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The differential effect of lenalidomide monotherapy in patients with relapsed or refractory transformed non-Hodgkin lymphoma of distinct histological origin.

Author(s): Czuczman MS, Vose JM, Witzig TE, Zinzani PL, Buckstein R, Polikoff J, Li J, Pietronigro D, Ervin-Haynes A, Reeder CB

Affiliation(s): Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA. myron.czuczman@roswellpark.org

Publication date & source: 2011-08, Br J Haematol., 154(4):477-81. Epub 2011 Jun 28.

Publication type: Clinical Trial, Phase II; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Transformed lymphoma (TL) represents a heterogeneous group of lymphomas with an aggressive course and poor prognosis. We assessed the clinical benefit of single-agent lenalidomide based on histological origin, including transformed follicular lymphoma (tFL) and transformed chronic lymphocytic leukaemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (tCLL/SLL). Our analysis included 33 patients with TL. Patients received lenalidomide at a median dose of 25 mg/d. The overall response rate (ORR) was 46%, with a median response duration of 12.8 months after a median follow-up of 5.6 months. Median progression-free survival was 5.4 months. Among patients with tFL, ORR was 57%, with a median response duration of 12.8 months. None of the patients with tCLL/SLL responded to lenalidomide monotherapy. The most common grade 3/4 adverse events were reversible myelosuppression. Our results suggest that the original lymphoma histology (i.e. FL) in TL patients may potentially be associated with response to salvage lenalidomide monotherapy. (c) 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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