Non-anaplastic peripheral T cell lymphoma in children and adolescents—an international review of 143 cases

  • K. Mellgren
  • , A. Attarbaschi
  • , O. Abla
  • , S. Alexander
  • , S. Bomken
  • , E. Bubanska
  • , A. Chiang
  • , M. Csóka
  • , A. Fedorova
  • , E. Kabickova
  • , L. Kapuscinska-Kemblowska
  • , R. Kobayashi
  • , Z. Krenova
  • , F. Meyer-Wentrup
  • , N. Miakova
  • , M. Pillon
  • , G. Plat
  • , A. Uyttebroeck
  • , D. Williams
  • , G. Wróbel
  • U. Kontny

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1295-1305
Number of pages11
JournalAnnals of hematology
Volume95
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2016

Keywords

  • Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
  • Peripheral T cell lymphoma
  • Prognosis
  • Subtypes

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