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54 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH<br />
June 27, 2007<br />
28 pts (82%) HAART was given prior to HD and 6/26 pts<br />
(23%) had a prior <strong>AIDS</strong> defining illness. The median CD4<br />
counts at HD diagnosis was 300/l.. Pts received/are receiving<br />
ABVD (n=11), BEACOPP baseline-21 (n=18) or BEA-<br />
COPP-14 (n=1). Grade 3/4 peripheral neuropathy and grade<br />
3/4 infections occurred in 6 <strong>of</strong> 21 pts each. To date response<br />
data are available in 15 pts (CR in 10 pts, PR in 4, SD in 1). 3<br />
pts have died, all <strong>of</strong> them diagnosed with stage IVB HD.<br />
Causes <strong>of</strong> death were treatment related sepsis during the 1st<br />
course <strong>of</strong> CT (n=1), progressive HD (n=1) and both, progressive<br />
HD and HIV-infection (n=1).<br />
Conclusions: In pts with HIV-HD risk-adapted CT and concomitant<br />
HAART is safe and effective. However, hematological<br />
toxicity is considerable. These preliminary data suggest<br />
that the prognosis <strong>of</strong> HIV-HD might approach results<br />
achieved in the HIV-negative population with HD.<br />
B.6 (Vortrag)<br />
Current trends in <strong>AIDS</strong>-Related Lymphoma<br />
(ARL) – preliminary results <strong>of</strong> the German ARL<br />
Cohort Study<br />
H<strong>of</strong>fmann C. 1 , Wyen C. 2 , Mayr C. 3 , Plettenberg A. 1 ,<br />
Oette M. 4 , van Lunzen J. 5 , Rockstroh J. 6 , Esser S. 7 ,<br />
Jäger H. 8 , Horst H.-A. 9 , Hentrich M. 10 , Mosthaf F. 11 ,<br />
Greiffendorf I. 12 , Hammond A. 13 , Fätkenheuer G. 2 , German<br />
ARL Cohort Study Group<br />
1 ifi Institut, Hamburg, Germany, 2 Universität Köln, Köln,<br />
Germany, 3 Ärzteforum Seestrasse, Berlin, Germany,<br />
4 Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany,<br />
5 Universitätsklinikum Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany,<br />
6 Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany, 7 Universität Essen, Essen,<br />
Germany, 8 Muc<strong>Research</strong> GmbH, München, Germany,<br />
9 Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany,<br />
10 Klinikum Harlaching, München, Germany,<br />
11 Schwerpunktpraxis, Karlsruhe, Germany, 12 Klinikum<br />
Krefeld, Krefeld, Germany, 13 Klinikum Augsburg, Augsburg,<br />
Germany<br />
Background: The incidence <strong>of</strong> ARL has decreased less pr<strong>of</strong>oundly<br />
than that <strong>of</strong> other <strong>AIDS</strong>-defining illnesses.<br />
Chemotherapy is hampered by toxicity and infectious complications.<br />
The German ARL Cohort Study was initiated in order<br />
to analyze the characteristics and outcome <strong>of</strong> patients (pts.)<br />
with ARL with respect to potential risk factors and to the use<br />
<strong>of</strong> specific polychemotherapy (PCT) and antiretroviral therapy<br />
(ART).<br />
Methods: This prospective multicenter cohort study includes<br />
pts with new or recurrent ARL (including Hodgkin’s Disease,<br />
HD) diagnosed since January 2005. After enrolment, pts are<br />
followed every six months.<br />
Results: As <strong>of</strong> January 2007, 103 patients (93 males, 10 females)<br />
from 16 centers were included in the cohort. The most<br />
common histological diagnosis was diffuse large B-cell lymphoma<br />
(40 %), followed by Burkitt lymphoma (19 %) and HD<br />
(15 %). Mean age at ARL diagnosis was 44.5 years (range,<br />
23.0–72.5). Median CD4 count was 211 cells/ul and 35 % <strong>of</strong><br />
the patients had a prior <strong>AIDS</strong>-defining illness. In 30 %, HIV<br />
was diagnosed at the time <strong>of</strong> ARL diagnosis. Only 51 % were<br />
treated with HAART, and 22 % had a plasma viremia below<br />
50 copies/ml. There were more HD cases in virologically suppressed<br />
pts. than in pts with detectable viremia (30 % vs 10<br />
%, p=0.03). Sixty-two pts (60 %) received a CHOP-based<br />
PCT while 11 pts (11 %) received a protocol <strong>of</strong> short and intensified<br />
PCT which was adapted from the German multicenter<br />
study group for adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The<br />
remaining 30 pts received other or no PCT. In 41 %, immunotherapy<br />
with rituximab was added to PCT. Of the 48 pts<br />
with available staging after completion <strong>of</strong> PCT, 29 (60 %) pts<br />
achieved complete remission <strong>of</strong> ARL. After a median followup<br />
<strong>of</strong> 5.9 months, 27 pts had died, among them 13 from progressive<br />
lymphoma. There were 6 treatment-related deaths<br />
(bloodstream infections) which were not related to specific<br />
PCT regimens.<br />
Conclusions: Preliminary data <strong>of</strong> this ongoing, prospective<br />
study suggest that many <strong>of</strong> ARL pts. do not receive ART at<br />
the time <strong>of</strong> diagnosis. HD seems to be more frequent in patients<br />
on ART. The high mortality and the relatively low rates<br />
<strong>of</strong> complete remission observed in this cohort underline the<br />
need for intensive efforts to improve treatment concepts <strong>of</strong> pts<br />
with ARL.<br />
B.7 (Vortrag)<br />
Second line chemotherapy with IMVP16 after<br />
failure <strong>of</strong> CHOP in patients with HIV-related<br />
Non-Hodgkin-Lymphomas<br />
Müller M. 1 , Kölsche F. 1 , Marretta L. 1 , Träder C. 1 ,<br />
Weiss R. 2 , Zwingers T. 3 , Kowol S. 1 , Arasteh K. 1<br />
1 Vivantes Auguste-Viktoria-Klinikum Berlin, Department <strong>of</strong><br />
Gastroenterology / Infectious Diseases, Berlin, Germany,<br />
2 Private Praxis, Bremen, Germany, 3 Estimate GmbH,<br />
Augsburg, Germany<br />
Objective: Since decades the CHOP regimen is a well established<br />
first line therapy for NHL. In former days HIV-patients<br />
with NHL had a poor prognosis. The introduction <strong>of</strong> HAART<br />
improved the overall survival. The impact <strong>of</strong> immunotherapy<br />
(Rituximab) in HIV-related NHL is under investigation. However,<br />
it is not clear as to how non-responders should be managed<br />
further.<br />
Method: Retrospective analysis <strong>of</strong> a single centre cohort <strong>of</strong><br />
140 HIV-patients with NHL, between 1/1989 and 10/2005.<br />
After failure <strong>of</strong> standard CHOP regimen (relapse or insufficient<br />
response) some patients received IMVP-16, a second<br />
line regimen, which is used in HIV-negative patients with<br />
lymphomas.<br />
Results: 29 patients with at least one cycle <strong>of</strong> IMVP-16 were<br />
identified with a median follow up <strong>of</strong> 26,2 months. Characteristics<br />
at NHL diagnosis: Median age: 41,9 years (range: 31-<br />
75years), median CD4: 180/l, (range 20-560), HIV-stage<br />
(CDC) "C": 15 patients "B": 10 patients "A": 4 patients.<br />
NHL-stage (Ann-Arbor) I+II: 7 patients, III+IV: 22 patients.<br />
NHL-histology: DLBCL: 18 patients, Burkitt/Burkitt-like<br />
lymphomas: 5 patients, others: 6 patients. 2 patients were<br />
treated before 1997, 27 patients after 1997 (HAART era). 9<br />
patients are still alive with a median follow up <strong>of</strong> 52 months<br />
(range 35-92 months), 20 patients died after a median survival-time<br />
<strong>of</strong> 11 months (range 4-22 months).<br />
Conclusion: There is no standard second line chemotherapy<br />
in patients with relapsed or progressive HIV-related NHL´s.<br />
High dose chemotherapy and autologous stem-cell transplantation<br />
should be discussed in all patients. IMVP-16 might be a<br />
less invasive option.