Risk factors for development of a second lymphoid malignancy in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
Previous studies suggested that patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) are at a three- to fivefold increased risk of developing a second lymphoproliferative disorder (LPD). This observational cohort study used the Mayo Clinic CLL Database to identify factors associated with developing a second LPD. A second LPD was identified in 26 (2.7%) of 962 CLL patients during a median follow-up of 3.3 years. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma was the most common subtype of secondary LPD (12 of 26 cases). Patients previously treated for CLL had a trend toward higher prevalence of second LPD (4%) compared with previously untreated patients (2%; P = 0.053). More strikingly, patients treated with purine nucleoside analogues (PNA) had a significantly increased risk of subsequent second LPD (5.2%) compared with patients who had not received PNA (1.9%; P = 0.008). No statistically significant association was observed between risk of second LPD and other CLL characteristics (ZAP-70, CD38, IgV(H) mutation status or cytogenetic abnormalities). In this series, prior treatments with PNA or anthracyclines were the only significant factors associated with risk of developing a second LPD in patients with CLL. Physicians should strictly adhere to established criteria to initiate treatment for CLL patients who are not participating in clinical trials.
Maddocks-Christianson
Kami
K
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Slager
Susan L
SL
Zent
Clive S
CS
Reinalda
Megan
M
Call
Timothy G
TG
Habermann
Thomas M
TM
Bowen
Deborah A
DA
Hoyer
James D
JD
Schwager
Susan
S
Jelinek
Diane F
DF
Kay
Neil E
NE
Shanafelt
Tait D
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D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D011685:Purine Nucleotides; D014740:Vidarabine; C024352:fludarabine