Pediatric Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Ten-Year Experience with Berlin-Frankfurt-Munster (BFM) Protocols from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Turkey

Authors : Meriban KARADOĞAN, Uğur DEMİRSOY, Yonca Akgoz ANIK, Maksut Görkem AKSU, Funda ÇORAPÇIOĞLU

Pages : 49-54

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Publication Date : 2023-02-28

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: Progress in therapy of childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(NHL); is one of the stunning success stories of the past two decades. In developed countries, more than 80% of children with NHL can now be cured with modern therapy, even patients with widely disseminated disease. The aim of this study is to analyze all NHL patients who were treated in a single tertiary center in Turkey. Methods: An analysis of data of children with NHL, diagnosed and treated between 2003 and 2012 according to the original Berlin-Frankfurt-Munster insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(BFM); protocol in Kocaeli University Pediatric Oncology Department was carried out. Results: Forty-seven children were eligible for analysis. Mean age at diagnosis was 9.6 years with a male: female ratio of 1.9. Thirty-one patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(66%); were mature B-cell NHL with 23 patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(48.9%); Burkitt lymphoma, 7 patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(14.8%); diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, 1 patient insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(%2); primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma; 13 patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(27.6%); were lymphoblastic lymphoma with 11 patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(23.3%); T-lymphoblastic lymphoma and 2 patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(4.2%); B-lymphoblastic lymphoma, and also 3 patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(6.3%); were mature-T cell lymphoma-anaplastic large cell lymphoma. Four-year event-free survival was 78.7% and overall survival was 80.8%. Conclusion: These results with BFM protocol administration reflect good treatment outcome in our patients.
Keywords : çocuk, non hodgkin lenfoma, Türkiye