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Nishikubo M, Matsuo H, Manabe S, Ota K, Ishii J, Hiramoto N, Hara S, Kondo T, Ishikawa T. Donor-derived CD8-predominant T cells in human graft-versus-host disease of the brain after allogeneic transplantation. Br J Haematol 2024; 204:2516-2519. [PMID: 38693664 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.19504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Masashi Nishikubo
- Department of Hematology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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Xie Y, Yang G, Pan L, Gan Z, Huang Y, Lai Y, Liu R. Development of a nomogram to predict the risk of secondary failure of platelet recovery in patients with β-thalassemia major after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a retrospective study. Ther Adv Hematol 2024; 15:20406207241245190. [PMID: 38737005 PMCID: PMC11084996 DOI: 10.1177/20406207241245190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Background Secondary failure of platelet recovery (SFPR) is a common complication that influences survival and quality of life of patients with β-thalassemia major (β-TM) after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Objectives A model to predict the risk of SFPR in β-TM patients after HSCT was developed. Design A retrospective study was used to develop the prediction model. Methods The clinical data for 218 β-TM patients who received HSCT comprised the training set, and those for another 89 patients represented the validation set. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression algorithm was used to identify the critical clinical factors with nonzero coefficients for constructing the nomogram. Calibration curve, C-index, and receiver operating characteristic curve assessments and decision curve analysis (DCA) were used to evaluate the calibration, discrimination, accuracy, and clinical usefulness of the nomogram. Internal and external validation were used to test and verify the predictive model. Results The nomogram based on pretransplant serum ferritin, hepatomegaly, mycophenolate mofetil use, and posttransplant serum albumin could be conveniently used to predict the SFPR risk of thalassemia patients after HSCT. The calibration curve of the nomogram revealed good concordance between the training and validation sets. The nomogram showed good discrimination with a C-index of 0.780 (95% CI: 70.3-85.7) and 0.868 (95% CI: 78.5-95.1) and AUCs of 0.780 and 0.868 in the training and validation sets, respectively. A high C-index value of 0.766 was reached in the interval validation assessment. DCA confirmed that the nomogram was clinically useful when intervention was decided at the possibility threshold ranging from 3% to 83%. Conclusion We constructed a nomogram model to predict the risk of SFPR in patients with β-TM after HSCT. The nomogram has a good predictive ability and may be used by clinicians to identify SFPR patients early and recommend effective preventive measures.
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- Yanni Xie
- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning 530021, China
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Gota V, Purohit V, Gurjar M, Nayak L, Punatar S, Gokarn A, Bonda A, Bagal B, Vora CS, Patil A, Nookala M, Khattry N. A Limited Sampling Strategy for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Mycophenolate Mofetil for Prophylaxis of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation. Cell Transplant 2021; 29:963689720912925. [PMID: 32495641 PMCID: PMC7444217 DOI: 10.1177/0963689720912925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
A universally accepted strategy for therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of
mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in the prevention of acute graft-versus-host disease
(aGVHD) in allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) does not
exist. We explored the feasibility of developing a limited sampling strategy
(LSS) for TDM of MMF in this setting. Patients undergoing alloHSCT received
standard MMF-cyclosporine prophylaxis, with MMF administered twice daily (BD)
for matched transplant recipients or thrice daily (TID) in haploidentical
transplantation. Intensive blood sampling was carried out on day 7 and area
under the concentration–time curve (AUC) of mycophenolic acid (MPA), the active
metabolite, was estimated using noncompartmental analysis. The ability of MPA
exposure defined by AUC0-12 to discriminate between responders
(patients who did not develop GVHD) and nonresponders (patients who developed
GVHD) was determined by receiver operating characteristic curve analysis.
Patients were divided into training and validation sets within BD and TID
groups. Mathematical equations were developed from the training set to predict
AUC0-12 from an abbreviated AUC involving a limited number of
sampling points. The equations were validated in the validation set by comparing
the MPA AUC0-12 predicted from LSS with the observed
AUC0-12. It was observed that patients with AUC0-12
≤18.99 mg*h/L had a higher risk of developing aGVHD [odds ratio (OR) = 2.63
(1.17 to 5.87), P = 0.06]. The benefit was more in matched
transplant recipients [OR = 3.5 (1.30 to 9.49), P = 0.05] as
compared to haploindentical transplant [OR = 2.8 (0.49 to 15.91),
P = NS]. Using the mathematical equations, the observed
AUC0-12 was predicted with 92.31% accuracy in the BD subset and
100% accuracy in the TID subset for a combined accuracy of 94.76%. A set of just
three samples that constituted the abbreviated AUC1-4 was used to
develop the predictive models. The LSS could be employed for the therapeutic
monitoring of MMF particularly in patients undergoing matched hematopoietic stem
cell transplantation.
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- Vikram Gota
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharastra, India
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharastra, India.,Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharastra, India.,Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharastra, India.,Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharastra, India.,Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharastra, India.,Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharastra, India.,Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharastra, India.,Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Wada F, Kanda J, Watanabe M, Arai Y, Hishizawa M, Kondo T, Yamashita K, Takaori-Kondo A. Favorable Outcomes after Single Cord Blood Transplantation for Patients with High-Risk Hematologic Diseases: A Single-Institute Retrospective Analysis. Transplant Cell Ther 2021; 27:495.e1-495.e9. [PMID: 33814354 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
The donor selection algorithm for cord blood (CB) with regards to matched related and unrelated donors has not been fully investigated. To assess the potential of CB transplantation (CBT) in patients with hematologic malignancies, especially for high-risk patients, we performed a single-institute retrospective analysis and compared the clinical outcomes of CBT with those of HLA-matched sibling and unrelated donor transplantation. We included 394 patients aged 16 years and older with hematologic diseases who received their first allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation between 1990 and 2018 at Kyoto University Hospital. These included 394 recipients of single unrelated cord blood units (UCB, n = 108), HLA-matched sibling donors (MSDs, n = 143), or HLA-matched unrelated donors (MUDs, n = 143). There was no significant difference in relapse-free survival (RFS) between UCB, MSD, and MUD recipients (P = .975). However, we found a significant interaction between transplant year and CBT outcomes (P = .010), with significantly better outcomes observed in the more recent years. Furthermore, we found that CBT showed better RFS than matched donor transplantation (hazard ratio [HR], 0.50; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.30 to 0.84). This impact was more prominent in high-risk patients (HR, 0.35; 95% CI, 0.16 to 0.77), with lower relapse rates (HR, 0.25; 95% CI, 0.11 to 0.54), and comparable non-relapse mortality (NRM) compared to matched donor transplantation. Extensive chronic graft-versus-host disease was less frequently observed in CBT (HR, 0.58; 95% CI, 0.26 to 1.28). CBT associated with favorable outcomes, particularly in high-risk patients, with good RFS and low relapse rates without an increase in NRM in the single-institute study. Although the findings should be externally validated, CBT might serve as a reasonable donor choice, particularly in high-risk patients.
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- Fumiya Wada
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Area-under-the-Curve-Based Mycophenolate Mofetil Dosage May Contribute to Decrease the Incidence of Graft-versus-Host Disease after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Pediatric Patients. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10030406. [PMID: 33494356 PMCID: PMC7865591 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10030406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Acute graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) remains the second leading cause of death, after disease relapse, in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). The medical records of 112 pediatric patients who underwent allo-HSCT from matched unrelated and haploidentical donors were analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups, according to the GvHD prophylactic regimen used. In the control group, GvHD prophylaxis consisted of cyclosporine A (CsA) and methotrexate (MTX) or CsA and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) at a standard daily dose of 30 mg/kg. All subjects in the study group received tacrolimus (FK506) and MMF. In this group, MMF was subjected to therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) through mycophenolic acid (MPA) area under the curve AUC0–12. We found a statistically significant difference in both overall acute GvHD (p < 0.0001) and overall chronic GvHD (p < 0.05) incidence between the study and the control group. The initial daily MMF dose and the age at transplant in the study group proved to be inversely correlated (r = −0.523, p < 0.0001). The children under six years of age required a significantly higher daily MMF dose (p < 0.008). This study showed that pharmacological monitoring of MPA AUC0–12 concentration allowed a reduction in the incidence of acute and chronic GvHD. MMF showed age-dependent pharmacokinetics due to greater drug clearance in younger children.
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Uchiyama K, Saito Y, Takekuma Y, Sugita J, Teshima T, Sugawara M. Pharmacokinetics of mycophenolic acid after haplo-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Japanese recipients. J Oncol Pharm Pract 2020; 28:31-38. [PMID: 33349149 DOI: 10.1177/1078155220980815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), a mycophenolic acid (MPA) prodrug, is used to prevent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Although previous studies have reported that enterohepatic circulation (EHC) of MPA, which is usually observed in MMF-treated patients, does not occur in HSCT patients, it is unclear what happens in haploidentical-HSCT (haplo-HSCT) patients, who are using post-transplant cyclophosphamide. This study was conducted to investigate MPA pharmacokinetics in haplo-HSCT patients. METHODS Seventeen haplo-HSCT patients, who received MMF for GVHD prophylaxis, were enrolled in this study. We collected blood samples on days 14 and 28, and plasma MPA concentrations were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography; pharmacokinetic parameters such as area under the curve (AUC), mean residence time (MRT), and apparent oral clearance (CL/F) were measured with moment analysis. We also evaluated EHC as AUC6-12h/AUC0-12h. RESULTS There was no significant difference in MPA pharmacokinetic parameters between days 14 and 28. There was also no difference between the pharmacokinetic parameter changes and diarrhea. Additionally, varying plasma MPA concentrations suggested that MPA EHC did not occur. CONCLUSION In this study, we revealed the pharmacokinetics of MMF in Japanese haplo-HSCT recipients. Additionally, our study demonstrated that MPA EHC might not occur in Japanese haplo-HSCT recipients.
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- Kazuki Uchiyama
- Department of Pharmacy, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.,Laboratory of Pharmacokinetics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Yabuki H, Matsuda Y, Watanabe T, Eba S, Hoshi F, Hirama T, Oishi H, Sado T, Noda M, Sakurada A, Kikuchi M, Yamaguchi H, Mano N, Okada Y. Plasma mycophenolic acid concentration and the clinical outcome after lung transplantation. Clin Transplant 2020; 34:e14088. [DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Hiroshi Yabuki
- Department of Thoracic Surgery Tohoku University Hospital Sendai Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery Tohoku University Hospital Sendai Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery Tohoku University Hospital Sendai Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery Tohoku University Hospital Sendai Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery Tohoku University Hospital Sendai Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery Tohoku University Hospital Sendai Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery Tohoku University Hospital Sendai Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery Tohoku University Hospital Sendai Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery Tohoku University Hospital Sendai Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery Tohoku University Hospital Sendai Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Tohoku University Hospital Sendai Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Tohoku University Hospital Sendai Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Tohoku University Hospital Sendai Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery Tohoku University Hospital Sendai Japan
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Use of unapproved or off-label drugs in Japan for the treatment of graft-versus-host disease and post-transplant viral infection. Int J Hematol 2020; 112:841-850. [PMID: 32875487 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-020-02972-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
Many drugs are used for unapproved indications in Japan for post hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) complications. To investigate unapproved or off-label drug usage for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and virus infections after allogeneic HCT, we analyzed the data of Japanese HCT registry. Between 2006 and 2017, 39,941 adults and children received HCT for a variety of disease and their transplant data were captured in the registry. Among them, 14,687 and 8914 patients receiving treatment for acute and/or chronic GVHD, 24,828 patients with cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection or receiving therapies for CMV, and 4943 who received treatment for other viral infections were included in the analyses of off-label or unapproved drugs. For GVHD, mycophenolate mofetil was the most frequently used off-label drug, followed by beclomethasone, infliximab, and etanercept. For viral infections other than CMV, foscarnet was the most frequently used off-label drug. Cidofovir, which is not approved for use in Japan, was mainly used for adenovirus infection. This study demonstrated that numerous off-label and unapproved drugs have been used as key drugs for GVHD and post-transplant viral infection, and the real world date in the transplant registry may serve as an important asset to regulatory purposes.
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Sun YQ, Huang XJ, Xu LP, Zhang XH, Yan CH, Liu KY, Wang Y. [Impact of mycophenolate mofetil prophylaxis duration on acute graft-versus-host disease after haploidentical stem cell transplantation]. ZHONGHUA XUE YE XUE ZA ZHI = ZHONGHUA XUEYEXUE ZAZHI 2019; 39:286-291. [PMID: 29779322 PMCID: PMC7342124 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2018.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the impact of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) prophylaxis duration on acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) after haploidentical stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT) using 'Beijing Protocol'. Methods: Adult patients (≥14 years) received haplo-HSCT in Peking University Institute of Hematology from Sep, 2016 to Mar, 2017 were retrospectively reviewed if they fulfilled the criterias: ①diagnosed with hematological maligancies; ②standard-risk status at haplo-HSCT. A total of 237 patients [including 102 patients with long MMF duration (defined as started on day -9 with 100 mg/d, adjusted to 500 mg/d from day +30 and discontinued on day +45 to +60 or occurrence of CMV/EBV reactivation or late-onset hemorrhagic cytitis), and 135 patients with short MMF duration (defined as started on day -9 with 500 mg/d and discontinued on the day achieved neutrophil engraftment)] were reviewed. The incidence of aGVHD, virus infection and overall survival (OS) were compared between the two groups. Results: The median durations of MMF prophylaxis of long and short duration groups were 27(7-71) and 15(9-24) days, respectively after haplo-HSCT. There were no differences of baseline characteristics (including sex, patient age, disease, mismatched HLA loci, donor-recipient relation, donor-recipient sex and donor age) between the two groups. The incidences of the grade Ⅱ-Ⅳ and Ⅲ/Ⅳ aGVHD in long and short duration groups were 31.1% versus 17.6% (P=0.018) and 7.4% verus 7.8% (P=0.900), respectively. The duration of MMF prophylaxis was not found to be associated with gradeⅡ-Ⅳ aGVHD by the multivariate analysis. There were no significant differences in terms of CMV viremia, EBV viremia, hemorrhagic cytitis and OS between the two groups. Conclusion: Prophylaxis with short duration MMF in the setting of 'Beijing protocol' haplo-SCT was not associated with increased acute GVHD with no impact on OS, which indicated that short duration MMF might be a feasible GVHD prophylaxis regimen.
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- Y Q Sun
- The Institute of Hematology, People's Hospital of Peking University, Beijing 100044, China
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Kawashima N, Iida M, Suzuki R, Fukuda T, Atsuta Y, Hashii Y, Inoue M, Kobayashi M, Yabe H, Okada K, Adachi S, Yuza Y, Kawa K, Kato K. Prophylaxis and treatment with mycophenolate mofetil in children with graft-versus-host disease undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a nationwide survey in Japan. Int J Hematol 2019; 109:491-498. [DOI: 10.1007/s12185-019-02601-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ueda T, Maeda T, Kusakabe S, Fujita J, Fukushima K, Yokota T, Shibayama H, Tomiyama Y, Kanakura Y. Addition of melphalan to fludarabine/busulfan (FLU/BU4/MEL) provides survival benefit for patients with myeloid malignancy following allogeneic bone-marrow transplantation/peripheral blood stem-cell transplantation. Int J Hematol 2018; 109:197-205. [DOI: 10.1007/s12185-018-2562-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Revised: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Gastrointestinal mucosal biopsies in the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation setting are challenging because histologic features of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), which is treated by increasing immunosuppression, overlap with those of other conditions, such as infection, which can get worse with GVHD treatment. More than one condition can occur at the same time. It is important to understand the histologic features of GVHD, drug toxicity, infection, and clinical factors surrounding patients, including timing of biopsy in relation to transplantation, medication history, and laboratory data. Rendering a correct diagnosis and generating a pathology report with standard language that can direct clinical management ensure proper management.
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Yoshimura K, Yano I, Yamamoto T, Kawanishi M, Isomoto Y, Yonezawa A, Kondo T, Takaori-Kondo A, Matsubara K. Population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of mycophenolic acid using the prospective data in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2017; 53:44-51. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2017.213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Revised: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 08/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Zhang D, Renbarger JL, Chow DSL. Pharmacokinetic Variability of Mycophenolic Acid in Pediatric and Adult Patients With Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. J Clin Pharmacol 2017; 56:1378-1386. [PMID: 27060685 DOI: 10.1002/jcph.745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the pharmacokinetic variations of mycophenolic acid (MPA), the active metabolite of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), in both pediatric and adult patients following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Twenty pediatric patients with a median age of 3 years (range 0.2-12 years) and 13 adult patients with a median age of 54 years (range 18-63 years) were enrolled. Blood samples were collected on days 0, 7, 14, 21, and 30 after allogeneic HSCT. Total and free (unbound) MPA as well as MPA 7-O-glucuronide (MPAG) were quantified using a validated LC-MS/MS assay. The plasma protein binding of MPA and MPAG did not change significantly in pediatric patients over the 1-month sampling period post-HSCT. However, it increased in adult patients from day 7 to day 30 post-HSCT, from 97.3 ± 0.8% to 98.3 ± 0.6% for MPA (P < .05), and 74.6 ± 9.4% to 82.9 ± 8.1% for MPAG (P < .05). The plasma protein binding of MPA was significantly higher in males compared to females in both pediatric (98.3 ± 1.1% vs 97.4 ± 1.1%) and adult (98.1 ± 0.7% vs 97.4 ± 1.2%) patients (P < .05). The MPAG/MPA ratios on a milligram-per-kilogram dose basis in adult patients were significantly higher than those in pediatric patients (4.3 ± 3.4 vs 2.4 ± 2.6; P < .05). Time-dependent plasma protein binding and age-related differences in MPA metabolism at least in part impact the reported large intra- and interindividual variability in MPA pharmacokinetics. These patient and pharmacologic factors, if incorporated into MMF regimen design and modification, may contribute to the rational dose selection of MMF in HSCT patients.
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- Daping Zhang
- Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX, USA
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Zhang D, Chow DSL. Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Mycophenolic Acid in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2017; 42:183-189. [PMID: 27677732 DOI: 10.1007/s13318-016-0378-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), an ester prodrug of mycophenolic acid (MPA), is widely used as a maintenance immunosuppressive regimen in solid organ transplant patients. It is increasingly used for the prophylaxis and treatment of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) patients. MPA displays extensive binding to serum albumin and glucuronidation to the inactive MPA-7-O-glucuronide (MPAG). Here, we review and discuss the pertinent information regarding the clinical pharmacokinetics of MPA in HSCT patients. The pharmacokinetics of MPA are altered in HSCT patients with lower oral bioavailability, shorter half-life and higher clearance than those in healthy volunteers and renal transplant recipients. Moreover, clearance may be increased in young pediatric patients. The optimal MMF dosing and preferred targets are still under investigation in HSCT patients due to the substantial intra- and inter-individual pharmacokinetic variability of MPA and broad range of transplants (malignant vs. nonmalignant, related vs. unrelated donor, and human leukocyte antigen mismatch). The complex pharmacokinetics of MPA have partly hampered the efficient use of MMF, and pharmacokinetic studies in HSCT patients have been limited in size and mostly inconclusive. Future research should be multi-institutional and focus on developing clinical decisions with adequate statistical power to improve clinical care of HSCT recipients.
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- Daping Zhang
- Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, 1441 Moursund Street, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, 1441 Moursund Street, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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Nakane T, Nakamae H, Yamaguchi T, Kurosawa S, Okamura A, Hidaka M, Fuji S, Kohno A, Saito T, Aoyama Y, Hatanaka K, Katayama Y, Yakushijin K, Matsui T, Yamamori M, Takami A, Hino M, Fukuda T. Use of mycophenolate mofetil and a calcineurin inhibitor in allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation from HLA-matched siblings or unrelated volunteer donors: Japanese multicenter phase II trials. Int J Hematol 2016; 105:485-496. [DOI: 10.1007/s12185-016-2154-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Revised: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Reduced-dose methotrexate in combination with tacrolimus was associated with rapid engraftment and recovery from oral mucositis without affecting the incidence of GVHD. Int J Hematol 2016; 104:117-24. [DOI: 10.1007/s12185-016-1996-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Revised: 03/28/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of mycophenolic acid in Nagase analbuminemic rats: Evaluation of protein binding effects using the modeling and simulation approach. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2015; 30:441-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dmpk.2015.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2015] [Revised: 10/09/2015] [Accepted: 10/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hamad N, Shanavas M, Michelis FV, Uhm J, Gupta V, Seftel M, Kuruvilla J, Lipton JH, Messner HA, Kim DDH. Mycophenolate-based graft versus host disease prophylaxis is not inferior to methotrexate in myeloablative-related donor stem cell transplantation. Am J Hematol 2015; 90:392-9. [PMID: 25615933 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2014] [Revised: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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We retrospectively reviewed 242 patients who received related donor myeloablative peripheral blood hematopoietic cell transplantation. We compared patients who received mycophenolate (MMF)/cyclosporine (CSA) (n = 71), to historical controls who received methotrexate (MTX)/CSA (n = 172). There were no differences in overall survival, nonrelapse mortality, and relapse. The MMF/CSA group had significantly faster neutrophil and platelet engraftment: medians of 13 versus 18 days and 10 versus 14 days, respectively (P = 0.001). The cumulative incidence of acute graft versus host disease (GVHD) (Grades, 2-4) was significantly lower in the MMF/CSA group (45.1 vs. 74.4%, P < 0.001). The MMF/CSA group showed a lower incidence of skin (51.5 vs. 72.1%, P < 0.001) and liver acute GVHD (11.3 vs. 54.2%, P < 0.001) and a higher incidence of lung (42.2 vs. 19.0%, P = 0.045), eye (59.7 vs. 30.1%, P < 0.001), and mouth (72.8 vs. 56.4%, P = 0.001) chronic GVHD but only eye chronic GVHD was confirmed in propensity score matching (PSM) analysis. The incidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia was higher in the MMF/CSA group (55.8 vs. 39.6%, P < 0.001) but this was not confirmed in PSM analysis. MMF/CSA was identified as an independent favorable factor for acute GVHD (P < 0.001, hazard ratio, 0.41) but as a possible adverse risk factor for CMV viremia as this was not found to be statistically significant in PSM analysis. MMF/CSA in myeloablative matched related donor peripheral blood stem cell transplant is not inferior as GVHD prophylaxis in comparison with MTX/CSA and is associated with faster engraftment but a potentially higher risk of CMV viremia.
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- Nada Hamad
- Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant Program; Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University of Toronto; Canada
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- Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant Program; Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University of Toronto; Canada
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- Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant Program; Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University of Toronto; Canada
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- Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant Program; Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University of Toronto; Canada
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- Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant Program; Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University of Toronto; Canada
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- Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant Program; Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University of Toronto; Canada
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- Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant Program; Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University of Toronto; Canada
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- Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant Program; Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University of Toronto; Canada
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- Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant Program; Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University of Toronto; Canada
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- Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant Program; Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University of Toronto; Canada
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Kawanishi M, Yano I, Yoshimura K, Yamamoto T, Hashi S, Masuda S, Kondo T, Takaori-Kondo A, Matsubara K. Sensitive and validated LC-MS/MS methods to evaluate mycophenolic acid pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Biomed Chromatogr 2015; 29:1309-16. [DOI: 10.1002/bmc.3423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2014] [Revised: 11/07/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Misaki Kawanishi
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Education, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Kyoto University Hospital; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Education, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Kyoto University Hospital; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Education, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Kyoto University Hospital; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Kyoto University Hospital; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Kyoto University Hospital; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Kyoto University Hospital; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Kyoto University Hospital; Kyoto Japan
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Arai Y, Kondo T, Kitano T, Hishizawa M, Yamashita K, Kadowaki N, Yamamoto T, Yano I, Matsubara K, Takaori-Kondo A. Monitoring mycophenolate mofetil is necessary for the effective prophylaxis of acute GVHD after cord blood transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2014; 50:312-4. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2014.258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Iida M, Fukuda T, Uchida N, Murata M, Aotsuka N, Minagawa K, Oohashi K, Fukushima K, Kondo T, Eto T, Miyamoto T, Morishima Y, Nagamura T, Atsuta Y, Suzuki R. Mycophenolate mofetil use after unrelated hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for prophylaxis and treatment of graft-vs.-host disease in adult patients in Japan. Clin Transplant 2014; 28:980-9. [PMID: 24943923 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Our previous study of 301 patients who received hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) from related donors demonstrated the efficacy of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) for prophylaxis and treatment of graft-vs.-host disease (GVHD). In this study, we investigated the safety and efficacy of MMF in 716 adult patients who received unrelated HSCT. The incidences of Grade II-IV and III-IV acute GVHD in the prophylactic administration group were 38.3% and 14.3%, respectively. These rates were not statistically significant when evaluating the MMF dosage and graft source. The incidences of limited and extensive chronic GVHD were 16.6% and 11.1%, respectively. In the therapeutic administration group, 69.1% of the subjective symptoms for both acute and chronic GVHD improved. With respect to the adverse events, 75 infections and 50 cases of diarrhea were observed, and the frequency of these events increased with increasing MMF dose. The overall survival rate was 36.4% after a median follow-up period of three yr. This study shows that MMF is safe and effective for the prevention and treatment of GVHD in patients who have received HSCT from unrelated donors.
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- Minako Iida
- Department of HSCT Data Management and Biostatistics, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan; Department of Promotion for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
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Ram R, Yeshurun M, Vidal L, Shpilberg O, Gafter-Gvili A. Mycophenolate mofetil vs. methotrexate for the prevention of graft-versus-host-disease – Systematic review and meta-analysis. Leuk Res 2014; 38:352-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2013.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2013] [Revised: 12/11/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Clinical outcomes of allogeneic stem cell transplantation for relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma: a retrospective analysis by the Fukuoka Blood and Marrow Transplantation Group. Int J Hematol 2013; 98:463-71. [PMID: 24043582 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-013-1430-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Revised: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 09/04/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) is considered the only curative treatment for relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma (FL), but it has a high treatment-related mortality rate. Only a few reports, however, have described the efficacy of allo-SCT for FL in the Japanese population. We retrospectively analyzed the outcome of allo-SCT in 30 patients with FL. Seventeen (56.7 %) patients were chemorefractory, whereas 13 (43.3 %) were chemosensitive. An estimated 2-year overall survival rate (OS) and relapse rate of all patients was 46.7 and 20.0 %, respectively. There were no significant differences in the estimated 2-year OS rate between patients who received myeloablative conditioning and those who received reduced-intensity conditioning (P = 0.98), and among the recipients of related bone marrow (BM)/peripheral blood stem cell, unrelated BM and umbilical cord blood (P = 0.20). In patients who were either chemosensitive or chemorefractory at allo-SCT, the 2-year OS rate was 69.2 and 29.4 % (P = 0.06). Patients with mild-to-moderate acute GVHD had better 2-year PFS rate compared with patients who had severe acute GVHD (P = 0.01), but not better PFS compared with patients who had no acute GVHD (P = 0.12). Our results suggest that the graft-versus-lymphoma effects of allo-SCT may provide survival benefits even in patients with chemorefractory FL.
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Wang XJ, Leveson-Gower D, Golab K, Wang LJ, Marek-Trzonkowska N, Krzystyniak A, Wardowska A, Millis JM, Trzonkowski P, Witkowski P. Influence of pharmacological immunomodulatory agents on CD4(+)CD25(high)FoxP3(+) T regulatory cells in humans. Int Immunopharmacol 2013; 16:364-70. [PMID: 23499512 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2013.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2013] [Accepted: 02/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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T regulatory cells (Tregs) play a critical role in the immunologic tolerance to the graft in transplantation. Thus, due to their immunosuppressive capability, ex vivo expanded Tregs may be used as a cellular therapy and an attractive novel strategy to control chronic rejection and eliminate need for lifelong pharmacological immunosuppression. Since Treg therapy is still in its infancy, initially Tregs still need to be applied in combination with pharmacological agents to prevent rejection. Fortunately, some of the medications have been shown to enhance the function and number of Tregs. In the clinic, different immunosuppressive regimens are used for individual patients for different types of organ transplantation. In this review, we present the most commonly used pharmacological agents for immunosuppression and discuss how they affect the Treg population. It is extremely difficult to dissect the effect of single agent on Tregs population in clinical settings since usually the combination of several medications is applied at the same time for graft protection. Nevertheless, experimental and clinical data indicate that thymoglobulin as immunosuppressive induction and mTOR inhibitors as immunosuppressive maintenance agents have the most beneficial effect on Treg population in the blood. Among supplemental agents promoting Tregs, anti-TNFα preparations have been in clinical use (in autoimmune diseases) for many years, so they are optimal candidates for testing in transplant settings in combination with Treg based cellular therapy.
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- Xiao-Jun Wang
- Department of Surgery, Section of Transplantation, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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