title: Early lymphocyte recovery post-autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation is associated with better survival in Hodgkin's disease.
abstract: A retrospective study of 82 patients was conducted to determine the relationship of absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) recovery with clinical outcome after autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in Hodgkin's disease (HD). The median overall (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) times from the day of transplantation were significantly better for the 41 patients with ALC > or = 0.5 x 10(9) cells/l compared with the 41 patients with ALC < 0.5 x 10(9) cells/l ("not yet reached" versus 42 months, P < 0.0001; 57 versus 15 months, P < 0.002 respectively). Thus, ALC recovery on day 15 post ASCT in HD is associated with better survival and requires further study.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Luis F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Porrata
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Inwards
authors.forename: Ivana N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Micallef
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ansell
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Geyer
authors.forename: Svetomir N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Markovic
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D018655:Lymphocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate