Transformed lymphoma
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J.C. Villasboas Bisneto, MD Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN |
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18 variants on this page
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Transformed lymphoma, often referred to as Richter's transformation, most commonly arises from a preceding indolent lymphoma - usually follicular lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia. It is typically treated as per the histologic subtype, which is usually DLBCL. However, some regimens specific to transformed lymphoma have been developed and are included here.
All lines of therapy
Axicabtagene ciloleucel monotherapy
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Regimen
FDA-recommended dose |
Study | Years of enrollment | Evidence | Efficacy |
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Nellapu et al. 2017 (ZUMA-1) | 2015-2016 | Phase II, <20 pts in subgroup (RT) | ORR: 82% |
Preceding treatment
- Lymphodepletion with FC
Immunotherapy
- Axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta) target dose of 2 Γ 106 CAR T cells/kg IV once on day 0
Supportive medications
- Acetaminophen (Tylenol) 650 mg PO once on day 0, approximately 60 minutes prior to Axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta)
- Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 12.5 mg IV or PO once on day 0, approximately 60 minutes prior to Axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta)
One course; patients with initial response and disease progression at least 3 months later could be retreated
References
- ZUMA-1: Neelapu SS, Locke FL, Bartlett NL, Lekakis LJ, Miklos DB, Jacobson CA, Braunschweig I, Oluwole OO, Siddiqi T, Lin Y, Timmerman JM, Stiff PJ, Friedberg JW, Flinn IW, Goy A, Hill BT, Smith MR, Deol A, Farooq U, McSweeney P, Munoz J, Avivi I, Castro JE, Westin JR, Chavez JC, Ghobadi A, Komanduri KV, Levy R, Jacobsen ED, Witzig TE, Reagan P, Bot A, Rossi J, Navale L, Jiang Y, Aycock J, Elias M, Chang D, Wiezorek J, Go WY. Axicabtagene ciloleucel CAR T-cell therapy in refractory large B-cell lymphoma. N Engl J Med. 2017 Dec 28;377(26):2531-2544. Epub 2017 Dec 10. link to original article contains verified protocol link to PMC article PubMed
Bendamustine monotherapy
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Regimen
Study | Evidence |
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Friedberg et al. 2008 | Phase II, <20 pts in this subgroup |
Chemotherapy
- Bendamustine 120 mg/m2 IV once per day on days 1 & 2
21-day cycle for up to 12 cycles
References
- Friedberg JW, Cohen P, Chen L, Robinson KS, Forero-Torres A, La Casce AS, Fayad LE, Bessudo A, Camacho ES, Williams ME, van der Jagt RH, Oliver JW, Cheson BD. Bendamustine in patients with rituximab-refractory indolent and transformed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: results from a phase II multicenter, single-agent study. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Jan 10;26(2):204-10. Erratum in: J Clin Oncol. 2008 Apr 10;26(11) 1911. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed
131Iodine-Tositumomab monotherapy
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Regimen
Study | Evidence |
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Vose et al. 2000 | Phase II |
Also evaluated in low-grade NHL but subtype was not specified. Now obsolete as this drug has been discontinued.
Radioimmunotherapy, dosimetric step
- On Day 0, infusions of:
- Tositumomab 450 mg IV over 1 hour
- Tositumomab 35 mg labeled with 5 mCi of Iodine-131 IV over 20 minutes
- First scan of whole body dosimetry & redistribution
- Day 2, 3, or 4: Second scan of whole body dosimetry & redistribution
- Day 6 or 7: Third scan of whole body dosimetry & redistribution
Radioimmunotherapy, therapeutic step
- Any day from day 7-14, infusions of:
- Tositumomab 450 mg IV over 1 hour
- Tositumomab 35 mg labeled with an individually calculated dose of Iodine-131 that will provide 75 cGy of radiation to the total body IV over 20 minutes
- 65 cGy total body dose used for patients with platelet counts of 100-150,000/mm3
Calculated dose of I-131 is based on information from serial total-body gamma-camera counts
References
- Vose JM, Wahl RL, Saleh M, Rohatiner AZ, Knox SJ, Radford JA, Zelenetz AD, Tidmarsh GF, Stagg RJ, Kaminski MS. Multicenter phase II study of iodine-131 tositumomab for chemotherapy-relapsed/refractory low-grade and transformed low-grade B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. J Clin Oncol. 2000 Mar;18(6):1316-23. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed
Lenalidomide monotherapy
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Regimen
Study | Evidence |
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Witzig et al. 2011 (NHL-003) | Phase II |
Chemotherapy
- Lenalidomide (Revlimid) 25 mg PO once per day on days 1 to 21
28-day cycles
References
- NHL-003: Witzig TE, Vose JM, Zinzani PL, Reeder CB, Buckstein R, Polikoff JA, Bouabdallah R, Haioun C, Tilly H, Guo P, Pietronigro D, Ervin-Haynes AL, Czuczman MS. An international phase II trial of single-agent lenalidomide for relapsed or refractory aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Ann Oncol. 2011 Jul;22(7):1622-7. Epub 2011 Jan 12. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed
Lenalidomide & Rituximab
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Regimen
Study | Evidence |
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Wang et al. 2013 (MDACC 2005-0461) | Phase II, <20 pts in this subgroup |
Chemotherapy
- Lenalidomide (Revlimid) 20 mg PO once per day on days 1 to 21
- Rituximab (Rituxan) as follows:
- Cycle 1: 375 mg/m2 IV once per day on days 1, 8, 15, 22
28-day cycles
References
- MDACC 2005-0461: Wang M, Fowler N, Wagner-Bartak N, Feng L, Romaguera J, Neelapu SS, Hagemeister F, Fanale M, Oki Y, Pro B, Shah J, Thomas S, Younes A, Hosing C, Zhang L, Newberry KJ, Desai M, Cheng N, Badillo M, Bejarano M, Chen Y, Young KH, Champlin R, Kwak L, Fayad L. Oral lenalidomide with rituximab in relapsed or refractory diffuse large cell, follicular and transformed lymphoma: a phase II clinical trial. Leukemia. 2013 Sep;27(9):1902-9. Epub 2013 Apr 2. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed
OFAR
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OFAR: Oxaliplatin, Fludarabine, Ara-C (Cytarabine), Rituximab
Regimen
Study | Evidence | Efficacy |
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Tsimberidou et al. 2008 | Phase II | Likely has true ORR > 20% |
Note: the manuscript does not specify what sequence the rituximab is given in.
Chemotherapy
- Oxaliplatin (Eloxatin) 25 mg/m2 IV over 2 hours once per day on days 1 to 4, given first (see note)
- Fludarabine (Fludara) 30 mg/m2 IV once per day on days 2 & 3, given second, within 30 minutes of completion of oxaliplatin (see note)
- Cytarabine (Ara-C) 1000 mg/m2 IV over 2 hours once per day on days 2 & 3, given third, 4 hours after start of fludarabine (see note)
- Rituximab (Rituxan) as follows (see note):
- Cycle 1: 375 mg/m2 IV over 4 to 6 hours once on day 3
- Cycles 2 to 6: 375 mg/m2 IV over 4 to 6 hours once on day 1
Supportive medications
- Pegfilgrastim (Neulasta) 6 mg SC once on day 6
- Herpes zoster and PCP (Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia) prophylaxis used
28-day cycle for up to 6 cycles
References
- Tsimberidou AM, Wierda WG, Plunkett W, Kurzrock R, O'Brien S, Wen S, Ferrajoli A, Ravandi-Kashani F, Garcia-Manero G, Estrov Z, Kipps TJ, Brown JR, Fiorentino A, Lerner S, Kantarjian HM, Keating MJ. Phase I-II study of oxaliplatin, fludarabine, cytarabine, and rituximab combination therapy in patients with Richter's syndrome or fludarabine-refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Jan 10;26(2):196-203. link to original article contains protocol PubMed
Pembrolizumab monotherapy
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Regimen
Study | Evidence | Efficacy |
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Ding et al. 2017 (MC1485) | Phase II, <20 pts in this subgroup | Unlikely to have true ORR > 20% |
Immunotherapy
- Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) 200 mg IV once on day 1
21-day cycle for up to 35 cycles (2 years)
References
- MC1485: Ding W, LaPlant BR, Call TG, Parikh SA, Leis JF, He R, Shanafelt TD, Sinha S, Le-Rademacher J, Feldman AL, Habermann TM, Witzig TE, Wiseman GA, Lin Y, Asmus E, Nowakowski GS, Conte MJ, Bowen DA, Aitken CN, Van Dyke DL, Greipp PT, Liu X, Wu X, Zhang H, Secreto CR, Tian S, Braggio E, Wellik LE, Micallef I, Viswanatha DS, Yan H, Chanan-Khan AA, Kay NE, Dong H, Ansell SM. Pembrolizumab in patients with CLL and Richter transformation or with relapsed CLL. Blood. 2017 Jun 29;129(26):3419-3427. Epub 2017 Apr 19. link to original article contains verified protocol link to PMC article PubMed
R-DHAP
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R-DHAP: Rituximab, Dexamethasone, High-dose Ara-C (Cytarabine), Platinol (Cisplatin)
Regimen
Study | Evidence | Comparator | Comparative Efficacy |
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Crump et al. 2014 (NCIC-CTG LY.12) | Phase III (C) | R-GDP | Not reported |
Chemotherapy
- Rituximab (Rituxan) 375 mg/m2 IV once on day 1
- Dexamethasone (Decadron) 40 mg PO once per day on days 1 to 4
- Cytarabine (Ara-C) 2000 mg/m2 IV over 3 hours every 12 hours on day 2 (total dose per cycle: 4000 mg/m2)
- Cisplatin (Platinol) 100 mg/m2 IV continuous infusion over 24 hours, started on day 1
21-day cycle for up to 3 cycles
References
- NCIC-CTG LY.12: Crump M, Kuruvilla J, Couban S, MacDonald DA, Kukreti V, Kouroukis CT, Rubinger M, Buckstein R, Imrie KR, Federico M, Di Renzo N, Howson-Jan K, Baetz T, Kaizer L, Voralia M, Olney HJ, Turner AR, Sussman J, Hay AE, Djurfeldt MS, Meyer RM, Chen BE, Shepherd LE. Randomized comparison of gemcitabine, dexamethasone, and cisplatin versus dexamethasone, cytarabine, and cisplatin chemotherapy before autologous stem-cell transplantation for relapsed and refractory aggressive lymphomas: NCIC-CTG LY.12. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Nov 1;32(31):3490-6. Epub 2014 Sep 29. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed
- Subgroup Analysis: Kuruvilla J, MacDonald DA, Kouroukis CT, Cheung M, Olney HJ, Turner AR, Anglin P, Seftel M, Ismail WS, Luminari S, Couban S, Baetz T, Meyer RM, Hay AE, Shepherd L, Djurfeldt MS, Alamoudi S, Chen BE, Crump M. Salvage chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation for transformed indolent lymphoma: a subset analysis of NCIC CTG LY12. Blood. 2015 Aug 6;126(6):733-8. Epub 2015 Jun 24. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed
R-EPOCH
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R-EPOCH: Rituximab, Etoposide, Prednisone, Oncovin (Vincristine), Cyclophosphamide, Hydroxydaunorubicin (Doxorubicin)
Regimen
Study | Evidence |
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Jermann et al. 2004 | Phase II, <20 pts in this subgroup |
Note: this is not the dose-adjusted R-EPOCH regimen
Chemotherapy
- Rituximab (Rituxan) 375 mg/m2 IV once on day 1
- Etoposide (Vepesid) 65 mg/m2/day IV continuous infusion over 72 hours, started on day 2 (total dose per cycle: 195 mg/m2)
- Prednisone (Sterapred) 60 mg/m2/day PO on days 1 to 14
- Vincristine (Oncovin) 0.5 mg/m2/day IV continuous infusion over 72 hours, started on day 2 (total dose per cycle: 1.5 mg/m2)
- Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) 750 mg/m2 IV once on day 5
- Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) 15 mg/m2/day IV continuous infusion over 72 hours, started on day 2 (total dose per cycle: 45 mg/m2)
21-day cycle for 4 to 6 cycles
References
- Jermann M, Jost LM, Taverna Ch, Jacky E, Honegger HP, Betticher DC, Egli F, Kroner T, Stahel RA. Rituximab-EPOCH, an effective salvage therapy for relapsed, refractory or transformed B-cell lymphomas: results of a phase II study. Ann Oncol. 2004 Mar;15(3):511-6. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed
R-GDP
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R-GDP: Rituximab, Gemcitabine, Dexamethasone, Platinol (Cisplatin)
Regimen
Study | Evidence | Comparator | Comparative Efficacy |
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Crump et al. 2014 (NCIC-CTG LY.12) | Phase III (E-switch-ic) | R-DHAP | Not reported |
Chemotherapy
- Rituximab (Rituxan) 375 mg/m2 IV once on day 1
- Gemcitabine (Gemzar) 1000 mg/m2 IV once per day on days 1 & 8
- Dexamethasone (Decadron) 40 mg PO once per day on days 1 to 4
- Cisplatin (Platinol) 75 mg/m2 IV once on day 1
21-day cycle for up to 3 cycles
Subsequent treatment
- Responders: autologous HSCT
References
- NCIC-CTG LY.12: Crump M, Kuruvilla J, Couban S, MacDonald DA, Kukreti V, Kouroukis CT, Rubinger M, Buckstein R, Imrie KR, Federico M, Di Renzo N, Howson-Jan K, Baetz T, Kaizer L, Voralia M, Olney HJ, Turner AR, Sussman J, Hay AE, Djurfeldt MS, Meyer RM, Chen BE, Shepherd LE. Randomized comparison of gemcitabine, dexamethasone, and cisplatin versus dexamethasone, cytarabine, and cisplatin chemotherapy before autologous stem-cell transplantation for relapsed and refractory aggressive lymphomas: NCIC-CTG LY.12. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Nov 1;32(31):3490-6. Epub 2014 Sep 29. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed
- Subgroup Analysis: Kuruvilla J, MacDonald DA, Kouroukis CT, Cheung M, Olney HJ, Turner AR, Anglin P, Seftel M, Ismail WS, Luminari S, Couban S, Baetz T, Meyer RM, Hay AE, Shepherd L, Djurfeldt MS, Alamoudi S, Chen BE, Crump M. Salvage chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation for transformed indolent lymphoma: a subset analysis of NCIC CTG LY12. Blood. 2015 Aug 6;126(6):733-8. Epub 2015 Jun 24. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed
Tisagenlecleucel monotherapy
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Regimen
FDA-recommended dose |
Study | Evidence | Efficacy |
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Schuster et al. 2017 (JULIET) | Phase II | ORR: 59% (95% CI, 44-72) |
The range given is the FDA-recommended dose.
Preceding treatment
- Lymphodepleting therapy with FC or Bendamustine
Immunotherapy
- Tisagenlecleucel (Kymriah) 0.6 to 6.0 x 108 CTL019 transduced viable T-cells IV once on day 0
One course
References
- Abstract: Schuster SJ, Bishop MR, Tam C, et al. Global Pivotal Phase 2 Trial of the CD19-Targeted Therapy CTL019 in Adult Patients with Relapsed or Refractory (R/R) Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL)βan Interim Analysis. Hematological Oncology. 2017;35(S2):27. link to abstract
Consolidation after salvage therapy
BFR, then allo HSCT
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BFR: Bendamustine, Fludarabine, Rituximab
Regimen
Study | Evidence |
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Khouri et al. 2014 (MDACC 2008-0246) | Phase II, <20 pts in this subgroup |
Chemotherapy
- Bendamustine 130 mg/m2 IV once per day on days -5 to -3
- Fludarabine (Fludara) 30 mg/m2 IV over 30 minutes once per day on days -5 to -3
Targeted therapy
- Rituximab (Rituxan) 375 mg/m2 IV once per day on days -13, -6, +1, +8
Immunotherapy
- Allogeneic stem cells transfused on day 0
GVHD prophylaxis
- See article for GVHD prophylaxis information
One course
Immunotherapy
Stem cells transfused on day 0
References
- MDACC 2008-0246: Khouri IF, Wei W, Korbling M, Turturro F, Ahmed S, Alousi A, Anderlini P, Ciurea S, Jabbour E, Oran B, Popat UR, Rondon G, Bassett RL Jr, Gulbis A. BFR (bendamustine, fludarabine, and rituximab) allogeneic conditioning for chronic lymphocytic leukemia/lymphoma: reduced myelosuppression and GVHD. Blood. 2014 Oct 2;124(14):2306-12. Epub 2014 Aug 21. link to original article contains verified protocol link to PMC article PubMed