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Development and validation of a model to predict acute kidney injury following high‐dose methotrexate in patients with lymphoma

Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy | November 5, 2023 | Volume: 44 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 4-12

10.1002/phar.2889 | PMID 37926860

AbstractStudy ObjectiveTo develop and validate a model for predicting acute kidney injury (AKI) after high‐dose methotrexate (HDMTX) exposure.DesignRetrospective analysis.SettingMultisite integrated health system throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin.PatientsAdult patients with lymphoma who received HDMTX as a 4‐h infusion.Measurements and Main ResultsLASSO methodology was used to identify factors available at the outset of therapy that predicted incident AKI within 7 days following HDMTX. The model was then validated in an independent cohort. The incidence of AKI within 7 days following HDMTX was 21.6% (95% confidence interval (CI) 18.4%‐24.8%) in the derivation cohort (435 unique patients who received a total of 1642 doses of HDMTX) and 15.6% (95% CI 5.3%‐24.8%) in the validation cohort (55 unique patients who received a total of 247 doses of HDMTX). Factors significantly associated with AKI after HDMTX in the multivariable model included age ≥ 55 years, male sex, and lower HDMTX dose number. Other factors that were not found to be significantly associated with AKI on multivariable analysis, but were included in the final model, were body surface area, Charlson Comorbidity Index, and estimated glomerular filtration rate. The c‐statistic of the model was 0.72 (95% CI 0.69‐0.75) in the derivation cohort and 0.72 (95% CI 0.60‐0.84) in the validation cohort.ConclusionThis model utilizing identified sociodemographic and clinical factors is predictive of AKI following HDMTX administration in adult patients with lymphoma.
Critical gaps in understanding treatment outcomes in adolescents and young adults with lymphoma: A review of current data

eJHaem | August 25, 2023 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 927-933

10.1002/jha2.778 | PMID 38024619

AbstractAdolescents and young adults (AYA) with lymphoma experience treatment‐related effects in the short and long term that impact their quality of life and survivorship experience. The effort to improve outcomes for AYA lymphoma survivors requires understanding the available literature, identifying current knowledge deficits, designing better clinical trials incorporating the patient perspective, using novel tools to bridge data gaps and building survivorship guidelines that translate research to clinical practice. This review article summarizes the current state of lymphoma treatment‐related outcomes in AYAs and provides future direction.
Personalised therapy in follicular lymphoma – is the dial turning?

Hematological Oncology | July 22, 2023 | Volume: 42 | Issue: 6 | Pages: No page available

10.1002/hon.3205 | PMID 37482955

Abstract Follicular lymphoma is the most common indolent lymphoma accounting for approximately 20%–25% of all new non‐Hodgkin lymphoma diagnoses in western countries. Whilst outcomes are mostly favorable, the spectrum of clinical phenotypes includes high‐risk groups with significantly inferior outcomes. This review discusses recent updates in risk stratification and treatment approaches from upfront treatment for limited and advanced stage follicular lymphoma to the growing options for relapsed, refractory disease with perspectives on how to approach this from a personalized lens. Notable gaps remain on how one can precisely and prospectively select optimal treatment for patients based on varying risks, with an anticipation that an increased understanding of the biology of these different phenotypes and increasing refinement of imaging‐ and biomarker‐based tools will, in time, allow these gaps to be closed.
Abstract 10979: Long Term Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in Breast Cancer and Lymphoma Patients After Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Treatment vs Chemotherapy Only

Circulation | June 15, 2023 | Volume: 146 | Issue: Suppl_1 | Pages: No page available

10.1161/circ.146.suppl_1.10979

Introduction: patients exposed to chest, breast or mediastinal RT, may present with accelerated atherosclerosis and CAD due to diffuse micro and macrovascular fibrosis. However, CAD risk has not been well established in a community-based study. Aims: Describe CAD risk in patients treated with chemotherapy with and without RT and evaluate the cumulative incidence of CAD (coronary revascularization, MI and abnormal stress test and coronary angiogram). Methods: From 1985-2010, we identified 744 patients with a new diagnosis of breast cancer or lymphoma, using the Rochester Epidemiology Project (REP) who received chemotherapy with or without RT. CAD risk was assessed by a proportional hazards model for time to event. RT was treated as a time dependent co-variable, with index date being chemotherapy start date, significance was considered as a p<.05. Characteristics were evaluated by a multivariable Cox model to consider RT and time censoring. Results: 744 patients treated with chemotherapy were identified, of these 488 (65.6%) had breast cancer, 256 (34.4%) lymphoma, and 367 (49%) also received RT. The mean total RT dose was 5.5 ± 1.2 (Gy) for those that had CAD and 5.4 (Gy) ± 1.1 for non-CAD patients, p=0.4. The cumulative incidence of CAD events (accounting for death as a competing risk) at 5 and 10 years of follow-up was 1.9% (CI 1.14-3.2) and 3.06% (CI 2.01-4.7), respectively p<.05 figure1. Baseline differences between those receiving RT or not, were not significant for DM and HTN; however, males and ages 70-79 were less likely to receive RT, table1. In a multivariable model, there was no difference in the CAD outcomes between those with and without RT, HR= 1.21 [0.48-3.06] p=.69, after adjusting for age, gender, DM, and HTN and those <49 y/o had a lower risk of CAD. Table2 Conclusion: In this REP retrospective cohort study, the risk of developing a CAD event was similar between chemotherapy plus RT and chemotherapy only regimens, even after considering gender, age, HTN and DM.
Patient‐ versus clinician‐reported symptoms in the POLARIX study

Hematological Oncology | June 9, 2023 | Volume: 41 | Issue: S2 | Pages: 414-416

10.1002/hon.3164_305

Patient- versus clinician-reported symptoms in the POLARIX study.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | June 4, 2023 | Volume: 41 | Issue: 16_suppl | Pages: 12100-12100

10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.12100

12100 Background: The safety profiles of novel agents are mainly based on clinician-reported adverse events (AEs) from clinical trials. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) may better represent the treatment burden experienced by patients (pts) compared with clinician-reported AEs. Using data from POLARIX, a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized Phase 3 international study (NCT03274492), we previously presented PRO and clinician-reported data showing similar rates of neuropathy (Trněný et al. 2022). Here, we evaluate the reporting of other common symptoms using PRO and clinician-reported data in POLARIX. Methods: POLARIX methods were previously described (Tilly et al. 2022); this analysis included all pts with PRO data. PRO and clinician-reported data described the incidence and severity of fatigue, constipation, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. Clinician-reported severity grading was based on the NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE) v4.0. PROs were collected using the European Organisation Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life-Core 30 questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30), which was administered to pts at clinic visits on Day 1 of Cycles 1 (baseline), 2, 3, and 5, and end of treatment (EOT). PRO severity scores included ‘A little’, ‘Quite a bit’, and ‘Very much’. Results: Overall, 825 pts were evaluable. From baseline to EOT, PROs showed a higher incidence of symptoms compared with clinicians for fatigue (98% vs 27%), constipation (68% vs 29%), diarrhea (56% vs 26%), nausea (58% vs 40%), and vomiting (24% vs 15%). PRO severity scores of ‘Quite a bit’ or ‘Very much’ were reported in 33% of pts for fatigue, 29% for constipation, 17% for diarrhea, 19% for nausea, and 7% for vomiting. Clinicians reported Grade ≥2 symptoms in 11% of pts for fatigue, 11% for constipation, 11% for diarrhea, 14% for nausea, and 6% for vomiting. Conclusions: In POLARIX, pts reported a higher incidence and severity of symptoms compared with clinicians. Although distinct scales were used, the differences in symptom rates reported by pts and clinicians were clinically meaningful. These data may have implications for symptom management, including physician evaluation and communication of symptom expectations for pts. Reporting of symptoms by PROs should be incorporated into clinical trials as an adjunct to standard AE reporting to better characterize the patient experience. Clinical trial information: NCT03274492 . [Table: see text]
Tissue Inhibitor Metalloproteinase-2 and Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-7 Kinetics Following Exposure to High-Dose Methotrexate

Kidney360 | March 8, 2023 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 673-679

10.34067/kid.0000000000000099 | PMID 36888987

Key Points Urinary TIMP2×IGFBP7 (uTIMP2×IGFBP7) concentrations experienced a rapid and sustained decline after high-dose methotrexate (MTX) exposure. uTIMP2×IGFBP7 kinetics and concentrations after high-dose MTX exposure demonstrated no utility in predicting AKI.
Association of Anthracycline With Heart Failure in Patients Treated for Breast Cancer or Lymphoma, 1985-2010

JAMA Network Open | February 3, 2023 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 2 | Pages: e2254669

10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.54669 | PMID 36735254

ImportanceAnthracyclines increase the risk for congestive heart failure (CHF); however, long-term cumulative incidence and risk factors for CHF after anthracycline therapy are not well defined in population-based studies.ObjectiveTo compare the long-term cumulative incidence of CHF in patients with breast cancer or lymphoma treated with anthracycline therapy compared with healthy controls from the same community.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis retrospective population-based case-control study included data from the Rochester Epidemiology Project. Participants included residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota, diagnosed with breast cancer or lymphoma from January 1985 through December 2010 matched for age, sex, and comorbidities with healthy controls, with a final ratio of 1 case to 1.5 controls. Statistical analysis was performed between July 2017 and February 2022.ExposuresCancer treatment and CHF risk factors.Main Outcomes and MeasuresThe main outcome was new-onset CHF, as defined by the modified Framingham criteria. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) to compare the risk of CHF in participants with cancer vs controls, adjusted for age, sex, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, obesity, and smoking history.ResultsA total of 2196 individuals were included, with 812 patients with cancer and 1384 participants without cancer. The mean (SD) age was 52.62 (14.56) years and 1704 participants (78%) were female. Median (IQR) follow-up was 8.6 (5.2-13.4) years in the case group vs 12.5 (8.7-17.5) years in the control group. Overall, patients with cancer had higher risk of CHF compared with the control cohort even after adjusting for age, sex, diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease, hyperlipidemia, obesity, and smoking status (HR, 2.86 [95% CI, 1.90-4.32]; P &amp;lt; .001). After adjusting for the same variables, CHF risk was greater for patients with cancer receiving anthracycline (HR, 3.25 [95% CI, 2.11-5.00]; P &amp;lt; .001) and was attenuated and lost statistical significance for patients with cancer not receiving anthracyclines (HR, 1.78 [95% CI, 0.83-3.81]; P = .14). Higher cumulative incidence for patients treated with anthracyclines vs comparator cohort was observed at 1 year (1.81% vs 0.09%), 5 years (2.91% vs 0.79%), 10 years (5.36% vs 1.74%), 15 years (7.42% vs 3.18%), and 20 years (10.75% vs 4.98%) (P &amp;lt; .001). There were no significant differences in risk of CHF for patients receiving anthracycline at a dose of less than 180 mg/m2 compared with those at a dose of 180 to 250 mg/m2 (HR, 0.54 [95% CI, 0.19-1.51]) or at a dose of more than 250 mg/m2 (HR, 1.23 [95% CI, 0.52-2.91]). At diagnosis, age was an independent risk factor associated with CHF (HR per 10 years, 2.77 [95% CI, 1.99-3.86]; P &amp;lt; .001).Conclusions and RelevanceIn this retrospective population-based case-control study, anthracyclines were associated with an increased risk of CHF early during follow-up, and the increased risk persisted over time. The cumulative incidence of CHF in patients with breast cancer or lymphoma treated with anthracyclines at 15 years was more than 2-fold that of the control group.
Incidence of Second Primary Malignancies in Lymphoma Survivors: A Prospective Cohort Study in the Modern Treatment Era

Blood | November 29, 2022 | Volume: 140 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 1934-1936

10.1182/blood-2022-165207

Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia and the Clinical Implications of Acquired Von Willebrand Syndrome

Blood | November 28, 2022 | Volume: 140 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 9363-9365

10.1182/blood-2022-168232