Browsing by Author "Aydogdu, Ismet"

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Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Daily Practice: a Multicenter Experience
(Wiley, 2018) Gemici, Aliihsan; Aydogdu, Ismet; Terzi, Hatice; Sencan, Mehmet; Aslan, Alma; Kaya, Ali Hakan; Altuntas, Fevzi
Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin's lymphoma (NLPHL) is a rare subtype of Hodgkin's lymphoma. In this study, we aimed to investigate the clinical features and therapeutic outcomes of patients with NLPHL who were diagnosed at different institutes in Turkey. We retrospectively reviewed the records of the patients diagnosed with NLPHL. Adult patients who were diagnosed after 2005 with histological confirmation were selected for the study. Forty-three patients were included in the study. Median age of patients was 37.5years (18-70) at the time of diagnosis. About 60.5% patients were diagnosed as stage I and II NLPHL, and remaining 39.5% had stage III and IV disease. Median follow-up was 46months. During follow-up, none of the patients died. Seven patients relapsed or progressed after initial therapy at a median of 12months. Five of 7 relapsed/refractory patients (71.4%) were salvaged with chemotherapy only (DHAP, ICE), and the remaining 2 (28.6%) were salvaged with chemoimmunotherapy. All of relapsed/refractory patients were able to achieve complete remission after salvage therapy. Lactate dehydrogenase levels were significantly higher in patients with progressive disease compared with nonprogressive disease. Our study showed an excellent outcome with all patients alive at last contact with a median follow up of 46months despite a wide range of different therapeutic approaches. All relapsed and refractory patients were successfully salvaged despite a low frequency of patients received immunotherapy in conjunction with chemotherapy. Our results suggest that immunotherapy may be reserved for further relapses.
Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma in Daily Practice and the Role of Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Relapsed Disease: a Retrospective Multicenter Study
(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2016) Erkurt, Mehmet Ali; Berber, Ilhami; Tekgunduz, Emre; Dogu, Mehmet Hilmi; Korkmaz, Serdal; Demir, Cengiz; Aydogdu, Ismet
We investigated the course of 54 patients presenting with primary central nervous system lymphoma, who were treated in daily practice. The patients were treated with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy and/or intrathecal chemotherapy. At a median follow-up period of 23 months (range 1-71), median relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) were not reached. Estimated 2-year RFS and OS rates were 42% and 48%, respectively. Ten relapsed PCNSL patients underwent ASCT. Complete remission rate of these patients was 40%, with 20% treatment-related mortality. Estimated 2-year RFS and OS rates were 37% and 40%, respectively. The prognosis of patients with PCNSL, who received off-study treatment, is still dismal. (c) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.