eJHaem (Oct 2024)

Real‐world outcomes of patients with relapsed/refractory large B‐cell lymphoma receiving second‐line therapy in England

  • Christopher P. Fox,
  • William Townsend,
  • John G. Gribben,
  • Tobias Menne,
  • Nagesh Kalakonda,
  • Paula Williams,
  • Farah Toron,
  • Emma Tyas,
  • Miranda Cooper,
  • Joshua Rickards,
  • John Radford

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/jha2.970
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 5
pp. 992 – 997

Abstract

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Abstract Autologous stem‐cell transplantation (ASCT) is standard therapy for relapsed/refractory large B‐cell lymphoma (R/R LBCL), but many patients are either ineligible or unable to receive it. This retrospective study characterized outcomes in R/R LBCL, delineated by eligibility for, and receipt of, ASCT. Median progression‐free survival (PFS) and event‐free survival (EFS) for patients undergoing ASCT were 35.2 and 31.6 months (overall survival [OS] not reached). Median PFS, EFS, and OS were 4.3, 4.3, and 6.9 months for ineligible patients, and 2.7, 2.6, and 9.4 months for those eligible for but unable to receive ASCT. This highlights an unmet need for alternative therapies in patients unable to receive ASCT.

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