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Mora E, Montoro J, Balaguer A, Rovira M, Cabrero M, Heras I, Ribera JM, Antelo G, Martin AA, Lopez Godino O, Torrent A, Villalba M, Chorao P, Sanz MA, Sanz J. Total body irradiation versus thiotepa/busulfan-based conditioning regimens for myeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplantation in adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Bone Marrow Transplant 2024; 59:1137-1145. [PMID: 38755458 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-024-02298-z] [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: 02/07/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
Abstract
Total body irradiation (TBI)-based conditioning regimens are generally recommended for allogeneic HSCT (allo-HSCT) in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Recent evidence suggests that modern chemotherapy-based regimens may be as effective. This multicenter retrospective study compared the clinical outcomes of myeloablative allo-HSCT with thiotepa, busulfan, and cyclophosphamide/fludarabine (TTB) to TBI-based conditioning. Between 2002 to 2018, 63 and 114 patients received TTB- and TBI-based conditioning regimens, respectively. The 5-year cumulative incidence of relapse was lower in the TBI cohort compared to the TTB cohort (30% [95% CI, 22-38] versus 47% [95% CI, 36-59]; P = 0.03). Multivariate analysis identified T-ALL, Ph-negative B-ALL, and measurable residual disease associated with a higher relapse risk. The 5-year cumulative incidence of non-relapsed mortality (NRM) was significantly lower with TTB (12% [95% CI, 5-20]) compared to TBI (25% [95% CI, 18-33]) (P = 0.001). Multivariate analysis found TBI conditioning, older age, and advanced stages of ALL at transplantation associated with a higher NRM. No statistical difference was seen in overall survival (49% [95% CI, 40-58] and 46% [95% CI, 35-60]) in the TBI and TTB groups, respectively; P = 0.9). The study suggests that TTB-based conditioning may be a promising option for ALL patients undergoing allo-HSCT, as it resulted in similar OS and lower NRM than TBI-based conditioning.
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- Elvira Mora
- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Valencia, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer, Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- BMT Unit. Hematology Department, ICMHO, Hospital Clínic, Institut Josep Carreras contra la leucemia, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomedica de Salamanca-IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain
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- Hematology Department. Institut Català d'Oncologia - Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Josep Carreras Research Institute, Badalona, Spain
- Department of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain
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- Radiation Oncology Department, ICMHO, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomedica de Salamanca-IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain
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- Hematology Department. Institut Català d'Oncologia - Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Josep Carreras Research Institute, Badalona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Valencia, Spain
- Department of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Valencia, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer, Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Ben Abdeljelil N, Ouerghi R, Ben Yaiche I, Mekni S, Torjemane L, Belloumi D, Kanoun R, Turki I, Nasr-Ammar C, Ladeb S, Ben Othman T. Total body irradiation-based conditioning versus chemotherapy before allogeneic stem cell transplantation for adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Clin Hematol Int 2024; 6:4-8. [PMID: 39011390 PMCID: PMC11246719 DOI: 10.46989/001c.120991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/17/2024] Open
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- Hematology and Graft National Bone Marrow transplantation Center
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- Hematology and Graft National Bone Marrow transplantation Center
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- Hematology and Graft National Bone Marrow Transplantation Center
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- Hematology and Graft National Bone Marrow Transplantation Center
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- Hematology and Graft National Bone Marrow Transplantation Center
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- Hematology and Graft National Bone Marrow Transplantation Center
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- Hematology and Graft National Bone Marrow Transplantation Center
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- Hematology and Graft National Bone Marrow Transplantation Center
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- Hematology and Graft National Bone Marrow Transplantation Center
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Gökbuget N, Boissel N, Chiaretti S, Dombret H, Doubek M, Fielding A, Foà R, Giebel S, Hoelzer D, Hunault M, Marks DI, Martinelli G, Ottmann O, Rijneveld A, Rousselot P, Ribera J, Bassan R. Management of ALL in adults: 2024 ELN recommendations from a European expert panel. Blood 2024; 143:1903-1930. [PMID: 38306595 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2023023568] [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: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024] Open
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ABSTRACT Experts from the European Leukemia Net (ELN) working group for adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia have identified an unmet need for guidance regarding management of adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) from diagnosis to aftercare. The group has previously summarized their recommendations regarding diagnostic approaches, prognostic factors, and assessment of ALL. The current recommendation summarizes clinical management. It covers treatment approaches, including the use of new immunotherapies, application of minimal residual disease for treatment decisions, management of specific subgroups, and challenging treatment situations as well as late effects and supportive care. The recommendation provides guidance for physicians caring for adult patients with ALL which has to be complemented by regional expertise preferably provided by national academic study groups.
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- Nicola Gökbuget
- Department of Medicine II, Hematology/Oncology, Goethe University, University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Hospital Saint-Louis, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Hematology, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Leukemia Department, University Hospital Saint-Louis, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Saint-Louis Research Institute, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine-Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Hematology, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Onco-Hematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Medicine II, Hematology/Oncology, Goethe University, University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Maladies du Sang University Hospital of Angers, FHU Goal, INSERM, National Centre for Scientific Research, Angers, France
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- University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori Dino Amadori, Meldola, Italy
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- Division of Cancer and Genetics, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Hematology Department, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Université Paris-Saclay, Versailles, France
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- Clinical Hematology Department, Institut Catala d'Oncologia Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol, Josep Carreras Research Institute, Badalona, Spain
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- Division of Hematology, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Mestre-Venice, Italy
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Dogliotti I, Levis M, Martin A, Bartoncini S, Felicetti F, Cavallin C, Maffini E, Cerrano M, Bruno B, Ricardi U, Giaccone L. Maintain Efficacy and Spare Toxicity: Traditional and New Radiation-Based Conditioning Regimens in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:865. [PMID: 38473227 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16050865] [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: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Novelty in total body irradiation (TBI) as part of pre-transplant conditioning regimens lacked until recently, despite the developments in the field of allogeneic stem cell transplants. Long-term toxicities have been one of the major concerns associated with TBI in this setting, although the impact of TBI is not so easy to discriminate from that of chemotherapy, especially in the adult population. More recently, lower-intensity TBI and different approaches to irradiation (namely, total marrow irradiation, TMI, and total marrow and lymphoid irradiation, TMLI) were implemented to keep the benefits of irradiation and limit potential harm. TMI/TMLI is an alternative to TBI that delivers more selective irradiation, with healthy tissues being better spared and the control of the radiation dose delivery. In this review, we discussed the potential radiation-associated long-term toxicities and their management, summarized the evidence regarding the current indications of traditional TBI, and focused on the technological advances in radiotherapy that have resulted in the development of TMLI. Finally, considering the most recent published trials, we postulate how the role of radiotherapy in the setting of allografting might change in the future.
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- Irene Dogliotti
- Allogeneic Transplant and Cellular Therapy Unit, Division of Hematology, Department of Oncology, University Hospital A.O.U. "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino", University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Allogeneic Transplant and Cellular Therapy Unit, Division of Hematology, Department of Oncology, University Hospital A.O.U. "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino", University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Division of Oncological Endocrinology, Department of Oncology, University Hospital A.O.U. "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino", 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Hematology Institute "Seràgnoli", IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, University Hospital A.O.U. "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino", 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Allogeneic Transplant and Cellular Therapy Unit, Division of Hematology, Department of Oncology, University Hospital A.O.U. "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino", University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Allogeneic Transplant and Cellular Therapy Unit, Division of Hematology, Department of Oncology, University Hospital A.O.U. "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino", University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Torino, Italy
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Battipaglia G, Labopin M, Mielke S, Ruggeri A, Nur Ozkurt Z, Bourhis JH, Rabitsch W, Yakoub-Agha I, Grillo G, Sanz J, Arcese W, Novis Y, Fegueux N, Spyridonidis A, Giebel S, Nagler A, Ciceri F, Mohty M. Thiotepa-Based Regimens Are Valid Alternatives to Total Body Irradiation-Based Reduced-Intensity Conditioning Regimens in Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Retrospective Study on Behalf of the Acute Leukemia Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Transplant Cell Ther 2024; 30:95.e1-95.e10. [PMID: 37816471 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.09.028] [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: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023]
Abstract
Total body irradiation (TBI) at myeloablative doses is superior to chemotherapy-based regimens in young patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). However, in elderly and unfit patients, in whom reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens are preferred, whether a TBI-based or a chemotherapy-based approach is better is unexplored. Thiotepa can be used as part of ALL conditioning regimens. The current study aimed to compare transplantation outcomes after RIC with TBI-based or thiotepa-based regimens in patients with ALL. The study cohort comprised patients aged ≥40 years undergoing allo-HSCT for ALL in first complete remission between 2000 and 2020 who received an RIC regimen containing either TBI (4 to 6 Gy) or thiotepa. We identified a total of 265 patients, including 117 who received a TBI-based RIC regimen and 148 who received a thiotepa-based RIC regimen. Univariate analysis revealed no significant differences in the following transplantation outcomes for TBI versus thiotepa: relapse, 23% versus 28% (P = .24); nonrelapse mortality, 20% versus 26% (P = .61); leukemia-free survival, 57% versus 46% (P = .12); overall survival, 67% versus 56% (P = .18); graft-versus-host disease (GVHD]/relapse-free survival, 45% versus 38% (P = .21); grade II-IV acute GVHD, 30% in both groups (P = .84); grade III-IV acute GVHD, 9% versus 10% (P = .89). The sole exception was the incidence of chronic GVHD, which was higher in the recipients of TBI-based regimens (43% versus 29%; P = .03). However, multivariate analysis revealed no differences in transplantation outcomes between the 2 groups. In patients aged ≥40 years receiving RIC, use of a thiotepa-based regimen may represent a valid alternative to TBI-based regimens, as no differences were observed in the main transplantation outcomes.
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- Statistical Unit, European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Paris, France; Hematology and Cellular Therapy Service, Hematology Department, Hôpital Saint Antoine, Paris, France; UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France
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- Department of Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Hematology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey
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- BMT Service, Department of Hematology, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France
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- Internal Medicine I, BMT Unit, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Hematology Department, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology Department, University Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Policlinico Universitario Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Hematology & Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Hospital Sirio-Libanes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, CHU Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
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- Maria Sklodowska-Curie Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland
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- Statistical Unit, European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Paris, France; Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- Hematology and BMT, Ospedale San Raffaele srl, Milano, Italy
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- Statistical Unit, European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Paris, France; Hematology and Cellular Therapy Service, Hematology Department, Hôpital Saint Antoine, Paris, France; UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France
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Sijs-Szabo A, Dinmohamed AG, Versluis J, van der Holt B, Bellido M, Hazenberg MD, van Gelder M, Schaap NPM, Meijer E, van der Wagen LE, Halkes CJM, Rijneveld AW, Cornelissen JJ. Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients >40 Years of Age With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Reduced Intensity Versus Myeloablative Conditioning. Transplantation 2023; 107:2561-2567. [PMID: 37389645 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000004706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The outcome in older patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) remains unsatisfactory due to high relapse and nonrelapse mortality (NRM) rates. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) as postremission therapy has an important role in reducing relapse rate, albeit its application is limited in older adult patients due to alloHSCT-related morbidity and mortality. Reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) alloHSCT has been developed as a less toxic conditioning regimen, but comparative studies with myeloablative conditioning (MAC) are limited in patients with ALL. METHODS In this retrospective study, RIC-alloHSCT (n = 111) was compared with MAC-alloHSCT (n = 77) in patients aged 41 to 65 y with ALL in first complete remission. MAC was predominantly applied by combining high-dose total body irradiation and cyclophosphamide, whereas RIC mainly consisted of fludarabine and 2 Gy total body irradiation. RESULTS Unadjusted overall survival was 54% (95% confidence interval [CI], 42%-65%) at 5 y in MAC recipients compared with 39% (95% CI, 29%-49%) in RIC recipients. Overall survival and relapse-free survival were not significantly associated with type of conditioning after adjusted for the covariates age, leukemia risk status at diagnosis, donor type, and donor and recipient gender combination. NRM was significantly lower after RIC (subdistribution hazard ratio: 0.41, 95% CI, 0.22-0.78; P = 0.006), whereas relapse was significantly higher (subdistribution hazard ratio: 3.04, 95% CI, 1.71-5.40; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Collectively, RIC-alloHSCT has resulted in less NRM, but it was also found to be associated with a significantly higher relapse rate. These results suggest that MAC-alloHSCT may provide a more effective type of consolidation therapy for the reduction of relapse and that RIC-alloHSCT may be restricted to patients at higher risk for NRM.
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- Aniko Sijs-Szabo
- Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Hematology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, HOVON Data Center, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Rijksuniversity Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc), Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Free University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Prockop S, Wachter F. The current landscape: Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 2023; 36:101485. [PMID: 37611999 DOI: 10.1016/j.beha.2023.101485] [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: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
Abstract
One of the consistent features in development of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) is the rapidity with which discoveries in the laboratory are translated into innovations in clinical care. Just a few years after murine studies demonstrated that rescue from radiation induced marrow failure is mediated by cellular not humoral factors, E. Donnall Thomas reported on the transfer of bone marrow cells into irradiated leukemia patients. This was followed quickly by the first descriptions of Graft versus Leukemia (GvL) effect and Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD). Despite the pivotal nature of these findings, early human transplants were uniformly unsuccessful and identified the challenges that continue to thwart transplanters today - leukemic relapse, regimen related toxicity, and GvHD. While originally only an option for young, fit patients with a matched family donor, expansion of the donor pool to include unrelated donors, umbilical cord blood units, and more recently the growing use of haploidentical donors have all made transplant a more accessible therapy for patients with ALL. Novel agents for conditioning, prevention and treatment of GvHD have improved outcomes and investigators continue to develop novel treatment strategies that balance regimen related toxicity with disease control. Our evolving understanding of how to prevent and treat GvHD and how to prevent relapse are incorporated into novel clinical trials that are expected to further improve outcomes. Here we review current considerations and future directions for both adult and pediatric patients undergoing HCT for ALL, including indication for transplant, donor selection, cytoreductive regimens, and outcomes.
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- Susan Prockop
- Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Program, DFCI/BCH Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, United States.
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- Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Program, DFCI/BCH Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, United States.
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Pan Z, Wang L, Fu W, Jiang C, Zhang Z, Chen Q, Wang L, Hu X. Pediatric chemotherapy versus allo-HSCT for adolescent and adult Philadelphia chromosome-negative ALL in first complete remission: a meta-analysis. Ann Hematol 2023; 102:1131-1140. [PMID: 36947212 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-023-05160-2] [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: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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Pediatric-inspired chemotherapy significantly improves survival for adolescent and adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). However, the benefits over allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) remain unclear. To compare clinical outcomes between pediatric-inspired chemotherapy and allo-HSCT in consolidation therapy of adolescent and adult Philadelphia chromosome-negative (Ph-neg) ALL in first complete remission (CR1), related studies from MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Controlled Register of Trials updated to July 2022 were searched. A total of 13 relevant trials including 3161 patients were included in the meta-analysis. Compared with allo-HSCT, pediatric-inspired chemotherapy achieved better OS (hazard risk (HR), 0.53; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.41 to 0.68) and DFS (HR, 0.64; 95% CI, 0.48 to 0.86), with a significant reduction in NRM (risk ratio (RR), 0.30; 95% CI, 0.18 to 0.51), but no difference in the relapse rate (RR, 1.13; 95% CI, 0.93 to 1.39). When only studies based on intention-to-treat analysis were included, pediatric-inspired chemotherapy consistently conferred a survival advantage. In subgroup analyses, patients with baseline high-risk features demonstrated similar OS and DFS between pediatric-style chemotherapy and allo-HSCT, while pediatric-style chemotherapy had an OS and DFS advantage in standard-risk subgroup. Particularly, patients with positive minimal residual disease (MRD) achieved better OS and DFS if proceeded to allo-HSCT.
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- Zengkai Pan
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Shanghai RuiJin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Ruijin Er Road 197, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Shanghai RuiJin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Ruijin Er Road 197, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Hematology, Institute of Hematology, Changhai Hospital, Changhai Road 168, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Shanghai RuiJin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Ruijin Er Road 197, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Shanghai RuiJin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Ruijin Er Road 197, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Health Statistics, Naval Medical University, Xiangyin Road 800, Shanghai, 200433, China.
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- Department of Hematology, Institute of Hematology, Changhai Hospital, Changhai Road 168, Shanghai, 200433, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Shanghai RuiJin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Ruijin Er Road 197, Shanghai, 200025, China.
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Yafour N, Hamzy F, Elkababri M, Yakoub-Agha I, Bekadja MA. [Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in developing countries: Management from the transplant indication (allo/auto) until post-transplant follow-up. Guidelines from the SFGM-TC]. Bull Cancer 2023; 110:S30-S38. [PMID: 35562231 DOI: 10.1016/j.bulcan.2022.02.011] [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: 02/06/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Management of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients in countries with limited resources depends on the means of prognostic stratification, available treatment and logistics. During the 12th annual harmonization workshops of the francophone Society of bone marrow transplantation and cellular therapy (SFGM-TC), a designated working group reviewed the literature in order to elaborate unified guidelines for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (Allo-HCT) in this disease. Conventional poor prognostic factors can be used to determine the indication of allo-HCT in first remission. Patients lacking a HLA-matched related donor can be allografted with a haploidentical donor allo-HCT if available. Chemotherapy based conditioning regimen can be used if TBI is not available, because the probability to find a radiotherapy department with the capacity for total body irradiation is low. For patients with Philadelphia chromosome positive (Phi+) ALL, post-transplantation tyrosine kinase inhibitors as a systematic maintenance strategy is recommended. Autologous HCT is optional for Phi+ ALL patients with negative minimal residual disease, who not eligible for allo-HCT. Patients with refractory/relapsed disease have a poor prognosis which highlights the importance of acquiring in the future new therapies such as: blinatumumab, inotuzumab, and CAR-T cells.
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- Nabil Yafour
- Université d'Oran 1, Ahmed-Ben-Bella, établissement hospitalier et universitaire 1(er) Novembre 1954, faculté de médecine, service d'hématologie et de thérapie cellulaire, BP 4166 Ibn-Rochd, 31000 Oran, Algérie.
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- Hôpital Cheikh-Zaïd universitaire international, service d'hématologie et greffe, cité Al-Irfane-Hay Ryad avenue Allal-al-Fassi, 10000 Rabat, Maroc
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- Hôpital d'enfants de Rabat, université Mohammed V de Rabat, service d'hématologie et oncologie pédiatrique, Rabat, Maroc
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- Université d'Oran 1, Ahmed-Ben-Bella, établissement hospitalier et universitaire 1(er) Novembre 1954, faculté de médecine, service d'hématologie et de thérapie cellulaire, BP 4166 Ibn-Rochd, 31000 Oran, Algérie
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Thiotepa, busulfan and fludarabine conditioning-regimen is a promising approach for older adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2023; 58:61-67. [PMID: 36224494 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-022-01841-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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For acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients, total body irradiation (TBI)- based conditioning regimens are the first choice specially in young population. However, several studies have shown an equivalence in clinical outcomes with thiotepa-based conditioning regimen. We performed a retrospective study to evaluate the outcome of adult ALL patients who received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT) with a thiotepa-busulfan-fludarabine (TBF) myeloablative conditioning regimen with reduced toxicity. Fifty-five patients received a TBF regimen. The median age of the patients was 51 years (range, 17 to 72.4). Most patients had a diagnosis of B-ALL (93%) with 7% having T-ALL. Two - and 5-year overall survival was 73.2% and 64%, respectively. At 2 years, leukemia-free survival and GVHD-free, relapse-free survival were 59.5% and 57.6%, and at 5 years, 53.4% and 51.8%, respectively. The 5-year non-relapse mortality was 15%. The day 180 cumulative incidence (CI) of grade II-IV acute GVHD and grade III-IV acute GVHD were 38.2% and 5.5%, respectively. At 2 years, the CI of chronic GVHD and extensive chronic GVHD was 16.9% and 1.9%, respectively. Our study results do suggest that using TBF as the conditioning regimen in adult ALL patients is a promising option with acceptable toxicity.
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Konishi T, Ogawa H, Najima Y, Hashimoto S, Kito S, Atsuta Y, Wada A, Adachi H, Konuma R, Kishida Y, Nagata A, Yamada Y, Kaito S, Mukae J, Marumo A, Noguchi Y, Shingai N, Toya T, Igarashi A, Shimizu H, Kobayashi T, Ohashi K, Doki N, Murofushi KN. Outcomes of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation with intensity-modulated total body irradiation by helical tomotherapy: a 2-year prospective follow-up study. Ann Med 2022; 54:2616-2625. [PMID: 36254468 PMCID: PMC9624256 DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2022.2125171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) helps achieve good radiation dose conformity and precise dose evaluation. We conducted a single-centre prospective study to assess the safety and feasibility of total body irradiation with IMRT (IMRT-TBI) using helical tomotherapy in allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty-nine adult patients with haematological malignancy (acute lymphoblastic leukaemia [n = 21], chronic myeloid leukaemia [n = 6], mixed phenotype acute leukaemia [n = 5], acute myeloid leukaemia [n = 4], and malignant lymphoma [n = 3]) who received 12 Gy IMRT-TBI were enrolled with a median follow-up of 934.5 (range, 617-1254) d. At the time of transplantation, 33 patients (85%) achieved complete remission. The conditioning regimen used IMRT-TBI (12 Gy in 6 fractions twice daily, for 3 d) and cyclophosphamide (60 mg/kg/d, for 2 d), seven patients were combined with cytarabine, and five with etoposide. We set dose constraints for the lungs, kidneys and lens as the organs at risk. RESULTS The mean doses for the lungs and kidneys were 7.50 and 9.11 Gy, respectively. The mean maximum dose for the lens (right/left) was 5.75/5.87 Gy. The 2-year overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), cumulative incidence of relapse (CIR) and non-relapse mortality (NRM) were 69, 64, 18 and 18%, respectively. Thirty-six patients developed early adverse events (AEs) (including four patients with Grade 3/4 toxicities), most of which were reversible oral mucositis and may partially have been related to IMRT-TBI. However, the incidence of toxicity was comparable to conventional TBI-based conditioning transplantation. None of the patients developed primary graft failure, or Grade III-IV acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). In late complications, chronic kidney disease was observed in six patients, a lower incidence compared to conventional TBI-based conditioning transplantation. No radiation pneumonitis or cataracts were observed in any of the patients. CONCLUSIONS IMRT-TBI is safe and feasible for haematological malignancies with acceptable clinical outcomes.KEY MESSAGESIMRT-TBI-helical tomotherapy aids in accurate dose calculation and conformity.It could be used without any considerable increase in the rate of TBI-related AEs.Allo-HSCT with IMRT-TBI may be an alternative to conventional TBI for clinical use.
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- Tatsuya Konishi
- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Division of Radiation Oncology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome 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 Radiology, Division of Radiation Oncology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Division of Radiation Oncology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome 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 Radiology, Division of Radiation Oncology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Total body irradiation plus fludarabine versus thiotepa, busulfan plus fludarabine as a myeloablative conditioning for adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplantation. A study by the Acute Leukemia Working Party of the EBMT. Bone Marrow Transplant 2022; 57:399-406. [PMID: 35031709 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-021-01550-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Optimal conditioning for adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treated with haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplantation (haplo-HCT) and post-transplant cyclophosphamide has not been established so far. We retrospectively compared outcomes for two myeloablative regimens: fludarabine + total body irradiation (Flu-TBI, n = 117) and thiotepa + iv. busulfan + fludarabine (TBF, n = 119). Patients transplanted either in complete remission (CR) or with active disease were included in the analysis. The characteristics of both groups were comparable except for patients treated with TBF were older. In univariate analysis the incidence of non-relapse mortality (NRM) at 2 years was increased for TBF compared to Flu-TBI (31% vs. 19.5%, p = 0.03). There was a tendency towards reduced incidence of relapse after TBF (p = 0.11). Results of multivariate analysis confirmed a reduced risk of NRM using Flu-TBI (HR = 0.49, p = 0.03). In the analysis restricted to patients treated in CR1 or CR2, the use of Flu-TBI was associated with a decreased risk of NRM (HR = 0.34, p = 0.009) but an increased risk of relapse (HR = 2.59, p = 0.01) without significant effect on survival and graft-versus-host disease. We conclude that for haplo-HCT recipients with ALL, Flu-TBI may be preferable for individuals at high risk of NRM while TBF should be considered in cases at high risk of relapse.
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Rossoff J, Jacobsohn D, Kwon S, Kletzel M, Duerst RE, Tse WT, Schneiderman J, Chaudhury S. Reduced-toxicity conditioning regimen with busulfan, fludarabine, rATG, and 400 cGy TBI in pediatric patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant for high-risk hematologic malignancies. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2021; 68:e29087. [PMID: 34022093 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Myeloablative conditioning regimens decrease the risk of relapse in pediatric patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) for hematologic malignancies, but cause significant toxicities PROCEDURE: This prospective study evaluated the use of a reduced-toxicity, myeloablative regimen with dose-adjusted busulfan, fludarabine, antithymocyte globulin and 400 cGy of total body irradiation in 40 patients < 21 years of age undergoing HCT for high-risk leukemias. Busulfan pharmacokinetics were measured to target 4000 μmol*min/day in the first 30 patients; this was increased to 5000 μmol*min/day in the subsequent 10 in efforts to further decrease relapse risk RESULTS: Overall survival at two- and five-years post-HCT was 67% and 51%, respectively. Relapse occurred in 11 patients (28%) at a median of seven months and was the leading cause of death. Transplant-related mortality was 8% and 13% at 100 days and one-year post-HCT, respectively. Trends toward improved survival were seen in patients transplanted for myeloid disease using bone marrow as stem cell source who achieved a busulfan AUC > 4000 μmol*min/day with two-year relapse-free survival approaching 80% CONCLUSIONS: This conditioning regimen is safe and effective in patients with high-risk leukemias, particularly myeloid disease. Larger studies are needed to compare its safety and efficacy to other myeloablative regimens in this population.
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- Jenna Rossoff
- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Chicago, Illinois
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- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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Nagler A, Kanate AS, Labopin M, Ciceri F, Angelucci E, Koc Y, Gülbas Z, Arcese W, Tischer J, Pioltelli P, Ozdogu H, Afanasyev B, Wu D, Arat M, Peric Z, Giebel S, Savani B, Mohty M. Post-transplant cyclophosphamide versus anti-thymocyte globulin for graft-versus-host disease prevention in haploidentical transplantation for adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Haematologica 2021; 106:1591-1598. [PMID: 32354866 PMCID: PMC8168508 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2020.247296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis for unmanipulated haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplantation (haplo-HCT) include post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) and anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG). Utilizing EBMT registry, we compared ATG versus PTCy based GVHD prophylaxis in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients undergoing haplo-HCT. Included were 434 patients; ATG (n=98) and PTCy (n=336). Median follow-up was ~2 years. Baseline characteristics were similar between the groups except that the ATG-group was more likely to have relapsed/refractory ALL (P=0.008), non-TBI conditioning (P<0.001), peripheral blood graft source (P=<0.001) and transplanted at an earlier time-period (median year of HCT 2011 vs. 2015). The 100-day grade II-IV and III-IV acute-GVHD was similar between ATG and PTCy, as was 2-year chronic-GVHD. On multivariate analysis (MVA), leukemia-free survival (LFS) and overall survival (OS) was better with PTCy compared to ATG prophylaxis. Relapse incidence (RI) was lower in the PTCy group (P=0.03), while non-relapse mortality (NRM) was not different. Advanced disease and lower performance score were associated with poorer LFS and OS and advanced disease with inferior GVHD-free/relapse-free survival (GRFS). Peripheral grafts were associated with higher GVHD compared to bone marrow grafts. In ALL patients undergoing unmanipulated haplo-HCT, PTCy for GVHD prevention resulted in lower RI and improved LFS and OS compared to ATG.
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- Arnon Nagler
- Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- Haematology and EBMT Paris study office / CEREST-TC, Saint Antoine Hospital, Paris, France
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- Medical Park Hospitals, Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Antalya, Turkey
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- Anadolu Medical Center Hospital, Bone Marrow Transplantation Department, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Tor Vergata University of Rome, Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Rome, Italy
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- Ospedale San Gerardo, Clinica Ematologica dell`Universita Milano-Biocca, Monza, Italy
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- Baskent University Hospital, Haematology Division, BMT Unit, Adana, Turkey
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- First State Pavlov Medical University of St. Petersburg, Russia
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- First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Department of Hematology, Suzhou, China
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- Florence Nightingale Sisli Hospital, Hematopoietic SCT Unit, Istanbul, Turkey
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- University Hospital Centre Zagreb, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Saint Antoine Hospital and Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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Khimani F, Dutta M, Faramand R, Nishihori T, Perez AP, Dean E, Nieder M, Perez L, Mishra A, Elmariah H, Davila M, Ochoa L, Alsina M, Lazaryan A, Bejanyan N, Hansen D, Jain M, Locke F, Liu H, Pidala J, Shah B, Mhaskar R. Impact of Total Body Irradiation-Based Myeloablative Conditioning Regimens in Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Transplant Cell Ther 2021; 27:620.e1-620.e9. [PMID: 33798768 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) is a curative treatment option for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Both total body irradiation (TBI)-based and chemotherapy only-based myeloablative transplantation conditioning regimens have been applied, but the optimal regimen remains unclear. We performed a systematic review to assess the efficacy of TBI-based versus chemotherapy only-based myeloablative conditioning regimens. We searched PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases and meeting abstracts for all studies comparing TBI-based and chemotherapy only-based conditioning regimens in patients who underwent allo-HCT for ALL. Two authors independently reviewed all studies for inclusion and extracted data related to overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), nonrelapse mortality (NRM), relapse, and acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Eight studies were included in the final analysis. The overall methodological quality of the included studies was optimal. TBI-based regimens showed evidence of benefit compared with chemotherapy only-based conditioning regimens in terms of relapse (relative risk [RR], 0.82; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.72 to 0.94; 6 studies, 5091 patients), OS (hazard ratio [HR], 0.76; 95% CI, 0.64 to 0.89; 7 studies, 4727 patients), and PFS (HR, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.63 to 0.85; 7 studies, 4727 patients). The TBI-based regimen did not increase the likelihood of grade II-IV acute GVHD (RR, 1.12; 95% CI, 0.92 to 1.36; 5 studies, 4996 patients) or chronic GVHD (RR, 1.10; 95% CI, 1.00 to 1.21; 5 studies, 4490 patients), or NRM (RR, 0.94; 95% CI, 0.69 to 1.28; 6 studies, 4522 patients). However, TBI-based regimens were associated with an increased risk of grade III-IV acute GVHD (RR, 1.29; 95% CI, 1.01 to 1.63; 3 studies, 3675 patients). A subgroup comparison of patients age ≥16 years showed similar results. This systematic review represents evidence supporting the use of TBI-based conditioning regimen in patients undergoing allo-HCT for ALL who are candidates for myeloablative conditioning, as it offers better OS, PFS, and less relapse with acceptable NRM.
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- Farhad Khimani
- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida.
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- Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Malignant Hematology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
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Dholaria B, Labopin M, Angelucci E, Tischer J, Arat M, Ciceri F, Gülbas Z, Ozdogu H, Sica S, Diez-Martin JL, Koc Y, Pavlu J, Socié G, Giebel S, Savani BN, Nagler A, Mohty M. Improved Outcomes of Haploidentical Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation with Total Body Irradiation-Based Myeloablative Conditioning in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Transplant Cell Ther 2020; 27:171.e1-171.e8. [PMID: 33830029 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2020.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Revised: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
The optimal myeloablative conditioning (MAC) for patients undergoing haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplantation (haplo-HCT) is unknown. We studied the outcomes of total body irradiation (TBI)-based versus chemotherapy (CT)-based MAC regimens in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The study included 427 patients who underwent first haplo-HCT with post-transplantation cyclophosphamide (PTCy), following TBI-based (n = 188; 44%) or CT-based (n = 239; 56%) MAC. The median patient age was 32 years. Fludarabine-TBI (72%) and thiotepa-busulfan-fludarabine (65%) were the most frequently used TBI- and CT-based regimens, respectively. In the TBI and CT cohorts, 2-year leukemia-free survival (LFS) was 45% versus 37% (P = .05), overall survival (OS) was 51% versus 47% (P = .18), relapse incidence (RI) was 34% versus 32% (P = .44), and nonrelapse mortality (NRM) was 21% versus 31% (P < .01). In the multivariate analysis, TBI was associated with lower NRM (hazard ratio [HR], 0.53; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.33 to 0.86; P = .01), better LFS (HR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.52 to 0.98; P =.04), and increased risk for grade II-IV acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) (HR, 1.59; 95% CI, 1.08 to 2.34; P = .02) compared with CT-based MAC. The type of conditioning regimen did not impact RI, chronic GVHD, OS, or GVHD-free, relapse-free survival after adjusting for transplantation-related variables. TBI-based MAC was associated with lower NRM and better LFS compared with CT-based MAC in patients with ALL after haplo-HCT/PTCy.
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- Bhagirathbhai Dholaria
- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
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- Saint Antoine Hospital, INSERM UMR 938 and EBMT Paris Study Office/CEREST-TC, Paris, France
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- Hematology and Transplant Center, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Florence Nightingale Sisli Hospital, Hematopoietic SCT Unit, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Hematology and BMT, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Department, Anadolu Medical Center Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Hematology Division, BMT Unit, Hematology Research Laboratory, Training & Medical, Baskent University Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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- Istituto di Ematologia, Universita Cattolica S Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital GU Gregorio Marañon, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañon, Universidad Complutense, Medicina, Madrid, Spain
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- Medicana International, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Haematology, Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Hematology-BMT, Hopital St Louis, Paris, France
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Oncohematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute Oncology Center, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Hematology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel HaShomer, Israel; Acute Leukemia Working Party Office, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France
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- Saint Antoine Hospital, INSERM UMR 938, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France; European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Paris Study Office/CEREST-TC, Paris, France
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Comparison of reduced-toxicity conditioning protocols using fludarabine, melphalan combined with thiotepa or carmustine in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2020; 56:110-120. [PMID: 32591641 PMCID: PMC7319212 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-020-0986-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The age of patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) has increased during the last decades, mainly due to improved reduced-intensity/toxicity conditioning protocols. A reduced-intensity conditioning based on fludarabin, carmustin/BCNU and melphalan (FBM) has been previously developed at our institution. Since we observed detrimental effects in individual patients with compromised lung function, efforts have been made in order to replace BCNU by thiotepa (FTM) to reduce toxicity. In this study, we retrospectively analyzed the outcome, GvHD incidence, lung function and organ toxicity of patients with a median age of 62 years (range 21–79) transplanted for malignant disease (96.7%, 62.3% in intermediate/advanced disease stage) at our institution after conditioning with FBM (n = 136) or FTM (n = 105) between 2013 and 2017. Median follow-up was 868 days (range 0–2615). In multivariate analysis for overall survival, no difference was detected between both conditioning protocols in the presence of impaired lung function, age, lower performance, and liver disease previous allo-HCT. In the subgroup analysis, FTM was not inferior to FBM in patients with pulmonary disease prior allo-HCT, lymphoid malignancies, and higher comorbidity index. In conclusion, the reduced-intensity FBM and FTM conditioning protocols show adequate antineoplastic efficacy and are suitable for patients with impaired lung function. Conditioning protocol based on fludarabin, melphalan combined with thiotepa (FTM) showed sufficient anti-neoplastic effect and is suitable for patients with impaired lung function prior allo-HCT.
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Pagliuca S, Prata PH, Xhaard A, Frieri C, Giannoni L, Sutra Del Galy A, Brignier A, Sicre de Fontbrune F, Michonneau D, Dhedin N, Peffault de Latour R, Socié G, Robin M. Long-term outcomes and risk factor analysis of steroid-refractory graft versus host disease after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2020; 56:38-49. [PMID: 32587336 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-020-0977-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Steroid-refractory graft versus host disease (GVHD) represents a fearsome complication after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). We conducted a retrospective study on outcomes and risk factors associated with acute and chronic steroid-refractory GVHD in a large cohort of 1207 patients receiving HSCT in Saint Louis Hospital between 2007 and 2017. Among patients who developed an acute and/or a chronic GVHD, the cumulative incidences of acute and chronic steroid-refractory disease were 31% and 48%, respectively, at day +100 and 1-year post-HSCT. Through a multivariable analysis we selected several risk factors associated with the development of a steroid-refractory disease. For acute GVHD steroid refractoriness, we identified (1) a very high disease risk index, (2) an unrelated donor, (3) the absence of in vivo T-depletion as GVHD prophylaxis, and (4) a reduced intensity conditioning regimen. For chronic GVHD, (1) the use of peripheral blood stem cells, (2) unrelated donors, and (3) absence of in vivo T-depletion were more likely associated with a steroid-refractory disease. After the construction of a multistate dynamic model, we found that the probability of being alive without relapse after the resolution of all GVHD episodes was about 36% in the long term.
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- Simona Pagliuca
- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux des Paris, Saint Louis Hospital, Hematology and Transplantation Unit, Paris, France. .,Université de Paris, Paris, France. .,Department of Translational Hematology and Oncology Research, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
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- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux des Paris, Saint Louis Hospital, Hematology and Transplantation Unit, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux des Paris, Saint Louis Hospital, Hematology and Transplantation Unit, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux des Paris, Saint Louis Hospital, Hematology and Transplantation Unit, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, Paris, France.,Department of Hematology and Transplantation, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux des Paris, Saint Louis Hospital, Hematology and Transplantation Unit, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux des Paris, Saint Louis Hospital, Hematology and Transplantation Unit, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux des Paris, Saint Louis Hospital, Therapeutic Apheresis Unit, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux des Paris, Saint Louis Hospital, Hematology and Transplantation Unit, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux des Paris, Saint Louis Hospital, Hematology and Transplantation Unit, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, Paris, France.,INSERM UMR 976, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux des Paris, Saint Louis Hospital, Hematology and Transplantation Unit, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux des Paris, Saint Louis Hospital, Hematology and Transplantation Unit, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux des Paris, Saint Louis Hospital, Hematology and Transplantation Unit, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, Paris, France.,INSERM UMR 976, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux des Paris, Saint Louis Hospital, Hematology and Transplantation Unit, Paris, France
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Total body irradiation-induced colon damage is prevented by nitrate-mediated suppression of oxidative stress and homeostasis of the gut microbiome. Nitric Oxide 2020; 102:1-11. [PMID: 32470598 DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2020.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Inorganic dietary nitrate plays vital roles in biological functions via the exogenous NO3-/NO2-/NO pathway under hypoxia and ischemia. We previously verified the antioxidative effects of inorganic nitrate in a mouse model of total body irradiation (TBI). Accordingly, in this study, we evaluated the effects of inorganic nitrate on prevention of TBI-induced colon injury and dysbiosis of the gut microbiome. Nitrate significantly rescued the abnormal biological indexes (body weight, white blood cell, red blood cell, platelet, hemoglobin level and intestinal canal lengths) induced by TBI. Then, we detected oxidative stress and DNA damage indexes (phospho-histone H2AX and p53 binding protein 1), which were both increased by irradiation (IR) and alleviated by nitrate. IR-induced apoptosis and senescence were ameliorated by inorganic nitrate. The distribution of the gut microbiome differed for mice with TBI and those receiving inorganic nitrate. The average abundance of Lactobacillus significantly increased, and that of Bacteroidales decreased at the genus level in the nitrate group compared with that in the IR alone group. At 30 days after TBI, the abundances of Bacteroides and Faecalibaculum decreased, whereas that of Lactobacillus increased in the IR + nitrate group compared with that in the IR alone group. Inorganic nitrate efficiently prevents TBI-induced colon epithelium injury and maintains the homeostasis of the gut microbiome. Thus, our results showed that inorganic nitrate might be a promising treatment for TBI induced colon injury.
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Bazarbachi A, Labopin M, Angelucci E, Gülbas Z, Ozdogu H, Arat M, de Rosa L, Pastano R, Pioltelli P, Montserrat R, Martino M, Ciceri F, Koç Y, Socié G, Blaise D, Herrera C, Chalandon Y, Bernasconi P, Marotta G, Castagna L, McDonald A, Visani G, Carluccio P, Vitek A, Simand C, Afanasyev B, Rösler W, Diez-Martin J, Nagler A, Brissot E, Giebel S, Mohty M. Haploidentical Transplantation with Post-Transplantation Cyclophosphamide for T Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Report from the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Acute Leukemia Working Party. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2020; 26:936-942. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2020.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 01/01/2020] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Allogeneic stem-cell transplantation with sequential conditioning in adult patients with refractory or relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a report from the EBMT Acute Leukemia Working Party. Bone Marrow Transplant 2019; 55:595-602. [PMID: 31562398 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-019-0702-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Revised: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Treatment of relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia (RR-ALL) remains a clinical challenge with generally dismal prognosis. Allogeneic stem-cell transplantation using sequential conditioning ("FLAMSA"-like) has shown promising results in relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia, but little is known about its efficacy in RR-ALL. We identified 115 patients (19-66 years) with relapsed (74%) or primary-refractory (26%) ALL allografted from matched related (31%), matched unrelated (58%), or haploidentical donor (11%). Median follow-up was 37 (13-111) months. At day 100, cumulative incidences of grade II-IV/III-IV acute graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) were 30% and 17%, respectively. Two-year cumulative incidence of chronic GVHD was 25% with 11% extensive cases. Two-year relapse incidence (RI) was 45%, non-relapse mortality was 41%. Two-year leukemia free survival (LFS) was 14%, overall survival (OS) 17%, and GVHD relapse-free survival (GRFS) was 14%. In multivariable analysis, Karnofsky score <90 negatively affected RI, LFS, OS, and GRFS. Conditioning with chemotherapy alone, compared with total body irradiation (TBI) negatively affected RI (HR = 3.3; p = 0.008), LFS (HR = 1.94; p = 0.03), and OS (HR = 2.0; p = 0.03). These patients still face extremely poor outcomes, highlighting the importance of incorporating novel therapies (e.g., BITE antibodies, inotuzumab, CAR-T cells). Nevertheless, patients with RR-T-cell ALL remain with an unmet treatment need, for which TBI-based sequential conditioning could be one of few available options.
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DeFilipp Z, Advani AS, Bachanova V, Cassaday RD, Deangelo DJ, Kebriaei P, Rowe JM, Seftel MD, Stock W, Tallman MS, Fanning S, Inamoto Y, Kansagra A, Johnston L, Nagler A, Sauter CS, Savani BN, Perales MA, Carpenter PA, Larson RA, Weisdorf D. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in the Treatment of Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Updated 2019 Evidence-Based Review from the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2019; 25:2113-2123. [PMID: 31446198 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The role of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is reviewed and critically evaluated in this systematic evidence-based review. Specific criteria were used for searching the published literature and for grading the quality and strength of the evidence and the strength of the recommendations. A panel of ALL experts developed consensus on the treatment recommendations based on the evidence. Allogeneic HCT offers a survival benefit in selected patients with ALL, and this review summarizes the standard indications as well as the areas of controversy. There is now greater experience with pediatric-inspired chemotherapy regimens that has transformed upfront therapy for adult ALL, resulting in higher remission rates and overall survival. This in turn has increased the equipoise around decision making for ALL in first complete remission (CR1) when there is no measurable residual disease (MRD) at the end of induction and/or consolidation. Randomized studies are needed for adults with ALL to compare allogeneic HCT in CR1 with pediatric-inspired chemotherapy alone. Indications for transplantation in the evolving landscape of MRD assessments and novel targeted and immune therapeutics remain important areas of investigation.
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- Zachariah DeFilipp
- Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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- Department of Medical Oncology & Hematology, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology/Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
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- Division of Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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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 Hematology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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- Hematology and Medical Oncology, Greenville Health System Cancer Institute, Greenville, SC
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- Division of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Division, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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- Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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- Division of Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology/Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
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Storb R, Georges GE, Gooley TA. Total Body Irradiation-Based versus Chemotherapy-Based Myeloablative Conditioning for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2019; 25:e356-e362. [PMID: 31419567 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Rainer Storb
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington; Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington; Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington; Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, Washington
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Maffini E, Saraceni F, Lanza F. Treatment of Adult Patients with Relapsed/Refractory B-Cell Philadelphia-Negative Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Clin Hematol Int 2019; 1:85-93. [PMID: 34595415 PMCID: PMC8432388 DOI: 10.2991/chi.d.190503.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The majority of adult patients affected by B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) will relapse after an initial response, while approximately 20% will display primary resistant disease. Patients suffering from relapsed/refractory B-ALL have a very poor outcome. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) still represents the only curative approach, but is not so frequently feasible, because of patient's fitness, donor availability, and the ability to achieve a remission prior to HCT. The estimated remission rates with conventional cytotoxic agents are around 30%, but they are short-lived. These disappointing results led to the introduction of new immunologic-based treatments-blinatumomab and inotuzumab. They produced a substantial improvement in terms of response rates, with the ability, in most cases, to induce a minimal residual disease (MRD)-negative status. Similarly, T cells engineered to express a CD19-specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T) have yielded sensational results among patients with relapsed/refractory B-ALL, with unexpectedly high MRD-negative complete remissions rates. However, the first studies looking at long-term outcomes after CAR-T infusions told us that a significant fraction of such responses are not durable, and may benefit from a consolidation approach such as an allogeneic HCT.
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- Enrico Maffini
- Hematology Unit, Romagna Transplant Network, Hospital of Ravenna, Viale Randi n. 5, 48121 Ravenna, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Romagna Transplant Network, Hospital of Ravenna, Viale Randi n. 5, 48121 Ravenna, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Romagna Transplant Network, Hospital of Ravenna, Viale Randi n. 5, 48121 Ravenna, Italy
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Giebel S, Marks DI, Boissel N, Baron F, Chiaretti S, Ciceri F, Cornelissen JJ, Doubek M, Esteve J, Fielding A, Foa R, Gorin NC, Gökbuget N, Hallböök H, Hoelzer D, Paravichnikova E, Ribera JM, Savani B, Rijneveld AW, Schmid C, Wartiovaara-Kautto U, Mohty M, Nagler A, Dombret H. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for adults with Philadelphia chromosome-negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia in first remission: a position statement of the European Working Group for Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (EWALL) and the Acute Leukemia Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT). Bone Marrow Transplant 2019; 54:798-809. [PMID: 30385870 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-018-0373-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in first complete remission is a standard of care for adult patients with Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)-negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and high risk of relapse. However, the stratification systems vary among study groups. Inadequate response at the level of minimal residual disease is the most commonly accepted factor indicating the need for alloHSCT. In this consensus paper on behalf of the European Working Group for Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and the Acute Leukemia Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, we summarize available evidence and reflect current clinical practice in major European study groups regarding both indications for HSCT and particular aspects of the procedure including the choice of donor, source of stem cells and conditioning. Finally, we propose recommendations for daily clinical practice as well as for planning of prospective trials.
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- Sebastian Giebel
- Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute-Cancer Center, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland.
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- University Hospitals Bristol National Health Service Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- North London Cancer Network, Univ. College London Hosp, London, UK
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- EBMT Acute Leukemia Working Party Office, Paris, France
- Hospital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France
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- Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute-Cancer Center, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland
- Hopital St. Louis, Paris, France
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- University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- FGBU Hematology Research Center, Russia Federation Ministry of Public Health, Moscow, Russia
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- ICO-Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol, Jose Carreras Research Institute, Badalona, Spain
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA
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- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Klinikum Augsburg, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet, Munich-Augsburg, Germany
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- North London Cancer Network, Univ. College London Hosp, London, UK
- EBMT Acute Leukemia Working Party Office, Paris, France
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- North London Cancer Network, Univ. College London Hosp, London, UK
- Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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Sakellari I, Gavriilaki E, Chatziioannou K, Papathanasiou M, Mallouri D, Batsis I, Bousiou Z, Bouziana S, Constantinou V, Douka V, Apostolou C, Iskas M, Lalayanni C, Athanasiadou A, Sotiropoulos D, Yannaki E, Gianouzakos V, Anagnostopoulos A. Long-term outcomes of total body irradiation plus cyclophosphamide versus busulfan plus cyclophosphamide as conditioning regimen for acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a comparative study. Ann Hematol 2018; 97:1987-1994. [DOI: 10.1007/s00277-018-3383-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Czyz A, Labopin M, Giebel S, Socié G, Apperley J, Volin L, Reményi P, Yakoub‐Agha I, Orchard K, Michallet M, Stuhler G, Chaganti S, Murray M, Aljurf M, Bloor A, Passweg J, Finke J, Mohty M, Nagler A. Cyclophosphamide versus etoposide in combination with total body irradiation as conditioning regimen for adult patients with Ph-negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplant: On behalf of the ALWP of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Am J Hematol 2018; 93:778-785. [PMID: 29574915 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2018] [Revised: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) with myeloablative conditioning based on total body irradiation (TBI) is widely used for the treatment of adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). TBI is most frequently administered in combination with either cyclophosphamide (Cy/TBI) or etoposide (Vp/TBI). The goal of this study was to retrospectively compare these two regimens. Adult patients with Ph-negative ALL treated with alloHCT in first or second complete remission who received Cy/TBI (n = 1346) or Vp/TBI (n = 152) conditioning were included in the analysis. In a univariate analysis, as compared to Cy/TBI, the use of Vp/TBI was associated with reduced incidence of relapse (17% vs. 30% at 5 years, P = .007), increased rate of leukemia-free survival (60% vs. 50%, P = .04), and improved "graft versus host disease (GVHD) and relapse-free survival" (GRFS, 43% vs. 33%, P = .04). No significant effect could be observed in terms of the incidence of nonrelapse mortality or acute or chronic GVHD. In a multivariate model, the use of Vp/TBI was associated with reduced risk of relapse (HR = 0.62, P = .04) while the effect on other study end-points was not significant. In conclusion, conditioning regimen based on Vp combined with TBI appears more effective for disease control than the combination of Cy with TBI for adult patients with Ph-negative ALL treated with alloHCT.
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- Anna Czyz
- Wroclaw Medical UniversityWroclaw Poland
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- Hospital St. AntoineParis France
- Acute Leukemia Working Party of the EBMT, Paris office, Hospital St. AntoineParis France
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- Imperial CollegeHammersmith HospitalLondon United Kingdom
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- Helsinki University Central HospitalHelsinki Finland
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- St. István and St. Laszlo Hospital Semmelweis University St. Laszlo CampusBudapest Hungary
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- University Hospital Southampton and University of SouthamptonSouthampton United Kingdom
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- Deutsche Klinik für Diagnostik KMT ZentrumWiesbaden Germany
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustBirmingham United Kingdom
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research CentreRiyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Christie NHS Trust HospitalManchester United Kingdom
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- Hospital St. AntoineParis France
- Acute Leukemia Working Party of the EBMT, Paris office, Hospital St. AntoineParis France
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- Acute Leukemia Working Party of the EBMT, Paris office, Hospital St. AntoineParis France
- Chaim Sheba Medical CenterTel‐Hashomer Israel
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Giebel S, Labopin M, Potter M, Poiré X, Sengeloev H, Socié G, Huynh A, Afanasyev BV, Schanz U, Ringden O, Kalhs P, Beelen DW, Campos AM, Masszi T, Canaani J, Mohty M, Nagler A. Comparable results of autologous and allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for adults with Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in first complete molecular remission: An analysis by the Acute Leukemia Working Party of the EBMT. Eur J Cancer 2018; 96:73-81. [PMID: 29679774 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2018.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2018] [Revised: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is considered a standard treatment for patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (Ph+ ALL) achieving complete remission after induction containing tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). METHODS We retrospectively compared results of myeloablative alloHSCT from either matched sibling donor (MSD) or unrelated donor (URD) with autologous (auto) HSCT for adults with Ph+ ALL in molecular remission, treated between 2007 and 2014. RESULTS In univariate analysis, the incidence of relapse at 2 years was 47% after autoHSCT, 28% after MSD-HSCT and 19% after URD-HSCT (P = 0.0002). Respective rates of non-relapse mortality were 2%, 18%, and 22% (P = 0.001). The probabilities of leukaemia-free survival were 52%, 55% and 60% (P = 0.69), while overall survival rates were 70%, 70% and 69% (P = 0.58), respectively. In multivariate analysis, there was a trend towards increased risk of overall mortality after MSD-HSCT (hazard ratio [HR], 1.5, P = 0.12) and URD-HSCT (HR, 1.6, P = 0.08) when referred to autoHSCT. The use of total body irradiation (TBI)-based regimens was associated with reduced risk of relapse (HR, 0.65, P = 0.02) and overall mortality (HR, 0.67, P = 0.01). CONCLUSION In the era of TKIs, outcomes of myeloablative autoHSCT and alloHSCT for patients with Ph+ ALL in first molecular remission are comparable. Therefore, autoHSCT appears to be an attractive treatment option potentially allowing for circumvention of alloHSCT sequelae. Irrespective of the type of donor, TBI-based regimens should be considered the preferable type of conditioning for Ph+ ALL.
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- Sebastian Giebel
- Dept. of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Onco-Hematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute - Oncology Center, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland.
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- Acute Leukemia Working Party of the EBMT, Paris, France; Dept. of Hematology, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France
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- Leukemia Myeloma Units, The Royal Marsden Center, London, UK
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- Dept. of Hematology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Dept. of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Dept. of Hematology - BMT, Hopital St. Louis, Paris, France
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- Institut Universitaire Du Cancer, Oncopole IUCT, Toulouse, France
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- R.M. Gorbacheva Memorial Institute of Children Oncology, Academician I.P. Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Clinic of Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Centre for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Dept. of Internal Medicine I, Bone Marrow Transplamntation, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Dept. of Bone Marrow Transplantation, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- 3rd Dept. of Internal Medicine Semmelweis University, St. István & St. Laszlo Hospital, Budapest, Hungary
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- Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- Dept. of Hematology, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France
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- Acute Leukemia Working Party of the EBMT, Paris, France; Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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Kebriaei P, Anasetti C, Zhang MJ, Wang HL, Aldoss I, de Lima M, Khoury HJ, Sandmaier BM, Horowitz MM, Artz A, Bejanyan N, Ciurea S, Lazarus HM, Gale RP, Litzow M, Bredeson C, Seftel MD, Pulsipher MA, Boelens JJ, Alvarnas J, Champlin R, Forman S, Pullarkat V, Weisdorf D, Marks DI. Intravenous Busulfan Compared with Total Body Irradiation Pretransplant Conditioning for Adults with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2017; 24:726-733. [PMID: 29197676 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 11/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
Total body irradiation (TBI) has been included in standard conditioning for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) before hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Non-TBI regimens have incorporated busulfan (Bu) to decrease toxicity. This retrospective study analyzed TBI and Bu on outcomes of ALL patients 18-60 years old, in first or second complete remission (CR), undergoing HLA-compatible sibling, related, or unrelated donor HCT, who reported to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research from 2005 to 2014. TBI plus etoposide (25%) or cyclophosphamide (75%) was used in 819 patients, and intravenous Bu plus fludarabine (41%), clofarabine (30%), cyclophosphamide (15%), or melphalan (13%) was used in 299 patients. Bu-containing regimens were analyzed together, since no significant differences for patient outcomes were noted between them. Bu patients were older, with better performance status; took longer to achieve first CR and receive HCT; were treated more recently; and were more likely to receive peripheral blood grafts, antithymocyte globulin, or tyrosine kinase inhibitors. With median follow-up of 3.6 years for Bu and 5.3 years for TBI, adjusted 3-year outcomes showed treatment-related mortality Bu 19% versus TBI 25% (P = .04); relapse Bu 37% versus TBI 28% (P = .007); disease-free survival (DFS) Bu 45% versus TBI 48% (P = .35); and overall survival (OS) Bu 57% versus TBI 53% (P = .35). In multivariate analysis, Bu patients had higher risk of relapse (relative risk, 1.46; 95% confidence interval, 1.15 to 1.85; P = .002) compared with TBI patients. Despite the higher relapse, Bu-containing conditioning led to similar OS and DFS following HCT for ALL.
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- Partow Kebriaei
- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, Division of Cancer Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
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- Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Division of Biostatistics, Institute for Health and Society, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; CIBMTR (Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research), Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- CIBMTR (Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research), Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California
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- Department of Medicine, Seidman Cancer Center, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Washington and Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- CIBMTR (Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research), Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, Division of Cancer Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Medicine, Seidman Cancer Center, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Hematology Research Centre, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Ottawa Hospital Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, Division of Cancer Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California
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- Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Adult Bone Marrow Transplant, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
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