Table 1.

Baseline characteristics

All patientsASCT immediately after PD-1 treatmentReceived intervening therapy between PD-1 and ASCT
N (%) 78 (100) 58 (74) 20 (26) 
Male, n (%) 52 (67) 40 (69) 12 (60) 
Age at ASCT, median (range), y 35 (19-73) 33 (21-65) 40 (19-73) 
HL subtype, n (%)    
 Nodular sclerosing 61 (78) 47 (81) 14 (70) 
 Classic HL NOS 10 (13) 5 (9) 5 (25) 
 Mixed cellularity 6 (8) 6 (10) 0 (0) 
 Lymphocyte-rich 1 (1) 0 (0) 1 (5) 
Stage at diagnosis, n (%)    
 II 26 (33) 22 (38) 4 (20) 
 III 24 (31) 17 (29) 7 (35) 
 IV 28 (36) 19 (33) 9 (45) 
Primary refractory, n (%) 48 (62) 39 (67) 9 (45) 
DOR to first-line treatment <12 mo, n (%) 62 (79) 49 (84) 13 (65) 
Extranodal disease at relapse, n (%) 33/76 (57) 20/57 (35) 11/19 (58) 
B symptoms at relapse, n (%) 21/74 (28) 13/56 (23) 8/18 (44) 
Received BV prior to ASCT, n (%) 69 (88) 50 (86) 19 (95) 
Refractory to BV, n (%) 45 (58) 31 (53) 14 (70) 
Refractory to line of therapy before anti-PD-1 mAb, n (%) 55 (71) 42 (72) 13 (65) 
Anti-PD-1 mAb, n (%)    
 Nivolumab 51 (65) 38 (66) 13 (65) 
 Pembrolizumab 26 (33) 19 (33) 7 (35) 
 Avelumab 1 (1) 1 (2) 0 (0) 
PD-1 therapy, n (%)    
 Monotherapy 59 (76) 43 (72) 17 (85) 
 Combination therapy 18 (23) 16 (28) 2 (10) 
 Both monotherapy and combination therapy 1 (1) 0 (0) 1 (5) 
Number of cycles of anti-PD-1 treatment, median (range) 6.5 (2-32) 6 (3-28) 8 (2-32) 
Best response to anti-PD-1-based treatment, n (%)    
 CR 33 (42) 31 (53) 2 (10) 
 PR 30 (38) 19 (33) 11 (55) 
 SD 9 (12) 6 (10) 3 (15) 
 PD 6 (8) 2 (3) 4 (20) 
Days from last dose of anti-PD-1 mAb to ASCT, median (range) 52 (12-934) 42 (12-194) 139 (42-934) 
Received intervening salvage therapy between PD-1 and ASCT, n (%) 20 (26) 0 (0) 20 (100) 
Pre-ASCT PET response status, n (%)    
 CR 47 (59) 33 (57) 14 (65) 
 PR 24 (31) 19 (33) 5 (25) 
 SD 4 (5) 3 (5) 1 (5) 
 PD 3 (4) 3 (5) 0 (0) 
Systemic lines of therapy before ASCT, median (range) 4 (3-7) 4 (3-7) 5 (4-7) 
Number of systemic lines of therapy before ASCT, n (%)    
 3 24 (31) 24 (41) 0 (0) 
 4 28 (36) 25 (43) 3 (15) 
 ≥5 26 (33) 9 (16) 17 (85) 
Number of modified AETHERA risk factors, n (%)    
 1 4 (5) 3 (5) 1 (5) 
 2 23 (29) 17 (29) 6 (30) 
 3 30 (38) 24 (41) 6 (30) 
 ≥4 21 (27) 14 (24) 7 (35) 
Conditioning regimen, n (%)    
 BEAM (BCNU, etoposide, cytarabine, melphalan) 53 (68) 42 (72) 11 (55) 
 GemBuMel (gemcitabine, busulfan, melphalan) 12 (15) 6 (10) 6 (30) 
 CBV (cyclophosphamide, BCNU, etoposide) 7 (9) 5 (9) 2 (10) 
 CBV+Gem/Nav (cyclophosphamide, BCNU, etoposide, gemcitabine, navelbine) 4 (5) 3 (5) 1 (5) 
 BEAC (BCNU, etoposide, cytarabine, cyclophosphamide) 1 (1) 1 (2) 0 (0) 
 CBV + Mel (cyclophosphamide, BCNU, etoposide, melphalan) 1 (1) 1 (2) 0 (0) 
All patientsASCT immediately after PD-1 treatmentReceived intervening therapy between PD-1 and ASCT
N (%) 78 (100) 58 (74) 20 (26) 
Male, n (%) 52 (67) 40 (69) 12 (60) 
Age at ASCT, median (range), y 35 (19-73) 33 (21-65) 40 (19-73) 
HL subtype, n (%)    
 Nodular sclerosing 61 (78) 47 (81) 14 (70) 
 Classic HL NOS 10 (13) 5 (9) 5 (25) 
 Mixed cellularity 6 (8) 6 (10) 0 (0) 
 Lymphocyte-rich 1 (1) 0 (0) 1 (5) 
Stage at diagnosis, n (%)    
 II 26 (33) 22 (38) 4 (20) 
 III 24 (31) 17 (29) 7 (35) 
 IV 28 (36) 19 (33) 9 (45) 
Primary refractory, n (%) 48 (62) 39 (67) 9 (45) 
DOR to first-line treatment <12 mo, n (%) 62 (79) 49 (84) 13 (65) 
Extranodal disease at relapse, n (%) 33/76 (57) 20/57 (35) 11/19 (58) 
B symptoms at relapse, n (%) 21/74 (28) 13/56 (23) 8/18 (44) 
Received BV prior to ASCT, n (%) 69 (88) 50 (86) 19 (95) 
Refractory to BV, n (%) 45 (58) 31 (53) 14 (70) 
Refractory to line of therapy before anti-PD-1 mAb, n (%) 55 (71) 42 (72) 13 (65) 
Anti-PD-1 mAb, n (%)    
 Nivolumab 51 (65) 38 (66) 13 (65) 
 Pembrolizumab 26 (33) 19 (33) 7 (35) 
 Avelumab 1 (1) 1 (2) 0 (0) 
PD-1 therapy, n (%)    
 Monotherapy 59 (76) 43 (72) 17 (85) 
 Combination therapy 18 (23) 16 (28) 2 (10) 
 Both monotherapy and combination therapy 1 (1) 0 (0) 1 (5) 
Number of cycles of anti-PD-1 treatment, median (range) 6.5 (2-32) 6 (3-28) 8 (2-32) 
Best response to anti-PD-1-based treatment, n (%)    
 CR 33 (42) 31 (53) 2 (10) 
 PR 30 (38) 19 (33) 11 (55) 
 SD 9 (12) 6 (10) 3 (15) 
 PD 6 (8) 2 (3) 4 (20) 
Days from last dose of anti-PD-1 mAb to ASCT, median (range) 52 (12-934) 42 (12-194) 139 (42-934) 
Received intervening salvage therapy between PD-1 and ASCT, n (%) 20 (26) 0 (0) 20 (100) 
Pre-ASCT PET response status, n (%)    
 CR 47 (59) 33 (57) 14 (65) 
 PR 24 (31) 19 (33) 5 (25) 
 SD 4 (5) 3 (5) 1 (5) 
 PD 3 (4) 3 (5) 0 (0) 
Systemic lines of therapy before ASCT, median (range) 4 (3-7) 4 (3-7) 5 (4-7) 
Number of systemic lines of therapy before ASCT, n (%)    
 3 24 (31) 24 (41) 0 (0) 
 4 28 (36) 25 (43) 3 (15) 
 ≥5 26 (33) 9 (16) 17 (85) 
Number of modified AETHERA risk factors, n (%)    
 1 4 (5) 3 (5) 1 (5) 
 2 23 (29) 17 (29) 6 (30) 
 3 30 (38) 24 (41) 6 (30) 
 ≥4 21 (27) 14 (24) 7 (35) 
Conditioning regimen, n (%)    
 BEAM (BCNU, etoposide, cytarabine, melphalan) 53 (68) 42 (72) 11 (55) 
 GemBuMel (gemcitabine, busulfan, melphalan) 12 (15) 6 (10) 6 (30) 
 CBV (cyclophosphamide, BCNU, etoposide) 7 (9) 5 (9) 2 (10) 
 CBV+Gem/Nav (cyclophosphamide, BCNU, etoposide, gemcitabine, navelbine) 4 (5) 3 (5) 1 (5) 
 BEAC (BCNU, etoposide, cytarabine, cyclophosphamide) 1 (1) 1 (2) 0 (0) 
 CBV + Mel (cyclophosphamide, BCNU, etoposide, melphalan) 1 (1) 1 (2) 0 (0) 
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