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Review
. 2017 Jun;12(3):217-226.
doi: 10.1007/s11899-017-0382-1.

A Review of Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Lymphoma

Umar Zahid  1   2 , Faisal Akbar  3 , Akshay Amaraneni  4 , Muhammad Husnain  5 , Onyee Chan  5 , Irbaz Bin Riaz  1 , Ali McBride  6 , Ahmad Iftikhar  7 , Faiz Anwer  8   9
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Review

A Review of Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Lymphoma

Umar Zahid et al. Curr Hematol Malig Rep. 2017 Jun.

Abstract

Purpose of review: Chemotherapy remains the first-line therapy for aggressive lymphomas. However, 20-30% of patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and 15% with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) recur after initial therapy. We want to explore the role of high-dose chemotherapy (HDT) and autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) for these patients.

Recent findings: There is some utility of upfront consolidation for-high risk/high-grade B-cell lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, and T-cell lymphoma, but there is no role of similar intervention for HL. New conditioning regimens are being investigated which have demonstrated an improved safety profile without compromising the myeloablative efficiency for relapsed or refractory HL. Salvage chemotherapy followed by HDT and rescue autologous stem cell transplant remains the standard of care for relapsed/refractory lymphoma. The role of novel agents to improve disease-related parameters remains to be elucidated in frontline induction, disease salvage, and high-dose consolidation or in the maintenance setting.

Keywords: Autologous stem cell transplantation; High-dose chemotherapy; Lymphoma; Novel agents; Relapsed/refractory; Salvage chemotherapy.

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Conflict of Interest

Umar Zahid, Faisal Akbar, Akshay Amaraneni, Muhammad Husnain, Onyee Chan, Irbaz Bin Riaz, Ali McBride, and Ahmad Iftikhar each declare no potential conflicts of interest.

Faiz Anwer reports grants from National Cancer Institute and National Institutes of Health.

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