Case Series

A + AVD for Treatment of Hodgkin Lymphoma Variant of Richter’s Transformation

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Patient 1Patient 2Patient 3Patient 4

Age at transformation, years61436744
GenderMaleMaleFemaleMale
Rai stageIIIIIIIIII
CLL-IPI5310N/A
CytogeneticsTrisomy 12, inversion 3, deletion 6q, deletion 11q, deletion 13qTrisomy 12; +18; +19Deletion 17p; +8q; +11q; deletion 13qNormal
IGHV mutational statusUnmutatedUnmutatedUnmutatedN/A
Time to transformation41 months80 months78 months0 Months
MRD status of CLL at time of transformationuMRD+MRD with concurrent CLL+MRD with concurrent CLL+MRD with concurrent CLL
Prior CLL therapyIbrutinib + venetoclax(1) Ibrutinib(1) FCRNone
(2) Acalabrutinib(2) Ibrutinib
(3) Acalabrutinib
Type I or IIType IIType IType IType I
EBV statusPositivePositiveNegativeNegative
RS cell immunophenotypeCD30+; CD15+; MUM1+; PAX5 (dim); CD20-, CD5-CD30+; CD15+; MUM1+; PAX5 (dim); CD20-, CD5-CD30+; CD15+; MUM1+; PAX5 (dim); CD20-, CD5-CD30+; CD15+; MUM1+; PAX5 (dim); CD20-, CD5-
Ann arbor stageIVBIIIBIVBIIIB
LDH (U/L)248189276302
Bone marrow involvementYesNoNoNo
>1, extranodal siteNoNoNoNo
IPS score2133

CLL-IPI = international prognostic index for chronic lymphocytic leukemia; IGHV = immunoglobulin heavy chain variable; MRD = minimal residual disease; uMRD = undetectable minimal residual disease; CLL = chronic lymphocytic leukemia; EBV = Epstein–Barr virus; RS = Reed–Stenberg; LDH = lactate dehydrogenase; IPS = international prognostic score; FCR = fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab.