Review Article

The Role of Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation in Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin's Lymphoma Patients

Table 1

Allogeneic SCT for relapsed/refractory HL patients (HL: Hodgkin’s Lymphoma; no.: number; DLIs: donor lymphocyte infusions; TRM: transplant-related mortality; DFS: disease-free survival; PFS: progression-free survival; GvL: graft versus lymphoma effect; FM(-A): fludarabine/melphalan (+alemtuzumab); MAC: myeloablative conditioning regimens; RIC: reduced intensity conditioning regimens; UD: unrelated donor; MRD: matched related donor; HD: haploidentical donor; NS: not stated).

ReferenceNo. of transplant recipientsPatients with chemoresistant HL (no.)Early TRMCumulative TRM (-year)Relapse (-year)DFS/PFS (-year)Response to immuno-therapy with DLIsGvL effect

Gajewski et al. [16]1008913%61% (3)65% (3)15% (3)NSNo

Milpied et al. [19]45NS31%48% (4)61% (4)15% (4)NSPossible

Anderson et al. [20]53NSNS49% (5)65% (5)18% (5)NSPossible

Akpek et al. [21]532824% (chemosensitive)32% (chemosensitive)53% (10)26% (10)NSPossible
39% (chemoresistant)53% (chemoresistant)

Anderlini et al. [26]40145%22% (1.5)55% (1.5)32% (1.5)3/8 (38%)No

Devetten
et al. [29]
1436715%33% (2)47% (2)20% (2)NSNS

Burroughs et al. [30]9016 (MRD)16% (MRD)21% (2) (MRD)56% (2) (MRD)23% (2) (MRD)NSPossible
8 (UD)0% (UD)8% (2) (UD)63% (2) (UD)29% (2) (UD)
6 (HD)0% (HD)9% (HD)40% (2) (HD)51% (2) (HD)

Robinson et al. [25]2857211%21% (3)59% (5)25% (3)41/79 (52%)Possible

Claviez et al. [31]9132NS26% (5)44% (5)30% (5)2/12 (17%)No

Anderlini et al. [27]58287%15% (2)55% (2)32% (2)6/14 (43%)No

Alvarez et al. [32]402013%25% (1)NS32% (2)6/11 (55%)Possible

Peggs et al. [33]6710 (FM-A)NS7% (2) (FM-A)54% (3) (FM-A)43% (4) (FM-A)13/19 (68%) (FM-A)Possible
19 (FM)29% (2) (FM)44% (3) (FM)25% (4) (FM)6/11 (55%) (FM)

Sureda et al. [34]16843 (MAC)28% (MAC)48% (3) (MAC)30% (3) (MAC)20% (MAC)NSPossible
49 (RIC)15% (RIC)24% (3) (RIC)57% (3) (RIC)18% (RIC)

Sarina et al. [28]10436NS13% (2)54% (2)31% (2)NSPossible