Publication details
Non-anaplastic peripheral T cell lymphoma in children and adolescents-an international review of 143 cases
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Annals of hematology |
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| Citation | |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00277-016-2722-y |
| Field | Oncology and hematology |
| Keywords | Peripheral Tcell lymphoma; Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; Subtypes; Prognosis |
| Description | Peripheral T cell lymphomas (PTCL) are rare in children and adolescents, and data about outcome and treatment results are scarce. The present study is a joint, international, retrospective analysis of 143 reported cases of non-anaplastic PTCL in patients < 19 years of age, with a focus on treatment and outcome features. One hundred forty-three patients, between 0.3 and 18.7 years old, diagnosed between 2000 and 2015 were included in the study. PTCL not otherwise specified was the largest subgroup, followed by extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma, hepatosplenic T cell lymphoma (HS TCL), and subcutaneous panniculitis-like T cell lymphoma (SP TCL). Probability of overall survival (pOS) at 5 years for the whole group was 0.56 +/- 0.05, and probability of event-free survival was (pEFS) 0.45 +/- 0.05. Patients with SP TCL had a good outcome with 5-year pOS of 0.78 +/- 0.1 while patients with HS TCL were reported with 5-year pOS of only 0.13 +/- 0.12. Twenty-five percent of the patients were reported to have a pre-existing condition, and this group had a dismal outcome with 5-year pOS of 0.29 +/- 0.09. The distribution of non-anaplastic PTCL subtypes in pediatric and adolescent patients differs from what is reported in adult patients. Overall outcome depends on the subtype with some doing better than others. Pre-existing conditions are frequent and associated with poor outcomes. There is a clear need for subtype-based treatment recommendations for children and adolescents with PTCL. |