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Wang H, Wang N, Wang L, Du J, Li F, Shao Y, Peng B, Luan S, Wang L, Jin X, Gao C, Dou L, Liu D. Targeted dosing of anti-thymocyte globulin in adult unmanipulated haploidentical peripheral blood stem cell transplantation: A single-arm, phase 2 trial. Am J Hematol 2023; 98:1732-1741. [PMID: 37706580 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.27068] [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: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
Abstract
Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) is widely used in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation to prevent severe graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and graft failure. However, overexposure to ATG may increase cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation, non-relapse mortality, and disease recurrence. To investigate the optimal dosing of ATG, we established a targeted dosing strategy based on ATG concentration monitoring for haploidentical peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (haplo-PBSCT). The aim of this phase 2 trial is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the ATG-targeted dosing strategy in adult unmanipulated haplo-PBSCT. ATG was administered for 4 days (-5 days to -2 days) during conditioning. The ATG doses on -3 days and -2 days were adjusted by our dosing strategy to achieve the optimal ATG exposure. The primary endpoint was CMV reactivation on +180 days. Between December 2020 and January 2022, 66 haplo-PBSCT patients were enrolled and 63 of them were evaluable with a median follow-up of 632 days. The cumulative incidence of CMV reactivation was 36.7% and that of EBV was 58.7%. The 1-year disease-free survival was 82.5%, overall survival was 92.1%, and CD4+ T-cell reconstruction on +100 days was 76.8%. The most common severe regimen-associated toxicities (> grade 3) were infections (51.5%) and gastrointestinal toxicity (25.5%). A total of 102 haplo-PBSCT patients who received the conventional fixed ATG dose (cumulative 10 mg/kg) comprised historical control. The outcomes in historical control were inferior to those of phase 2 trial cohort (CMV reactivation: 70.8%, p < .001; EBV reactivation: 76.0%, p = .024; CD4 + T-cell reconstruction: 54.1%, p = .040). In conclusion, ATG-targeted dosing strategy reduced CMV/EBV reactivation and improved survival without increasing GVHD after haplo-PBSCT. These advantages may be associated with accelerated immune reconstitution.
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- Haitao Wang
- Senior Department of Hematology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
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- Senior Department of Hematology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
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- Senior Department of Hematology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Senior Department of Hematology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Senior Department of Hematology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Senior Department of Hematology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Senior Department of Hematology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Senior Department of Hematology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Senior Department of Hematology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
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- Senior Department of Hematology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
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Wu L, Zhou M, Li Y, Chen X, Mo W, Wang C, Xu S, Zhou W, Deng T, Zhou R, Pan S, Wang S, Zhang Y. Prospective study of a modified posttransplant cyclophosphamide regimen for severe aplastic anemia patients with HLA-haploidentical transplantation. Transplant Cell Ther 2023:S2666-6367(23)01245-9. [PMID: 37098408 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is a curative modality for severe aplastic anemia (SAA). The availability of haploidentical donors has expanded valid choices for SAA. However, previous posttransplantation cyclophosphamide (PTCy)-based protocols for HLA-haploidentical HSCT in SAA patients are associated with relatively delayed neutrophil and platelet engraftment. We prospectively studied HLA-haploidentical HSCT using bone marrow combined with peripheral blood stem cells as grafts and a modified PTCy regimen for treating SAA; we evaluated the efficacy and safety of this regimen, which had an increased dose (from 4.5 mg/kg to 6.0 mg/kg) and backward adjusted timing (from day -9 to -7 to day -5 to -3) of antithymocyte globulin (ATG) compared with previous PTCy protocols. Seventy-one eligible patients were included in this prospective study between July 2019 and June 2022. The median time to and cumulative incidence (CI) of neutrophil and platelet engraftment were 13 days (range, 11-19) and 97.2±2.2% and 12 days (range, 7-62) and 94.4 ± 2.9%, respectively. Five patients experienced graft failure (GF), including 2 with primary GF and 3 with secondary GF. The CI of GF was 7.0±3.1%. The interval between diagnosis and transplantation (≥1 year) was a risk factor for GF development (HR 8.40, 95% confidence interval (1.40-50.47), p=0.02). No patients developed grade IV acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) or severe chronic GVHD (cGVHD). The 100-day CI of grade II-IV aGVHD and 2-year cGVHD were 13.4±4.2% and 5.9±2.9%, respectively. With a median follow-up of 580 days (range, 108-1014) for 63 survivors, the estimated 2-year overall survival (OS) and 2-year GVHD-free and failure-free survival (GFFS) were 87.3% (95% confidence interval, 79.4-96.0) and 83.8% (95% confidence interval, 74.9-93.7), respectively. In conclusion, the PTCy regimen with an increased dose and backward adjusted timing of ATG is an effective and feasible choice for treatment with HLA-haploidentical HSCT using BM combined with PBSCs as grafts, with a high rate of and faster engraftment, a low rate and intensity of aGVHD and cGVHD, and prolonged OS and GFFS.
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- Liangliang Wu
- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Division of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Irie M, Niihori T, Nakano T, Suzuki T, Katayama S, Moriya K, Niizuma H, Suzuki N, Saito-Nanjo Y, Onuma M, Rikiishi T, Sato A, Hangai M, Hiwatari M, Ikeda J, Tanoshima R, Shiba N, Yuza Y, Yamamoto N, Hashii Y, Kato M, Takita J, Maeda M, Aoki Y, Imaizumi M, Sasahara Y. Reduced-intensity conditioning is effective for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in infants with MECOM-associated syndrome. Int J Hematol 2022; 117:598-606. [PMID: 36515795 PMCID: PMC10063491 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-022-03505-7] [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: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Mutations in the MECOM encoding EVI1 are observed in infants who have radioulnar synostosis with amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia. MECOM-associated syndrome was proposed based on clinical heterogeneity. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a curative treatment for progressive bone marrow failure. However, data regarding allogeneic HSCT for this rare disease are limited. We retrospectively assessed overall survival, conditioning regimen, regimen-related toxicities and long-term sequelae in six patients treated with allogeneic HSCT. All patients received a reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) regimen consisting of fludarabine, cyclophosphamide or melphalan, and rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin and/or low-dose total body/thoracic-abdominal/total lymphoid irradiation, followed by allogeneic bone marrow or cord blood transplantation from unrelated donors between 4 and 18 months of age. All patients survived and achieved stable engraftment and complete chimerization with the donor type. Moreover, no patient experienced severe regimen-related toxicities, and only lower grades of acute graft-versus-host disease were observed. Three patients treated with low-dose irradiation had relatively short stature compared to three patients not treated with irradiation. Therefore, allogeneic HSCT with RIC is an effective and feasible treatment for infants with MECOM-associated syndrome. Future studies are needed to evaluate the use of low-dose irradiation to avoid risks of other long-term sequelae.
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- Masahiro Irie
- Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Miyagi Children's Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Miyagi Children's Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Miyagi Children's Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Miyagi Children's Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Miyagi Children's Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Pediatrics, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Children's Cancer Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Miyagi Children's Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan.
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Li Y, Wang M, Fang X, Jiang Y, Sui X, Li Y, Liu X, Wang X, Lu D, Sun X, Xu H, Wang X. The impact of different doses of antithymocyte globulin conditioning on immune reconstitution upon hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Transpl Immunol 2021; 69:101486. [PMID: 34678462 DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2021.101486] [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] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 10/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) is used prior to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis. Two different ATG doses (7.5 or 10 mg/kg) were evaluated in comparison with a group without ATG therapy. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 132 patients who were transplanted with HSCT without ATG (non-ATG), or who received 7.5 mg/kg ATG (ATG-7.5) or 10 mg/kg ATG (ATG-10) prior to transplantation. The immune cells (CD3+CD4+ T cells, CD3+CD8+ T cells, CD19+ B cells and CD16+CD56+ NK cells) were examined in peripheral blood every three months post-HSCT for 12 months. RESULTS Compared with non-ATG group, combined ATG-7.5/ATG-10 groups had significantly lower CD3+CD4+ T cells and higher CD3+CD8+ T cells at 3, 6, 9, 12 months post-HSCT; thus, displaying a lower CD4/CD8 ratio in the ATG groups compared to non-ATG group. The ratio of CD19+ B cells was statistically lower (at 3rd month, p = .014; at 6th month, p = .025) in combined ATG-7.5/ATG-10 groups at 3 and 6 months post-HSCT, but not at 9 and 12 months after HSCT. The ratios of CD3+CD4+ T cells, CD3+CD8+ T cells, CD19+ B cells and CD16+CD56+ NK cells were similar between the ATG-7.5 and ATG-10 groups at all examined time points. The overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), relapse and acute GVHD (aGVHD) were comparable among recipients without ATG therapy and with ATG-7.5 or/and ATG-10 therapies. Multivariate analysis revealed that immune cells ratios were not independent factors affecting prognosis. CONCLUSION The ATG therapy at higher and lower doses led to a delayed reconstitution of T cells and the inversion of CD4/CD8 ratio for at least one year after HSCT.
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- Yahan Li
- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.; Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Center, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.; Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China..
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.; Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.; Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.; Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.; Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.; Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.; Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.; Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.; Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.; Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.; School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Wang M, Fang X, Jiang Y, Sui X, Li Y, Liu X, Wang X, Li P, Xu H, Wang X. Comparison of 2 Different Doses of Antithymocyte Globulin in Conditioning Regimens for Haploidentical Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. EXP CLIN TRANSPLANT 2021; 20:69-76. [PMID: 34387153 DOI: 10.6002/ect.2021.0003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Antithymocyte globulin is extensively used for prophylaxis of graft-versus-host disease in patients undergoing haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. However, different doses of antithymocyte globulin are administered in clinical practice. This study aimed to identify the optimal dose of antithymocyte globulin (thymoglobulin) in haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the effects of 10 mg/kg (2.5 mg/kg on days -5 to -2) versus 7.5 mg/kg thymoglobulin (2.5 mg/kg on days -4 to -2) on patients receiving haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with myeloablative conditioning. RESULTS We observed significant differences between the 2 treatment groups with regard to cumulative incidence of grade II to IV acute graft-versus-host disease (15.3% vs 14.6%; P = .93) and 3-year chronic graft-versus-host disease (12.1% vs 14.3%; P = .77). The probabilities of 3-year overall survival (68.9% vs 73.5%; P = .98) and graft-versus-host disease-free/relapse-free survival (66.7% vs 53.1%; P = .14) were comparable between the 2 groups. However, there was a trend for lower cumulative incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis in the 7.5 mg/kg treatment group compared with the 10 mg/kg treatment group (40.7% vs 24.4%; P = .07). CONCLUSIONS For patients who received a reduced dose of antithymocyte globulin (7.5 vs 10 mg/kg), there was no impaired effect on prophylaxis of graft-versus-host disease, with a trend of reduced incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis. Further studies of the 7.5 mg/kg dose of antithymocyte globulin are warranted for patients receiving haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
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- Mingyang Wang
- From the Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.,the Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.,the State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin,China
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Immune control of cytomegalovirus reactivation in stem cell transplantation. Blood 2021; 139:1277-1288. [PMID: 34166512 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020010028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The reactivation of viruses from latency after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) continues to represent a major clinical challenge requiring sophisticated monitoring strategies in the context of prophylactic and/or pre-emptive antiviral drugs that are associated with significant expense, toxicity, and rates of failure. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated the association of polyfunctional virus-specific T-cells with protection from viral reactivation, affirmed by the ability of adoptively transferred virus-specific T-cells to prevent and treat reactivation and disease. The roles of innate cells (NK cells) in early viral surveillance, and dendritic cells in priming of T-cells have also been delineated. Most recently, a role for strain-specific humoral responses in preventing early cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation has been demonstrated in preclinical models. Despite these advances, many unknowns remain: what are the critical innate and adaptive responses over time, is the origin (e.g. recipient versus donor) and localization (e.g. in parenchymal tissue versus lymphoid organs) of these responses important, how does GVHD and the prevention/treatment thereof (e.g. high dose steroids) impact the functionality and relevance of a particular immune axis, do the immune parameters that control latency, reactivation and dissemination differ, and what is the impact of new antiviral drugs on the development of enduring antiviral immunity. Thus, whilst antiviral drugs have provided major improvements over the last two decades, understanding the immunological paradigms underpinning protective antiviral immunity after SCT offers the potential to generate non-toxic immune-based therapeutic approaches for lasting protection from viral reactivation.
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Modi D, Kondrat K, Kim S, Deol A, Ayash L, Ratanatharathorn V, Uberti JP. Post-transplant Cyclophosphamide Versus Thymoglobulin in HLA-Mismatched Unrelated Donor Transplant for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Transplant Cell Ther 2021; 27:760-767. [PMID: 34174469 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 04/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
Limited information is available on the efficacy of post-transplantation cyclophosphamide (PTcy) or thymoglobulin for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis in mismatched unrelated donor (MMUD) transplants. We retrospectively compared outcomes of 76 adult patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) who underwent 7/8 HLA-MMUD transplantation and received either PTcy (50 mg/kg on day 3 and 4) or thymoglobulin (total dose 4.5 mg/kg) for GVHD prophylaxis. In addition, tacrolimus and mycophenolate were used in both groups. Propensity score-based multivariable analyses (PSCA) were performed to adjust confounding effects of patient characteristics between both groups. Between January 2006 and June 2019, 25 patients received PTcy, and 51 received thymoglobulin. Median age of the population was 57 years, 78% of patients had AML, most common graft source was peripheral blood (96%), and 46% received myeloablative conditioning regimens. Median time to neutrophil (15 versus 11 days, P < .001) and platelet engraftment (21 versus 15 days, P = .002) was prolonged in the PTcy group. The cumulative incidence of grade III-IV acute GVHD at day 100 was similar (12% versus 19.6%, P = .38), whereas chronic GVHD at 1 year was lower with PTcy compared to thymoglobulin (16% versus 49%, P = .006). Using PSCA, no difference in survival, relapse, relapse-free survival, and GVHD-free relapse-free survival was seen between groups. However, thymoglobulin was associated with higher incidence of acute (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.63, P = .01) and chronic GVHD (HR = 4.43, P = .03), and non-relapse mortality (HR 3.38, P = .04) compared to PTcy. Our study demonstrated that PTcy resulted in significantly lower rates of acute and chronic GVHD and non-relapse mortality compared to thymoglobulin in 7/8 HLA-MMUD transplants for AML and MDS.
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- Dipenkumar Modi
- Department of Oncology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, DMC and Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan
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- Biostatistics Core, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Oncology, Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Program, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Oncology, Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Program, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Oncology, Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Program, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Oncology, Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Program, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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Ke P, Zhang X, Liu S, Zhu Q, Ma X, Chen F, Tang X, Han Y, Fu Z, Chen S, Wu D, Qiu H, Zhou J, Bao X. The time-dependent effects of early-onset Epstein-Barr viremia on adult acute leukemia patients following allo-HSCT with ATG-containing MAC regimen. Ann Hematol 2021; 100:1879-1889. [PMID: 33885923 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-021-04528-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) viremia is a common complication after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impacts of early-onset EBV viremia in acute leukemia (AL) patients who underwent allo-HSCT with anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG)-containing myeloablative conditioning (MAC) regimen. Two hundred and ninety-six patients were included between January 2013 and December 2015. In 126 patients (42.6%) who developed early-onset EBV viremia, with a median time of 48 (range 18~99) days after allo-HSCT. The cumulative incidence of EBV viremia at 30 and 90 days after allo-HSCT were 4.1 and 39.9%, respectively. Prognostic analysis showed that the adjusted overall survival in early-EBVpos group was significantly lower than early-EBVneg group within the first 26.7 months after allo-HSCT [hazard ratio (HR), 1.63, P = 0.012], but significantly higher than those afterward (after 26.7 months: HR 0.11, P = 0.035); for the adjusted event-free survival, early-EBVpos group was significantly inferior in early-EBVpos group within the first 10.8 months after transplantation (HR: 1.55, P = 0.042), and this adverse effect was not detected any more after 10.8 months (HR: 0.58, P = 0.107). Compared with early-EBVneg group after adjusting by aGVHD and CMV viremia, HR for death from transplant-related mortality was 2.78-fold higher in patients with early-EBV viremia in piecewise constant Cox analysis (P = 0.006), and this adverse effect was not detected any more after the cut-point time (HR: 0.67, P = 0.361). No differences in terms of relapse and relapse mortality were observed between early-EBVpos and early-EBVneg group (P > 0.05). In conclusion, the impacts on transplant outcomes of early-EBV viremia were time-dependent, which may help to optimize management strategies for early-EBV viremia after allo-HSCT, especially in AL patients with ATG-containing MAC regimen.
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- Peng Ke
- Department of Hematology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, First Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, First Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Suzhou Key laboratory for medical biotechnology, Suzhou Vocational Health College, Suzhou, China
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- Soochow Hopes Hematonosis Hospital, Suzhou, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China. .,Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
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- Department of Hematology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, First Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
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- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China. .,Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
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Modi D, Singh V, Kim S, Ayash L, Deol A, Ratanatharathorn V, Uberti JP. Comparison of myeloablative and reduced intensity conditioning unrelated donor allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplant outcomes for AML using thymoglobulin for GVHD prophylaxis. Ann Hematol 2021; 100:969-978. [PMID: 33594448 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-021-04445-8] [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: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A head-to-head comparison of outcomes of unrelated donor allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for AML between reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) and myeloablative conditioning (MAC) regimens using thymoglobulin for GVHD prophylaxis is limited. We evaluated outcomes of 122 AML patients who received either busulfan (Bu)/fludarabine (Flu)/low-dose total body irradiation (TBI) as RIC (n = 64, 52%) or Bu/Flu as MAC (n = 58, 48%), and thymoglobulin 4.5 mg/kg total dose between day - 3 to - 1 for GVHD prophylaxis. Grades III-IV acute GVHD (aGVHD) was lower with Bu/Flu/TBI compared with Bu/Flu (6.2% vs 26.1%, p = 0.009). At 1 year, Bu/Flu/TBI was associated with similar chronic GVHD (41.2% vs 44.8%, p = 0.75), OS (61.9% vs 56.9%, p = 0.69), relapse rate (29.9% vs 20.7%, p = 0.24), relapse-free survival (52.8% vs 50%, p = 0.80), non-relapse mortality (17.4% vs 29.3%, p = 0.41), and GVHD-free relapse-free survival (24.2% vs 27.5%, p = 0.80) compared with Bu/Flu. Multivariable analysis did not reveal any difference in outcomes between both regimens. In summary, thymoglobulin at 4.5 mg/kg did not have any adverse impact on survival when used with RIC regimen. Both Bu/Flu/TBI and Bu/Flu conditioning regimens yielded similar survival.
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- Dipenkumar Modi
- Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University, 4100 John R, HW04H0, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
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- Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University, 4100 John R, HW04H0, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA
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- Biostatistics Core, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University, 4100 John R, HW04H0, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University, 4100 John R, HW04H0, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University, 4100 John R, HW04H0, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University, 4100 John R, HW04H0, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA
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Chemaly RF, El Haddad L, Winston DJ, Rowley SD, Mulane KM, Chandrasekar P, Avery RK, Hari P, Peggs KS, Kumar D, Nath R, Ljungman P, Mossad SB, Dadwal SS, Blanchard T, Shah DP, Jiang Y, Ariza-Heredia E. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Cell-Mediated Immunity and CMV Infection After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: The REACT Study. Clin Infect Dis 2020; 71:2365-2374. [PMID: 32076709 PMCID: PMC7713694 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (allo-HCT) recipients. CMV cell-mediated immunity (CMV-CMI) as determined by a peptide-based enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) CMV assay may identify patients at risk for clinically significant CMV infection (CS-CMVi). METHODS The CS-CMVi was defined as CMV viremia and/or disease necessitating antiviral therapy. CMV-CMI was characterized as high when the intermediate-early 1 (IE-1) antigen spot counts (SPCs) were >100 (cutoff 1) or when the IE-1 and phosphoprotein 65 antigen SPCs were both >100 SPCs per 250 000 cells (cutoff 2), and a low CMV-CMI when SPCs were below these thresholds. In this prospective multicenter study, we evaluated CMV-CMI every 2 weeks from the pretransplant period until 6 months posttransplantation in 241 allo-HCT recipients with positive CMV serostatus. The primary endpoint was CS-CMVi occurring within 2 weeks of the last measurement of CMV-CMI. RESULTS CS-CMVi occurred in 70 allo-HCT recipients (29%). CMV-CMI was low in patients who experienced CS-CMVi (94%), whereas those who had a high CMV-CMI were less likely to have CS-CMVi (P < .0001). Patients with CS-CMVi had higher all-cause mortality (P = .007), especially those with low CMV-CMI (P = .035). On multivariable analysis, CMV-CMI, sex, race, antithymocyte globulin, and steroid use were independent predictors of CS-CMVi, and the time from transplant to engraftment was the only predictor of mortality. CONCLUSIONS Measurement of CMV-CMI using a novel ELISPOT assay would be useful clinically to monitor allo-HCT recipients and distinguish between those at risk of developing CS-CMVi and requiring antiviral prophylaxis or therapy and those who are protected.
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- Roy F Chemaly
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Employee Health, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Employee Health, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases (Transplant Oncology), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Haematology, University College London Cancer Institute and University College London Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Transplant Infectious Diseases, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Bone Marrow Transplant, Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Cellular Therapy and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, City of Hope, Duarte, California, USA
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- Oxford Immunotec USA, Inc, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Texas Health, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Employee Health, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Employee Health, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Modi D, Kim S, Surapaneni M, Ayash L, Ratanatharathorn V, Uberti JP, Deol A. Absolute lymphocyte count on the first day of thymoglobulin predicts relapse-free survival in matched unrelated peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. Leuk Lymphoma 2020; 61:3137-3145. [DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1805114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Dipenkumar Modi
- Department of Oncology, Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Program, Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Biostatistics Core, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Program, Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Program, Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Program, Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Co-Director, Blood & Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Program, Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Biostatistics Core, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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Lee SE, Min GJ, Park SS, Park S, Yoon JH, Shin SH, Cho BS, Eom KS, Kim YJ, Lee S, Min CK, Kim HJ, Cho SG, Lee JW. Outcomes of Haploidentical Stem Cell Transplantation using Total Body Irradiation (600 cGy) and Fludarabine with Antithymocyte Globulin in Adult Patients with Severe Aplastic Anemia: A Prospective Phase II Study. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2020; 26:1906-1914. [PMID: 32634577 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2020.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The aim of this study was to verify the feasibility of rabbit antithymocyte globulin (ATG; 5 mg/kg) in combination with 600 cGy of fractionated total body irradiation (fTBI; 3 doses of 200 cGy) and fludarabine (Flu; 150 mg/m2) as a conditioning regimen for haploidentical stem cell transplantation from a related mismatched donor (haplo-SCT) in adult patients with severe aplastic anemia (SAA). We analyzed 47 consecutive patients who underwent haplo-SCT, including 24 patients from our previous pilot report. The median age was 36.0 years (range, 17 to 61 years), and 25 patients (53%) were very severe aplastic anemia (VSAA) at transplantation. All patients achieved primary engraftment. The cumulative incidence of grade ≥II acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and chronic moderate or greater GVHD was 27.7% at 100 days and 13.5% at 3 years, respectively. With a median follow-up of 32.3 months, the 3-year probability of overall survival and failure-free survival was 91.0% and 88.6%, respectively. The 3-year GVHD- and failure-free survival (GFFS) was 71.6%. Offspring donor and lower comorbidity index were independent factors correlated with higher GFFS in multivariate analysis. In conclusion, the outcomes of haplo-SCT with fTBI 600 cGy/Flu/ATG-5 indicate that haplo-SCT can be an effective alternative option when a fully matched donor is not available or a patient with VSAA needs an urgent transplantation.
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- Sung-Eun Lee
- Department of Hematology, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Eunpyeong St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Yahng SA, Min GJ, Park SS, Park S, Jeon YW, Yoon JH, Shin SH, Lee SE, Cho BS, Eom KS, Lee S, Min CK, Kim HJ, Lee JW, Kim YJ. Role of pretransplant anti-thymocyte globulin in matched sibling donor stem cell transplantation after reduced intensity conditioning for myelodysplastic syndrome. Eur J Haematol 2020; 104:459-468. [PMID: 31957068 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13386] [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] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We investigated the role of anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG; Thymoglobulin) in matched sibling donor hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (MSD-HSCT) after reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). METHODS Forty-seven patients with 10 mg/kg ATG (ATG group; median age 53 years) and 33 without ATG (no-ATG group; median age 43, P < .0001) were compared. RESULTS Median time to engraftment was similar. Two-year cumulative incidence of moderate-to-severe chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was significantly lower in the ATG group (15% vs 55%, P < .0001), while that of acute GVHD was similar compared with the no-ATG group. After a median follow-up of 60 months (range, 14-184), the 3-year cumulative incidences of non-relapse mortality and relapse were 9% and 21% for ATG group and 15% and 19% for no-ATG group (P = .408 and P = .717), respectively, leading to a significantly better 3-year GVHD-free and relapse-free survival (GRFS) in the ATG group (55% vs 19%, P = .006): The 3-year overall and disease-free survival were similar. Infectious complication occurred with similar frequencies in both groups. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that ATG can be safely used to decrease moderate-to-severe chronic GVHD with improved GRFS for patients with MDS receiving MSD-HSCT in RIC setting.
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- Seung-Ah Yahng
- Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea
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- Catholic Hematology Hospital and Leukemia Research Institute, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Catholic Hematology Hospital and Leukemia Research Institute, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Catholic Hematology Hospital and Leukemia Research Institute, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Yeoido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Catholic Hematology Hospital and Leukemia Research Institute, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Eunpyung St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Catholic Hematology Hospital and Leukemia Research Institute, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Catholic Hematology Hospital and Leukemia Research Institute, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Catholic Hematology Hospital and Leukemia Research Institute, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Catholic Hematology Hospital and Leukemia Research Institute, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Catholic Hematology Hospital and Leukemia Research Institute, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Catholic Hematology Hospital and Leukemia Research Institute, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Catholic Hematology Hospital and Leukemia Research Institute, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Catholic Hematology Hospital and Leukemia Research Institute, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Lin R, Wang Y, Huang F, Fan Z, Zhang S, Yang T, Xu Y, Xu N, Xuan L, Ye J, Sun J, Huang X, Liu Q. Two dose levels of rabbit antithymocyte globulin as graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis in haploidentical stem cell transplantation: a multicenter randomized study. BMC Med 2019; 17:156. [PMID: 31401973 PMCID: PMC6689871 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-019-1393-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The optimal dose of rabbit antithymocyte globulin (ATG, ImtixSangstat) minimizing infections without increasing graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is unknown in T cell-replete, G-CSF-primed haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT). METHODS Four hundred and eight patients were enrolled in this multicenter study to evaluate the effect of 7.5 mg/kg and 10.0 mg/kg rabbit ATG on viral infections and GVHD prophylaxis after haplo-HSCT. The primary endpoint was EBV DNAemia within 1 year posttransplantation. RESULTS The 1-year incidence of EBV DNAemia was 20.7% (95% confidence interval, 15.4-26.5) and 40.0% (33.3-46.6) in the 7.5 mg/kg and 10.0 mg/kg groups, respectively (P < 0.001). The 100-day cumulative incidence of grade II to IV aGVHD was 27.1% (21.1-33.4) and 25.4% (19.6-31.5) in the 7.5 mg/kg and 10.0 mg/kg ATG groups, respectively (P = 0.548). The 2-year incidence of chronic GVHD was 34.6% (27.8-41.4) and 36.2% (29.1-43.2) in the 7.5 mg and 10.0 mg groups (P = 0.814). The 1-year incidence of CMV DNAemia was 73.4% (67.2-79.4) and 83.4% (77.5-87.9) in the 7.5 mg/kg and 10.0 mg/kg groups (P = 0.038). The 3-year overall survival posttransplantation was 69.5% (63.2-75.8) and 63.5% (56.2-70.8), and the disease-free survival was 62.2% (55.3-69.1) and 60.3% (53.0-67.6) in the 7.5 mg/kg and 10.0 mg/kg groups, respectively (OS: P = 0.308; DFS: P = 0.660). The counts of EBV- and CMV-specific cytotoxic T cells (CTLs) were higher in the 7.5 mg/kg group than in the 10.0 mg/kg group early posttransplantation. CONCLUSIONS Compared with 10.0 mg/kg, 7.5 mg/kg ATG for GVHD prophylaxis was associated with reduced EBV and CMV infections without increased incidence of GVHD in haplo-HSCT, probably by affecting EBV- and CMV-specific CTLs. TRIAL REGISTRATION clinicaltrials.gov, NCT01883180 . Registered 14 June 2013.
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- Ren Lin
- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Fujian Institute of Hematology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. .,Department of Hematology, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China. .,Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. .,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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Sheth V, Kennedy V, de Lavallade H, Mclornan D, Potter V, Engelhardt BG, Savani B, Chinratanalab W, Goodman S, Greer J, Kassim A, York S, Kenyon M, Gandhi S, Kulasekararaj A, Marsh J, Mufti G, Pagliuca A, Jagasia M, Raj K. Differential Interaction of Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte Counts (ALC) With Different in vivo Depletion Strategies in Predicting Outcomes of Allogeneic Transplant: An International 2 Center Experience. Front Oncol 2019; 9:623. [PMID: 31355140 PMCID: PMC6636242 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.00623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Dosing regimens for antithymocyte globulin (ATG) and anti-CD52 antibody (alemtuzumab) for graft vs. host disease prophylaxis (GVHD) are empiric or weight-based, and do not account for individual patient factors. Recently, it has been shown that recipient peripheral blood absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) on the day of ATG administration interacts with the dose of ATG administered to predict transplantation outcome. Similarly, we wanted to analyze if the recipient ALC interacts with alemtuzumab dosing to predict outcomes. We retrospectively compared 364 patients, 124 patients receiving ATG (anti-thymocyte globulin) for GVHD prophylaxis, and undergoing unrelated first allogeneic transplant for myeloid and lymphoid malignancies (group 1) to 240 patients receiving alemtuzumab (group 2), in similar time period. There was no difference in survival or acute and chronic GVHD between 60 and 100 mg of alemtuzumab dosing. Unlike ATG (where the pre-transplant recipient ALC interacted with ATG dose on day of its administration (day 1) to predict OS and DFS (p = 0.05), within alemtuzumab group, the recipient ALC on second day of alemtuzumab administration (day 2) and its interaction with alemtuzumab dose strongly predicted OS, DFS and relapse (p = 0.05, HR-1.81, 1.1–3.3; p = 0.002, HR-2.41, CI, 1.3–4.2; and p = 0.003, HR-2.78, CI, 1.4–5.2), respectively. ALC (day 2) of 0.08 × 109/lit or higher, had a specificity of 96% in predicting inferior DFS. Like ATG, there is definite but differential interaction between the recipient peripheral blood ALC and alemtuzumab dose to predict OS, DFS, and relapses.
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- Vipul Sheth
- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Comparison of Two Doses of Antithymocyte Globulin in Reduced-Intensity Conditioning Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2019; 25:1993-2001. [PMID: 31229641 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The appropriate dose of antithymocyte globulin (ATG) to be used in reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is yet to be determined. We retrospectively analyzed the outcomes of patients who underwent unrelated or mismatch related RIC allo-HSCT for hematologic malignancies and received r-ATG (4.5 mg/kg, 141 patients) versus R-ATG (6 mg/kg, 216 patients). There was a higher incidence of cytomegalovirus (P < .001) and Epstein-Barr virus viremia (P =.03) in the R-ATG group than in the r-ATG group. The cumulative incidences of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) grades II to IV at day 180 in the r-ATG and R-ATG groups were 59% and 44% (P = .006) and grades III to IV 20% and 12% (P = .029), respectively. In multivariable models adjusting for disease diagnosis, the risk of aGVHD grades III to IV did not reach statistical significance (P = .087). The respective cumulative incidences of chronic GVHD in the r-ATG and R-ATG groups were 26% and 15% (P = .10), respectively. There were no significant differences in relapse rate (P = .24), nonrelapse mortality (P = .96), progression-free survival (P = .24), overall survival (P = .70), and GVHD-free relapse-free survival (P = .24). In this retrospective analysis, aGVHD incidence was higher in those treated with r-ATG compared with R-ATG, but this did not translate into significant differences of clinical outcome. Given the increasing use of RIC allo-HSCT for treating malignant hematologic conditions, the correct dose and schedule of ATG administration should be defined by prospective randomized controlled trials.
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Zhang Y, Wu L, Mo W, Zhou M, Li Y, Chen X, Wang C, Pan S, Xu S, Zhou W, Zhou R, Wang S. Comparable Outcomes of First-Line Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation from Unrelated and Matched Sibling Donors in Adult Patients with Aplastic Anemia: A Retrospective Single-Center Study. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2019; 25:1567-1575. [PMID: 30926448 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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To explore the feasibility of upfront unrelated donor (URD) hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in the treatment of adult aplastic anemia (AA), we conducted a retrospective, single-center study and compared the outcomes of adult patients who underwent first-line URD HSCT or matched sibling donor (MSD) HSCT between August 2012 and June 2018. In all, 23 URD HSCT recipients had an increased cumulative incidence of grade II acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) (21.7% versus 3.4%; P =.007), but similar rates of secondary graft failure (8.7 ± 6.0% versus 6.9 ± 3.4%; P = .764), chronic GVHD (cGVHD) (18.2% versus 8.8%; P = .285), extensive cGVHD (9.1% versus 3.5%; P = .328), 5-year estimated overall survival (87.0% versus 94.2%; P = .501), and 5-year estimated failure-free survival (82.0% versus 89.3%; P = .404) compared with 58 MSD HSCT recipients treated during the same period. After using propensity score matching to reduce the influence of potential confounders, the 2 groups were well balanced in terms of pretransplantation clinical factors. The median survival time was similar, and no significant differences in the aforementioned outcomes were observed between the 2 groups. Our results suggest that URD HSCT may be an effective and feasible option for first-line therapy in adult AA patients who lack an MSD.
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- Yuping Zhang
- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Hematology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Effect of antithymocyte globulin on HLA-mismatched unrelated transplantation. Int J Hematol 2019; 110:22-29. [DOI: 10.1007/s12185-019-02597-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2018] [Revised: 12/28/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Kumar A, Reljic T, Hamadani M, Mohty M, Kharfan-Dabaja MA. Antithymocyte globulin for graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Bone Marrow Transplant 2018; 54:1094-1106. [PMID: 30446739 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-018-0393-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) remains a limiting factor for successful allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). Conflicting data exist on the benefit of ATG on post-transplant survival. We performed a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to assess benefits and harms of thymoglobulin and Fresenius (re-branded as Grafalon) ATG formulations in patients undergoing allo-HCT for a variety of hematologic malignancies and bone marrow failure syndromes. A comprehensive search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library was performed. Data on methodological quality, benefits, and harms were extracted for each trial and pooled under a random-effects model. Eight RCTs (1134 patients) met the inclusion criteria. Methodological quality ranged from moderate to very low. Pooled results showed no difference in overall survival (OS) with the use of ATG (hazard ratio (HR) = 0.97; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.74-1.28; P = 0.83). ATG reduced grade II/III acute GVHD (risk ratio (RR) = 0.61; 95% CI = 0.48-0.77; P < 0.0001), grade III/IV acute GVHD (RR = 0.52; 95% CI = 0.34-0.81; P = 0.004), and chronic GVHD (RR = 0.52; 95% CI = 0.40-0.69; P < 0.00001) without an increase in non-relapse mortality (NRM) (RR = 0.91; 95% CI = 0.74-1.13; P = 0.40). Future studies with better methodological quality are needed to provide conclusive answers related to optimal dosing and timing of ATG for prevention of GVHD.
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- Ambuj Kumar
- Program for Comparative Effectiveness Research, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA.
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- Program for Comparative Effectiveness Research, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Haematology, Saint Antoine Hospital, University Pierre & Marie Curie and Inserm UMRs938, Paris, France
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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Effects of two doses of anti-T lymphocyte globulin-Fresenius given after full-match sibling stem cell transplantation in acute myeloblastic leukemia patients who underwent myeloablative fludarabine/busulfan conditioning. Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther 2018; 11:149-157. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hemonc.2018.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Revised: 10/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Bonifazi F, Olivieri J, Sessa M, Dan E, Sinigaglia B, Rizzi S, Motta MR, Bontadini A, Ulbar F, Giudice V, Papayannidis C, Curti A, Chiereghin A, Lazzarotto T, Cavo M, Arpinati M. Low-Dose Anti-T Lymphoglobulin as Prophylaxis for Graft-versus-Host Disease in Unrelated Donor Transplantations for Acute Leukemias and Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2018; 24:2450-2458. [PMID: 30026107 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is a major complication after stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Several randomized studies already demonstrated that anti-T lymphoglobulin (ATLG) is effective in preventing GVHD after myeloablative unrelated and HLA-identical sibling transplants. However, the issue of doses and the potential increase of relapses still remain unsolved. Here we report data on 190 patients with acute leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome who underwent an unrelated HSCT with low-dose ATLG (15 to 30 mg/kg) given at an earlier timing (days -6 to -2). HSCT was performed from HLA 10/10 (n = 62, 33%), 9/10 (n = 91, 48%), 8/10 (n = 30, 16%), and <8/10 (n = 7, 4%) identical unrelated donor. Peripheral blood was the stem cell source in 42% (n = 80). Median follow-up was 51 months. Grades II to IV and III to IV acute GVHD were 26% and 9%, respectively, and 2-year overall and moderate to severe cGVHD were 23% and 14%, respectively. The 3-year incidences of relapse and nonrelapse mortality were 26% and 18%, respectively. The rates of 3-year overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), and GVHD-free and relapse-free survival (GRFS) were 60%, 56% and 44%, respectively. Factors such as younger donor, good performance status, and early disease were associated with better outcome in terms of OS, DFS, and GRFS. Our data indicate that doses of ATLG lower that those used in randomized clinical trials can be used for GVHD prevention, even in the adult setting, without clear increases in relapse and infections; these findings need to be further validated by a prospective randomized study.
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- Francesca Bonifazi
- Department of Hematology "L. and A. Seràgnoli," University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Hematology, Transplant Unit and Cellular Therapies "C. Melzi" University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Hematology "L. and A. Seràgnoli," University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Hematology "L. and A. Seràgnoli," University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Hematology "L. and A. Seràgnoli," University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Hematology "L. and A. Seràgnoli," University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Hematology "L. and A. Seràgnoli," University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Immunogenetics, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Hematology "L. and A. Seràgnoli," University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Apheresis Unit, University Hospital S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Hematology "L. and A. Seràgnoli," University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Hematology "L. and A. Seràgnoli," University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Microbiology Unit, Laboratory of Virology, Department of Specialized, Experimental, and Diagnostic Medicine, St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Microbiology Unit, Laboratory of Virology, Department of Specialized, Experimental, and Diagnostic Medicine, St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Hematology "L. and A. Seràgnoli," University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Hematology "L. and A. Seràgnoli," University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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Kennedy VE, Chen H, Savani BN, Greer J, Kassim AA, Engelhardt BG, Goodman S, Sengsayadeth S, Chinratanalab W, Jagasia M. Optimizing Antithymocyte Globulin Dosing for Unrelated Donor Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Based on Recipient Absolute Lymphocyte Count. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2018; 24:150-155. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Neumann T, Schneidewind L, Thiele T, Pink D, Schulze M, Schmidt C, Krüger W. No indication of increased infection rates using low-dose alemtuzumab instead of anti-thymocyte globulin as graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis before allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Transpl Infect Dis 2017; 20. [PMID: 29178248 DOI: 10.1111/tid.12822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2017] [Revised: 08/20/2017] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Alemtuzumab as part of the conditioning protocol is effective in reducing graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), but may be associated with increased infection rates, especially when using high doses (ie, 100 mg). METHODS We performed a retrospective, single-center, case-control study analyzing the rates of neutropenic fever, cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation, clinical manifest toxoplasmosis, and clinical manifest human herpesvirus-6 (HHV6) infection using low-dose alemtuzumab in comparison with anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) as GvHD prophylaxis before allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Forty-four patients transplanted from unrelated donors between 2001 and 2012 were matched by age, diagnosis, and conditioning regimen and treated either with alemtuzumab 10 mg at day -2 (respectively, 20 mg in case of mismatch transplantation) or ATG. ATG Fresenius (10 mg/kg for 3 days) or Thymoglobulin (2 mg/kg for 3 days) were used. RESULTS Rates of CMV reactivation, EBV reactivation, and clinical manifest HHV6 infection or toxoplasmosis did not differ significantly between both groups until 2 years after transplantation. No case of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder was observed. Also, rates of neutropenic fever during inpatient treatment after transplantation did not differ significantly in both groups. CONCLUSION We saw no indication of increased infections rates when using low-dose alemtuzumab as GvHD prophylaxis before allogeneic stem cell transplantation in this retrospective analysis.
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- Thomas Neumann
- Department of Haematology, Oncology, Transplantation, University Medical Centre, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Haematology, Oncology, Transplantation, University Medical Centre, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, University Medical Centre, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Haematology, Oncology, HELIOS Klinikum Bad Saarow, Bad Saarow, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wolgast Hospital, Wolgast, Germany
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- Department of Haematology, Oncology, Transplantation, University Medical Centre, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Haematology, Oncology, Transplantation, University Medical Centre, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany
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Tandra A, Covut F, Cooper B, Creger R, Brister L, McQuigg B, Caimi P, Malek E, Tomlinson B, Lazarus HM, Otegbeye F, Kolk M, de Lima M, Metheny L. Low dose anti-thymocyte globulin reduces chronic graft-versus-host disease incidence rates after matched unrelated donor transplantation. Leuk Lymphoma 2017; 59:1644-1651. [PMID: 29199482 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2017.1390234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) is often added to hematopoietic stem cell transplant conditioning regimens to prevent graft rejection and reduce graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Doses used in retrospective and prospective clinical trials have ranged from 2.5 to 20 mg/kg with rates of grade II-IV acute GVHD and chronic GVHD up to 40 and 60%, respectively. We retrospectively compared outcomes in recipients of matched unrelated donor (MUD) grafts given low dose rabbit ATG IV 3 mg/kg (n = 52) versus recipients of matched related donor (MRD) grafts (n = 48) without ATG. One year cumulative incidence of chronic GVHD was 25.2% in the MUD group versus 33.3% in the MRD group (p = .5). One-year cumulative incidence of extensive chronic GVHD was 9.6% in the MUD group versus 26.6% in the MRD group (p = .042). Our analysis supports the use of low dose ATG in MUD transplantation as an effective therapy to prevent chronic GVHD.
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- Anand Tandra
- a Stem Cell Transplant Program , University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , OH , USA
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- a Stem Cell Transplant Program , University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , OH , USA
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- a Stem Cell Transplant Program , University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , OH , USA
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- a Stem Cell Transplant Program , University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , OH , USA
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- a Stem Cell Transplant Program , University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , OH , USA
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- a Stem Cell Transplant Program , University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , OH , USA
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- a Stem Cell Transplant Program , University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , OH , USA
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- a Stem Cell Transplant Program , University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , OH , USA
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- a Stem Cell Transplant Program , University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , OH , USA
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- a Stem Cell Transplant Program , University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , OH , USA
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- a Stem Cell Transplant Program , University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , OH , USA
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- a Stem Cell Transplant Program , University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , OH , USA
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- a Stem Cell Transplant Program , University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , OH , USA
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- a Stem Cell Transplant Program , University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , OH , USA
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Davies JK, Hassan S, Sarker SJ, Besley C, Oakervee H, Smith M, Taussig D, Gribben JG, Cavenagh JD. Durable graft-versus-leukaemia effects without donor lymphocyte infusions - results of a phase II study of sequential T-replete allogeneic transplantation for high-risk acute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplasia. Br J Haematol 2017; 180:346-355. [PMID: 29076145 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Allogeneic haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation remains the only curative treatment for relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and high-risk myelodysplasia but has previously been limited to patients who achieve remission before transplant. New sequential approaches employing T-cell depleted transplantation directly after chemotherapy show promise but are burdened by viral infection and require donor lymphocyte infusions (DLI) to augment donor chimerism and graft-versus-leukaemia effects. T-replete transplantation in sequential approaches could reduce both viral infection and DLI usage. We therefore performed a single-arm prospective Phase II clinical trial of sequential chemotherapy and T-replete transplantation using reduced-intensity conditioning without planned DLI. The primary endpoint was overall survival. Forty-seven patients with relapsed/refractory AML or high-risk myelodysplasia were enrolled; 43 proceeded to transplantation. High levels of donor chimerism were achieved spontaneously with no DLI. Overall survival of transplanted patients was 45% and 33% at 1 and 3 years. Only one patient developed cytomegalovirus disease. Cumulative incidences of treatment-related mortality and relapse were 35% and 20% at 1 year. Patients with relapsed AML and myelodysplasia had the most favourable outcomes. Late-onset graft-versus-host disease protected against relapse. In conclusion, a T-replete sequential transplantation using reduced-intensity conditioning is feasible for relapsed/refractory AML and myelodysplasia and can deliver graft-versus-leukaemia effects without DLI.
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- Jeff K Davies
- Centre for Haemato-Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.,Department of Haemato-Oncology, Barts Cancer Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Centre for Haemato-Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Experimental Cancer Medicine, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Haemato-Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Haemato-Oncology, Barts Cancer Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Haemato-Oncology, Barts Cancer Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Centre for Haemato-Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.,Department of Haemato-Oncology, Barts Cancer Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Centre for Haemato-Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.,Department of Haemato-Oncology, Barts Cancer Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Centre for Haemato-Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.,Department of Haemato-Oncology, Barts Cancer Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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The Role of Low-dose Anti-thymocyte Globulin as Standard Prophylaxis in Mismatched and Matched Unrelated Hematopoietic Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation for Hematologic Malignancies. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2017; 17:658-666. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2017.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Revised: 06/04/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Byun HK, Yoon HI, Cho J, Kim HJ, Min YH, Lyu CJ, Cheong JW, Kim JS, Kim HS, Kim SJ, Yang AJ, Lee BM, Lee WH, Lee J, Ahn KJ, Suh CO. Factors associated with pulmonary toxicity after myeloablative conditioning using fractionated total body irradiation. Radiat Oncol J 2017; 35:257-267. [PMID: 29037020 PMCID: PMC5647754 DOI: 10.3857/roj.2017.00290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Revised: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Purpose Pulmonary toxicities, including infectious pneumonia (IP) and idiopathic pneumonia syndrome (IPS), are serious side effects of total body irradiation (TBI) used for myeloablative conditioning. This study aimed to evaluate clinical factors associated with IP and IPS following TBI. Materials and Methods Fifty-eight patients with hematologic malignancies who underwent TBI before allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation between 2005 and 2014 were reviewed. Most patients (91%) received 12 Gy in 1.5 Gy fractions twice a day. Pulmonary toxicities were diagnosed based on either radiographic evidence or reduced pulmonary function, and were subdivided into IP and IPS based on the presence or absence of concurrent infection. Results Pulmonary toxicities developed in 36 patients (62%); 16 (28%) had IP and 20 (34%) had IPS. IP was significantly associated with increased treatment-related mortality (p = 0.028) and decreased survival (p = 0.039). Multivariate analysis revealed that the risk of developing IPS was significantly higher in patients who received stem cells from a matched unrelated donor than from a matched sibling donor (p = 0.021; hazard ratio [HR] = 12.67; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.46–110.30). Combining other conditioning agents with cyclophosphamide produced a higher tendency to develop IP (p = 0.064; HR = 6.19; 95% CI, 0.90–42.56). Conclusion IP and IPS involve different risk factors and distinct pathogeneses that should be considered when planning treatments before and after TBI.
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- Hwa Kyung Byun
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Hemato-oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Hemato-oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Age does not adversely influence outcomes among patients older than 60 years who undergo allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant for AML and myelodysplastic syndrome. Bone Marrow Transplant 2017; 52:1530-1536. [PMID: 28869613 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2017.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Revised: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (AHSCT) outcomes data of older AML/myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients are limited. We retrospectively evaluated consecutive patients ⩾60 years old with AML/MDS who underwent AHSCT between January 2005 and December 2014. The primary objectives were to determine nonrelapse mortality (NRM), relapse, relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) at 1 year post AHSCT. A total of 159 patients underwent AHSCT with a median age of 64 (range, 60-75) years. Of these, 103 patients (65%) had AML and 56 patients (35%) had MDS. At 1 year post AHSCT, grade III-IV acute GvHD and chronic GvHD occurred in 20.8% (95% confidence interval (CI), 14.9-27.5%) and 54.1% (95% CI, 46.0-61.5%) of patients, respectively. NRM, RFS, relapse rate and OS at 1 year post AHSCT were 25.3% (95% CI, 18.8-32.3%), 53.3% (95% CI, 46.1-61.7%), 21.4% (95% CI, 15.4-28.1%) and 56.4% (95% CI, 49.2-54.7%), respectively. High disease risk index was associated with poor RFS, OS and higher relapse rate (P<0.03), whereas non-thymoglobulin-based GvHD prophylaxis, higher comorbidity index (⩾3) and MDS were associated with higher NRM (P<0.03). Importantly, age did not have an adverse effect on NRM, relapse, RFS and OS. AHSCT was well tolerated. Hence, older age alone should not be considered a contraindication to AHSCT.
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Kawamura K, Kanda J, Fuji S, Murata M, Ikegame K, Yoshioka K, Fukuda T, Ozawa Y, Uchida N, Iwato K, Sakura T, Hidaka M, Hashimoto H, Ichinohe T, Atsuta Y, Kanda Y. Impact of the presence of HLA 1-locus mismatch and the use of low-dose antithymocyte globulin in unrelated bone marrow transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2017; 52:1390-1398. [PMID: 28714944 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2017.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2017] [Revised: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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HLA 1-locus-mismatched unrelated donors (1MMUD) have been used in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT) for patients who lack an HLA-matched donor. We retrospectively analyzed 3313 patients with acute leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome who underwent bone marrow transplantation from an HLA allele-matched unrelated donor (MUD) or 1MMUD between 2009 and 2014. We compared the outcomes of MUD (n=2089) and 1MMUD with antithymocyte globulin (ATG) (1MM-ATG(+); n=109) with those of 1MMUD without ATG (1MM-ATG(-); n=1115). The median total dose of ATG (thymoglobulin) was 2.5 mg/kg (range 1.0-11.0 mg/kg) in the 1MM-ATG(+) group. The rates of grade III-IV acute GvHD, non-relapse mortality (NRM) and overall mortality were significantly lower in the MUD group than in the 1MM-ATG(-) group (hazard ratio (HR) 0.77, P=0.016; HR 0.74; P<0.001; and HR 0.87, P=0.020, respectively). Likewise, the rates of grade III-IV acute GVHD, NRM and overall mortality were significantly lower in the 1MM-ATG(+) group than in the 1MM-ATG(-) group (HR 0.42, P=0.035; HR 0.35, P<0.001; and HR 0.71, P=0.042, respectively). The outcome of allo-HCT from 1MM-ATG(-) was inferior to that of allo-HCT from MUD even in the recent cohort. However, the negative impact of 1MMUD disappeared with the use of low-dose ATG without increasing the risk of relapse.
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- K Kawamura
- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Hiroshima Red Cross and Atomic Bomb Survivors Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Leukemia Research Center, Saiseikai Maebashi Hospital, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Kumamoto Medical Center, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Division of Stem Cell Transplantation, Kobe General Hospital/Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Healthcare Administration, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan.,Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
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Yuan J, Pei R, Su W, Cao J, Lu Y. Meta-analysis of the actions of antithymocyte globulin in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Oncotarget 2017; 8:10871-10882. [PMID: 28107198 PMCID: PMC5355230 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.14719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a serious complication associated with allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). Antithymocyte globulin (ATG) is widely used prior to allo-HCT for GVHD prevention, though evidence of its efficacy remains unclear. We therefore identified nine randomized controlled trials (RCTs), enrolling 1089 patients (554 in the ATG group and 535 in the non-ATG group) to conduct a meta-analysis of the actions of ATG in allo-HCT. A relative risk or risk ratio (RR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated for each outcome. Rabbit ATG reduced overall acute (a) GVHD (RR 0.77, 95% CI 0.67-0.89, P = 0.0004), grade III-IV aGVHD (RR 0.53, 95% CI 0.32-0.88, P = 0.01), overall chronic (c) GVHD (RR 0.52, 95% CI 0.42-0.64, P < 0.00001) and extensive cGVHD (RR 0.28, 95% CI 0.18-0.43, P < 0.00001), without increased risk of relapse (RR 1.17, 95% CI 0.91-1.49, P = 0.23). By contrast, horse ATG did not reduce overall aGVHD (RR 1.25, 95% CI 0.88-1.79, P = 0.22) or cGVHD (RR 1.67, 95% CI 0.96-2.91, P = 0.07). ATG marginally reduced 100-day transplant related mortality (RR 0.75, 95% CI 0.56-1.00, P = 0.05) without compromising overall survival or increased risk of infections. Further studies are required to evaluate the optimal dosage and formulation of ATG in different conditioning regimens of transplantation with varied sources of graft and donor.
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- Jiaojiao Yuan
- Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Hematology, Yinzhou Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Hematology, Yinzhou Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Hematology, Yinzhou Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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Zhang R, Shi W, Wang HF, You Y, Zhong ZD, Li WM, Zhang C, Lu X, Wang YD, Zheng P, Fang J, Hong M, Wu QL, Xia LH. Idarubicin-intensified haploidentical HSCT with GvHD prophylaxis of ATG and basiliximab provides comparable results to sibling donors in high-risk acute leukemia. Bone Marrow Transplant 2017; 52:1253-1260. [PMID: 28581464 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2017.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Revised: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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We designed a novel haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT) system using idarubicin (IDA) intensified conditioning regimens and combination of antithymocyte globulin and basiliximab for GvHD prophylaxis. The outcomes of 110 high-risk acute leukemia patients undergoing haplo-HSCT were compared with 69 contemporaneous high-risk patients receiving HLA-matched sibling transplantation using uniform IDA-intensified regimens. The relapse incidence of haplo-HSCT was 23.4%, and 3-year overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) achieved 62.9%, 59.1%, respectively. The cumulative incidences of II-IV and III-IV aGvHD were 28.6 and 14.3%, while limited and extensive cGvHD were 19.4, 13.8%. All these results were equivalent to those of concurrent identical sibling transplantation. Three-year OS and DFS for patients in advance stage reached 48.5, 47.3%. Furthermore, the relapse, 3-year OS of positive minimal residual disease (MRD) patients did not differ from negative MRD patients (18.9% vs 11.5%, 63.6% vs 69.6%), indicating our intensified haplo-HSCT technique could circumvent the dismal prognosis of MRD. These data provide reinforcing evidence that our haplo-HSCT system could dramatically improve the survival of high-risk acute leukemia with low relapse and acceptable transplantation-related mortality, and might be a promising therapeutic option for high-risk patients.
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- R Zhang
- Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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Park SS, Kwak DH, Jeon YW, Yoon JH, Lee SE, Cho BS, Eom KS, Kim YJ, Kim HJ, Lee S, Min CK, Cho SG, Kim DW, Min WS, Lee JW. Beneficial Role of Low-Dose Antithymocyte Globulin in Unrelated Stem Cell Transplantation for Adult Patients with Acquired Severe Aplastic Anemia: Reduction of Graft-versus-Host Disease and Improvement of Graft-versus-Host Disease-Free, Failure-Free Survival Rate. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2017; 23:1498-1508. [PMID: 28554856 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Stem cell transplantation (SCT) from an unrelated donor (URD) is often considered in patients with severe aplastic anemia (SAA) whom immunosuppressive therapy failed and matched sibling donor is not available. To reduce the incidence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in URD SCT, introducting antithymocyte globulin (ATG) into the conditioning regimen has been proposed. Although ATG was shown to play a role in reducing GVHD in a cohort with diverse hematologic diseases, its role in SAA remains uncertain. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy and toxicity of ATG in URD SCT for adult patients with SAA. We investigated 83 adult patients with SAA who underwent URD SCT between 2003 and 2014. The transplantation strategy consisted of total body irradiation (total 800 cGy) and cyclophosphamide (total 100 mg/kg to 120 mg/kg), followed by tacrolimus and a short-term methotrexate. We divided patients into 2 groups: group 1 (n = 25), which received HLA-matched (8/8) bone marrow (BM) without ATG, and group 2 (n = 58), which received SCT from either an HLA-mismatched donor or peripheral blood (PB). Thereafter, group 2 was subdivided according to ATG use into group 2A (without ATG, n = 26), which served as a historical cohort, and group 2B (with ATG, n = 32). Rabbit ATG (Thymoglobulin; Genzyme-Sanofi, Lyon, France) was used in group 2B at a dose of 2.5 mg/kg. The median age of all patients was 30 years (range, 17 to 59 years). The incidence of GVHD was significantly lower in group 2B than group 2A, as demonstrated by the rate of grade II to IV acute GVHD at day 100 (31.2% versus 61.5%, P = .003) and the rate of chronic GVHD at 3 years (21.9% versus 65.4%, P = .002). The overall survival rates of the 3 groups were similar. However, GVHD-free, failure-free survival (GFFS) was significantly higher in group 2B than group 2A (P = .034). A multivariable model identified use of ATG as an independent factor affecting grades II to IV acute GVHD (hazard ratio [HR], 2.902; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.417 to 5.942; P = .004), chronic GVHD (HR , 3.005; 95% CI, 1.279 to 7.059; P = .012), and GFFS (HR, 2.363; 95% CI, 1.162 to 4.805; P = .014). Toxicities, including infectious complications, were not different among the 3 groups. In conclusion, low-dose ATG (2.5 mg/kg) can reduce the incidence of acute and chronic GVHD and improve the quality of life in patients with SAA who receive stem cells from either an HLA-mismatched donor or PB; importantly, these benefits are achieved without increased toxicity. Furthermore, ATG can be considered in URD SCT from HLA-matched BM cells.
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- Sung-Soo Park
- Department of Hematology, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Lee KH, Lee JH, Lee JH, Kim DY, Park HS, Choi EJ, Ko SH, Seol M, Lee YS, Kang YA, Jeon M, Baek S, Kang YL, Kim SH, Yun SC, Kim H, Jo JC, Choi Y, Joo YD, Lim SN. Reduced-Intensity Conditioning with Busulfan, Fludarabine, and Antithymocyte Globulin for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation from Unrelated or Haploidentical Family Donors in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2017; 23:1555-1566. [PMID: 28552421 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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To investigate the role of antithymocyte globulin (ATG)-containing reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) in hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) from unrelated (UD) or haploidentical family donors (HFD), we conducted a phase 2 trial of 237 patients (age range, 16 to 69 years) with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in remission. Patients undergoing UD-HCT (n = 93) or HFD-HCT (n = 59) received RIC comprising busulfan, fludarabine, and ATG, 9 mg/kg, whereas those undergoing HCT from matched sibling donors (MSD, n = 85) received myeloablative busulfan and cyclophosphamide conditioning or aforementioned RIC with ATG, 4.5 mg/kg. For graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis, cyclosporine and methotrexate were administered. The median follow-up period was 44.7 months after HCT for 161 survivors. For UD-HCT versus HFD-HCT, there were no significant differences in leukemia recurrence, nonrelapse mortality, relapse-free survival, grades 2 to 4 acute GVHD, and moderate-to-severe chronic GVHD. Furthermore, when the outcomes of UD-HCT and HFD-HCT were combined and compared with those of MSD-HCT, there were no significant differences in leukemia recurrence (3-year cumulative incidence, 30% versus 29%), nonrelapse mortality (3-year cumulative incidence, 7% versus 8%), relapse-free survival (3-year estimate, 63% versus 63%), and grades 2 to 4 acute GVHD (120-day cumulative incidence, 16% versus 13%). Moderate-to-severe chronic GVHD, however, occurred less frequently in UD/HFD-HCT (2-year cumulative incidence, 22% versus 40%; P = .006). The addition of ATG to conditioning regimen was a significant predictor for less chronic GVHD (subdistribution hazard ratio, .59). In AML in remission, UD/HFD-HCT after ATG-containing RIC achieved leukemia control equivalent to that of MSD-HCT. Despite HLA disparity in UD/HFD-HCT, chronic GVHD occurred less frequently after ATG-containing RIC, suggesting a strong GVHD-modulating effect of ATG.
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- Kyoo-Hyung Lee
- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Hematology and Cellular Therapy, Ulsan University Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Hematology and Cellular Therapy, Ulsan University Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Hematology and Cellular Therapy, Ulsan University Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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Clausen J, Böhm A, Straßl I, Stiefel O, Buxhofer-Ausch V, Machherndl-Spandl S, König J, Schmidt S, Steitzer H, Danzer M, Kasparu H, Weltermann A, Nachbaur D. HLA-C KIR-Ligands Determine the Impact of Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (ATG) on Graft versus Host and Graft versus Leukemia Effects Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Biomedicines 2017; 5:biomedicines5020013. [PMID: 28536356 PMCID: PMC5489799 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines5020013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Rabbit anti-thymocyte globulins (ATGs) are widely used for the prevention of acute and chronic graft versus host disease (aGVHD, cGVHD) following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). However, most prospective and retrospective studies did not reveal an overall survival (OS) benefit associated with ATG. Homozygosity for human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-C group 1 killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor ligands (KIR-L), i.e. C1/1 KIR-L status, was recently shown to be a risk factor for severe aGVHD. Congruously, we have previously reported favorable outcomes in C1/1 recipients after ATG-based transplants in a monocentric analysis. Here, within an extended cohort, we test the hypothesis that incorporation of ATG for GVHD prophylaxis may improve survival particularly in HSCT recipients with at least one C1 KIR-ligand. Retrospectively, 775 consecutive allogeneic (excluding haploidentical) HSCTs were analyzed, including peripheral blood and bone marrow grafts for adults with hematological diseases at two Austrian HSCT centers. ATG-Fresenius/Grafalon, Thymoglobuline, and alemtuzumab were applied in 256, 87, and 7 transplants, respectively (subsequently summarized as "ATG"), while 425 HSCT were performed without ATG. Median follow-up of surviving patients is 48 months. Adjusted for age, disease-risk, HLA-match, donor and graft type, sex match, cytomegalovirus serostatus, conditioning intensity, and type of post-grafting GVHD prophylaxis, Cox regression analysis of the entire cohort (n = 775) revealed a significant association of ATG with decreased non-relapse mortality (NRM) (risk ratio (RR), 0.57; p = 0.001), and overall mortality (RR, 0.71; p = 0.014). Upon stratification for HLA-C KIR-L, the greatest benefit for ATG emerged in C1/1 recipients (n = 291), by reduction of non-relapse (RR, 0.34; p = 0.0002) and overall mortality (RR, 0.50; p = 0.003). Less pronounced, ATG decreased NRM (RR, 0.60; p = 0.036) in HLA-C group 1/2 recipients (n = 364), without significantly influencing overall mortality (RR, 0.70; p = 0.065). After exclusion of higher-dose ATG-based transplants, serotherapy significantly improved both NRM (RR, 0.54; p = 0.019; n = 322) and overall mortality (RR, 0.60; p = 0.018) in C1/2 recipients as well. In both, C1/1 (RR, 1.70; p = 0.10) and particularly in C1/2 recipients (RR, 0.94; p = 0.81), there was no statistically significant impact of ATG on relapse incidence. By contrast, in C2/2 recipients (n = 121), ATG neither reduced NRM (RR, 1.10; p = 0.82) nor overall mortality (RR, 1.50; p = 0.17), but increased the risk for relapse (RR, 4.38; p = 0.02). These retrospective findings suggest ATG may provide a survival benefit in recipients with at least one C1 group KIR-L, by reducing NRM without significantly increasing the relapse risk.
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- Johannes Clausen
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Elisabethinen Hospital, 4020 Linz, Austria.
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Elisabethinen Hospital, 4020 Linz, Austria.
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Elisabethinen Hospital, 4020 Linz, Austria.
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Elisabethinen Hospital, 4020 Linz, Austria.
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Elisabethinen Hospital, 4020 Linz, Austria.
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Austrian Red Cross, Transfusion Service for Upper Austria, 4020 Linz, Austria.
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- Austrian Red Cross, Transfusion Service for Upper Austria, 4020 Linz, Austria.
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Elisabethinen Hospital, 4020 Linz, Austria.
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Elisabethinen Hospital, 4020 Linz, Austria.
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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Wang H, Liu H, Zhou JY, Zhang TT, Jin S, Zhang X, Chen SN, Li WY, Xu Y, Miao M, Wu DP. Antithymocyte globulin improves the survival of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome undergoing HLA-matched unrelated donor and haplo-identical donor transplants. Sci Rep 2017; 7:43488. [PMID: 28262717 PMCID: PMC5337979 DOI: 10.1038/srep43488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Significant advances have been achieved in the outcomes of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) after both HLA-matched sibling donor transplants (MSDT) and non-MSDT, the latter including HLA-matched unrelated donor (MUDT) and haplo-identical donor transplants (HIDT). In this retrospective study, we analyzed the data of 85 consecutive patients with MDS who received allogeneic HSCT between Dec 2007 and Apr 2014 in our center. These patients comprised 38 (44.7%) who received MSDT, 29 (34.1%) MUDT, and 18 (21.2%) HIDT. The median overall survival (OS) was 60.2 months, the probabilities of OS being 63%, 57%, and 48%, at the first, second, and fifth year, respectively. Median OS post-transplant (OSPT) was 57.2 months, the probabilities of OSPT being 58%, 55%, and 48% at the first, second, and fifth year, respectively. The survival of patients receiving non-MSDT was superior to that of MSDT, median OSPT being 84.0 months and 23.6 months, respectively (P = 0.042); the findings for OS were similar (P = 0.028). We also found that using ATG in conditioning regimens significantly improved survival after non-MSDT, with better OS and OSPT (P = 0.016 and P = 0.025). These data suggest that using ATG in conditioning regimens may improve the survival of MDS patients after non-MSDT.
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- Hong Wang
- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University; Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation; Collaborative Innovation of Haematology; Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, 215000, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University; Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation; Collaborative Innovation of Haematology; Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, 215000, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University; Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation; Collaborative Innovation of Haematology; Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, 215000, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University; Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation; Collaborative Innovation of Haematology; Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, 215000, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University; Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation; Collaborative Innovation of Haematology; Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, 215000, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University; Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation; Collaborative Innovation of Haematology; Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, 215000, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University; Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation; Collaborative Innovation of Haematology; Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, 215000, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University; Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation; Collaborative Innovation of Haematology; Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, 215000, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University; Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation; Collaborative Innovation of Haematology; Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, 215000, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University; Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation; Collaborative Innovation of Haematology; Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, 215000, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University; Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation; Collaborative Innovation of Haematology; Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, 215000, China
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Cornillon J, Balsat M, Cabrespine A, Tavernier-Tardy E, Hermet E, Mulliez A, Augeul-Meunier K, Guyotat D, Bay JO. Impact of ATG Dose on the Outcome of Patients Undergoing Reduced Intensity Conditioning Followed by Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Hematological Malignancies. Acta Haematol 2016; 136:193-200. [PMID: 27623172 DOI: 10.1159/000446835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 05/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Reduced intensity conditioning for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is often proposed for patients with comorbidities. To enhance engraftment and limit graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), antithymoglobulin (ATG) is usually used. However, the dose needed remains unclear unlike myeloablative conditioning. In order to clarify this point, we conducted a retrospective study on patients who received a reduced intensity conditioning allo-HSCT based on a 2-day fludarabine and busulfan treatment with either 1 or 2 days of ATG treatment. One hundred and eight patients received 2.5 mg/kg (ATG2.5) and another 60 patients 5 mg/kg (ATG5). The median follow-up was 36 months. The median overall survival was 39 months and the median disease-free survival 45 months. In multivariate analysis, overall nonrelapse mortality (NRM) was independently influenced by the acute GVHD grade III-IV (p < 0.001) and ATG dose (30 vs. 21% for ATG5; p = 0.008). Despite heterogeneity of populations, using proportional-hazard assumptions, we have been able to observe in multivariate analysis a lower NRM in the ATG5 group. This leads to a statistically higher overall survival for the ATG5 group. In conclusion, 2 days of ATG decrease NRM independently without increasing the risk of relapse or infectious disease.
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- Jérôme Cornillon
- Department of Hematology, Institut de Cancérologie Lucien-Neuwirth, St-Etienne, France
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Nishihori T, Al-Kadhimi Z, Hamadani M, Kharfan-Dabaja MA. Antithymocyte globulin in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation: benefits and limitations. Immunotherapy 2016; 8:435-47. [DOI: 10.2217/imt.15.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Significant advances have been made in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation by reducing toxicities and optimizing its efficacy. Antithymocyte globulin (ATG) is an important in vivo T-cell depletion strategy, which reduces the risk of graft-versus-host disease in HLA-matched or -mismatched donor allografting. ATG effectively targets alloreactive T cells at the expense of potentially increasing the risk of post-hematopoietic cell transplantation infections and delayed immune reconstitution. We summarize the targets, mechanisms, various preparations of ATG, the growing role of ATG in prevention of graft-versus-host disease in various transplant modalities as well as emerging data on pharmacokinetic modeling for individualized ATG dosing. Further research is needed to optimize the ATG administration while minimizing the toxicities.
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- Taiga Nishihori
- Department of Blood & Marrow Transplantation, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, FOB-3, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
- Department of Oncologic Sciences, Morsani College of Medicine, Moffitt Cancer Center/University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Blood & Marrow Transplantation, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, FOB-3, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
- Department of Oncologic Sciences, Morsani College of Medicine, Moffitt Cancer Center/University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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Acar K, Akı SZ, Ozkurt ZN, Bozdayı G, Rota S, Türköz Sucak G. Factors associated with cytomegalovirus reactivation following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: human leukocyte antigens might be among the risk factors. Turk J Haematol 2015; 31:276-85. [PMID: 25330521 PMCID: PMC4287029 DOI: 10.4274/tjh.2013.0244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Objective: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) recipients. Current practice includes prophylactic and preemptive treatment modalities, which have risks, side effects, and costs of their own. There is no established risk scoring system that applies to all patients. We aimed to investigate the risk factors for CMV reactivation in AHSCT recipients. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the risk factors for CMV reactivation in 185 consequent AHSCT recipients transplanted between September 2003 and December 2009 at the Stem Cell Transplantation Unit of Gazi University. Besides the standard transplant-related parameters, HLA antigens were also included among the variables analyzed. Results: Despite the very high rate of donor (94.6%) and recipient (100%) seropositivity, which are the so-called major risk factors in previous reports, our reactivation rate was much lower, with a frequency of 24.9%. The underlying disease, sex, conditioning regimen, and presence of antithymocyte globulin or fludarabine in the conditioning regimen had no impact on reactivation rate. CMV reactivation was significantly more frequent in recipients with graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) compared to those without GVHD (p<0.0001). CMV reactivation was significantly more frequent (p<0.05) in patients with HLA-B14, HLA-DRB1*01, and HLA-DRB1*13 antigens and less frequent in recipients with HLA-A11 and HLA-DRB1*04 antigens (p<0.05). Conclusion: Universal risk factors/scores that apply to all transplant recipients are required for tailored prophylaxis and/or treatment strategies for CMV reactivation. Uncovering the role of genetic factors, including HLA antigens, as possible risk factors might lead the way to risk-adaptive strategies for adoptive cellular therapy and/or vaccination.
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- Kadir Acar
- Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey . E-ma-il:
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Peffault de Latour R, Labopin M, Cornelissen J, Vigouroux S, Craddock C, Blaise D, Huyn A, Vindelov L, Maertens J, Chevallier P, Fegueux N, Socié G, Cahn JY, Petersen E, Schouten H, Lioure B, Russell N, Corral LL, Ciceri F, Nagler A, Mohty M. In patients older than 55 years with AML in first CR, should we search for a matched unrelated donor when an old sibling donor is available? Bone Marrow Transplant 2015; 50:1411-5. [PMID: 26367237 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2015.180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Revised: 07/05/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic transplantation is increasingly used in patients aged 55 years or more with AML. The question of whether outcomes can be improved with an allele-level 8/8 HLA-matched unrelated donor (MUD) rather than an older HLA-matched sibling (MSD, more than 55 years) is still unanswered. We thus analyzed outcomes in 714 patients aged 55 years and older with AML in first CR (CR1) who received PBSCs after a reduced-intensity conditioning hematopoietic cell transplant from a MUD (n=310) or a MSD (n=404) in a recent period (2005-2010). The 3-year cumulative incidences (CIs) of non-relapse mortality were 17% and 23% with MSD and MUD, respectively (P=0.17). The 3-year CIs of relapse were 37% and 30%, respectively (P=0.12), resulting in a 3-year CI of leukemia-free survival of 46% and 47%, respectively (P=0.51). The 3-year overall survival was 49% with both MSD and MUD. In conclusion, HLA-identical sibling donors aged 55 years or more should not be excluded because of age for patients aged 55 years and older with AML in CR1.
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- R Peffault de Latour
- Service d'Hématologie Greffe, AP-HP-Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France.,Paris Diderot University, EA 3518, Paris, France
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- ALWP-EBMT, AP-HP-Hôpital Saint Antoine, Paris, France.,Service d'Hématologie Clinique et de Thérapie Cellulaire, AP-HP-Hôpital Saint Antoine, Paris, France.,Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.,INSERM, UMRs 938, Paris, France
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- Hematology Department, Erasmus MC-Daniel den Hoed Cancer Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- CHU Bordeaux-Hôpital Haut-levêque, Pessac, France
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- BMT unit, Centre for Clinical Haematology-Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Institut Paoli Calmettes-Unité de Transplantation et de Thérapie Cellulaire-Inserm UMR 891, Marseille, France
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- Department of Hematology, Hopital de Purpan-CHU, Toulouse, France
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit L 4043, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Hematology, Hopital Hotel Dieu-CHU, Nantes, France
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- CHU Lapeyronie-Service d'Hématologie et Oncologie, Montpellier, France
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- Service d'Hématologie Greffe, AP-HP-Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France.,Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France.,INSERM 1160, Paris, France
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospital, Grenoble, France.,University Medical Centre UMR 525 CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Hematology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department Internal Medicine Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Onco-Hematologiy, CHU Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France
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- Division of Hematology and BMT, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, UK
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- Hospital Clínico-Servicio de Hematología, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hematology and BMT Unit, EBMT CIC 813, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- ALWP-EBMT, AP-HP-Hôpital Saint Antoine, Paris, France.,Division of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- ALWP-EBMT, AP-HP-Hôpital Saint Antoine, Paris, France.,Service d'Hématologie Clinique et de Thérapie Cellulaire, AP-HP-Hôpital Saint Antoine, Paris, France.,Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.,INSERM, UMRs 938, Paris, France
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Impact of Pre-Transplant Anti-T Cell Globulin (ATG) on Immune Recovery after Myeloablative Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0130026. [PMID: 26098781 PMCID: PMC4476691 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2015] [Accepted: 05/15/2015] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background Pre-transplant infusion of rabbit anti-T cell globulin (ATG) is increasingly used as prevention of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT). However, the precise impact of pre-transplant ATG on immune recovery after PBSCT is still poorly documented. Methods In the current study, we compared immune recovery after myeloablative PBSCT in 65 patients who either received (n = 37) or did not (n = 28) pre-transplant ATG-Fresenius (ATG-F). Detailed phenotypes of circulating T, B, natural killer (NK) and invariant NKT (iNKT) cells were analyzed by multicolor flow cytometry at serial time-points from day 40 to day 365 after transplantation. Thymic function was also assessed by sjTREC quantification. Serious infectious events were collected up to 2 years post-transplantation. Results Pre-transplant ATG-F had a prolonged (for at least up to 1-year) and selective negative impact on the T-cell pool, while it did not impair the recovery of B, NK nor iNKT cells. Among T cells, ATG-F selectively compromised the recovery of naïve CD4+, central memory CD4+ and naïve CD8+ cells, while it spared effector memory T and regulatory T cells. Levels of sjTRECs were similar in both cohorts at 1-year after PBSCT, suggesting that ATG-F unlikely impaired thymopoiesis at long-term after PBSCT. Finally, the incidence and rate of serious infections were similar in both groups, while ATG-F patients had a lower incidence of grade II-IV acute graft-versus-host disease. Conclusions Pre-transplant ATG-F induces long-lasting modulation of the circulating T-cell pool after myeloablative PBSCT, that may participate in preventing graft-versus-host disease without deeply compromising anti-pathogen defenses.
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Storek J, Mohty M, Boelens JJ. Rabbit Anti–T Cell Globulin in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2015; 21:959-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.11.676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2014] [Accepted: 11/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Reduced-intensity conditioned allogeneic SCT in adults with AML. Bone Marrow Transplant 2015; 50:759-69. [PMID: 25730186 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2015.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Revised: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AML is currently the most common indication for reduced-intensity conditioned (RIC) allo-SCT. Reduced-intensity regimens allow a potent GVL response to occur with minimized treatment-related toxicity in patients of older age or with comorbidities that preclude the use of myeloablative conditioning. Whether RIC SCT is appropriate for younger and more standard risk patients is not well defined and the field is changing rapidly; a prospective randomized trial of myeloablative vs RIC (BMT-CTN 0901) was recently closed when early results indicated better outcomes for myeloablative regimens. However, detailed results are not available, and all patients in that study were eligible for myeloablative conditioning. RIC transplants will likely remain the standard of care as many patients with AML are not eligible for myeloablative conditioning. Recent publication of mature results from retrospective and prospective cohorts provide contemporary efficacy and toxicity data for these attenuated regimens. In addition, recent studies explore the use of alternative donors, introduce regimens that attempt to reduce toxicity without reducing intensity, and identify predictive factors that pave the way to personalized approaches. These studies paint a picture of the future of RIC transplants. Here we review the current status of RIC allogeneic SCT in AML.
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Segovia J, van Besien K. Antithymocyte globulin for graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis: mistakenly maligned. Leuk Lymphoma 2015; 56:841-2. [DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2014.994180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Salem G, Ruppert AS, Elder P, Hofmeister CC, Benson DM, Penza S, Andritsos L, Klisovic R, Vasu S, Blum W, Devine SM, Jaglowski S, Efebera YA. Lower dose of antithymocyte globulin does not increase graft-versus-host disease in patients undergoing reduced-intensity conditioning allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Leuk Lymphoma 2014; 56:1058-65. [PMID: 25166008 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2014.956314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The appropriate dose of antithymocyte globulin (ATG) to be utilized in reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (alloHSCT) is as yet unknown. We retrospectively compared patients who received 7.5 mg/kg (R-ATG, 39 patients) and 6 mg/kg (r-ATG, 97 patients). The cumulative incidences of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) grade II-IV at 180 days were 46% and 41% and of aGVHD grade III-IV were 11% and 18% in r-ATG and R-ATG, respectively (p > 0.30). The respective estimated cumulative incidences at 24 months of cGVHD were 42% and 44% (p > 0.30). There was no significant difference in non-relapse mortality (p = 0.22), cumulative incidence of relapse (p = 0.53), progression-free survival (p = 0.69) or overall survival (p = 0.95). In conclusion, a decreased ATG dose of 6 mg/kg was associated with a similar proportion of GVHD to 7.5 mg/kg ATG. Given the increasing number of RIC HSCTs performed worldwide, the correct dose and preparation of ATG should be defined by prospective randomized trials.
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- Galena Salem
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University , Columbus, OH , USA
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Ratanatharathorn V, Deol A, Ayash L, Cronin S, Bhutani D, Lum LG, Abidi M, Ventimiglia M, Mellert K, Uberti JP. Low-dose antithymocyte globulin enhanced the efficacy of tacrolimus and mycophenolate for GVHD prophylaxis in recipients of unrelated SCT. Bone Marrow Transplant 2014; 50:106-12. [PMID: 25285804 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2014.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Revised: 07/03/2014] [Accepted: 07/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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We performed a retrospective analysis of the outcome of 197 consecutive unrelated donor transplant recipients who received GVHD prophylaxis either TM regimen (tacrolimus and mycophenolate) (121 patients) or TM/ATG-G regimen (TM with low-dose antithymocyte globulin (ATG) of 4.5 mg/kg, ATG-G, Genzyme) (76 patients). Cumulative incidences of grade II-IV acute GVHD for the TM and TM/ATG-G cohorts were 49% and 61% (P=0.11) and grade III-IV acute GVHD for the TM and TM/ATG-G cohorts were 27% and 14% (P=0.02), respectively. There was no difference in the incidence of relapse or disease progression between TM and TM/ATG-G-16% and 23% (P=0.64). TM/ATG-G cohort had lower incidence of non-relapse mortality (NRM; 37% vs 20%, P=0.01), chronic GVHD (56% vs 43%, P<0.001) and more favorable global chronic GVHD severity (P<0.001). Univariate analyses showed improved OS and PFS of patients who received TM/ATG-G. Multivariate analysis confirmed TM/ATG-G had a favorable influence on OS (P=0.05) but not on PFS (P=0.07). We concluded that low-dose ATG of 4.5 mg/kg given in conjunction with TM improved GVHD prophylaxis without increased risk of relapse. Lower NRM, lower incidence and severity of chronic GVHD could potentially improve survival.
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- V Ratanatharathorn
- Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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Reduced-intensity conditioning regimen with in vivo T-cell depletion for patients with haematological malignancies: results using unrelated and sibling donors. Bone Marrow Transplant 2014; 49:1246-7. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2014.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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An essential component of allogeneic and autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is the conditioning regimen administered before the hematopoietic cell infusion. Early regimens relied on dose intensity, assuming that high-dose chemoradiotherapy would eliminate malignant disease and reinfusion of the graft would then restore hematopoiesis. However, as the contribution of graft-versus-tumor effects to the success of allogeneic HCT was recognized over time, in an effort to exploit these, many investigators lowered the dose of radiation and chemotherapeutic agents in the preparative regimen. This resulted in a major paradigm shift, and consequently, the pool of eligible patients underwent a remarkable expansion. In this article, we provide a review of the definition of high-dose, reduced-intensity, and nonmyeloablative conditioning regimens, the most commonly used agents and combinations, and the evolution of some early regimens. We also provide a brief review of the toxicities associated with these regimens.
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Sauter CS, Chou JF, Papadopoulos EB, Perales MA, Jakubowski AA, Young JW, Scordo M, Giralt S, Castro-Malaspina H. A prospective study of an alemtuzumab containing reduced-intensity allogeneic stem cell transplant program in patients with poor-risk and advanced lymphoid malignancies. Leuk Lymphoma 2014; 55:2739-47. [PMID: 24528216 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2014.894185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens for allogeneic stem cell transplant (allo-SCT) have used alemtuzumab to abrogate the risk of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Thirty-eight patients with advanced lymphoma underwent a prospective phase II study of melphalan, fludarabine and alemtuzumab containing RIC allo-SCT from 20 matched related and 18 unrelated donors with cyclosporine-A as GVHD prophylaxis. The cumulative incidence of grade II-IV acute GVHD at 3 months was 10.5% and three evaluable patients experienced chronic GVHD. Progression-free (PFS) and overall (OS) survival at 5 years was 25% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 13-40%) and 44% (95% CI: 28-59%), respectively. Previous high-dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplant (HDT-ASCT) and elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) at the time of allo-SCT resulted in inferior OS. Within this cohort of patients with high-risk lymphoma, alemtuzumab containing RIC resulted in a low risk of GVHD and a high incidence of progression of disease, especially in those with poor-risk features defined by elevated LDH pre-allo-SCT and previous HDT-ASCT.
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- Craig S Sauter
- Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York, NY , USA
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Hamadani M. Antithymocyte Globulin in Reduced-Intensity Conditioning Allografting: Is the Benefit Simply in the Eyes of the Transplanter? Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2014; 20:292-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2013.12.571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 12/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Langston AA, Prichard JM, Muppidi S, Nooka A, Lechowicz MJ, Lonial S, Sinha R, Graiser M, Kaufman JL, Khoury HJ, Flowers CR, Waller EK. Favorable impact of pre-transplant ATG on outcomes of reduced-intensity hematopoietic cell transplants from partially mismatched unrelated donors. Bone Marrow Transplant 2013; 49:185-9. [PMID: 24162613 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2013.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2013] [Revised: 09/10/2013] [Accepted: 09/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) permits allogeneic hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation in patients who would not be considered candidates for transplantation using a myeloablative preparative regimen because of age, comorbidities or prior therapy. In the setting of myeloablative transplantation, use of antithymocyte globulin (ATG) can reduce the risk of GVHD without negatively affecting transplant outcomes; however, limited data exist on the impact of ATG in the setting of RIC, particularly when there is HLA-mismatch. We performed a retrospective analysis of 85 patients who received unrelated donor transplants at our institution for hematologic malignancies following conditioning with fludarabine and melphalan (FluMel), with or without rabbit ATG (6 mg/kg). ATG was targeted to patients receiving HLA-mismatched grafts. With a median follow-up of 36 months, those receiving ATG and a mismatched graft had similar rates of acute and chronic GVHD, relapse, and similar OS compared with those receiving HLA-matched grafts without ATG. In a multivariate analysis, HLA-mismatched donor was not associated with a decrement in OS. We conclude that this intermediate dose of ATG is effective in preventing severe GVHD in the setting of HLA-mismatch, without undue compromise of the graft versus tumor effects on which RIC transplants depend.
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- A A Langston
- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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