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Boonchalermvichian C, Yan H, Gupta B, Rubin A, Baker J, Negrin RS. invariant Natural Killer T cell therapy as a novel therapeutic approach in hematological malignancies. FRONTIERS IN TRANSPLANTATION 2024; 3:1353803. [PMID: 38993780 PMCID: PMC11235242 DOI: 10.3389/frtra.2024.1353803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024]
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Invariant Natural Killer T cell therapy is an emerging platform of immunotherapy for cancer treatment. This unique cell population is a promising candidate for cell therapy for cancer treatment because of its inherent cytotoxicity against CD1d positive cancers as well as its ability to induce host CD8 T cell cross priming. Substantial evidence supports that iNKT cells can modulate myelomonocytic populations in the tumor microenvironment to ameliorate immune dysregulation to antagonize tumor progression. iNKT cells can also protect from graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) through several mechanisms, including the expansion of regulatory T cells (Treg). Ultimately, iNKT cell-based therapy can retain antitumor activity while providing protection against GVHD simultaneously. Therefore, these biological properties render iNKT cells as a promising "off-the-shelf" therapy for diverse hematological malignancies and possible solid tumors. Further the introduction of a chimeric antigen recetor (CAR) can further target iNKT cells and enhance function. We foresee that improved vector design and other strategies such as combinatorial treatments with small molecules or immune checkpoint inhibitors could improve CAR iNKT in vivo persistence, functionality and leverage anti-tumor activity along with the abatement of iNKT cell dysfunction or exhaustion.
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Nikoloudis A, Buxhofer-Ausch V, Aichinger C, Binder M, Hasengruber P, Kaynak E, Wipplinger D, Milanov R, Strassl I, Stiefel O, Machherndl-Spandl S, Petzer A, Weltermann A, Clausen J. Impact of early cyclosporine A levels on acute graft-versus-host disease in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using in vivo T-cell depletion. Cytotherapy 2024; 26:490-497. [PMID: 38385908 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND AIMS Cyclosporin A (CsA) remains a major component of immunosuppressive regimens applied in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The impact of CsA trough levels during the first weeks after HSCT has not yet been investigated specifically in anti-T-lymphocyte globulin (ATLG)-based HSCT from matched related and unrelated donors. METHODS To address this issue, we have retrospectively examined 307 consecutive matched related (n = 145) and unrelated (n = 162) HSCTs, using peripheral blood stem cells or bone marrow. HSCTs for active, uncontrolled malignancies were excluded. The initial three weeks' average mean CsA trough levels were analyzed in landmark and multi-state models, using a cut-off of 200 ng/mL. RESULTS CsA levels >200 ng/mL were associated with a reduced risk of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) grade 3-4 at the first-week landmark (subdistribution hazard ratio [SHR] 0.59, P = 0.03) and the second-week landmark (SHR 0.48, P = 0.004), whereas there was no impact at the third-week landmark (HR 0.87, P = 0.69). This was supported by a multi-state model, in which week 1 (hazard ratio [HR] 0.53, P = 0.006) and week 2 (HR 0.48, P = 0.003), but not week 3 (HR 0.80, P = 0.44) CsA levels >200 ng/mL were associated with a reduced acute GVHD 3-4 risk. Relapse incidence was not significantly affected by week 1 through 3 CsA levels. Despite ATLG's inherent GVHD-preventive properties, week 1 CsA trough levels >200 ng/mL following ATLG-based HSCT (n = 220) were associated with a significantly reduced risk of non-relapse mortality (SHR 0.52, P = 0.02) and improved overall survival (HR 0.61, P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS Our findings emphasize the continuing importance of ensuring CsA levels ≥200 ng/mL immediately post-transplant in the setting of ATLG-based HSCT.
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- Alexander Nikoloudis
- Department of Internal Medicine I: Hematology with Stem Cell Transplantation, Hemostaseology and Medical Oncology, Ordensklinikum Linz - Elisabethinen, Linz, Austria; Medical Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.
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- Department of Internal Medicine I: Hematology with Stem Cell Transplantation, Hemostaseology and Medical Oncology, Ordensklinikum Linz - Elisabethinen, Linz, Austria; Medical Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I: Hematology with Stem Cell Transplantation, Hemostaseology and Medical Oncology, Ordensklinikum Linz - Elisabethinen, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I: Hematology with Stem Cell Transplantation, Hemostaseology and Medical Oncology, Ordensklinikum Linz - Elisabethinen, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I: Hematology with Stem Cell Transplantation, Hemostaseology and Medical Oncology, Ordensklinikum Linz - Elisabethinen, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I: Hematology with Stem Cell Transplantation, Hemostaseology and Medical Oncology, Ordensklinikum Linz - Elisabethinen, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I: Hematology with Stem Cell Transplantation, Hemostaseology and Medical Oncology, Ordensklinikum Linz - Elisabethinen, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I: Hematology with Stem Cell Transplantation, Hemostaseology and Medical Oncology, Ordensklinikum Linz - Elisabethinen, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I: Hematology with Stem Cell Transplantation, Hemostaseology and Medical Oncology, Ordensklinikum Linz - Elisabethinen, Linz, Austria; Medical Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I: Hematology with Stem Cell Transplantation, Hemostaseology and Medical Oncology, Ordensklinikum Linz - Elisabethinen, Linz, Austria; Medical Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I: Hematology with Stem Cell Transplantation, Hemostaseology and Medical Oncology, Ordensklinikum Linz - Elisabethinen, Linz, Austria; Medical Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I: Hematology with Stem Cell Transplantation, Hemostaseology and Medical Oncology, Ordensklinikum Linz - Elisabethinen, Linz, Austria; Medical Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I: Hematology with Stem Cell Transplantation, Hemostaseology and Medical Oncology, Ordensklinikum Linz - Elisabethinen, Linz, Austria; Medical Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I: Hematology with Stem Cell Transplantation, Hemostaseology and Medical Oncology, Ordensklinikum Linz - Elisabethinen, Linz, Austria; Medical Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
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Dean D, Lee SJ, Cutler C, Gooley TA, Hujoel P, Oh U(Y, Bennett-Johnson L, Hagstrom MK, Rothen M, Lloid M, Sroussi H, Treister N. Dental evaluation and clearance prior to allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Oral Dis 2024; 30:2635-2644. [PMID: 37650229 PMCID: PMC10902180 DOI: 10.1111/odi.14717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Dental examination and stabilization are performed prior to allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation to decrease infection risk during neutropenia. Burden of dental disease and treatment need is not well characterized in this population. OBJECTIVES This report describes the dental status of a cohort of patients within the Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease Consortium and treatment rendered prior to transplant. METHODS The cohort included 486 subjects (Fred Hutchinson: n = 245; Dana-Farber: n = 241). Both centers have institutional-based dental clearance programs. Data were retrospectively abstracted from medical records by calibrated oral health specialists. RESULTS The median age at transplant was 55.9 years, 62.1% were male, and 88% were white. Thirteen patients were edentulous (2.7%). The mean teeth among dentate patients before clearance was 26.0 (SD, 4.6). Dental findings included untreated caries (31.2%), restorations (91.6%), endodontically treated teeth (48.1%), and dental implants (5.7%). Pretransplant procedures during clearance included endodontic therapy (3.6%; mean = 0.1 teeth), restorations (25.1%; mean = 0.7), dental prophylaxis (59.2%), scaling/root planing (5.1%), and extraction (13.2%; mean = 0.3). The mean teeth after clearance was 25.6 (SD, 5.0). CONCLUSIONS Retrospective analysis of pre-AlloHCT dental data in subjects at two large transplant centers identified low levels of dental need. Findings suggest high access to care.
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- David Dean
- University of Washington School of Dentistry, Seattle, WA
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Cancer Center, Seattle, WA
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- University of Washington School of Dentistry, Seattle, WA
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- Division of Oral Medicine and Dentistry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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Tappeiner C, Heiligenhaus A, Dietrich-Ntoukas T. Ocular Involvement in Graft-versus-Host Disease. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2024; 241:619-625. [PMID: 38262426 DOI: 10.1055/a-2218-0237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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In ocular graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), an inflammatory reaction occurs at the ocular surface after transplantation of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells. Self-reactive T cells of the donor are particularly responsible for this. This can lead to a pronounced wetting disorder of the ocular surface, conjunctival hyperemia, and corneal ulceration up to perforation. The ocular GVHD is associated with a high degree of suffering, such as pain, photophobia, and reduction in visual acuity. This review provides an overview of typical ophthalmological findings, topical and systemic therapeutic approaches, and concomitant measures (e.g., scleral lenses, punctum plugs) and the appropriate management of complications.
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- Christoph Tappeiner
- Augenklinik, Pallas Kliniken, Olten, Schweiz
- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Deutschland
- Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Bern, Schweiz
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- Uveitis Zentrum, Augenzentrum am St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster, Deutschland
- Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Deutschland
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Khouri IF, Alzahrani K, Kantarjian H, Milton DR, Gulbis AM, Sasaki K, Jain N, Short NJ, Kadia T, Daher M, Rafei H, Im JS, Marin D, Olson AL, Popat U, Qazilbash M, Ramdial J, Rondon G, Srour S, Kebriaei P, Shpall E, Champlin R, Jabbour EJ. Safety and long-term survival results of the addition of inotuzumab ozogamicin to the conditioning regimen of allogeneic stem cell transplantation: A single-center phase 1,2 trial. Am J Hematol 2024; 99:836-843. [PMID: 38400519 PMCID: PMC11001510 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.27254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Here we report on the first prospective study evaluating the safety and long-term survival when an escalating dose of inotuzumab ozogamicin (INO) (0.6, 1.2, or 1.8 mg/m2 on day 13) was added to one alkylator-containing conditioning regimen in patients with relapsed CD22 (+) lymphoid malignancies who were candidates for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Twenty-six patients were enrolled. Six (23%) of these patients entered the phase 1 study: four were treated at an INO dose of 0.6 mg/m2 and two at dose of 1.2 mg/m2. None of these patients experienced dose-limiting toxicities. The remaining 20 (77%) patients entered the phase 2 part of the study at the maximum dose of 1.8 mg/m2. One patient developed VOD; this patient had received nivolumab immediately before HSCT while simultaneously experiencing hyperacute graft-vs-host disease (GVHD). Treatment-related mortality (TRM) at 5 years was 12%. With a median follow-up of 48.7 months, the 5-year overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) rates were 84% and 80%, respectively. Compared with a historical cohort who received same conditioning for HSCT but without INO (n = 56), the INO group showed no significant differences in incidence of liver toxicity, engraftment time, TRM, or risk of acute GVHD. Patients with lymphoma who received INO had a trend for a better 5-year OS (93% versus 68%) and PFS (93% versus 58%) than those in the control group. In conclusion, our results showed that INO is safe with no increased risk of VOD when combined with one alkylator-containing regimen of HSCT.
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- Issa F. Khouri
- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Leukemia, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Division of Pharmacy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Leukemia, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Leukemia, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Leukemia, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Leukemia, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Leukemia, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Gorfinkel L, Raghunandan S, Watkins B, Hebert K, Neuberg DS, Bratrude B, Betz K, Yu A, Choi SW, Davis J, Duncan C, Giller R, Grimley M, Harris AC, Jacobsohn D, Lalefar N, Farhadfar N, Pulsipher MA, Shenoy S, Petrovic A, Schultz KR, Yanik GA, Blazar BR, Horan JT, Langston A, Kean LS, Qayed M. Overlap chronic GVHD is associated with adverse survival outcomes compared to classic chronic GVHD. Bone Marrow Transplant 2024; 59:680-687. [PMID: 38383714 PMCID: PMC11221458 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-024-02245-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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Chronic graft-versus-host-disease (cGVHD) is divided into two subtypes: classic (absence of acute GVHD features) and overlap cGVHD ('ocGVHD'), in which both chronic and acute GVHD clinical features are present simultaneously. While worse outcomes with ocGVHD have been reported, there are few recent analyses. We performed a secondary analysis of data from the ABA2 trial (N = 185), in which detailed GVHD data were collected prospectively and systematically adjudicated. Analyses included cumulative incidence of classic versus ocGVHD, their specific organ manifestations, global disease severity scores, non-relapse mortality (NRM), disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in these two cGVHD subtypes. Of 92 patients who developed cGVHD, 35 were classified as ocGVHD. The 1-year cumulative incidence, organ involvement, and global severity of classic and ocGVHD were similar between ABA2 patients receiving CNI/MTX+placebo and CNI/MTX+abatacept; thus, cohorts were combined for ocGVHD evaluation. This analysis identified ocGVHD as having significantly higher severity at presentation and at maximum global severity compared to classic cGVHD. OS and DFS were significantly lower for ocGVHD versus classic cGVHD. OcGVHD is associated with increased cGVHD severity scores, and is associated with decreased OS and DFS compared to classic cGVHD, underscoring the high risks with this cGVHD subtype.
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- Lev Gorfinkel
- Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Data Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Data Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children Hospital of Colorado, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- University of California San Francisco, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Oakland, CA, USA
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- Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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- BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- University of Minnesota, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Felemban MF, AlRasheed RS, Alshagroud RS, Aldosari AM. Late Presentation of Oral Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease Manifesting As Hyperkeratotic Plaque: A Case Report. Cureus 2024; 16:e60147. [PMID: 38864049 PMCID: PMC11166251 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.60147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024] Open
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is the only curative intervention for myelodysplastic syndrome, with graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) being a frequently encountered consequence. GVHD is classified as acute (aGVHD) or chronic (cGVHD). The oral cavity is the most impacted by chronic. Oral manifestations of cGVHD are variable and include plaque, Wickham striae, and lichenoid patches. In order to prevent malignant misdiagnosis, the 2014 NIH consensus report decided to exclude white plaque as a diagnostic indicator for oral cGVHD. Nevertheless, it is still possible to classify a white plaque lesion as cGVHD through histological confirmation. The performance of a biopsy should be undertaken following meticulous consideration and a thorough evaluation of the associated risks and benefits. The in-depth review of oral cancer risk assessment is crucial, necessitating a careful review of multiple factors to accurately estimate the likelihood of malignant transformation in individuals with oral cGVHD. This report describes a case of oral cGVHD manifesting as hyperkeratotic plaque lesions confirmed by histopathology in a 62-year-old man who received an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant over a decade ago.
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- Mutaz F Felemban
- Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, SAU
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- Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, SAU
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- Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, SAU
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Nishiwaki S, Sugiura I, Fujisawa S, Hatta Y, Atsuta Y, Doki N, Kurahashi S, Ueda Y, Dobashi N, Maeda T, Matsumura I, Tanaka M, Kako S, Ichinohe T, Fukuda T, Ohtake S, Ishikawa Y, Miyazaki Y, Kiyoi H. Utility of allogeneic stem cell transplantation for adult Ph+ALL with complete molecular remission. Am J Hematol 2024; 99:806-815. [PMID: 38314662 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.27237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 12/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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This study aimed to investigate the usefulness of allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) for Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ALL) in the first complete remission (CR1) with complete molecular remission (CMR). We compared the outcomes between Ph+ALL patients who did or did not undergo allo-SCT in CR1. We included patients enrolled in the prospective clinical studies in the tyrosine kinase inhibitor era conducted by the Japan Adult Leukemia Study Group, who achieved CMR within 3 months. A total of 147 patients (allo-SCT: 101; non-SCT: 46) were eligible for this analysis. In the multivariate analyses, allo-SCT was significantly associated with both superior overall survival (OS) (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR): 0.54; 95% CI: 0.30-0.97; p = .04) and relapse-free survival (RFS) (aHR: 0.21; 95% CI: 0.12-0.38; p < .001). The 5-year adjusted OS and RFS were 73% and 70% in the allo-SCT cohort, whereas they were 50% and 20% in the non-SCT cohort. Despite the higher non-relapse mortality (aHR: 3.49; 95% CI: 1.17-10.4; p = .03), allo-SCT was significantly associated with a lower relapse rate (aHR: 0.10; 95% CI: 0.05-0.20; p < .001). In addition, allo-SCT was also associated with superior graft-versus-host disease-free, relapse-free survival (aHR: 0.43; 95% CI: 0.25-0.74; p = .002). Propensity score-matched analyses confirmed the results of the multivariate analyses. In patients who achieved CMR within 3 months, allo-SCT in CR1 had superior survival and lower relapse compared with the non-SCT cohort.
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- Satoshi Nishiwaki
- Department of Advanced Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Nagakute, Japan
- Department of Registry Science for Transplant and Cellular Therapy, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Oncology/Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osakasayama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Kennedy VE, Sahaf B, Wu F, Ehlinger ZJ, Arai S, Miklos DB. Long-Term Clinical Outcomes and B Cell Immune Reconstitution Following Allo-HCT With Prophylactic, Post-Transplant Rituximab. Transplant Cell Ther 2024; 30:518.e1-518.e13. [PMID: 38458479 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2024.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2024] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) remains a significant source of morbidity and mortality following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Post-transplant, prophylactic rituximab has successfully decreased cGHVD rates in clinical trials, but the durability of this strategy is uncertain. The long-terms effect of post-HCT B cell depletion on immune reconstitution, B cell function, and infectious complications are also unknown. In this study, we provide 10 yr follow-up and correlative analyses on patients given post-HCT, prophylactic rituximab. The objective of the study is to examine the durability of cGVHD protection as well as the long-term effect of rituximab prophylaxis on protective immune reconstitution, B cell function, and alloantibody formation. We analyzed 35 patients given prophylactic rituximab on phase II clinical trial. Clinical outcomes included cGVHD development, relapse and survival outcomes, and infectious outcomes. Correlative analyses included B cell subset analysis, development of antibodies to infectious antigens, and, for male patients receiving female donor grafts, development of antibodies to HY antigens. To further investigate the effect of rituximab on immune reconstitution and function, we also analyzed 43 similarly transplanted patients who did not receive post- or peri-HCT rituximab as a comparator group. For patients who received rituximab, the 8-yr cumulative incidence of cGHVD and freedom from immunosuppression were 20.0% and 76.2%, respectively. Importantly, no late incidences of cGVHD developed beyond 14 mo post-HCT. Relative to patients who did not receive rituximab, post-HCT rituximab was associated with increased B cell aplasia at 1 yr post-HCT (42.9% versus 11% of patients, P = .037); by 3 yr post-HCT, this aplasia resolved. Patients who received rituximab also had a significantly lower proportion of IgD+/CD38+ transitional B cells at 3 yr post-HCT (78.8% versus 89.9%, P = .039); at 10 yr post-HCT, this percentage remained markedly decreased at 50.7%. Rituximab prophylaxis altered B cell function. In male patients receiving female donor grafts, fewer patients developed HY antibodies at 3 yr post-HCT (20% versus 78%, P = .04). At 10 yr post-HCT, HY antibody production remained decreased at 33%. Rituximab prophylaxis was also associated with significantly lower antibody response to tetanus and EBV infectious antigens as well as lower IgG levels. Despite these changes, post-HCT was not associated with increased infections, although patients who received rituximab required intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) supplementation more frequently than those who did not (62.9% versus 32.6% of patients, P = .01). Prior data on the efficacy and feasibility of rituximab prophylaxis are durable, with persistent reduction in cGVHD. Rituximab prophylaxis also results in lasting B cell immunologic changes, with altered B cell subset composition and decreased alloantibody formation. Associated infectious risks were not increased, perhaps mitigated by high IVIG use.
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- Vanessa E Kennedy
- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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Fonseca-Santos M, Bailen R, Lopez-Godino O, Herruzo-Delgado B, Bermudez MA, García-Cadenas I, Huguet-Mas M, Ferra-Coll C, Esquirol A, Cortés-Rodriguez M, Yañez-Sansegundo L, Pascual-Cascon MJ, Heras I, Kwon M, Lopez-Corral L. Characterization of Chronic Graft-versus-host Disease After Haploidentical Stem Cell Transplantation With Posttransplant Cyclophosphamide: A Study on Behalf of GETH-TC. Transplantation 2024:00007890-990000000-00740. [PMID: 38685204 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000005034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is a cause of late morbidity and nonrelapse mortality (NRM) after allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Although studies evaluating haploidentical allo-HSCT (haplo-HSCT) using posttransplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) demonstrate lower cGVHD rates, comprehensive data describing the clinical profile, risk factors, or outcomes of cGVHD within this platform are scarce. METHODS We conducted a retrospective multicenter analysis of 389 consecutive patients who underwent haplo-HSCT PTCy in 7 transplant centers of the Spanish Group Grupo Español de Trasplante Hematopoyético y Terapia Celular (GETH-TC) between 2008 and 2020 describing incidence, clinical profile, risk factors, and cGVHD outcomes. RESULTS Ninety-five patients of 389 developed cGVHD. Our data revealed that the incidence and severity of cGVHD are lower than those reported for HLA-identical transplantation with conventional prophylaxis and that the strongest predictor for cGVHD was previous acute GVHD (P = 0.031). Also, recipient age ≥60 y (P = 0.044) was protective against cGVHD. Moreover, patients with moderate cGVHD had longer event-free survival at 3 y than other patients (P = 0.016) and a lower relapse rate at 3 y (P = 0.036). CONCLUSIONS Our results support the fact that the incidence and severity of cGVHD are lower than those reported for HLA-identical transplantation with conventional prophylaxis. In this series, patients who develop moderate cGVHD after haplo-HSCT PTCy had a higher overall survival and event-free survival, and lower relapse, suggesting higher graft-versus-leukemia effect. Although this is the largest series focused on characterizing cGVHD in haplo-HSCT PTCy, further prospective studies are needed to confirm the findings.
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- Marta Fonseca-Santos
- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, IBSAL, CIBERONC, Centro de Investigación del Cáncer-IBMCC (USAL-CSIC), Salamanca, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain
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- Servicio de Hematologia y Hemoterapia, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, IBSAL, CIBERONC, Centro de Investigación del Cáncer-IBMCC (USAL-CSIC), Salamanca, Spain
- Statistical Department, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Servicio de Hematologia y Hemoterapia, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, IBSAL, CIBERONC, Centro de Investigación del Cáncer-IBMCC (USAL-CSIC), Salamanca, Spain
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Barriga F, Wietstruck A, Schulze-Schiappacasse C, Catalán P, Sotomayor C, Zúñiga P, Aguirre N, Vizcaya C, Le Corre N, Villarroel L. Individualized dose of anti-thymocyte globulin based on weight and pre-transplantation lymphocyte counts in pediatric patients: a single center experience. Bone Marrow Transplant 2024; 59:473-478. [PMID: 38253868 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-024-02206-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) has become a standard in preventing GVHD in related and unrelated donor transplantation, but there is no consensus on the best administration schedule. The PARACHUTE trial reported excellent CD4 immune reconstitution (CD4 IR) using a dosing schedule based on the patient's weight and pre-conditioning absolute lymphocyte count (ALC). In 2015 we introduced the PARACHUTE dosing schedule for pediatric patients at our center. One hundred one patients were transplanted for malignant and non-malignant diseases. In this non-concurrent cohort CD4 IR+, defined by a single CD4 count >50/µL on day 90, was seen in 81% of patients. The incidence of grade II-IV and III to IV aGvHD was 26.6% and 15.3% and 5% for cGvHD with no severe cases. We found no difference in aGvHD between donor type and stem cell sources. Five-year EFS and OS were 77.5% and 83.5%. Grade III-IV GFRS was 75.2%. CD4 IR+ patients had better EFS (93.1% vs. 77.7%, p = 0.04) and lower non-relapse mortality (2.7% vs. 22.2%, p = 0.002). The PARACHUTE ATG dosing schedule individualized by weight and ALC results in good early immune reconstitution, low incidence of cGvHD, and favorable survival for patients with different disease groups, donor types, and stem cell sources.
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- Francisco Barriga
- Section of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation. Division of Pediatrics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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- Section of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation. Division of Pediatrics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Division of Pediatrics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Section of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation. Division of Pediatrics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Section of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation. Division of Pediatrics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Section of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation. Division of Pediatrics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Section of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation. Division of Pediatrics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Division of Pediatrics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Division of Pediatrics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Ogata M, Oshima K, Takano K, Kawano R, Ueda Y, Imamura T, Nakamura Y, Okada T, Toubai T, Ueki T, Uoshima N, Ishida H, Shinohara A, Seo S, Fukuda T, Inagaki M. Effects of human herpesvirus 6B reactivation on cognitive function in cord blood transplant recipients: a prospective multicenter study. Int J Hematol 2024; 119:432-441. [PMID: 38407786 PMCID: PMC10960775 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-024-03714-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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This prospective multicenter study aimed to determine the effects of human herpesvirus-6B (HHV-6B) reactivation on central nervous system (CNS) function in cord blood transplant (CBT) recipients. Our focus was to track HHV-6B reactivation and evaluate its association with delirium and cognitive function, specifically in the domains of verbal memory, attention/processing speed, and quality of life (QOL). A cohort of 38 patients participated in this study. Of the 37 patients evaluated, seven (18.9%) developed delirium, with six of these cases emerging after HHV-6B reactivation (median lag, 7 days). Evaluation of verbal memory showed that the final trial score for unrelated words at 70 days after transplantation was significantly lower than that before preconditioning (P = 0.004) among patients (n = 15) who experienced higher-level HHV-6B reactivation (median or higher maximum plasma HHV-6 DNA load for participating patients). Patients without higher-level reactivation did not show significant declines in verbal memory scores. QOL was assessed using the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey, and the social functioning score 1 year post-transplantation was significantly lower in patients who experienced higher-level HHV-6B reactivation than in those who did not. Our findings suggest that higher-level HHV-6B reactivation can detrimentally affect certain cognitive functions in CBT recipients.
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- Masao Ogata
- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Hasama-Machi, Yufu, Oita, 879-5593, Japan.
- Research Center for GLOBAL and LOCAL Infectious Diseases, Oita University, Oita, Japan.
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Oita University Hospital, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Oita University Hospital, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Shimane University Hospital, Shimane, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Cell Therapy, Department of Internal Medicine III, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Nagano Red Cross Hospital, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daini Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Shimane, Japan
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Emperumal CP, Weller B, Okane S, Joseph R, Kharbanda S, Ling Z, Villa A. Oral complications in a paediatric graft versus host disease (GVHD) clinic: A retrospective study. Oral Dis 2024; 30:1084-1090. [PMID: 36789456 DOI: 10.1111/odi.14535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the oral health status among allogeneic transplant recipients who were seen in a multidisciplinary graft-versus-host disease paediatric clinic at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent allogeneic transplants and were seen in the graft-versus-host disease paediatric clinic between January 2010 and September 2021. Demographic, medical and oral health data were recorded and analysed using descriptive statistics. RESULTS A total of 25 patients were seen in the paediatric graft-versus-host disease clinic (68% males) with a median age of 12 years at the time of transplant were included. Among them, 12 patients (48%) were diagnosed with oral chronic GVHD, 11 (44%) with dry mouth, four (16%) with oral pseudomembranous candidiasis, one (4%) with recrudescent Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) infection and one (4%) with mammalian target of rapamycin-inhibitor stomatitis and were managed by the oral medicine team, accordingly with medications, such as topical steroids (44%) and anti-fungal (20%). CONCLUSIONS HSCT recipients may present with a variety of oral complications. Patients may benefit by a multi-disciplinary approach including a dental specialist as part of the cancer care team.
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- Chitra Priya Emperumal
- Department of Orofacial Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Dentistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Orofacial Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Orofacial Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
- Department of Translational Medicine, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine-Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
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Baumrin E, Shin DB, Mitra N, Pidala J, El Jurdi N, Lee SJ, Loren AW, Gelfand JM. Patient-Reported Outcomes and Mortality in Cutaneous Chronic Graft-vs-Host Disease. JAMA Dermatol 2024; 160:393-401. [PMID: 38416506 PMCID: PMC10902778 DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2023.6277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Importance Chronic graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) is associated with impaired quality of life and symptom burden. The independent association of skin involvement with patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and their utility as a clinical prognostic marker remain unknown. Identification of patients with cutaneous chronic GVHD and impaired PROs could assist in initial risk stratification and treatment selection. Objective To compare the association of sclerotic and epidermal-type chronic GVHD with longitudinal PROs and to evaluate whether PROs can identify patients with cutaneous chronic GVHD at high risk for death. Design, Setting, and Participants This multicenter prospective cohort study involved patients from the Chronic GVHD Consortium of 9 US medical centers, enrolled between August 2007 and April 2012, and followed up until December 2020. Participants included adults 18 years and older with a diagnosis of chronic GVHD requiring systemic immunosuppression and with skin involvement during the study period. Main Outcomes and Measures Patient-reported symptom burden was assessed using the Lee Symptom Scale (LSS) skin subscale with higher scores indicating worse outcomes. Quality of life was measured using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Bone Marrow Transplantation (FACT-BMT) instrument with lower scores indicating worse outcomes. Nonrelapse mortality, overall survival, and their association with PROs at diagnosis were also assessed. Results Among 436 patients with cutaneous chronic GVHD (median [IQR] age at transplant, 51 [41.5-56.6] years; 261 [59.9%] male), 229 patients had epidermal-type chronic GVHD (52.5%), followed by 131 with sclerotic chronic GVHD (30.0%), and 76 with combination disease (17.4%). After adjusting for confounders, patients with sclerotic chronic GVHD had mean FACT-BMT scores 6.1 points worse than those with epidermal disease (95% CI, 11.7-0.4; P = .04). Patients with combination disease had mean LSS skin subscale scores 9.0 points worse than those with epidermal disease (95% CI, 4.2-13.8; P < .001). Clinically meaningful differences were defined as at least 7 points lower for FACT-BMT and 11 points higher for LSS skin subscale. At diagnosis, clinically meaningful worsening in FACT-BMT score was associated with an adjusted odds of nonrelapse mortality increased by 9.1% (95% CI, 2.0%-16.7%; P = .01). Similarly, for clinically meaningful worsening in LSS skin subscale score, adjusted odds of nonrelapse mortality increased by 16.4% (95% CI, 5.4%-28.5%; P = .003). These associations held true after adjusting for clinical severity by the National Institutes of Health Skin Score. Conclusions and Relevance The results of this cohort study demonstrated that skin chronic GVHD was independently associated with long-term PRO impairment, with sclerotic and combination disease carrying the highest morbidity. The degree of impairment at skin chronic GVHD diagnosis was a prognostic marker for mortality. Therefore, PROs could be useful for risk stratification and treatment selection in clinical practice and clinical trials.
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- Emily Baumrin
- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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- Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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Oechsler S, Gagelmann N, Wolschke C, Janson D, Badbaran A, Klyuchnikov E, Massoud R, Rathje K, Richter J, Schäfersküpper M, Niederwieser C, Kunte A, Heidenreich S, Ayuk F, Kröger N. Graft-versus-host disease and impact on relapse in myelofibrosis undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2024; 59:550-557. [PMID: 38321269 PMCID: PMC10994836 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-024-02220-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) remains the only curative treatment for myelofibrosis (MF). Relapse occurs in 10-30% and remains a major factor for dismal outcomes. Previous work suggested that graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) might be associated with risk of relapse. This study included 341 patients undergoing their first (n = 308) or second (n = 33) alloHSCT. Anti-T-lymphocyte or antithymocyte globulin was used for GVHD prophylaxis in almost all patients. Median time to neutrophile and platelet engraftment was 13 days and 19 days, respectively. The cumulative incidence of acute GVHD grade II-IV was 41% (median, 31 days; range, 7-112). Grade III-IV acute GVHD was observed in 22%. The cumulative incidence of chronic GVHD was 61%. Liver was affected in 23% of acute GVHD cases and 46% of chronic GVHD cases. Severe acute GVHD was associated with high non-relapse mortality. The development of acute GVHD grade II and moderate GVHD was an independent factor for reduced risk for relapse after transplantation without increased risk for non-relapse mortality, while especially acute GVHD grade IV was associated with high non-relapse mortality. Last, we identified that ongoing response to ruxolitinib, accelerated-phase MF at time of transplantation and splenectomy prior to transplantation were independent predictors for relapse.
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- Sofia Oechsler
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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Isabella G, Katharina A, Matthias E, Oliver K, Daniel W. Secondary solid malignancies and precancerous lesions after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using non-total body irradiation-based conditioning in acute myeloid leukemia. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2024; 150:152. [PMID: 38517548 PMCID: PMC10959805 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-024-05679-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Long-term survivors have an increased risk of developing secondary solid malignancies (SSMs) after allogeneic-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) with graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) potentially modulating these risks. METHODS This retrospective study analyzed the cumulative incidences of SSMs after chemotherapy-based conditioning for allo-HSCT patients with acute myeloid leukemia (n = 266) transplanted at the University Hospital Regensburg between 1999 and 2016. RESULTS The median follow-up was 11.4 years (Interquartile range, 9.0-14.9). The 100-day cumulative incidence of grade II-IV acute GVHD (aGVHD) was 44.4% [95% CI (38.3, 50.2)], while the 5-year cumulative incidence of chronic GVHD (cGVHD, requiring systemic immunosuppression) was 36.9% [95% CI (31.1, 42.6)]. The cumulative incidences of secondary squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) at 10 and 15 years were 4.2% [95% CI (2.2, 7.2)] and 8.1% [95% CI (4.6, 12.8)], while the cumulative incidences of non-SCCs at 10 and 15 years were 5.4% [95% CI (3.1, 8.7)] and 6.9% [95% CI (4.0, 10.8)]. Antithymocyte globulin (ATG) was associated with reduced incidences of SCCs but not of non-SCCs. Patients with grade II-IV aGVHD had increased rates of SCCs after adjusting with patient age and ATG, while patients with cGVHD showed only a trend for increased rates of SCCs. CONCLUSION The data indicate that aGVHD and cGVHD affect the rates of secondary SCCs. While the use of ATG is associated with lower incidences of SCCs via reduction of GVHD, there was no association of ATG with non-SCCs.
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- Gruber Isabella
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Bajonaid A, Guntaka PK, Harper M, Cutler C, Duncan C, Villa A, Sroussi HY, Woo SB, Treister NS. Characterization of orofacial features in sclerodermatous chronic graft-versus-host disease. Oral Dis 2024. [PMID: 38514965 DOI: 10.1111/odi.14932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT). The sclerodermatous form of cGVHD can be particularly debilitating; however, orofacial sclerodermatous involvement remains poorly described. OBJECTIVE To characterize orofacial features of sclerodermatous cGVHD in a single center cohort of patients who underwent alloHCT. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective data were collected from electronic medical records and analyzed descriptively. RESULTS There were 39 patients who received alloHCT between 1993 and 2017 and developed orofacial sclerodermatous cGVHD. Concomitant cutaneous sclerodermatous cGVHD was common (n = 20, 51%). Orofacial sclerodermatous cGVHD features included fibrous bands of the buccal mucosa (n = 23, 59%), limited mouth opening (n = 19, 54%), perioral fibrosis (n = 8, 21%), and focal gingival recession (n = 4, 10%). Oral mucosal fibrosis was observed at the site of active or resolved chronic lichenoid inflammation in 30 patients, with all but two also presenting with a history of ulcerations. Management included jaw stretching exercises (n = 10; 6 stable/improved), surgery (n = 3; 2 improved), and intralesional corticosteroid injections (n = 2; 2 improved). CONCLUSIONS Orofacial involvement with sclerodermatous cGVHD can present with multiple manifestations including fibrous banding, limited mouth opening, perioral fibrosis, and focal gingival recession. Surgical and non-surgical management strategies may improve clinical function and reduce morbidity.
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- Amal Bajonaid
- College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Dentistry, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Orofacial Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
- Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and Miami Cancer Institute, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Oral Medicine and Dentistry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Oral Medicine and Dentistry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Oral Medicine and Dentistry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Faraci M, Bonaretti C, Dell'Orso G, Pierri F, Giardino S, Angiero F, Blasi S, Farronato G, Di Marco E, Trevisiol A, Olcese E, Rufino L, Squillario M, Biassoni R. Association between oral and fecal microbiome dysbiosis and treatment complications in pediatric patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Sci Rep 2024; 14:6708. [PMID: 38509104 PMCID: PMC10954761 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55690-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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The oral and gastrointestinal mucosae represent the main targets of the toxic effect of chemo and/or radiotherapy administered during the conditioning regimen before hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). These harmful consequences and the immunological complications that may occur after the transplant (such as Graft versus Host Disease, GvHD) are responsible for the clinical symptoms associated with mucositis during the aplasia phase, like pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. These toxicities could play a critical role in the oral and gastrointestinal microbiomes during the post-transplant phase, and the degree of microbial dysbiosis and dysregulation among different bacterial species could also be crucial in intestinal mucosa homeostasis, altering the host's innate and adaptive immune responses and favoring abnormal immune responses responsible for the occurrence of GvHD. This prospective pediatric study aims to analyze longitudinally oral and gut microbiomes in 17 pediatric patients who received allogeneic HSCT for malignant and non-malignant diseases. The oral mucositis was mainly associated with an increased relative abundance of Fusobacteria, and Prevotella species, while Streptococcus descendants showed a negative correlation. The fecal microbiome of subjects affected by cutaneous acute GvHD (aGvHD) correlated with Proteobacteria. Oral mucosal microbiota undergoes changes after HSCT, Fusobacteria, and Prevotella represent bacterial species associated with mucositis and they could be the target for future therapeutic approaches, while fecal microbiome in patients with acute GvHD (aGvHD) revealed an increase of different class of Proteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria and Deltaproteobacteria) and a negative correlation with the class of Gammaproteobacteria.
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- M Faraci
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Department of Hemato-Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Giannina. Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Department of Hemato-Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Department of Hemato-Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Department of Hemato-Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Analysis, IRCCS Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Department of Hemato-Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Giannina. Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
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Langer R, Lelas A, Rittenschober M, Piekarska A, Sadowska-Klasa A, Sabol I, Desnica L, Greinix H, Dickinson A, Inngjerdingen M, Lawitschka A, Vrhovac R, Pulanic D, Güneş S, Klein S, Moritz Middeke J, Grube M, Edinger M, Herr W, Wolff D. Retrospective analysis of the incidence and outcome of late acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease-an analysis from transplant centers across Europe. FRONTIERS IN TRANSPLANTATION 2024; 3:1332181. [PMID: 38993773 PMCID: PMC11235324 DOI: 10.3389/frtra.2024.1332181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024]
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Introduction Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD) is a serious late complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Methods This multicenter analysis determined the cumulative incidence (CI) of cGvHD and late acute GvHD (laGvHD) and its impact on transplantation-related mortality (TRM), relapse (R), and overall survival (OS) in 317 patients [296 adults, 21 pediatrics (<12 years of age)] who underwent their first allo-HSCT in 2017. Results The CI of laGvHD was 10.5% in adults and 4.8% in pediatrics, and the CI of cGvHD was 43.0% in all adult transplant patients and 50.2% in the adult at-risk cohort at the study end. The onset of cGvHD was de novo in 42.0% of patients, quiescent in 52.1%, and progressive in 5.9%. In adults, prophylactic use of antithymocyte globulin or posttransplant cyclophosphamide was associated with a significantly lower incidence of cGvHD (28.7%) vs. standard prophylaxis with calcineurin inhibitors (30.6%) and methotrexate/mycophenolate mofetil (58.4%) (all p < 0.01). TRM was significantly higher in patients with aGvHD (31.8%) vs. cGvHD (12.6%) and no GvHD (6.3%) (all p = 0.0001). OS in the adult at-risk cohort was significantly higher in patients with cGvHD (78.9%) vs. without (66.2%; p = 0.0022; HR 0.48) due to a significantly lower relapse rate (cGvHD: 14.5%; without cGvHD: 27.2%; p = 0.00016, HR 0.41). OS was also significantly higher in patients with mild (80.0%) and moderate (79.2%) cGvHD vs. without cGvHD (66.2%), excluding severe cGvHD (72.7%) (all p = 0.0214). Discussion The negative impact of severe cGvHD on OS suggests a focus on prevention of severe forms is warranted to improve survival and quality of life.
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- Ronja Langer
- Department of Internal Medicine III, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department and Clinic of Hematology and Transplantology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department and Clinic of Hematology and Transplantology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- St. Anna Children’s Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals AG, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Medical Clinic I, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Maurer K, Antin JH. The graft versus leukemia effect: donor lymphocyte infusions and cellular therapy. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1328858. [PMID: 38558819 PMCID: PMC10978651 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1328858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a potentially curative therapy for many hematologic malignancies as well as non-malignant conditions. Part of the curative basis underlying HSCT for hematologic malignancies relies upon induction of the graft versus leukemia (GVL) effect in which donor immune cells recognize and eliminate residual malignant cells within the recipient, thereby maintaining remission. GVL is a clinically evident phenomenon; however, specific cell types responsible for inducing this effect and molecular mechanisms involved remain largely undefined. One of the best examples of GVL is observed after donor lymphocyte infusions (DLI), an established therapy for relapsed disease or incipient/anticipated relapse. DLI involves infusion of peripheral blood lymphocytes from the original HSCT donor into the recipient. Sustained remission can be observed in 20-80% of patients treated with DLI depending upon the underlying disease and the intrinsic burden of targeted cells. In this review, we will discuss current knowledge about mechanisms of GVL after DLI, experimental strategies for augmenting GVL by manipulation of DLI (e.g. neoantigen vaccination, specific cell type selection/depletion) and research outlook for improving DLI and cellular immunotherapies for hematologic malignancies through better molecular definition of the GVL effect.
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- Division of Hematologic Malignancies, Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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Dickey JS, Dickey BF, Alousi AM, Champlin RE, Sheshadri A. Early and rapid development of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Respir Med Case Rep 2024; 49:102001. [PMID: 38745870 PMCID: PMC11091444 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) is a form of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in the lung and manifests as moderate to severe airflow obstruction after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT). New-onset airflow obstruction on spirometry is considered diagnostic of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). BOS affects about 5% of all HCT recipients. In general, BO is thought of as a late complication of HCT, usually occurring after day 100 post-transplantation. However, the onset of airflow obstruction can be rapid and is most often irreversible even with treatment. We describe a patient who rapidly developed severe airflow obstruction less than one month after transplantation following the development of upper airway symptoms. Despite aggressive immunosuppression, the patient had no improvement in airflow obstruction. We hypothesize that early screening and treatment may help prevent BOS after HCT.
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Houston, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Houston, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Kantor NB, Tovar A, Wang T, Galor A. How does ocular graft-versus-host disease fit under the dry eye umbrella? A review. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2024; 52:167-185. [PMID: 38204146 PMCID: PMC10939887 DOI: 10.1111/ceo.14347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a systemic disease that can affect multiple organs as a consequence of an allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant. One organ system that is often affected in GVHD is the eyes. Ocular GVHD (oGVHD) may involve various structures within the eye including the lacrimal glands, eyelids, conjunctiva, cornea, and nasolacrimal ducts, and is a source of morbidity in patients with GVHD. Common presenting features of GVHD overlap with dry eye disease (DED), including decreased tear production, epithelial disruption, and Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). In this review, we aim to compare oGVHD and DED to better understand the similarities and differences between the conditions, with a focus on pathophysiology, risk factors, clinical features, and treatments.
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- Nicole B. Kantor
- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
- Surgical Services, Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA
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- Division of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Adult Stem Cell Transplant Program, University of Miami Hospital and Clinics, Miami, FL, USA
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
- Surgical Services, Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA
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Jullien M, Guillaume T, Le Bourgeois A, Peterlin P, Garnier A, Eveillard M, Le Bris Y, Bouzy S, Tessoulin B, Gastinne T, Dubruille V, Touzeau C, Mahé B, Blin N, Lok A, Vantyghem S, Sortais C, Antier C, Moreau P, Scotet E, Béné MC, Chevallier P. Phase I study of zoledronic acid combined with escalated doses of interleukine-2 for early in vivo generation of Vγ9Vδ2 T-cells after haploidentical stem cell transplant with posttransplant cyclophosphamide. Am J Hematol 2024; 99:350-359. [PMID: 38165016 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.27191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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The presence of donor Vγ9Vδ2 T-cells after haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplant (h-HSCT) has been associated with improved disease-free survival. These cells kill tumor cells in a non-MHC restricted manner, do not induce graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and can be generated by stimulation with zoledronic acid (ZA) in combination with interleukin-2 (IL-2). This monocentric phase I, open-label, dose-escalating study (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03862833) aimed at evaluating the safety and possibility to generate Vγ9Vδ2 T-cells early after h-HSCT. It applied a standard 3 + 3 protocol to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of increasing low-doses of IL-2 (5 days [d] per week, 4 weeks) in combination with a single dose of ZA, starting both the first Monday after d + 15 posttransplant. Vγ9Vδ2 T-cell monitoring was performed by multiparameter flow cytometry on blood samples and compared with a control cohort of h-HSCT recipients. Twenty-six patients were included between April 2019 and September 2022, 16 of whom being ultimately treated and seven being controls who received h-HSCT only. At the three dose levels tested, 1, 0, and 1 dose-limiting toxicities were observed. MTD was not reached. A significantly higher number of Vγ9Vδ2 T-cells was observed during IL-2 treatment compared with controls. In conclusion, early in vivo generation of Vγ9Vδ2 T-cells is feasible after h-HSCT by using a combination of ZA and repeated IL-2 infusions. This study paves the way to a future phase 2 study, with the hope to document lesser posttransplant relapse with this particular adaptive immunotherapy.
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- Maxime Jullien
- Hematology Department, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
- Nantes Université, Inserm UMR 1307, CNRS UMR 6075, Université d'Angers, CRCI2NA, Nantes, France
- LabEx IGO "Immunotherapy, Graft, Oncology", Nantes, France
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- Hematology Department, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
- Nantes Université, Inserm UMR 1307, CNRS UMR 6075, Université d'Angers, CRCI2NA, Nantes, France
- LabEx IGO "Immunotherapy, Graft, Oncology", Nantes, France
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- Hematology Department, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
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- Hematology Department, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, Inserm UMR 1307, CNRS UMR 6075, Université d'Angers, CRCI2NA, Nantes, France
- LabEx IGO "Immunotherapy, Graft, Oncology", Nantes, France
- Hematology Biology, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, Inserm UMR 1307, CNRS UMR 6075, Université d'Angers, CRCI2NA, Nantes, France
- LabEx IGO "Immunotherapy, Graft, Oncology", Nantes, France
- Hematology Biology, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
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- Hematology Biology, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
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- Hematology Department, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
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- Hematology Department, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
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- Hematology Department, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
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- Hematology Department, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
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- Hematology Department, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
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- Hematology Department, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
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- Hematology Department, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
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- Hematology Department, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
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- Hematology Department, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
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- Hematology Department, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, Inserm UMR 1307, CNRS UMR 6075, Université d'Angers, CRCI2NA, Nantes, France
- LabEx IGO "Immunotherapy, Graft, Oncology", Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, Inserm UMR 1307, CNRS UMR 6075, Université d'Angers, CRCI2NA, Nantes, France
- LabEx IGO "Immunotherapy, Graft, Oncology", Nantes, France
- Hematology Biology, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
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- Hematology Department, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
- Nantes Université, Inserm UMR 1307, CNRS UMR 6075, Université d'Angers, CRCI2NA, Nantes, France
- LabEx IGO "Immunotherapy, Graft, Oncology", Nantes, France
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El Fakih R, Nassani M, Rasheed W, Hanbali A, Almohareb F, Chaudhri N, Alsharif F, Alfraih F, Shaheen M, Alhayli S, Alkhaldi H, Alshaibani A, Alotaibi AS, Alahmari A, Alamer A, Tarig A, Youniss R, Albabtain AA, Alfayez M, Saad A, Ahmed SO, Alzahrani H, Aljurf M. Myeloablative Haploidentical Donor Hematopoietic Transplantation Using Post-Transplantation Cyclophosphamide and Antithymocyte Globulin. Transplant Cell Ther 2024; 30:312.e1-312.e7. [PMID: 38185379 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2024.01.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Haploidentical donor (haplo-) hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) with post-transplantation cyclophosphamide (PTCy) is now performed on a large scale worldwide. Our patient outcomes did not completely reflect the results published by other groups. We herein present the results of 60 patients with hematologic malignancies treated homogeneously on a modified version of the standard protocol by adding ATG as an additional graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis measure. This was a retrospective analysis of 60 haplo-HSCT recipients using a myeloablative conditioning regimen with antithymocyte globulin and PTCy for GVHD prophylaxis. At 5 years, overall survival was 59.2%, relapse-free survival (RFS) was 48.6%, and chronic GVHD (cGVHD) and relapse-free survival was 40%. The median time to neutrophil and platelet engraftment was 16 days and 28.5 days, respectively. The rates of grade II-IV acute GVHD and extensive cGVHD were 46.7% and 23.3%, respectively. The cumulative incidence of relapse was 30%, nonrelapse mortality was 21.6%, and transplantation-related mortality was 11%. Higher Disease Risk Index and 50% HLA match were associated with lower RFS. Female donor to male recipient and older donor age were associated with an elevated risk of cGVHD. The use of PTCy might not yield the same results in different populations. Many remaining questions need to be addressed in randomized trials, including optimal graft source and donor, date of calcineurin inhibitor initiation, personalized or targeted dose of PTCy, immune reconstitution, and others.
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- Riad El Fakih
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; School of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Azari M, Barkhordar M, Bahri T, Rad S, Kamranzadeh Fumani H, Mousavi SA, Tavakoli Shiraji S, Azari M, Shafaroudi P, Vaezi M. Determining the predictive impact of donor parity on the outcomes of human leukocyte antigen matched hematopoietic stem cell transplants: a retrospective, single-center study. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1339605. [PMID: 38454927 PMCID: PMC10918844 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1339605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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Introduction Donor choosing remains to play a pivotal role in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Numerous criteria beyond HLA compatibility impact the selection of a suitable donor. Methods We evaluated the effect of donor parity on transplant outcomes in a large homogeneously treated population that received an HLA-matched allo-HSCT between 2010 and 2021 at our center. All patients were transplanted from a peripheral blood stem cell source following a myeloablative Busulfan-based conditioning and an identical protocol for graftversus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis regimen. Results A total of 1103 allo-HSCT recipients were included. 188 (17%) had transplants from parous female donors, whereas 621 (56.30%) and 294 (26.70%) received transplants from male and nulliparous female donors, respectively. HSCTs from parous female donors compared to male and nulliparous females were associated with a significantly higher incidence of grade III-IV acute (a) GVHD (55.27% vs. 11.34 and 10.84%) and extensive chronic (c) GVHD (64.32% vs. 15.52 and 13.65%), as well as lower relapse incidence (RI). Discussion This study finds that while parous female donors are associated with higher incidences of grade III-IV aGVHD and extensive cGVHD post-allo-HSCT, the advantages, such as a lower RI, outweigh the risks. The results of our study provide valuable insights for donor selection.
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- Mojtaba Azari
- Cell Therapy and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Research Institute for Oncology, Hematology and Cell Therapy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cell Therapy and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Research Institute for Oncology, Hematology and Cell Therapy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cell Therapy and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Research Institute for Oncology, Hematology and Cell Therapy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Institute for Oncology, Hematology and Cell Therapy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Institute for Oncology, Hematology and Cell Therapy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Hematologic Malignancies Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cell Therapy and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Research Institute for Oncology, Hematology and Cell Therapy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Institute for Oncology, Hematology and Cell Therapy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Hematologic Malignancies Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cell Therapy and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Research Institute for Oncology, Hematology and Cell Therapy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cell Therapy and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Research Institute for Oncology, Hematology and Cell Therapy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Institute for Oncology, Hematology and Cell Therapy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Odabas GP, Aslan K, Suna PA, Kendirli PK, Erdem Ş, Çakır M, Özcan A, Yılmaz E, Karakukcu M, Donmez-Altuntas H, Yay AH, Deniz K, Altay D, Arslan D, Canatan H, Eken A, Unal E. Alantolactone ameliorates graft versus host disease in mice. Int Immunopharmacol 2024; 128:111560. [PMID: 38246003 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2024.111560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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The anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive drugs which are used in the treatment of Graft-versus-Host Disease (GVHD) have limited effects in controlling the severity of the disease. In this study, we aimed to investigate the prophylactic effect of Alantolactone (ALT) in a murine model of experimental GVHD. The study included 4 BALB/c groups as hosts: Naïve (n = 7), Control GVHD (n = 16), ALT-GVHD (n = 16), and Syngeneic transplantation (n = 10). Busulfan (20 mg/kg/day) for 4 days followed by cyclophosphamide (100 mg/kg/day) were administered for conditioning. Allogeneic transplantation was performed with cells collected from mismatched female C57BL/6, and GVHD development was monitored by histological and flow cytometric assays. Additionally, liver biopsies were taken from GVHD patient volunteers between ages 2-18 (n = 4) and non-GVHD patients between ages 2-50 (n = 5) and cultured ex vivo with ALT, and the supernatants were used for ELISA. ALT significantly ameliorated histopathological scores of the GVHD and improved GVHD clinical scores. CD8+ T cells were shown to be reduced after ALT treatment. More importantly, ALT treatment skewed T cells to a more naïve phenotype (CD62L+ CD44-). ALT did not alter Treg cell number or frequency. ALT treatment appears to suppress myeloid cell lineage (CD11c+). Consistent with reduced myeloid lineage, liver and small intestine levels of GM-CSF were reduced in ALT-treated mice. IL-6 gene expression was significantly reduced in the intestinal tissue. Ex vivo ALT-treated liver biopsy samples from GVHD patients showed a trend of decrease in pro-inflammatory cytokines but there was no statistical significance. Collectively, the data indicated that ALT may have immunomodulatory actions in a preclinical murine GVHD model.
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- Gul Pelin Odabas
- Erciyes University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Kayseri, Turkiye
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- Erciyes University School of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, Kayseri, Turkiye; Betul-Ziya Eren Genome and Stem Cell Center, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkiye
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- Erciyes University School of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Kayseri, Turkiye
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- Abdullah Gül University, School of Life and Natural Sciences, Department of Bioengineering, Kayseri, Turkiye
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- Erciyes University School of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, Kayseri, Turkiye; Betul-Ziya Eren Genome and Stem Cell Center, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkiye
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- Erciyes University School of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, Kayseri, Turkiye; Betul-Ziya Eren Genome and Stem Cell Center, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkiye; Van Yuzuncu Yıl University, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, Van, Turkiye
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- Erciyes University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Kayseri, Turkiye
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- Erciyes University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Kayseri, Turkiye; Erciyes University, Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Erciyes University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Kayseri, Turkiye
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- Erciyes University School of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, Kayseri, Turkiye; Betul-Ziya Eren Genome and Stem Cell Center, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkiye
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- Betul-Ziya Eren Genome and Stem Cell Center, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkiye; Erciyes University School of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Kayseri, Turkiye
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- Erciyes University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Kayseri, Turkiye
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- Erciyes University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Kayseri, Turkiye
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- Erciyes University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Kayseri, Turkiye
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- Erciyes University School of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, Kayseri, Turkiye; Betul-Ziya Eren Genome and Stem Cell Center, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkiye
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- Erciyes University School of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, Kayseri, Turkiye; Betul-Ziya Eren Genome and Stem Cell Center, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkiye.
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- Erciyes University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Kayseri, Turkiye; Erciyes University, Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey; Hasan Kalyoncu University School of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Gaziantep, Turkiye; Medical Point Hospital Hematology and Oncology Clinic, Gaziantep, Turkiye.
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Rosenberger A, Crossland RE, Dressel R, Kube D, Wolff D, Wulf G, Bickeböller H, Dickinson A, Holler E. A genome-wide association study on hematopoietic stem cell transplantation reveals novel genomic loci associated with transplant outcomes. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1280876. [PMID: 38384455 PMCID: PMC10879589 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1280876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
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Introduction Data on genomic susceptibility for adverse outcomes after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for recipients are scarce. Methods We performed a genome wide association study (GWAS) to identify genes associated with survival/mortality, relapse, and severe graft-versus-host disease (sGvHD), fitting proportional hazard and subdistributional models to data of n=1,392 recipients of European ancestry from three centres. Results The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs17154454, intronic to the neuronal growth guidant semaphorin 3C gene (SEMA3C), was genome-wide significantly associated with event-free survival (p=7.0x10-8) and sGvHD (p=7.5x10-8). Further associations were detected for SNPs in the Paxillin gene (PXN) with death without prior relapse or sGvHD, as well as for SNPs of the Plasmacytoma Variant Translocation 1 gene (PVT1, a long non-coding RNA gene), the Melanocortin 5 Receptor (MC5R) gene and the WW Domain Containing Oxidoreductase gene (WWOX), all associated with the occurrence of sGvHD. Functional considerations support the observed associations. Discussion Thus, new genes were identified, potentially influencing the outcome of HSCT.
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- Albert Rosenberger
- Department of Genetic Epidemiology, University Medical Center, Georg August University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Translational & Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Science, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, University Medical Center, Georg August University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, University Medical Center, Georg August University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Hematology and Medical Oncology, University Medical Center, Georg August University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Genetic Epidemiology, University Medical Center, Georg August University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Translational & Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Science, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Wang W, Li H, Guo Y, Zhang L, Jiang W, Zheng N, Peng S, Guan X, Fan G, Shen L. Immunological dynamic characteristics in acute myeloid leukemia predict the long-term outcomes and graft-versus host-disease occurrences post-transplantation. Clin Exp Immunol 2024; 215:148-159. [PMID: 37971356 PMCID: PMC10847816 DOI: 10.1093/cei/uxad123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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To investigate the relationship between immune dynamic and graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) risk, 111 initial diagnostic acute myeloid leukemia patients were reviewed. The flow cytometry data of 12 major lymphocyte subsets in bone marrow (BM) from 60 transplant patients at four different time points were analyzed. Additionally, 90 immune subsets in peripheral blood (PB) of 11 post-transplantation on day 100 were reviewed. Our results demonstrated that transplant patients had longer OS compared to non-transplant patients (P < 0.001). Among transplant patients, those who developed GVHD showed longer OS than those without GVHD (P < 0.05). URD donors and CMV-negative status donors were associated with improved OS in transplant patients (P < 0.05). Importantly, we observed a decreased Th/Tc ratio in BM at initial diagnostic in patients with GVHD compared to those without GVHD (P = 0.034). Receiver operating characteristic analysis indicated that a low Th/Tc ratio predicted an increased risk of GVHD with a sensitivity of 44.44% and specificity of 87.50%. Moreover, an increased T/NK ratio in BM of post-induction chemotherapy was found to be associated with GVHD, with a sensitivity of 75.76% and specificity of 65.22%. Additionally, we observed a decreased percentage of NK1 (CD56-CD16+NK) in PB on day 100 post-transplantation in the GVHD group (P < 0.05). These three indicators exhibit promising potential as specific and useful biomarkers for predicting GVHD. These findings provide valuable insights for the early identification and management of GVHD risk, thereby facilitating the possibility of improving patient outcomes.
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- Weiwei Wang
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University of Medicine School, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
- Hematology/Flow Cytometry lab, Department of Pathology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, 92868, USA
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- Casey Eye Institution, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University of Medicine School, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University of Medicine School, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University of Medicine School, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Zhuhai, 519015, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University of Medicine School, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University of Medicine School, Shanghai, 200092, China
- Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
- Institute of Artificial Intelligence Medicine, Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai, 200070, China
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Massoud R, Naim H, Klyuchnikov E, Janson D, Wolschke C, Ayuk F, Kröger N. Allogeneic hematopoetic stem cell transplant for patients with refractory T-Cell lymphomas. Eur J Haematol 2024; 112:276-285. [PMID: 37845834 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.14113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) may have a curative potential due to the graft versus lymphoma effect. In this study, we aimed to compare transplant outcomes between refractory-T-NHL (ref-NHL) and Chemosensitive-T-NHL (CS-T-NHL). MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the records of 26 ref-NHL and 29 CS-T-NHL consecutive patients who underwent allo-SCT at our center and compared the transplant outcomes between the groups. RESULTS All patients were heavily pretreated with 27% of patients relapsing post-auto-SCT and two patients in the ref-T-NHL post-allo-SCT. Patients were transplanted mainly from unrelated donors. There were no differences in leucocytes and platelet engraftment between the two groups. At 3 years, the relapse incidence was 34% in Ref-TNHL and 19% in CS-TNHL (p = .33), with non-relapse mortality rates of 28% and 22%, respectively (p = .52). Female patients and those with a previous auto-SCT had lower relapse incidence (p = .045, p = .003). The 3-year overall survival was 39% in Ref-TNHL and 56% in CS-TNHL (p = .15). Trends for improved progression-free survival (PFS) and graft-versus-host disease relapse-free survival (GRFS) were observed in the CS-TNHL group (PFS: 60% vs. 30%, p = .075; GRFS: 38% vs. 21%, p = .1). CONCLUSION Acknowledging the retrospective nature of our study, our results indicate that allo-SCT has a curative potential in patients with T-NHL even in refractory status.
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- Radwan Massoud
- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Verstraete E, Baumann C, Rousseau H, Campidelli A, Rubio MT, D'Aveni M. Comparison of two reduced intensity conditioning regimens: Flu-Bu2 versus RIC-TBF in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Leuk Lymphoma 2024; 65:283-286. [PMID: 37990507 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2023.2281269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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- Emma Verstraete
- Hematology Department, University Hospital of Nancy, Nancy, France
- Unit of Methodology, Data-management and Statistics (UMDS), University hospital of Nancy, Nancy, France
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- Unit of Methodology, Data-management and Statistics (UMDS), University hospital of Nancy, Nancy, France
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- Unit of Methodology, Data-management and Statistics (UMDS), University hospital of Nancy, Nancy, France
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- Hematology Department, University Hospital of Nancy, Nancy, France
- CNRS 7365, IMoPA, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Hematology Department, University Hospital of Nancy, Nancy, France
- CNRS 7365, IMoPA, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
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Kurita N, Imahashi N, Chiba S, Tanaka M, Kobayashi H, Uchida N, Kuriyama T, Anzai N, Nawa Y, Nakano N, Ara T, Onizuka M, Katsuoka Y, Koi S, Kimura T, Ichinohe T, Atsuta Y, Kanda J. Comparison of fludarabine-based conditioning regimens in adult cord blood transplantation for myeloid malignancy: A retrospective, registry-based study. Am J Hematol 2024; 99:236-244. [PMID: 38165068 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.27172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Fludarabine/busulfan and fludarabine/melphalan are viable options as conditioning regimens. However, the optimal fludarabine-based conditioning in cord blood transplantation (CBT) remains unclear. Therefore, this retrospective, registry-based study aimed to analyze the impact of five fludarabine-containing conditioning regimens on 1395 adult patients (median age, 61 years) with acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, and chronic myeloid leukemia who underwent their first CBT. Treatment outcomes of fludarabine combined with melphalan (100-140 mg/m2 ) and low-dose total body irradiation (TBI; FM140T); melphalan (80-99 mg/m2 ) and TBI (FM80T); busulfan (12.8 mg/kg) and melphalan (FB4M); busulfan (12.8 mg/kg) and TBI (FB4T); and busulfan (6.4 mg/kg) and TBI (FB2T) were compared. The 3-year survival rate was 67%, 53%, 44%, 36%, and 39%, respectively (p < .0001). The FM140T survival rate was the most favorable after adjusting for confounders, and the hazard ratios (vs. FM140T) for overall mortality were as follows: FM80T, 1.6 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.2-2.2); FB4M, 2.1 (95% CI, 1.6-2.8); FB4T, 2.7 (95% CI, 2.0-3.7); and FB2T, 2.2 (95% CI, 1.6-3.1). The better survival observed with FM140T, regardless of the disease, disease risk, age, or transplant year, was attributed to the lower relapse rate and lower non-relapse mortality (NRM) associated with fewer infectious deaths. Conversely, FB4T was associated with a higher relapse rate and higher NRM. The findings indicate that the outcomes of CBT in myeloid malignancies were highly dependent on both the alkylating agent and its dose in combination with fludarabine. Therefore, compared with fludarabine/busulfan-based conditioning, FM140T may be the preferred regimen.
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- Naoki Kurita
- Department of Hematology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Nagano Red Cross Hospital, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hamanomachi Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Takatsuki Red Cross Hospital, Takatsuki, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Imamura General Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Sendai Medical Center, Sendai, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Preparation Department, Japanese Red Cross Kinki Block Blood Center, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Nagakute, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Huang QS, Han TX, Chen Q, Wu J, Zhao P, Wu YJ, He Y, Zhu XL, Fu HX, Wang FR, Zhang YY, Mo XD, Han W, Yan CH, Wang JZ, Chen H, Chen YH, Han TT, Lv M, Chen Y, Wang Y, Xu LP, Liu KY, Huang XJ, Zhang XH. Clinical risk factors and prognostic model for patients with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2024; 59:239-246. [PMID: 38012449 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-023-02151-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) is a common and potentially devastating noninfectious pulmonary complication after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Currently, predictive tools for BOS are not available. We aimed to identify the clinical risk factors and establish a prognostic model for BOS in patients who undergo allo-HSCT. We retrospectively identified a cohort comprising 195 BOS patients from 6100 consecutive patients who were allografted between 2008 and 2022. The entire cohort was divided into a derivation cohort and a validation cohort based on the time of transplantation. Via multivariable Cox regression methods, declining forced expiratory volume at 1 s (FEV1) to <40%, pneumonia, cGVHD except lung, and respiratory failure were found to be independent risk factors for the 3-year mortality of BOS. A risk score called FACT was constructed based on the regression coefficients. The FACT model had an AUC of 0.863 (95% CI: 0.797-0.928) in internal validation and 0.749 (95% CI: 0.621-0.876) in external validation. The calibration curves showed good agreement between the FACT-predicted probabilities and actual observations. The FACT risk score will help to identify patients at high risk and facilitate future research on developing novel, effective interventions to personalize treatment.
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- Qiu-Sha Huang
- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China.
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China.
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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Bai L, Zhang ZX, Hu GH, Cheng YF, Suo P, Wang Y, Yan CH, Sun YQ, Chen YH, Chen H, Liu KY, Xu LP, Huang XJ. Long-term follow-up of haploidentical haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in paediatric patients with high-risk acute myeloid leukaemia: Report from a single centre. Br J Haematol 2024; 204:585-594. [PMID: 37658699 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.19086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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Data from 200 children with high-risk acute myeloid leukaemia who underwent their first haploidentical haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT) between 2015 and 2021 at our institution were analysed. The 4-year overall survival (OS), event-free survival (EFS) and cumulative incidence of relapse (CIR) were 71.9%, 62.3% and 32.4% respectively. The 100-day cumulative incidences of grade II-IV and III-IV acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) were 41.1% and 9.5% respectively. The 4-year cumulative incidence of chronic GVHD (cGVHD) was 56.1%, and that of moderate-to-severe cGVHD was 27.3%. Minimal residual disease (MRD)-positive (MRD+) status pre-HSCT was significantly associated with lower survival and a higher risk of relapse. The 4-year OS, EFS and CIR differed significantly between patients with MRD+ pre-HSCT (n = 97; 63.4%, 51.4% and 41.0% respectively) and those with MRD-negative (MRD-) pre-HSCT (n = 103; 80.5%, 73.3% and 23.8% respectively). Multivariate analysis also revealed that acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia without Down syndrome (non-DS-AMKL) was associated with extremely poor outcomes (hazard ratios and 95% CIs for OS, EFS and CIR: 3.110 (1.430-6.763), 3.145 (1.628-6.074) and 3.250 (1.529-6.910) respectively; p-values were 0.004, 0.001 and 0.002 respectively). Thus, haplo-HSCT can be a therapy option for these patients, and MRD status pre-HSCT significantly affects the outcomes. As patients with non-DS-AMKL have extremely poor outcomes, even with haplo-HSCT, a combination of novel therapies is urgently needed.
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- Lu Bai
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Research Unit of Key Technique for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Science, Chinese Academic of Medical Sciences, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Research Unit of Key Technique for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Science, Chinese Academic of Medical Sciences, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Research Unit of Key Technique for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Science, Chinese Academic of Medical Sciences, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Research Unit of Key Technique for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Science, Chinese Academic of Medical Sciences, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Research Unit of Key Technique for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Science, Chinese Academic of Medical Sciences, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Research Unit of Key Technique for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Science, Chinese Academic of Medical Sciences, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Research Unit of Key Technique for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Science, Chinese Academic of Medical Sciences, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Research Unit of Key Technique for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Science, Chinese Academic of Medical Sciences, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Research Unit of Key Technique for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Science, Chinese Academic of Medical Sciences, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Research Unit of Key Technique for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Science, Chinese Academic of Medical Sciences, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Research Unit of Key Technique for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Science, Chinese Academic of Medical Sciences, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Research Unit of Key Technique for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Science, Chinese Academic of Medical Sciences, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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Zhumatayev S, Yalcin K, Celen SS, Karaman I, Daloglu H, Ozturkmen S, Uygun V, Karasu G, Yesilipek A. Comparison of tacrolimus vs. cyclosporine in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for thalassemia. Pediatr Transplant 2024; 28:e14688. [PMID: 38317344 DOI: 10.1111/petr.14688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing allogeneic HSCT, and effective prevention of GvHD is critical for the success of the HSCT procedure. Calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) have been used for decades as the backbone of GvHD prophylaxis. In this study, the efficacy and safety of Cyclosporine A (CsA) and tacrolimus (TCR) were compared in pediatric HSCT for thalassemia. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective analysis of 129 pediatric patients who underwent HSCT with the diagnosis of thalassemia at Medicalpark Göztepe and Antalya Hospitals between January 2017 and December 2020. RESULTS Despite the GvHD prophylaxis, grade II-IV acute GvHD developed in 29 patients. Of these patients, 12 had only gut, 10 had only skin, 6 had combined gut and skin, and one had only liver GvHD. Fifteen of these 29 patients were in the CsA group, and 14 of them were in the TCR group. There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of acute GvHD occurrence, GvHD stage, or involvement sites. In terms of CNI-related toxicity, neurotoxicity in 15 (CsA n = 9, TCR n = 6) and nephrotoxicity in 18 (CsA n = 4, TCR n = 14) patients were observed. While there was no difference between the two groups in terms of neurotoxicity, more nephrotoxicity developed in patients using TCR (p = .013). There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of engraftment syndrome, veno-occlusive disease, CMV reactivation, PRES, or graft rejection. CONCLUSION Regarding GvHD, there was no difference in efficacy between TCR and CsA usage. Patients taking TCR experienced noticeably higher nephrotoxicity in terms of adverse effects. This difference should be considered according to the patient's clinical situation while choosing a CNI.
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- Suleimen Zhumatayev
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Goztepe Medical Park Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Bahcesehir University, Goztepe Medical Park Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Institute of Health Science, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Bahcesehir University, Goztepe Medical Park Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Bahcesehir University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Antalya Medical Park Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Antalya Medical Park Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Istinye University, Goztepe Medical Park Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Goztepe Medical Park Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Antalya Medical Park Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Goztepe Medical Park Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Antalya Medical Park Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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Schulz F, Jäger P, Tischer J, Fraccaroli A, Bug G, Hausmann A, Baermann BN, Tressin P, Hoelscher A, Kasprzak A, Nachtkamp K, Schetelig J, Hilgendorf I, Germing U, Dietrich S, Kobbe G. Smart Conditioning with Venetoclax-Enhanced Sequential FLAMSA + RIC in Patients with High-Risk Myeloid Malignancies. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:532. [PMID: 38339283 PMCID: PMC10854830 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16030532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Up to 50% of patients with high-risk myeloid malignancies die of relapse after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Current sequential conditioning regimens like the FLAMSA protocol combine intensive induction therapy with TBI or alkylators. Venetoclax has synergistic effects to chemotherapy. In a retrospective survey among German transplant centers, we identified 61 patients with myeloid malignancies that had received FLAMSA-based sequential conditioning with venetoclax between 2018 and 2022 as an individualized treatment approach. Sixty patients (98%) had active disease at transplant and 74% had genetic high-risk features. Patients received allografts from matched unrelated, matched related, or mismatched donors. Tumor lysis syndrome occurred in two patients but no significant non-hematologic toxicity related to venetoclax was observed. On day +30, 55 patients (90%) were in complete remission. Acute GvHD II°-IV° occurred in 17 (28%) and moderate/severe chronic GvHD in 7 patients (12%). Event-free survival and overall survival were 64% and 80% at 1 year as well as 57% and 75% at 2 years, respectively. The off-label combination of sequential FLAMSA-RIC with venetoclax appears to be safe and highly effective. To further validate these insights and enhance the idea of smart conditioning, a controlled prospective clinical trial was initiated in July 2023.
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- Felicitas Schulz
- Department for Hematology, Immunology and Clinical Oncology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (P.J.); (A.H.); (G.K.)
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- Department for Hematology, Immunology and Clinical Oncology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (P.J.); (A.H.); (G.K.)
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- Department of Medicine III, LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 80539 Munich, Germany (A.F.)
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- Department of Medicine III, LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 80539 Munich, Germany (A.F.)
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- Department of Medicine 2, University Hospital, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany;
- Frankfurt Cancer Institute, Goethe University, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Frankfurt/Mainz and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Immunology, Palliative Care, Munich Clinic Schwabing, 80804 Munich, Germany;
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- Department for Hematology, Immunology and Clinical Oncology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (P.J.); (A.H.); (G.K.)
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- Department for Hematology, Immunology and Clinical Oncology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (P.J.); (A.H.); (G.K.)
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- Department for Hematology, Immunology and Clinical Oncology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (P.J.); (A.H.); (G.K.)
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- Department for Hematology, Immunology and Clinical Oncology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (P.J.); (A.H.); (G.K.)
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- Department for Hematology, Immunology and Clinical Oncology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (P.J.); (A.H.); (G.K.)
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- Medical Clinic I, Department of Hematology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Abteilung für Hämatologie und Onkologie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, 07747 Jena, Germany
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- Department for Hematology, Immunology and Clinical Oncology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (P.J.); (A.H.); (G.K.)
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- Department for Hematology, Immunology and Clinical Oncology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (P.J.); (A.H.); (G.K.)
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- Department for Hematology, Immunology and Clinical Oncology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (P.J.); (A.H.); (G.K.)
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Di Francesco A, Raiola AM, Dominietto A, Di Grazia C, Gualandi F, Van Lint MT, Bregante S, Chiusolo P, Laurenti L, Sora F, Giammarco S, Metafuni E, Fresa A, Sica S, Angelucci E, Bacigalupo A. Acute graft versus host disease 1976-2020: reduced incidence and predictive factors. Front Med (Lausanne) 2024; 10:1320692. [PMID: 38327272 PMCID: PMC10847269 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1320692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
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We studied the incidence of acute graft versus host disease (GvHD) and its outcome in three consecutive time frames (year <2000; 2000-2010; >2010), in 3,120 patients allografted in two transplant Centers between 1976 and 2020. The median age increased over the three periods from 32 to 42 to 54 years (p < 0.00001). The median day of onset of GvHD in the three periods was day +14, day +16, and day +30, respectively (p < 0.0001). The cumulative incidence (CI) of GvHD grades II-IV in the three periods was 47, 24, and 16%, respectively (p < 0.00001). The CI of GvHD grades III-IV was 13, 5, and 4% (p < 0.001). In multivariate analysis, significant predictive factors for GvHD II-IV, on top of year of transplant, were anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) (RR 0.67, p > 0.001); post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCY) (RR 0.41, p < 0.001), a family mismatched donor (RR 1.31, p = 0.03) a matched unrelated donor (RR 2.1, p < 0.001), an unrelated mismatched donor (RR1.8, p = 0.001), donor age above 40 years (RR 1.27, p < 0.001), hematological malignancy-as compared to aplastic anemia (RR 2.3, p < 0.001). When selecting only GvHD grade II, in a multivariate analysis, there was a significant reduction of transplant-related mortality (TRM) for patients grafted in 2001-2010 (RR 0.62, p < 0.0001) and for patients grafted in 2011-2020 (RR 0.35, p < 0.0001) as compared to grafts before the year 2000. A similar reduction in time was seen for patients with GvHD grades III-IV. The overall TRM in the three periods was 30, 22, and 16% (p < 0.0001) and survival was 47, 51, and 58% (p < 0.0001). Relapse risk was unchanged. In conclusion, we showed improved prevention of acute GvHD with time, together with a significant delay in the onset of the disease. Treatment of GvHD has also improved over time, as suggested by both reduced TRM and improved survival in more recent transplant periods.
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- Alessandra Di Francesco
- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
- Sezione di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Radiologiche ed Ematologiche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
- Sezione di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Radiologiche ed Ematologiche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
- Sezione di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Radiologiche ed Ematologiche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
- Sezione di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Radiologiche ed Ematologiche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
- Sezione di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Radiologiche ed Ematologiche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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Chen Y, Zhuang X, Wang L, Xu Y, Sun Z, Ren Y, Chen F, Ma X, Tang X, Zhang X. The Role of IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α in Ocular GVHD Following Allogeneic Transplantation. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2024:1-8. [PMID: 38252122 DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2024.2302445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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PURPOSE To figure out the roles of tear inflammatory cytokines in Ocular graft-versus-host disease (oGVHD) symptoms by analyzing tear cytokine levels and related factors. METHODS This prospective study involved 27 post-HSCT patients and 19 controls with dry eye disease. Analyses included tear cytokine (IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α), ocular surface evaluation, and conjunctival impression cell examination. Tear cytokine levels were evaluated in three grades of corneal epithelial lesions. The study also analyzed the correlation between tear cytokine levels and ocular surface parameters. Tear cytokine levels were then used in a Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve and linear regression model to predict oGVHD related factors. RESULTS IL-6 has good diagnostic efficacy in oGVHD related dry eye. Elevated levels of tear IL-6 and TNF-α were observed in the group with severe corneal epithelial lesions. IL-6 levels were positively correlated with corneal fluorescein staining (CFS), eyelid margin hyperemia, conjunctival lesions, and meibum secretion. IL-6 showed excellent predictive ability with Area Under the Curve (AUC) values all greater than 0.70 (p < 0.05). IL-10 and TNF-α were negatively correlated with the meibomian gland proportion and conjunctival goblet cell (GC) density, while TNF-α was positively correlated with CFS and eyelid margin hyperemia. CONCLUSION Dry eye symptoms related to ocular GVHD, can be partly diagnosed and assessed using various tear cytokine level detection methods.
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- Yingjie Chen
- Department of Ophthalmology, Dushu Lake Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dushu Lake Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Suzhou Hospital, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dushu Lake Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dushu Lake Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Aboalela AA, Farook FF, Alazaz NN, Alshahrani N, Alharthi A, Hagr R. The effect of oral chronic graft-versus-host disease on bodyweight: A cohort study. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0293873. [PMID: 38236925 PMCID: PMC10796034 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
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AIM This retrospective cohort study aimed to evaluate the association between body weight and oral cGVHD (chronic graft versus host disease). METHODS Patients with oral cGVHD were compared with an age and gender-matched non-GVHD cohort in terms of demographic information, body mass index (BMI), date of transplant, length of hospitalization, and oral complications. Weight was stratified in pre-and post-transplant weight, mean weight after acquiring cGVHD for the first year, and post-oral cGVHD BMI. Each patient was matched and compared with two controls at a 1:2 ratio. Firth's penalized likelihood logistic regression was used to investigate the association between oral complications and weight loss greater than 5% in the oral cGVHD group. RESULTS This study included 137 patients (n = 42 oral cGVHD, n = 12 non oral-cGVHD and n = 83 non-GVHD). The oral cGVHD cohort had a 1.44 times higher risk (RR) of being underweight (BMI<18.5 kg/m2) compared to the non-GVHD cohort. Oral mucositis was an independent predictor of weight loss above 5% in the oral cGVHD cohort (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION The weight loss was more prevalent among oral cGVHD, and oral mucositis was linked to significant weight loss. Weight loss may indicate the need to initiate early and aggressive symptomatic oral cGVHD treatment.
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- Ali Anwar Aboalela
- Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences Department, College of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Preventive Dental Science Department, College of Dentistry, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- College of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- College of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Dentistry, Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Dentistry, Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Pandrowala A, Khan S, Kataria D, Kakunje M, Mishra V, Mamtora D, Mudaliar S, Bodhanwala M, Agarwal B, Hiwarkar P. The role of graft T-cell size in patients receiving alemtuzumab serotherapy for non-malignant disorders: results of an institutional protocol. Sci Rep 2024; 14:988. [PMID: 38200046 PMCID: PMC10781954 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50416-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Although graft T cells assist in engraftment, mediate antiviral immune-reconstitution, and cause graft-versus-host disease, graft size is not determined by T-cell content of the graft. The conventional method of graft size determination based on CD34+ cells with alemtuzumab serotherapy is associated with delayed immune reconstitution, contributing to an increased risk of viral infections and graft failure. Alemtuzumab, a long half-life anti-CD52 monoclonal antibody is a robust T-cell depleting serotherapy, and relatively spares memory-effector T cells compared to naïve T cells. We therefore hypothesized that graft size based on T-cell content in patients receiving peripheral blood stem cell graft with alemtuzumab serotherapy would facilitate immune-reconstitution without increasing the risk of graft-versus-host disease. We retrospectively analysed twenty-six consecutive patients with non-malignant disorders grafted using alemtuzumab serotherapy and capping of graft T cells to a maximum of 600 million/kg. The graft T-cell capping protocol resulted in early immune-reconstitution without increasing the risk of severe graft-versus-host disease. Graft T-cell content correlated with CD4+ T-cell reconstitution and acute graft-versus-host disease. The course of CMV viraemia was predictable without recurrence and associated with early T-cell recovery. No patient developed chronic graft-versus-host disease. Overall survival at one year was 100% and disease-free survival was 96% at a median of 899 days (range: 243-1562). Graft size determined by peripheral blood stem cell graft T-cell content in patients receiving alemtuzumab serotherapy for non-malignant disorders is safe and leads to early T-cell immune-reconstitution with excellent survival outcomes.
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- Ambreen Pandrowala
- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, 400012, India
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, 400012, India
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, 400012, India
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, 400012, India
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, 400012, India
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- Department of Pathology, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Paediatrics, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, 400012, India
- Department of Paediatric Haematology, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, 400012, India.
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Wei X, Chang Y, Zhu X, Hu X, Guo R, Zhang Y, Ma X, Han Y, Wang Y, Qiu H, Wu X, Wu D. The impact of pre-transplant anti-HLA antibodies in transplants from HLA-identical sibling donors: A multicenter study. HLA 2024; 103:e15286. [PMID: 38018476 DOI: 10.1111/tan.15286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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Few studies have performed comparative analysis of the outcome of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from HLA-identical sibling donors (ISD-HSCT) in patients with or without anti-HLA Abs. In this study we retrospectively collected data from a multicenter study to analyze the distribution and impact of the pre-existing anti-HLA Abs in ISD-HSCT. Among 402 recipients, 111 were positive for anti-HLA Abs. Gender, time from diagnosis to transplantation and distribution of primary disease might be risk factors for the occurrence of anti-HLA Abs. We found that patients with anti-HLA Abs had delayed neutrophil engraftment and were more vulnerable to experience Cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation. The presence of anti-HLA Abs was proved to be an independent risk factor for neutrophil engraftment (HR 1.42 95% CI 1.13-1.80, p = 0.003) and CMV reactivation (HR 2.03 95% CI 1.19-3.46, p = 0.009). We found that anti-HLA Abs have a negative impact on the prognosis in the early period after transplantation from sibling donors and anti-HLA Abs was also an independent risk factor for the overall survival (OS) at 180 days (HR 2.32, 95% CI 1.03-5.27, p = 0.042) among female recipients. In conclusion, anti-HLA Abs have a negative impact on the prognosis early after ISD-HSCT.
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- Xiya Wei
- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Suzhou, China
- Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Research Unit of Key Technique for Diagnosis and Treatments of Hematologic Malignancies, Beijing, China
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- Department Hematology, University Scientific & Technology China, Affiliated Hospital USTC 1, Hefei, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Center for Translational Medicine at Shanghai, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Huai'an Second Peoples Hospital, Huai'an, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Suzhou, China
- Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Suzhou, China
- Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Suzhou, China
- Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Suzhou, China
- Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Suzhou, China
- Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Suzhou, China
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Sykora KW, Beier R, Schulz A, Cesaro S, Greil J, Gozdzik J, Sedlacek P, Bader P, Schulte J, Zecca M, Locatelli F, Gruhn B, Reinhardt D, Styczynski J, Piras S, Fagioli F, Bonanomi S, Caniglia M, Li X, Baumgart J, Kehne J, Mielcarek-Siedziuk M, Kalwak K. Treosulfan vs busulfan conditioning for allogeneic bmt in children with nonmalignant disease: a randomized phase 2 trial. Bone Marrow Transplant 2024; 59:107-116. [PMID: 37925531 PMCID: PMC10781637 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-023-02135-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
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Optimal conditioning prior to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for children with non-malignant diseases is subject of ongoing research. This prospective, randomized, phase 2 trial compared safety and efficacy of busulfan with treosulfan based preparative regimens. Children with non-malignant diseases received fludarabine and either intravenous (IV) busulfan (4.8 to 3.2 mg/kg/day) or IV treosulfan (10, 12, or 14 g/m2/day). Thiotepa administration (2 × 5 mg/kg) was at the investigator's discretion. Primary endpoint was freedom from transplantation (treatment)-related mortality (freedom from TRM), defined as death between Days -7 and +100. Overall, 101 patients (busulfan 50, treosulfan 51) with at least 12 months follow-up were analyzed. Freedom from TRM was 90.0% (95% CI: 78.2%, 96.7%) after busulfan and 100.0% (95% CI: 93.0%, 100.0%) after treosulfan. Secondary outcomes (transplantation-related mortality [12.0% versus 3.9%]) and overall survival (88.0% versus 96.1%) favored treosulfan. Graft failure was more common after treosulfan (n = 11), than after busulfan (n = 2) while all patients were rescued by second procedures except one busulfan patient. CTCAE Grade III adverse events were similar in both groups. This study confirmed treosulfan to be an excellent alternative to busulfan and can be safely used for conditioning treatment in children with non-malignant disease.
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- Karl-Walter Sykora
- Hannover Medical School, Ped. Haematology and Oncology, Hannover, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Ped. Haematology and Oncology, Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Jagiellonian University Medical College, Center of Transplantation University Children's Hospital in Cracow, Cracow, Poland
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- University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt Main, Germany
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- Children's Hospital San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital, Collegium Medicum UMK, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Children's Hospital Antonio Cao, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and BMT, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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Takenaka K, Fuji S, Matsukawa T, Uchida N, Kobayashi T, Tanaka M, Ara T, Ikegame K, Ozawa Y, Kanda Y, Sawa M, Maruyama Y, Fukuda T, Nakamae H, Kimura T, Ogata M, Seo S, Atsuta Y, Matsuo K, Nakasone H. Outcomes of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation under letermovir prophylaxis for cytomegalovirus infection. Ann Hematol 2024; 103:285-296. [PMID: 37947825 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-023-05474-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a major infectious complication following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). Although letermovir (LMV) prophylaxis dramatically reduces the incidence of early clinically significant CMV (csCMV) infection, it remains unclear whether it has a beneficial effect on nonrelapse mortality (NRM) and overall survival (OS). Herein, we evaluated the impact of LMV prophylaxis on posttransplant outcomes using the registry database of the Japanese Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. Adult patients who underwent allo-HCT between 2017 and 2019 were analyzed (n = 6004). LMV prophylaxis was administered to 1640 patients (LMV group) and it significantly reduced the incidence of csCMV infection compared with those not administered LMV prophylaxis (15.4% vs 54.1%; p < 0.01). However, it did not improve the 1-year NRM (hazard ratio [HR], 0.93; p = 0.40) and OS (HR, 0.96; p = 0.49). In the LMV group, 74 patients had breakthrough csCMV infection and showed inferior NRM (HR, 3.44; p < 0.01) and OS (HR, 1.93; p = 0.02) compared with those without infection. After completing LMV prophylaxis, 252 patients had late csCMV infection and showed inferior NRM (HR, 1.83; p < 0.01) and OS (HR, 1.58; p < 0.01). Our findings suggest that managing breakthrough and late csCMV infections is important for improving long-term outcomes.
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- Katsuto Takenaka
- Department of Hematology, Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan.
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- Department of Hematology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hyogo Medical University Hospital, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Aichi Medical Center Nagoya Daiichi Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Anjo Kosei Hospital, Anjo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Osaka Metropolitan University Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Preparation Department, Japanese Red Cross Kinki Block Blood Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Oita University Hospital, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Nagakute, Japan
- Department of Registry Science for Transplant and Cellular Therapy, Aichi Medical University, School of Medicine, Nagakute, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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Satty AM, Klein E, Mauguen A, Kunvarjee B, Boelens JJ, Cancio M, Curran KJ, Kernan NA, Prockop SE, Scaradavou A, Spitzer B, Tamari R, Ruggiero J, Torok-Castanza J, Mehta PA, O'Reilly RJ, Boulad F. T-cell depleted allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant for the treatment of Fanconi anemia and MDS/AML. Bone Marrow Transplant 2024; 59:23-33. [PMID: 37773270 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-023-02113-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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The only curative approach for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML) arising in patients with Fanconi anemia (FA) is allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT); however, HCT approaches are inconsistent and limited data on outcomes exist. We retrospectively evaluated outcomes of thirty patients with FA and MDS/AML who underwent first allogeneic HCT with a T-cell depleted (TCD) graft at our institution. Patients were transplanted on successive protocols with stepwise changes in cytoreduction and GVHD prophylaxis. All but two patients (93%) experienced durable hematopoietic engraftment. With median follow-up of 8.7 years, 5-year OS was 66.8% and DFS 53.8%. No significant differences in survival were found in patients with high-risk prognostic features (age ≥20 years, AML diagnosis, alternative donor graft) or when stratified by conditioning regimen. The 5-year cumulative incidences of relapse and NRM were 24.3% and 21.9%, respectively. NRM was higher in patients ≥20 years at HCT but did not otherwise differ. We herein demonstrate promising outcomes following allogeneic HCT for patients with FA and MDS/AML using TCD grafts, particularly in a cohort of high-risk patients with 50% ≥20 years and a majority receiving mismatched grafts. Future prospective studies are needed to compare this approach with other HCT platforms.
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- Alexandra M Satty
- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Dana Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Clougher S, Severgnini M, Marangoni A, Consolandi C, Camboni T, Morselli S, Arpinati M, Bonifazi F, Dicataldo M, Lazzarotto T, Fontana L, Versura P. Longitudinal Changes of Ocular Surface Microbiome in Patients Undergoing Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT). J Clin Med 2023; 13:208. [PMID: 38202215 PMCID: PMC10779677 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13010208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate changes in the ocular surface microbiome (OSM) between pre- and post-haemopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) in the same patient, and to assess the potential impact of these changes in ocular graft-versus-host disease (o)GVHD development. METHODS Lower fornix conjunctival swabs of 24 patients were obtained before and after HSCT and subjected to DNA extraction for amplification and sequencing of the V3-V4 regions of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene. The obtained reads were reconstructed, filtered, and clustered into zero-radius operational taxonomic units (zOTUs) at 97% identity level before taxonomic assignment, and biodiversity indexes were calculated. Transplant characteristics were recorded, and dry eye was diagnosed and staged 1-4 according to the Dry Eye WorkShop (DEWS) score. RESULTS No significant difference in OSM alpha diversity between pre- and post-transplant was found. A significant difference in beta diversity was observed between patients with a DEWS score of 1 versus 3 (p = 0.035). Increased corneal damage between pre- and post-HSCT was significantly associated with a decrease in alpha diversity. The changes in OSM were not associated with oGVHD, nor with any transplant parameter. CONCLUSIONS This preliminary study is the first study to analyse changes in the OSM before and after HSCT longitudinally. No trend in OSM biodiversity, microbial profile, or overall composition changes before and after HSCT was significant or associated with oGVHD onset. The great variability in the observed OSM profiles seems to suggest the absence of a patient-specific OSM "signature".
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- Suzanne Clougher
- Ophthalmology Unit, DIMEC, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (S.C.); (L.F.)
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- Institute of Biomedical Technologies—National Research Council, 20054 Segrate, Italy; (M.S.); (C.C.); (T.C.)
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- Microbiology Unit, DIMEC, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (A.M.); (S.M.); (T.L.)
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- Institute of Biomedical Technologies—National Research Council, 20054 Segrate, Italy; (M.S.); (C.C.); (T.C.)
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- Institute of Biomedical Technologies—National Research Council, 20054 Segrate, Italy; (M.S.); (C.C.); (T.C.)
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- Microbiology Unit, DIMEC, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (A.M.); (S.M.); (T.L.)
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- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero—Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (M.A.); (F.B.); (M.D.)
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- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero—Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (M.A.); (F.B.); (M.D.)
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- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero—Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (M.A.); (F.B.); (M.D.)
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- Microbiology Unit, DIMEC, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (A.M.); (S.M.); (T.L.)
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero—Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (M.A.); (F.B.); (M.D.)
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- Ophthalmology Unit, DIMEC, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (S.C.); (L.F.)
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero—Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (M.A.); (F.B.); (M.D.)
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- Ophthalmology Unit, DIMEC, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (S.C.); (L.F.)
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero—Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (M.A.); (F.B.); (M.D.)
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Gavriilaki E, Bousiou Z, Batsis I, Vardi A, Mallouri D, Koravou EE, Konstantinidou G, Spyridis N, Karavalakis G, Noli F, Patriarcheas V, Masmanidou M, Touloumenidou T, Papalexandri A, Poziopoulos C, Yannaki E, Sakellari I, Politou M, Papassotiriou I. Soluble Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor (suPAR) and Growth Differentiation Factor-15 (GDF-15) Levels Are Significantly Associated with Endothelial Injury Indices in Adult Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 25:231. [PMID: 38203404 PMCID: PMC10778584 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (HSCT-TMA) and graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) represent life-threatening syndromes after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). In both conditions, endothelial dysfunction is a common denominator, and development of relevant biomarkers is of high importance for both diagnosis and prognosis. Despite the fact that soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) and growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) have been determined as endothelial injury indices in various clinical settings, their role in HSCT-related complications remains unexplored. In this context, we used immunoenzymatic methods to measure suPAR and GDF-15 levels in HSCT-TMA, acute and/or chronic GVHD, control HSCT recipients, and apparently healthy individuals of similar age and gender. We found considerably greater SuPAR and GDF-15 levels in HSCT-TMA and GVHD patients compared to allo-HSCT and healthy patients. Both GDF-15 and suPAR concentrations were linked to EASIX at day 100 and last follow-up. SuPAR was associated with creatinine and platelets at day 100 and last follow-up, while GDF-15 was associated only with platelets, suggesting that laboratory values do not drive EASIX. SuPAR, but not GDF-15, was related to soluble C5b-9 levels, a sign of increased HSCT-TMA risk. Our study shows for the first time that suPAR and GDF-15 indicate endothelial damage in allo-HSCT recipients. Rigorous validation of these biomarkers in many cohorts may provide utility for their usefulness in identifying and stratifying allo-HSCT recipients with endothelial cell impairment.
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- Eleni Gavriilaki
- Second Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippocration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- BMT Unit, Hematology Department, George Papanicolaou General Hospital, 57010 Thessaloniki, Greece; (Z.B.); (I.B.); (A.V.); (D.M.); (E.-E.K.); (G.K.); (N.S.); (G.K.); (F.N.); (V.P.); (M.M.); (T.T.); (A.P.); (E.Y.); (I.S.)
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- BMT Unit, Hematology Department, George Papanicolaou General Hospital, 57010 Thessaloniki, Greece; (Z.B.); (I.B.); (A.V.); (D.M.); (E.-E.K.); (G.K.); (N.S.); (G.K.); (F.N.); (V.P.); (M.M.); (T.T.); (A.P.); (E.Y.); (I.S.)
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- BMT Unit, Hematology Department, George Papanicolaou General Hospital, 57010 Thessaloniki, Greece; (Z.B.); (I.B.); (A.V.); (D.M.); (E.-E.K.); (G.K.); (N.S.); (G.K.); (F.N.); (V.P.); (M.M.); (T.T.); (A.P.); (E.Y.); (I.S.)
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- BMT Unit, Hematology Department, George Papanicolaou General Hospital, 57010 Thessaloniki, Greece; (Z.B.); (I.B.); (A.V.); (D.M.); (E.-E.K.); (G.K.); (N.S.); (G.K.); (F.N.); (V.P.); (M.M.); (T.T.); (A.P.); (E.Y.); (I.S.)
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- BMT Unit, Hematology Department, George Papanicolaou General Hospital, 57010 Thessaloniki, Greece; (Z.B.); (I.B.); (A.V.); (D.M.); (E.-E.K.); (G.K.); (N.S.); (G.K.); (F.N.); (V.P.); (M.M.); (T.T.); (A.P.); (E.Y.); (I.S.)
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- BMT Unit, Hematology Department, George Papanicolaou General Hospital, 57010 Thessaloniki, Greece; (Z.B.); (I.B.); (A.V.); (D.M.); (E.-E.K.); (G.K.); (N.S.); (G.K.); (F.N.); (V.P.); (M.M.); (T.T.); (A.P.); (E.Y.); (I.S.)
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- BMT Unit, Hematology Department, George Papanicolaou General Hospital, 57010 Thessaloniki, Greece; (Z.B.); (I.B.); (A.V.); (D.M.); (E.-E.K.); (G.K.); (N.S.); (G.K.); (F.N.); (V.P.); (M.M.); (T.T.); (A.P.); (E.Y.); (I.S.)
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- BMT Unit, Hematology Department, George Papanicolaou General Hospital, 57010 Thessaloniki, Greece; (Z.B.); (I.B.); (A.V.); (D.M.); (E.-E.K.); (G.K.); (N.S.); (G.K.); (F.N.); (V.P.); (M.M.); (T.T.); (A.P.); (E.Y.); (I.S.)
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- BMT Unit, Hematology Department, George Papanicolaou General Hospital, 57010 Thessaloniki, Greece; (Z.B.); (I.B.); (A.V.); (D.M.); (E.-E.K.); (G.K.); (N.S.); (G.K.); (F.N.); (V.P.); (M.M.); (T.T.); (A.P.); (E.Y.); (I.S.)
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- BMT Unit, Hematology Department, George Papanicolaou General Hospital, 57010 Thessaloniki, Greece; (Z.B.); (I.B.); (A.V.); (D.M.); (E.-E.K.); (G.K.); (N.S.); (G.K.); (F.N.); (V.P.); (M.M.); (T.T.); (A.P.); (E.Y.); (I.S.)
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- BMT Unit, Hematology Department, George Papanicolaou General Hospital, 57010 Thessaloniki, Greece; (Z.B.); (I.B.); (A.V.); (D.M.); (E.-E.K.); (G.K.); (N.S.); (G.K.); (F.N.); (V.P.); (M.M.); (T.T.); (A.P.); (E.Y.); (I.S.)
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- BMT Unit, Hematology Department, George Papanicolaou General Hospital, 57010 Thessaloniki, Greece; (Z.B.); (I.B.); (A.V.); (D.M.); (E.-E.K.); (G.K.); (N.S.); (G.K.); (F.N.); (V.P.); (M.M.); (T.T.); (A.P.); (E.Y.); (I.S.)
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- BMT Unit, Hematology Department, George Papanicolaou General Hospital, 57010 Thessaloniki, Greece; (Z.B.); (I.B.); (A.V.); (D.M.); (E.-E.K.); (G.K.); (N.S.); (G.K.); (F.N.); (V.P.); (M.M.); (T.T.); (A.P.); (E.Y.); (I.S.)
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- Department of Hematology, Metropolitan Hospital, Neo Faliro, 18547 Athens, Greece;
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- BMT Unit, Hematology Department, George Papanicolaou General Hospital, 57010 Thessaloniki, Greece; (Z.B.); (I.B.); (A.V.); (D.M.); (E.-E.K.); (G.K.); (N.S.); (G.K.); (F.N.); (V.P.); (M.M.); (T.T.); (A.P.); (E.Y.); (I.S.)
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- BMT Unit, Hematology Department, George Papanicolaou General Hospital, 57010 Thessaloniki, Greece; (Z.B.); (I.B.); (A.V.); (D.M.); (E.-E.K.); (G.K.); (N.S.); (G.K.); (F.N.); (V.P.); (M.M.); (T.T.); (A.P.); (E.Y.); (I.S.)
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- Hematology Laboratory-Blood Bank, Aretaieion Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece;
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- First Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece;
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Yang H, Cheong S, He Y, Lu F. Mesenchymal stem cell-based therapy for autoimmune-related fibrotic skin diseases-systemic sclerosis and sclerodermatous graft-versus-host disease. Stem Cell Res Ther 2023; 14:372. [PMID: 38111001 PMCID: PMC10729330 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-023-03543-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Systemic sclerosis (SSc) and sclerodermatous graft-versus-host disease (Scl-GVHD)-characterized by similar developmental fibrosis, vascular abnormalities, and innate and adaptive immune response, resulting in severe skin fibrosis at the late stage-are chronic autoimmune diseases of connective tissue. The significant immune system dysfunction, distinguishing autoimmune-related fibrosis from mere skin fibrosis, should be a particular focus of treating autoimmune-related fibrosis. Recent research shows that innovative mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-based therapy, with the capacities of immune regulation, inflammation suppression, oxidation inhibition, and fibrosis restraint, shows great promise in overcoming the disease. MAIN BODY This review of recent studies aims to summarize the therapeutic effect and theoretical mechanisms of MSC-based therapy in treating autoimmune-related fibrotic skin diseases, SSc and Scl-GVHD, providing novel insights and references for further clinical applications. It is noteworthy that the efficacy of MSCs is not reliant on their migration into the skin. Working on the immune system, MSCs can inhibit the chemotaxis and infiltration of immune cells to the skin by down-regulating the expression of skin chemokines and chemokine receptors and reducing the inflammatory and pro-fibrotic mediators. Furthermore, to reduce levels of oxidative stress, MSCs may improve vascular abnormalities, and enhance the antioxidant defenses through inducible nitric oxide synthase, thioredoxin 1, as well as other mediators. The oxidative stress environment does not weaken MSCs and may even strengthen certain functions. Regarding fibrosis, MSCs primarily target the transforming growth factor-β signaling pathway to inhibit fibroblast activation. Here, miRNAs may play a critical role in ECM remodeling. Clinical studies have demonstrated the safety of these approaches, though outcomes have varied, possibly owing to the heterogeneity of MSCs, the disorders themselves, and other factors. Nevertheless, the research clearly reveals the immense potential of MSCs in treating autoimmune-related fibrotic skin diseases. CONCLUSION The application of MSCs presents a promising approach for treating autoimmune-related fibrotic skin diseases: SSc and Scl-GVHD. Therapies involving MSCs and MSC extracellular vesicles have been found to operate through three primary mechanisms: rebalancing the immune and inflammatory disorders, resisting oxidant stress, and inhibiting overactivated fibrosis (including fibroblast activation and ECM remodeling). However, the effectiveness of these interventions requires further validation through extensive clinical investigations, particularly randomized control trials and phase III/IV clinical trials. Additionally, the hypothetical mechanism underlying these therapies could be elucidated through further research.
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- Han Yang
- The Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou North Road, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
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- The Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou North Road, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
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- The Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou North Road, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China.
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- The Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou North Road, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China.
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Amanam I, Otoukesh S, Al Malki MM, Salhotra A. Chronic GVHD: review advances in prevention, novel endpoints, and targeted strategies. HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2023; 2023:164-170. [PMID: 38066845 PMCID: PMC10727045 DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2023000427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) is a curative therapy for many malignant and non-malignant hematologic disorders. Chronic graft-versus-host (cGVHD) disease remains a significant hurdle for long-term survival in patients post allo-HCT, and it remains the leading cause of late non-relapse mortality. The risk factors for development of cGVHD include degree of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) disparity, increasing recipient age, use of peripheral blood stem cells as a source, myeloablative conditioning regimens, prior acute GVHD (aGVHD), and female donor to male recipient. Our biological understanding of cGVHD is mostly derived from transplantation mouse models and patient data. There are three distinct phases in the development of cGVHD. Approaches to prevent GVHD include pharmacologic strategies such as calcineurin inhibitors (cyclosporine, tacrolimus) combined with methotrexate or mTOR inhibitors (sirolimus), and IMP dehydrogenase inhibitors (mycophenolate mofetil). Increasingly, posttransplant cyclophosphamide is emerging as a promising strategy for GVCHD prevention especially in a setting of reduced intensity conditioning. Other approaches include serotherapy (ATG, Campath) and graft manipulation strategies. A significant obstacle to evaluating the response of novel GVHD-directed therapies has been standardized response assessments. This has functioned as a barrier to designing and interpreting clinical trials that are structured around the treatment of cGVHD. Novel endpoints including failure-free survival, Graft-versus-host disease-free, relapse-free survival (GRFS), and current GVHD-free, relapse-free survival (CGRFS) may create a clearer picture for post-HCT outcomes. Targeted therapies including Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibition, JAK1/2 inhibition, and ROCK2 inhibitors have improved cGVHD therapy, especially in the steroid refractory setting. Continued improvement in prophylactic strategies for cGVHD, identification of accurate cGVHD treatment endpoints, and access to novel therapeutic agents are expected to improve cGVHD outcomes.
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Colunga-Pedraza PR, Barbosa-Castillo LM, Coronado-Alejandro EU, Vaquera-Alfaro HA, López-Reyna IG, Colunga-Pedraza JE, Gómez-Almaguer D. Low-dose rituximab in steroid-refractory chronic graft-versus-host disease. Transpl Immunol 2023; 81:101959. [PMID: 37972876 DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2023.101959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD) is a major complication that puts patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) at risk of death or infection. Currently, there is no gold standard for the first-line treatment of patients who do not respond to steroids, and there are several therapeutic options being evaluated in clinical trials for this disease to be used even in the first-line treatment for GvHD. There is evidence of the benefit of rituximab, an anti-CD20 antibody, at a standard dose of 375 mg/m2 weekly in the treatment of steroid-refractory chronic graft-versus disease (SR-cGvHD). OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the safety and efficacy of low-dose rituximab in a middle-income center in northeastern Mexico STUDY DESIGN: We report the experience of 26 patients with chronic graft-versus-graft disease who received low-dose rituximab (100 mg weekly for 4 weeks). We utilized the advances in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) criteria for diagnosis, scoring, trial design, and assessment of treatment response. RESULTS We obtained a 5-year overall survival of 23.6%, including four patients with complete response. The 1-year event-free survival was 70% for patients with rituximab. During the treatment, there were 3 hospitalizations, and the causes were: immune thrombocytopenia, a parapneumonic effusion, and a cerebral vascular event. The median length of hospital stay was twelve days. CONCLUSION A low dose of rituximab is an available and cost-effective option for patients with steroid-refractory cGvHD.
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- Perla R Colunga-Pedraza
- Hematology service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Ave. Francisco I. Madero, Monterrey, Nuevo León 64460, Mexico.
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- Hematology service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Ave. Francisco I. Madero, Monterrey, Nuevo León 64460, Mexico
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- Hematology service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Ave. Francisco I. Madero, Monterrey, Nuevo León 64460, Mexico
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- Hematology service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Ave. Francisco I. Madero, Monterrey, Nuevo León 64460, Mexico
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- Hematology service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Ave. Francisco I. Madero, Monterrey, Nuevo León 64460, Mexico
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- Hematology service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Ave. Francisco I. Madero, Monterrey, Nuevo León 64460, Mexico
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- Hematology service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Ave. Francisco I. Madero, Monterrey, Nuevo León 64460, Mexico
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Zhao AT, Pirsl F, Steinberg SM, Holtzman NG, Schulz E, Mina A, Mays JW, Cowen EW, Comis LE, Joe GO, Yanovski JA, Pavletic SZ. Metabolic syndrome prevalence and impact on outcomes in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease. Bone Marrow Transplant 2023; 58:1377-1383. [PMID: 37684526 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-023-02097-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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Patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) are at heightened risk for components of metabolic syndrome (MetS), yet the prevalence and impact of MetS in the cGVHD patient population remain unknown. Adult patients (n = 229) with cGVHD enrolled in the cross-sectional NIH cGVHD Natural History Study (NCT00092235) were evaluated for MetS at enrollment and for variables associated with MetS. A majority (54.1%, 124/229) of the cohort met the diagnostic criteria for MetS. Patients with higher body mass index and lower performance status scores were more likely to have MetS (P < 0.0001; P = 0.026; respectively). Higher circulating erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, and creatinine concentrations, along with lower estimated glomerular filtration rate, were associated with MetS (P < 0.001; P < 0.004; P = 0.02; P = 0.002; respectively). Patients with MetS compared to patients without MetS had no statistical differences in survival or NRM (5-year OS: 64% [95% CI: 54.8-71.8%] vs. 75.1% [95% CI: 65.6-82.3%]; respectively; overall P = 0.20; 5-year NRM: 21.7% [95% CI: 13.6-30.9%] vs. 10.1% [95% CI: 4.4-18.7%]; respectively; overall P = 0.12). Additionally, there was no difference in cGVHD severity between the two groups. Given the high prevalence of MetS in this cohort, clinicians should screen for its presence before it develops into comorbidities that complicate the course of cGVHD treatment.
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- Aaron T Zhao
- Immune Deficiency Cellular Therapy Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Immune Deficiency Cellular Therapy Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Biostatistics and Data Management Section, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Immune Deficiency Cellular Therapy Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
- Myeloid Malignancies Program, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Immune Deficiency Cellular Therapy Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
- Myeloid Malignancies Program, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Immune Deficiency Cellular Therapy Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
- Myeloid Malignancies Program, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Oral Immunobiology Unit, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Dermatology Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Section on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Immune Deficiency Cellular Therapy Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA.
- Myeloid Malignancies Program, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Shimizu H, Najima Y, Kako S, Tanaka M, Fujiwara SI, Mori T, Usuki K, Gotoh M, Hagihara M, Tsukada N, Oniduka M, Takada S, Sakaida E, Fujisawa S, Onoda M, Aotsuka N, Yano S, Ohashi K, Takahashi S, Okamoto S, Kanda Y. Clinical significance of late CMV disease in adult patients who underwent allogeneic stem cell transplant. J Infect Chemother 2023; 29:1103-1108. [PMID: 37532223 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2023.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Late cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease, which was defined as CMV disease occurring >100 days post-transplant, remains an important complication among allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients, even now that the prophylactic strategy using ganciclovir preemptive therapy has been established. Due to the recent expansion of donor sources and conditioning regimens, it is therefore appropriate to reevaluate the incidence, risk factors, and clinical impacts of late CMV disease. METHODS This study included the 1295 adult patients, who underwent transplant for the first time from 2008 to 2015, without underlying disease relapse or CMV disease within 100 days post-transplant. There were no restrictions on underlying diseases or transplant procedures. RESULTS During the median follow-up period of 48.4 months, 21 patients developed late CMV disease and the 5-year cumulative incidence of late CMV disease was 1.6%. By multivariate analysis, haploidentical related donor, adult T-cell leukemia lymphoma, and preemptive therapy before 100 days post-transplant were extracted as independent risk factors. Late CMV disease negatively affected transplant outcomes, and was identified as an independent risk factor for the non-relapse mortality rate (hazard ratio 3.83, p < 0.001) and overall survival rate (hazard ratio 4.01, p < 0.001). Although 17 of 21 patients with late CMV disease died, the main causes of death were not related to CMV, except in three patients with CMV pneumonia. CONCLUSIONS Although the incidence of late CMV disease is low in transplant recipients, this complication negatively affects clinical courses. Therefore, transplant recipients with these risk factors should be more carefully managed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hiroaki Shimizu
- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan.
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Leukemia Research Center, Saiseikai Maebashi Hospital, Gunma, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Hematology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chiba Aoba Municipal Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Narita Hospital, Narita, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Therapy, The Advanced Clinical Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Yoshinobu Kanda
- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan; Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
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