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Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the standard treatment for patients with relapsed and primary refractoryHodgkin's lymphoma (HL). According to current recommendations HSCT must be performed in first relapse or after registration of primary resistance disease. However, the HSCT in optimal time for all patients with HL who need it is impossible, due to insufficient capacity of national transplant centers. Analysis of the HSCT results from 369 HL patients treated in Russia and other CIS countries clinics showed that intensive long-term standard chemotherapy prior to transplantation is a poor prognostic factor regarding to mobilization efficacy, hematopoiesis recovery and late HSCT results. In this regard, to achieve best results HSCT must be performed no later than the second relapse or immediately after registrationof primary resistance disease. Treatment results in patients received a lot of chemotherapy before transplantation is worse. But they stillhave a chance for a cure and should be considered as potential candidates to HSCT if obtained sufficient graft quality and hematopoietic response to induction chemotherapy is achieved.

Traditionally, the concern of fatal complication is a major obstacle to transfer patients with unfavorable course of Hodgkin’s lymphoma tonational transplantation centers. Early mortality after high-dose chemotherapy with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation(HSCT) in the Russia, Ukraine and Belarus was assessed in this retrospective multicenter study.Patients and methods. The study included 372 patients with unfavorable course of Hodgkin’s lymphoma received HSCT between 01.1990and 06.2013: 35.5 % patients with primary resistance, 30.6 % with early relapse, 33.1 % with late relapse and 0.8 % during consolidation offirst complete remission.Results. During first 100 days after HSCT died 14 (3.8 %) patients, during first year – 31 (8.4 %) patients. During the study period a significant decrease in the 100-day and 1-year mortality rate was observed (p < 0.0001 for both). Among patients received HSCT in 1990–1995, 1996–2000, 2001–2005 and 2006–2013 the 100-day mortality was 19.4 %, 6.3 %, 1.1 % and 0.6 %, respectively. 1-year mortality for the same intervals was 32.3 %, 14.7 %, 4.5 % and 1.9 %, respectively.Conclusions. Currently HSCT in patients with unfavorable course of Hodgkin's lymphoma in national transplant centers, accompanied by an extremely low risk of fatal toxicity.