2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (01) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Dionysis Papadatos-Pastos ◽  
James Hall ◽  
Ruth Pettengell ◽  
Leslie R Bridges ◽  
Barry Newell ◽  
...  

We present a case of a 64-year-old man who was diagnosed with a primary anaplastic large cell lymphoma of the central nervous system (PCNSAL). He had received radical chemotherapy and radiotherapy for a non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the past. There is no known association between NSCLC and PCNSAL. We describe the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges associated with these rare intracranial lymphomas and highlight the potential role of newer biological agents in patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK-1) positive PCNSAL.


Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 117 (21) ◽  
pp. 5616-5619 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andishe Attarbaschi ◽  
Georg Mann ◽  
Angelo Rosolen ◽  
Denise Williams ◽  
Anne Uyttebroeck ◽  
...  

Abstract Data on incidence, characteristics, and prognosis in stage I childhood anaplastic large cell lymphoma are scarce. Of 463 patients enrolled in the international ALCL99 trial, 36 (8%) had stage I disease and were treated with a prephase chemotherapy, followed by either 3 chemotherapy courses in case of initial complete resection (6 patients) or otherwise by 6 courses of chemotherapy (30 patients). Disease localization was to the peripheral lymph nodes in 26, soft tissue mass in 8, and solitary bone and bronchial disease in 1 patient each. Of the 6 patients with complete resection, none experienced relapse, whereas of the 30 remaining stage I patients, 9 (30%) relapsed, including in all cases a new site of disease involvement and including 3 of 5 anaplastic lymphoma kinase–negative patients. In summary, the failure rate for incompletely resected stage I disease was similar to that for patients with stage II and stage III/IV disease. Whether anaplastic lymphoma kinase negativity contributed to this moderate outcome has to be proven prospectively. This study was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00006455.


Blood ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 84 (8) ◽  
pp. 2467-2471 ◽  
Author(s):  
JT Sandlund ◽  
CH Pui ◽  
WM Roberts ◽  
VM Santana ◽  
SW Morris ◽  
...  

The t(2;5)(p23;q35) was detected in 9 of the 18 cases of large-cell lymphoma with an abnormal karyotype among 115 children with large-cell lymphoma treated at St Jude Children's Research Hospital from 1975 to 1993. When the cases containing the t(2;5) were classified according to the National Cancer Institute Working Formulation, 7 were large-cell, immunoblastic and 2 were diffuse large cell; according to the Kiel classification system, 6 were anaplastic large cell, 2 immunoblastic, and 1 centroblastic. CD30 expression was documented in 6 of 8 cases tested. All patients had nodal disease and 6 had extranodal involvement (bone in 4 cases and skin in 3). Eight of nine had advanced disease at diagnosis (stage Ill in 7 and stage IV in 1). Complete remission (CR) was attained in all patients and 6 remain in first CR for 19+ to 97+ months. Three relapsed, but successfully obtained second remissions; 2 are 58+ and 80+ months after retrieval therapy for local recurrences, and 1 patient died of recurrent disease. The t(2;5)(p23;q35) is associated with, but not limited to, anaplastic histology, a CD30+ T- cell phenotype, advanced stage disease with nodal (+/- extranodal) involvement, and chemosensitivity at diagnosis and relapse.


Blood ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 110 (11) ◽  
pp. 1335-1335
Author(s):  
Luis F. Porrata ◽  
Kay Ristow ◽  
Thomas E. Witzig ◽  
Thomas M. Haberman ◽  
David J. Inwards ◽  
...  

Abstract Peripheral blood absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) at diagnosis is a predictor of survival in B-cell lymphomas. The role of ALC at diagnosis on survival in T-cell lymphoma has not been studied. Thus, we studied the role of ALC at diagnosis on clinical outcome in adult patients with primary anaplastic large cell lymphoma (PALCL) that were diagnosed, treated, and followed at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester. Between 1985 and 2006, 50 patients with PALCL qualified for the study. ALC was identified to be a strong predictor for complete response (CR), area under the curve (AUC = 0.83, p < 0.002). The median follow-up was 31.8 months (range: 1–212.6 months). ALC, as a continuous variable was a predictor for overall survival (OS) (HR = 0.143; 95%CI = 0.042–0.416; p < 0.0001) and progression-free survival (PFS) (HR = 0.150; 95%CI = 0.047–0.415; p < 0.0001) .Superior OS and PFS (Figure 1) were observed with an ALC ≥ 1.0 x 109/L (N = 31) versus an ALC < 1.0 x 109/L (N=19) (median OS: not reached vs 7.5 months, OS rates at 5 years, 81% vs 36%, p < 0.0006, respectively; and median PFS: not reached vs 6.3 months; PFS rates at 5 years, 77% vs 37%, p < 0.0007, respectively). Multivariate analysis demonstrated ALC to be an independent prognostic indicator for OS (HR = 0.196; 95%CI = 0.125–0.693; p < 0.002) and PFS (HR = 0.191; 95%CI = 0.053–0.559; p < 0.0008) when compared to anaplastic lymphoma kinase, international prognostic index, and cutaneous versus systemic presentation. Figure 1 Figure 1.


2002 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmin Abd-El-Baki ◽  
Marie-France Demierre ◽  
Ning Li ◽  
Francine M. Foss

Background: Large cell transformation in patients with mycosis fungoides (MF) has been well reported in the literature. Although the risk factors have not been clearly elucidated, advanced stage seems to be associated with a higher incidence of transformation. Because MF is a rare disorder, little is known about the influence of other factors such as immunosuppressive therapy in the occurrence of transformation. Objective: We questioned the role of methotrexate (MTX) in the transformation of MF to large cell lymphoma (LCL). Methods: We identified all patients with MF who were registered in our cutaneous lymphoma database. Transformation was defined by the presence of large cells exceeding 25% of the infiltrate in at least one skin biopsy. In one patient, we followed the histologic, immunophenotypic, and genotypic changes taking place as transformation occurred. Results: A total of 134 patients with MF were identified. Of 21 patients who received MTX, 3 transformed, and of the 113 patients in the non-MTX group, only 2 transformed. The incidence of transformation in the patients who received MTX was significantly higher than in those who did not receive the drug (14.3% vs. 1.8%; p = 0.03). This significance was maintained, even after controlling for stage and sex. For one patient who transformed, we demonstrated an identical dominant T-cell clone in all skin specimens, including the large cell lymphoma. Conclusion: Our results demonstrate a significant association between MTX exposure and transformation to LCL in patients with MF. In light of the small sample size, short followup of patients, and the inherent tendency of mycosis fungoides to transform, the role for MTX in transformation is unproven and needs to be confirmed in a multicenter study.


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