title: High-dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation in Korean patients with aggressive T/NK-cell lymphoma.
abstract: The proportion of aggressive T/NK-cell lymphoma in Korea is larger than in the West, and it shows a lower response to conventional chemotherapy and poorer survival than diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. This study was undertaken to evaluate the response rate and survival and to document the prognostic factors in patients with T/NK-cell lymphoma who have undergone high-dose therapy (HDT). Eligibility for the study was a mature T/NK-cell lymphoma with initially poor risk (as high or high intermediate risk on age-adjusted International Prognostic Index) or relapsed cases. Twenty-eight patients from 6 centers were reviewed retrospectively. The M : F ratio was 20:8, and median age was 36 years (range 16--60 years). Twelve patients had unspecified peripheral T-cell lymphomas, 7 anaplastic large-cell lymphomas, 6 nasal T/NK-cell lymphomas, and 3 angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphomas. Disease status at transplant were initially poor risk in 15, chemosensitive relapse in 8 and chemo-resistant relapse in 5 patients, respectively. A complete response (CR) after HDT comprised 20 patients, including 16 with continued CR. Absolute neutrophil count ( > 500/microl) recovered at a median 11 days after autologous stem cell transplantation in 26 patients. Two therapy-related mortalities occurred. Estimated 3-year event-free survival and overall survival (OS) (+/- SE) were 24+/- 9 and 42+/- 10 months, respectively. Only CR status after HDT influenced OS (P=0.000). Therefore, an initial approach with effective induction and HDT may result in a better outcome in T/NK-cell lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, Korea. smbang@ghil.com
authors.forename: Soo-Mee
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bang
authors.forename: Yeo-Kyeoung
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yeon Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Sang Kyun
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: Je-Jung
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Eun-Kyung
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Baek-Yeol
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Ryoo
authors.forename: Ik-Joo
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Sung-soo
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Hyeoung-joon
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jae Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hwi-Joong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Seonyang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000473:pathology*; D007723:Korea; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012074:Remission Induction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016879:Salvage Therapy / Q000379:methods; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous