Risk of second malignant neoplasms after cyclophosphamide-based chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Yuanlin Xu, Huaqing Wang, Shiyong Zhou, Man Yu, Xianhuo Wang, Kai Fu, Zhengzi Qian, Huilai Zhang, Lihua Qiu, Xianming Liu, Ping Wang

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Abstract

Relatively little information is available on quantitative risks of therapy-induced second malignant neoplasm (SMN) in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). A nested case-control study was conducted in a cohort of 3412 patients treated for NHL between 1990 and 2006, including 118 patients with SMN and 472 controls. Risks of leukemia/lung/breast/colorectal and bladder cancer were higher in NHL compared with the general population. A higher risk of leukemia was restricted to patients given a cumulative dose of cyclophosphamide more than 11 250 mg/m2. However, no significant association was found between SMN risk with rituximab, fludarabine, anthracyclines, epipodophyllotoxins and platinum, respectively. In combined modality treatment, involved-eld radiation therapy (IFRT) had a higher risk for second solid cancers as compared to involved-nodal radiation therapy (INRT). For patients receiving radiation doses exceeding 40 Gy, the risk of lung cancer and breast cancer was increased. In conclusion, we found that cyclophosphamide-based therapy increased the risk of SMN in NHL. Leukemia risk was linked with high-dose cyclophosphamide. A received larger radiation field or higher radiation dose also could be an important risk factor for the development of SMN.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1396-1404
Number of pages9
JournalLeukemia and Lymphoma
Volume54
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2013

Keywords

  • Chemotherapy
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Radiotherapy
  • Risk factors
  • Second malignant neoplasm

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hematology
  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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