Female patients with follicular lymphoma have a better prognosis if primary remission lasts over 24 months

Findings regarding the role of sex in follicular lymphoma (FL) are contradictory and the prognostic value of sex among patients with early progression of disease (POD) remains unclear. We collected real-life data from nine hospitals in Finland and Spain including 1020 FL patients to study the influence of sex on disease outcome. The median follow-up duration was 67 months (range 0-226 months). Female patients showed better progression-free survival (PFS) (hazard ratio [HR], 0.720; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.588-0.881), disease-specific survival (DSS) (HR, 0.653; 95% CI, 0.448-0.951), and overall survival (OS) (HR, 0.653; 95% CI, 0.501-0.853) than male patients. However, there were no significant sex differences in prognosis in patients with early POD. This study strengthens the understanding that male sex is an adverse prognostic factor for FL. However, this difference does not apply to patients with early POD.Peer reviewe

Combined Angiogenesis and Proliferation Markers' Expressions as Long-Term Prognostic Factors in Renal Cell Cancer

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Lymfoomahoitojen jälkeiset pitkäaikaishaitat, niiden ehkäisy ja seuranta

Tiivistelmä Myöhäishaitat ovat edelleen tavallisia lymfoomahoitojen jälkeen, ja niiden riski jatkuu koko elämän. Vaikka hoitojen kehittyminen on vähentänyt haittoja, varsinkin sekundaarisyövät sekä sydän- ja verisuonitaudit aiheuttavat ylikuolleisuutta. Perusterveydenhuollon tuleekin olla tietoinen mahdollisista ongelmista ja hoitaa riskitekijöitä tehokkaasti. Psykososiaalisten haittojen ehkäisemiseksi tarvitaan lisää tukea potilaille. Suomen Lymfoomaryhmä on tehnyt suosituksen myöhäishaittojen ehkäisemiseksi ja seuraamiseksi.Abstract Prediction and follow-up of long-term side-effects after lymphoma treatment Post-treatment prognosis of lymphoma patients is generally good. However, patients are at risk of developing treatment-related side-effects over time, including secondary malignancies, cardiovascular diseases, infertility and osteoporosis among others. Lymphoma patients are at an increased risk permanently after their treatment. Patients also experience psychosocial side-effects (like fatigue) which can be more long-lasting than physical symptoms. The recommendations of the Finnish Lymphoma Group for surveillance of these patients are presented

Mortality among patients with low-grade follicular lymphoma : A binational retrospective analysis

Background: The life expectancy of patients with follicular lymphoma (FL) has improved considerably since the introduction of rituximab. This study examined the proportion of deaths from progressive lymphoma and the impact of FL on survival compared with that in the general population. Methods: Altogether, 749 patients with grades 1 and 2 FL in 9 institutions between 1997 and 2016 were enrolled. Competing risk models were used to estimate the cumulative incidences of deaths from progressive lymphoma and from other reasons. Excess mortality was analyzed with respect to the corresponding background populations standardized for age and sex using the excess mortality model based on the penalized spline approach. Results: The median follow-up duration was 69 months (range, 0-226 months). The estimated 10-year overall, disease-specific, and net survival rates were 72.4%, 86.6%, and 86.4%, respectively. The cumulative incidence of deaths from progressive lymphoma was slightly smaller than that of other causes in the study population (estimated 10-year cumulative incidences: 12.3% [95% CI, 9.6%-15.3%] and 15.4% [95% CI, 12.2%-18.8%], respectively). Excess mortality was observed for up to 10 years after diagnosis, and it slightly increased with time. Conclusions: Deaths from progressive lymphoma are nearly as common as deaths from other causes in FL patients during the rituximab era. Despite the improvements in survival, there was evidence of excess mortality resulting from FL for at least 10 years after diagnosi

Mortality among patients with low-grade follicular lymphoma : A binational retrospective analysis

Background: The life expectancy of patients with follicular lymphoma (FL) has improved considerably since the introduction of rituximab. This study examined the proportion of deaths from progressive lymphoma and the impact of FL on survival compared with that in the general population. Methods: Altogether, 749 patients with grades 1 and 2 FL in 9 institutions between 1997 and 2016 were enrolled. Competing risk models were used to estimate the cumulative incidences of deaths from progressive lymphoma and from other reasons. Excess mortality was analyzed with respect to the corresponding background populations standardized for age and sex using the excess mortality model based on the penalized spline approach. Results: The median follow-up duration was 69 months (range, 0-226 months). The estimated 10-year overall, disease-specific, and net survival rates were 72.4%, 86.6%, and 86.4%, respectively. The cumulative incidence of deaths from progressive lymphoma was slightly smaller than that of other causes in the study population (estimated 10-year cumulative incidences: 12.3% [95% CI, 9.6%-15.3%] and 15.4% [95% CI, 12.2%-18.8%], respectively). Excess mortality was observed for up to 10 years after diagnosis, and it slightly increased with time. Conclusions: Deaths from progressive lymphoma are nearly as common as deaths from other causes in FL patients during the rituximab era. Despite the improvements in survival, there was evidence of excess mortality resulting from FL for at least 10 years after diagnosis.publishedVersionPeer reviewe